Trend Micro Extends Smart Factory Protection with Industrial IPS Array to Protect Large-Scale Industrial Networks

Trend Micro Incorporated (TYO: 4704; TSE: 4704), a global leader in cybersecurity, today announced a first of its kind intent-based industrial intelligent IPS array for industrial environments, designed to protect large-scale industrial networks from critical attacks whilst reducing OPEX and CAPEX. 

EdgeIPS Pro, developed by TXOne Networks, has been specially architected to meet the needs of global smart factory owners in industries like automotive and semiconductor manufacturing, who run centrally-managed or highly-automated factories featuring multiple production lines. It is part of Trend Micro’s extensive smart factory security suite that covers every layer – from comprehensive perimeters for the cloud, to corporate IT, site manufacturing operation, supervisory control, and control layers.  

The IT and OT convergence in smart factories has brought enormous productivity benefits, but it has also increased the cybersecurity risks of malware infection and unauthorized access. This could completely stall production as assets deploy a flat network architecture and are highly connected, which makes them vulnerable to attacks. Manufacturers are required to find the right network security solution including network segmentation which can achieve both business intention of productivity improvement and efficient security operation. 

Conventional IT network security solutions are not as adaptable as OT requires, in particular when it comes to industrial network protocol support. Existing industrial network security solutions, on the other hand, struggle with centralized management maintenance, as security appliances need to be deployed and maintained individually for hundreds of assets and networks that exist on a shop floor. 

“As we face an ever-changing digital landscape, the successful convergence of IT and OT is now critical to business,” said Akihiko Omikawa, executive vice president of IoT security for Trend Micro and chairman of TXOne Networks. “Adding EdgeIPS Pro as an integral part of Trend Micro’s Smart Factory Security Solution is a milestone for protecting large-scale industrial networks on the shop floor. The IT-friendly deployment and management allows organizations to continue running operations while keeping serious threats at bay.” 

EdgeIPS Pro is a transparent intent-based industrial intelligent IPS array built with TXOne’s one-pass Deep Packet Inspection (TXODPI™) technology, enabling network segmentation capabilities by firewall/IPS/protocol filter capability with deeper and wider industrial network protocol support. There is no need to change network configuration settings of existing assets, further minimizing initial deployment costs. It also enables efficient centralized management for large-scale industrial networks with Gen3 hardware bypass supported 48 or 96 ports and easy-to-deploy IT rack-mount form factor. 

“The lack of network segmentation to stop malware propagation is the most common issue in the control network layer and a real challenge for ICS environments as they require deeper and wider industrial network protocol support,” said Dr. Terence Liu, General Manager for TXOne Networks. “EdgeIPS Pro allows administrators to organize network segmentation by business intention.” 

Vanish Launches Its New Campaign that Promises to Give ‘Dry Clean Like Results’

ABB Becomes First Company in India to Offer Low Voltage Industrial Motors on a Company-Own - eMart - Online Marketplace

ABB India, today, announced the launch and listing of LV motors on its e-commerce marketplace, eMart. The portal is the first company-owned e-market place in India to host a wide range of made-in-India motors. In the launch phase, ABB’s Motion business is listing LV motors upto 75kW and has partnered with select digitally-savvy channel partners to ensure delivery of its products across the country. 

“In the recent years, the e-commerce market in India has grown rapidly and become an intrinsic channel for companies across diverse industries,” said Sanjeev Arora, President, Motion business, ABB India. “Our team has conducted in-depth research to understand the pulse of the market and we strongly believe that our platform will cater to the evolving needs of the customers. The launch of industrial motors on eMart – our e-commerce platform is our step towards writing the future of digital business with the forthcoming B2B e-commerce revolution in India,” he added.  

LV motors are used in various industries and applications across India. eMart will allow customers, both large and small, to access products that best suits their needs. The online portal provides detailed product specifications and photographs for each item and bridges the gap between the physical and digital buying experience. Built entirely around the evolving requirements of the customers, ABB’s eMart also allows customers to provide feedback on their specific requirements for products that are not listed on the eMart. The company aims to use these insights to further expand its product portfolio on the platform.

eMart was launched in July 2020 with the listing of over 6000 electrification products. It provides a user-friendly experience via desktop and mobile browsers and is supported by secure payment methods including net banking, e-Wallets, and UPI, also abiding by General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) in terms of customer data.

ABB has been one of the first to launch digital solutions and services for the Indian motors and drives market, including the  ABB Ability™ Smart Sensor for LV motors, remote digital commissioning and services for drives. This online presence adds to the digital experience eco-system for its customers and partners especially in the current times where virtual ways of doing business has gained importance. 

ABB (ABBN: SIX Swiss Ex) is a leading global technology company that energizes the transformation of society and industry to achieve a more productive, sustainable future. By connecting software to its electrification, robotics, automation and motion portfolio, ABB pushes the boundaries of technology to drive performance to new levels. With a history of excellence stretching back more than 130 years, ABB’s success is driven by about 110,000 talented employees in over 100 countries.

Hero Motocorp Reinvigorates the Scooter Portfolio By Launching New Maestro Edge 125 ‘Stealth’ Edition

In keeping with its focus on bringing exciting products for the youth and create excitement in the upcoming festive season, Hero MotoCorp, the world’s largest manufacturer of motorcycles and scooters, today introduced the new Maestro Edge 125 Stealth scooter.

The latest addition to the company’s premium scooter portfolio, the Maestro Edge 125 Stealth will be available at an attractive price of Rs 72,950/* at Hero MotoCorp dealerships across the country.

*(Ex-Showroom, Delhi)

The new Maestro Edge 125 Stealth has a fast and ferocious stance, further enhanced by the fresh contemporary design aesthetics. The parametric patterns, superior material finish, sharp accents and an exclusive Matt Grey theme with crest badging accentuates the appeal of the scooter, providing a premium and personified riding experience.

Naveen Chauhan, Head – Sales & Aftersales, Hero MotoCorp, said, “We are glad to kick-off our festive campaign with the new Maestro Edge 125 Stealth, which is a stand-out product in the category. Our scooter brand Maestro Edge remains highly-popular with the customers and this new addition will add to the brand’s appeal. We have lined up several new product launches in the coming weeks that will reinvigorate the market with their youthful, premium and tech-focused persona.”

Maestro Edge 125 Stealth 

Stealth Theme Design

The premium ‘Stealth’ crest badging, Carbon Fiber Textured Strips, White Accents, and tone-on-tone stripes provide the new scooter a contemporary and youthful look.

Exclusive Color Scheme

The Maestro Edge 125 Stealth is available in an exclusive Matt Grey Theme. 

BS-VI FI Engine

The Maestro Edge 125 Stealth comes with a 125cc BS-VI Compliant Programmed Fuel Injection engine with ‘XSens Technology’ - delivering a power output of 9 BHP @ 7000 RPM and torque-on-demand of 10.4 NM @ 5500 RPM.

Muthoot Finance Extends Dialysis Support Project Across Karnataka

Muthoot Finance Ltd, India's largest gold-loan company's Corporate Social Responsibility Wing, Muthoot M George Foundation has extended its Dialysis support project to Karnataka. Company has signed an MOU with Bangalore Kidney Foundation (BKF), an NGO based in Bangalore for supporting patients for their Dialysis.   The official MOU exchange was held at Corporate office, Bangalore between Mr. George M Alexander, Executive Director, The Muthoot Group and Mr. Kartik Sriram, Trustee, Bangalore Kidney Foundation. Mr. George Alexander Muthoot, Managing Director, Mr. George Thomas Muthoot, Joint Managing Director, The Muthoot Group and the CSR committee members have joined this ceremony through video conferencing.

Muthoot M George Foundation, has been involved in the care and assistance activities for Kidney patients for a number of years.  Every year, company has been providing a substantial amount for dialysis & treatment of renal patients.  So far company has provided support for 2 lakh dialysis.  

Speaking on this occasion, Mr. George  M Alexander, Executive Director, Muthoot Finance Ltd. said, "The number of patients undergoing dialysis in India is increasing by 10-15 per cent every year. We believe, our association with BKF will provide additional care & comfort to the financially deprived patients.  We at Muthoot Finance are committed to give back to the society through our various CSR initiatives, we will continue to remain duly committed towards our society with the vision to enhance the quality of life of communities that we serve”. 

About Muthoot Group:

The Muthoot Group’s business origins can be traced back to 1887 when it started as a small trading business enterprise in Kozhencherry, a remote village in the state of Kerala. Since its formation, the company, under the leadership of its key management - Shri M.G. George Muthoot (Chairman), Shri George Alexander Muthoot (Managing Director), Shri George Thomas Muthoot (Jt. Managing Director) and George Jacob Muthoot (Jt. Managing Director) has broadened its scale and widened its geographic scope of retail operations.

Today, The Muthoot Group is a multi-faceted business conglomerate that has been serving the nation for over 133 years. The formidable business empire comprises 18 divisions including Financial  Services, Wealth Management, Money Transfer, Forex, Securities, Vehicle & Asset Finance, Media, IT, Healthcare, Housing & Infrastructure, Education, Power Generation, Leisure & Hospitality, Plantation & Estates, Precious Metals, Travel Services, Housing Finance & Overseas Operations.

The Muthoot Group, is today a ‘Financial Supermarket’ providing a bouquet of financial services including Insurance, Foreign Exchange, Money Transfer, Demat Account, Debentures (NCDs), PAN Card, Travel Services, Muthoot ATMs, etc. It also has its presence in USA, UK, UAE, Hong Kong, Sri Lanka and Central America.

About Muthoot M George Foundation:

Muthoot M George Foundation, is named after Late M George Muthoot, the Founder chairman, of the Muthoot Group, and started functioning in the year 1993. The Foundation’s activities include support to the poor for their medical treatment, marriage of girls & education of children. Also it has projects to encourage Medical Research, and environment friendly life.  The activities of the Foundation are broadly divided into four, as below:

1) Muthoot Environment Research Foundation:  To conduct advanced study in Environment preservation & Environment friendly growth.

2) Projects in the public interest

3) Relief & Rehabilitation works during and after Natural Calamities & Disasters

4) Supporting the poor and underprivileged in their miseries in the form of Medical treatment, Marriage of Girls, Professional education of their children etc.

About Bangalore Kidney foundation

Bangalore Kidney foundation is a voluntary organization for helping the treatment of renal failure and kidney diseases of poor and needy people. The trust was established in 1979 and has evolved to become the nodal center for providing quality renal health care at affordable costs to patients across demographic profiles and economic strata. BKF enables patients diagnosed with Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) to become Self-sustaining and ensures that they are neither perceived as nor are a burden to society.

Magicbricks Forays Into Property Services Category; Partners with Urban Company to Offer Home Santisation and Pest Control

* The association will help Magicbricks build its Home Services  offering on its Property Services marketplace

* The partnership will help Urban Company leverage the scale of Magicbricks to increase its national footprint

Magicbricks, India’s No.1 property site, today announced that it has forayed into Property Services business as it moves towards consolidating a whole bouquet of smart solutions for home owners and tenants. For its first Property Services offering, Magicbricks has entered into partnership with Urban Company (formerly UrbanClap), India and the UAE’s largest tech-enabled home services company, to offer its users Home Services for santisation and pest control services. The partnership aims to leverage Urban Company’s expertise in delivering professional services and Magicbricks’ scale and national presence.

In the midst of the pandemic when hygiene has taken centre-stage in our lives, this partnership will enable Magicbricks users to directly book Urban Company’s home santisation and pest control services through magicbricks.com/property-services. The packages start from as low as Rs.799. The partnership also coincides with the onset of the festive season, with Navratri, Durga Puja and Diwali around the corner. It will enable a large number of Magicbricks users to experience Urban Company’s professional services.

Commenting on the partnership, Mr. Sudhir Pai, CEO, Magicbricks, said: “We are extremely delighted to launch Property Services, which is our endeavour to work with consumers from the discovery stage all the way to their transaction. As our first service, we are excited to partner with Urban Company to offer our users Home Services. The apt marriage of Magicbricks’ retail reach and Urban Company’s wide range of services is a win-win proposition for the both the brands. At a time when hygiene and sanitisation have become increasingly significant in our lives, we are delighted to partner with Urban Company and bring to our customers important Home Services all under one roof.  We will be gradually adding more categories to our Property Services to make it more compelling for our users.”

Commenting on the partnership, Mr Varun Khaitan, Co-founder of Urban Company said, “We are excited to partner with Magicbricks in providing quality home services to more consumers. At Urban Company, our focus is to provide standardized and affordable high-quality home services. This partnership will enable us to reach out to more consumers and offer professional sanitization and pest control services. We are confident this partnership will help us scale higher especially with the onset of the festive season.”

Home santisation packages are available in the range of Rs.799 to Rs.3099 depending on the size of the house. The pest control services, on the other hand, are available for cockroaches and ants, bedbugs, termites and mosquitoes. The cost of the services range from as low as Rs.799 for mosquito to Rs. 8699 for a comprehensive protection against termites. The services for santisation and pest control are now available in key markets such as Delhi/NCR, Mumbai, Hyderabad, Pune, Bangalore, Chennai, Kolkata, and Ahmedabad and over a period of time would be expanded to other markets as well. 

About Magicbricks: India's no 1 property site

Magicbricks is India’s No.1 property site. With monthly traffic exceeding 20 million visits and with an active base of over 1.4 million+ property listings, Magicbricks provides the largest platform for buyers and sellers of property to connect with each other in a clear, transparent manner. With this in mind, Magicbricks has innovated several product features, content, and research services, which have helped us build the largest audience pool.

About Urban Company

Founded in Nov 2014, Urban Company (formerly UrbanClap) is India and the UAE’s largest tech-enabled home services company, with recent expansion into Australia and Singapore. The Company offers services such as beauty and spa at home, cleaning, plumbing, carpentry, appliance repair, painting, etc. through its mobile app and website. It operates in 18 metropolitan cities in India and 4 international cities (Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Sydney and Singapore). It has a service partner network of over 30,000 hand-picked service professionals, who are provided training, tools, financing, insurance, product procurement etc., apart from a steady stream of business. This full-stack approach helps the Company live up to its promise of delivering high-quality, delightful services at home to its customers.

Vanish Launches Its New Campaign that Promises to Give ‘Dry Clean Like Results’

Vanish, India’s No. 1 stain removal brand* and a premium laundry additive, has joined hands with Avataar.Me to create an immersive Augmented Reality experience for its consumers. The brand has also launched its new campaign showcasing Vanish’s revolutionary formulation while highlighting ‘dry clean like results at home’.

The new campaign is based on a study conducted by an external research agency on consumers’ perspective on dry-cleaning vs washing clothes at home. The study found that consumers used dry-cleaning solutions to keep their clothes looking newer for longer. Vanish has undergone rigorous testing and the results indicate that Vanish liquid/powder, when used with a regular detergent, provides dry clean like results at home where even daily wear garments look brighter and whiter after every wash. Its Oxy power with the power of a million Oxygen bubbles boosts your laundry experience while being gentle and safe on your garments.

Commenting on the campaign launch, Sukhleen Aneja, CMO & Marketing Director, RB Hygiene- South Asia said, “Consumer needs and demands evolve especially as they adjust to the new normal. Vanish with its revolutionary formulation provides ‘Dry clean like results at home’ by whitening, brightening and removing stains. This is a perfect solution for consumers who can take care of their everyday clothing and make their clothes last longer while looking brighter and whiter. We are also delighted to partner with Avataar.Me to bring a first of its kind immersive demo experience to our consumers in real time. This Digital immersion which will go live next month helps us reach out to our Gen-Z and millennial online audiences who are looking for the perfect solution for all their garment woes.”

Dr. Skand Saksena, Director R&D, RB Hygiene, South Asia said, "Vanish is a proven detergent booster, powered by millions of oxygen bubbles that penetrate deep into fabrics and effectively remove stains, brightens coloured clothes and whitens white clothes. As per our tests, consumers can now use one scoop of Vanish powder or Vanish Liquid along with a regular detergent to get ‘dry clean like results’ at home!"

Vanish in its campaign showcases the product efficacy through live demos highlighting the importance of ‘seeing is believing’ by addressing laundry issues of the audience. Ravinder Siwach, Creative Director, Havas Media commented, “Indians have become more fashion forward and conscious about taking care of their everyday clothing. The live demo approach in the TVC is deliberate because it brings to life consumer’s garment woes and addresses their concerns first-hand.”

Vanish in both powder and liquid formats is available across the country in modern trade stores, e-commerce sites and local kirana stores. The price range starts from Rs. 59 onwards.

* As per Nielsen Retail Index data for period MAT Aug‘20 for the India market in Stain Removers segment of Pre Post Wash Category

RB BSI Campaign Improved Lives of 14 Million People in Six Years

 

* Pledged to double social investment from £10 to £20 million with an aim to touch lives of 30 million people and Covering 50 Percent of Aspirational Districts in India through Health, Hygiene and Nutrition Sensitive Interventions contributing towards India’s Efforts towards Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) with special emphasis on SDG 17 Partnerships.

* Improved the lives of 14 million people in India through several initiatives

* Launch of COVID-19 SWASTH MANTRA “Return to School” Kit which will reach over 1 million Schools in India available in10 Key Languages across India. 

* Made India’s’ first Gurukul “Parmarth Ashram” Rishikesh and First Madrasa “Sheikhul Alam Sabriya Chittiya”in Lucknow COVID-19 “Return to School Ready”.

* Launch of Self-care Healthily app in Partnership with Dettol as India is sitting on a healthcare torpedo, and no, it is not the coronavirus. The world’s strictest lockdown crippled both routine and critical health services. India’s health infrastructure is run down at the best of times.

* Launch of SWASTHMANTRA song by Shri Prasoon Joshi.

* Nutrition India Programme saved 6,500 children between 0-5 years across districts of Amravati and Nandurbar in Maharashtra from malnutrition resulting in delivery Zero Mortality.

* Dettol Hygiene impact bond to reduce cases of diarrhea amongst 2.5 million children in Uttar Pradesh in the next 3 years in partnership with EY, USAID, Jagran Pehel and PATH.

* Hygiene school programme to focus on hygiene & sanitization measures amidst the COVID-19

* 2 million school kids to be enrolled in a unique life skill programme spread across 7 North-Eastern states of India “Birds and Bees Talk.”

Reckitt Benckiser, world’s leading consumer Health and Hygiene Company, with its flagship BSI Campaign pledges to double its social investment from £10 to £20 million to promote hygiene and health practices in the fight against the current Covid-19 pandemic. The campaign in past six has successfully improved lives of 14 million people in India. Supported by Campaign Ambassador, Amitabh Bachchan, this year the campaign is committed to encourage the Indian population to adhere to self-care practices as a driver of change for a safer tomorrow.

The pandemic, however, has enforced the paradigm shift in the entire approach towards healthcare. Health, hygiene & sanitation have come to the center-stage of people’s lives. In alignment with the National Digital Health Mission (NDHM) initiated by the PM’s Digital India movement, RB BSI will catalyze robust reforms towards enhancing health & hygiene to the last mile in the next few years. The campaign initiatives will focus on propagating better health practices, proper sanitation and adequate nutrition while protecting the environment through sustainable methods.

The campaign is also focused at providing sustainability measures keeping the current environmental conditions aggravated amidst the pandemic. With the launch of Dettol 100% recycled bottle, Dettol continues to provide the same germ protection in a handwash bottle reaching the consumers who are environmentally conscious.

Last year, the campaign transitioned from ‘Swachh to Swasth.’ The health-oriented focus of this campaign was nutrition for mother and child. With the advent of COVID-19, this year, the focus is on the three pillars: health, hygiene & environment that can together keep the world safe.

Commenting on the development, Laxman Narasimhan, CEO, RB said, “Over the last six years, Dettol Banega Swasth India has played a critical role in driving true behaviour change towards better hygiene and sanitation practices for 14 million Indians. COVID-19 has triggered the much-needed government focus on healthcare infrastructure development. It is evident that the pandemic will bring a paradigm shift in not only the way health & hygiene will be practiced, but the way it is envisioned- by the government, the industry as well as the community at large. To encourage self-care health & hygiene practices, we are launching, Healthily app for the Indian population."

“Our focus continues to be on propagating self-reliant methods for a safer tomorrow with the idea of- ‘training the trainer’. Equipping frontline workers, teachers, and children around preventive and primary care by utilizing enhanced digital tools and technologies will be a game changer. We have to democratize the knowledge one step at a time.” He added.

As part of behaviour change communication Initiatives, BSI plans to double the outreach of Dettol Hygiene School Programme will train over 5 million schoolteachers with a conscious focus on the ‘role of Hygiene and COVID-19 preparedness’.

Furthering the response to COVID-19, Dettol BSI will be providing the newly developed school reopening to help school provide a safe & protected environment to children. The kit not only contains the literature and guideline on preparing schools for reopening but also contains masks, sanitisers and other tools required to help children learn without the fear of COVID-19. In the first phase, this kit will benefit more than 1 million schools nation-wide.

Dettol Hygiene impact bond to reduce cases of diarrhea amongst 2.5 million children in Uttar Pradesh in the next 3 years. The programme aims to touch lives of 14 million children across 8 states in India by equipping schools with enhanced health and sanitization measures through policy advocacy and infrastructure support for better COVID-19 preparedness.

We also have the Nutrition Impact Bond; the programme in the next four years aims to reach 1,77,000 mothers of undernourished children across 1,000 villages with a target of 40% reduction in the number of children under five who are stunted, and to reduce and maintain childhood wasting to less than 5%.

Amongst other initiatives, the BSI campaign will also focus be on Adolescent Sexual Reproductive Health (ASRH) in 7 northeastern states and Safe Sex Education in the five biggest red-light areas/districts. The aim is to touch base over 1 million LGBTQ population in 23 states through a set of cross-cutting interventions that cover health interventions and mental health wellbeing, community mainstreaming and empowerment through online and offline interventions. Additionally, the comprehensive Sexuality Education program, BBT will impact lives of more than 2 million adolescent kids across seven North Eastern States.

On the Swachchataa Divas i.e. October 2, 2020, RB reiterated its commitment towards driving a healthy India at the 12-hour long Telethon, SwasthyarMantra hosted by Bollywood Actor, Amitabh Bachchan. The conversation was also stirred towards discussing:

Impact created as part of the Dettol BSI in the past six years:

Dettol Hygiene Curriculum

·    The Curriculum has brought behaviour change towards hygiene practices in 13 million school-going children across 8 states, 40 districts, 256 blocks and 6,50,000 schools with a focus on personal

o   14.2% Reduction in Diarrhoea cases

o    17 % Improvement in School Attendance

o    250 Plus Dettol supported Schools got awarded under Swacch Vidyalaya Puraskar (Clean School Awards).

Sexual Wellbeing

·    Programme aims to reach over 1 million LGBTQ+ communities across 23 states of India.

o    Quality Services and technology for HIV/STI Self Risk Assessment, Counseling, care, and Support Mechanisms

o    Partnering with the Government of India and key LGBTQ+ Networks

·    2 million school kids to be reached via comprehensive Sexual education programme in 7 North Eastern States of India. Comprehensive Sexual Education programme in 7 North Eastern States

Nutrition India Programme

·    Launched RB-Maharashtra Nutrition Programme in 2018, to improve the nutritional status across these villages in Nandurbar and Amravati districts 

o    BSI NIP saved 6,500 children between 0-5 years across districts of Amravati and Nandurbar in Maharashtra from malnutrition

o    7.4% reduction in severely acutely malnourished children

RB BSI is currently working with more than 25 partners across all its initiatives to create an impact for a better tomorrow.