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Milestone And Briefcam Bring Premium Forensic Analytics To XProtect Customers

Sep 29, 2021 by Rekha Nair 0 Comments #and SAARC, #at Milestone Systems, #Bjørn Skou Eilertsen, #Chief Technology Officer at Milestone Systems, #Country Manager, #India, #Sandesh Kaup

Bangalore, India -With the introduction of XProtect® Rapid REVIEW, Milestone’s customers will be able to accelerate investigations and find what they are looking for with speed and accuracy. Powered by BriefCam’s video analytics technology, hours of video recordings can now be reviewed in minutes, bringing enhanced decision-making and momentum to any investigation.

Milestone’s XProtect Rapid REVIEW is an intelligent video analytics solution that allows security operators and investigators to efficiently search through hours and hours of video recordings and pinpoint exactly what they are looking for in mere minutes.

Powered by the innovative BriefCam® video analytics technology, XProtect Rapid REVIEW is an add-on product that is seamlessly integrated into Milestone’s XProtect Smart Client. The product is available from 27 October 2021 and is supported on all paid XProtect VMS products.

“XProtect Rapid REVIEW is an ideal solution for Milestone XProtect customers, looking to enhance their VMS investment with premium forensic video analytics. BriefCam is thrilled to tap into a segment of the market not currently addressed, through Milestone and its vast partner ecosystem,” said Gili Rom, VP Strategy and Alliances at BriefCam.

Commenting on the launch, Sandesh Kaup, Country Manager, India, and SAARC, at Milestone Systems added, “Public security is an integral part of our smart cities initiative and video forensics is in high demand in India. Integrating VIDEO SYNOPSIS® and Milestone’s XProtect, a day of security footage can get reduced into just one minute video clips. This leads to a significant reduction in the effort and cost required to review any stored video. This greatly benefits our police and forensic investigations to identify evidence, and use data generated insights for swift action and continued safety.”

Bjørn Skou Eilertsen, Chief Technology Officer at Milestone Systems, said: “Clearly, XProtect Rapid REVIEW is an important tool for our customers to help them speed up their investigation and in general work smarter with their VMS. Bringing the best solutions for our customers is our key focus.”

XProtect Rapid REVIEW enables highly accurate, cross-camera video searches and filtering, based on an expanding suite of classes, attributes, behaviors and visual layers that help investigators pinpoint people, objects, and behaviors of interest. The unique VIDEO SYNOPSIS® technology gives the operator the ability to visualize objects simultaneously that appeared at different times within the video.

“The launch of XProtect Rapid REVIEW is a strategic partnership to bring video analytics closer to our core product and add further value to our customers’ XProtect investment,” said Eilertsen.

“We want to enable businesses and governments to harness the power of data insights, which can help them address scarcity of resources, security threats, and other challenges. Sometimes we may find that the best option is to integrate analytics in XProtect.  That said, openness is built into Milestone’s DNA, XProtect remains an Open Platform VMS, and we continue to deliver the video management solutions that best solve customers’ needs through strong partnerships with our technology partners,” concluded Eilertsen.

Education

Singapore-Based Edtech Platform Teachee Launches In India

Aug 28, 2021 by Rekha Nair 0 Comments #Aakash Kasaundhan, #Country Manager, #Teachee India

Singapore-based education technology company Teachee has announced its launch in India. A subsidiary of Vlight Technology Pte, the brand enters the Indian market on the back of huge success in South Korea. Teachee already boasts of more than 35,000 educators on the platform since the launch of its beta in October of last year. The company’s vision is to become the most widely used SaaS platform for educators in the region.

With online education gaining momentum in the country, Teachee is uniquely placed to help educators build a successful practice. Teachee’s revolutionary platform lets educators design a fully branded website without having the need of any prior technical background. The unique patented and secured platform allows instructors to build and curate their own curriculum with ease. Teachers and educators can now sell online courses, take tests & assignments, conduct live classes, share recorded videos and do much more.

Teachee’s user-friendly platform is engaging for teachers and students alike. Teachers can chat with students and check their performance reports with just a couple of clicks. The powerful marketing solutions embedded in the platform helps institutes acquire students online with tools including Promo Codes, Affiliate Marketing, Blogs, Open Courses, etc. Teachee also helps educators manage and analyse their revenue on their dashboards.

Aakash Kasaundhan, an IIT-BHU alumnus with more than 10 years of start-up experience, and co-founder of 2 EdTech ventures, will lead the operations for Teachee in India.

“Teachee was created to help educators start up their own institute and have the ability to expand their business in a cost-effective manner. During the pandemic, the ability to teach and learn were pushed to the limits with people forced to turn to online platforms for learning. However, this has also created the need for a specialized learning platform that benefits both the educator and the student. Before the India launch, our team of experts spent a lot of time in understanding the expectations, needs and hurdles being faced by students and educators. These insights helped us to create a product that we feel will be a perfect fit for them.” said Aakash Kasaundhan, Country Manager, Teachee India.

Teachee plans to disrupt the EdTech SaaS market in the Asia Pacific region. Following the India launch, the platform will be launched in a further 10 countries by the end of 2022.

Business, News

ENGIE commissions 200 MW Solar Power Plant in Gujarat

Aug 19, 2021 by Rekha Nair 0 Comments #Country Manager, #Egypt & India, #ENGIE, #ENGIE Asia Middle East and Africa, #ENGIE India, #Managing Director Renewables– Middle East, #Neerav Nanavaty, #solar PV project, #Suresh Bhaskar

Ahmedabad, India: ENGIE has announced the commissioning of a 200MWAC (290 MWp) Solar Power Project at the Raghanesda Solar Power Park, in Raghanesda, Gujarat. ENGIE collaborated with multiple Government of Gujarat entities to construct the project that will generate close to 546 gigawatt-hours of electricity, while reducing 387,056 tons of carbon dioxide emissions annually.

The project was won under a tender process run by GUVNL and the Power Purchase Agreement for 25 years was signed in August 2019 with GUVNL (Gujarat Urja Vikas Nigam Limited), and the Implementation Support Agreement was signed in October 2019 with GPCL (Gujarat Power Corporation Limited). Debt for the project has been secured under a long-term project financing arrangement with the Asian Development Bank (ADB) and SocieteGenerale. The project has been implemented through Electro Solaire Private Limited (ESPL), a special purpose vehicle owned by the ENGIE Group.

Modules were sourced from Jinko and Longi and String while inverters were procured from Huawei. Sterling & Wilson was our Balance of Plant contractor and will also be the O&M provider for this project for a period of five years.

The project was completed in 14months, adhering to the environmental standard of ADB Safeguard Principle and Equator Principle, with 1.5 million+ safe man-hours by over 800 skilled and unskilled manpower setting up the plant, which is spread across 380 hectares inside the RaghanesdaSolar Park that has been developed by a Gujarat state entity – GPCL.

Despite the challenges of executing a project during a global pandemic, a very high-water table creating a challenging design and implementation issue for the module mounting structures, and the project is situated in a seismic zone, the team of experts ensured the completion of the project in line with the schedule.

Speaking about the project, Neerav Nanavaty, Country Manager, ENGIE India, said, “After overcoming several challenges at the site, the team is excited to announce the commissioning of this marquee project that is sure to boost the dynamic Indian solar industry and contribute towards decarbonizing India’s energy mix. We would like to thank all the public and private sector stakeholders and the local communities for their support and cooperation in helping us achieve this critical milestone in our renewable growth journey in India.”

Suresh Bhaskar, Managing Director Renewables– Middle East, Egypt & India, ENGIE Asia Middle East and Africa, said,“ENGIE is fully committed to play an active role to support India in achieving its ambitious clean energy goals for 2030. Successful commercial operation of this project is a testament to ENGIE’s continued interest to pursue renewable opportunities in India and further grow its renewable portfolio of more than 1 GW installed capacity in the country.”

With this project, ENGIE’s portfolio developed in India now stands at 17 projects with over 1.1 GWp of solar PV and 280 MW of wind power. This milestone reiterates ENGIE’s ambition to be a major renewable energy provider, as India becomes a rapidly growing market in the transition to clean energy.

Scott Caveza, Research Engineering Manager, Tenable

Technology

Comment on World Password Day from Kartik Shahani, Country Manager, Tenable

May 6, 2021 by Neel Achary 0 Comments #Country Manager, #Kartik Shahani, #Tenable

Cyber attacks are on the rise in India with the number of incidents increasing threefold in the last one year. Be it a major breach like SolarWinds or phishing and ransomware attacks, cybercriminals always take the easiest route to obtain privileged credentials. In many instances, phishing and ransomware scams hinge on procuring passwords and personally identifiable information. Maintaining basic cyber hygiene by adopting strong passwords and multi-factor authentication go a long way in thwarting cyber attacks.

“In today’s digital-everything world, so much of our lives are available online and accessible across multiple devices. We have grown accustomed to sharing our personal information online, sometimes without giving thought to the potential consequences.

“Personally identifiable information has become an attractive target for cybercriminals and unfortunately a password with your pet’s name isn’t going to protect you. Weak or predictable passwords are akin having a door with no hinges, a thief can get through. Far too many scams focused on tricking individuals to disclose their passwords have occurred in India and the negative consequences as a result cannot be understated.

“Rather than relying on passwords alone, add additional layers of security. Implement authentication methods [multi-factor authentication (MFA)], such as the use of biometrics or one time passcodes [OTPs]. This is simple and prevents identity theft and other cybercrimes.” – Kartik Shahani, Country Manager, Tenable

Technology

Comment from Tenable- World Intellectual Property Day

Apr 26, 2021 by Neel Achary 0 Comments #Country Manager, #Kartik Shahani, #Tenable India.

In the age of speedy digitisation, cybercriminals have found lucrative ways to exploit security gaps, increasing the risk of intellectual property theft. Protecting intellectual property is therefore a key priority for organisations. Please find below a quote from Kartik Shahani, Country Manager, Tenable India commenting on World Intellectual Property Day (26 April 2021).

“Intellectual property is the lifeblood of every organisation which makes this information attractive and lucrative to cybercriminals. Yet, many organisations may underestimate the scope and depth of the threat. According to a Forrester study commissioned by Tenable one in four organisations in India suffered a business-impacting cyberattack that resulted in the theft of intellectual property.

“Protecting IP is crucial to safeguarding competitive advantage and differentiation. It’s therefore imperative that organisations in India establish basic cyber hygiene practices such as identifying critical risks and patching systems with common vulnerabilities. These recommendations make it harder for cybercriminals to be successful.”

Business World

Comment on Reserve Bank of India’s Framework for Digital Payments from Kartik Shahani, Country Manager, Tenable India

Feb 23, 2021 by Neel Achary 0 Comments #Country Manager, #Kartik Shahani, #Tenable India.

The Reserve Bank of India’s recent guidelines couldn’t have been more timely with the rise of digital payments and the demise of cash, driven by social distancing measures. As more users lean towards digital payment services, the chances of being exposed to cyber risk is high as each new service serves as a potential attack vector for cybercriminals. Effective cybersecurity management should be considered a cornerstone of trust to ensure both financial organisations and consumers can safely benefit from the opportunities in digital banking.

“Therefore, organisations cannot solely rely on outdated vulnerability management tools to detect threats in the modern attack surface. Their limited visibility into traditional IT environments causes security teams to completely miss any vulnerabilities that are present in the most dynamic aspects of the modern attack surface, including cloud, web apps, operational technology (OT) and container environments, where cybercriminals often scan to find the easiest way in.

“With over 18,000 vulnerabilities disclosed in 2020 alone, organisations need to cut through the noise and focus on the vulnerabilities that pose the most risk. Risk-based vulnerability management enables security teams to focus on what matters most, so as to make the best use of limited resources and stay ahead of adversaries.”– Kartik Shahani, Country Manager, Tenable India.

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