Crowds thronged Kalyan Jewellers' much-anticipated showroom launch in Marathahalli today. Kalyan Jewellers Brand Ambassador Shivrajkumar along with Nagarjuna enthralled the massive crowds gathered at the showroom. The stars had come exclusively to launch the new showroom in Marathahalli. They were accompanied by Kalyan Jewellers’ Chairman and Managing Director T.S.Kalyanaraman and Executive Director Ramesh Kalyanaraman.
The actors greeted the crowd and thanked them for their support, delighting scores of fans. After addressing the huge gathering outside the showroom, the brand ambassadors cut the ceremonial ribbon at the foyer of the showroom before taking a tour of the showroom.
Kalyan Jewellers opened their first showroom in Bengaluru in 2010 and is currently present in 14 locations within the state, including this new showroom in Marathahalli. This is Kalyan’s 5th outlet in Bangalore and also the 130th showroom globally.
As part of the launch offer, - Customers will get 1 gold coin free* on purchase of precious stone jewellery worth Rs. 25,000/- or 2 gold coins free with every purchase of uncut, diamond and polki jewellery worth the same amount. The customers will also be eligible to get 100% value on exchange of old gold.*
Kalyan will offer its patrons, Muhurat, the bridal jewellery line curated from across India along with exclusive sections featuring Kalyan’s popular house brands such as Tejasvi – Polki jewellery, Mudhra - handcrafted antique jewellery, Nimah – temple Jewellery, Glo – dancing diamonds, Ziah – Solitaire like diamond jewellery, Anokhi – uncut diamonds, Apoorva – diamonds for special occasions, Antara – wedding Diamonds and Hera – daily wear diamonds and Rang – precious stones jewellery. Kalyan will draw from its portfolio of over one lakh contemporary and traditional designs and will offer selections for everyday as well as bridal wear and festive occasions.
Qlik, a leader in data analytics, announced a new dual-use licensing offer to enable its over 30,000 QlikView customers to instantly expand their analytics use cases by adding Qlik Sense for existing users for just a 30% uplift on existing QlikView annual maintenance. This offer immediately increases customers’ ability to deliver analytics throughout their organization and improve user data literacy, while still leveraging the benefits of their mission critical QlikView applications.
“In every interaction with our loyal QlikView customers I hear how essential it is to their ongoing operations,” said Mike Capone, Qlik CEO. “However, they also see how Qlik Sense can help them become even more data-driven. This offer is our commitment to meet our loyal customers’ needs with a dual-use model that will deliver them the greatest value.”
Qlik continues to invest in and release new versions of QlikView annually, supporting key ongoing core customer analytics workflows. Adding Qlik Sense opens analytics to every user across the enterprise through a modern, self-service oriented experience. Qlik Sense incorporates the latest technologies, including augmented intelligence, multi-cloud data exploration, search and seamless collaboration from any device, enabling data to be used in every workflow and decision by every user.
Both Qlik Sense and QlikView run on the patented Qlik associative engine, which combines data and supports interactive, free-form exploration without the limitations of query-based tools. Because both products share the same engine, customers can easily re-use existing assets such as data models and analytics expressions. And Qlik is making significant investments to improve coexistence, including more seamless product integration, single user identity management, a unified point of access for users, and a range of dual-use services that span application and architecture assessments, application conversion and user education.
EdTech company Simplilearn, one of the world’s leading online training providers for digital economy skills, announced the appointment of industry veteran Jaspreet Bindra as an advisor for Simplilearn’s Digital Transformation Academy. Currently the Digital Advisor to the Mahindra Group and International Data Corporation (IDC), Jaspreet will play a key role as faculty advisor, to build and enrich the learning curriculum in the Digital Transformation category and counsel Simplilearn’s global enterprise clients on their learning goals and strategies for digital technologies.
“Digital transformation is about creating business models that foster innovation and drive better customer experience by leveraging cutting edge technologies,” said Jaspreet Bindra. “As continuous learning becomes critical for digital transformation, organizations need to adopt a training strategy at all levels. I am exhilarated about my partnership with Simplilearn and will play my part in driving a strong learning culture and helping enterprises build a digitally competent workforce.”
“An early adopter of digital transformation, Jaspreet is a forerunner in transitioning Fortune 500 companies from legacy-based operations to digitally-focused powerhouses,” said Anand Narayanan, Chief Product Officer at Simplilearn. “We’re honored to have Jaspreet adding his expertise to our Digital Transformation Academy, to help accelerate the digital journeys of enterprises by co-building the right learning programs required for successful a business evolution.”
Until recently, Jaspreet Bindra was the Senior Vice President of Digital Transformation at the Mahindra Group of Companies. In his effort to promote digital initiatives at these companies and others, Jaspreet has built governance mechanisms, helped incubate disruptive corporate startups and has led digital transformation programs for automotive, agriculture, hospitality, financial services and retail sectors. He also heads the Emerging Technologies Council for the Internet and Mobile Association of India (IAMAI).
The Simplilearn Digital Transformation Academy covers all aspects of people, process and technology to achieve competency in digital technologies including Big Data, Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence, Cloud Computing and DevOps, Programming, Cyber Security, Digital Marketing and more. The Digital Transformation Academy is designed to be customizable across a wide variety of industries and for all employee and management levels and roles while delivering on Simplilearn's outcome-centric, high engagement learning approach.
Bridgestone India announced a new partnership with FICCI FLO Pune to introduce initiatives focused on Women’s Empowerment. The initiatives will provide opportunities for financial independence to the women of Pune.
One of the key priority areas of Bridgestone’s global CSR commitment of ‘Our Way to Serve’, ‘People’ and from which the need to contribute towards the cause of women empowerment stems. Another reason for Bridgestone to emphasize on this issue is to contribute to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goal No. 5 of ‘Achieving Gender Equality and Empowering Women and Girls’. The partnership between Bridgestone India and FICCI FLO is an extension of the same compassion and will with which Bridgestone has carried out various other CSR initiatives. Additionally, Bridgestone is also partnering with the on- going government initiatives for skill development and gender equality.
Bridgestone India and FICCI FLO Pune, lay special emphasis on woman empowerment as well as increasing employment and encouraging entrepreneurship. These three themes are also the core for FICCI FLO’s upcoming events.
Under this partnership, Bridgestone India will provide funds amounting to 40 Lacs INR to FICCI FLO Pune. These funds would be exclusively utilized for women centric initiatives providing two-wheeler driving lessons, soft skills as well as self-defense trainings, enabling these women to be employed as delivery personnel. The support also extends to some Nursing Assistant and Dental Assistant training programs. One of the major events planned under the partnership is the Pune Flo Half Marathon to be held on October 28th this year at Magarpatta city, Pune.
Chairperson of FICCI FLO Pune Chapter, Sangeeta Lalwani said “We are delighted to be associated with Bridgestone India, known to be one of the best in Tyre Industry. FICCI FLO has been working for women welfare for over 30 years. We have done substantial work towards the PAN India, however, we still have a long way ahead, in terms of gender equality and financial independence for women. We are happy to be moving towards the right direction with the right partner such as Bridgestone, who with their resources and market reach, has the potential to amplify this important message across India and draw attention to this cause.”
Parag Satpute, Managing Director, Bridgestone India said “The cause of Women Empowerment goes beyond spreading awareness and providing opportunities for women. It focuses on gender equality and rethinking conventional norms. I believe this thought will not only help women individually but also have a broader impact as more and more women will be able to attain financial independence. This year we are proud to join hands with the largest women entrepreneurial organization in Asia with over 6000 + women Pan India, FICCI FLO and hope to make a meaningful impact to the lives of the women of Maharashtra.”
Trend Micro Incorporated, a global leader in cybersecurity solutions, has announced its fourth annual Capture The Flag (CTF) competition, which invites teams from around the world to demonstrate their skills and challenge their knowledge in today’s most critical areas of cybersecurity protection. The Trend Micro CTF 2018 – Raimund Genes Cup is one of several ways the company works to motivate and train talent to support the critical industry need.
“At Trend Micro, we have always been passionate about fighting the bad guys to make the world safer for exchanging digital information, and skilled professionals are imperative to make that a reality,” said Eva Chen, chief executive officer for Trend Micro. “We recognized there was a growing need for more strong professionals, so four years ago we began our global CTF to encourage and develop these critical skills in young professionals. By honing these capabilities in more professionals we are doing our part to minimize the skills shortage.”
The annual global CTF helps participants develop and hone their skills in today’s most critical areas of need, including cybercrimes, targeted attacks, Internet of Things (IoT) and Industrial Control Systems (ICS).
Trend Micro hosts nearly 20 CTFs each year around the world, including the main global event, as well as hosting 10 contests in collaboration with the Organization of American States, which are specific to women across Latin America.
Beyond this event, Trend Micro operates a number of additional initiatives that support skills development. The company recruits and trains new cybersecurity professionals in five global centers, located in the United States, Canada, Brazil, Czech Republic and Egypt. These centers recruit individuals from both technical and non-technical backgrounds with no specific cybersecurity experience required. After completing a comprehensive cybersecurity training program, the individuals receive job offers from strategic partners and customers, as well as Trend Micro, to fill the need for more trained practitioners across the industry. In total, Trend Micro will support the development of more than 2,500 new cybersecurity professionals by 2022, to counteract the 1.8 million skills shortage projected by Frost & Sullivan.2
“The demand for qualified professionals is the most consistent security concern we hear across our industry and our connections across the region,” said Mark Liggett, Senior Security Analyst from Tulane University. “Trend Micro is one of very few global companies that is actively working to help change this. Equipping new professionals from all walks of life is key to helping more businesses effectively manage their security stack and mitigate the risk of attack. The importance of a unified platform to both assess security risks and remediate them cannot be overstated. Trend Micro excels with the depth and breadth of their offerings and connection to the security community.”
This year’s CTF consists of two rounds, an online qualifier and the finals. Taking place on September 15-16, the online qualifier will include Jeopardy style questions that challenge teams to solve various security problems quickly. The top 10 teams will qualify for the finals, which will take place in Tokyo, Japan on December 15-16. The finals presents both King of the Hill and Jeopardy-style questions to further test the teams’ skills.
The winning team from the finals receives JPY1,000,000, which is about US $9,000, along with 15,000 Zero Day Initiative Rewards Program points per player. The second and third place teams receive JPY300,000 and JPY200,000, which is nearly US $3,000 and $2,000 respectively
Toyota Kirloskar Motor has announced the launch of its new Dual Tone Liva Limited Edition in select markets in India. To add freshness and cater to the changing taste of young Etios Liva buyers, the company has adorned the limited edition with a more sporty and smarter look.
The Limited Edition Dual Tone Liva will be available on one exterior color ‘Super White’ with a host of special add-ons such as the Sporty Red & Black Dual-Tone Grille, Red Front Fog Bezel, Red Door Handles, Red Garnish on Boot and Decals on the sides, Premium Black Interiors with Red accents, Red Accents on Gear Knob and AC Vent, 6.8” Touchscreen Audio & Reverse Camera
With the rejuvenated exteriors and stylish interior changes and an elegant dual tone look, the limited edition continues to focus on its best in class safety features such as the Dual Front SRS Airbags, Anti-Lock Braking System (ABS) with Electronic Brake-force Distribution (EBD) across all grades & model, Front Seat Belts with Pre Tensioner & Force Limiter, Isofix Child Seat Locks for all models and all grades. The new Limited Editions offers a complete package with trendy looks, best in class safety, comfort and excellent quality.
Speaking on the launch, N. Raja, Deputy Managing Director, Toyota Kirloskar Motor said, “We have been continuously striving to upgrade our products as per the evolving needs in the market and offer the best features to our valued customers. Etios Liva Dual Tone Limited Edition radiates modern style with substance keeping in mind modern taste of car lovers. We believe the young customers will appreciate the added sportiness to the looks of the car packaged with unbeaten safety features, performance, comfort, high fuel economy and unmatched quality with low cost of ownership. With this smart limited edition we are confident we will win many more happy customers and continue to sustain our positive growth for Liva.”
Toyota as a brand has been relentlessly customer-centric, listening to and anticipating what their customers need. The revamped Platinum Etios and Liva launched in 2016 pushed the boundaries of class, elegance and quality. The Etios series paved the way for Toyota to give responsibility at the regional level and helped India to move forward in product designing, with the strategy ‘safety first, customer first and Make in India by Indian engineers’. With the launch of the Dual-Tone Etios Liva, Toyota has pushed boundaries of style and class, and strives to offer a reliable and dependable hatch with more charisma and charm.
The New Dual-Tone Liva Limited Edition will be available in:
Liva Dual Tone Limited Edition
Petrol – VX
Diesel – VXD
The price starts at Rs 6,50,700 for Petrol and Rs 7,65,700 for Diesel vraiant(Ex Showroom Delhi)
Key Highlights
New Exterior Features
- Refreshed New Dual Tone Liva Limited Edition with bold red accents-Limited Edition available in one exterior color ‘Super White’
- Sporty Red & Black Dual-Tone Grille, Red Front Fog Bezel, Red Door Handles, Sporty Red Garnish on Boot and Decals on the sides
Interior Highlights
- All Black Interior with subtle red accents on Dashboard
- 3 Spoke sporty Leather Wrapped Steering Wheel
- Red Accents on Black Gear Knob
- Red AC Vent Bezel
- 6.8” Touchscreen Audio & Reverse Camera
Manipal Hospitals Bengaluru in a bid to offer array of exclusive and dedicated cardiac facilities to heart patients launched ‘Heart Failure Management clinic’ today. This initiative is a new endeavor to optimize care for heart failure patients and will offer comprehensive heart care services, which will be available every Wednesday between 1.30pm to 4.30pm with a dedicated team of doctors to assist patients with 360-degree care.
49yr old IT professional, Jayantha Kumar Choudhry was suffering from a condition called dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM), wherein the heart muscle becomes stretched and thin and hence cannot pump adequately. He was suffering from this condition for over 10 years and was continuously on medications. His heart functionality was only 18% and last year in December, he started experiencing breathlessness due to which he collapsed and was admitted in the Hospital for couple of days. However, the problem is not very rare yet; the patient was unable to perform any regular task and would feel exhausted and worn out all the time.
Once he was reassured by Dr. Devananda he went ahead for registering himself for Heart transplant. He underwent 1month of preparation time before undergoing transplant. Several angiography were performed. His other parameters including lung pressure was monitored and brought down to normal levels for the success of surgery. Heart transplant went on for close to 6 hours with successfull outcome. He is recovering well and has a great support from his family. He had taken complete break for 2 months post-surgery and has resumed work now.
Speaking on the occasion, Dr. Sudarshan Ballal, Chairman Manipal Hospitals, said “We are happy to dedicate an all-encompassing clinic to manage heart failures. This concept is quite popular in western countries and has made a remarkable difference and improved the quality of life and survival for heart patients. Unfortunately, this is not the case in India. Lack of awareness and poor compliance to medical therapy are mammoth challenges that we face. This clinic is our attempt to provide integrated treatment for heart failure patients, improve quality of life by managing symptoms through diagnosis, treatment with lifestyle changes, medications, diet, surgery etc. At Manipal, we constantly endeavor to serve patients with world class technology and treatments which gives them new ray of hope each day.”
Heart Failure Management Clinic will consist of a team of cardiologists, Electrophysiologists and Cardiac Surgeons for heart care. A nutritionist for diet planning and physiotherapist to help patients recuperate. The clinic will also offer patient/care-taker education and training where the patient himself will participate to become his own caretaker. With a belief that simple monitoring tools when taught to the patient/ care-taker can be very useful in early detection of worsening and prevention of recurrent admissions for Heart failure. All patients enrolled in the clinic will get access to a coordinator who would guide them, advise them and help them schedule appointments with their doctors.
Dr. Devananda, Chairman, Cardiovascular & Thoracic surgery, Manipal Heart Institute said, “The heart commonly ‘fails’ because blood supply to its muscle is inadequate (Coronary Artery Disease). This most often occurs after a Heart attack, a condition where one the three blood vessels supplying the heart gets chocked by cholesterol and blood clot for a few hours, which ends up permanently damaging a portion of the heart muscle. The Heart may fail even without a heart attack.” “Heart failure is a major concern in India. It is estimated that there are around 8-10 million patients with heart failure in India with a prevalence of about 1% of the adult population. Indians with heart failure tend to be younger, sicker and have a slightly worse outcome compared to their western counterparts. Apart from Coronary artery disease, many usual causes of heart failure are seen in Indians. Some of these causes may be reversible if detected early and treated properly,” he added.
Speaking on the launch Dr. Ranjan Shetty, HOD, Cardiology , Manipal Hospitals said, “Heart failure symptoms include shortness of breath, particularly while lying down, and swelling of feet, ankles and legs. This clinic would serve as a centre of excellence for the clinical management of heart failure. The main causes of heart failure are blockages in the blood vessels supplying blood to the heart resulting in heart attacks and weakening of Heart Muscle. The traditional risk factors for HF are hypertension, Diabetes, Coronary artery disease, all of which are in increasing abundance in India. In our clinic we will be offering multi-disciplinary approach and tailor made therapy for each patient.”
Dr. Subhash Chandra, Consultant, Cardiology, Manipal Hospitals said, “A dedicated heart failure clinic is the need of the hour to monitor and manage the condition effectively. India has to do a lot to reduce the burden of heart failure and provide curative and rehabilitative services to these patients, which is a huge challenge. As per latest data, heart attack hits 2 million people per year leading to 1 death every 33 seconds.”
