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India and the US have stressed on cooperation on cyber issues, including to promote closer cooperation between their law enforcement agencies to combat cybercrime. The countries also decided to share information on a real time on malicious cyber-security threats and establish appropriate mechanisms to improve such information sharing. A fact sheet on the framework for the US-India Cyber Relationship, issued during the visit of Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Washington on Tuesday, says that cooperation on cyber issues is a key component of the bilateral relationship between India and the...

The wearable market is gaining rapid traction in India. The industry clocked just over 400,000 units in the first quarter of 2016, says research firm IDC. According to IDC Worldwide Quarterly Wearable Device Tracker, the market was largely driven by fitness bands with 87.7 per cent market share whereas smart wearables, defined as any wearable that can run third-party applications, contributed to around 12.3 per cent. According to Raj Nimesh, Senior Market Analyst, Client Devices, IDC, “The wearable market is rapidly gaining traction as it provides an easy health tracking...

Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. has announced two new additions to the Check Point 700 Series appliances, both addressing the unique security needs of small businesses. The new Check Point 770 and 790 appliances, together with the 730 and 750, provide advanced threat prevention features such as firewall, VPN, antivirus, anti-bot, application control, URL filtering and email security. In addition, the appliances deliver optimized network performance of up to 4 Gbps of firewall throughput and up to 330 Mbps when threat prevention functions are activated. According to the 2016 Verizon...

Four years from now, 2020 is a long time for any industry, especially for a rapidly growing smartphone industry. With technology advancements, specifications for phones have transformed from landline to mobile, from mobile to feature mobile phones, and from feature to smartphone. It is a universal truth that what ever rise ultimately sees a downfall. Tech enthusiasts always have a thirst for new specifications and they are the ones who create transformational mindsets among the mass. The urge for new technology in a tech enthusiast is never ending. To fulfill...

Global software firms are reportedly selling hacking as well as spying tools, with little to no restriction to governments who keep a vigil on political opponents, journalists and also human rights workers. While the clients of software firms come mainly from the autocratic countries,they are also present in the democratic states of the world including US and many European countries.As per experts, the reason why deals involving spying as well as hacking software come so lucrative for software companies is the amount of money (which is typically 5-6 fold of...

eScan has announced a Summer Offer 2016 exclusively for resellers – T3/T4 partners. This scheme is valid on the purchase of specific eScan products with the invoice value of Rs.5,000 to Rs. 13,000 excluding taxes. Special Summer scheme avails partners with attractive gifts like eScan branded umbrella and eScan branded backpack + eScan branded t-shirt. If the invoice value is more than Rs. 13,000, then all the above-mentioned gifts can be claimed. The offer is valid from 1st May 2016 to 30th June 2016. eScan has announced a Summer Offer...

In an effort to promote new age technology-based business ventures in the State, the Gujarat government, on Sunday, unveiled a new policy announcing a slew of measures for new start-ups. Chief Minister, Anandiben Patel announced her government’s new policy for promotion of information technology (IT) and electronic start-ups, envisaging setting up of 50 incubators to provide leadership and facilities to 2,000 start-ups over the next five years. About 10 lakh square feet of space will be developed for incubators, targeting investment to the tune of Rs. 7,000 crore and creation...

After witnessing multiple bulk deals on the stock exchanges yesterday, Redington (India) lost 0.1 percent at Rs 101.75 on BSE, with the stock sliding in early trade amid intraday volatility. Redington (India) is a supply chain solutions provider worldwide to leading manufacturers of information technology, telecom, lifestyle and consumer electronics products. According to the report of Business Standard, on BSE, 27,000 shares were traded in the counter as against average daily volume of 29.61 lakh shares in the past two weeks. The stock was volatile. The stock lost as much as...

Former Adobe South Asia MD Umang Bedi has joined Facebook India as a managing director. Bedi will lead in building and maintaining strategic relationships with top clients and regional agencies in the country. He will take over from Kirthiga Reddy, who will be returning to United States to take on a new role at the company’s headquarters at Menlo Park. Bedi comes to Facebook with close to two decades of leadership experience covering sales, marketing and partnerships where he successfully built teams and grew businesses for multinational companies. Prior to...

Ericsson has released Ericsson Mobility Report India edition, which shows key trends and forecasts on mobile traffic, subscriptions, consumer behavior and technology uptake specific to India. As per the report, the total number of mobile subscriptions in India is expected to reach approximately 1.37 billion by 2021. The GSM/EDGE subscriber base is expected to grow until 2016 and expected to decline thereafter due to operator initiatives to migrate 2G subscribers to 3G, decreasing handset prices and bundling of data with devices. The WCDMA/HSPA and LTE (3G and 4G) networks are...