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Raksha Launches a New Product, “Maximus Raksha” AXIMUS has launched a new product, transactions and take a decision on setting the limits as “MAXIMUS RAKSHA” under its compre- per their requirement. It also displays a record that acts hensive Switching platform MAXIMUS as a mini-statement showing the last five transactions. In S360. It is a secure mobile application case the user does not set specific limits, the default limit M that allows customers to have personal set by the bank will apply. In short, MAXIMUS RAKSHA is control over their Debit and security maximized.” Credit cards. Using this card “Recent enhancements have control application, customers put payment cards in nearly eve- can take care of usage of mul- ryone’s wallet. Despite the con- tiple cards belonging to a par- venience and popularity of cards, ticular bank. The application there is a risk of fraud. It is im- provides the ability to block or portant to protect and have con- unblock a card and set trans- trol over the payment cards, just action limits for different chan- as anyone would have over his nels – ATM, POS and online. cash”, said Venkat Shankar, Man- The customer can check latest aging Director & CEO, MAXIMUS. migme Launches New Mobile Qlik Launches Client, Discovery Platform, Visual Analytics App for IPL Games and Apps he Global digital media company migme Lim- ited has launched a new mobile client for An- droid with a new platform for the easy discov- ery of games and apps. It has also integrated Ta number of new apps and games, including the first migme-branded game, Gone Goose. migme CEO Steven Goh said the new client, discovery platform, games and apps would all help to create a more seamless and engaging experience for users, which is one of the Company’s key priorities. migme’s new discovery platform is accessed in the new mobile client via an easy navigation ‘Fun Key’, providing lik has launched a new application to cater users with an array of games and apps at the tap of a but- to the legion of Indian Premier League (IPL) ton and in a social and messaging framework. fans all over the world. Built on Qlik Sense, These include apps from Meitu, a mobile and Internet the application provides match, player per- company that aims at building an ecosystem for users to Qformance and team analysis across all the discover, create and share beauty, which are installed on cricket seasons including the latest 2016 edition. over a billion unique devices worldwide. Meitu completed Previously, this type of data analysis would have required a strategic investment in migme in March 2016. sifting through multiple data sets using spreadsheets to analyze various aspects of a particular game. But with a platform such as Qlik, one can easily assess and interact with the data to obtain insights and understand IPL data at the click of a button. The Qlik Sense IPL application is designed to be user- friendly and intuitive, enabling cricket lovers to engage in self service data analysis to find out more about their fa- vorite teams and players.

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Amosta Launches the RDP launches Smallest Footprint Windows PC Thin Book for just Rs 9,999/- mosta has announced the launch of EZEE DP has launched “Thin Book”, an ultra PC i.e a keyboard unit with in-built comput- slim laptop at a budget price of Rs 9999/-. ers. It is an Indian start-up that enables an Thin Book comes with 14.1 inch display of- eco-system dealing in everything from IoT fering a resolution of 1366 x 768 pixels. Ac- A devices to high-end computers and smart- R cording to the company, Thin Book is the phones launches a PC for Mobile Computing. world’s first ultra slim laptop in this price segment. EZEE PC can be connected with any monitor to make it The RDP Thin Book boasts an intuitive design with glossy an operational PC. It is available in shades like white and fiber and elegant edges. It comes loaded with Windows 10 black and it can be used as a complete computer unit in and is powered by Intel quad core processor. In addition, it organizations and corporate companies where you can sports a RAM of 2GB and has a storage of just 32GB (ex- just connect your monitor at work or office. This Windows pandable upto 256GB). Graphics are provided by an in- 10 Licensed PC can be used as a complete computer unit tegrated Intel HD graphics. The in organizations and corporates with Intel Bay Trail. system also includes a Priced at 19,999 onwards with Windows and monitor, web camera and it is Available with 2GB RAM and 32 GB Flash that is ex- includes Bluetooth pandable up-to 64GB. It is easy to use, light weight and 4.1 and integrated easy to carry in your bag. It has lesser space requirement 802.11a/b/g/n/ac ca- with no separate CPU Box. Available with Baytrail-CR pability. The laptop of- 3735F Quad-core processor, It works with Wi-Fi, Blue- fers impressive battery tooth, LAN – 100 Mb and Ports: 2 USB, VGA, 3.5 mm backup with a 10000 mAh Audio jack, DC jack, HDMI. 3.7 v battery.

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Symantec Announces Encryption Everywhere ymantec Corp., the global leader in cyberse- websites by 2018. curity, announced the availability of Encryp- Encryption Everywhere makes it easy to secure any tion Everywhere, a website security package website from the time it’s registered or renewed. Many available through web hosting providers. web hosting providers will integrate basic encryption with S Encryption Everywhere lets web hosting every website. For more customised options, the user can providers integrate encryption into every website from the simply click on the preferred Symantec security products moment it is created. With the new web security service, offered by their web hosting provider. Web hosting pro- hosting providers can offer a variety of flexible options, viders offer a complete security solution to their custom- including basic website encryption ers from one of the most trusted included as part of any hosted pro- and recognised brands in cyber- tection a number of premium se- security. Encryption Everywhere is curity packages with increasingly the first security solution that gives stronger levels of website valida- web hosting providers an upsell tion, protection and trust seals. opportunity to bring in new rev- Encryption Everywhere was devel- enue streams without incurring a oped to support Symantec’s goal burden to their infrastructure, sales to secure 100 percent of legitimate processes or administration teams. iUNIR and Ozone TCS Releases Operational Wifi join hands Analytics For Retail Banks UNIR, a community pooling app and Ozone Net- ata Consultancy Services has announced the works, a public Wi-Fi services provider, have tied-up release of a new module for its Digital Soft- to provide improved service to business houses and ware & Solutions (DS&S) Group’s Customer educational institutes. This alliance can help iUNIR in Insights & Intelligence (CI&I) Solution for Retail iaccomplishing their objective of developing a green- TBanks. The new software release features an er and a more connected society through eco-ride share operational analytics module that enables retail banks to and Ozone networks shall add by providing free Wi-Fi to understand in real-time how the product fulfillment proc- all people and communities connected. ess for consumer banking operations impacts multiple iUNIR and Ozone together are committed to boost safe departmental touch points and provides recommenda- and eco-friendly travel besides reducing the commute tions on operational processes to better serve their cus- time. Ozone shall provide free Wi-Fi services to businesses tomers. opting to work with iUNIR which in turn is allowing a free By 2019, financial institutions worldwide will spend more download option on Ozone Wi-Fi services. than $310 billion on IT. A recent IDC survey of financial in- iUNIR connects like-minded people, helps them to share stitutions found that ‘understanding the customer’ was the vehicle as well as the travelling cost and saves both time main business objective for deploying front-office analyt- and the environment. iUNIR is one of the cheapest ride ics solutions that facilitate collaboration and integration for share options in India. As an introductory offer for an initial customer centricity and enable banks to be proactive in period, iUNIR is not charging any convenience fees for the providing a uniquely individualized customer journey. platform. TCS’ Customer Intelligence & Insights Solution for Re- tail Banks provides a future-ready, scalable platform spe- cifically designed for banking and financial services and is built on open source software to support an all-data archi- tecture. The latest module introduces operational analytics to provide actionable insights across the banking process lifecycle, including ability to identify and eliminate process bottlenecks, reduce overhead costs and proactively detect impacted customers to recommend remedial actions with realtime alerts to customer facing departments.

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Core Network Testing Service Launched by Amdocs mdocs, a provider of customer experience ices such as 4G LTE and VoLTE. solutions, has launched the Amdocs Core The Amdocs Core Network Testing Service provides test Network Testing Service, enabling service scoping and planning, network equipment testing, inter- providers to deliver su- operability testing, pilot testing, Aperior customer expe- network test lab management and rience while reducing total cost of device certification for both physi- network ownership and accelerat- cal and virtualized network func- ing time to market for new services. tions (NFV) testing. By utilizing a By eliminating multiple vendor test- common Amdocs beat framework ing cycles that increase operational and methodologies powered by costs and delay service introduc- data analytics, Amdocs can unify tions, the new service will address and automate IT and network test- the growing complexity of physical ing activities, including operational and virtualized networks as well as and business support systems new network technologies and serv- and now the network packet core. DigitalOcean Launches YES Bank Partners With Bangalore Data Center T-Hub’s Portfolio Company igitalOcean, a cloud computing platform, an- ES Bank has partnered with Click&pay to nounced the launch of its new datacenter in provide cashless, secure and flexible trans- Bangalore, India. Headquartered in New York actions for customers. Click&pay will issue City, DigitalOcean has been growing rapidly Yes Bank sponsored mobile wallets and em- D— with over 700,000 registered customers Yploy YES BANK’s immediate payment serv- globally — by offering simple on demand cloud computing ice (IMPS) payment platform, which will help Click&pay to resources. DigitalOcean will continue to offer a single pric- process instant proximity transaction with merchants and ing plan across all of its regions worldwide, including Ban- person to person. galore. This not only means that SSD enabled cloud serv- According to the company, YES BANK’s partnership with ers will be available starting at $5 USD per month, but also Click&pay is a step forward in creating a conducive busi- identical pricing for all additional services like bandwidth, ness environment. It will also provide a support system for snapshots and beyond. Bangalore will be DigitalOcean’s a large number of fin tech start-ups, as a part of the Bank’s 8th region globally, following New York, San Francisco, agreement with T-Hub. Amsterdam, , London and Toronto. Click&pay will reach out to approximately 1Mn users this Today, India is home to the fastest growing ecosystem year by issuing the YES BANK sponsored mobile wallet. of startups and entrepreneurs, with approximately 4,000 The targeted audience would be in the age group between startups launching this past year. Considering the number 18-40 years, spread across the Tier 1 & 2 cities in India. of software developers throughout India will grow to over This partnership will allow Click&pay to also increase the 5 mn by the year 2018, merchant base in various sectors like food, beverages, fit- the region is one of the ness, clothing, lifestyle in Hyderabad as a part of first city most important technol- expansion plan. In course of time, it will expand in major ogy markets in the world. cities and sectors like hotels and resorts, malls and educa- DigitalOcean has hired a tional institutions. local team and has also partnered with NASS- COM’s 10,000 Startups initiative to grow and sup- port the startup ecosys- tem in India.

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Gelmalto Wins 2016 Cybersecurity Excellence Award elmalto has won the Cybersecurity excel- of operation. Customers also benefit from the integration lence award this year. Gemalto’s SafeNet of SafeNet Authentication Service with the most widely de- Authentication Service was voted best ployed applications and technologies, enabling IT organi- Multi-Factor Authentication Service by zations to employ strong authentication anywhere a pass- G the 300,000 member LinkedIn Information word is used to protect their entire IT ecosystem. Security Community. SafeNet Authentication Service is the leading cloud- based multi-factor authentication solution that delivers fully-automated, highly secure user authentication with flexible token options that are tailored to the unique needs of each organization, substantially reducing the total cost Household Biogas Digester FreeCharge Signs Up a Project Launched by Infosys Partnership W ith OYO

reeCharge, a digital payment platform, an- nounced its partnership with OYO, the brand- ed networks of hotels in the country. With this partnership, consumers can use the Free- Fcharge wallet to pay across OYO platforms in less than 10 seconds for over 5500 hotels in a secure way. The partnership will also help OYO get access to Free- Charge’s robust partner network and bring more value to its consumers and partners. nfosys announced the launch of a household biogas With this partnership, Freecharge is strengthening its project in Ramanagara district in Karnataka. Under partner ecosystem and expanding its footprint in hospital- the project, Infosys will build 7,620 household bi- ity segment. Freecharge had earlier announced its partner- ogas units and provide an equal number of biogas ship with Cleartrip. It is now steadily making in-roads into Istoves to all the families living in the district. Infosys travel and hospitality sector. will spend nearly 22 Crores on the project. Over a 10- In the recent months, FreeCharge has expanded its foot- year period, the project is expected to generate biogas print across 15 sectors. Customers across India are using equivalent to about 1 million cylinders of domestic LPG. Freecharge to pay for various services. With each partner- SKG Sangha, a Karnataka-based NGO with experience in ship, Freecharge is well on its way to make Freecharge implementing biogas projects will be the implementation wallet ubiquitous in both online and offline segment. partner for this project. Through this partnership, Infosys will train the beneficiaries, maintain the biogas digesters, and monitoring their performance. Biogas is a form of renewable energy and offers a clean and smokeless cooking solution to rural households. Ac- cording to the Ministry of Statistics, India, close to a million deaths a year in our country are attributable to household air pollution from traditional modes of cooking. This biogas project will give the beneficiary families a better and health- ier lifestyle through clean and fast cooking for many years. The project not only creates socio-economic benefits to the communities, but also significantly contributes to the fight against climate change by reducing greenhouse gas emissions.

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YES BANK Plans to Use at Work

acebook has made an official entry into the Indian banking enterprise. Yes Bank has recently launched Facebook at Work for its 15000 plus employees. It’s the first Indian banking organization to adopt the en- terprise version of the social networking platform in India. The private F bank boasts of a young workforce with an average age group of 31 years and the adoption of Facebook as a commu- nication platform echoes the urgent need of today’s enterprises to look for in- novative ways of collabo- ration and employee en- gagement that are in line with the expectations of the new age workforce. The familiarity element associated with Facebook gives its enterprise ver- sion an edge over other enterprise networking plat- forms, as in terms of the user interface and features it is pretty much similar to the widely popular net- working site. Facebook at Work also comes with features like profiles, news feeds, messages, events and groups. Yes Bank sees great value in using the platform as an engagement and col- laborative tool for its em- ployees. For the expand- ing bank, it will serve as an important platform com- plimenting its traditional communication channels.

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