SharkID, the Social Phone-book app, crossed 5 lakh downloads; with their network database zooming past 75 million numbers. SharkID is a bootstrapped Startup, founded by Ramesh Sinha, a technocrat & serial entrepreneur.
SharkID is a smart phone-book app backed by a highly scalable Service-oriented architecture with full stack technology, SharkID deploys a Big data Database Mongo and Redis for storage and Encrypted streaming for data security.
Last year performance
5 Lakh downloads within one Year
7.5 Million Calls
75 Million Mobile numbers
Caller ID + Mutual Connections
Next Year Target
10 Million Installations
100 Million Calls
1 Billion Mobile numbers
Speaking on the occasion, Ramesh Sinha, Founder – SharkID, said
Our download numbers have more than doubled and climbing – this encourages us to keep pushing, keep striving towards delivering the best experience. For us there can be no greater testament than sustained downloads, week after week. Our users have reaffirmed our core belief – that, given a best-of-breed, secure and smarter technology, User migration is inevitable. Every smartphone User/Business will migrate to a smarter, easier and meshed experience, if someone provides it. And that is precisely what we do.
When 100,000+ network connections get added every day, it validates our belief many times over and is testimony to our technical array expertise and user experience. SharkID stands committed to provide a secure, user immersive experience to individuals and companies.
Elaborating further, he added
Based on the very encouraging response for the SharkID business card, we are further customizing it to ensure smoother on-boarding for professionals & organizations. We are confident that once companies experience the incredible benefits, SharkID will become a movement and our downloads will increase even further.
Currently the company plans to deepen the user experience and expand the user-base across India to 10 million by March 2019. SharkID for Android can be downloaded from here.
In recent announcements, Dell Technologies has elevated its yearly premier technology conference, Dell EMC World, to Dell Technologies World. This has been done in view of evolving demands of customers and their urgent requirements to transform digitally. The annual partner and customer event is now better and bigger than ever.
Here are the top 7 reasons why this event is a must-attend
#7 Discover what’s next. – “We’re entering the next era of human-machine partnership, a more integrated, personal relationship with technology that has the power to exponentially amplify the creativity, inspiration, intelligence and curiosity of the human spirit.” – Michael Dell, CEO
#6 Boost your career – With so many innovations at Dell Tech World, you can get practical insights and actionable next steps to improve your processes, organizational speed and meet customer demands anytime/anywhere. Equip yourself with new skills and strategies, achieve technical certifications and expand your network.
#5 Find innovation everywhere – This conference is all about finding and meeting the people who are the brainchild behind the technology/s we use every day. Learn about strategy and products for the future and meet peers from around the globe.
#4 Meet new tech – Last year, Dell EMC World was bigger and this time after transiting to Dell Technologies World, expect it to be more lively and experiential. See live product releases and get hands on with interactive demos
#3 Collaborate with gurus – Everybody is present, from peers to Dell Technologies Leadership team. If you are a technology enthusiast or a leader, this can be a technical opportunity for your or your organization to get insights and learning from the leadership team. These people not only are excited to share what they are doing, but would be willing to understand what your needs are.
#2 All in one place – A platform that will host and showcase the power of seven technology leaders, all in one place. Dell, Dell EMC, Pivotal, RSA, SecureWorks, Virtustream and VMware. Together, they are #1 in everything and ready to help transform your business and shape your future.
#1 Make it real – The only conference that makes it real; where you can see, touch and discover products and solutions to enable real transformation from the edge to the core to the cloud. Be a part of this experience and pave the way for making transformation real.
Registration for the event is ongoing. Get ready to sharpen your technology DNA and make digital transformation work for your organization.
Uber announced the launch of its new driver app, rebuilt completely from the ground up, for and with drivers. The new app provides a more simple and personalized experience, designed to support drivers and delivery partners on every moment of their journey.
The launch of the new partner [drivers and courier partners] app is a key milestone for Uber. It truly reflects our commitment to the people who have been our partners in growth. We have built this app by listening to what they needed and shaped it alongside them – over 100 partners from Bangalore were a part of the global beta launch. Every piece of their feedback was important and it was incorporated into building an app that meets their needs, every moment of their journey.
Key product features of the new Uber Driver App
Earnings tracker – The new real-time Earnings Tracker lets drivers know – at a glance – how much they earned on their last trip, and makes it easy to track progress toward their goals.
Status bar – Provides real-time updates on market conditions around them and opportunities for more trips nearby. When a driver taps an opportunity, the app will provide optional navigation to the recommended area.
Notifications – This feature lets drivers see messages about upcoming earning opportunities, feedback from their riders, and information about their account.
Driver profile – Gives drivers the opportunity to showcase what they do outside of Uber, and allows riders to learn more about their driver and find new ways to connect.
Driver App Basics – A comprehensive guide to getting started with Uber that will be available to drivers in the coming months.
In India, the app is currently available to select driver partners in Kochi and courier partners in Chennai. It will be rolled out in a phased manner to driver and delivery partners across the country over the coming months.
On the heels of the successful launch of its redesigned app,Abra, the first and only all-in-one app allowing users to buy, sell and hold across 20 cryptocurrencies and 50 fiat currencies, announced the availability of the seven remaining altcoins to its platform. With Abra, users can exchange across any currency with no deposit or exchange transaction fees, at any time with no limitations.
Since launching the new version of our app in March, we have seen a tremendous amount of interest and support for the cryptocurrencies we added to our platform, especially from India, which is an extremely attractive market for Abra. We were pleased to see that a large share of our downloads and user base originated from there. Just in the last 2 weeks, users in over 70 countries have transacted on the Abra app with Bitcoin, Ether, Ripple, Litecoin and OmiseGO leading the way in transaction volume. We will continue to expand our global presence to give our users around the world a truly seamless experience.
How Abra works
Consumers can add money to their wallets using a US bank account, a supported American Express card or using bitcoin purchased outside Abra from anywhere in the world. They can then invest in any of the 20 cryptocurrencies and 50 fiat currencies offered on the Abra app, quickly, easily and safely. To develop the new wallet and integrated exchange, Abra built a first-of-its-kind platform using price-stabilized crypto tokens, called stablecoins, that facilitates holding both fiat coins as well as cryptocurrencies through a combination of litecoin and bitcoin based smart contracts.
This unique multi-sig smart contract based investment platform uses P2SH scripts on the litecoin and bitcoin blockchains that simulate investment contracts the way a gold ETF is a contract based on USD. Abra acts as the counter-party (i.e. the other signatory) to the P2SH scripts, and the company runs a market making operation that hedges away its counter party risk on these contracts.
Through the use of its stablecoin platform, Abra can quickly add additional cryptocurrencies to the app once they pass the platform’s rigid analysis around liquidity, contract market making and other factors. Additionally, consumers in any country will eventually be able to invest in other asset classes regardless of where the asset originated. This model can be extended to stocks, bonds, commodities and more with minimal to no changes to the existing Abra app. Finally, Abra can be used today to send money to any other Abra user or to any bitcoin wallet in addition to investing, allowing Abra to become a crypto bank.
Our goal is to be a simple app for retail investors to get exposure to assets that are difficult to access. Ultimately, in addition to the top 20 cryptocurrencies and 50 fiats, we want to open up our platform to different asset classes including stocks, commodities and more. Our vision is to build a non-custodial cryptocurrency bank that democratizes access to financial services for every consumer on the planet.
About ABRA
Abra is the first and only all-in-one global app offering a true crypto to crypto exchange and digital wallet in one place – making cryptocurrency investing simple. Abra empowers consumers to buy, store, invest and hold 20 cryptocurrencies and 50 fiat currencies on a single app. Exchanges between multiple cryptocurrencies or fiat are quick, easy, and safe. Plus, with the Abra app, consumers can manage all crypto investments in one screen. Abra was founded in 2014 by Bill Barhydt, a veteran in the cryptocurrency space and an early Netscape employee. Abra app for Android can be downloaded from here and for iOS from here.
Microsoft has announced that the company will invest $5 billion in the Internet of Things [IoT] globally over the next 4 years. This increased investment will support continued research and innovation in IoT and what is ultimately evolving to be the new intelligent edge. With Microsoft’s IoT platform spanning cloud, operating system and devices, Microsoft is simplifying the IoT journey so any customer – regardless of size, technical expertise, budget, industry or other factors – can create trusted, connected solutions that improve business and customer experiences, as well as the daily lives of people all over the world.
This will support Microsoft’s technology platform, as well as supporting programs thereby enabling continued research and development in key areas, including securing IoT, creating development tools and intelligent services for IoT and the edge, and investments to grow our partner ecosystem. Customers and partners can expect new products and services, offerings, resources and programs.
IoT gathers momentum in India with Microsoft and its partners
Microsoft in India is committed to helping everyone bring their digital transformation vision to life across every industry. The investment will ensure that the company continues to meet all its customers’ and partners’ needs, both, now and in the future as they develop new and increasingly sophisticated IoT solutions. IoT is gathering momentum in India, and impacting daily lives: saving electricity, resources, predictive healthcare, automobile safety and more. Microsoft Azure is the preferred platform powering a variety of IoT devices.
IoT Monitoring of Water Quality – Authorities across States have turned to IoT to monitor drinking water quality for its citizens. TechSpan Engineering has implemented a monitoring system built on the Azure IoT platform, using sensors provided by the Austrian firm s::can and their India Partner Aaxis Nano. Using the power of the Microsoft cloud, IoT and data, the solution taps into the robust s::can sensors to provide measurements across 17 parameters – from Chemical Oxygen Demand [COD] and Biological Oxygen Demand [BOD], Chloride and Fluoride levels to temperature and color. The solution is currently being used for
Monitoring drinking water quality online by the Bangalore Water Supply and Sewerage Board [125 stations] and Karnataka Urban Water Supply and Drainage Board [KUWSDB] in Hubli, Dharwad and Bijapur [3 stations]
Online surface water quality monitoring by Central Pollution Control Board, New Delhi [44 stations] and Central Water Commission, New Delhi [3 stations]
Online sewage treatment and flow monitoring by Delhi Jal Board [36 stations]
IoT based Smart Lighting – Microsoft Azure IoT is powering India’s first Smart Street Lighting Project for the pink city of Jaipur, underscoring Microsoft’s mission of transforming public spaces digitally. The Jaipur Municipal Corporation [JMC] operates and maintains over 100,000 public street lights within the city. However, one of three in these lamps did not work and many others functioned poorly, leading to several areas of the city being in the dark. Microsoft’s partner Samudra LED has now deployed a customized Microsoft IoT-platform-based solution created by ISV Precimetrix to monitor, control and manage smart LED public street lights. The project will benefit 1.65 million people through improved street lighting and a reduction of greenhouse gas emissions by 36,750 metric tons/year. It will also result in $1 million per year in fiscal savings accrued to the government due to reduced energy consumption.
Researchers at IISc Bangalore are also using a network of IoT sensors coupled with Microsoft Azure analytics to find how cloud technologies can help tackle water scarcity in cities.
IoT in Agriculture – Microsoft FarmBeats is a research project for agriculture that enables seamless data collection from various sensors, cameras and drones. It comprises two broad areas viz., a, data-acquisition system consisting of drones and sensors and a data-analysis system consisting of connectivity pieces, cloud storage, and predictive analysis.
IoT in the Automobile Sector – Earlier last year, Tata Motors announced it will leverage Microsoft’s connected vehicle technologies that bring together AI, advanced ML, and IoT capabilities on Microsoft’s Azure cloud, to create a highly personalized, smart and safer driving experience across the digital life of a vehicle owner.
Tyre Express, a startup pioneering life-cycle management for fleet operators, has developed an IoT based Tyre Performance Management Solution. Powered by the Azure IoT Hub, Tyre Express is helping build operational efficiency for commercial vehicle fleet operators by tracking tyre performance. In India, procurement of new tyres for a commercial vehicle approximately costs about Rs 1-1.5 lakhs. Fluctuations in pressure and temperature can have a dramatic effect on their life span. Tyres are one of the largest consumables for fleet operators after fuel. Operating a vehicle with tyre pressure 20% below rated pressure increases fuel consumption by 5-10% and reduces tyre life by 15% to 20%. The new IoT platform helps monitor tyre performance in real time to help customers take suitable action and improve operational efficiency, reduce costs, and improve profitability.
IoT in Manufacturing for Predictive Maintenance – Tetra Pak is employing new, digital tools that enable its cloud-connected machines to predict exactly when equipment needs maintenance, averting many breakdowns. Sensors on more than 5,000 Tetra Pak filling machines at customers’ sites globally, all connected to Microsoft Azure, feed real-time performance data to the company for monitoring and analysis – nearly 700 million data points each year. As a result, maintenance can be scheduled precisely and efficiently. During a recent, six-month period involving 11 packaging lines, the company predicted future breakdowns in five of those lines, spurring preventive maintenance and saving those customers more than $30,000.
Microsoft IoT Central
IoT will lead to a $1.9 trillion productivity increase and $177 billion in reduced costs by 2020 (A.T. Kearney). This effect will be pervasive, from connected homes and cars to manufacturers to smart cities and utilities—and everything in between. Pre-empting this, Microsoft announced Microsoft IoT Central, the first highly scalable IoT SaaS solution, that has built-in support for IoT best practices and world class security along with the reliability, regional availability, and global scale of the Azure cloud. Microsoft IoT Central allows companies tobuild production-grade IoT applications in hours and not worry about managing all the necessary back-end infrastructure or hiring new skill sets to develop the solutions.
In its continued efforts to strengthen the collaboration between startups and corporates, Microsoft ScaleUp [known previously as Microsoft Accelerator] has selected 12 startups to be part of its new 12th cohort. ScaleUp is part of the recently announced Microsoft for Startups initiative, a new program that delivers access to technology, go-to-market and community benefits that helps startups grow their customer and revenue base.
The selected startups in the 12th cohort are focused on areas of Artificial intelligence, virtual reality, Big Data analytics, among others to build solutions for the market. Microsoft ScaleUp focuses on late stage B2B start-ups and helps them accelerate their business growth through mentorship, streamlined Go-To-Market [GTM] activities and most importantly access to world-class technology.
During the six-month program, these startups will work closely with Microsoft leaders, industry experts and leverage the Microsoft Partner Network to scale their business models and serve enterprise clients. These startups will get access to Microsoft’s rich technology expertise, infrastructure and Azure cloud platform to build a strong technology backbone for their business. As part of the program, these startups will also have access to a vibrant global alumni network of over 730 startup graduates, which will foster peer support and networking as well as access to Microsoft industry and customer events.
Selected startups for the 12th cohort
AppICE has built a proprietary platform that can take soft and hard sensor data from connected devices like smartphones and use machine learning to generate actionable insights.
Appiyo Technologies’ Twixor is the first of its kind ‘customer engagement platform’ which brings together the power of ‘bi-directional actionable messaging’ and Business Process Management [BPM]. Twixor delivers actionable customer engagement in a PWA [Progressive Web App] capsule powered by their versatile BPM engine.
Avanseus Technologies delivers AI based enterprise solutions for Mobile, Fixed, Transmission and IP Backbone Networks, Industrial Analytics, Security, Railways and the Internet of Things, transforming massive amounts of data into useful business insights and actions.
eGovernments Foundation aims to build and drive government transformations across India using open source technology.
Gaia Smart Cities Solution is a Data Automation and Analytics Company focused on bringing together multiple IoT and digital data streams into a single platform to enable the clients to measure, monitor and manage performance and service delivery.
GrowthEnabler Pii [Personalised Intelligence Interface] provides insights and intelligence on Technology Disruption, Digital Innovation and its impact on large corporations to solve their business issues and create competitive advantage. Their unique Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning engine connects business issues to global innovative emerging companies and startups.
Karo Sambhav is a tech-enabled, environmentally beneficial and socially responsible Producer Responsibility Organization [PRO] that is setting up a robust India-wide transformative solution on e-waste management.
Kogence brings flexibility, agility and productivity in the High Performance Computing [HPC] based workflows.
MachineSense has developed a patented Industrial IoT system for Predictive, Preventative and Electrical Maintenance of Industrial Machines. The company aims to build an IIoT platform for factory and building utilities that includes electricity, compressed air, water, HVAC, vacuum, etc.
SmartVizX is developing VArch Suite, a virtual reality product that improves interior design collaboration in the Architecture-Engineering-Construction [AEC] industry by offering immersive visualization, spatial awareness, interactivity with design elements, data management and communication features.
Sprinkle Data provides Search based Insight discovery and adaptive data management software-as service.
Xurmo Technologies is a self-service data ingestion, preparation and analysis platform built with the vision to simplify and automate data-driven decisions. By simplifying the analytics process, Xurmo enables faster adoption of data-driven decision making in enterprises.
Bengaluru-based Institute of Product Leadership, India’s first B-School for technology managers, will hold the Data Science Summit 2018 at Cessna Business Park in Bengaluru on Friday, 6th April 2018. It aims to introduce a few key early adapters in AI, bust some of the myths surrounding jobs and career in data science and Artificial Intelligence [AI].
The Summit is an opportunity for those working in the field of data science and those passionate about the subject, to network with the over 300 professionals and 25 executive leaders from the top companies who work in the space of Data Science and Artificial Intelligence. They will demystify how data science and Artificial Intelligence will help you achieve your career goals.
Many of the experts who you will get to hear at the event include
Shivaram K R – Chief Executive Officer, Curl Analytics, among others.
The summit will have experts speaking of the sectors that can extensively put to use data sciences and Artificial Intelligence. The attendees can also get a peek into the future of both these and how they would be put to work in sectors as varied as healthcare and E-commerce.
Speaking of the summit, Dr Marya Wani, Director of Programs – School of Data Science, said
The event will have experts from Hyderabad, Silicon Valley and Bangalore. They are people who have done a lot of work in this field. It will be of use to executives, data scientists, engineers, developers, business development professionals, Data Analysts, Product Managers and most importantly data science enthusiasts who are involved in data-driven decision making.
The experts will also deliberate on how India can be in the forefront in the field of AI.
About Institute of Product Leadership [IPL]
The Institute of Product Leadership was born in conjunction with the Executive Product Industry Council [EPIC], a group of elite product leaders who currently drive product innovation from India in global companies. The EPIC board, along with the Board of Academics and Research [BAR], distinguished Executive Coaches and Faculty, provide advice on the productizing of new technologies and ideas, devise programs that enable technology leaders to graduate from being code-centric to customer-centric and also help the engineering centers in Asia nurture the next generation of product leaders. For more information, please visit Institute of Product Leadership
TataSky, India’s leading integrated content distribution platform across DTH and OTT, has launched its newest offering, a carefully handpicked bouquet of international entertainment content.
With the launch of TataSkyWorld Screen, we are offering cinema and television aficionados over 650 curated hours of great stories, not just from Hollywood, but from around the world, ad-free. Our analysis indicates that consumption patterns are evolving, and there is an audience looking for exciting and diverse content, unconstrained by language. Our handpicked list includes some of the most popular and critically acclaimed movies and TV shows across the world, a lot of which has never been seen on TV before in India.
Now subscribers can catch entertaining content from around the world, as great stories have no language barrier.
As yet another pioneering initiative by TataSky, this would be the first time a DTH platform will provide an ad-free service where subscribers can view select series and movies from across the world, running 24 x 7, where most of the shows have never been available in India on television. The content will be available to subscribers on their TV sets through the STB, TataSky Mob App and the web app of TataSky.
Without the need of an additional internet connection, TataSky World Screen will be available for all subscribers at just Rs. 75 a month, making it an affordable proposition amongst the category of unique content viewers. This content will be available not only on the large screen but also on devices of the consumers choosing, be it mobile or laptop.
Tata Sky World Screen – The content
Tata Sky World Screen will feature prime content from across geographies and multiple languages [Arabic, Russian, Spanish, Belgium, Israel, Cuba, German, French, Italian, Portuguese, Hindi, Swahili, Japanese, Chinese and Korean]. Content which is not in English will have subtitles and some will also be dubbed in English.
The Movies will feature some of the top Hollywood stars and include familiar franchises, along with handpicked international language movies including films renowned for their narrative and cinematic skills telling stories ranging from drama to pure slam-bam, high-octane action replete with brilliant choreography and stunts.
The Drama series will include an exquisite mix of critically acclaimed British, Hebrew, Spanish, Italian and Canadian crime, thriller and noir shows – along with several International series.
So, World Screen will give TATA Sky subscribers access to a rich trove of films and TV series from around the world across a wide breadth of genres, marrying choice with flexibility for them to watch any time of the day on multiple screens – whether on Television, laptop or the mobile device, in a hyper-personal manner.
Amongst the TV Series Box Sets Premieres will be the acclaimed thriller Wallander, Happy Valley, Code 37, Team Chocolate, Prisoners of War and Babylon Berlin. There will also be two movie premieres a month from world cinema. Operation Chromite and Desierto.
