Wheelstreet, India’s leading Bike Rental platform launches operations in Hyderabad with a large fleet of two wheelers at affordable rental pricing. The launch follows a study conducted among Millennials and office goers in Hyderabad, who reinforced the need for more convenient rental options in the city.
The study suggests that businesses today cater to two key trends – Sharing Economy and Building Communities. Realistic price points, convenient accessibility and availability of two wheelers would encourage people to share instead of buying bikes according to the data collated by the company. Most respondents also reiterated the need for more bikes as a convenient mode of transport in a fast growing city like Hyderabad. Affordability was another factor that came out in favour of bikes.
Wheelstreet aims at re-solving problems related to intercity and intra-city travel, with affordable pricing and easy access to the bikes along with convenient pick up and drop facilities. Supported by a strong technology backbone we aim to redefine local commute, specifically in the two-wheeler sector. I also see the emergence of Sharing Economy as a radical shift in the mind-set of future generations which reinforces our business model and its growth potential.
Now Hyderabad’s bike lovers can rent a bike at prices as low as Rs.13/hour on Wheelstreet. The company has launched over 200 brand new bikes which include two wheelers such as Scooty Pep, Honda Activa, Royal Enfield, Bajaj Pulser, TVS Apache, etc. Pick up and drop facility are available at prime locations including Hi Tech City, Gachibowli(2), Panja Gutta, A S Rao Nagar, Banjara Hills, S R Nagar and Madhavpur(2). These locations were strategically chosen to cover important areas in Hyderabad. In addition to the above-mentioned location, there are 10 more centres which will be added to the website shortly.
One can access the bike options, the pricing and availability on WheelStreet or on the WheelStreet app available on Play Store.
About Wheelstreet
Wheelstreet is a bike rental aggregator that works with independent vendors enabling them to offer personalized services including different pricing structures for the same bike, multiple pickup locations, a huge fleet of the latest bikes and real time availability on the platform. It is a marketplace for vendors and people looking to rent bikes. Wheelstreet.com was launched in November, 2014 and is headquartered in Bengaluru. The company was founded by Moksha Srivastava and Pranay Shrivastava, two friends in their early twenties. For more information, please visit Wheelstreet
GO-JEK Engineering, one of Southeast Asia’s leading start-ups from Indonesia, have announced the successful completion of its ‘She-Hack‘, a women-only, 24 hour hackathon. ‘She-Hack’ saw participation from over 100 young women, who had travelled from Delhi, Kolkata, Mumbai, Pune, Hyderabad, Chennai, as well as from within Bengaluru. These women technologists created solutions around broad themes that included Mobility, Data Engineering, Infrastructure Engineering, amongst others.
128 ideas were submitted for consideration to a panel of judges that comprised senior engineers and executives from GO-JEK India, Singapore and Indonesia. 115 cutting edge ideas were shortlisted by the team of women hackers, ranging from mobile analytics, facial recognition, optimizing data transfer to sentiment analysis and chat bots.
From left to right, second prize winners Divya Choudhary and Abinaya Mahendrian from team Superwoman, Jayshree Anand from team Alchemy, Sapna Jayavel and Janani Balasubramanian from team Nebula
The first prize winner was Jayshree Anand from the Alchemy team, who created ‘App Monitor‘ a sentiment analysis tool, which uses data from social media to pinpoint issues that customers are facing and reports back to the GO-JEK team. She won a Hyundai i10 car.
The second prize winner was the Superwoman team, comprised of Divya Choudhary and Abinaya Mahendrian. Using Data Science and Analytics, the team’s solution ‘Insight Pro‘, helped analyse which locations and customers brought in the most revenue in order to optimize allocation of resources. They won a Vespa Scooter.
The third prize winner, the Nebula team comprising Sapna Jayavel & Janani Balasubramanian designed a solution with Artificial Intelligence connected to a chat bot. Their solution ‘Where’s the Food?‘ that helps people with food ordering in different countries. It uses Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning to analyse the food menu uploaded by the user by taking a photograph with their camera, and then makes recommendations based on the user’s dietary restrictions, allergies etc. They won an iPhone 7.
About GO-JEK Engineering India
GO-JEK Engineering India is the Bengaluru-based product development and training centre of GO-JEK, Indonesia’s largest and most valued start-up. Backed by Sequoia Capital India, KKR and DST Global, GO-JEK is one of the most watched start-ups in Southeast Asia. The GO-JEK Engineering India team comprises of developers, data scientists, designers and product managers who work on product innovation, mining data and crafting consumer experiences. For further information, please visit GO-JEK
Vamaship, world’s first integrated logistics platform has bagged the coveted award, The Most Promising Start-up from the Indian Merchants Chamber in April, 2017 from Dr. Lalit Kanodia -Vice President IMC, Dr. Ganesh Natarajan-Chairman, IMC Digital Technology Committee, Padmabhushan Dr. F.C Kohli, Former TCS CEO, Dr. Arvind Pradhan -Director General, IMC
Indian Merchants chamber is one of the most reputed, oldest and recognized organization representing interests of Indian trade, commerce, and industry. IMC has played a significant role in consolidating Indian business interests and making the Indian economy self-reliant. They are a legendary organization which has relentlessly pursued the agenda of identifying opportunities, addressing critical issues and driving Indian businesses with the single-minded focus of sustainable growth.
The awards night gave the industry’s most prominent personalities a chance to network with their peers and be acknowledged for their outstanding performance and innovation.
Bhavik Chinai, CEO & Founder and Rohit Chemburkar, CTO & Co-Founder of Vamaship, won the award for ‘The most promising start-up’
Bhavik Chinai-CEO, Vamaship stated excitedly
We are honoured and humbled to receive this prestigious award from IMC, and it’s incredibly motivating for Team Vamaship to work harder toward our vision of becoming the world’s shipping partner.
About Vamaship
Launched in October 2015, Vamaship is a revolution in logistics that connects shippers with industry’s best logistics companies. Vamaship as a market place facilitates shipments to over 10,000 pin codes in India and to 200 countries from India. With a nationwide network of partners, Vamaship brings the best of technology and logistics to create a seamless shipping experience. For more information, please visit Vamaship
Nandi Infrastructure Corridor Enterprises [NICE] Toll Plaza has tied up with ToneTag, a proximity communications firm for frictionless e-payment by just unlocking the phone. NICE Toll is in the peripheral ring road in Bengaluru–Mysuru Expressway where commuters are tolled at seven locations for two-wheelers as well as four wheelers.
This tie-up will be aimed at reducing the time spent by commuters at toll booths. After providing technology to several digital wallets and tied up with bank apps, ToneTag has now got in deal with private infrastructure company for smooth Toll exit and entry. Under the tie-up, commuters can now do the payment from their phones through wallets, payments bank and UPI-based apps.
At present, customers has to wait in long queue to pay the toll tax either through cash, debit/credit cards or mobile wallets [in some cases] and gets the receipt after which the toll gates open. This lengthy process of payment will be replaced by this exclusive partnership. The unique technology works on sound frequency and allows the customer to make toll payments by just unlocking their phone.
Nice Toll is very significant toll in Bangalore as it’s the gateway to seven locations. The toll witness heavy traffic through the year. Often I see worried people looking for an alternate payment solution to eliminate the long queue. To cater this issue, ToneTag brought in an exclusive technology that enables the rider to make toll payments by just unlocking their phone.
With ToneTag seamless payment process, the transaction is completed in less than 2 seconds and payments at the backend are processed on real time.
When a customer with a ToneTag app drives towards a Toll Plaza which is integrated with ToneTag, the customer will receive a payment request notification. Upon confirming this request with one-click, the payment will be processed and the customer will be able to drive through the gate.
To induce ToneTag technology in the existing payment infrastructure, only software upgrade is required without any hardware investments on the customer or toll operator end.
ToneTag technology communicates with the merchant’s PoS system through encrypted sound waves. ToneTag technology uses sound waves to enable offline, proximity-based contactless, cashless and cardless payments from one mobile phone to another or any other computing device. This technology benchmarks the security standards with features like patented noise filters, blockchain technology, three levels of encryption, tokenization, white box cryptography and multi-factor authentication.
ToneTag is also in talks with other Toll Plazas for digitizing payments mechanisms.
About ToneTag
ToneTag is a sound based proximity communication provider that enables contactless proximity communication, location based services and customer engagement services among a multitude of other solutions. Backed by Reliance VC among a host of investors, ToneTag has enabled contactless, offline, proximity communication on any device through sound and their team continues to innovate and transform the way devices will communicate with each other in the near future. For more information, please visit ToneTag
Jigsaw Academy, India’s top online school for analytics, and Analytics Vidhya, India’s largest analytics and data science community have launched the Analytics India Industry Report 2017 – Salaries & Trends. While automation is spelling doom for IT services professionals in India [and worldwide], this report comes as a life saver to many. With the recent flurry of layoffs by major IT players, the report suggests that adding analytics skills to their kitty will not only save careers for IT professionals, but also help them get a bump in their pay.
The Indian IT industry has for the better part been services focused. While that worked a decade ago, it is no longer the need of the industry. Weighing in on this, Gaurav Vohra, CEO & Co-founder of Jigsaw Academy said
We have long talked about moving up the value chain in terms of the services we offer to the world. We now have a chance to become the intelligence hub for the world. The IT industry can transform itself into IT 2.0 by riding on the big data wave. But they need to move fast if they have to stay relevant.
The report also has extremely interesting insights on the kind of salaries currently being offered to professionals with analytics skills. The bet on Machine Learning is finally paying off and it is the best paying analytics skill in the market currently, with an average pay of Rs. 10.43 LPA, even beating Big Data to the top spot, which comes in close with an average pay of Rs. 9.93 LPA. However, what companies seem to cherish are professionals with both these skill sets, a combination which fetches a cool Rs. 13.94 LPA on an average.
A huge change, as per the report, is the industry wide adoption and use of open source tools. In fact, for the first time this year, top tools that can help professionals get into analytics are R and Python, both of which are wildly popular open source tools. This points to the fact that popularity of expensive analytics computing software is on a steady decline. The salaries based on tools too seems to reflect this.
R and Python skills alone pay better than SAS, with average pay of Rs. 10.40 LPA and Rs. 10.12 LPA respectively. But here too, it is the combination of multiple skill-sets seems to pay the best. The best paid professionals are the ones with SAS + R + Python proficiency, with an average pay of Rs. 12.91 LPA. The report also includes more salary insights based on city, company size, experience, and domain.
Open source tools combined with machine learning techniques have become the focus of the industry. It is evident from the report that companies prefer people who embrace the open source ecosystem and have high agility to learn new tools and techniques-a trend we see across our competitions and job portal. Companies are looking out for well-rounded professionals who can apply Machine Learning & Big Data to solve real business problems.
The report states that Machine Learning algorithms are dominating the business projects landscape with regression as the lone crusader fighting the battle for traditional statistical techniques. In fact, the top algorithms that organizations want people to pick up are Machine Learning ones.
This is not to say Big Data has lost any steam. Big Data Analytics roles have evolved and the last 18 months has seen some level of consolidation in terms of techniques and tool knowledge needed. As per the report, Hadoop skills, in combination with Spark and Tableau, and along with knowledge of popular databases like Mongo and Cassandra, makes for that rare big data unicorn. The analytics industry has always favoured people with knowledge of multiple tools and that still stands true. The industry is on the lookout for specialists in different areas of analytics who can work on a project end-to-end. Going by the report, this is the age of the analytics specialist.
Easy access to Big Data and massive processing power has made Machine Learning techniques more popular than ever amongst data scientists. Businesses now have learnt to harness the immense power of machine learning and are ready to put faith in abstract machine learning models that they probably don’t even understand.
Analytics, Big Data, and Machine Learning skills are making people stand out and get hired at handsome pay packages. It is time to pivot towards these for a future proof career.
The annual report by Jigsaw Academy and Analytics Vidhya is compiled to cater to the needs of aspirants, analytics professionals, and employers. Based on information collected from 65,000+ analytics professionals with advanced analytics/data science skills, the report explains in detail the industry and salary trends for the upcoming year.
Jigsaw Academy is a premier online analytics training institute headquartered in Bengaluru, India. Founded by the duo of Gaurav Vohra and Sarita Digumarti, and funded by Manipal Global Education Services [MaGE], Jigsaw Academy has helped over 45,000 students in 30+ countries to build a successful career in analytics with their specialized industry oriented courses. Jigsaw Academy has collaborated with two world class international universities viz. University of Chicago, USA and University of Bocconi, Italy to offer specialized blended learning certification programs. For more information, please visit JigSaw Academy
About Analytics Vidhya
Analytics Vidhya is India’s largest Analytics and Data Science community. They run a portal which helps people in learning data science, interact with industry experts, compete in hackathons, and find job opportunities in data science. Analytics Vidhya also conducts various meetups, webinars, and conference across the country. The aim behind this platform is to create a passionate community of analytics enthusiasts. For more information, please visit Analytics Vidhya
There is a very famous quote – Education and Skills should go hand in hand. This saying applies to all of us since the primary focus during the course of obtaining a degree is to obtain good marks and stay ahead of the crowd. It would be fair to say that the syllabus and courses in the engineering field are mostly designed to deliver information rather than imparting skills. Hence, it becomes very crucial to bridge the ever-widening Skills Gap.
Needless to mention that with the advent of the internet and rapid development in the technological field, it is very important to keep pace with the latest trend. During my engineering dayswhichwas way back in 2002, most of us wanted to join MNC’s and had plans to become a manager in order to lead a convenient life. There was a trend to work in the industry for a couple of years, grow up the corporate ladder and settle down as a Manager but times are different now and growing focus in on Doing things as well as getting things done!
As per a National Employability Report by Aspiring Minds, there is a significant skill gap due to which many of the engineering graduates are ‘unemployable’ and need to be trained in order to them employable [Source]. This is an alarming scenario and this is where MOOC, online courses, and courses with hands-on training by reputed institutes can be of great help. Though Data Science, IOT, NLP, etc. are in huge demand, skills like CCNA, Networking are still in huge demand. CCNA certification is still in huge demand and the most sought out even in 2017.
Whether you are an engineer fresh out of college or an experienced professional, it is worthwhile to invest your valuable time on CCNA training and opt for some good CCNA courses. The main USP of getting a CCNA certification is that you can expect a pay hike of around 20~30% after getting certified. If you love networking, dealing with complexities of TCP/UDP, and all things related to networks than Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA) is the course that you should opt for. The CCNA course lays the foundation of your networking skills and establishes you an expert in that field certifying your capability to upkeep complex enterprise level networks.
One dominant player in the field of providing training for CCNA and other networking related courses is Koenig Solutions. The most interesting part of their training is the ‘transparency’ with which prospective candidates opting for any course on their platform can look at the trainer’s profile and lookup for their expertise!
The various categories of CCNA certifications are below:
Cisco Routing & Switching
Cisco Security
Cisco Collaboration
Cisco Service Provider
Cisco Data Center
Cisco Wireless
As mentioned earlier, technological advancements are inching ahead at a rapid pace and everything & everyone is connected. With Internet Of Things(IoT), push towards being Digital citizens, etc. Security plays a crucial role to ensure that enterprise as well as customer data is safe and there is no data breach. Cisco CCNA Security Certification is one such credential that showcases your skills and expertise in that domain. CCNA Security is a must-skill when it comes to making a career in the Network Security Domain.
Koenig’s CCNA Security Training focuses on imparting skills for configuring a LAN switch & IP router, connect to WAN, and find potential security threats. It has an in-depth training module on troubleshooting in enterprise networks since enterprise networks can be susceptible to many security related threats and customer’s data might be at stake. After the course completion, candidates would acquire the necessary skills to configure, manage and troubleshoot a medium-sized enterprise network and ensuring that security of the network is never compromised.
The CCNA Security Certification course would include the following modules:
Learn to work on a medium-sized enterprise LAN with multiple switches
Manage support for VLANs, spanning tree and trunking.
Understand WAN technologies and configure OSPF and EIGRP in IPv6/IPv4
Work with network functions for access points, firewalls, and wireless controllers
Understanding the fundamentals of QoS, cloud services, and network programmability.
Troubleshoot enterprise network deployments and manage services for smooth operations of a network.
Candidates interested in CCNA Security have options to customize their learning packages like Learning modes [classroom training/fly me a trainer], Training type [group/individual], Training location, etc.
With the world becoming more connected, data breach can be a deal-breaker for any enterprise. So go ahead and take the first baby-steps in the field of networking by opting for a CCNA certification…
Uber, the ride-sharing app that connects riders with drivers to provide convenient, reliable and affordable rides at the push of a button, have announced the launch of its bike-sharing product, uberMOTO, in Ahmedabad in the presence of of Vallabhbhai G Kakadiya, Transport Minister, Gujarat and Vipul Mittra, Principal Secretary, Transport–a first of its kind service in Gujarat.
Image Source – UberMoto
The launch is in line with Uber’s focus on using today’s transportation infrastructure more efficiently and effectively, while offering riders another quick, easy and affordable way to get around the city. With this launch, uberMOTO will be available in five cities in India namely Ahmedabad, Jaipur, Hyderabad, Gurgaon and Faridabad.
With urban mobility being a key focus area for the Government of India, we want to do our bit by introducing newer ways of ride-sharing that will help solve for issues like traffic, congestion and last mile connectivity across India. We are very excited to launch our bike sharing product UberMOTO in Ahmedabad. This will be the fifth city in India to go live with this service. We would like to thank the respective State Governments for showing their support and commitment to embracing technology-enabled solutions for their cities.
Commenting on the development in Ahmedabad,Vallabhbhai G Kakadiya, Transport Minister, Gujarat said
I believe that bike-sharing will contribute greatly to improving last-mile connectivity in Gujarat and in reducing the transportation problems faced by people in Ahmedabad. I am certain that uberMOTO will not only offer riders a quick and affordable ride around the city but will also be instrumental in creating economic opportunities for the youth in Ahmedabad. I urge all driver partners to follow road safety rules and support Uber in its commitment to make transportation safe, reliable and affordable for all.
uberMOTO gives riders an affordable and convenient motorcycle ride at the push of a button, through the Uber app. Riders receive driver and bike details just as they do for other Uber rides, as well as all standard safety features before, during and after the ride including GPS tracking, two-way feedback and the ability to share trip details with family and friends.
How uberMOTO works
Download the Uber app for iOS or Android and create an Uber account
Select uberMOTO in the app, enter the pickup location and payment method, and request a ride; receive driver details-name, photo and details of the motorbike.
uberMOTO drivers will have one helmet for the rider, and all riders and drivers must wear a helmet, as per the law.
At the end of the trip, pay by cash, credit/debit card or mobile wallet and receive an electronic receipt via the Uber app.
uberMOTO will be one of the most affordable transportation options in the city, with fares as low as Rs. 3. The product has been rolled out after a successful pilot that concluded last summer.
uberMOTO is also available in the Southeast Asian countries of Indonesia and Vietnam, and is especially well-suited for first mile/last mile connectivity, getting people from their homes or offices to metro stations and vice-versa.
Amagi, a leader in cloud-managed broadcast services and targeted advertising for TV and OTT, and STN, a leading global teleport, have announced a partnership that integrates services between the two companies. The partnership will benefit TV networks around the world, who can now rely on guaranteed compatibility between the Amagi SKYLIGHT cloud-managed broadcast services platform and STN’s satellite uplink services for channel delivery and distribution.
Image Source – Amagi
As a result of the partnership, TV Networks can deliver and manage their content from anywhere in the globe through Amagi’s cloud-based SKYLIGHT platform and be seamlessly integrated with the STN teleport infrastructure reaching affiliates and consumers in Europe, Middle East, and Africa. Similarly, STN customers will be able to take advantage of all the benefits that SKYLIGHT offers over traditional managed playout, including end-to-end services encompassing content preparation, channel playout, content delivery, and monetization – built specifically to operate in the cloud for maximum efficiency and value.
STN is pleased to add Amagi’s cloud-based playout to our growing list of options for service solutions. Our customers that choose Amagi will get the scalability and cost savings that come from moving their operations to a full-featured, hardware-light, cloud-based infrastructure.
We aim to find partners that help our clients strengthen their offerings over the cloud. STN is one of the world’s most used and fastest-growing tele-ports, with a reputation for reliability, which is what makes it the right kind of partner for us.
Being able to cross-sell our services will help both companies, but most importantly, by leveraging our synergies, we can provide a world-class broadcast experience for our global TV-network customers.
About Amagi
Amagi is the world’s first cloud-managed broadcast services and targeted advertising solutions company. Amagi brings simplicity, advanced automation, and transparency to the entire broadcast operation, be it for traditional TV or next-gen multi-screen platforms. Amagi has deployments in over 40 countries, enabling TV networks to launch, operate, and monetize channels anywhere in the world. Amagi also provides targeted advertising solutions to 2,500+ brands, shaping the future of TV advertising. For more information, please visit Amagi
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