The CEO Magazine September Issue: Cyber Security Issue

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20 Most Promising Cyber Security Companies in India 2015

Mr. Venkatesh C. R. Founder, DCI

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ow tweet-master Mehdi did use his twitter handle to recruit volunteers for IS from India's IT capital Bengaluru? How Islamic State did raise fund from different regions? Why freethinkers of Bangladesh are afraid of blogging from abroad? - All the answers are somehow linked to Cyber Space, which seems to be insecure.

September is the month, when the world mourns 9/11 attack. Al Qaeda used Cyber Space for the attack on the United States through coded messages for recruitment, planning, funding and execution.

Even in 2012, Al Queda declared Electronic Jihad, which was aimed to attack US networks and electronic grid.

Till now US doesn't have any weapon to make their cyberspace completely secured. China, which is proud of its business, technology, economy and after all the great wall, lacks an effective firewall, which can prevent critical cyber attack. Unveiling a bunch of cyber based programmes, India lacks a dedicated Cyber Security Law. The cyber realm is expanding rapidly as the threats are intolerably increasing. Nevertheless, the Cyber Security is very significant, when it comes to business. Securing the cyberspace for business is very tough, since it comprises many sectors, many factors, numerous organizations and different nationalities. A digital cold war is already going on. China, Russia and some other countries are of the believe that Internet should be Governed at International level by Inter Governmental Organizations like International Telecommunication Union. America does not think so,usually. They aspire to govern the Internet " businessocratically ".

Cyber Terrorism depends on various methods and tricks. Fraudulent electronic communication is just one of those. India has effective facilities for Cyber Forensic to monitor those illegal activities. The state governments are also decorating their Cyber Wing with much care. State Bank of India and other banks are concentrating to develop a better and secured platform for online banking.

But tackling those challenges will be impossible for Government or Organizations, "unless the Cyber Society joins actively and aware people."

The CEO Magazine's September issue is dedicated to Cyber Security. More precisely, it is for Cyber Security related services. We have carried the stories of successful entrepreneurs and their progressive plans. Our editorial team has received very effective response, from their companies as well as other research institutes and cyber forensic researchers, which enables us to publish the issue.

Warm Wishes, Ayanangsha Maitra Managing Editor The CEO Magazine New Delhi @Ayanangsha ayan@theceo.in

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Cyber Security Trends

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Cover Story Dot Com Inforway Stands out as one-stop shop for all IT and mobile related service Mr. Venkatesh C.R.

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Founder, DCI

D M Systems believes in taking advantage from in house technical expertise with a mix that is rich in security, application and storage technologies.

Mr. D K Bajaj, Co-Founder

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"SecurView is experienced with delivering cyber security services on a global scale�

Rajeev Khanolkar

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Cover Story

Co-Founder, President, and Chief Executive Officer

Aujas - A Global Leader in Information Risk Management Solutions M Srinivas Rao

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Co- founder & CEO

We don't have Competitor, claims Vaultize CEO Anand Kekre Anand A. Kekre

Mr. Venkatesh C. R. Founder, DCI

List of 20 most promising Cyber Security companies in India 2015

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Cyber Awarness Programme held in Chennai

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22 Cyber Security in India : Challenges and Solutions 31

Co-founder and Chief Executive Officer

Places to Visit in Andhra Pradesh

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Habits of the Most Successful Entrepreneurs

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Acquisition News Edutech platfom Wincourse acquires Mappr for an undisclosed amount Cipla Likely to buy US-based InvaGen and Exelan for $550M Mr. D K Bajaj, Co-Founder

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PM highlights Eco-friendly Handloom Products 38 "Viteos is the best place to work because we are always learning and growing.�

Chitra Baskar,

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VITEOS COO

Funding News M Srinivas Rao Co- founder & CEO

Anand A. Kekre Co-founder and Chief Executive Officer

JSW plants to fund Tech Startups Blubox raises $100K in Angel round

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he risk of Cyber Security is increasing. Cyber Security trends are also changing. Here those trends are prepared to understand the big trends or changes that will impact the security posture of organizations in both the public and private sector in the upcoming years.

Safety & Security The government is trying for digitization through out the country. Their attempts will be successful if they manage to impose tough security standards and testing methods for networks, mobile devices, and software to counter current threat scenarios. The impact of uncorrected weaknesses will be seen on an entirely different scale.

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pillar of ubiquitous computing, but also of the Internet of Things, new forms of collaboration, Industry 4.0, technological advancements in medicine, Big Data, and for processing huge amounts of data. Cloud service providers will have to face the question of how resilient their own cloudbased security architectures India

actually are against cyber attacks .

IT security budgets is increasing Companies are investing more for security related services.

Due to the increase in cyber attacks and cyber terrorism, companies may face the need to invest more in compliance with

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mandates on critical infrastructure protection and national cyber defense strategies.

Insider Negligence Risks are Decreasing Due to investments in technologies, companies may control insecure devices of employees. Through various awareness programmes it can be ignored. A lack of visibility into what employees are doing in the workplace will become less of a problem. The inability to control employees' devices and apps, lack of awareness of cyber security practices, employee complacency about cybersecurity and a lack of visibility into what employees are doing in the workplace will become less of a problem in the upcoming years. Investments in technologies to address these threats and better controls over BYOD and BYOC will make these risks more manageable.

Mobile versus Privacy Cellphones will raise security and privacy issues more often in the future, partially because of how they are designed. People on the way accustomed to managing their lives and even families on the go using mobile devices are placing ever greater value on the protection of their personal information. Organizations that do not take that problem into account will be penalized.

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In particular consumers will use social media for making leaks public and for venting their frustration.

Even Android is a constant concern as far as security is concerned, but few experts think that the threats will get worse in the upcoming years.

Suppliers increasingly targeted by attackers Cyber Attackers look for the weakest link in the chain, chiefly among the smallest suppliers and medium-sized enterprises.

While understanding attackers offer some insight, under standing their potential targets can also provide clues into emerging trends in cyber security.

Cyber Crime will keep information security leaders up night There will be significant increases in the risk of nation state attackers and advanced persistent threats, cyber warfare or terrorism, data breaches involving high value information and the stealth and sophistication of cyber attackers.

In contrast, there are expected to be slight improvements in mitigating the risk of hacktivism and malicious or criminal insiders.

Shifts in new technologies towards big data analytics, forensics and intelligence India

based cyber solutions Encryption for Data at rest, Big data Analytics, SIEM and Cybersecurity Intelligence may gain the most in importance in up coming years. Automated forensics tools, encryption for data in motion, next generation firewalls, web application firewalls, threat intelligence feeds and sandboxing or isolation tools.

Cyber security becomes a condition for market admission.

Manufactures are obligated to define suitable mitigration strategies.

Providers for information security are helping more and more companies to perform security assessments during the medical device software development phase, especially with IT security analysis and penetrations tests.

Businesses focusing on private clouds.

Users will learn to tell more precisely what services the public cloud can be used for and what guides the market offers to the security of cloud-based services (certificates). Ever growing market for public cloud computing, private clouds are also on the rise since companies are realizing that they need to migrate in business-critical areas in order to protect their digital valuables.

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Cover Story

Dot Com Infoway stands out as one-stop shop for all IT and mobile related services The CEO Team

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ot Com Infoway, better known as DCI, is considered to be a leading company for Web Development and Mobile App Development services. The ISO certified IT company serves a global clientele by providing reliable solutions and nurturing a collaborative culture in a transparent manner. DCI is well-equipped to serve corporate interest and they strive to stay ahead of the competition by providing solutions that are based on the latest advances and trends in the respective industries at competitive rates.

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300 employees, the company has grown from a 5-person team to a self-sustaining global entity with branches in India, US and Germany.

DCI is totally a self-funded company that always has relied on the sole mettle of its CEO and its staff to grow into one of the country's leading IT companies.

Right now their primary focus is to try to secure funding for Adatha.

DCI's knowledgeable experts are well-versed in the current market trends and implement newer practices into existing operations to best serve present clientele. Their innovations follow the latest compliance laws. Its experienced team of developers that ensure they stay ahead of the curve in keeping with the latest technologies India

and trends in the industry.

DCI usually hires PMP and PMI-certified Project Managers who are highly skilled in handling projects of various scales. The firm has Round-theclock business enabling services to cater to clients within their business operating hours. As a result, companies like XTRM, PenPower Inc and Commdex are in their client list. The company stands out as one-stop shop for all IT and mobile related services. It also has an excellent English-speaking customer support team to see to clients' needs and provide regular project status updates.

DCI's offerings span a wide range of services, which include Web Design and Development, Software Application Development, Internet Marketing and

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Search Engine Optimization, Mobile Application Development, Mobile Application Marketing .

DCI bagged prestigious 10BestSEO in 2014 and About.com's Readers' Choice Award for Mobile App Marketing in 2013. It also got Red Herring Top 100 Asia Award in 2011.

The company has also started a number of ventures within the field of mobile application development and marketing. ?

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that brings some of the mobile industry's leading entrepreneurs and leaders under one roof. ?

CashOnApps - An app

download monetization platform that allows users to find and download the best apps in the store, and earn credits that can be converted into mobile recharge amounts. ?

AppsWorldMag -

A magazine that predominantly focuses on the mobile applications. From the latest news and trends in the industry to the latest devices and gadgets in the India

market, the magazine packs a world of information that any mobile user love to know. ?

Adatha - A platform targeted

towards online marketers and publishers to help them broaden their customer-reach.

Apart from Chennai, Madurai and New York, DCI is also based in Germany. From those locations, the company helps customers around the world to build fully scalable, configurable screening programs that meet their unique needs.

Presently DCI offers two flexible revenue models for

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clients, which fall under two broad category A) the Fixed Price Model and B) the Dedicated Model.

Each model gives clients the full benefit of DCI's services.

Fixed Price Model: This model provides a fixed price quote for the project based on the requirements of the client.

The model applies to projects where the scope is fixed and unlikely to change over the duration of the project.

Payments are milestone-based, with the final payment being made after the product has been deployed to the live environment.

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Dedicated Model: It can be applied to projects where the scope is indeterminate, and the project is likely to extend over a long period - usually 3 months or more. In this model, the company allots a dedicated team of developers that will be solely dedicated to project over its duration. The clients will gain direct access to the resource(s), and payments will be made on a monthly basis.

People behind the Success of the Company Mr. Venkatesh C. R, Founder, DCI Venkatesh C. R founded the

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company Dot Com Infoway in 2000. The young veteran in the Indian IT circle, Venkatesh holds a bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering from Anna University, Chennai. He did his schooling in Vikaasa School, Madurai where he was an arduous student in academics and other kinds of extra-curricular activities.

Venkatesh C.R. leads by example and believes that, with sincere and relentless hard work, "Everything is possible, especially the impossible".

Mr. Venkatesh's company DCI remains one step ahead of

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the curve beacuse they can identify the client's need before the client points those out to them. In very short time, DCI has achieved several prestigious awards. It became Microsoft Gold Certifed Partner in 2005 and got NASSCOM member ship in 2010. In 2013 DCI became a Google Certified Partner and got Bing Ads Accredited Firm in 2014.

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“ As the mobile industry continues to gain momentum, the focus on providing mobile solutions that give users control over what they interact with.

Through their website and mobile application development services, Dot Com Infoway strives to build solutions that will allow users to integrate a mobile experience with various aspects of their life. " said a spokesperson from DCI.

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" With our customized mobile app marketing services, we aim to help mobile app marketers and developers leverage the best tools and strategies to drive traffic and downloads for their apps, and elevate their rankings within the app stores with t a rg e t e d a d ve rt i s i n g a n d promotion campaigns. " he added.

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D M Systems believes in taking advantage from in house technical expertise with a mix that is rich in security, application and storage technologies.

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M Systems has been at the forefront of researching, adapting and introducing smart IT solutions across the spectrum of hardware, software and middleware and has met with considerable success in the segment of SME Indian businesses on strategic path to expansion, modernization and new markets. Their inherent capacities in creating smart service models around channel sales has raised the benchmark in the segments and has also paved the way for innovative thinking, creative execution and customer servicing.

Since last decade, D M Systems is familiar in the market for Security solutions. Recently it was awarded with Hall of Fame award by ChannelWorld for the year 2015. In 2012, the company received a special award for Security by ChannelWorld in Mumbai.

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Mr. D K Bajaj, Co-Founder itself to offer dedicated for services like HPC, virtualization, Messaging, Mobility & Cloud adoption, APT's, Analytics, managed services for data protection, hybrid cloud India

management. With time the company leadership team quickly understood the changing responsibilities f the CIO/CTO in an organisation and started developing services which can

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govern compliances and mitigate business risks and via adoption of transforming IT solutions.

More than hundred companies make their clientstrength strong. Companies like DMRC, PFC, PowerGrid, PNB, DDA, PineLabs, GlobalLogic, Subros are client of D M Systems. The company also provides security services to other companies India Glycols Wave Infra, BLK hospital, Batra Hospital, NSIT, ICGEB, DU, IUAC etc. In their New Delhi office, thirty-five people are working, setting focus on Information security solutions, like END Point, DLP, Firewall, Mobile security, cloud security, SIEM and Information rights management.

Solution and Product Offerings Dell /HP range of solutions (including hardware and software), Netapps, HDS, Cyberoam, Lenovo, Cisco, Trend Micro, Sonicwall, Vaultize, Kemp, Fortinet, McAfee, Sophos, VMWare, Citrix, SSL Certificates, OpenStack, Microsoft Azure, IBM Softlayer and AWS, backup & DR solutions like Veeam, Logging/SIEM and performance management software, managed and on-premise Identity management and strong authentication and ADC solutions, Wireless networks etc.

"We focus majorly on

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Information security solutions, like END Point management and encryption, DLP, Next Gen Firewall, Mobile security, Cloud security, SIEM and Information rights management. We have also aggressively offering spare management and AMC for EOSL/UNIX or enterprise grade storage and servers. We can offer 24x7 with 4 hours CTR for critical servers and core DC Infrastructure. Our company is working as value added subdistributor for leading solutions - Cyberoam, Sonicwall F-Secure, D-Link, Vaultize, Mdaemon, Sonicwall providing support to most of the IT vendors to support them to upscale their ,skillset and expertise to increase their bottom line. Mr. Amit Bajaj, director, minces no words in saying that the future would belong to those who have set their sights high, adopted smarter models of execution and lay stress on customer satisfaction through education and delivery Mr. D K Bajaj, the cofounder of the company has an overall experience of over 25 years in the industry and worked on senior management position with the companies like Birla, Hero and Oswal group of companies. After starting his own, he has been associated with many Govt. / Pvt Sector companies and worked with all reputed organizations in Govt & Pvt. Sector. He intends to offer Manpower and skill shortage, controlling artrisan services.

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National Awards : ?

Awarded for Premier 100

Companies award by Channel World 2012 in Mumbai ?

Awarded special award for Security by ChannelWorld 2012 in Mumbai ?

Awarded Emerging Solution Provider ( Security ) by ITPV for the year 2011.

Cyberoam Awards : ?

Recently awarded Best SME

Business Partner for the year 2014. ?

The Best Gold Partner for North India for the year 2013-14. ?

The Best Value Added SubDistributor /Enterprise Partner for 2012-13. ?

The Best Value Added SubDistributor for the year 2012-13. ?

The Best Value Added Partner for Delhi & NCR for the year 2011-12 ?

For Excellent Contribution for the year 2010-11 ?

Best Gold partner award for north zone year 2013-14 Other Awards : ?

Awarded by Trend Micro as a

Value Partner for the year 2010. ?

No. 1 Medallion Partner North for Sonicwall for the year 2010-11 ?

Best Medallion Partner North for Sonicwall for the year 2009-10 ?

Awarded by Fortinet for Best Technical support ?

Awarded by HP for best sales person award in the year 2004-05

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"SecurView is experienced with delivering cyber security services on a global scale" S

ecurView provides a full life cycle of cyber security services to clients on a global scale. Founded in 2007, SecurView received strategic funding from Cisco Systems to become a leading cyber security service provider. Since then, SecurView has received the NISCON (National Information Security Conference) prize and is recognized as a Cisco Security BU sponsored ISE service provider.

The company specializes in three types of services: Advisory, Integration, and Managed. First, Advisory services identify security gaps in the clients' networks and provide recommendations.

Two examples are Network Vulnerability Assessment and Penetration Testing for clients' network infrastructure.

Second, Integration services remedy the identified security gaps with appropriate solutions. This includes Design, Implementation, and Optimization services for Cisco ISE, Sourcefire, and Firewalls.

Third, the company's Managed services include unique features, such as Advanced Analytics and protection

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from threats caused by Malware/ATP, for the clients' IT infrastructure. The Managed services include comprehensive management for the leading network security products (e.g., firewall, IPS, VPN).

SecurView also provides customized solutions for Security Operations Centers India

(SOCs). The company has a history of building and operating SOCs, CERTs and NOCs for Fortune 500 companies across the world.

Exclusive partnerships enable the company to access next generation security solutions (e.g., "Continuous Threat Defense" and "Active Deception for Breach Detection") and, in

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turn, build sophisticated and intelligent Operation Centers.

As a result, the company was the first to build an "Intelligent Operations Center," which is a combination of a SOC, CERT, and NOC. The company's esteemed clientele includes top tier telecom operators, financial institutions, airports, oil and gas companies, cable operators, and hotels.

SecurView is experienced with delivering cyber security services on a global-scale. The client list in America includes large enterprises such as Cisco Systems and CDW. Standard Chartered Bank, KPIT, Du Telecom, Ooredoo Telecom, and BT are some of the clients in the Middle East and Europe.

"We have developed products to enhance our services. CASPER is the first multi-tenant managed services platform and it enables us to deliver services in a SaaS model.

IDA (ISE Deployment Assistant) reduces Cisco ISE's deployment time and provides operational support," stated Rajeev Khanolkar, President and CEO of SecurView.

The company's two main offices are located in Edison, New Jersey and Pune, India. The Edison office specializes in next generation security solutions in cloud and mobility. The Pune office specializes in remote and Managed security services.

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opening more offices globally in the near future.

information and event management.

SecurView follows two revenue models:

Rajeev attended University of Birmingham in Great Britain for M.S. in Thermodynamics and a B.Tech in Mechanical Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology in India.

a) The SaaS Model requires clients to pay monthly recurring fees for the devices that SecurView manages. There is no cost for software licenses, hardware licenses, or any upfront fees. b) The Traditional Services Model requires payment per delivery milestone.

Niten Ved is Co-Founder and Chief Operating Officer of SecurView. Joseph Rooney is the Chief Financial Officer.

Sanjeev Khanolkar is the Managing Director of SecurView's operations in India.

Key Executive SecurView's Milestones: Rajeev Khanolkar Co-Founder, President, and Chief Executive Officer

l Founded in 2007 l Opened India delivery

center in 2007 Mr. Rajeev Khanolkar is a serial entrepreneur who cofounded SecurView with Niten Ved in 2007. As the CEO, Rajeev forms several strategic partnerships that, in turn, contribute to the development of new products and solutions.

He has been instrumental in building and maintaining a strong partnership with Cisco Systems, which enables SecurView to reach a global customer base. Under Rajeev's leadership, SecurView has become a leading cyber security solutions company.

He also co-founded NetCom Systems in 1995 with Niten Ved. From 1999 to 2005, Rajeev was the CEO of netForensics and he helped to shape the company into a global leader in Internet security India

l Created a next generation

SOC (Security Operations Center) in 2008 l It delivers 24x7 managed security services to US customers l CASPER was launched in 2008 l Industry's first multi-tenant and managed services platform l Delivered largest Cisco ISE project in the world in 2013 l Launched IDA (ISE Deployment Assistant) in 2014 o The product has been OEM

by Cisco Created a SaaS based OneApp Store for security applications in 2014

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Aujas - A Global Leader in Information Risk Management Solutions The CEO,

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e live in a fast-paced, global economy that relies more and more on data and information carried through cyberspace where cloud and mobile computing are pushing the IT landscape away from the organization. Hence cyber security is becoming more crucial for any business organization. Mr. Srinivas Rao, co-founder of Aujas understood the potential of providing an effective information security service.

Mr. Rao set up Aujas in 2008 with seed funding from IDG Ventures with a vision to deliver the best, well-researched and accountable service in the field of information security. Aujas is a Global Information Risk Management (IRM) company headquartered in Bangalore, helps clients to manage information risk through innovation and excellence. It helps organizations manage information security risks by protecting data, software, people and identities in line with compliance requirements and best practices; It also helps Magazine for Business Leaders & Decision Makers......

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strengthen security governance and intelligence frameworks.

Aujas Networks has come a India

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B funding from IvyCap Ventures, Rajasthan Venture Capital Fund (RVCF) and IDG ventures in 2013.

Today Aujas has 300+ employees, 250+ skilled consultants from different regions, to deliver best and round the clock service. The company partners with more than 370 clients in over 23 countries helping them enhance their information value using its Information Risk Management solution portfolio.

Aujas is recognized by Data Security Council of India. The company was ranked in the Deloitte Technology Fast 50 India (a ranking of the 50 fastest growing technology companies in India) consecutively for the last four years. In 2014, IBM and RSA selected Aujas as one of their best partner in the security space in India. The company is also handling the security aspect of a large government initiative, which will impact life of 800 million Indians.

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optimization. Aujas provides technology life-cycle services including strategy and design, control integration, sustenance and optimization services in the area of information risk. Second is the cutting edge platform that we develop that caters to the specific needs of the information risk management such as security analytics, cyber security etc. Security Analysis and Vitalization Platform (SAVP) is one of the platforms we developed and it is one of its kind in the market" Said Srinivas Rao. Security Analysis and Vitalization Platform (SAVP) SAVP addresses the need of monitoring of information security through a single window. It helps to ensure that at any given point in time the CISO, the business leader, the board or customer would exactly know their security position. SAVP is a technology platform that easily allows the connection, data and analytical aggregation of the independent security tools sitting on the network.

Solutions offered by Aujas l Phishnix l Compliance Assure l Vendor Assure l Data Enforcer l Data Repository l Content Lock l Access Governor India

l Privilege Governor l Risk and Compliance

Advisory l Identity & Access l Security Intelligence l Data Protection l Threat Management l Cloud and Mobile Security The Maverick behind the success M Srinivas Rao Co- founder & CEO Srinivas Rao is the cofounder and chief executive officer of Aujas Networks, Mr. Rao co-founded Aujas along with Mr Sameer Shelke and Mr. Navin Kotian in February 2008, after over 26 years of experience in the technology industry.

Before setting up Aujas, Rao served as the senior vice president, market management at Cisco Systems and also served as the chief operating officer at Netsol. Mr. Rao has a strong background of entrepreneurial successes; he was part of the team at Network Solutions as Director and COO helping scale it from a USD 5 Mn to USD 33 M before it was acquired by IBM in late 2005.

He has also worked as a senior executive with Microland, a leading Indian IT service provider. Mr. Rao completed his PGDM from Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore and his B E in Electrical Engineering from Osmania University.

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We don't have Competitor, claims Vaultize CEO Anand Kekre Opines others have ignored the security aspects of enterprises IT Desk,

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he experienced employees of Vaultize, have made vital inroads in implementing and executing bespoke security solutions to a diverse range of clients. Headquatered in Pune, the company serves a global clientele by providing reliable solutions and nurturing a collaborative culture in a transparent manner through its sales offices in India, UK and US. With their global mindset and limitless global reach, their fifty employees are wellequipped to serve corporate interest.

The company was founded in 2010 in order to provide enterprise file security platform that enables continuous data protection, digital rights management , unprecedented access control for zero data loss enterprise file sharing and VPN-free secure access. In a very short span of time, raising funds from TATA CAPITAL and expanding its presence in more than fifty countries,Vaultize has become one of the leading Magazine for Business Leaders & Decision Makers......

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security service firms in the country and beyond.

The company runs it business on SaaS and on premises license model. With hands-on experience and diverse set of in-house skillset, the y p rovide se rvice s to thousands of clients like BARC, Aditya Birla group, TATA Capital Financial Services, TATA AIA, HDFC Standard Life, RPG , Arvind Ltd., DDB Mudra. The company has won many awards that speak volumes of its growing popularity and impeccable quality services. It won Forst and Sullivan's "Secure cloud file sharing, mobility and Backup Platform for Enterprises" Award in 2013. It was also selected for Amazon Web Services (AWS) "Rookie Technology Partner of the year 2015".

Vaultize is a solution for secure enterprise file sharing and mobile collaboration with integrated digital rights management, mobile content management, endpoint data protection and data loss prevention. Vaultize uniquely combines encryption and deduplication at the data source, enabling the most secure and efficient solution for anywhere, anytime, any device access. The company intends to ensure file security for unstructured data residing on endpoints through EFSS integration with DRM.

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Being asked by The CEO Magazine, Mr Anand Kekre, CEO of Vaultize, revealed they don't have any competitor. He explained, " Unlike others, Vaultize follows holistic information-centric platform approach to file security where the corporate documents are secured and protected throughout the lifecycle (i.e. atrest, in-motion and in-use), across end-user devices (company-managed and BYOD) and even beyond corporate network after the files are shared with third-party. All this is without compromising on end-user experience (including mobility) - creating a win-win for enterprise IT and employees. So the focus for security is on information (or content) and not on devices or network (like in traditional perimeter-based security and mobile device management). " " Competitors are mostly point products and focus more on end-user functionalities. Most of them have ignored the security aspects of enterprises." he added.

The Maverick behind the Success Anand A. Kekre Co-founder and Chief Executive Officer Anand Kekre holds fiftyeight U.S. Patents. He drives strategy and business execution for Vaultize, where he brings

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over 20 years of technology innovation and executive l e ad e rs hip e xp e rie nc e in security, storage and data protection working for leaders like Symantec, McAfee, VERITAS and IBM. He attended IIT Bombay for Master's degree and SGSITS Indore for bachelor's degree..

Prior to Vaultize, Anand was the head of Pune operations for McAfee (now Intel Security).

He came to McAfee in 2008 through the acquisition of Reconnex, the leader in DLP solutions, where he founded the firm's India R&D center as Country Manager. Prior to Reconnex, Anand spent a decade with VERITAS Software (now Symantec), holding various senior technology leadership positions, including Worldwide Chief Architect and Technical Director of Storage and Server Management business unit.

Ankur Panchbudhe is the Co-founder and Chief Technology Officer of the company. He has played an invaluable role in leading this company scale new heights. He drives technology strategy and R&D efforts for Vaultize. He brings more than 13 years of product research, development and strategy experience in data protection and security, content management and storage software. He also holds thirty U.S. patents.

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List of 20 most promising Cyber Security companies in India 2015 Company

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Description

AGC Networks Ltd. Anil Nair

MD & CEO

AGC Networks (AGC) is a Global Solution Integrator delivering technology solutions in Unified Communications, Network Infrastructure & Data Center, Cyber Security and Enterprise Applications. AGC is a leader in Enterprise Communications in India and has a significant presence in the Middle East / Africa, North America, Philippines and Australia / New Zealand.

ASDASecure

Mathew Antony

Vice Chairman and Managing Director

ASDASecure is an Integrated Security Company. The company is in the business domain of IT &,Cyber Security , Fraud Detection, Managed Security , Infrastructure & Event Security Management ,Secure Transport & Premier Guarding. Specialities IT & Cyber Security ,Managed Security Services ,Fraud Detection & Investigation, Control Command Center, Surveillance, Secure Transport, Security Consulting, Infrastructure & Events Security Management, Guarding - Armed Guards, Security Officers, Guards

Aujas

M Srinivas Rao

Co- founder & CEO

Aujas is a Global Information Risk Management (IRM) company.

We help clients manage information risk through innovation and excellence. Our solutions include Risk and Compliance Assurance, Data Protection Services, Threat Management, Identity & Access Management, Security Intelligence, Critical Infrastructure Security and Cloud & Mobile Security.

Cyber Security Integrators India

Babu Lal Jain

Chairman & Director

CSI India is promoted and managed by a Globally diversified group of business leaders who bring hands on experience in the areas of, IT, Cyber Security, Architecture, Finance and external Business environment. It provides End-to-End solutions to clients.

Specialities Cyber Security Consulting and Advisory, Knowledge & Learning, Cyber Security Products and associated services, Online proctoring & Certification

CKS Technology

CK Singh

Founder

Cyber Knowledge Support Technology (CKS Technology) is in the field of computer and network security. The company is focusing in the field of Cyber Security and IT infrastructure management.

Specialities Cyber Security, Network Security, IT Infrastructure Management, Total Security Solution

Data Resolve Technologies

Mr.Devesh Mittal

Co-Founder and CTO

Data Resolve Technologies is an emerging player in the area of Cyber Security and Cyber Intelligence and helps businesses secure their data from theft & loss along with business risk mitigation through security analytics of their award winning product inDefend Business. Specialities Data Loss Prevention (DLP), Device Control, Application and Browser Control, Endpoint Security, USB Security, Parental Control, Personal Firewall, Internet Control, Email monitoring, Email Security, Employee Monitoring, Portable File Encryption, Encryption

DM Systems

D K Bajaj

Co-founder & Director

For the last 15 years D.M. Systems have delivered Information Technology solutions across verticals to our customers. Specialities are Virtualization, Hybrid Cloud,DR, Security-Perimeter and End Point, BYOD, Messaging-Microsoft Exchange, Zimbra, High Performance Computing and Genome Sequencing, SubDistribution for Cyberoam, F-Secure, HID Global, Sonicwall.

Global Sign

Ichiro Chujo

Group Chief Executive Officer

GlobalSign was formed in 1996 as one of the Internet’s original trust service providers (technically known as Certificate Authorities).

Over the years we have issued millions of trusted Digital Certificates to people, servers and mobile devices for Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) enabled solutions and applications.

CEO & Managing Director

Mirox Cyber Security & Technology Pvt Ltd is an IT Security and Networking Solution Based Company providing Solutions to verticals like Banking, Insurance, Healthcare, Research centers, Pharmaceutical, Retail marketing, IT companies, Education centers & Universities, Telecommunications, Manufacturing Industries and various Government organizations etc in security related area.

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Description

NEC Technologies Kaoru Yano India Ltd.

Chairman of the Board

NEC Technologies India Lt.d provides offshore led software engineering solutions in storage, server & cloud, embedded software, hardware design, Network Security its R D, high performance computing and mobile technology to NEC, its subsidiaries and their clients in Japan and globally

Sumtrix Cyber Security Pvt. Ltd.

Tushar Jain

Director & Co-founder

Sumtrix Cyber Security’s dynamic security evaluation tactics are built with the hacker mindset. Our Team are hackers who interpret your system as a whole rather than just hand you an invoice and report. The Sumtrix Cyber Security Team will stop at nothing to compromise your systems just like a real determined hacker. The Sumtrix Cyber Security Team is here to play out your worst nightmare with a comprehensive skill set.

SecurView

Rajeev Khanolkar

Co-Founder, President, and Chief Executive Officer

SecurView started its journey in 2007 from New Jersey to deliver cyber security solutions at an affordable cost. SecurView with its core focus on Cyber Security, provides strong support with clear visibility for companies to be alert with existing problems, security & network breaches, and network architecture issues. They have recently opened sales offices in Middle East and London, UK.

Sedulity Solutions Dr. Anup Girdhar and Technologies

CEO

Sedulity Solutions & Technologies is the most professional group of IT Experts and Ethical Hackers and involved into various Secure Development, Open Source Projects, E-Learning and Cyber Security Solutions etc. We are Equipped with a team of Certified Ethical Hackers, Secure Coders, Unix/Linux, and Networking experts from across the globe involved into providing Quality IT solutions to various Corporate, Govt. Organizations, and LawEnforcement agencies.

TATWA Technologies Ltd

Co Founder and Group CEO

TATWA commits itself to a policy to continually enhance its expertise and competencies. We constantly keep a close eye on the markets so that we deliver our customers comprehensive & innovative solution and help them stand out against the competition and improve their position in the market. Specialities Customised Application Development and Voiced based BPO, IT Consulting, Mobile Governance, Corporate & Technical Training, SAP Practice, Manual & Automation Testing, SEO & SMO, Web Technology & Solution.

Tapendra N. Senapati

Totem International Firoze Zia Hussain CEO & Director Ltd

Totem International is a global company established in 2009, with a vast pool of professionals from diverse industry background having strength in consulting integrated physical security infrastructure, enterprise maintenance technologies, enterprise cyber security solutions, ethical hacking, website security and IT infrastructure.

Techdefence Labs

Director & CTO

TechDefence Labs is an information security based innovation center developed by Advanced TechDefence Pvt. Ltd. TechDefence has encapsulated its growth in multiple fields of expertise. With multi-fold growth in training and consulting for information security solutions, TechDefence has now proudly marched into Information Security Products and Services.

TechEra Securities Ankur Priyadarshan

CEO

Techera Securities is one of the leading Innovative Cyber Security Company. It Provide Services such as VA/PT,Complaince,IT Audit,Cyber Crime Investigation and many more... and It Build Most Innovative Products related to Cyber Security which is Useful for End Users to Protect their Systems, Networks and Their Own Identity.

Unik Systems

Director

Unik Systems offers state-of-the-art cyber security solutions to enterprises, banking & financial institutions, government, defence and homeland security clients. Unik Systems protects their customers’ most valuable IT assets, including identities, communications, computing, and storage.

Founder & CEO

The company was founded in 2010 in order to provide enterprise file security platform that enables continuous data protection, digital rights management , unprecedented access control for zero data loss enterprise file sharing and VPN-free secure access.

Sunny Vaghela

Chakradhar Kommera

VR Cyber Security Rajeev konduri

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Cyber Awarness Programme held in Chennai Ayanangsha Maitra

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yber Security is no longer a threat for IT and Banking sector. It's affecting internet users of all age and areas.

Responding fake electronic communications, students are also becoming victim of cyber threat.

To make people aware of those kind of Cyber Threats, Centre for Cyber Forensics and Information Security wing of University of Madras has initiated an umbrella programme called Cyber Security Awareness Programme or CSAP. Chennai based Dr.N.Kala Baskar, Director-in-Charge of Centre for Cyber Forensics and Information Security, has been leading the team from July 2015.

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and colleges. It is proposed to conduct awareness campaign in different academic premises in Chennai. They have already covered nearly 15 schools, 3 colleges and 2 universities. As a result over 6000 participants are benefited by this event. The students were taught about Password security, email security - scams and spams, Mobile security, Wifi and bluetooth security, ATM security, Pinhole cameras and CCTV camera's.

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To conclude the Phase I, a rally was conducted on 12 september from Marina beach to Labor statue area in Chennai. The event was flagged off by M.P.Nirmala (IAS Retd) former Principal secretary to Government of Tamil Nadu.

Former Founder Director of Centre for Cyber Forensics and Information Security also attended the programme. Over 250 participants from schools, colleges and universities participated the programme.

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There was a street play enacted by students with concept of cyber security issues.

This programme was followed by a Book Release function. M.P.Nirmala (IAS), Former DGP - C.L.Rama krishnan, Director, Dr.Ramasubramanian, Valiant Technologies, Mr.Anjaneyalu, Managing Director of CoeDF were also present for the Book Release function. The Book is titled Cyber Tales and is divided into four sectionsCyber Tales, Cyber Similes, Cyber Puzzles and Cyber Anthem. Another online portal inccfis is being developed to make netizens aware of those kind of challenges. “A person needs to communicate with another and so there is always an exchange of information between the parties in conversation if they need to remain engaged. But most people do not know how or why to keep sensitive information private and what could be the risks associated if what is sensitive to someone is made public. " Smita, a participant. She also added " The idea behind the creation of CSAP was to educate the public about the dangers of Cyber World and how what we consider so resourceful - the Magazine for Business Leaders & Decision Makers......

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internet, could violate one's privacy. Therefore we began to work towards this cause from the start of July and just before the rally we happened to have successfully interacted with 6000 plus students from various institutes, where the message was conveyed with the use of effective presentations and demonstrations."

The team is going to extend this programme to other cities and rural areas as well. " For Phase II, I'm planning to take it to the other interior and few remote places in other districts." Dr. Kala revealed.

Dr Kala has spent nearly 23 years in Forensic , out of which 8 years in Computer Forensic.

Prior to joining Centre for Cyber Forensics and India

Information Security, she was a Scientific Officer at Computer Forensics Division of State Forensic Sciences Department in Chennai. “Everbody is using emails mobile phone. They should first know about security matters. They will also be able to understand password and privacy settings. Even they are downloading many apps but don't know which privacy is to keep. Most of those apps ask personal information. One needs to think whether it is necessary or not." she advised to the young netizens . " One can not prevent it from happening. But we can make them aware about Cyber Threats. Responding fake mails may afffect their system." she added.

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Cyber Security in India :

Challenges and Solutions F

ormation of Cyber Space in India can be traced back to 1975, when National Informatics Centre (NIC) was set up for providing IT solutions to the government. Three networks were also developed at that period. But Cyber Space is facing several critical challenges day by day.

It is seen that almost all the projects launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi are closely related to Cyber Space.

As a result, the Government is focusing more on Cyber Security. Recently the Prime Minister's Office has appointed Gulshan Rai as the first Chief Information Security Officer (CISO). Private firms are also investing in large scale for Cyber Security related researches.

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implementation, and operations & maintenance.

Cyber Space related challenges can be categorized into Cyber Crime, Cyber Terrorism and Cyber Conflict.

Day by day Cyber attacks are becoming very targeted and highly sophisticated. In cyberspace an attacker can cover his tracks and even mislead the target into believing that the attack has come from somewhere else. They can command the resources to create attack vectors in order to achieve the results they want.

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They commit fraud, identity theft, steal money, commit robbery against corporations, banks, nations, regions and even individuals. This difficulty in identifying the perpetrator makes it difficult to rely on the capacity to retaliate as a deterrent.

To prevent those issues, Organizations need to establishing regular cyber training and awareness programs. These programs are critical in making employees and contractors the first line of defense against malicious or criminal activity.

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Netizens need to be aware of all kind of challenges and threats.

They should know about all kind of privacy settings. Users will have to be careful of spam and fraud mails. Before replying any unknown person, they should think twice.

Internet Users must not share personal information everywhere.

Now all the big companies have developed longer supply chains as they leverage the global economy to increase their margins. But longer supply chains offer more potential points of attack for someone wishing to access a company's network or disrupt its operations. It needs to develop a strategy to deal with the risks created by the Internet of Things.

They need to conduct a security impact assessment on how the Internet of Things will impact an organization's security posture.

"India needs to encourage and integrate similar 'hacker clubs' in view of the enormity of challenges of virtual terrorism.

China's IW militias reportedly employ over 60,000 hackers." said Prakash Katoch, Lieutenant General of Indian Army to an online portal.

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makes it easier to hide certain information through encryption that is not possible under the current IPv4 used in India. " There is increased emphasis on and investment in cyber space. So, organizations can prepare to deal with external threats such as nation state attackers, cyber warfare or cyber terrorism.

P ri me Minister Modi's initiatives Make in India and Skill India depend on Cyber Space. The programme Digital India is fully based on Cyber Space. As a result Cyber Security has becoming an essential part for Internet Governance. IT networks, computer resources, and all the fixed and mobile devices connected to the global Internet are linked to Cyber Space.

Almost three years ago, Government of India planned to formulate a legislation that would ensure strict Cyber Security disclosure norms.

As per the then proposed legislation, if a company faced cyber attack or cracking incidence, the company would be required to disclose to its clients the impact of such an incident on the safety of their data and information. The company may also be required to inform government or its agency about such incidence.

Cyber Space is an area, which is beyond Sea, Land and Air. But unlike these, this 'area' is border-less. To deliver an effective solution, all the leading countries need to come forward. But as Cyber skills become more democratic, the targets of cyber attack will be on geopolitical matters. On the other hand, Cyber attackers cheat and attack individual users through different platforms and trick. It's impossible for the Government to prevent those threats without public awareness.

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Places to Visit in

Andhra Pradesh T

he state Andhra Pradesh is situated in the southeastern coast of India and shares a part of the coastal areas of the Bay of Bengal. Name of Andhra Pradesh is mentioned since 800 BC in the Sanskrit Epics like Aitareya Brahmana and Mahabharata. Its rich cultural heritage, ancient architecture and historical importance have made Andhra Pradesh one of the top tourist destinations in India. The sate is well promoted by their tourism department and is well known for its rich natural resources, temples and rivers. “The Vision of Andhra Pradesh tourism is to promote steady and sustained growth phase of the travel and tourism sector in Andhra Pradesh making the destinations more accessible, more attractive with many facilities and amenities for the tourists worldwide." said the state tourism authority.

Hyderabadi Biryani, fish curry, brinjal curry, Gongura pachadi are the most popular dish of this state. Kuchipudi is the state's best-known classical dance form. Here we have discussed about the places to visit in Andhra Pradesh, which are Magazine for Business Leaders & Decision Makers......

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relatively clean, wonderful and frequented by many tourists.

Visakhapatnam Visakhapatnam was considered to be the second largest city of Andhra Pradesh and is the deepest ports of India. Araku Valley is the best location for picnics and is a hill station, which also has some really great trekking hotspots.

Beaches like Yarada and Rishikonda are situated in some of most picturesque locations.

Other major tourist attractions are Borra Caves, Yarada Beach, Rishikonda Beach, Katiki Waterfalls, Indira Gandhi India

Zoological Park, Kailasagiri Hill Park, VUDA Park etc. The climate is tropical and humidity is high throughout the year.

Secunderabad As a British cantonment Secunderabad was founded in 1806 AD. The town developed under the direct rule of the British as opposed to the Nizam ruled princely state of Hyderabad. Even it also bears the nickname The twin city of Hyderabad. The town's various forts and the famous hussain sagar lake are a must visit.

Golconda Fort, Hussain Sagar Lake, Konaseema, Birla

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Nellore is a great place for photography enthusiasts.

Udayagiri Fort, Venkatagiri Fort, Nellapattu Bird Sanctuary, Sri Ranganathaswamy Temple, Penchalakona, Jonnawada, Mypad Beach, Pulicat Lake are also there, which will enchant you.

Mandir, Trimulgherry Fort, Birla Planetarium, Saidanimba Tomb, All Saints' Church are the main places to visit in Secunderabad.

Tirupati Located at the southern part of Andhra Pradesh, Tirupati is one of the Major cultural and religious pilgrimage spots in India. It is situated at the foothills of the Eastern Ghats in the Chittor district. The town is famous for Balaji Temple, one of the major pilgrimage spots in India. Balaji is believed to be another form of Lord Vishnu.

The temples foundation history is still unknown and it was expanded over the centuries. Sri Venkateswara Temple, Sri Govindarajaswami Temple are also very famous. Apart from those temples, you can also visit Talakona Waterfalls, Deer Park, Sri Vari Museum, Sri Vari Museum.

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Linga Temple, Bharadwaja Tirtham can be vistited from Srikalahasti.

Anantapur Penukonda, Thimmamma Marrimanu, Aluru Kona, Ravadurg Gooty Fort, Dharmavaram, Hemavathi, Lepakshi Raidurga Fort are major places to visit in Anantpur. Located near neighbour state Karnataka, Anantapur is famous for diamond mining and agricultural production. It is also famous for housing the mighty banyan tree of 'Thimmamma Marrimanu', which is one of the largest trees in the world.

Undavalli Caves, Mogalarajapuram Caves, Prakasam Barrage, Bhavani Island, Victoria Museum, Kondapalli Fort, Kolleru Lake, Gandhi Hill are very popular tourist places in Vijayawada, the third largest city of Andhra Pradesh. Visit Kondapalli Reserve Forests, which is known to house of leopards, jackals, wolves, wild boar and wild dogs.

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Kadapa acts as a gateway to the pilgrim spot of the Tirumala Hills. Neighbouring tourists spots include Belum Caves, Gandikota Fort, Sidhout Fort, Bhagvan Mahavir Government Museum, Sri Venkateswara Wildlife Sanctuary, Pushpagiri, Ontimitta, Ameen Peer Dargah etc.

Sri Venkateswara Temple, Horsley Hills, Kaundinya Wild life Sanctuary, Kalavagunta, Gurramkonda Fort, Nagari Hills, Mogili, Ramagiri are in Chittoor and all those destinations can be covered in a day. The Rollapadu Bird Sanctuary is one of the prime reasons one must visit Kurnool as it is a great place for both nature lovers and the shutterbugs. Kurnool Fort, Belum Caves, Nallamala Forest, Rollapadu Bird Sanctuary, Adoni Fort, Mahanandi, Kurnool Museum, Mantra layam are also located in here.

Major tourists places in Ongol are Kothapatnam Beach, Vodarevu Beach, Chennakesava Swamy Temple, Kashi Visweswara Swamy Temple, Sri Shirdi Sai Baba Mandir, Tangutur, Chandavaram, Bhairavakona. Amalapuram, Srikakulam, Rajahmundry also attract a major tourist crowd.

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Habits of the Most Successful Entrepreneurs I

n this article, we have tracked down few habits that are marks of the most successful people in the world. Here we have also put our suggestion, that young entrepreneurs can follow. Good Luck!

Focus It is the key element to starting a solid business for any successful entrepreneurs.

Before getting in somewhere or starting something, they fix their focus particularly on the matter.

Don't do anything that may distract you. Try to concentrate more on your subject. Initially it takes time but it will give you much more.

Early Riser It can be seen that most of the successful people are early riser. Whether they are CEOs or other outstanding individuals, most of them have a morning routine which highly contributes to their success.

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still sleeps while you work to become a better self.

computer, and iPhone. It enables you to think through the day, week or year.

A Habit of daily Exercising.

Seeking for Help Try to focus on creating healthy habits since your 20s.

Go for a quick run or try out bodyweight workouts.

Maintain diet. As a result, your body will be incredibly grateful and serve you well for longer.

Even Barrack Obama works out for 45-minute every day.

Punctuality and Time Management This is very important, if you aspire to start your own.

Create lists for everything for one hour as soon as soon you get to the office every morning or the day before at the end of the day. You may record these lists in Notes on your iPad, India

CEOs and MDs don't feel ashamed to ask an expert for anything. If you have a great idea, you have to execute that.

Whether you need investors or a tech developer, surround yourself with people who have the skills that you don't have.

Doing Something Unique Try to do something, which makes you interested. Think out of the box and try do deliver unique service.

Creating personal emergency fund.

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saving habit once you are in financial troubles. Emergency fund should allow yourself to cover at least 3 months of living expenses. Keep yourself facially secured. Make sure that you're on top of your finances.

A disciplined person Becoming a person with rules will have a positive impact on your future self. Without discipline, you can't stick to your commitments and work toward your goals.

They match their passions with the right industries Successful entrepreneurs match their passions with right industries. English majors are constantly told that their degree is useless, and it certainly can be. Match what you can do with the money makers.

They have a thick skin Established entrepreneurs never get frustrated, even some good investors reject their project. There's no room in entrepreneurship for over sensitivity. Think of rejection as a means of learning and that skin will toughen up in no time.

Never get frustrated, try to learn from the mistake.

Teamwork and Network Successful entrepreneurship is a result of good teamwork. Try to engage right, trustworthy and suitable partner for your company.

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deliver lecture and reach to people, make a good network.

You may be a great businessperson with great ideas. But it doesn't mean you're ready to take on every challenge. Make your team ready to face various problems.

Devoting enough time to business.

Successful entrepreneurs devote enough time to develop their businesses. Give more time to your projects. Sacrifice some social time and you'll benefit in the long run.

Planning Properly They know their weaknesses All the successful entrepreneurs think a lot to make an effective decision.

Dreaming is an important part of being an entrepreneur, but you need to be able to take your dream to the next level. If you always fantasize your dream, you will never get best result.

Reading Books If knowledge is power, book is the mine of it. Book is the best place for digging knowledge.

Whatever your problem is, there is at least one decent book offering a solution. Instead of watching TV, gossiping and playing video games, read a book.

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Successful entrepreneurs know their weakpoint and stongpoint. Use what you have and constantly be honing your strengths. Try to address your weaknesses. Everyone can be improved upon, especially when it comes to business.

Donating Making donation to needy people and charity organizations, is the common habit of entrepreneurs.

Kind entrepreneurs make donation to various organizations.

Making donation you can also earn reputation, which is very effective and important for your organization. It represents your kindness.

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Acquisition News

Edutech platfom Wincourse acquires Mappr for an undisclosed amount

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he e-learning market of India is expected to grow at a compounded annual rate of 18 per cent to touch Rs 7,869 crore ($1.29 billion ) by FY18, said Ken Research. Recently Wincourse, a New Delhi-based education technology firm, is said to have acquired 85 per cent stake in Mappr, a social learning platform, where students can share notes and interact with teachers. The platform acts as a locationspecific tutor aggregator. It also grades tutors on the basis of

feedback from former/present students and fellow teachers.

The company claims to have a data base of 800,000 tutors across the country.

The company Mappr was founded in 2014, which offers a social networking platform for students, teachers and parents.

Here teachers can discuss with students and parents. Mappr, run by Mappr Technologies Solution Pvt Ltd, would compete with Ahmedabadbased Flinnt. Flinnt is also a web-based platform that

enables educational institutions to communicate and share resources.

"Wincourse is developing a complete suite of education technology solution, and acquisition of Mappr is a strategic move towards this direction," Mint quoted Dheeraj Jain, co-founder of Wincourse. He is also the director at London and Gurgaon-based hedge fund Redcliffe Capital. But Mr. Jain did not disclose any details of the transaction.

Cipla Likely to buy US-based InvaGen and Exelan for $550M Second Big Overseas buys by an Indian drugmaker

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ndian pharma company Cipla Ltd has agreed to acquire two US-based companies-InvaGen Pharmaceuticals Inc and Exelan Pharmaceuticals Inc for around $550 million (Rs 3,650 crore) in cash. The deal has been routed through its UK arm Cipla EU that has signed definitive agreements with the two companies for the acquisitions.

InvaGen has a large manufacturing base in Hauppauge, NY, and a skilled US-based Research and Development organization.

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the acquisition of the two companies will help the company to strengthen its presence in the US generic markets through a wide range of products portfolio in CNS, CVS, anti-infectives, diabetes as well as other value added generics.

Cipla would pay $500 million for InvaGen and $50 million for Exelan. The transaction is expected to be completed by end of this year. This is the secondbig overseas acquisition by an Indian drugmaker in almost as many months.

The firm InvaGen was co-founded by two Indian origin entrepreneurs Sudhakar India

Vidiyala (president and CEO of the company) and Madhava Reddy (COO) in 2003. Reddy has a master's in Pharmacy and more than 25 years of experience in pharmaceutical industry. Prior to InvaGen, he has worked in various capacities at Pfizer and Wyeth. Sudhakar Vidiyala holds PhD in Chemistry with post-doctoral fellowship from Temple University, Philadelphia. He has decades old experience in generic pharmaceuticals industry in various positions. As the director, he has served Sandoz, a Novartis group firm, prior to founding InvaGen.

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PM highlights Eco-friendly Handloom Products

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ne of the major events of our freedom struggle, the Swadeshi movement was launched on 7th August in 1905, when Indians started to boycott all imported textiles. To mark the historic day and promote handlooms, PM Narendra Modi launched National Handlooms Day on 7th August, 2015 at University of Madras in Chennai. The Governor of Tamil Nadu Dr. K. Rosaiah, Union MoS (I/C) for Textiles Magazine for Business Leaders & Decision Makers......

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Shri Santosh Kumar Gangwar, Union MoS (Road Transport & Highways and Shipping) Shri Pon Radhakrishnan and the Minister of Finance and PWD for Tamil Nadu Shri O Paneerselvam were present on the occasion. Handloom weavers from various parts of the country also attended the one day programme.

Unveiling the logo PM said " handlooms can be a tool to fight India

poverty, just as swadeshi was a tool in the struggle for freedom." But the financial condition of handloom weavers is very poor since there is no fixed wage rate. They can't avail facilities to lend money for their projects. Many of them don't have enough resources to run the business. Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the day called for steps to promote it globally as well as ensure that weavers are paid their rightful wages.

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“The main objective of our efforts is to increase the wages of our weavers. We need to put in place a system to ensure that they are paid rightful wages," Modi added during the programme. PM also compares the weavers with mothers because they make the saree, just as a mother brings up her daughter.

Once it is made, the weaver bids it farewell, the way a bride is bid farewell after the wedding.

Three new social security schemes have been initiated for the benefit of the unorganised sector, which will attract the weavers to produce handloom products. PM also seek the attention of film industry to popularise handloom attire through films. He addressed the film industry and opined Film industry has a major role to make it as a popular fashion in India. PM also asked the Textiles Ministry to institute awards for innovative design and branding initiatives in handloom.

From the stage PM announced "The government is committed to enhancing the income level of the handloom weavers apart from putting in place a robust social cover for the weavers' families. The income of the weavers would be directly transferred to their bank accounts to prevent middle men from taking advantage" . He also conferred the Sant Kabir Awards and National Awards for 2012, 2013 and 2014 to handloom Magazine for Business Leaders & Decision Makers......

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personalities from across India.

The National Development Corporation supplied 27 per cent more yarn in 2014-15 when compared to the previous year.

According to Mr. Modi, his appeal to people in October last year to use khadi had resulted in a 60 per cent year-on-year jump in its sales. Concerned over lack of adequate branding of Indian handloom industry despite its worldwide reach, Modi said this is the time to take steps to catapult it to global levels, including by enlarging the scope of e-commerce for sale of handloom products.

On that day, PM emphasized that India, whose handicrafts were once in demand across all continents, had not been able to market its handloom products well in recent times. He opined that there is a need to highlight the eco-friendly aspects of handloom products.

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"Ecommerce initiative has been launched by signing a MoU with M/s Flipkart for providing a platform to the handloom weavers for marketing their handloom products directly to the consumers."- Govt. Of India said in a statement.

The Handloom sector contributes nearly 15 per cent of cloth products and nearly 95 per cent of the world's handwoven fabric goes from India.

Experienced artisans from different parts of India, craft and design Hand Loom Scarves, Hand Loom Shawls, Hand Knitted Silk Sweater, Hand Knitting Silk Yarn, Hand Loom Stoles, Handmade Wall Hanging, Handicraft, Handloom Bed sheets, Textile Handicraft, Hand-Spun Silk Yarn, Silk Menswear, Silk Noil Yarn, Wool Silk Blended Yarn etc using optimum-grade materials.

Those products are widely appreciated because of its price, durability and wear resistance.

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"Viteos is the best place to work because we are always learning and growing."

Our Correspondent

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ailored for each manager's specific requirements, Viteos' Best Thinking and Best Practices help managers grow.

The firm offers customized straight-through-processing and integrate post-trade operations across virtually every asset class, currency, border, or structure. The product suite is comprised of a full range of shadowaccounting, middle- and backoffice professional services for investment managers. Deep operational and accounting expertise, backed by state of art technology, enables a high degree of control via auto mation in a 24 hour, 5 days a week global delivery model. The result is a new level of scalability and flexibility to help firms growwhether the focus is on gathering assets, developing new strategies or entering new markets.

CEO Shankar Iyer and COO Chitra Baskar, both experien ced entrepreneurs, co-founded the firm as Viteos Capital Markets in 2003. Since its initial beginnings as an India based BPO, the firm has never lost its entrepreneurial spirit, and the founders' drive and guidance have established the firm as a global player in the financial and IT sectors. Viteos specializes in middle- and backoffice and shadow-accounting professional services. "After the market collapse in 2008 we Magazine for Business Leaders & Decision Makers......

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Chitra Baskar Chief Operations Officer

saw a great demand for transparency from investors and identified the space of what we now call 'shadow accounting.' We saw that as a powerful growth area and we moved in early to that arena" Chitra Baskar revealed to The CEO Magazine.

Today, headquartered in New York and New Jersey, with offices in London, the Cayman Islands, and Singapore, Viteos' services are used by nearly 800 funds across 52 global clients with $200 billion in assets served.

The firm's delivery centers are located in India and the US. India

Partnered with Credit Suisse, the company also offers a unique combination of expert fund accounting, systems integration, and leading-edge software at very competitive pricing. The ongoing investment in people and process improvement further strengthens a strong offering. Partnership with Viteos offers a distinct competitive advantage, particularly as it efficiently grows and scales clients' businesses.

Unlike one-size-fits-all solutions, the company tailors its services and solutions to each manager's specific requirements, supporting the

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fund's unique strategy and portfolio and helping to ensure success. Exceptional out sourced accounting services (including powerful reconciliation), backed by proprietary technology that integrates seamlessly with existing front and back office solutions form the backbone of the Viteos solution.

In 2014, Viteos won the HFM Best Shadow-accounting Firm Award. Arcesium, EzeOps, Northern Trust, IFS, Nirvana, Concept One, Maples, UMB, US Bancorp, SS&C GlobeOp, HedgeServ, Custom House, Ingenious Initiatives, HedgeFacts, and Gravitas compete with Viteos.

Viteos' solutions include: 1. ASTTRA Trade Life Cycle Management, Valuation & Reporting Comprehensive ETL Functionalities with off the shelf Geneva Integration 2. RECON REDUX StraightThru Reconciliation Platform Rule based hierarchical reconciliation engine 3. VEDA Single - Click Economic Allocation A comprehensive shareholder accounting platform 4. VeriPFy Meet all complex, regulatory filing requirements worldwide A repeatable solution regardless of domicile, size, or structure, integrating with internal operations and processes.

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Custom Integration with ASTTRA/REDUX processes available 6. DOCUMENTUM Enterprise Content Management & Integration EMC Partner & Solution architect in the EMC Documentum™ space 7. SHAREPOINT Collaboration SolutionsfortheEnterprise Custom integrations with EMC Documentum™ Key Officials Chitra Baskar Chief Operations Officer As a co-founder, Ms. Baskar has played an instrumental role in Viteos' success since its inception in 2003, responsible for building its technology, operations to support product evolution, client delivery, and service on a global scale. Her entrepreneurial drive and spirit has proven critical to the establishment of Viteos' culture and working environment, where fully 20% of the staff are women. She has structured the technology and operations framework that allows Viteos to constantly be at the leading edge of its industry and anticipate trends and client needs.

The open, driven and close community culture of Viteos is a reflection of her own values and strengths. Creativity, innovation, learning, growth and integrity guide the core culture of Viteos. Professionally trained as an accountant, Ms. Baskar spent two decades in the securities markets. She formerly headed the securities services business for a leading India

financial services institution encompassing custody, clearing, settlement and fund administration for several international prime brokers.

She has a track record of successfully building businesses and has been engaged with large companies like Citicorp, TCS and IL&FS. Her personal view of creating solutions for people that can become very significant to them, combined with valuing colleagues who have the same passion, and the same pride is now the hallmark of Viteos.

Viteos is the best place to work because learning and growing is constant for all staff.

Awards & Recognitions l Global Fund Awards 2015,

Global Shadow-Accounting Firm of the Year l CTA US Services Awards 2015 Best Shadow Accounting l HFM US Hedge Fund Services Awards, 2014, Best Shadow-accounting firm l 2014 Global Custodian Awards for Excellence, Regulatory Solution l HFM European Hedge Fund Services Awards, 2015, Best middle-office services Viteos Fund Services l HFM European Hedge Fund Services Awards, 2014, Best middle-office services Viteos Fund Services l Hedge Fund Awards 2015 Best Bespoke Solutions in Hedge Funds l Finance Monthly, Global Awards 2015, Best Bespoke Solutions in Hedge Funds USA

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Funding News

JSW plants to fund Tech Startups

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ajjan Jindal, chairman of $11 billion JSW Group, is launching a venture fund with an initial corpus of Rs 100 crore ($15 million). JSW Venture Fund will be overseen by Parth Jindal, son of Sajjan Jindal, who is currently pursuing his MBA in Harvard Business School. He will play a key role in the overall vision and strategy of the fund. Three years ago, he joined its flagship company JSW Steel as a senior analyst.

Parth has interest in its sports business too. He is also the CEO of Bengaluru FC, the football club owned by his father.

JSW group has already appointed Gaurav Sachdeva as managing partner of the upcoming venture which awaits regulator's approval.

Other than Sachdeva, JSW does not seem to have appointed any key executive to run the fund while the top group executives are charting

out initial strategies. The key focus of the fund will be on internet and technology startups, it is yet to firm up its plans as to whether it should focus on other sectors and geographies beyond India.

The group veterans Seshagiri Rao and Executive Director Dr Vinod Nowal and advisors including independent director on the board Punita Kumar Sinha could play guiding roles for the fledgling fund.

Blubox raises $100K in Angel round

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lubox has raised Rs 66 lakh ($100,000) in angel funding led by Ashish Jhalani.

Jhalani is promoter of Etailiningindia and also founder of Indian School of eBusiness. The Mumbai-based e-tailing platform plans to use the money to fuel its expansion plans and upgrade its technological infrastructure.

Amit Jhalani, CEO of MySolitaire and Supreet Singh, a serial entrepreneur and CEO of Altor also participated in the round.

Ashish Jhalani is an alumnus of New York University, on boards of FICCI's retail committee and ASSOCHAM's FMCG panel. Earlier, he launched e-commerce venture MySolitaire in the US. Later he handed over key responsibilities of the venture to his brother Amit Jhalani, its present CEO. Magazine for Business Leaders & Decision Makers......

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"The acceptance rate from eshopping portals and potential clients has been healthy. It has accelerated the roll-out of our plans and we are thinking of bigger things than we originally imagined," said Harish Singla, co-founder and director of Blubox. He added "We are the first full service agency (FSA) for Flipkart, providing end-toend services to its sellers and advising sellers to build their online brand."

The organization connects brands/labels and e-commerce marketplaces through its endto-end services ranging from product selection advisory, model photo-shoot and catalog, order management to payment reconciliation.

Mr. Singla is an alumnus of Indian School of Business, Hyderabad. He has decade long experience in retail and channel India

sales. Prior to Blubox, he worked with ICICI bank, HDFC Bank and CEAT Financial Services Ltd with his wife Dipti Singla. She is an MBA and has seven years experience with leading e-commerce portals such as eBay, Flipkart, Jabong, Myntra and HomeShop18.

Since its launch, the firm has managed to partner with 15 eshopping portals, including five top online market places in the country. "More than 150 brands are benefitting from our expertise and we have grown 10 times in the last 24 months," Singla added.

"I believe this sort of a model will work in the long term in India. I can rely on Harish and Dipti who have the ability to build and then scale this business," said Ashish Jhalani, who is also founder of ISeB.

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