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Decision on banning TikTok to come soon: White House : The decision on banning China apps including Tik Tok will be taken within weeks, won’t last for month- long, indicated The White House. This move to bar TikTok gained momentum in the country following India's decision.

India's move to ease lockdown restrictions drives card payments : Card payments in India are gradually recovering on the backdrop of increase in consumer spending as the country has now entered unlock phase.

Flex CEO - Revathi Advaithi chairs as independent Board Member for Uber : Uber has added a new, independent board member, Flex CEO Revathi Advaithi, a Mechanical Engineer who grew up in India with four sisters, was appointed to the top job in February of last year after spending roughly 10 years with the electronic manufacturing company Eaton, where she was COO and oversaw its global electrical business. Prior to that, she spent six years as a VP at Honeywell.

Anushka Sharma claims to be a disruptive storyteller : Anushka Sharma says she has tried to be a disruptive storyteller with the projects she has done and added that in all her career she has tried to have a distinct voice in cinema.

On Mumbai Airport scam, CBI books GVK Chief's son for siphoning ₹705 cr : The CBI has booked the Chairman of the GVK Group of Companies, Venkata Krishna Reddy Gunupati, and his son G V Sanjay Reddy, Managing Director of Mumbai International Airport among others for alleged irregularities to the tune of Rs 705 crore in running of the airport.

Pakistan temporarily bans PUBG due to 'negative impact' : Pakistan has temporarily blocked the popular online game PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG) after receiving complaints of its addictiveness and following media reports linking the brutal, multiplayer shoot them up to suicide.

Bharti Enterprises wins bid for OneWeb : Bharti Enterprises will provide the company commercial and operational leadership, and bring OneWeb a revenue base to contribute towards its future success. The UK government's Business Secretary Alok Sharma confirmed that the

Does ban on Chinese apps making way for indigenous apps? : On the Centre’s decision of ban on Chinese apps, IIT Kharagpur experts said that the decision has created space for indigenous replacements and enabled the institute to work on sponsored projects while helping start- ups.

Foxconn and others face disrupted manufacturing operations as India holds up imports from China: Report : As per news source, as India is double checking the imports from China, it has disrupted operations at Foxconn plant in South India which manufactures Apple phones. Other foreign firms are also facing delays as tensions between the two countries build.

Chinese smartphone makers put investments on hold in India amidst geopolitical clash : With the ongoing geopolitical tensions, Chinese smartphone makers are putting their immediate manufacturing-related investments on hold, given the uncertain business environment. Officials from Chinese smartphone makers and the industry say the banning of 59 Chinese apps have made them even more nervous, with some wondering if they will be the next target in India, and are watching the situation cautiously.

US keeping an eye on Indo-China border conflict : On the recent developments between India and China over the Line of Actual Control, the United States is keep an eye on it. The Press Secretary of White House, Kayleigh McEnany said that according to President Donald Trump the aggressive stance

Indian Railways seeks private proposals to run passenger trains : The Ministry of Railways has taken the initiative to invite Request for Qualifications (RFQ) for private participation for operation of passenger train services over 109 Origin Destination (OD) pairs of routes through the introduction of 151 modern Trains (Rakes). The 109 OD Pairs have been formed into 12 Clusters across the Indian Railway network. Each Train shall have a minimum of 16 coaches, the Ministry said.

ShareChat eyes $200 million funding from SAIF Partners and others : According to news sources, the social media platform which facilitates regional language, ShareChat is in talks with SAIF Partners, Lightspeed Venture Partners, and Twitter to raise a fund of $200 million.

Indian Railways seeks private proposals to run passenger trains : The Ministry of Railways has taken the initiative to invite Request for Qualifications (RFQ) for private participation for operation of passenger train services over 109 Origin Destination (OD) pairs of routes through the introduction of 151 modern Trains (Rakes). The 109 OD Pairs have been formed into 12 Clusters across the Indian Railway network. Each Train shall have a minimum of 16 coaches, the Ministry said.

Dancing Diva Saroj Khan breathes her last today, Bollywood mourns : Saroj Khan, the name who blew breath into dance and made it even more graceful to watch out for. The dancing damsel who made beauties graceful on screen, passed away due to cardiac arrest. She is survived by 4 children. Saroj Khan was battling ill health since the past few days. She was admitted to Guru Nanak Hospital in Mumbai on June 20 after complaining of breathlessness.

Zoom CEO announces to update on progress of cyber security and privacy of its product : Zoom CEO Eric Yuan has announced to deliver an update on progress as the company takes radical steps to enhance the security of its core product. Yuan pledged a number of enhancements to address security and privacy within Zoom, to be delivered over a 90-day programme.

Digital rights group claims clarity from DoT on blocking WeTransfer : The Department of Telecommunications (DoT) has declined to give reasons for blocking WeTransfer last month, on grounds of the matter being under investigation. WeTransfer is a popular file sharing service, based in the Netherlands, used for sharing large files. According to a blog by IFF it has even been as late as 2017 been used in press releases on the Press Information Bureau by the Ministry of Defence and the Ministry of Food Processing Industries.

Reliance Jio launches video conferencing app Jio Meet to take on Zoom : Due to pandemic, and WFH, Zoom app has recently become the most popular video conference service in India. Indian telecom company, Reliance Jio has announced to unveil JioMeet, a free video conferencing app that will take on the likes of Zoom, Microsoft Teams and Google Meet.

Unicommerce partners with Yellow Messenger to streamline Direct-to-Consumer selling operations for brands : Yellow Messenger and Unicommerce, India’s biggest e-commerce focused supply chain SaaS platform, have announced the strategic partnership to help FMCG and CPG brands manage their retail operations efficiently. As a part of the partnership, Yellow Messenger’s Conversational AI platform will enable consumers to place orders directly through

Jio Platforms to gain investment of ₹ 1,894.50 Crore from Intel Capital : Reliance Industries and Jio Platforms have announced that Intel Capital will invest ₹ 1,894.50 crore in Jio Platforms at an equity value of ₹ 4.91 lakh crore and an enterprise value of ₹ 5.16 lakh crore. Intel Capital’s investment will translate into a 0.39% equity stake in Jio Platforms on a fully diluted basis.

All 59 banned apps removed from Google Play Store : Google has announced temporary blocking access to the banned 59 China-linked apps on its India Play Store. The company said it is reviewing the interim orders from the government and has already notified the affected developers.

Positive airway pressure devices market to reach US$2.2bn : Following reports that COVID-19 led to severe shortages of respiratory ventilators globally, the demand of positive airway pressure devices is rising. Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, the global positive airway pressure devices market was valued at US$1.8bn in 2019, at a robust annual rate of 7.5%. The market growth is set to reach US$2.2bn in 2020.

Flipkart pilots new social commerce platform 2GudSocial : Reports : Indian eCommerce giant Flipkart is reportedly piloting a new social commerce platform named 2GudSocial to onboard consumers from small towns and lower-income groups.

Apple halts updates of thousands of mobile games in App Store in China : Apple freezes updates for thousands of mobile games in the App Store in China while facing pressure to comply with the government's local regulations.

All 59 banned apps removed from Google Play Store : Google has announced temporary blocking access to the banned 59 China-linked apps on its India Play Store. The company said it is reviewing the interim orders from the government and has already notified the affected developers.

Cisco Systems, Inc. : Cisco Systems, Inc. is an American multinational technology conglomerate, headquartered in San Jose, California. Cisco Systems’ products and services focus upon three market segments

Lenovo Group Ltd. :  KEY DIFFERENTIATOR:  Lenovo is a Chinese multinational technology company with headquarters in Beijing (China) and Morrisville (North Carolina) United States. The three decade old company has operations in more than 60 countries and sells its products in around 160 countries. The company’s expansion was further boosted by a joint venture with NEC in Japan called Lenovo NEC Holdings. Lenovo and Japan’s Fujitsu also announced a merger of their PC businesses in 2018 that resulted in Lenovo owning 51% of the Fujitsu PC arm. The merger includes a number of agreements, which includes manufacturing, distribution, brand licensing, and research and development.

Salesforce.com, Inc. : Salesforce is an American cloud-based software company headquartered in San Francisco, California. The bulk of its revenue comes from its customer-relationship management

SAP SE :  Bill McDermott CEO   KEY DIFFERENTIATOR:  SAP is a German multinational software corporation that makes enterprise software to manage business operations and customer relations. It is the market leader in enterprise application software, helping companies of all sizes and in all industries run at their best. Headquartered in Walldorf, Baden-Württemberg, Germany, SAP has regional offices in 180 countries and has over 425,000 customers. It posted a total revenue of 24.74b€ (Non-IFRS) in FY2018 and enjoys a subscriber base of 186 million in its cloud user base.   

Intel Corporation : ntel is an American multinational corporation and technology company headquartered in Santa Clara, California. It is the world’s second largest and  highest valued semiconductor chip manufacturer

Adobe Inc. :  Shantanu Narayen Chairman & CEO KEY DIFFERENTIATOR:  Adobe is an American multinational computer software company headquartered in San Jose, California. As of 2019, Adobe has more than 21,000 employees worldwide, about 40% of whom work in San Jose. It is trying to change the world through digital experiences. It is best known for Photoshop, an image editing software, Acrobat Reader, the Portable Document Format (PDF) and Adobe Creative Suite, as well as its successor Adobe Creative Cloud. It has made many acquisitions over the years that helped in bolstering its business further.    

LG Electronics Inc. : The Company has 128 operations worldwide, employing 83,000 people. LG Electronics is part of the fourth-largest ‘chaebol’ in South Korea. LG comprises four business units - Home Entertainment, Mobile Communications,

Druva Software : Name    -     Jaspreet Singh Designation    -     Founder & CEO Address    -     Muttha Chambers II, Level VI, Senapati Bapat Marg,Pune, India 411016 Website    -      www.druva.com Products    -     Endpoint, back-up and Archival, Cloud data protection, Cloud App Backup and secure File Access, Enterprise security and Data loss preventation etc.

Tally Solutions (P) Ltd. :  Name    -     Bharat Goenka Designation    -     Co-Founder & Managing Director Address    -     AMR Tech Park II, No. 23 & 24, Hongasandra, Hosur Main Road, Bangalore – 560 068 Website    -      www.tallysolutions.com        Products    -     Tally.ERP 9, Tally.Server 9, Tally.Developer 9, Shoper 9, Tally.ERP9(Auditor)

Busy Infotech Pvt. Ltd. : Accounting Software (Basic,     standard & Enterprise editions)

Deskera :  Name    -     Shashank Dixit Designation    -     CEO Address    -     Suit No.6 & 7, Lower Ground Floor, Shivaji Stadium Metro Station, Airport Express Line, New Delhi-110001 Website    -      www.deskera.in Products    -     Integrated ERP, CRM, HRMS, Project and education cloud

OnePlus brings new product line - OnePlus Nord : OnePlus has announced the expansion of its smartphone portfolio with a new product line, OnePlus Nord. After more than six years focused on creating flagship smartphones, OnePlus Nord will be the company’s first smartphone product line that will make the premium OnePlus experience accessible to more users.

Acer India appoints Sudhir Goel as the Chief Business Officer : Acer India, the global PC brand, has appointed Sudhir Goel as their Chief Business Officer. Sudhir has been associated with Acer India since 1999 handling various leadership roles spanning product engineering, manufacturing, support, supply chain and recently as the head of commercial business group. In his new role as

HARMAN elevates Prathab Deivanayagham as Country Manager for India : HARMAN has announced the elevation of Prathab Deivanayagham as the new Country Manager for its India operations effective July 1, 2020.

Facebook strengthens its leadership team with three new Directors : Facebook is pleased to welcome Francis Jose, Manohar Hotchandani and Paras Sharma to its growing Partnership team in India. With extensive experience in technology, telecom, media and entertainment, these new additions will help lead strategic partnerships and initiatives to support Facebook’s continued growth in India, with an overall aim for driving better value for business partners.

Union Minister Paswan issues directives to officials to not purchase “Made in China” goods : Supporting boycott of Chinese goods, Union Minister for Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution Ram Vilas Paswan has issued directives to officials to refrain from purchasing anything ‘Made in China’ from its e-procurement platform Government’s e-marketplace or GeM

All apps released in India must ensure : Amid the ongoing border tensions with China, the Centre banned 59 Chinese apps, including and most loved Tik Tok following the sovereignty, integrity and defence of the country.

Medha Raj appointed as US Presidential candidate Joe Biden’s Digital Chief of staff : Indian-American Medha Raj has been named by Democratic Presidential candidate Joe Biden as his Digital Chief of staff, a key role in his election campaigns which are entirely going virtual due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the US. Raj will work across all facets of the digital department to streamline and coordinate how to maximise the impact of its digital outputs, the Biden campaign said.

Mathew Oommen says, Reliance Jio a 'clean telco' ensuring its network isn't contaminated : Reliance Jio President Mathew Oommen said that the telecom operator is addressing network security-related issues to ensure that its network isn't

IBM Study: Security Response Planning on the Rise, But Containing Attacks Remains an Issue : IBM (NYSE: IBM) Security announced the results of a global report examining businesses’ effectiveness in preparing for and responding to cyberattacks. While organizations surveyed have slowly improved in their ability to plan for, detect and respond to cyberattacks over the past five years, their ability to contain an

Microchip announces the smallest automotive maXTouch Controllers : Microchip Technology has announced the extension of its maXTouch portfolio with the new MXT288UD touch controller family, the smallest automotive grade packaged touch screen controllers. The MXT288UD-AM and the MXT144UD-AM devices offer low power mode, weatherproof operation and glove touch detection in multi-function displays, touch pad and smart surfaces for vehicles, motorcycles, e-bikes and car-sharing services.

Dell Technologies Sets New Standard for Unlocking the Potential of Data : Dell Technologies (NYSE: DELL) announces Dell EMC PowerScale, a new family of storage systems engineered with industry-leading storage software and server hardware to set a new industry standard for how organizations capture and capitalize on unstructured data, such as documents, images, videos and social media content.

Amazon Web Services unveils new space business segment : The world is entering an exciting and daring new age in space. New companies have moved into the space business and are launching more satellites and human missions into orbit than ever before. NASA continues to invest in developing a sustainable commercial space economy through Project Artemis. Low-latency internet, high-resolution Earth observation, and ubiquitous Internet of Things communications companies will launch thousands of new satellites over the next five years to provide sensing capabilities to customers around the world. The space landscape has dramatically shifted over the past 10 years, and this has created an enormous need for new types of innovation for space-based missions. Amazon Web Services (AWS) has significant experience supporting commercial and government customers that design satellites and conduct spaceflight operations. AWS’s reliable global infrastructure and unmatched portfolio of cloud service...

Nokia gains 400 mn Euros of 5G deal from Taiwan Mobile : Nokia has said of bagging a 5G network deal from Taiwanese mobile operator Taiwan Mobile (TWM). Nokia is the sole supplier under the three-year-long deal.

After WeChat, is PUBG to be banned next? : WeChat, owned by Tencent, one of China's biggest companies, the chat-meets-payment app has more than 1 billion monthly users in China .Tencent, makers of the popular mobile game PUBG: Mobile, fears the game—which had over 100 million installs by the end of 2019, It fears ban as India cracks down on Chinese apps.

Nokia gains 400 mn Euros of 5G deal from Taiwan Mobile : Nokia has said of bagging a 5G network deal from Taiwanese mobile operator Taiwan Mobile (TWM). Nokia is the sole supplier under the three-year-long deal.