Talisma, Active.AI Partner To Enable Improved Customer Experience In BFSI Using Conversation AI Enabled Chatbot

Talisma Corporation Pvt. Ltd., a leading provider of customer experience solutions, today announced that it has partnered with Active Intelligence Pte Ltd, a Singapore Fintech start-up. The partnership strengthens Talisma’s technology products and solutions enabling it to integrate a next-gen conversational AI chatbot into its platform and offer it to its BFSI customers.

This partnership brings together Talisma, an industry leader in offering Customer Relationship Management & Digital Engagement Platform for Enterprises and Active.Ai, provider of comprehensive Conversational AI BFSI focussed platform, deployed at numerous Financial Institutions across the globe. The solutions from Talisma and Active.Ai can be leveraged by BFSI enterprises on their Conversational AI journey. The collaboration provides a plethora of use cases across Retail and Commercial Banking, Insurance and Capital Markets, with solutions readily available on channels including WhatsApp and also ensures full-proof seamless fallback for human help, if the need arises.

An immediate outcome of the partnership has been a win at one of the top tier banks in UAE and the future that lies ahead, looks promising for this collaboration.

With predictions from a study that suggest 90% success rates in banking interactions by 2022 using chatbots, Talisma and Active.AI are perfectly positioned to accelerate digital transformation in the industry. The partnership ensures quickest time to market solutions focusing on digital and personalized interaction resulting in increased customer engagement and considerable cost-savings for banks and financial institutions.

“This synergistic partnership brings together Talisma, an industry leader in offering Customer Relationship Management & Digital Engagement Platform for Enterprises and Active.Ai, provider of a comprehensive Conversational AI BFSI focussed platform deployed at numerous Financial Institutions across the globe. The complementary set of solutions from Talisma and Active.Ai provides a full suite of solution offerings which can be leveraged by BFSI enterprises to leapfrog on Conversational AI journey. The collaboration provides a full set of pre-built use cases across Retail and Commercial Banking, Insurance and Capital Markets, readily available on channels including WhatsApp and ensures seamless fallback for human help as well. Our partnership has borne early results, with a win at one of the top tier Banks in UAE and the future, that lies ahead, looks promising for this collaboration,” says Ravi Shankar, Co-Founder & CEO of Active.Ai.

“Talisma has always been at the forefront of transforming customer experience for enterprises. With this partnership with Active.AI our solutions fit into the strategic and tactical directions needed in the industry to continue to transform customer experience and engagement,” said Rajendra Mruthyunjayappa, Managing Director, Talisma Corporation. “Our recent win of a top tier bank in UAE is one among many we see coming up in the future.” he added.

About Talisma Corporation

Talisma Corporation is the leading provider of Digital Customer Engagement platforms & enterprise CRM Solutions for a wide range of industries. Talisma’s end to end customer journey transformation solutions addresses your toughest digital transformation challenges across all stages of the customer journey, from customer acquisition, engagement to fulfilment with the power to integrate data and insights for profitable outcomes. Talisma serves a variety of industries through its wide range of vertical specific solutions through a combination of advisory / consulting, implementation and support services and is present in over 30 countries with a direct presence in India, UK, Brazil and United States.

About Active.AI

Active.Ai is the leading conversational Ai platform for digital financial services. Active.Ai helps Banks accelerate their digital experience with omni-channel enterprise grade Conversational AI finance as a service platform built from ground up for Financial Services. Banks can deploy and scale rapidly with 150+ use cases pre-built out-of-the-box to increase customer acquisition, reduce customer service turnaround time and deepen customer engagement on Whatsapp, Messaging, Smart IVR, Mobile apps, Web, VoiceBots and IOT devices.

WhiteHat Jr Expands Product Portfolio With The Launch Of Music

Online education has seen an exponential rise in the last two years; the pandemic further accelerated online learning across categories, making it a more acceptable format to learn. These circumstances have led to added emphasis on building life skills and creative abilities among children to prepare them for life. WhiteHat Jr that has led live one-on-one online classes for Coding and Math has announced the launch of its Music curriculum. This launch aligns with the brand’s strategy to inspire a generation of children to create versus consume. The company also plans to make Music commercially available in the USA and India after incorporating feedback from the beta testing phase.

In a short period, WhiteHat Jr pioneered coding as a category in India. It is now attempting to replicate the success they achieved with Coding, to make Music learning mainstream for kids. As one of the world’s largest online live one-on-one learning platforms (having conducted more than 8.5 million live classes to date), WhiteHat Jr is in a unique position to offer seamless delivery of Music classes, specifically piano and guitar, online.

Karan Bajaj, Founder and CEO, WhiteHat Jr, said, “Multiple studies show that music ignites all areas of a child’s development. From academic development to a transformation in self-esteem, learning to create music fundamentally transforms a child’s life. The insights received from conducting thousands of live classes every day on their tech-enabled platform explicitly built to deliver live online one-on-one classes gives us the confidence to extend this capability to deliver a seamless experience with Music as well.”

WhiteHat Jr has selected two of the most preferred instruments in international markets - Guitar and Piano— and expects huge traction globally as these are the two most popular beginner instruments. Overall, WhiteHat Jr is excited that learning the guitar and piano will now become accessible to millions of kids all over the world, giving them the absolute freedom and creativity in creating music.

Moreover, it’s interesting to note that no large-scale player has attempted to create their own curriculum. “We see this as a huge opportunity to set the benchmark for online music learning. Like in coding where kids learnt coding by creating their own digital products e.g. animations, games and apps, we’re following the same philosophy of learning by creating. Kids will learn music by creating their own signature tunes, compositions and albums.” signs off Karan.

Smart, Now Simpler: Philips Hue With Bluetooth Now Available In India

* Now control your Philips Hue bulb and light strips with just the Philips Hue Bluetooth app

* Seamlessly connect with Alexa or Google Assistant

With today’s introduction of Philips Hue with Bluetooth, Signify (Euronext: LIGHT), the world leader in lighting, makes its smart lighting system even more accessible. Setting the mood in your room, whether you are hosting a dinner party or relaxing at the end of the day, is now as easy as screwing in a Philips Hue light bulb with Bluetooth and tapping an app to set up and control.

Customers can now connect up to 10 bulbs and light strips in a room using just the Philips Hue Bluetooth App, which uses Bluetooth Low Energy for connectivity. The app can be used to turn lights on and off, dim or brighten them to the preferred setting, choosing a shade from millions of colors or any shade of white light in addition to the pre-set scenes to match your daily routine.

Excited about the launch, Mr. Sumit Joshi, Vice Chairman and Managing Director, Signify Innovations India, said, “People often underestimate the power that lighting can have on the ambiance of a room. By adding Bluetooth to our Philips Hue smart lighting, we’re making it easy to experiment and have fun with light at home. All it requires is the smartphone you already have. We’re confident that once you start, you’ll want to keep exploring what else Hue can do.”

Using Philips Hue Bluetooth with voice assistants

Philips Hue with Bluetooth also works with your voice. You can easily control your Hue Bluetooth lights directly with Alexa or Google assistant.

Extend the possibilities

The Philips Hue bridge is still the heart of the Hue system as it allows users to make full use of all the features and benefits. It may be added at any time to expand the system with more lights and smart accessories throughout your home to experience even more features. With the bridge, the entire Philips Hue ecosystem can be accessed including full home control of your lights, away from home control functionality, Philips Hue Entertainment and Friends of Hue and third-party app compatibility. In this case, the consumer needs to install the Philips Hue app and use the option of transferring lights from Bluetooth to the Bridge. The lights would be transferred with the same settings as they were in Bluetooth mode.

Bluetooth Products Available Now in India

Philips Hue bulb with Bluetooth is available in the traditional A19 light bulb shape. The product falls in the category of White and Color Ambiance bulb (₹4500), offering access to 16 million colors and 50000 shades of white light. Similarly, Hue Lightstrips with Bluetooth also comes in White and Color Ambiance category (Lightstrip Base unit of 2 meter length @ Rs. 7899/- and Lightstrip Extension unit of 1 meter length @ Rs. 4399/-).

Manipal Academy Of Higher Education Conducts 2 Days Online Conference “Ecosophy” From June 3-4, 2021

The Gandhian Centre for Philosophical Arts and Sciences (GCPAS), a constituent department of Manipal Academy of Higher Education (MAHE) is conducting first-ever online international conference on ‘ecosophy, art and peace’ (ICEAP-2021), The two-day conference is being organised by the Gandhian Centre for Philosophical Arts and Sciences (GCPAS), MAHE, Manipal, in association with UNESCO Peace Chair. 40 papers related to art and peace are being presented online from different parts of the country and abroad.

The conference is inaugurated by Lt Gen Dr M D Venkatesh, Vice-Chancellor of the Manipal Academy of Higher Education (MAHE), the deemed university and institution of eminence, on June 3 at 9.30 am. The valedictory address will be delivered by the MAHE Executive Vice-President Dr H Vinod Bhat on June 4, 6 pm. Prof M D Nalapat, who holds the UNESCO Peace Chair, will be present at both the inaugural and valedictory sessions. GCPAS Director Prof Varadesh Hiregange, there will be four special sessions by eminent writers – Prof Shiv Visvanathan (Ecosophy, Art and Peace in the time of pandemic), Sri Sudheendra Kulkarni (Possibilities of International Peace: A Gandhian Approach), Prof Manu Chakravarthy (The Cosmos and Human Consciousness: Metaphysical Explorations through Cinema), Prof Bashabi Fraser (Tagore and Environment: Philosophical Praxis).

Fujifilm India Announces Strategic Partnership With Insight Group To Expand Its Graphic Arts Business

Fujifilm India Pvt. Ltd, a pioneer in imaging technologies, and Insight Print Communications Pvt. Ltd. (Insight Group), one of the most diverse organizations in the Graphic Arts Industry have come together for a strategic partnership to innovate and expand top-of-the-class solutions for the Graphic Arts portfolio.

In a world full of printing system suppliers, Fujifilm and Insight’s combination of expertise will create a unique synergy from the new alliance. Earning the trust of graphic professionals worldwide over time, Fujifilm has taken a lead in providing reliable and convenient solutions that raise productivity and quality. And Insight with its 30 years of expertise, is regarded as a leader in the Indian printing industry that has transformed the industry from merely utilitarian to inspirational.

Commenting on the partnership, Mr. Kentaro Imafuku, Head of Department, Graphic Arts, Fujifilm India stated that, “We are delighted to partner with Insight which aims to deliver highest quality standards in customer understanding and service support and provide world-class product & solutions to the printing industry in India. At Fujifilm India, our greatest strength lies in providing a total worldwide service from system configuration to strategy planning and technical support. This strength drives our technical innovation, enabling us to contribute to the development of the Graphic Arts industry. With this announcement, we want to foster collaboration and create various futuristic platforms in the graphic arts segment beginning this financial year.”

“At Insight, we promote many great solutions for the graphic arts industry in the Indian market. With Fujifilm’s diverse offerings – we enhance our range. With our India wide network, we are optimistic that this collaboration will help us strengthen our commitment of transforming the printing segment in India. With our combined vision to understand the needs of our customers and provide appropriate solutions we believe this association will enhance the value we bring to the market.” - Added Mr. Ajay Aggarwal, MD and CEO of Insight.

Fujifilm already has products for various segments of the printing industry successfully running across the world. Through this alliance, the brand aims to leverage Insight’s longstanding relationship with the Indian print industry that spans almost two generations of entrepreneurs. During this collaboration, choosing the right products considering market demand and customers’ expectations will be a key focus area for both. They plan to work together by launching digital solutions for key segments like Commercial, Publishing and Labels industry.

As part of this partnership, Fujifilm aims to work with Insight on various futuristic platforms in the graphic arts segment beginning FY21-22. It further plans to expand this partnership in a phased manner.

Keysight Technologies Expands Cellular Vehicle To Everything (C-V2X) Test Solutions Across The Automotive Workflow

* Enables developers to understand, integrate, and deploy new technologies that deliver advanced safety features

Keysight Technologies, Inc. (NYSE: KEYS), a leading technology company that delivers advanced design and validation solutions to help accelerate innovation to connect and secure the world, announced the new Keysight C-V2X Autonomous Drive Emulation (ADE) solution, which enables functional, protocol and radio frequency (RF) measurements on 3GPP Release14 C-V2X devices from the Keysight UXM 5G Wireless Test platform.

Achieving the goal of fully autonomous driving involves the development of highly complex software infused with artificial intelligence (AI) that can correctly interpret and act upon streams of real-time data from the surrounding infrastructure and from arrays of in-vehicle-based sensors. Thorough verification of the functionality, performance and safety of these systems will depend on detailed simulation and testing in the lab.

Keysight is committed to helping developers understand, integrate and deploy new technologies that enable advanced safety features, including hardware-in-the-loop, (HIL) closed loop systems, which the automotive industry uses to emulate the vehicle systems that surround and connect to any newly developed components. Keysight's C-V2X ADE solution on the UXM 5G Wireless Test platform supports a range of test types that will support future releases of 5G new radio (NR) C-V2X, to ensure investment protection including:

Transmitter Testing: Power, error-vector magnitude (EVM), frequency accuracy, in-band emissions, adjacent channel leakage ratio (ACLR).

Receiver Testing: Sensitivity, maximum input level, adjacent-channel selectivity.

Protocol Testing: Ensure correct PC5 link protocol, V2X message types and content are sent and received. Comprehensive coverage of C-V2X and LTE protocol test cases for GCF and PTCRB device certification testing.

Application Layer Testing: Incorporate application-level testing that integrates C-V2X scenarios with HIL systems.

"As the trend towards autonomous vehicles is continuously gaining momentum, the complexities for non-line-of-sight test cases and drive emulation scenarios are becoming increasingly important," said Thomas Goetzl, vice president and general manager of Keysight's Automotive & Energy Solutions business unit. "Keysight's C-V2X ADE solution will enable automotive engineering teams to emulate and verify complex closed-loop drive scenarios in a lab environment under controlled and repeatable test conditions to maximize safety for passengers and road users alike."

Keysight's C-V2X ADE solution with the UXM 5G Wireless Test platform provides an environment emulator for in-lab testing versus realistic roadway scenarios, from mundane to one-in-a-million. Using total scene generation, it exercises advanced driver-assistance systems (ADAS) software using time-synchronized inputs to the actual sensors, enabling customers to:

Validate the system performance earlier in the development cycle and enhance validation with synchronous testing of communication-based systems with application-level testing that integrates C-V2X scenarios with HIL systems.

Leverage the flexibility of the platform to add relevant sensor types and expand as sensor systems and test requirements evolve.

Reduce integration costs by leveraging an existing test environment and workflow, protecting investments in HIL systems and 3D modelers via an open ADE architecture.

Verify performance relative to the relevant intelligent transportation system (ITS) stack, ensuring accurate communication to and from the vehicle, covering cases for all major regions: China, Europe, and the United States.

Use 24/7 regression testing to ensure the quality of future updates as well as consistent testing of features and updates that are released post- start of production. 

About Keysight Technologies

Keysight delivers advanced design and validation solutions that help accelerate innovation to connect and secure the world. Keysight’s dedication to speed and precision extends to software-driven insights and analytics that bring tomorrow’s technology products to market faster across the development lifecycle, in design simulation, prototype validation, automated software testing, manufacturing analysis, and network performance optimization and visibility in enterprise, service provider and cloud environments.  Our customers span the worldwide communications and industrial ecosystems, aerospace and defense, automotive, energy, semiconductor and general electronics. Keysight generated revenues of $4.2B in fiscal year 2020. 

Healthcare Startup Onelife Nutriscience Pvt Ltd Raises Funding From Lasons India Pvt Ltd

Mumbai-based  Nutraceutical healthcare company Onelife Nutriscience Pvt Ltd has raised an undisclosed amount of funding from India's leading pharmaceutical manufacturer Lasons India helmed by Mr Nevin Aggarwal, director at Lasons.  

Lasons  is one of the leading producers of Vitamin B3 (Niacin & Niacinamide) and specialty chemicals from India with exports to more than 100 countries including China.

On behalf of Lasons India Pvt Ltd, Mr Nevin Aggarwal said :“Onelife is a fast growing consumer healthcare brand focusing on preventive healthcare which is a growing market and need of the hour too. Covid has changed the consumer outlook towards good health and immunity and these are categories of focus for Onelife as well. Onelife is a good fit for us given the fact we are manufacturers of Vitamin B3 (API) and we understand the requirements of the consumers globally. We look forward to walking this road with Onelife and will partner with them on this journey in more ways than one.”

Onelife Nutriscience, which owns the consumer healthcare brand Onelife has raised funds from Lasons India yet again along with a successful round of funding with Wipro Consumer Care Ventures this year. Onelife which launched in 2019 today has over 100 products in the nutrition, wellness and beauty space with presence in more than 15 cities across West and North India as well as online. Onelife is geared up for its next level of growth post this round of capital. It will leverage the infused funds for geographical expansion, online & offline expansion, marketing and team building.

Onelife has a diverse set of offerings focusing on wellness, immunity, and overall nutraceutical segment. The company will use the funds for its next level of growth.