Oxyent Technologies Wins the IBM Smartcamp for Health Tech 2016

IBM in association with T-Hub and Manipal Hospitals,  announced Oxyent Technologies as the winner of its IBM Smartcamp for Health Tech 2016 challenge, an exclusive program aimed at identifying Startups having  cutting edge innovations in the healthcare industry in India. UE Life Sciences and DailyRounds were second and third winners respectively. The event held on October 21, 2016 at T-Hub’s Catalyst building was a great opportunity for the participating startups to present their solutions to a panel of VCs, angel investors, enterprise CIOs, IBM executives and key influencers in the health care domain. The winners were felicitated by BVR Mohan Reddy, Former Chairman of Nasscom at the event.

 IBM SmartCamp, which was held in Hyderabad in association with T-Hub, India’s largest startup Ecosystem player and Manipal Hospitals, is a part of IBM’s Global Entrepreneur program initiative.  The event was aimed at identifying startups in the B2B and B2C space in India who are poised to redefine the healthcare industry through their technology innovations. The winners of IBM Smartcamp will be given access to IBM Cloud credits and can leverage the best of IBM technologies around Cognitive, Cloud, Analytics, Mobility, IoT and Infrastructure as a service. All participants will also get an opportunity to learn from IBM’s senior leadership and industry experts. After the great success of the IBM Smartcamp for Fin Tech challenge, the IBM Smartcamp for Health Tech invited startups which use innovative technology to scale their business and launch products to solve real world problems. 

“IBM Smartcamps are designed and aimed at providing opportunities for startups to get mentorship and work with IBM and industry experts to scale up their business quickly, particularly by taking advantage of cognitive and cloud-based technologies. The focus of IBM Smartcamp for Health Tech initiative was to provide the startups in healthcare an opportunity to showcase their products and get inputs first-hand from various stakeholders,” said Seema Kumar, Country Manager, Ecosystem Development, IBM India and SA. “At IBM, we are committed to empowering the next generation of start-ups that develop solutions to solve the most complex problems in the country. We are bullish on the potential of the Indian startup ecosystem to make effective use of technology to rapidly transform and improve the quality of healthcare solutions in the country.”

The winners were chosen after multiple level of screenings and panel rounds by the jury members. The winners were judged on various parameters like innovative solution, features & demos, ability to scale, team behind the product, and the market size they are addressing with their solution.

The winner of the IBM Smartcamp for Healthtech 2016, Harpreet Singh, Founder Oxyent Technologies said, "As an offering, we are engaged in developing affordable healthcare products focusing on improving the quality of health of children and providing decision support in their clinical practices. Enterprise technologies like IoT, cloud computing, big data and analytics are a pillar to our solution. IBM Global Entrepreneur program provided us free access to world class proven IaaS via Softlayer and best practices of PaaS in Bluemix. As a startup getting technical mentoring from IBM mentors in utilizing best practices in IoT and building on knowledge base of Watson will provide us an opportunity to be a world-class solution provider in child healthcare. The Smartcamp organized by the IBM Global Entrepreneur program provided us a platform to interact with top investors and healthcare domain mentors in India. The valuable insights on improving our offering and scale up techniques received from the mentors will makes us more viable for future investments.  We also had discussions with relevant people in the Healthcare for synergies. It was a fantastic experience we had throughout the Smartcamp and it is even more rewarding to be announced as a winner amongst the best Healthtech startups in India. We are also grateful to T-Hub for giving us such a great learning platform.”

Jay Krishnan, CEO T-Hub expressed, “We are excited to partner with Industry leaders such as IBM and Manipal Hospitals to facilitate events like the Heath Tech Smartcamp Challenge 2016. Such events will benefit startups in the ecosystem working in the area of healthcare innovation. Our mission overall is to lead sector specific collaboration between cutting edge startups and corporates looking for innovations in their domains.”

IBM Global Entrepreneur Program is a startup initiative by IBM which engages with the startups and provides them free cloud credits on IBM Cloud Solutions like Softlayer and Bluemix worth $24,000 for one year. With this initiative IBM also provides technical mentoring, assist the go to market and work with the accelerators of India. The primary focus for IBM through Smartcamp is to identifying the next gen Startups in different industries and helping them scale.

Next in line in the Smartcamp series is the Smartcamp for Smart City to be organized in New Delhi. IBM Global Entrepreneur program is accepting applications from B2B and B2C Startups less than 5 years having innovations around areas like Energy and Utility, Transportation, Sanitation, Water, Citizen Management, Safety and Surveillance. Agritech startups are also welcome. 

HR Staff Discuss Challenges & Opportunities to Manage People at Dun & Bradstreet India- People Leader’s Summit, 2016

 Dun & Bradstreet, the world’s leading provider of global business information, knowledge and insights, succesfully organized “Dun and Bradstreet India- People Leaders’ Summit, 2016” at The Lalit Ashok,  Bangalore on Tuesday October 25, 2016.

The Summit was attended by esteemed mid and senior level HR Professionals and corporate leaders from Indian as well as International organizations. The summit sought to draw insights and share views of HR professionals on the challenges and opportunities related to managing people in the VUCA (volatility, uncertainty, complexity and ambiguity) world.

Speaking on the occasion, Preeta Misra, Director- Learning Solutions, Dun and Bradstreet India, said, “Talent management is the top agenda for business. Millenials are defining the work place strengths. The people team should be involved in all critical activities of an organisation.”

Elaborating on VUCA World,  Amit Chatterjee, Managing Director, Sartorius India Group, said “Growth is a function of our investment in complexity. Individuals makes a choice/decisions companies don’t.In the VUCA world, we need to focus on individuals. When you develop strategy two things are important- implement and have people execute with ownership. We need to take care of perceived needs of employees across all generations, either let them grow inside or for people not wanting to changing let them growoutside the organisation.”

Further throwing light on the professional world, Pavan Kumar, Managing Director, Altair Engineering said “Millennial motivated to fulfill their creative urges. A youngster entering into professional world changes 7 jobs, of which, 5 does not exists. Millennials are motivated to fulfill their creative urges. One should sensitize the management/people to that. Over and above, the main aim should be to work towards mentoring people.”

The Summit concluded with the panel discussion. The eminent panel comprised of Mr. Anup Lewis, Director-HR, Schneider India Private Limited; Ruben Selvadoray, Director- HR, DBOI Global Services Private Limited; Vibha Shukla, Director and Head- HR, SAP India; Srijata Sengupta, Director – Talent Strategy, Accenture – India; Krity Sharma, Head- People, Tesco, Bengaluru; Sashi Kumar, India Head, Indeed.com; Dr. (Lt. Col.) John Chenetra, Chief Operating Officer, Verifacts. And Mathivanan Elangovan, VP and Head Learning, Development, Sify Technologies Ltd.

Personalize Your Diwali Greetings With n-Gage Stickers & Doodles

Diwali, the festival of lights is the most celebrated festival and is the ideal time to meet and greet people whilst exchange greetings and sweets and spread happiness As many of us prepare to celebrate Lord Rama’s victory over Ravana and his return from exile, this year we can mark new beginnings and strengthen our relationships with n-gage.

n-gage, the most Playful and Private messenger has created specially designed greeting cards and stickers for its users to wish their family and friends. Traditional methods of sending greeting cards may have vanished, but in today’s tech savvy generation we have apps that enable us to send electronic greetings cards and stickers. n-gage takes this concept a step further by giving its users the ability to customize their greeting cards and stickers by adding an audio clip, image or hand writing their messages.

The greeting cards and stickers can be personalized by adding an audio clip to reflect your mood on this auspicious occasion.

Ajit Patel, CEO and Founder of n-gage said “We have been in the forefront of innovation with our lifestyle messenger n-gage from the beginning and have been very user centric in our approach. Diwali is a time for us to be close to our family and friends, whilst continue to share moments of togetherness. With the features created within n-gage for sending messages, users will be able to add their personal touch to the greeting cards or stickers they decide to send as a gift to their loved ones this festive season.” 

So, this Diwali why not wish your loved ones using different ways to communicate on n-gage in over 45 different languages. What’s more, when you are lost for words, try Doodle Plus on n-gage. With an extensive color palette, you can draw, sketch and add festive accessories to your chats.

Users can even share their specially designed greeting cards, stickers and doodles to friends and family on various other social platforms such as WhatsApp, Facebook, Emails and SMS, regardless of whether the other person has downloaded the app.*

n-gage enriches user experience by providing features that help you stay connected with loved ones regardless of whether they have a smartphone or not.  The app is available for use on Android, iOS, PC and tablet. Go on; bring out your playful side this festive period with n-gage, the playful messenger.

Smart Phone Like Features for Mahindra’s New EV e2oPlus

By Manu Sharma

India’s pioneer in Electric Vehicles (EV), Mahindra & Mahindra is looking for a bigger play in this segment with the launch of the e2oPlus. The company have loaded e2oPlus with features like a modern-day smartphone that can be powered remotely.

A smartphone app provides information of the car’s status on the battery charge, and even sends a reminder for its various functions. One can remotely lock and unlock the car, start and stop charging, turn the car on and off, switch the air conditioning on and off and even set a schedule using the smartphone app.

Talking to this media, Dharmendra Mishra, Vice President, Head Sales, Marketing and Consumer Care of Mahindra Electric says, “e2o has been designed looking at the present technology lifestyle the youth are used to and so to meet their requirements have packed the car with all modern features.”

Infact, to reduce noise and air pollution in major cities across India, the government is aggressively planning to roll out over 50 lakh electric and hybrid vehicles on Indian roads in the next three years. Mahindra Electric is the only company to roll out pure EV cars in India and has sold about 1.350 cars in Bengaluru, its major market in India.

At the core of the e2oPlus is a collection of connected features that have been developed to make the car both easier and more enjoyable to drive and maintain. Whether it’s remote diagnostics through telematics monitors the e2o on a daily basis giving instant diagnosis of any existing or impending problems or even planning a route, checking the health of the car or remotely cooling the car, the e2oPlus seamlessly integrates technologies to offer functionality and is aptly designed for easy urban computing.

The EV is certainly set to “Redefine the Future of Mobility” as Arvind Mathew, CEO of Mahindra Electric puts it. E2o, the 4-door variant is equipped with a GPS enabled navigation system and an on-board computer that warns you about the car's driving range. The touch-screen monitor is easy to use and very responsive. “The e2oPlus is one of the more advanced cars on Indian roads, with smartphone-controlled features, GPS navigation system and a dashboard-mounted touchscreen, keyless entry, start/stop button, and regenerative braking,” he adds.

The e2oPlus also gets an SOS feature called revive which is being carried over from the e2o that gives you an additional range of 7-10 km if your battery power dips below 10 per cent. This can be activated by a touch of a button or by using

the e2oPlus app on your smart phone besides the mobile app also hosts other features like switching on/off the car's air conditioning, advance infotainment system and even locking/unlocking the car has also made the car smarter.

There are other ingenious technologies that have been incorporated in the e2o such as Sun2Car, and regenerative braking system that further boost the car's range. The Sun2Car, for instance, allows people to charge the e2o using solar energy while it's parked. The regenerative braking technology puts energy back into the car’s batteries and charges them every time the brake is applied or the accelerator is not pressed.

Mahindra e2o is manufactured through processes that do not pollute from the design stage in India's first Platinum certified automobile plant. The facility itself is naturally lit and ventilated, uses LED lights, recycles, gets 35 percent of its power from solar panels and is claimed to be 60-70 percent more efficient than a conventional facility.

Specifications

The car has a lithium-ion battery pack that takes five hours for a full charge  and fast charging takes about 90 minutes. On a full charge, the car can travel for upto 140 km and can achieve a speed of 85 km/hr. Powered by the latest electric drive technology, the e2o can effortlessly cruise through the city traffic.

The car is priced between Rs 6.73 lakh and Rs 9.51 lakh (ex-showroom Bengaluru). The e2oPlus has four variants - P2, P4, P6, and P8. The P4 is priced at Rs 6.73 lakh, P6 at Rs 7.31 lakh and P8 at Rs 9.51 lakh (ex-showroom Bengaluru). However, the company did not disclose the price of its P2 variant, which it said is for fleet owners.

Schneider Electric Bets Very Big on Future of Automation in India

Schneider Electric, the global automation specialist and a leader in energy efficiency, is set to increase its industrial automation footprint in India. Catering to increased demand across various sectors, the company expects to launch as many as 365 products and solutions this year, many of them focusing on increasing the value they provide to their process automation customers. Schneider Electric emerged as a major player in the global process automation market in 2014 following its acquisition of Invensys Plc. It is now eyeing an even bigger market presence in India.

Increasing its portfolio of products, solutions and services here will further enable it to address growing regional and country-wide demand in four key sectors – Power, Oil and Gas, Water and Waste Water (WWW) and Mining, Metals and Minerals (MMM).

Rajat Kishore, MD and VP, Process Automation, Schneider Electric Systems India Pvt Ltd said, “Acquiring Invensys and its portfolio of process automation, control and safety systems, as well as a fleet of measurement and instrumentation offerings, significantly strengthened our position in the industrial automation market. Today we offer a full portfolio of connected process automation products, control and safety platforms and a suite of software, analytics and apps that enable safer, more reliable, more efficient operations. We have smart products used for measuring, activating, and device-level monitoring and control; machine and process automation systems, services and solutions that provide monitoring, control and safety management; software applications that deliver more functionality to meet the needs of the specific operation, plant or enterprise; a suite of enterprise level services and applications that help customers realize true business value; and cloud offerings and industry-leading cybersecurity across the stack. No other company can bring that to bear for their customers.”

Schneider Electric expects to grow its position in the Indian Automation market in the wake of strong demand due to various Government initiatives such as ‘Make in India’ and Smart City Mission which have Automation at their very core. Also, the company feels that Automation would be the key for India to become a global manufacturing hub as it would need innovation as well as consistency in quality and efficiency while keeping price competitive to compete globally.

Schneider Innovation at Every Level harnesses the power and promise of its Internet of Things-powered Ecostruxure architecture to reshape cities, transform industries and enrich lives through connected products, edge control, apps, analytics and services.

Kishore said, “Automation will be a high growth area in India. Despite the fact that Manufacturing contributes about 17% to India's GDP, there is still significant untapped potential when compared to global benchmarks. The manufacturing industry is undergoing tremendous change due to Urbanization, Industrialization and Digitization megatrends.. To add to this, even as energy demands are set to double in the next 40 years, CO2 emissions will have to be reduced by half to avoid irreversible damage to our planet. So we have to become three times more efficient. Automation will drive this efficiency improvement”.

Kishore further noted that as the world becomes more connected, more distributed and more efficient, with the number of connected devices expected to double in the next five years, it will spur demand for innovative technologies under the umbrella of Automation. “As a global, innovative, technology company, we are in a strong position to provide the integrated Industrial Automation, Software and energy management that will drive this change”, Kishore said.

A Partner for Half a Century: I Lakh Happy Indian Corolla Customers

Fifty years ago, on October 20, 1966, at a time when interest in cars was growing rapidly in Japan, Toyota unveiled the first-generation Corolla.

The Toyota Corolla is a five-passenger vehicle from Japan that is positioned as the “most accessible car” in the market. In the development of the Corolla, Toyota’s engineers have spent years bringing together the best of the company’s technologies to offer to the public. This car has been designed to become a main fixture across Japanese society. It is fitted with a powerful water-cooled inline-four engine boasting 1,077 cc and 60 horsepower which provides a level of performance, and a vehicle class that goes above and beyond. The Corolla is packed with new features where its acceleration exceeds that of European cars within the same vehicle class. The Corolla is truly a high-performance Japanese compact car.

Toyota Motor Corporation was founded in 1937 with the overarching goal of helping to develop the Japanese auto industry. Three decades later, Corolla was born at a time of great interest in cars across Japan. The 80 Point Doctrine +α Concept underpinned the development of the Corolla. This design concept stipulates that the car has to achieve 80 points on a 100-point scale on average, and some +α (extra) features were necessary to give the vehicle additional appeal, which would help exceed customers’ expectations. Over the past five decades, even as the Corolla has evolved over 11 generations, Toyota has consistently applied this understanding to models sold in Japan and around the world.

Born in Japan in 1966, the Corolla is now being produced in 13 countries, and over 1.3 million units are sold annually in more than 150 countries. It takes 9 million cars to cover the earth's circumference once and hypothetically, if were to stack all the Corolla cars sold till date globally, then we would be taking 4.7 rounds across the circumference of the earth. With a record 44 million units sold globally to date, the Toyota Corolla has established itself as the world’s best-selling car of all-time.

During the last 50 years, customers from all around the world have come to share the same love for the Corolla; and the Corolla development team has consistently worked hard to meet and exceed their expectations. We would like to take this opportunity to reflect on the past 50 years of the Corolla, through stories told by those who have been part of the Corolla journey.

This special website features various aspects of the Corolla, including customer memories, the history of the vehicle, comments from those charged with developing the car and more. Content will be posted in stages, so please visit the site often!

Corolla 50^th Anniversary Special Website

http://newsroom.toyota.co.jp/en/corolla50th/

Overview of the Corolla 50^th Anniversary Special Website

- Story: Corolla stories by customers from Japan and around the world

- History: Evolution of the Corolla since the first generation and their corresponding eras

- Message: Commentary by Chief Engineers of the Corolla

- Feature: Special content, including an AE86 Levin test-drive video and a commentary by a "Corolla geek"

- Gallery: Generations of the Corolla and key historical photos

- Link: URLs to news releases of the Corolla of each generation, as well as some Corolla related websites.

Commenting on this milestone, N Raja, Director and Senior Vice-President, Sales and Marketing, Toyota Kirloskar Motor Ltd. said, “With its rich legacy and phenomenal success across the globe, the Toyota Corolla has set a benchmark & market leadership in India with 42% segment share. Well appreciated for its design innovation and time-tested quality engineering, the Corolla Altis has been doing consistently well ever since its launch in India and has won the hearts of over 1 lakh happy customers in India”.

http://newsroom.toyota.co.jp/en/corolla50th/

LeEco Brings Boundary-Breaking Ecosystem Model to the U.S.

LeEco, global internet and ecosystem conglomerate has officially launched its disruptive ecosystem model in the U.S. Through this LeEco has broken the boundaries between screens to seamlessly deliver content and services on a wide array of connected smart devices – including smartphones, TVs, smart bikes, virtual reality and electric self-driving vehicles.

“We have created a new business model that will lead the next era of technology – the ecosystem era. We are disrupting several categories and changing the paradigm by breaking down barriers and boundaries between industries and screen stocreate a better experience and more value for both individuals and industries,” said YT Jia, Founder, Chairman and CEO of LeEco.  “I know the road ahead is long and arduous but life is about constantly exploring the unknown, and I believe that if you dare to dream what 99% believe is impossible you’ve earned the right at that 1% chance to be successful.”

Here’s what LeEco unveiled at the event in the U.S. -

Premium Devices with Disruptive Value: To provide an enhanced value for our users, LeEco hascreatedEcoPass that brings together various high-value benefits.

Ecophones: The next-generation of smartphones that put content front-and-center to deliver the ultimate entertainment experience.  With eui, the Le and LIVE apps offer a line-up of content including a dynamic preview display, and a 3x3 mosaic of streaming content. With eui, ecophone users can access LeView, a “minus one screen” experience that puts tailored content, customized to your viewing preferences, just one swipe away from the home screen.  With eui, content is always only one click away.LeEco will launch two ecophonesin the U.S. that will begin selling at www.lemall.com on Nov. 2. 

Le Pro3 is LeEco’s flagshipecophone that combines beautiful design, powerful performance and a unique way to consume content.  With a 5.5-inch screen and sleek design, the Le Pro3 features fine, brushed metal backing and a tough Corning Gorilla Glass screen with 2.5D curved edges for a smooth finish. The Le Pro3 sports premium audio features, including dual speakers, surround sound powered by Dolby Atmos and Continual Digital Lossless Audio (CDLA) technology. The Le Pro3 offers incredible, long-lasting performance thanks to a powerful Qualcomm Snapdragon 821 processor and a category leading 4070mAh battery. The Le Pro3 also features a 16 MP rear-facing camera for vivid photos, panoramas and videos in 4K; and an 8 MP front-facing camera perfect for capturing selfies. The Le Pro3 comes in gold and gray, and will sell for $399. It also includes a 3-month free EcoPass membership.

Le S3 raises the stakes with best-in-category audio, processor, and front and back cameras.  Beautifully designed with an elegant, all-metal unibodyand a 5.5-inch screen, the Le S3 doesn’t cut any corners on what matters most.  Featuring a Qualcomm Snapdragon 652 processor, the Le S3 delivers unrivaled performance for its category.  It also over-delivers on the camera with a 16 MP main and an 8 MP selfie camera, which can be activated with the highly responsive and intelligent fingerprint scanner. The Le S3 combines the power of CDLA and Dolby Atmos with in-box Type-C CDLA earphones for the ultimate audio experience. The Le S3 is available in gold, gray and rose gold for $249, and includes a 3-month EcoPass membership.

EcoTVs: Ranging in screen sizes, LeEco’s TV’s are one of China’s leading smart TV brands, selling more than 7 million units over the past three years. The ultimate experience in home cinema, the uMax85 boasts a huge 85-inch display housed in a slim industrial design packed with superior technology features including industry-leading Full Array, 448 Active Local Dimming Zones, HDR, Dolby Vision, Fluid Motion 1920 Display Technology and Harmon Kardon Audio. The uMax85 will be available on Nov. 2 at www.lemall.com for $4,999 and comes with a 12-month free EcoPass membership.

The artfully designed Super4 X Series houses premium technology in an ultra-slim frame built from the finest-grade aluminum alloy materials and features an ultra-narrow bezel. Available in a range of screen sizes including 43, 55 and 65 inches.  These ecotvsfeature HDR, Harman Kardon speakers and 3GB RAM and 32GB of storage. The Super4 X Series ecotvs will be available on Nov. 2 at www.lemall.com