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Child and women safety, local crimes, terrorism and other security threats around the country are generating a high demand for advanced CCTV solutions that can help detect threats, and protect lives and assets. Ashok Subramaniam analyses some of the trends that are helping reshape the security industry. Security is today a huge issue. As technology advances, the nature and intensity …

Graduating startups have witnessed significant growth, acquired high profile clients and received investments during the intensive four-month program The GenNext Innovation Hub is a joint initiative of two leading companies, Reliance Industries Limited (RIL) and Microsoft Ventures to develop the startup community across India. The event held in Mumbai, saw the startups showcase their businesses to more than 200 venture …

 SAP Techniversity Bangalore, the annual premier SAP technology, education, and training conference created expressly for students is being hosted at the Bangalore International Exhibition Centre on the 12th of March. This year, 1500 student attendees will experience how SAP drives innovation to the digital enterprise and how they can make a difference. The event kicks off with the launch of the SAP …

Tata Communications today announced its official association as the communications partner for TeamIndus, India’s only competitor in the $30 million Google Lunar XPRIZE, the largest international incentivised prize competition aimed at developing low-cost methods of robotic space exploration. The contest is challenging privately funded teams to safely land a spacecraft on the surface of the moon that travels at least …

MyGov, the citizen engagement platform of the Government of India announced the launch of a nation-wide contest to build a mobile app for the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO). This contest will be held across the country, at different institutions & colleges and will invite participation from people throughout India. Google will partner MyGov in this contest to build the PMO …

A host of technology companies and NASSCOM shared their budget reactions with us over the weekend. Here is an abridged collation of what the industry leaders said: NASSCOM: –        Central excise and service tax registration in two working days through online submissions including digitally signed invoices will ease business processes. –        Increasing the time limit to claim CENVAT credit from …

The Indian IT-ITES revenues stood at an all-time high of USD 118 billion and the industry is the largest private sector employer today. Expectations are high that a favorable business and investment environment gets created over and above sops. When an industry contributes about 8% to national GDP and has 23-25% share in exports, the sustenance and profitability of the …

~ Delhi, Hyderabad, Chennai and Chandigarh were the top malicious cities in the country ~ Specifically on the mobile front, Mumbai, Delhi, Chandigarh, Chennai and Gurgaon were the top mobile infected cities in the country Malware trends and the state of mobile threat landscape places cities like Delhi, Mumbai, Chandigarh, Hyderabad and Chennai straight as the focal point of the …

 Home automation solutions are still perceived as luxury and expensive solutions; builders   selling upscale homes use this as a USP today.  With prevalent focus on safety issues, there is a trigger for home automation around security.  There are challenges around integration, bandwidth and consistent power to make the home automation systems work.  Channel partners who bring technologies from abroad should see …

Desert Falcons, is a cyber-espionage group targeting multiple high profile organizations and individuals from Middle East countries. This actor is considered to be the first known Arabic group of cyber mercenaries to develop and run full-scale cyber-espionage operations. The campaign has been active for at least two years. The Desert Falcons started developing and building their operation in 2011, with …