Month: November 2019

  GLOBUS Infocom, a ‘Make in India’ brand and one of the most innovatory organizations that provides advanced technological solutions, participated in the 22nd India International Security Expo 2019 held from 3 to 5 October 2019 in Pragati Maidan, New Delhi to showcase their innovative products in the field of security and surveillance. Rajnath Singh, Minister of Defense, Government of India who visited the expo dropped in the Globus Infocom booth and saw their displays. He discussed with Kiran Dham, CEO – Globus Infcom about the defence and homeland security products displayed and more. Expressing her views, Kiran said, “We are honoured to have hosted Mr. Rajnath Singh at the India International Security Expo, and I am delighted for his gracious presence at the Globus Infocom display in particular. He asked about the surveillance products that we manufacture, and also appreciated the work and high end technology that we are offering in India.” The Minister said, “India cannot remain dependent on imported weapons for long and we need to align with the country’s plans to become a superpower.” IISE is a business platform offering opportunities for forging partnerships, joint ventures, B2B, and showcase of capabilities, products and services in defence and home land security by India as well as foreign companies and much more. Globus Infocom is one of the most trusted organizations with key focus on providing highly advanced, cost-effective and reliable technological solutions in the field of education technology, digital signage and display, and security and surveillance. It’s one of those Make in India brands which have its own highly equipped manufacturing facility. With the widest range of product offerings designed to cater to 21st century requirements, it has got the complete range of products registered on GeM (Government e-Market).  

nCipher Security, an Entrust Datacard company and provider of trust, integrity and control for business-critical information and applications, announces that its nShield Connect XC hardware security module (HSM) is now certified by the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS). Organizations in India now can protect their sensitive data, network communications and enterprise infrastructure from cyberattacks with a BIS-approved, high-assurance security foundation. India is one of the countries with the world’s highest HSM usage (54% against the global average of 47%), according to the 2019 Global Encryption Trends Study from the Ponemon Institute, driven by organizations embracing the cloud and new digital initiatives such as the internet of things (IoT), blockchain and digital payments. That number is expected to grow as the country embarks on its Digital India initiative, continues to roll out the Aadhaar biometric ID system, and furthers its smart cities mission. nShield HSMs are hardened, tamper-resistant appliances that perform functions including encryption, digital signing, and cryptographic key generation and protection. With their comprehensive capabilities, nShield HSMs support an extensive range of applications, including certificate authorities and code signing. As the national standards body of India, the BIS sets parameters for ensuring the quality, safety and reliability of products entering the Indian market, and is mandatory for many IT products, including HSMs. By earning BIS certification for nShield Connect XC HSMs, nCipher reaffirms its position as an HSM market leader, committed to helping customers meet compliance needs around the world. Over 1,000 organizations rely on nCipher HSMs, including 5 of the top 10 Fortune 100 companies. “nCipher has long championed best practices and industry standards. Achieving BIS certification demonstrates our commitment to the Indian market and to the highest security standards and compliance requirements,” said Philip Schreiber, Regional Director, Middle East, Africa and South Asia at nCipher Security, “We are pleased that the BIS has certified nCipher’s ability to meet its high cybersecurity standards.” nCipher nShield HSMs are also certified to FIPS-140-2 level 3 – a standard defined by the US National Institute of Standards and Technology and the most widely adopted security benchmark for cryptographic solutions in government and commercial enterprises, and the international Common Criteria EAL4+.  

HID Global® showcased its latest secured identity solutions at the recently held Smart Cards Expo 2019 in Delhi. HID Global for the first time in India unveiled its latest ID card retransfer printer, HID® FARGO® HDP6600 high definition printer/ encoder with breakthrough speed as well as GreenCircle® certification and the HID FARGO® Connect™, an industry’s first cloud-based solution that simplifies and streamlines the issuance of ID cards as well as credentials. HID Global also featured its OMNIKEY® readers, HID® Lumidigm® V-series fingerprint sensors and modules, iCLASS SE® and HID® Digital Persona single fingerprint modules and readers that help with tracking, meeting room bookings, monitoring of time-lines and attendance. The company conducted live demonstrations of its identity solutions on all three days of the expo. “India is a very important emerging market for HID Global and events like Smart Cards Expo offer us the perfect opportunity to showcase our latest products. Through such platforms, we can tap into the various market opportunities and continue to expand our market in Asia,” said Lalit Agarwal, Sales Head, South Asia Secure Issuance, HID Global. Products displayed at the SmartCard Expo 2019 Secured card personalization solutions: HID® FARGO® HDP6600 is a high definition printer/ encoder designed to save customers time, money and energy by cutting in half the time it takes to print the first ID card while doubling overall throughput as compared to many alternatives. Powerful cloud printing solution: HID® FARGO® Connect is a revolutionary cloud-based card issuance solution that takes seamless on-boarding and credential issuance to a new level. Contact, contactless & multi-interface readers: OMNIKEY® readers enable strong authentication to computer, network or cloud. These readers can support CCID driver and keyboard wedge mode; and are designed to support contact and contactless cards. Integrating mobility and connectivity: iCLASS SE® allow integrators to design third-party solutions that support mobility via near field communications (NFC) or bluetooth smart, alongside a full range of card technologies. The module’s dual frequency capability allows the simultaneous use of both high and low frequency credentials on the same reader for mixed credential applications. Superior biometric performance: HID® Lumidigm® V-series fingerprint sensors and modules combine convenient as well as reliable biometric authentication with va riety of security features including strong liveness detection, data encryption and tamper resistance to provide an exceptional user experience while eliminating fraud and protecting identities. Fast, reliable & flexible fingerprint readers: HID® Digital Persona single fingerprint modules and readers are compact optical or silicon reader that can meet both FIPS 201 PIV and mobile ID FAP 30 standards. Designed to satisfy the high-volume requirements of large-scale civil ID and commercial authentication applications, these readers are available with a software development kit (SDK) that provides flexible APIs to enable fast integration with a broad range of applications.  

Value Point Systems – A Digital Transformation Catalyst has recently launched a state-of-the-art Cyber Security Experience Centre (CSEC) powered by Cisco in Bengaluru. The new experience center inaugurated by Sameer Garde, President, Cisco India & SAARC, will be showcasing Cisco solutions and allied managed services that enable Value Point customers to build and manage cyber security platforms specific to their business requirements. CSEC will further highlight simulated real-time scenarios specific to various verticals or customers, and also enable its customers to get both advanced and hands-on understanding of the entire gamut of Cisco’s security solutions. Speaking at the inauguration, R S Shanbhag, Chairman and CEO, Value Point Systems said, “As Value Point is moving ahead at a much quicker pace in partnering and supporting customers to swiftly follow the respective digital roadmaps and adopt latest technologies, we play a key role in helping them build capabilities in cyber securities. To ensure that our customers efficiently address the challenges of today’s and future requirement of digitization, we are leveraging Cisco’s expertise for security solutions and have showcased them at the new CSEC.” Today, with the increasing volume, frequency, complexity, severity and impact of cyber-attacks across networks, applications and endpoints, the cyber security market is growing exponentially across the globe. Organizations are gearing up to adopt best practices to address advanced cyber threats and vulnerabilities. Vishak Raman, Director, Security Business, CISCO – India & SAARC said, “The security portfolio is getting into a platform theory extending across network, cloud and endpoint. There is now a need for strong customer experience to understand the power of this integration which led to the genesis of the Value Point’s Cybersecurity Experience Centre. Simulation of the entire Cisco security portfolio’s live working is showcased and customers appreciate the power of integration where they can see attack detection and remediation.” He added, “Cisco’s cybersecurity business is US$3.4 billion globally and is growing more than 17% as of last year. There has been a 70% conversion from customers with standalone system opting for integrated platform. Secondly ELAs (Enterprise License Agreements) has gone up by 30%. Thirdly, time to detect an attack has reduced significantly, from 10.5 hours to 3.5 hours.” Ashok Prabhu, Chief Executive – Sales, Value Point Systems remarked, “CSEC is unique as it is designed based on industry vertical case studies, enabling customers not only to simulate real-time solutions across verticals and use cases, but also to showcase to their customer’s specific requirements.” CSEC exhibits use cases on network visibility & security, optimal security over digital network, and secured enhanced protection across entities in the enterprise, banking and retail/ e-commerce verticals. Going forward, CSEC, both on-premise and remote, will continue to add verticals and use cases portfolio based on customer feedback. Speaking at the inauguration, Sameer Garde said, “As security threats become more complex and persistent, they pose a serious, ongoing challenge. Value Point’s Security Experience Center showcases how customers can prepare themselves to combat new-age cyber threats. We are excited about this initiative and committed to helping our customers secure their digital businesses.”  

Milestone Systems has appointed Ritesh Deokar as the Country Manager of India. The appointment is a strategically important move for the company, adding valuable experience and expertise which complement Milestone Systems’ ambitious expansion plans in the region. I am very excited to come to a leading global company like Milestone Systems, at a time when there is so much happening in the video management and surveillance industry in India. There is enormous potential for Milestone Systems’ open platform VMS solution and my extensive contacts across the IT and security markets here will certainly give us some great scope to forge new alliances, build new solutions and really take the company forward across the region. – Ritesh Deokar Country Manager for India, Milestone System Ritesh joins the company from a senior management position at Larsen & Toubro Infotech (LTI), where he was responsible for global alliances. Prior to that, he was employed as national alliance manager at Wipro Limited, and has extensive experience working within the ICT sector in India. His diverse background in both technology and security will be of significance to Milestone Systems’ growth in the region. Jordan Cullis, Director for APAC at Milestone Systems said, “The fact that Ritesh brings a converged security and technology skill set to the company fits perfectly with our needs. Video management has evolved far past the point where it exists purely as a standalone technology, and to fully harness the power of an open VMS platform like Milestone Systems, our leaders need to understand and work with the myriad of technologies that integrate with our solutions.” Ritesh received his MBA from Nagpur University, and is fluent in four languages – Hindi, English, Kannada and Marathi. He will be based in Bengaluru. Milestone Systems has committed to an ambitious growth strategy in the region, backed by a global plan to increase their innovation capacity by 45 percent.  

Banking and securities sector in India continues to increase its investments in digital business. Its spending on IT in India will total $11 billion in 2020, an increase of 9.1% from 2019, according to the latest forecast by Gartner, Inc. Banking and securities organizations are investing in emerging digital technologies such as artificial intelligence (AI) and blockchain, not only to create new product offerings but also to respond to evolving customer demands. “As an example, the transition to a cashless society aided by newer digital payment channels is creating opportunities for new digital technology investments in the sector,” said Ali Merji, Senior Research Director at Gartner. Respondents to the 2019 global Gartner CIO Survey identified AI and machine learning as the number one game changing technology at 27% followed by data analytics, including predictive analytics at 20%. “CIOs in this sector continue to adopt digital technologies that will improve existing products and services. Technologies such as biometric authentication, machine learning, chatbots are increasingly preferred by CIOs to deliver an enhanced user experience and enable digitalization of the sector,” added Mr. Merji. Biometrics and automation boost IT spending According to Gartner’s ‘Hype Cycle for Digital Banking Transformation 2019,’ biometric technology will impact up to 20% of banking organizations in the next two to five years. “In India, biometric technology adoption saw a boost after the introduction of Aadhaar, a unique 12-digit identification number that links citizens’ bank accounts to their biometric data and mobile numbers,” continued Mr. Merji. Biometric authentication such as touch ID is a common way of using passwordless authentication and is widely deployed in mobile banking. “Biometrics eliminates the hassle of remembering passwords and makes the banking experience more secure and seamless. This is one of the key factors that influenced 83% of surveyed global CIOs in the banking and securities sector to indicate that they will continue investing in biometrics with either the same level of investment or by going beyond the current level in the next two years,” said Mr. Merji, “Seven in 10 Indian financial services firms are actively experimenting with biometrics or have already deployed it in their organization in some capacity.” According to the 2019 Gartner CIO survey, technology leaders in banking place a higher priority on legacy modernization than they in other industries. While user-facing digitalization efforts are critical to delivering a complete digital experience to customers, digitalization of internal processes is necessary to support this initiative. Of the total technology investments being made in the Indian banking sector, 23% are for digitalization of internal services. This investment is expected to grow by 9% over the next two years. “One of the critical challenges that troubles Indian banking and securities CIOs is connecting legacy digital systems to modern IT setups without interrupting the flow of data,” concluded Mr. Merji, “In a bank, customer data moves across multiple departments for even the simplest of processes such as opening a new bank account. Automation of these back-office processes can reduce the response time, ensure data continuity and secure data transfers, and at the same time deliver an enhanced user experience.” Additional advice on how to drive business performance will be presented during Gartner IT Symposium/ Xpo 2019, the world’s most important gathering of CIOs and other IT executives. IT executives rely on Gartner IT Symposium/ Xpo to gain insight into how their organizations can use IT to overcome business challenges and improve operational efficiency.  

Prama Hikvision participated in the recently held Retail Technology Conclave (ReTechCon) 2019 in Mumbai to showcase its artificial intelligence solution for retail application based on advance video analytics. They also took part in the conference called ‘Future Focus: Rethinking Retail with RPA, AI & ML’ held during the conclave. The theme for the two-day conclave hosted by the Retailers Association of India (RAI) was ‘Technology-driven leadership – the algorithm of Success.’ “Hikvision’s AI based smart retail solution equipped with deep learning algorithms were showcased at ReTechCon 2019. Many Retailers were keen to know how Prama Hikvision’s research and development effort is helping the retail business operation through retail AI based solutions. We got a good response from the retailers community to do proof of concept (PoC) for Hikvision AI product range. There is a lot of interest in deep learning technology and business intelligence functions for retail support including people-counting, heat mapping, queue detection and face recognition,” said Ashish Dhakan, MD & CEO, Prama Hikvision India Pvt. Ltd. K. Dakhara, Vertical Head – Retail, Logistics, Warehouse, Gems & Jewellery, Prama Hikvision India Pvt. Ltd., gave insights about futuristic solution on retail technology based on robotic process automation (RPA), artificial intelligence (AI), deep leaning and machine leaning algorithm during a panel discussion on ‘Future Focus: Rethinking Retail with RPA, AI & ML.’ He further explained how RPA, AI & ML technologies are an extension of existing technology and leverage to retailers for coping up on cut throat competition where margins are going to be thinner and customer expectation increasing day by day. With the example of Hikvision’s robotic automation and AI based solution, he explained how technology can increase the operational efficiency and be useful to provide personalized service to customers. He said, “Current trends and technology-driven leadership can become algorithm of success in retail business.” The latest products and AI based solutions showcased included facial recognition, gender analysis, footfall count, heat map analysis, SKU analysis, queue management, VIP greetings on digital signage, CCTV integration with POS, packet tracking, invoice reading, integrated solution for CCTV, intrusion and fire, loss prevention solution, access control, time & attendance, Hikvision’s consumer product range, amazon alexa integrated ipc range and central monitoring, and command and control system. The event was the preferred platform for the release of several products and a report by RAI and ValueFirst titled ‘Technology driven leadership in Retail,’ that helps in understanding the state of retail and supply chain in the Indian marketing context. For Prama Hikvision, Retail Technology Conclave 2019 proved to be a suitable platform for showcasing the cutting-edge retail artificial intelligence solutions.  

Prama Hikvision, India’s leading security and surveillance solution provider, participated in the 14th edition of Automation Expo 2019 to showcase its innovative solutions for the fast growing automation sector. The automation show, recently held at Bombay Exhibition Centre, Mumbai, attracted a record number of exhibitors from over two dozen countries. Commenting on the participation, Ashish P. Dhakan, MD & CEO, Prama Hikvision India Pvt. Ltd., said, “At the Automation India Expo, we displayed Hikvision’s innovative solutions in the machine vision system category including area scan camera, line scan camera, 3D camera, smart camera, vision box, FA lens, light source and software. These solutions are relevant to industry segments including semiconductor, medical and pharma, auto parts, drinking/ food, electronic connector, printing, solar cells, logistics and 3C products.” The exhibition had on display a vast array of products and innovations from global leaders in the field of industrial automation, now entering the era of Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT). The show was inaugurated in the presence of the Chief Guest – Naushad Forbes, Co-Chairman Forbes Marshall Group, and other dignitaries. The exhibition had the concurrent events like CEO Summit, Industrial Internet of things (IIoT) Conference and Safety Automation Conclave. The four-day event had on display state-of-the-art products and cutting edge technologies from the field of process automation and control systems, factory automation, industrial automation, field instrumentation, smart sensors and controllers, robotics and machine automation, motors and drives, software solutions, bus technologies, wireless technologies, building automation, automation in hydraulics and pneumatics, automation in renewable energy, and safety and security systems. Hikvision booth at the Automation Expo got good response from relevant visitors and delegates.  

Athenta Technologies, a leading product company specializing in integrated infrastructure management business is championing to connecting non-IT and IT Infrastructure entities for end to end monitoring, management and control. By the help of Athenta solutions, the companies can now address and keep an immaculate vigil so that the equipment performs as per their expectations and SLA ensuring high-end performance. The company offers state-of-the-art next-generation products for comprehensively and cohesively managing all aspect of the infrastructure – IT, building, industrial controls and energy. It helps optimize operational expenses, enhance customer experience, improve profitability, and reduce your carbon footprint in a cost-efficient manner. Athenta has also developed innovative solutions across every class of infrastructure management – IT and networks, energy and SCADA – based on their ground breaking AES platform that provides a unified environment to manage all classes of infrastructure. It holistically enables effective communication between the disparate subsystems and devices for proactively alerting the operations staff on any performance degradations or change in status. This is done while instantly making them aware of the cause of the degradation so that the equipment or the system could be changed or repaired. The products enable the customers to monitor and manage their infrastructure whether it’s facility, IT compute or operations, in real-time. They have an ‘open framework,’ to integrate with any vendor equipment and devices, or any third-party tools or applications. It has both northbound and southbound gateway integration capabilities. This facility allows the administrator to have seamless data sharing to build a collaborative decision-making system by integrating with any third-party system, existing in the customer premises. Athenta’s solution has an inbuilt device certification mechanism which would allow adding new equipment in the environment, without worrying about its manageability in sync with the other equipment. It also provides web-based consoles, which will headend all the proposed safety and security system. The integration enables viewing of all the systems through icons on the software. Upon selection of each icon, the screen for the respective system appears on the ICMS Workstation. The products have a smart software-embedded hardware which are easy to handle using simple ‘UI,’ also called ‘HawkEYE.’ It monitors and controls various infrastructure elements seamlessly through a single unified framework which can include – servers, networks, communication backbone, applications, databases, storages, wireless, CCTV, transformers, breakers, energy, fire – safety and security, pumps, AFC, DG’s etc. Athenta Appliance provides ‘manager of managers’ view that enables distributed environments to be managed with ease on single platform and on a single Windows. Key functionalities managed by Athenta Centralized monitoring and reporting of the energy utilities, safety and security equipment. Integrated helpdesk/ trouble ticketing system with the problem and resolution management. Efficient technology management to ensure optimum productivity of resources – cutting edge man and machine interface. To ensure that all safety and security devices are ready to handle any emergency. Complete fault management system with the support of topology view and aid for root cause identifications. An integrated fault and performance management system.