ACT Fibernet (Atria Convergence Technologies Ltd.) India’s largest fiber-focused wired broadband ISP (Internet Service Provider)[i], in association with the Government of Tamil Nadu connected 300 schools with high speed broadband connectivity in Chennai and Coimbatore. With this initiative, ACT Fibernet aims to meet the emerging need for digital education, help students to empower themselves by acquiring, absorbing and retaining the benefits of digital learning.
Digital literacy is the need of the hour and is one of the most potent tool for empowerment of any society. The students will help bring transformation and enable to accomplish the government’s vision of making India a complete digitally powered nation.
Commenting on the initiative, Sengottaiyan K.A, Minister for School Education in Tamil Nadu said, “ACT Fibernet is one of the most trusted internet service provider and is known for its pioneering technology. We are extremely happy that, ACT Fibernet is investing over INR 3 Cr to extend its high-speed broadband connectivity to our government schools in Chennai & Coimbatore. This will certainly benefit our students, help them enhance their knowledge and open new opportunities.”
Speaking on the association, Sandeep Gupta, COO, ACT Fibernet said, “We strongly believe that knowledge is the key to transformation, and it is indeed a moment of pride that the Government of Tamil Nadu gave us the opportunity to digitally empower the students in the state. This initiative will benefit thousands of students and help them enrich the present-day advancements of learning, seeking information around the globe, learning beyond the prescribed syllabus and adding additional knowledge to develop them into future instructors.”
Connecting the community to the virtual world through internet is imperative for the people to grow, develop and sustain in the community. With the government’s constant and fervent efforts to digitally educate citizens, Government’s National Digital Literacy Mission will further receive support through initiatives such as ACT Fibernet’s and its contribution to the country’s digital growth.
Larsen & Toubro Infotech Ltd., a global technology consulting and digital solutions company, in alliance with USA-based PTC Inc., has unveiled a state-of-the-art Center of Excellence (CoE) in Bengaluru, focused on Internet of Things (IoT)-based innovations. The CoE will focus specifically on Industry 4.0 solutions in Manufacturing and Oil & Gas sectors.
LTI will leverage the CoE to design, build and showcase solutions for smart, connected enterprises, from proof-of-concept to industrialized deployments. The CoE will showcase the possibilities of transformative technologies to global customers, featuring Industrial IoT solutions developed on PTC’s ThingWorxâ platform. LTI plans to deploy reusable IoT assets from its real-world experience in implementing enterprise-scale digital transformation solutions for global customers like L&T Construction and other global industrial manufacturing enterprises.
A unique feature of the CoE will be the use of real-time data from multiple facilities in use at LTI’s campus, thereby providing rich, real-life data beyond what’s usually available in a simulated environment. These include:
- Asset Performance Management capabilities shown using data from generators in use on campus, demonstrating condition-based monitoring
- Connected Elevator solutions shown using data derived from the elevators in use on campus
- Smart transport solutions used to track & monitor performance of lawn mowers on campus
- Additional information inputs will help showcase other capabilities, such as those for solutions that supply & sort products on a conveyor
AR/VR technology will also be demonstrated to show how those technologies can be used to contextualize digital information in the physical world and enable seamless interaction with users.
Sudhir Chaturvedi, President Sales, and Executive Board Member, LTI, said “The convergence of the physical and digital worlds is resulting in exciting business opportunities and LTI aims to maximize returns from these. Our collaboration with PTC offers enterprises pursuing Industry 4.0 transformation the chance to gain privileged access to hi-tech innovations to help them accelerate their digital adoption journey.”
Michael DiTullio, EVP, Sales and Marketing, PTC, said “Companies are investing significant resources to transform their businesses – having clear direction and the right technologies is critical for success. We are pleased to partner with LTI on this CoE to help accelerate these transformations and help companies achieve value through connected products more quickly.”
ThingWorx is a leading industrial IoT platform purpose-built for driving industrial innovation. With rapid development tools and support for on-premise or cloud deployments, ThingWorx is the preferred IoT choice for companies serious about industrial innovation.
Netmagic, a wholly-owned subsidiary of NTT Communications (NTT Com), and among India’s leading Managed Hosting and Multi-Cloud Hybrid IT solution provider, today announced that it is now an Advanced Consulting Partner inthe Amazon Web Services (AWS) Partner Network (APN). APN Consulting Partners are professional services firms that help customers design, architect, build, migrate and manage cloud solutions built on AWS.
NTT Com-Netmagic meets the thorough requirements of the APN Advanced Consulting Partner tier with its AWS expertise, capabilities and engagement within the AWS Partner community. With thispartnership,NTT Com-Netmagic gets access to training and certifications for conducting Proof of Concepts for customers. This further enables the Company to enhance the experience for their customers, by providing them an opportunity to experience a new approach to access control for apps, endpoints and infrastructure.
“NTT Com India-Netmagic’s investment in strengthening its expertise in AWS services is a progressive move from the company and its leaders. It gives their customers the ability to confidently explore the benefits of moving to a cloud, and continue to work through a trusted provider across all facets of the transition whether it’s from a hybrid or on-premises architecture,” said Navdeep Manaktala, Head of Business Development, Amazon Internet Services Private Limited.
“We are extremely pleased to be recognized as an Advanced Consulting Partner in the APN. This achievement is a reflection of NTT Com-Netmagic’s continued effort to help our clients not only migrate to AWS, but to continuously optimize their usage. Our collaboration with AWS also enables our customers with differentiated flexibility to leverage our award-winning managed security services on AWS platform,” said Nitin Mishra, Senior Vice President and Chief Product Officer, Netmagic (An NTT Communications Company).
As an Advanced Consulting Partner, NTT Com-Netmagic is in a stronger position to continue helping organizations in their cloud journey, from strategy and design, to implementation and management of their hybrid architecture under NTT Com-Netmagic’s unique onshore/nearshore managed services model.NTT Com-Netmagic’s clients are consistently benefit from its very own cloud expertise. These benefits include significant infrastructure cost savings, strong security management, and increased focus of their IT teams on strategic business activities.
Following an efficacious launch of new CAMON AI series consisting of 4 smartphones early this month, TECNO Mobile, a premium smartphone brand from TRANSSION India, today unveils its striking TV ad campaign for festive season. The TVC is part of the overall 360-degree campaign for 4-weeks starting 10th Oct until 11th Nov’18.
The ‘HarSuratKhoobsurat’ campaign for TECNO new range of camera-centric smartphones is based on the philosophy that India is blessed with beauty all around and it’s not just scenic, this beauty lies amongst us all. It can be seen on every face we come across. And it deserves to be captured, even more beautifully. It also truly compliments what the new TECNO CAMON AI series has to offer through its superb Best Anylight AI camera smartphones that aims at clicking exceptional pictures in any light condition.
Talking about the new campaign Gaurav Tikoo, CMO, TRANSSION India said, “Har Surat Khoobsurat is not only a campaign for us but it is a philosophy that we truly believe in. We at TECNO are committed to delivering best camera and selfie experience across key price segments. And this festive season our new TECNO CAMON AI range of smartphones aims at celebrating beauty of every Indian and empowering them to pose proudly in any light condition. Through this campaign we want to better connect with them and revolutionise the Best Anylight photography experience. And to perfectly sum this idea up we rehashed the evergreen hit by Bombay Vikings, Kya Surat hai in our TV commercial. It highlights the khoobsurat features of the powerful CAMON AI smartphones that capture the beautiful moments with great perfection.”
The brand has taken an aggressive approach of rolling out #TECNOHarSuratKhoobsurat festive campaign across multiple mediums ranging from TV, digital, social, radio, on-ground & retail. The 4-week TV campaign will be available across national and regional channels. The campaign will be further amplified on Social and digital platforms. To help consumers get a first-hand experience of the “Best Any Light” camera smartphones the brand will carry more than 3000+ on-ground activities covering 1200 cities enabling direct engagement with our Consumers & Retail partners.
Early this month, the brand announced the new range of TECNO CAMON AI series consist of 4 smartphones – CAMON iAir2+ priced @8999, CAMON i2 @10499, CAMON i2X @12499 & CAMON iCLICK2 @ 13499. The range flaunts many features which will change the game in the sub 14K segment such as 6.2” HD+ screen, 19:9 Super Full View notch display, 24MP AI selfie, 13+5MP Dual rear AI camera, Dual SIM, Dual VoLTE (4G+4G), 3750mAh and AI Face Unlock.
An alumnus of INSEAD, France, Sanjeeb Kalita joins Innoviti as Chief Revenue Officer. He brings over 22 years of diverse experience of Sales & BD, Large Scale Operations Management and building businesses across sectors like FinTech, IT & Telecom.
Sanjeeb till recently was the Chief Revenue Officer at Ezetap where he led the company’s international expansion, built partnerships and alliances, and was responsible for sales and revenue.
Sanjeeb was previously associated with Bharti Airtel as Vice President and Chief Service Officer.
Sanjeeb Kalita’s induction is in line with Innoviti’s aggressive plans for scaling up of its business operations post the latest fund raise of US$ 18 million in a Series B funding round led by the Singapore-based SBI FMO Emerging Asia Financial Sector Fund (the ‘SBI-FMO Fund’ jointly setup by SBI Holdings Group of Japan and FMO of Netherlands), Bessemer Venture Partners and existing investor Catamaran.
Utilizing the Series B Innoviti has rapidly expanded its customer base, doubling the volume processed and revenue over the past twelve months. Currently, Innoviti’s uniPAY NEXT platform processes over US$ 4 Bn of annual transaction volume across over 1.25 lac POS terminals at over 800 cities in India. Through its latest #LookAhead Transaction-routing technology which uses a Rules-based architecture to dynamically search for the acquiring network with optimal cost – cum-reliability combination for each transaction, the company has today increased transaction reliability to upwards of 96%, where the industry average stands at 82%.
Sanjeeb’s appointment reaffirms Innoviti’s commitment to rapidly scaling up by providing a world-class payments platform to Indian merchants.
In a recent top-deck appointment, Innoviti Payment Solutions, a leading payments solutions provider has roped in Sanjeeb Kalita, erstwhile Chief Revenue Officer of Ezetap as its new Chief Revenue Officer. The appointment is a part of Innoviti’s aggressive growth plans for scaling up its flagship solutions – uniPAY NEXT and smelending.com – post its recent US$ 18 million fund raise in July 2017.
An alumnus of INSEAD, France, Sanjeeb is an experienced FinTech professional with deep understanding of banking and technology. Prior to FinTech, Sanjeeb has worked as Vice President & Chief Service Officer at Bharti Airtel.
Speaking on the appointment, Amrita Malik, Co-founder and CBO, Innoviti Payment Solutions said, “We are delighted to have an experienced FinTech Business Leader on-board to further accelerate our rapid growth. His rich and diverse experience will help us further enhance the strong customer orientation that we are known for.”
“Innoviti is already a leader in several payment segments in India. I’m excited to be a part of this journey at a juncture when the company’s strong market position and differentiated multi-sided platform can be monetized further for rapid growth with both merchants and partners. I look forward to working with Innoviti’s highly experienced team to drive the company’s ambitious vision and aggressive growth plans” – said Sanjeeb Kalita.
Speakers at the InterraIT conclave held recently stressed the need for the information technology sector to embrace Artificial Intelligence (AI). Asoke K. Laha, Founder, President and CEO of InterraIT, has emerged as a strong advocate of the adoption of cutting-edge technologies as a strategy to reorient India’s IT industries in the face of challenges posed by rampant protectionism, increased competition, and labor arbitrage in its target markets.
“We need to look inward at domestic markets with a view to bringing to the table sophisticated new technologies like open-source software, cloud computing, data analytics, and now artificial intelligence.” Laha said at the conclave.
Highlights:
· Dr Prabhat Kumar, E-Governance and AI expert said it was time to bring the full potential of AI to bear on the competitiveness, efficiency, and profitability of the IT industry in the global village. He added that China is streets ahead in the adoption of AI technologies. “These technologies are already available and we need to adapt them to our needs. There’s no need to reinvent the wheel,” he asserted.
· The need to look beyond the hype surrounding AI was underscored by Puneet Jindal, Founder Data Science Delhi and Lead Data Scientist at RateGain. “AI has been around for decades; it’s just that new programming has come into play and is easy to adopt,” he said. “We must focus on basics and build simple things to excite the market.”
· Explaining algorithms, the set of rules that break down a complex task, Ramakrishna M, Co-founder Intello Labs & AI expert said these can help train a machine in the use of cutting-edge technologies. He illustrated his comment with reference to image-based quality grading, the process by which an application can provide information about an image captured by a camera.
· Aniruddha Guha Sarkar, Senior Vice President addressed the practical aspects of AI , saying the application of such technologies provide a vast array of opportunities. “We need to align them with customer demands in order to say ahead of the challenges we face in the area of customer satisfaction,” he averred.
Summing up the learnings from the conclave, Jagannath Sanyal, Marketing Director said InterraIT has chalked out aggressive plans to lead the technological changes from the front. He talked about his company’s partnership with a global firm in the area of autonomous testing and their plans to strike more such alliances.
Skullcandy, Inc. the performance and lifestyle audio brand founded at the intersection of innovation and creative culture, announced the expansion of their product line with new headphones-Venue. These innovative headphonesoffers a fully immersive listening experience that allows the user to discover their audio in a whole new way.
“Skullcandy is an iconic audio brand that embodies independence, creativity and appeals to our youthful and adventurous audio consumer,” said Jason Hodell, CEO of Skullcandy. “For 15 years, Skullcandy has thrived at the intersection of music, technology and boardsports by unleashing the visceral power of music for all. With Venue, we’re continuing our vision of delivering incredible immersive audio experiences,”.
Speaking on the launch Amlan Bhattacharjya, founder and CEO of Brandeyes Distributors Pvt. Ltd said, “The Venue brings with it the best in class audio experience with premium acoustics, innovation in voice technology and unrivaled comfort. It also has unique features such as fast charging and the TILE technology to track your headphones. We believe Venue will be a game changer in the active noise cancellation category.
While most noise-canceling products are only seen in the business class section of an airplane, Skullcandy’s newest wireless headphone, Venue, offers a noise-canceling experience designed for everyone — co-workers, roommates and commuters struggling to find their own space in shared working, living and traveling environments. Venue’s active noise canceling (ANC) technology is designed to deliver powerful ANC performance at an affordable price so that Skullcandy’s consumer can tune into what matters most to them: music they can feel. When users do need to tap into the outside world, Monitor Mode easily lets them hear their surroundings with just a push of a button.
In partnership withTile,Venue is embedded with a technology that allows you to track or find your headphones through the Tile application on a mobile device. With up to 24 hours of battery life, Bluetooth® capability and a premium travel case, Venue keeps the music going wherever it’s taken. Venue is also equipped with Rapid Charge technology, providing five hours of battery life with just a 10-minute charge.
Venue is available now for order online in both Black/Black and White/Crimson at Skullcandy.in, Brandeyes.in and in select retailers on October 10th, 2018 priced at Rs. 18,999.
