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The Association of System Integrators and Retailers in Technology (ASIRT), one of India’s leading IT associations, held its Annual General Meeting (AGM) and Board Elections on September 25, 2024, at Hotel Parle International in Mumbai. Secretary Avinash Bankeraika opened the meeting by welcoming the general body and presenting the minutes from the 11th AGM, which were unanimously approved. Outgoing Chairman …

Happiest Minds Technologies Limited (NSE: HAPPSTMNDS), a digital and agile IT company, has introduced Secureline360, an advanced solution designed to enhance incident response and provide real-time cybersecurity visibility across various industries. Powered by AI-driven threat detection, Secureline360 offers unparalleled speed and accuracy in identifying and responding to cyber threats. With its proprietary SecAiGenie platform, the solution addresses even the most …

Sify Technologies has doubled the capacity of its National Long-Distance network, upgrading from 300G to 600G using Ciena’s optical technology. This enhancement connects Sify’s seven Metro Area Networks across India, beginning with an express route between Mumbai and New Delhi, and links key AI-ready data centers in Mumbai, Chennai, and Noida. The upgrade is in response to increasing bandwidth demand …

Zoom Video Communications, Inc. (NASDAQ: ZM) has officially introduced Zoom Phone in India, marking its first cloud-based phone service in the country. Licensed by India’s Department of Telecommunications (DoT), the service is now available starting with native India phone numbers in the Maharashtra Telecom Circle (Pune), with plans to expand to key regions such as Karnataka (Bangalore), Tamil Nadu (Chennai), …

Takuro Takeuchi has been appointed as the new Chief Representative of the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) India Office, effective from September 23, 2024. He succeeds Saito Mitsunori, who served in the role for three years and one month. With over 27 years of experience at JICA, Takeuchi has held prominent leadership positions, including his most recent role as Senior …

Agora, Inc. (NASDAQ: API), a leader in real-time engagement APIs, announced the release of its new Conversational AI SDK, integrated with OpenAI’s Realtime API. This integration enables developers to incorporate voice-driven AI interactions into apps, creating more natural conversational experiences for users across a variety of applications. “Real-time conversational AI is the future of enhancing consumer and business interactions with …

Akamai Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: AKAM), the cloud company driving and securing the online world, has introduced a native connector between its Akamai API Security and Akamai Connected Cloud. This new integration streamlines API traffic analysis by allowing customers to send copies of their Akamai Connected Cloud traffic directly to API Security, enabling swift threat detection and blocking. Rupesh Chokshi, Senior …

NetApp has announced new integrated solutions combining its intelligent data infrastructure with NVIDIA’s AI software to redefine enterprise retrieval augmented generation (RAG) and fuel advanced agentic AI applications. NetApp’s ONTAP data infrastructure, along with NVIDIA NeMo Retriever and NIM microservices, will enable enterprises to harness vast amounts of data across hybrid cloud environments to accelerate AI-driven innovation. The collaboration enhances …

Sophos, a leading global cybersecurity firm, has revealed that ransomware attacks on healthcare organizations have reached their highest level in four years. According to the “State of Ransomware in Healthcare 2024” report, two-thirds (67%) of healthcare institutions experienced ransomware attacks in the past year, a significant rise from 60% in 2023. This increase is in contrast to the overall decline …

F5 and NetApp have announced an expanded partnership aimed at accelerating and simplifying enterprise AI deployments through secure multicloud networking and advanced data management solutions. The collaboration integrates F5’s Distributed Cloud Services with NetApp’s data management technology to enhance the deployment of large language models (LLMs) across hybrid cloud environments. This partnership enables enterprises to implement Retrieval Augmented Generation (RAG) …