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The first edition of India’s largest conclave on IoT, the IoT India Congress 2016, kick-started its three day congress today at The Lalit, Bangalore. The IoT India Congress 2016 is India’s first completely integrated IoT platform that aims to bring together the key stakeholders across the value chain and verticals to collaborate, ideate and share a common road map for IoT implementation. J S Deepak, Secretary, Ministry of Telecommunications, Government of India, inaugurated the Congress, which was followed by a message from Ravi Shankar Prasad, Minister, Information Technology and Law...

Endpoint security solutions company Trend Micro is actively looking for channel partners, specialized in the technology domain, such as Cloud, Mobility and Defence in India. The company, which is largely focused on its Enterprise and SMB business in the country, recently hired a distributor for its offerings in the SOHO segment. Talking to Channel Times, Nilesh Jain, Country Manager, (India and SAARC), Trend Micro said that the company is actively looking to work with channel partners who are specialized in specific technologies and industries. “Trend Micro has been the channel...

Data security breach is an increasingly serious problem for data-intensive industries of all kinds. Recent research shows that 90 per cent of all large organizations—including insurance carriers—suffered cyber security breaches in 2015, up from 81 per cent in 2014. Moreover, cybersecurity breaches are becoming more frequent and more expensive; according to the Ponemon Institute’s latest study on cybersecurity, the average consolidated cost of a data breach grew from USD 3.8 million to USD 4 million. The study also reports that the average cost incurred for each lost or stolen record...

Verizon Telematics is betting big on its IoT business. Company’s latest acquisition of Fleetmatics, a web-based fleet management company for USD 2.4 billion, is considered to be a further step towards becoming a leading players in the IoT space. Verizon, the second-biggest wireless provider in the U.S. by market value, has entered an agreement to acquire Fleetmatics in a deal valued at $2.4 billion. With approximately 1,200 employees, Fleetmatics is headquartered in Dublin, Ireland, with North American headquarters in Waltham, Mass. The company’s Web-based solutions provide fleet operators with visibility...

Money-making opportunities associated with the Internet of Things (IoT) are coming into focus for companies across the information technology (IT) channel, new research from the technology industry trade association CompTIA reveals. CompTIA’s ‘Internet of Things Trends and Opportunities’ report finds that 23 per cent of channel companies surveyed say they’ve already made money from IoT offerings, compared to just 8 per cent in 2015. Looking forward, one-third of channel firms expect to make money from IoT in the next 12 months. “The channel is making significant progress with monetizing the...

The National Association of Software and Services Companies (Nasscom) launched India’s first Centre of Excellence - Internet of Things (CoE- IoT) at the Nasscom Startups Warehouse in Bengaluru. The center was inaugurated by Ravi Shankar Prasad, Union Minister for Law, Government of India. The CoE will focus on leveraging IT strengths and creating a new age industry with the support of IoT based ideas. Nasscom reveals that IoT Market has witnessed growth of 28% from FY2015 - FY2016.Nearly 120 firms offering IoT solutions in India; around 60% IoT startups emerging...

The Digital India Action Group (DIAG), a think tank established for ideating and monitoring policy initiatives to support the Indian Government’s mission of Digital India, set up by Manufacturers’ Association of Information Technology (MAIT) on Thursday unveiled two topical white papers - “IoT for Effective Disaster Management” and “Aadhaar Enablement: A Framework for Citizen-Centric Services”. ‘IoT’ White Paper reveals Prediction and Early Warning Systems with Help of IoT, Cloud and Analytics can Effectively Mitigate Disasters on Real-Time Basis. Whereas, ‘Aadhaar’ White Paper lists out the unprecedented opportunities afforded by Aadhaar-enablement...

IBM recently launched new global programmes which tools in India to boost developers’ skills around Cloud and emerging technologies such as Internet of Things (IoT). “The world will be re-written in code and much of it will be done right here in India,” said Vanitha Narayanan, Managing Director of IBM India, in a statement. According to Narayanan “IBM’s leading capabilities in Watson, IoT, Cloud, mobile and blockchain will help developers innovate and succeed. At IBM, we are committed to investing in this ecosystem and will continue to collaborate with developers...

Eighteen months after its acquisition of Motorola Solutions Enterprise business, Zebra Technologies Corporation shared its vision for the company moving forward within a growing industry category, Enterprise Asset Intelligence (EAI). By providing “Visibility That’s Visionary”, Zebra increases businesses’ ability to track critical assets within their operations and know exactly what they are, where they are, and their condition so they can make smarter, faster decisions that improve their bottom line. Aligning their solutions to its vision, Zebra is now bringing new game-changing products, services and partner programs to the Indian...

Growing adoption of mobile devices at workplace and cloud computing along with implementation of policies such as Bring Your Own Device (BYOD), are few other factors driving growth in the cyber security market, globally says TechSci Research report. According to the study, the global cyber security market is anticipated to surpass $137 billion by 2021 on account of increasing incidence of security breaches in various sectors such as government, defense, healthcare etc. Growing incidences of online thefts and hacking along with increasing government spending on infrastructure security will drive market...