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Tata Tele Business Services (TTBS), leading enabler of connectivity and cloud solutions for businesses in India has won the prestigious ‘Innovation in Data Intelligence’ award by IDC Industry Innovation Awards 2021, which recognises and celebrates pioneers in the technology industry. TTBS’s Marketing Automation Project – Oracle Eloqua-a technology program which leveraged previously unused or non-quantifiable data resulting in intelligence and impact to business by way of revenue, cost, or experience enhancement led towards achieving this victory. The IDC Industry Innovation Awards seek to recognize organizations and technology leaders of tomorrow who have driven change through the application of technology to improve their business performance in specific industry verticals and areas of business. “We are feeling highly honoured and proud. At TTBS, our focus has always been on customer centricity and to better understand the requirements of businesses and their applications. The IDC award is a testament to the efforts of the Tata Tele team, towards innovation and creativity to constantly transform our business” Vishal Rally Senior Vice-President, Product & Marketing, Tata Teleservices With Oracle Eloqua, TTBS has automated its core marketing functions around data management and campaigns. TTBS teams can now create and run multi-channel campaigns at the click of a button, all seamlessly integrated with Email, Social, Events, Website etc. The ability to personalize content, based on buyer persona drives awareness and optimizes the demand generation engine to truly create unique experiences at scale. The solution also enables to track customer journeys across various touchpoints, create a digital body language and also bring in the non-digital offline attributes to measure effectiveness of each of the marketing channel and build advanced attribution models in accordance with organizational priorities. Overall, it has helped the teams to run focused campaigns to better serve the targeted SMB sector, reduce time to market and increase customer engagement. In its eight year, the IDC Industry Innovation Award 2021 recognizes the realization of the transformative journey that organizations have gone through leveraging digital technologies to reinvent and innovate. The multi-disciplinary panel of judges evaluate each entry based on revenue, cost, or productivity impact. TTBS has taken several initiatives in the recent times to empower enterprises with innovative and reliable solutions as they move up the digital transformation curve. The company has strengthened its portfolio of enterprise grade solutions such as Smartflo – an advanced cloud communication suite; SmartOffice® – a one-box start-up kit with voice, data, apps and storage, SD-WAN iFLX – an intelligently flexible solution (built on Fortinet’s platform) for network optimization, EZ Cloud Connect – a dedicated private network gateway to public clouds, Ultra-Lola, Smart Internet leased line with built-in security and manageability, collaboration solutions, IoT solutions, cloud applications, and a comprehensive suite of cyber security solutions across industries. It has also partnered with Zoom Video Communications, Inc. to offer world-class unified communication solutions to enterprises. All these solutions appropriately address the needs arising out of a distributed and remote working environment and enable customers to maintain business continuity in a flexible, scalable, and secure manner.  

Fortinet® a global player in broad, integrated and automated cybersecurity solutions, recently announced that Fortinet has again been named a Visionary in the 2021 Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for Enterprise Wired and Wireless LAN Infrastructure for the second year in a row. Fortinet believes that this recognition is in part due to its ability to offer customers an intelligent Local Area Network (LAN) Edge solution that delivers a robust set of features – including built-in Network Access Control (NAC) – and integrated, pervasive security with simplified management supported by artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning. By offering customers a LAN Edge solution that takes a security-driven networking approach, Fortinet enables organizations to tightly integrate their network infrastructure and security architecture to more easily deliver new digital innovation outcomes, allowing IT teams to focus on strategic initiatives rather than spending time managing common network issues. “By taking a security-driven networking approach, Fortinet’s LAN Edge solution delivers robust security features and simplified management with AI and machine learning to support customers’ digital innovation initiatives. We believe that being recognized as a Visionary in the Enterprise Wired and Wireless LAN Infrastructure Magic Quadrant for the second year in a row is a testament to Fortinet’s ongoing commitment to innovate, break down technology silos, and deliver intelligent, integrated networking and security solutions” Rajesh Maurya Regional Vice President, India & SAARC, at Fortinet Fortinet Delivers a Feature-Rich LAN Edge Solution With Fortinet’s LAN Edge solution, customers can realize the following benefits: Robust Security with Reduced TCO: By bundling all of its key features into the FortiGate next-generation firewall without the need for additional licenses, Fortinet’s LAN Edge solution reduces overall TCO and eliminates overlays to improve security and network visibility. No additional license or cost is required to enable LAN Edge management, and even network access control (NAC) features can be enabled and leveraged without the need for additional costly licenses. Simplified Management: Fortinet’s LAN Edge solution simplifies management by utilizing a single management platform – the Fortinet Fabric Management Center – for LAN and network security. Improved Performance: Fortinet’s LAN Edge solution leverages AI to reduce LAN complexity by centralizing LAN management and security functions into the FortiGate appliance. With a single view of complex LAN networks, IT teams are able to ensure fewer disruptions and better performance overall. Seamless integration across the Fortinet Security Fabric: The ability to share information across all network edges allows the Fortinet Security Fabric, the industry’s highest performing cybersecurity mesh platform, to deliver a fully holistic view of the network, from LAN to WAN to the cloud, and allows our intelligent management and artificial intelligence to leverage a broader set of data to make better-informed decisions. Fortinet remains committed to continued innovation in this mature market and believes that its LAN Edge solution stands apart as a result of its focus on features over licensing, security by design, and platform integration with built-in intelligence that addresses digital innovation requirements.  

Hikvision India has recently introduced Smart Boom Barrier Solutions, these new launches include DS-TMG51X series barrier gate in the premier segment and DS-TMG4BX series barrier gate in the economy segment. “India’s road infrastructure and highway network are rapidly developing with new toll plazas. The demand is emanating from the housing sector, which requires the state-of-the-art Smart Boom Barrier Solutions in residential housing complexes. Hikvision’s Smart Boom Barrier Solutions are very useful value additions to the premier and economy segments. We are sure these Smart Boom Barrier Solutions are going to add value to the security of Toll Plazas and housing complexes,” said Ashish P. Dhakan, MD and CEO, Prama Hikvision India Pvt. Ltd. DS-TMG51X series barrier gate is applicable to entrance and exit management. It is widely used in road toll station, parking lot, community, enterprise entrance and exit etc. to manage the entering and exiting of vehicles and record vehicle passing times. It can be controlled automatically via parking lot management system, or via handle, remote controller, buttons etc. The key feature of this Smart Boom Barrier Solution include: DC frequency conversion. The rising and falling speeds can be adjusted independently. The boom pole can rise in high-speed to let the vehicle pass quickly. The boom pole can fall in low speed to avoid hitting vehicle and pedestrian. High protection level. The chassis is produced with 2mm cold rolled steel sheets in numerically-controlled precision. The surface is coated with plastic powder which is anti-UV, antistatic, non-peeling, and non-fading. The dustproof and waterproof level conforms to IP54. Multiple control modes. Rising priority. The boom pole can be controlled via relay, remote controller, and software command. Multiple anti-hitting modes via induction, IR, pressure wave etc. The boom pole direction is adjustable from left to right, or from right to left. Anti-condensation. The electric motor is in low consumption even when the barrier gate is not in working status, which will keep the motor in normal temperature. So even in cold weather, the lube will not be frozen to guarantee the normal running of barrier gate. Auto lock. Even when the power is cut off, one can use tool to keep the barrier gate working. Embedded with vehicle detector which can cooperate with the coils to trigger the boom pole to rise when a vehicle is passing and avoid hitting the vehicle. DS-TMG4BX series barrier gate is applicable to entrance and exit management. It is widely used in road toll station, parking lot, community, enterprise entrance and exit, etc. to manage the entering and exiting of vehicles and record vehicle passing times. It can be controlled automatically via parking lot management system, or via remote control. Its key features include: Hand wheel on motor design. When power fails, rotate the handwheel to raise or lower the pole. Three buttons to control the boom pole to rise, fall, or stop. Contactless monitoring with more accurate control and more stable running. Multiple interfaces, connectable to IR cable (low level signal input), induction, and toll connection system. Simple wiring. No need to arrange or distribute cables. Wireless remote control via 430.5MHz remote controller. Strong environment adaptability. It can be used safely in -30°C environment.   Radar Detector make object detection easy for vehicle access control: As an important part of vehicle access system, object detection is commonly required to detect vehicles and pedestrians, and then link to camera for license plate recognition or barrier gate control. Radar Detector is a smarter option than traditional Loop Detectors and Infrared Detectors for object detection to enable vehicle access control. Anti-fall Radar and Trigger Radar give impressive performance. Anti-fall radar can detect vehicles, non-motorized vehicle and pedestrians, and protect them from being hit by the barrier gate. Trigger radar can detect vehicles accurately. These radars have easy installation process and high reliability. They are side-mounted, highly adaptable and reliable with scene self-learning capabilities. They are based on microwave high-precision positioning technology with lower false alarm rate. DS-TMG033 Series Barrier Gate Anti-Fall Radar, with the modern microwave and high-speed digital signal processing technology, features in high precision, free debugging, high reliability, etc. It can be applied in parking lot and entrance and exit of underground garage to effectively avoid the arm of the barrier gate falling down when there is vehicle or pedestrian passing. It plays an important role of the intelligent parking system.  Also Read:- Hikvision India Premieres Latest Solutions for Transport Security, Traffic Safety and Smart Mobility at TrafficInfraTech

Monitoring greater distances where focusing on details is important can be a challenging task with a wide-angle lens. To simplify video monitoring and deliver results in such scenarios, Matrix offers their Project series IP cameras. The IP cameras are offered in fixed as well as manual varifocal and motorized varifocal variants. For greater distances, the motorized varifocal variant fits perfectly as the user can focus on a particular region of interest in the video footage. The lens allows the user to adjust the depth in the footage as well as the angle of view. Crafted with superior video surveillance technologies one can expect superior footage quality even in low-lighting situations. Apart from this, the superior components used in the build of the product ensures it performs in challenging environments and weather conditions. The product conforms to national as well as international standards such as CE, FCC, BIS and Ingress Protection (IP66). Finally, intelligent video analytics ensure real-time notifications to deliver proactive security round the clock. Key features  Sony STARVIS series back-illuminated sensor. Clear images in even in low lighting. Focal length: 2.7mm – 13.5mm. Superlative image with WDR (120dB). High signal-to-noise ratio (73dB). H.265 compression technology. Night vision upto 50 meters. SD card support upto 512 GB. Video analytics with alerts.  

Dataiku, the platform for Everyday AI, recently announced new AI governance and oversight as part of the company’s unified AI platform to allow organizations to scale analytics and AI initiatives under one centralized control tower. Dataiku 10 features a built-in suite of tools to help IT operators and data scientists automatically evaluate, monitor, and compare models under development or in production. In addition, also added in Dataiku 10, organizations can deliver value faster with packaged industry solutions, dedicated workspaces for business users, and accelerators for exploratory data analysis, geospatial analytics, and computer vision. Examples of newly available Dataiku solutions across industries include market basket analysis, product recommendations, plant electricity and CO2 emission forecasting, and real estate pricing, with more in the works. With the rapid adoption of AI, AI governance has become a major pain point for every industry, as it was never designed to manage the copious amounts of data we see today or the democratization of machine learning (ML). From CMOs to CFOs, data is crucial to any organization’s ability to allow employees in all departments to make impactful business decisions. However, without a modern data governance strategy, today’s organizations are opening themselves up to unnecessary risks. “The new risk and value assessment capabilities in AI governance plans allow businesses to assess and manage projects across multiple divisions, which now brings together IT leaders, product managers, operations and more. These departments have historically worked in silos, but data has made it imperative to break down these silos,” said Ritu Jyoti, Group Vice President, AI and Automation Research at IDC, “As all industries have scaled usage of AI and ML, it’s no longer the sole domain of data scientists and IT managers, but a requirement of the C-suite and more to be able to access and understand. The only way to make this happen is to have one simple language for how departments manage MLOps, creating a consistent framework and approach for every project.” “We’ve always believed that to scale AI, organizations need to enlist non-experts to the cause and bring more people into the fold to ensure project success. Dataiku 10 helps make that a reality,” said Clément Stenac, CTO and Co-founder at Dataiku, “This latest version is focused on governance, MLOps, and industry solutions that increase involvement from AI-adjacent roles such as IT operators, risk managers, project managers, and domain experts.” Today’s announcement is the most significant update to the Everyday AI platform, focused on three core functionalities and themes: 1. MLOps – Safely scale with oversight for analytics and AI initiatives Dataiku 10 introduces enhancements to its MLOps suite of tools to help IT operators and data scientists evaluate, monitor, and compare ML models, whether under development or in production. Automatic drift analysis and enhanced what-if simulations give teams better visibility into the behavior and performance of live models. 2. Governance and oversight AI Governance in Dataiku provides a dedicated watchtower in Dataiku where AI program and project leads, risk managers, and key stakeholders can systematically govern projects and models and oversee progress across the entire AI portfolio. Customers will be able to see all their models in a central model registry – regardless of whether they were developed natively in Dataiku or externally using tools like MLflow. Structured frameworks for project workflows, approvals, and project qualification provide superior AI oversight for enterprise customers. 3. Deliver value faster with business solutions and accelerators Organizations can accelerate speed to value by leveraging our off-the-shelf projects for various vertical use cases that customers can adapt and apply for their own purposes. Examples of advanced tools include new geospatial analytics, native deep learning capabilities, assisted data exploration, and enhanced visual interactive insights.  

iValue InfoSolutions, India’s premium technology aggregator, recently announced their alliance with Cloudera, the enterprise data cloud company. Cloudera’s open-source hybrid cloud platform is widely adopted in the world. It offers enterprises one place to store, access, process, secure, and analyze all their data across public and private clouds as well as on-premises, empowering them to extend the value of existing investments while enabling fundamental new ways to derive value from their data for greater flexibility, performance, speed, and control. “This partnership with iValue will empower even more organisations to achieve business outcomes by leveraging data analytics. Our combined unique solutions are tailored to enable enterprises to harness the full potential of their data at every stage of the data lifecycle within a secure and governed framework. We look forward to continuing working with iValue to support businesses on their transformation journeys to cloud adoption” Vinod Ganesan Regional Sales Director at Cloudera India iValue has always given preference to the optimization & transformation area, leveraging Customer Life Cycle and Product Life Cycle Adoption frameworks. As a top value-added distributor, iValue fosters innovation through delivering integrated offerings that power data, network & application (DNA) management for enterprises. It helps organisations look at and reimagine their existing IT infrastructure smartly, efficiently & effectively. iValue has an added advantage of having top 100 brands as a loyal customer base across more than eight verticals, with 5x times market growth and a robust team in 13+ locations. Being a premier enabler, iValue has endured, to consistently partner with the right mix of widespread and niche technology providers to help customers in their transformational journey. Its penchant to select the right partner and aid its customers with niche and trustworthy solutions has helped them grow relentlessly fostering the trust of their 5,000+ customers. “Data is the new oil and enterprises need a new approach to use the data being generated at their end to take necessary steps to advance their business prospectus. iValue is happy to associate with Cloudera and introduce its data platform advantages to its customers and client base. Customer success is driven by the data analysis done using Cloudera’s platform that is being used by many enterprises. In fact, in one of the recent engagements, Cloudera has expressed its support for improving US cybersecurity using data analytics, this shows the expertise and sophistication they bring to the data analytics vertical” Amarjeet Singh Manchanda Vice President – DC & Cloud, iValue InfoSolutions Organizations need a new approach to handle the data they generate and an enterprise data cloud unlocks the power of their data to serve customers better, operate with greater efficiency and strengthen security to protect the business. Cloudera has multiple products under its Cloudera Data Platform that strengthen enterprise-class security and data governance in the cloud, without any silos and vendor lock-in. Using these products – CDP Hybrid Cloud, CDP Private Cloud, Data Engineering, Dataflow, Data Hub etc., Cloudera connects processes throughout the data life cycle from the Edge to AI for organisations to extract insights from their data.  

Videonetics, world’s leading AI & DL powered Unified Video Computing Platform (UVCP™) development company announced it has joined NVIDIA Metropolis, a program designed to nurture and bring to market a new generation of applications and solutions that make the world’s most important spaces and operations safer and more efficient with advancements in AI vision. Acclaimed as a market leader, Videonetics has secured more than 140 cities, 80+ airports, and 100+ large enterprises across many geographies. Powered by its patented AI and DL framework, ‘DeeperLook™’, Videonetics UVCP™ encompasses Intelligent VMS 3.0, Video Analytics, Intelligent Traffic Management System, Video Computing Platform as a Service (VCPaaS™) and Video Command Control Center and much more. Videonetics DeeperLook™ video analytics applications are optimized on NVIDIA® GPUs, validated and benchmarked on the Metropolis application framework. Due to its unique implementation of generic to application specific Reduced Neural Networks, it can deliver best-in-class results on NVIDIA® GPU, hence addressing various video analytics requirements across the verticals. “We are honored to be a part of NVIDIA Metropolis Partner Program. Our AI & DL powered framework DeeperLook™ is field proven to offer highest accuracy, unprecedented scalability, and highly optimized resources to deliver indigenous and future-ready solutions. We look forward to further deepening our longstanding and mutually beneficial relationship with NVIDIA to provide exceptional value to our customers and unlock new possibilities” Avinash Trivedi VP, Business Development, Videonetics NVIDIA Metropolis makes it easier and more cost effective for enterprises, governments, and integration partners to leverage world-class AI-enabled solutions to improve critical operational efficiency and safety problems. The NVIDIA Metropolis ecosystem contains a large and growing breadth of partners who are investing in the most advanced AI techniques, most efficient deployment platforms, and use an enterprise-class approach to their solutions. Partners have the opportunity to gain early access to NVIDIA platform updates to further enhance and accelerate their AI application development efforts. Further, the program offers the opportunity for partners to collaborate with industry-leading experts and other AI-driven organizations.  

On 4 December 2009, the then President of India Smt Pratibha Patil graced CAPSI annual conference held at Vigyan Bhawan. She was requested to be the Supreme Commander of Private Security Services like Defence forces. She accepted the request with a smile and promised to take care of the industry. It was a Red Letters Day for the Private Security Industry. She became one & only PRESIDENT of a Nation in the WORLD to grace annual conference of private security organisation. Internationally renowned security leaders from many countries came to witness that historically unique event, and .to commemorate that great event the industry has celebrated 4th December as Private Security Day. The security personnel discharged their duties and responsibilities in the most befitting manner during the lockdown period and thereafter. They worked in the most hostile conditions and guarded the assets of organisations like frontline warriors. This is the time to appreciate their role and the professional commitment exhibited at that time. On the initiative of CAPSI, the event has been celebrated not only in all parts of India but global partners of CAPSI have also celebrated it. A large numbers of events have been planned to recognise the services of security guards. Some of the events included Parade, flag hoisting, motivational talk by Head of Service taker and thanks giving by PSA officials. Besides this, some of the PSAs organised friendly games, lunch and entertainment programmes to make the day memorable. It also brings a sense of pride amongst security personnels.  

Security isn’t a core activity for any homeowner or small business, so it’s not necessarily something you want to think about very much, or dedicate too much of your time to. But just because you have other priorities, you can’t afford to be complacent. After all, security is absolutely critical for protecting your property and – for businesses – your people too. The question is, how can you spend as little time, energy, and resources on your security as possible, while still keeping your property and your people safe? “Until recently, AI-powered security used to be reserved for enterprises and other large organizations with large budgets – but no longer. Now, small businesses can also harness the power of AI to improve your security, save time, and reduce costs – thanks to Hikvision’s AcuSense technology” Kevin You Product Management Director, Hikvision AI security is your biggest ally From washing machines and cars, to vacuum cleaners to computers, technology innovations have saved humankind millions and millions of hours of unproductive, routine work. Even more recently, AI technologies have helped to automate many of the tasks that used to take up our time – and security is a great example. So what is AI security, and how does it work? With AI security, cameras and other equipment basically do a lot of the security ‘heavy lifting’, which takes a lot of pressure off you. For example, AI security cameras can differentiate between humans and vehicles and other moving objects like animals or falling leaves. This means they can detect real security threats immediately, and send an alarm to your mobile phone. At the same time, AI security can help you minimize your false alarms, which reduces costs and saves you even more time. With ‘tags’ in your video timeline, you can also search for people and vehicles extremely quickly and easily, with no need to spend hours poring over footage manually. Sounds great, but doesn’t it cost too much? Until very recently, AI-powered security solutions have been quite expensive, and really only in reach for enterprise customers. However, this has all changed with the latest generation of AI security cameras, NVRs, and DVRs. In fact, Hikvision’s Pro series with AcuSense offers cameras in a similar price range to traditional security cameras. This means that you can take advantage of cool, labour-saving AI features with just a small incremental increase in equipment costs. Also, with very few false alarms, and automated monitoring of your home or business, you’ll start saving on operating costs from day one. That means AcuSense will pay for itself extremely quickly and generate major RoI over the lifecycle of the equipment. Why is AcuSense ‘the easy upgrade to AI’ There are lots of reasons why Hikvision’s AcuSense provides the easiest upgrade path to AI security. First, there’s the fact that the cameras are cost effective, and extremely easy to install and configure. Second, you can monitor your home or business from anywhere, playback videos and receive alarm notifications via a mobile app Hik-Connect. And third, you can upgrade by renewing your camera estate, or by deploying a new AcuSense-enabled NVR or DVR – whichever makes better sense for your business. All this means there’s no easier way to get the benefits of AI security. Also Read:- Hikvision India Premiers Latest Solutions for Transport Security, Traffic Safety and Smart Mobility at TrafficInfraTech

Tata Tele Business Services (TTBS), India’s leading enabler of digital connectivity and cloud solutions for businesses has announced the launch of Smart Internet, Industry’s first smart internet leased single suite combining high speed internet with cloud based security and greater control at an optimised cost. Digitally driven businesses that continue to modernize their operations require network manageability and visibility alongside consistent and fast internet connectivity with built-in robust cyber threat protection. Due to the increased frequency and sophistication of cyberattacks like phishing, ransomware among others, network manageability and visibility has always been a concern that has rendered many businesses unproductive with profound impact on their financials, reputation, and sustainability. Smart Internet helps overcome all these challenges. Smart Internet: Key attributes Real-time protection from online threats. Web portal access for managed services. Dedicated symmetric bandwidth. DIY – Customized selection of feature-based preference. Service uptime of 99.5%. Security, ultra-fast and reliable connectivity, visibility, and manageability are the key attributes of the Smart Internet solution. It offers protection against malware, botnets, phishing, ransomware, adware as well as command and control callbacks over any port or protocol thus resulting in a strong DNS (Domain Name Service) security; Control for seamless connectivity which allows customers to block/ unblock websites and content categories; and manageability which allows customers to view their dashboard with event logs and threats blocked creating a unique value-add along with ILL link utilization and reports. All these benefits provide businesses with more conformed and reliable security for protection against sudden and impending cyberattacks. Commenting on the launch of Smart Internet, Vishal Rally, Senior Vice-President, Product & Marketing, Tata Teleservices said, “Protection, control and manageability are the fundamental components required for a smart network. Smart Internet has been developed with an endeavour to minimize cyber-attacks encountered by businesses especially SMBs and provide them with seamless connectivity entrusted with advanced security at an affordable price. With Smart Internet, businesses can now easily access bandwidth-heavy applications on our highly- secured and high-performance network with real time usage control and manageability to enhance their productivity. TTBS remains committed to deliver effective digital transformation capabilities and help businesses accelerate their growth journey.” According to a recent industry report by Cisco, three in four SMBs (74%) in India suffered a cyber incident in the past year, resulting in 85% of them losing customer information to malicious websites, in addition to tangible impact on business. It is clear that as businesses are rapidly digitalising, they are becoming an easy target for cyber-attacks. They need to invest in reliable security solutions to safeguard their vital digital infrastructure. TTBS has taken several initiatives in the recent times to empower enterprises with innovative and reliable solutions as they move up the digital transformation curve. The company has strengthened its portfolio of enterprise grade solutions such as Smartflo – an advanced cloud communication suite; SmartOffice – a one-box start-up kit with voice, data, apps and storage, SD-WAN iFLX – an intelligently flexible solution (built on Fortinet’s platform) for network optimization, EZ Cloud Connect – a dedicated private network gateway to Public Clouds, Ultra-Lola, Collaboration Solutions, IoT Solutions, Cloud Applications, and a comprehensive suite of Cyber Security Solutions across industries. It has also recently partnered with Zoom Video Communications, Inc. to offer worldclass unified communication solutions to enterprises. All these solutions appropriately address the needs arising out of a distributed and remote working environment and enable customers to maintain business continuity in a flexible, scalable, and secure manner.