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Dear Friends
Techies from across the globe are all geared to go to Las Vegas to visit, exhibit, speak,
listen at CES 2018 the world’s largest innovation event spanning more than 2.5 million net
square feet of exhibit space and featuring more than 3,900 exhibiting companies unveiling
technologies, products and services that touch every industry. From keynote addresses to
conference sessions and from events to awards—CES is the place to be.
CES 2018 will have 11 official venues featuring 24 product categories and more than 20
Marketplaces. Venues are grouped into three geographical areas: Tech East, Tech West and
Tech South.
CES 2018 will feature 24 product categories and more than 20 Marketplaces. Apart from
the regular categories two new and interesting zones have been added - CES Sports Zone
and Smart Cities.
For the first time at CES 2018 cutting-edge design firms will get an opportunity to
display their designs/ new product ideas to CES attendees in the new section Design &
Source Showcase.
We have previewed this all important show.
In our education section we have featured MIT Art, Design & Technology University.
MIT group of Institutions has 65+ colleges and schools with more than 50,000 students
enrolled with nice residential complexes for outstation students. MIT Art, Design &
Technology University is a major part of this huge group. Headed by Dr. Mangesh Karad,
Executive President, MIT-ADT University, Pune the University offers quite a few unique
and specialized courses apart from the regular courses.
This year’s HKTDCs twin electronics shows showcased a wide variety of electronic
products right from 3D printing to virtual reality, robots to drones, eHealth products to
home appliances and many start-up inventions. Now in its 37th Hong Kong Electronics Fair
and 21st electronicAsia attracted around 86,000 buyers from 139 countries and regions in
three days. Over 60,000 buyers visited the Autumn Electronics Fair while around 26,000
visitors attended electronicAsia. The Autumn Electronics Fair was organised by the Hong
Kong Trade Development Council (HKTDC), while electronicAsia was jointly organised
by the HKTDC and MMI Asia Pte Ltd. The two co-located trade fairs featured some 4,300
exhibitors from 25 countries and regions.
Allied Digital Services has implemented India’s first safe city project in Pune. This is
first of a kind large scale safe-city project in the country which combines proactive
monitoring, real-time integrated profiling, video intelligence and fast response management
system combined with active technology monitoring and 24x7 support for 5 years. The
entire city is connected via optic fibre to provide a communication layer that captures video
and data real-time from the 1250+ cameras installed on city roads and makes them available
to a centralized command centre, important government viewing centres and many police
stations. The state-of-the-art technology design is implemented to scale and creates a ready
backbone for a Smart City initiative. We have interviewed Jawahar Ali, CEO, Integrated
Solutions Group, Allied Digital Services Limited.
The IFA (Internationale Funkausstellung Berlin) expo as with every year saw plenty of
consumer tech product launches from major global players as well as newbies. IFA has
expanded and this year hundreds of exhibitors including some of the biggest names in the
industry launched/showcased their latest products/technologies to visitors from across the
globe. IFA, held annually at Messe Berlin attracted more than 253,000 visitors making it
one of the world’s most important tradeshow for consumer electronics and home
appliances. Over 1,800 exhibitors showcased their latest products and services spread over
159,000 square meters with an expected order volume of 4.7 billion euro achieved during
the six days of the event.
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Cover Story
Anti Virus
Event Review
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Allied Digital
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ESC
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CES Innovation Awards
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Smart City
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C o v e r S t o r y
H
aving been to CES for 12 consecutive years, have been
fortunate to see the show grow rapidly. While a decade
back CeBIT was the place for launches, innovations and
future of technologies, it has in last 5-6 years certainly shifted to
CES. CES 2017 marked the 50th anniversary of the largest CE
show - a record-breaker, welcoming the world’s biggest compa-
nies in addition to hosting more than 600 startups at the Eureka
Park Marketplace. Not just that CES 2017 received 59,969 media
mentions and more than 69 billion potential media impressions in
January alone.
This year will be no different as the world’s largest innovation
event spanning more than 2.5 million net square feet of exhibit
space and featuring more than 3,900 exhibiting companies
unveiling technologies, products and services that touch every
industry is expected to attract over 1,75,000 visitors from across
the globe.
CES 2018 will feature 24 product categories and more than 20
Marketplaces. Apart from the regular categories two new and
interesting zones have been added - CES Sports Zone and Smart
Cities.
The Future of Smart Cities
The future of cities is intelligence through 5G connectivity, and
CES 2018 is the place to experience the entire connected ecosys-
tem that brings together technologies, solutions, players and audi-
ences in the smart city sector. Through its new comprehensive
program destination, Smart Cities at CES 2018 will feature a ded-
icated exhibit area and a multi-day conference program. Present-
ed by the Consumer Technology Association (CTA) and Deloitte,
programming will feature thought leaders in the space including
Bosch, Ford, Nissan, Qualcomm and more, exploring what’s next
for smart cities including smart transportation, smart energy and
smart grid, public safety, health care, data analytics and security,
artificial intelligence, and governance and policy.
“With global spending on smart cities projected to reach
$34.35B by 2020, we are excited to announce this dedicated pro-
gram at CES as the perfect opportunity for companies operating
in the smart city space to get together and discuss the future,” said
Gary Shapiro, president and CEO, Consumer Technology Associ-
ation. “Deloitte has been a tremendous collaborator as we look at
how the rapid growth we are seeing in this area will influence
policies, transportation, cities, towns, our industry and the plan-
et.”
Deloitte has led the way for promoting the dialogue between
government, business, non-profits, community groups, universi-
ties and hospitals, all focused on creating smarter cities. With an
emphasis on quality of life, economic competitiveness and sus-
tainability, the CES 2018 Smart Cities Conference Track will
offer participants a holistic experience across two days of pro-
gramming.
“We are witnessing firsthand cities worldwide exploring the
opportunities holistic smart city initiatives can create for the pub-
lic and private sectors, and for the people that live in increasing-
ly connected urban corridors,” said John Skowron, principal,
Deloitte Consulting LLP and global smart city leader. “Across
North America, Europe, Asia and the Middle East city planners,
entrepreneurs and business leaders are working in collaboration
to make the promises smart cities hold a reality. We are looking
forward to working with CTA and bringing these examples – and
more – to the CES 2018 Smart Cities stage.”
For the first time, CES 2018 will showcase leading-edge smart
city solutions and technologies in a dedicated exhibit area.
Exhibitors showcasing smart city technologies include: Berlin
Techies from across the globe are all geared to go to Las Vegas to visit, exhibit, speak, listen at CES 2018 the world’s
largest innovation event spanning more than 2.5 million net square feet of exhibit space and featuring more than 3,900
exhibiting companies unveiling technologies, products and services that touch every industry. From keynote addresses to
conference sessions and from events to awards—CES is the place to be.
Chandragupta Amritkar previews this all important event.
CES 2018: Gearing for another successful event
Partial List of Indian exhibitors
1. AllGo Embedded Systems Pvt. Ltd. Westgate Suites
2. Avantari Technologies Pvt. Ltd. 43027
3. ControlAny 52127
4. Ethereal Machines Pvt. Ltd. 9503
5. Robotix Learning Solutions 51512
6. Square Off 51507
7. Tata Elxsi 5038
8. United White Metal Limited 1601
9. Wipro Ltd. Westgate Suites

Partner for Business and Technology GmbH, the City of Las
Vegas (CLV), Cognata, the European Commission, GenZe,
Guangzhou Xiaopeng Motors Technology, Itron, Synerise and
Ujet Vehicles. In addition, Ford, Here, Holland Start-up Pavilion,
Honda, Intel, La Poste, Nissan, Panasonic, and Qualcomm are
among the 100 plus companies to have committed to exhibit
smart city solutions across several exhibit halls.
CTA is also partnering with FirstNet to discuss public safety in
smart cities. FirstNet’s Transforming the Future of Public Safety
Communication Conference Track will examine how smart cities
will impact public safety and how innovators can leverage sensor
networks, human intelligence and data and technology tools to
create and share actionable life-saving information. Sessions
include Paving the Way for Connected Emergency Vehicles;
Smart Buildings, Smart Homes, Smarter Emergency Response;
and Consumer IoT Changing the Game for Emergency Respon-
ders.
CES Sports Zone
CES 2018 brings together athletes, sports leagues, media and
companies dedicated to the development of technology in sports.
The new CES Sports Zone, presented by Turner Sports, is a ded-
icated showcase at CES that combines exhibits, demonstrations
and conference programming. Sports Innovation Lab, through its
partnership with the Consumer Technology Association (CTA), is
also a supporter of CES Sports Zone.
“We are thrilled to announce the new CES Sports Zone. CES
touches every industry, reflecting and driving global tech innova-
tion as it evolves, and sports tech is now a major area of focus,”
said Gary Shapiro, president and CEO, CTA. “CES Sports Zone
embraces this exciting relationship between sports and technolo-
gy by bringing together key players from both sides to show the
world how technology is changing everything from individual
performance to the fan experience.”
The CES Sports Zone also includes four days of sports-themed
content. The conference program includes two dedicated tracks:
The Sports Business Innovation Track and the Sports Technology
Innovation Track. CES Sports Zone will provide a complete
experience for industry professionals interested in the intersection
of sports and tech:
The Sports Business Innovation conference track, presented by
Turner Sports, will feature leading business executives, major
sports leagues, investors and celebrity personalities who are har-
nessing technology to impact the business of sports.
Turner Sports’ two full days of CES programming will include
a live ELEAGUE showcase and TNT’s Sports Emmy Award win-
ning Inside the NBA studio team – Ernie Johnson, Charles
Barkley, Kenny Smith and Shaquille O’Neal – live from the show
floor.
The Sports Technology Innovation conference track, presented
by CTA and Sports Innovation Lab, will feature expert panel ses-
sions about sports technology, and will showcase the results of
Tracking Trends in Sports Technology, a research project address-
ing five key areas of sports innovation: the quantified athlete,
smart venues, immersive media, next-generation sponsorship and
esports.
“We take great pride in being at the forefront of driving inno-
vation throughout the sports media industry and CES presents a
tremendous opportunity to showcase our thought leadership,
products and capabilities with some of the brightest in the busi-
ness,” said Lenny Daniels, president, Turner Sports. “We’re look-
ing forward to further expanding our presence at this year’s event
through the creation of the new CES Sports Zone and its overall
commitment to furthering the convergence of sports and technol-
ogy.”
Design & Source Showcase
For the first time at CES cutting-edge design firms will get an
opportunity to display their designs/ new product ideas to CES
attendees in the new section Design & Source Showcase.
From an attendee who has an idea drawn on a napkin, to an
existing brand seeking global manufacturing partners, the Design
& Source Showcase will be a one-stop resource for CES atten-
dees to meet with cutting-edge design firms, packaging solution
providers and hundreds of potential sourcing and manufacturing
partners (from countries such as mainland China, Hong Kong,
Japan, South Korea and Taiwan), who can help your idea go to
market.
C o v e r S t o r y
Venues at CES 2018
CES 2018 will have 11 official venues featuring 24 product
categories and more than 20 Marketplaces. Venues are
grouped into three geographical areas: Tech East, Tech
West and Tech South.
Tech East Venues - Las Vegas Convention and World Trade
Center (LVCC), Westgate, Renaissance
Tech West Venues - Sands Expo (Sands), The Venetian
hotel , The Palazzo hotel, Wynn, Encore at Wynn
Tech South Venues - ARIA, Monte Carlo (Keynotes at Park
Theater), Vdara

Tech powerhouses and innovative startups, companies big and
small meet here in the new Design & Source Showcase. This new
area focuses exclusively on showcasing over 700 design, sourc-
ing and packaging companies from across the globe. Its promi-
nent location serves as the perfect place for entrepreneurs and
executives.
Explore Design & Source showcase topics, including: Product
design, Product sourcing, Sustainability and Conference Sessions
& Events.
The two and a half days of conference programming from glob-
al resources and experts will be presented on a dedicated stage to
educate attendees on relevant topics such as design elements, sus-
tainability, doing business abroad and links between innovation
and manufacturing.
The Design & Source Showcase - South Plaza, adjacent to
South Hall, LVCC in Tech East.
Keynote addresses
Keynote addresses showcase global industry leaders, offering
insider insights into the technologies changing our industry and
our lives. This year keynotes will take place in two venues — the
Venetian's Palazzo Ballroom and a new location for 2018, the
Monte Carlo's Park Theater.
Monday, January 8
Intel - Brian Krzanich
Tuesday, January 9
Consumer Technology Association (CTA) - Gary Shapiro
Ford Motor Company - Jim Hackett
Huawei Consumer Business Group - Richard Yu
Wednesday, January 10
Reimagining Television: A Conversation With Hulu and
Turner
John Martin - Turner, a Time Warner Co.
Randy Freer – Hulu
The CES Innovation Awards is an annual competition honoring
outstanding design and engineering in consumer technology
products. This year the organisers have added categories for
Cybersecurity, Smart Cities, and Robotics.
3D Printing - Any 3D printing device, accessory, software,
platform, or any electronic device that facilitates the use of addi-
tive manufacturing technologies.
Accessible Tech - Products and services with innovative fea-
tures that enable ease of use by disabled persons to improve
accessibility for seniors and persons with disabilities, regardless
of cognitive, mobile, hearing, or visual abilities.
Computer Accessories - Products designed to enable,
enhance, connect, power and/or maintain desktop or portable
computer systems.
Computer Hardware and Components - All desktop and
notebook computer systems and internal components, including
tablets, E-Readers and mobile computing devices.
Computer Peripherals
Cybersecurity - Products that serve to protect, enhance, man-
age, or analyze digital security.
Digital Imaging - Products designed to enhance the visual
experience and/or allow the user to capture, store and edit still
images or video.
Eco-Design and Sustainable Technologies - Silicon chips and
integrated components designed to provide functionality to fin-
ished products or subassemblies.
Embedded Technologies - Silicon chips and integrated com-
ponents designed to provide functionality to finished products or
subassemblies.
Fitness, Sports and Biotech
Gaming
Headphones
High Performance Home Audio/Video - Separate audio compo-
nents and speakers that provide for optimal performance and
sound reproduction. Items are typically produced in limited quan-
tities and are often handcrafted.
Home Appliances
Home Audio/Video Components and Accessories
In-Vehicle Audio/Video - Products and components designed
to be part of an in-vehicle audio and video system.
Portable Media Players and Accessories
Robotics and Drones
Smart Cities - With 70 percent of the world's population fore-
cast to live in cities by 2050, the need for sustainable, livable
world cities is essential for a prosperous future. The smart
city/community concept promotes a specific vision of modern
urban development and acknowledges the growing importance of
information technology in economic competitiveness.
Smart Energy
Smart Home
C o v e r S t o r y
CES 2018 Innovation Awards
Software and Mobile Apps - Programs or operating systems
meant to be used on a computer system or mobile device, whether
being distributed for free or at a cost.
Tech for a Better World - Products that share a common goal
or ability to impact the world in a positive way, whether domes-
tically, or on a faraway corner of the globe. Products may be of
any type or category, as long as they share the theme of positive
societal and/or global impact.
Vehicle Intelligence and Self-Driving Technology - Automo-
tive products and services that integrate technology into the driv-
ing experience, whether by enhancing safety, providing naviga-
tional aid, improving the passenger experience, or
providing/enabling driverless functionality.
Video Displays
Virtual and Augmented Reality - Products (hardware)
designed to allow one or more users to interact with electronic
games and/or provide or facilitate a virtual or augmented reality
experience.
Wearable Technologies
Wireless Handsets and Accessories
Best of Innovation Honorees for CES 2018
The Consumer Technology Association announced the Best of
Innovation Honorees for CES 2018. A team of highly respected
consumer technology designers, engineers and media judge each
submitted product based on engineering, design, functionality,
consumer
appeal and how
they compare
to competitors
in the market-
place. Innova-
tion Award
winners repre-
sent the broad
spectrum of
consumer tech-
nology trends
and products that are improving our world and making advance-
ments in how we communicate, entertain and connect. Best of
Innovation products and honorees will be featured in the Innova-
tion Awards Showcase at CES 2018 - at Tech West, The Venetian,
Venetian Ballroom E/F
The Honorees for CES 2018 in various categories are
3D Printing - Ethereal Machines Pvt. Ltd.
Ethereal Halo - The Dawn of Hybrid Manufacturing
High Performance Home Audio/Video - Bang & Olufsen
BeoSound Shape
Computer Accessories - Kensington
Kensington VeriMark Fingerprint Key
Home Appliances - Lancey Energy Storage
Lancey smart and battery-equipped electric space heater
Computer Hardware and Components - Advanced Micro
Devices, Inc. (AMD)
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1950X
Portable Media Players and Accessories - IRIVER
Astell&Kern A&ultima SP1000
Computer Peripherals - InstruMMents Inc.
InstruMMents 01: world’s first Dimensioning Instrument
Robotics and Drones - Blue Frog Robotics
BUDDY, First Companion Robot for all the family
Digital Imaging - Light
Light L16 Camera
Smart Cities - Amaryllo International B.V.
AR4, the revolutionary A.I. security camera
Eco-Design and Sustainable Technologies - Dell Inc.
Dell Ocean-Bound Plastics Packaging Program
Smart Energy - Wi-Charge Ltd.
Long-range wireless power for mobile and IoT applications
Embedded Technologies - Intel® Corporation
Intel® Movidius™ Neural Compute Stick
Software and Mobile Apps - HP Inc.
Camera 3D
Gaming - MSI Computer
Trident 3 Arctic
Vehicle Intelligence and Self-Driving Technology - Nissan
Motor Company
2018 Nissan LEAF
Headphones - NAVER Corp., LINE Corp., and ORFEO
SoundWorks
Mars
Wearable Technologies - Willow™
Willow Wearable Breast Pump
Headphones - nura
nuraphone
Wearable Technologies - NUVIZ
NUVIZ - 1st Integrated Head-Up Display For Motorcyclists
C o v e r S t o r y

S m a r t C i t y
What is this Pune Safe City Project and how did you and
your team go about its implementation?
Pune City Surveillance (PCS) Project delivered by us is a com-
prehensive Safe City solution that covers the entire city area of
640 + Sq. Km which includes Pune Municipal Corporation and
Pimpri Chinchwad Municipal Corporation through 24x7 moni-
toring that provides situational awareness and actionable intelli-
gence for effective policing. The 24x7 real-time observation of
the city has been achieved through setting up a Command and
Control Centre at the police commissioner’s office with viewing
centres at 30 police stations across the city. This has enabled the
police force to pro-actively prevent crime through timely detec-
tion, improve law and order in the city, analyse traffic violations
and investigate incidents.
The PCS project inaugurated by the Chief Minister of Maha-
rashtra Mr Devendra Fadnavis and has received several awards
for excellence and reliable performance.
Some important highlights of the project are:
• Round the clock Monitoring at the Pune Commissionerate,
police stations as well as in control rooms in both PMC and
PCMC corporations
• The police force has been specially trained to use the latest
technology for policing, migrating from the manual system
used earlier. Since the alerts are raised in real time in the sys-
tem corresponding ability of the police to respond quickly to
such alerts has been carefully analysed and procedures adopted
to meet this requirement
• Detecting, alerting and recording traffic violations such as
wrong lane driving, ‘no entry’ violations through smart video
analytics.
• Centralized control technology with GIS and GPS capabilities
for location tracking and fast response generation during cri-
sis.
• Seamless tracking of VIP/ religious procession movements,
city events and critical/heritage monuments.
• Five years of technology monitoring, people support to ensure
continued operations.
• Real-time integration to various crime and vehicle databases
for profiling
What is the relevance of Allied Digital playing in Smart city
projects?
The successful implementation of the PCS project and its oper-
ation and maintenance for over two years has provided Allied
Digital with a rich experience in future execution of Safe /Smart
city projects as well as providing the Operation and Maintenance
support for the solution life cycle that meets the Service Level
Agreement requirement. Furthermore certain critical software
India’s first Safe City Project:
Pune by Allied Digital Services
Allied Digital Services Limited with direct presence at 142 locations pan India and at 44 loca-
tions in US has created a niche for itself in the fields of IT infrastructure and Physical Secu-
rity Systems. When the Government of Maharashtra decided to implement a safe city proj-
ect it choose Pune making it India’s first Safe City comprehensively covering an area of 640
+ Sq. Km.
Pune City Surveillance (PCS) Project was awarded to Allied Digital. The objective of this
project to provide a 24x7 real-time observation of the city by the police force has been
achieved by setting up a Central Command and Control Centre with viewing centres at
police stations. The Pune City Surveillance Project is a comprehensive Safe City solution
that includes Pune Municipal Corporation and Pimpri Chinchwad Municipal Corporation.
This is first of a kind large scale safe-city project in the country which combines proactive
monitoring, real-time integrated profiling, video intelligence and fast response manage-
ment system combined with active technology monitoring and 24x7 support for 5 years.
The entire city is connected via optic fibre to provide a communication layer that captures
video and data real-time from the 1250+ cameras installed on city roads and makes them
available to a centralized command centre, important government viewing centres and
many police stations. The state-of-the-art technology design is implemented to scale and creates a ready backbone for a
Smart City initiative.
To get an insight into the successful implementation of the project we spoke to Jawahar Ali, CEO, Integrated Solu-
tions Group, Allied Digital Services Limited who has over 20 years of experience in the field of IT & Physical Secu-
rity. Excerpts

integration of several Sub systems such as stolen vehicle data
being matched with the transport Authority Database (Vahan) and
the Crime and Criminal Tracking Network and Systems
(CCTNS) software of the police for solving vehicle theft has
enhanced the domain knowledge of Allied Digital for integrating
various sub systems in a Smart City project.
Which Key Government officials were involved in the Pune
project?
Pune Safe City project was awarded to Allied Digital by the
Home Department of the Government of Maharashtra. Since this
was a first Safe City project of its kind in the country there were
several challenges that were encountered during execution of this
project, but with the support of the Guardian Minister of Pune,
the Additional Chief Secretary- Home and from the Commis-
sioner of Police Pune the project was successfully delivered.
Who are your strategic partners for this project?
Allied Digital was the bidder for this project – consortium and
Joint Venture Bidding was not allowed.
How can the Pune project be implemented in other cities in
India and globally?
The experience gained from the Pune City Surveillance Project
combined with following factors make the project replicable:
1. Multi OEM technology components used in the solution
architecture makes it easier to optimise the overall system to
meet specific requirement.
2. Knowledge acquired by the team has helped in creating the
project execution framework that will help in efficient and
fast-moving execution of similar large projects.
3. Knowledge and Experience of Setting up of Command and
Control Centre that supports diverse sub systems.
4. Experience of optimising the Pan City network for streaming
video.
5. Experience in executing outdoor civil work and coordination
with various agencies.
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Key Achievements of the Projects are as under:
1. The system has already captured over 18000 incidents
that have helped police in solving robbery, murder,
molestation crimes and issue tickets for traffic viola-
tions.
2. Traffic monitored and regulated during festivals and
processions.
3. Crime incidents reported by citizens from the city are
investigated by replaying recorded video clips for the
date, time and location mentioned in the complaint.
4. Improvement in the alertness level of the police force
since Situational Awareness of the City are viewed and
recorded.
5. Network Architecture of the City Surveillance System
provides Digital communication backbone for deploying
Smart City solution for Pune.
6. Allied Digital contracted as a Master Systems integrator
for the Pune Project, has infrastructure in place for the
operation and maintenance of the system for 5 years
post Go Live of the project, provide operational support
and conduct on going operational level training for the
police.

I
t was during our COEP (College of Engineering, Pune) alum-
ni meet that I caught up with Swati Sankhye, CIO, Maharash-
tra Institute of Technology, Pune. She mentioned how MIT
has grown and is now looking to expand globally and look at
more industry interaction. She then invited me to the MIT cam-
pus saying it’s currently run by two dynamic youngsters – Dr.
Mangesh Karad and Rahul Karad. She was able to fix up a meet-
ing with Dr. Mangesh Karad, Executive President, MIT-ADT
University, Pune.
Entering into the campus you tend to get floored by its
grandeur. “But that’s how Dr. Vishwanath Karad sir has always
planned his campuses. They should look majestic and the stu-
dents should take pride in showing the campus to their parents,
relatives and friends,” said Swati Sankhye.
Meeting Dr. Mangesh Karad turned out to be a pleasure. Soft
spoken, down to earth, I could sense the respect that he has for his
uncle and founder of MIT Dr. Vishwanath Karad. Dr. Mangesh
Karad after joining MIT took keen interest to expand the horizons
of MIT and went on to set tie-ups with several overseas institutes.
With a view to expand on new avenues and bring focused edu-
cation Dr. Mangesh Karad set-up the MIT University of Art,
Design and Technology which now ranks as the 5th Private State
University of Maharashtra.
It’s at this venue that I interacted with Dr. Mangesh Karad. Just
behind his desk is the photo of his uncle and mentor Dr. Vish-
wanath Karad. “The whole idea of bringing private engineering
colleges goes to Dr. Vishwanath Karad who was a professor at
COEP. In 1980 he started seeing the acute shortage of technical
education in Maharashtra. Capable students scoring 90+ percent-
age had to opt
for BSc as
there was no
policy for pri-
vate engineer-
ing colleges. A
few opted to
go to other
states like Kar-
nataka where
private engi-
neering colleges were plenty.
He wrote an article on the
need of more engineering col-
leges in a leading newspaper
and it was revolutionary as
this was debated in the
assembly house.”
It was in May 1983, Sud-
hakar Naik, then Minister of Technical Education of Maharashtra
had come to Pune for some function. He visited Dr. Karads home
and said the then CM, Vasantdada Patil too was convinced of his
idea of private engineering colleges. This led to the formation of
nine first private Engineering colleges of Maharashtra.
“Initially eight colleges were put on list as there was a criteria
of Rs. 30 lakh deposit and 20 acre land. Dr. Vishwanath Karad
also expressed his desire for starting a college to the CM, who
said that would be great. But being just a professor money and
land were a problem. But thanks to some close friends and well
wishers this hurdle was overcome thus giving birth to MIT – the
first urban engineering college in Maharashtra and city of Pune,”
said Dr. Mangesh Karad.
Apart from the regular branches MIT also launched new engi-
neering branches like petroleum, polymer etc. giving fresh talent
and opportunity to pursue non-conventional branches but those
having great potential. Infact almost all students of the initial
batches got opportunities to go abroad.
It was in 1990 that they expanded into medicine by launching
the first medical college in latur which is today attached to a 750
bedded hospital. In 1993 one more was opened in Talegaon.
“In 1996 I joined and then I and my team worked out a strate-
gy to have one more satellite engineering college in Pune at Alan-
di, an MIT women’s engineering college, followed by pharmacy,
BBA and MBA colleges. In 2001 we went in for maritime and
2006 design colleges. Our efforts paid off when in 2014 we
became a private university,” said Dr. Mangesh Karad.
Today MIT group of Institutions has 65+ colleges and schools
with more than 50,000 students enrolled with nice residential
complexes for outstation students.
After spending 2 hours and getting a good insight, Dr. Mangesh
Karad invited us to have lunch at his abode. It was hospitality at
E d u c a t i o n
MIT Art, Design & Technology
University: A tech savvy University
Dr. Mangesh Karad
its best as I fully relished the lunch and the casual conversation
that we had.
Post lunch I went on a tour of the campus of MIT Art, Design
& Technology University. Located in Loni Pune this center of
excellence is spread over more than 125 acres with a lush green
lawn. This was where I was informed that the legendary film
maker and actor of Indian Cinema, Late Raj Kapoor owned a
large piece of land on the bank of the river Mula-Mutha and his
wish that this land be used for academic and educational purpos-
es after his passing away. Accordingly, in 2003, MIT obtained
this land from the inheritors of Raj Kapoor and the Rajbaug Edu-
cational Complex of MIT was started.
The University offers a large number of programs both at the
Under-graduate and Post-graduate levels. “Our aim is to provide
hands-on learning experience through both theory and practical.
My team (staff) keeps continuously updating the courses as well
as our labs. We have a huge library, a well set playground and
many more activities,” said Dr. Mangesh Karad.
The main courses conducted at MIT Art, Design & Technology
University include MIT School of Fine Art & Applied Art that
offers B.F.A. & MFA Degree in Applied Art. MIT School of Bio-
engineering Sciences and Research, established just a year back
aims to harness together the knowledge of medical
science and engineering to promote welfare of the
society by creating enabling technologies and peo-
ple with skills for improvement of human health
and health care.
MIT Vishwashanti Sangeet Kala Academy
(VSKA) aims to promote Indian Classical Music
and Dance. They have courses on various styles
and forms of Indian Classical Music and Dance,
including Bharatanatyam, Odissi, Kathak and pure
Hindustani Classical Music. It also includes cours-
es on different types of instruments like, Sitar,
Sarod, Tabla, Santoor, Flute, Harmonium etc.
“As you must have noticed we are on the banks of the river
Mula-Mutha making it an ideal location for VSKA. Even our
design is unique. As a tribute to the Seven Musical Notes, VSKA
consists of seven domed musical halls arranged in a circular pat-
tern. Each domed chamber represents a musical note,” said Dr.
Mangesh Karad.
MIT School of Film & Television provides degree and diploma
courses in Film and Television with considerable industry expo-
sure, and hands-on training with evolving technology. Students
can specialize to be either a Film Director, Cinematographer, Edi-
tor, Sound Designer, or a Screen Play Writer.
MIT International School of Broadcasting and Journalism
which is focused on becoming a center of excellence in media
education and training. MIT School of Vedic Sciences aims to
equip youth with the wisdom and skills embodied in the Indic
Scientific Tradition. Maharashtra Academy of Naval Education
& Training aims to impart world class Maritime Training. During
my visit I could notice many budding marine cadets dressed in
the typical white Navy dress.
The other courses are - MIT Institute of Design, MIT School of
Architecture, MIT College of Food Technology, MIT College of
Management, MIT School of Education & Research.
E d u c a t i o n
MIT Institute of Design
One of the best courses run by the university is MIT Institute of Design which
has in a decade become a leading design institute in India. Vinayak Kulka-
rni, Associate Dean, MIT Institute of Design took me on a quick tour. It was
quite impressive as I was able to see quite a few interesting and innovative
designs, including a beautiful car.
The MIT Institute of Design provides programs in Product Design (has been
since the inception of Institute in 2006), Transportation Design, Interior
Space and Furniture Design, Graphic Design, Retail Design, Animation
Design, Film and Video Design, Fashion Design, User Experience Design, MBA Design Programmes.
The Bachelor of Design is 4 years (8 semesters) duration and one can be 10+2 from any stream, (State BoardsAISS-
CE/ IB/ ISC). The Master of Design program is 2 years (4 semesters) duration one needs to be Graduate or its equiv-
alent (10+2+3 minimum).
MIT Institute of Design is a member of Cumulus - the only global association to serve art & design education &
Research. It currently consist of 257 members from 54 countries. It is also a member of World Design
Organization(WDO) - an international non government organization that promotes the profession of Industrial Design
& its ability to generate better products, services & experiences & ultimately a better environment & society. WDO
has grown to include over 140 member organization from 40 nations.
MIT Institute of Design also has collaboration with International universities like Middlesex University UK, Northum-
bria University UK, Abertay University UK, Manchester Metropolitan University, UK.
“In near future we are looking at tie-ups with more International universities from numerous countries. Also we aim
to increase our Industrial collaborations – both to make sure we are updated with what the industry requires and
also to get the required guest faculty from the industries. This will in large benefit our students,” MIT Institute of
Design.

E v e n t R e v i e w
I
FA has expanded and this year hundreds of exhibitors includ-
ing some of the biggest names in the industry launched/show-
cased their latest products/technologies to visitors from across
the globe. IFA, held annually at Messe Berlin attracted more than
253,000 visitors making it one of the world’s most important
tradeshow for consumer electronics and home appliances. Over
1,800 exhibitors showcased their latest products and services
spread over 159,000 square meters with an expected order vol-
ume of 4.7 billion euro achieved during the six days of the event.
Once again, IFA 2017 demonstrated that it is a key driving
force for both brands and retailers. In the run-up to the industry’s
most important sales season, the high order volumes seen in
Berlin point to a strong and positive end-of-year business. IFA
was also the showcase for numerous innovations and product
launches, which demonstrates that “IFA is and remains the ideal
meeting place and market place for trade and industry," said
Hans-Joachim Kamp, Chairman of the Supervisory Board of the
IFA organizer, gfu Consumer & Home Electronics GmbH.
“IFA has strengthened its role as the world's most important
trade show in this anniversary year, with the tenth edition of
Home Appliances@IFA. It just shows the extraordinary contribu-
tion of the event to the expected positive development in the
global market for domestic appliances," said Dr. Reinhard
Zinkann, Chairman of the
ZVEI Association for Elec-
tric Appliances and CECED
President.
"By bringing together the
world´s great innovators,
brands, technologies, prod-
ucts, entrepreneurs and
media all in one place, IFA
is the most efficient plat-
form to tell your story
worldwide – whether you
are a start-up or a long-
established brand," said Dr.
Christian Göke, CEO of
Messe Berlin. “We are
extremely happy with the enthusiasm and energy shown by all
our exhibitors."
Huge Success for IFA Global Markets
This year also saw a huge success for IFA Global Markets,
which brings together OEMs and ODMs at one location in the
heart of Berlin, in what is now Europe’s largest sourcing and sup-
ply chain event for the consumer electronics and home appliances
industry.
The CEO of Messe Berlin, Dr. Christian Göke, described the
event as “absolutely impressive”. "This year, IFA Global Markets
truly made a quantum leap, both in terms of size and quality," he
said.
"Our exhibitors are thrilled," said Zhang Jing, director of the
Chinese Chamber of Commerce, who supports 150 IFA Global
Markets exhibitors. "Just an hour after the opening, my exhibitors
already had some of the biggest and most important customers at
their booths," she said.
Changwoo Yoon, senior researcher at the Korean Electronics
and Telecommunications Research Institute praised the high
quality of the event: "Last year, we gained a large company from
China as an important customer. IFA Global Markets is an oppor-
tunity for us to meet global companies all in one space."
With IFA Global Markets,
the growing B2B segment
of OEM / ODM manufac-
turers has an exclusive new
home at STATION Berlin.
Compared to last year, the
size of IFA Global Markets
doubled, and still the event
was fully booked.
IFA NEXT
However, the biggest suc-
cess was arguably delivered
by a new concept - IFA
NEXT, which exceeded all
expectations. From the very
The IFA (Internationale Funkausstellung Berlin) expo as with every year saw plenty of consumer tech product launches
from major global players as well as newbies. A report on this all important global event.
Gadgets Galore at IFA 2017
IFA 2017 - Round tour: IFA Global Markets - Jens Heithecker, IFA Executive
Director; Dr. Alexander Pett, CEO, gfu; Hans-Joachim Kamp, chairman of the
board, gfu; Miss IFA; Dr. Christian Göke, CEO, Messe Berlin GmbH; Dirk
Koslowski, IFA Senior Executive Manager (l.t.r.)

first day, IFA's new innovation hub was hugely popular with all
visitors, bringing together a full range of 130 start-ups, 70 com-
panies, as well as industry alliances, organizations and research
facilities.
IFA NEXT benefited from the fact that it was based right next
to the venue for all IFA Keynotes, the IFA + Summit congress as
well as IFA guest conferences. The layout of the new venue gave
the event an extra boost, making IFA NEXT an attractive location
for both exhibitors and visitors. The open layout of the hall, with
clear paths leading to the stage at its center, together with the
modern, modular design of the stands, all contributed to the over-
all impression that this was a marketplace for ideas and the per-
fect meeting point for a lively community of innovators. Many
international encounters, together with visits by ambassadors
from Japan and Korea, and leading politicians and business lead-
ers provided plenty of buzz for all at IFA NEXT. The great feed-
back from journalists also underlined that IFA NEXT is a fantas-
tic platform for innovators of all sizes.
Journalists from more than 70 countries came to Berlin to
report on the flood of new and innovative products and technolo-
gy trends shown this year at IFA. Jens Heithecker, IFA Executive
Director, said: "IFA is the global powerhouse for innovation, and
the volume of media coverage around the world just serves to
underline IFA’s global importance. In 2017, we welcomed 6,000
journalists here in Berlin, and nearly 2,800 came from more than
70 countries."
IFA 2018 will take place from 31 August to 5 September.
Gadgets Galore at IFA 2017
This year’s IFA witnessed an array of smartphones, robotics,
wifi refrigerators, wearables, laptops, headsets etc.
Samsung’s three new wearable devices
At IFA 2017, Samsung unveiled three new wearable devices -
the Gear Sport smartwatch, Gear Fit2 Pro, Gear IconX. Gear
Sport is a sleek and versatile fitness-focused smartwatch that is
water resistant; Gear Fit2 Pro, an upgraded GPS sports band with
smart features; and Gear IconX, cord-free earbuds.
The new Gear devices assist with a range of activities – from
robust fitness tracking to nutrition and sleep monitoring, as well
as motivational coaching as a lifestyle companion. “At Samsung,
we celebrate the every-
day athlete – whether
you’re going for a light
jog, or training for
your next triathlon. We
have a long history of
embracing choice and
innovation, and our
wearables are designed
to help consumers of varying
fitness levels meet their goals
and aspirations. We want to
help remove the stigma that
fit can only mean one thing
and that fitness trackers are
complex and for only the
most intense of workouts,”
said DJ Koh, President of
Mobile Communications
Business, Samsung Electron-
ics. “Our new Samsung Gear
wearables help consumers
‘go beyond fitness’ and enjoy
an active, balanced and ful-
filled life in a smart and
seamless way.”
An ideal companion for any swim – from laps to playing in the
pool – these devices are 5 ATM1 certified for water resistance.
Now with Speedo’s latest swimming training app, Speedo On, the
Gear Sport and Gear Fit2 Pro also allow you to easily track key
swim metrics including lap count, lap time, stroke type and more.
With improved accuracy, the devices offer advanced real-time
heart rate monitoring. They help you continuously monitor your
heart activity – whether it’s enjoying a stress-free nap or an invig-
orating cycling class. One can also customize ones own wellness
plan with tailored goals and alerts.
Gear Sport is stylish, yet practical with a minimalistic, circular
bezel, Super AMOLED 1.2-inch display and improved user inter-
face that makes it easy to view information, even when on-the-go.
With Gear Sport, users can work to achieve health and wellness
goals, and receive nutrition management alerts and activity rec-
ommendations even when they are offline.
IconX cord-free earbuds let you effortlessly listen to your
favorite music – making your daily commute more enjoyable and
helping you get more from your workout. Music can be enjoyed
on and offline by transferring songs from a Samsung smart-
phone5 or PC, or accessing your favorite tunes through Bluetooth
connectivity. The earbuds are also your newest connection to
Bixby.6 With a simple tap and hold of the earbud you can use
your voice to control your music or your phone – without even
having it in your hand. The updated design comes in Black, Gray
and Pink and is even more ergonomic and lightweight so they are
effectively secure, comfortable and stylish to use. For the fitness
enthusiast, the Gear IconX automatically tracks your running rou-
tines, and also features the standalone Running Coach function
which can be activated by simply tapping the earbud to provide
in-ear audio7 exercise status updates – in real-time and without
your phone.
Sony Xperia XA1 Plus
Xperia XA1 Plus features a rounded, sleek design with narrow
borders and intuitive fingerprint sensor with a 23MP camera, 5.5”
Full HD display and immersive
audio performance with Sony tech-
nologies. All this is powered with all
day battery thanks to its large capac-
ity and Stamina Mode and with
power efficient performance to keep
everything running smoothly and
quickly with its octa-core processor.
Xperia XA1 Plus also features an
8MP 23mm wide-angle lens front
camera to give you high quality
images that capture all the action,
even in a group selfie.

Xperia XA1 Plus comes in three colours, Gold, Blue and Black.
An intuitive finger-print sensor is included on the power button to
give you personalised security.
Three wireless headphones from Sony
Sony launched three wireless headphones with industry leading
noise cancellation technology. These new additions to the 1000X
family enable listeners to escape the noise and focus on the music
they want to hear with the headphone style of their choice. The
truly wireless style WF-1000X is completely free of wires and
fits snugly in-ear while incorporating Sony’s industry leading
noise cancelling technology – a first for Sony. The WI-1000X is
designed for commuters and others that prefer the behind-the-
neck style for listening to music while on the go. And the new
WH-1000XM2 is an enhanced version of the popular around-ear
style with more options to tailor the sound to your environment.
The innovative and minimal design of the WF-1000X enables
users on the go to enjoy up to 9 hours of music
Sony RX0
The model itself is very compact, weighing 0.24 pounds and
measuring 2.38 x 1.63 x 1.19 inches, which is around the same
size as the models in the GoPro Hero series. It’s an action camera
in every sense of the word,
being waterproof up to 33 feet
(up to 330 feet with a case),
and able to shoot in the rain or
sandy, snowy, and dusty envi-
ronments. It’s also shockproof
up to 6.5 feet and crushproof
for weights up to 440 pounds.
Sony Cyber-shot RX0 is a
waterproof with 1-inch Exmor
sensor for high-resolution photo and video capture. It has a 15.3
megapixel CMOS image sensor, with a wide 24mm Zeiss lens
fixed at F4. The RX0 has a fixed lens, and it’s designed for multi-
camera setups. For video — the primary purpose of this camera
— the RX0 can shoot Full HD at 60 fps. While 4K is supported
via a clean HDMI output, you will need to use an external record-
ing system
LG V30
The V30 is built with a metal and glass frame, all sealed to
meet an IP68 rating for dust and water resistance. The smart-
phone received universal acclaim from the industry during IFA
2017 for introducing many industry innovations, among them the
first F1.6 aperture camera lens, first glass Crystal Clear Lens, first
OLED FullVision display, Cine Video mode for producing
movie-quality videos, Hi-Fi Quad DAC, sound tuning by B&O
Play and accurate Voice Recognition.
The V30 packs Gorilla Glass 5 on both the front and back, and
the front glass is even curved slightly around the edges. Paired
with 4GB of RAM and Android 7.1.2 the phone also ships with
64GB of storage, a microSD card slot, and a 3,300mAh non-
removable battery. V30 with a balanced design has a 6” screen in
a 5.5” body and as slim as 7.3mm and as light as 158g. It has an
OLED FullVision 18:9 display, Cine Video Mode and audio
tuned by B&O Play. LG V30, thanks to its robust yet seamless
design, passed 14 US military tests, granting it US MIL-STD
810G certification.
Moto X4
Moto X4 sports a 5.2-inch Full HD display and is powered by
the Snapdragon 630 chipset. It comes with either 3 GB of RAM
and 32 GB of storage, or 4 GB of RAM and 64 GB of storage.
The smartphone is equipped with a dual-camera setup featuring
12 and 8 MP sensors and a 3,000 mAh battery. Moto x4 features
a smarter camera that can do more than just capture photos. The
new Landmark Detec-
tion1 feature lets the
camera serve as your
eye to the world – just
point the lens at an
object of interest and it
will automatically ask if
you want to learn more
about what you’re see-
ing. It can even scan a
business card and
quickly add the info to
your contacts. Or if you’re looking to spice up your selfies, try
out the Face Filters feature2, which lets you add a layer of anima-
tions to your photos or videos.
One can experience Amazon Alexa that is integrated into moto
x4 – without having to unlock it first. With Quick Screenshot fea-
ture, just place three fingers on the screen for a moment to cap-
ture a screenshot anytime. Moto x4 is also equipped with Moto
Key, which allows you to access your favorite password-secured
websites on your phone or laptop with a simple touch of your fin-
ger, while strong encryption ensures your data stays protected.

C u r t a i n R a i s e r
Indiasoft has become a
brand in itself and has
over the years grown sub-
stantially. What was the
idea behind its creation
and have you achieved the
goals set at that time?
We are delighted that
Indiasoft has grown in
stature and is now getting a wider recognition globally. Over the
last 17 years since its inception, we have covered a lot of ground.
Created basically to give a platform to the small and medium
companies to sell their products and solutions to overseas buyers
in a cost effective manner, Indiasoft has now became a forum for
launching innovative products and concepts. We have provided a
platform for launching over 500 + products over the last few
years. The good news is that these products have been well
received by the IT fraternity. Gradually, Indiasoft has become a
forum for presenting innovations and state-of –the- art products
and solutions. That way, we are grateful to our exhibitors, foreign
counterparts and technology seekers from India and abroad for
the image makeover of Indiasoft. Of course, this should have not
been possible without the support from Government of India
especially ministries of commerce and electronics and IT who
have been with us right from the beginning.
Yes, we do not want to be complacent with our achievement.
As you know, IT is the most dynamic industry and the business
models keep on changing with the incremental innovation of the
technology. Our focus is to move in the value chain in a sustained
manner to give a clear leadership to the Indian IT industry and to
motivate and create an ecosystem for them to move ahead.
What are your plans for the 2018 show? Any particular
additional activity?
Let me put this way - the year 2018 is a watershed for our IT
show. I used the term IT show with a purpose. Our next show,
which is being held in Bengalauru from January 24-25, 2018 will
be qualitatively different from the past ones. Here, two shows -
Indiasoft and Hardware Show, the former entering the 18th edi-
tion and the latter third edition – are going to converge.
Let me explain the rationale behind it. The world IT landscape
is changing fast with tectonic shifts taking place in technology.
Artificial intelligence, automation, robotics, Internet of Things
(IOTs), drones, sensors, biomarkers etc are effecting radical
changes. India no longer can compete in the international market
with our conventional knowledge since the automation can take
care of many of the functions and solutions that used to be done
with human interference. This is also catching up in India in an
unprecedented manner. Take for instance, our banks and software
developing centers. Their intake of people has drastically
reduced. We have to seek new niches to stay in lead.
The future is for more technology and knowledge driven activ-
ities. It is estimated that the future demand for IT works in the US
is for maintenance of their automation systems, which are run-
ning on artificial intelligence, IOTs that is machine to machine
communications, cloud computing etc. Our considered view is
that we also will have to innovate internet products. I reckon that
our contribution to this segment is minuscule. That is why ESC is
embarking on creation of incubation centers by the industry to
come out with innovative products that are relevant to the present
context. To set an example, we are in the process of setting up an
incubation center at our state-of – the - art office in Okhla, New
Delhi, which when operational will help the IT industry to avail
the facilities in a cost effective manner. It will also showcase the
industry be it large, medium, small, startups and micro as to how
to make R&D an integral part of their business functioning.
Therefore, this year’s ‘combined show will lay importance to all
these aspects including embedded technologies, where India still
will have to make a mark.
That does not mean that we are totally abdicating the earlier
Electronics and Computer Software Export Promotion Council (ESC) has been playing a
pivotal role in the growth of the Indian ICT industry by conducting its annual event Indi-
asoft for last 17 years and a Hardware focused show for the last couple of years. For the
first time next year both shows are going to converge and its expected to be the largest
Indiasoft. With this in the backdrop we thought it the right time to converse with
D K Sareen, Executive Director, ESC. Excerpts
"Indiasoft has become a forum for presenting innovations
and state- of –the- art products and solutions"
C u r t a i n R a i s e r
space. We reckon that many countries in their earlier stages of
digitization may require conventional products and solutions. We
will provide those countries from Africa, Latin America, CIS,
SAARC, Middle East etc. the same bouquet of products and solu-
tions.
What category of companies should not miss this opportu-
nity?
Let me put it in this way: no company in the IT space should
miss this event be they startups, micro, small, medium or large.
Everyone will have their own takeaways in terms of showcasing
the products, handholding, seeking business partners etc. Let me
assure you that it will be a new experience. About the foreign par-
ticipation, we expect around 300 foreign buyers from the soft-
ware side and close to 100 from the hardware side. The number
of Indian exhibitors will be close to 250 from the software side
and 100 from the hardware side. Also, there will be participation
from least developed, developing, emerging and developed mar-
kets.
For exhibitors and sponsors what type of packages are you
offering?
With some confidence, I can tell that the package that we are
offering at the IT show is unique. Our show is not held as a prof-
it making event unlike other shows world over. Our basic objec-
tive is to give the most cost effective package to the exhibitors so
that they can do the business without undertaking costly trips
abroad. At the same time, foreign delegates can scout for their
products, solutions and partners in one place rather than making
trips across the country.
Who were the major speakers and guest of honors for the
earlier events?
We are finalizing our schedule and trying to bring on board the
best industry speakers from the world. We are also trying to reach
out the government representatives from all continents to address
the event and to share their wish list of products and solutions that
they need from India.
How do you plan to attract International buyers and par-
ticipants?
We have a comprehensive data bank of foreign buyers and we
have started mailing to them. Also, we are in regular contact with
our embassies and high commissions abroad to seek their help in
promoting the event.
What are the selection criteria and how do you ensure the
same person doesn't attend the event for 3 consecutive years?
If you are talking about repeat delegates in the general catego-
ry, which we have, many, that is a very positive outcome. This
year also, we expect a heavy turnout since the two events are
coinciding. About the hosted buyers, for whom we partly under-
write their expenses, we have a carful filtering process, which has
certain set criteria to ensure that there is no free lunch.
Electronics and Computer Software Export Promotion Council (ESC) the
apex body for promoting Indian IT and electronics industry globally has
proved to be of great benefit to its 2300 plus members thanks to its inno-
vative schemes which help SME in saving substantially at global events.
While NASSCOM may have attracted the big names, Electronics and Com-
puter Software Export Promotion Council (ESC), sponsored by the Govern-
ment of India has turned out to be a great beneficiary to the Indian Small
and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) and is considered to be India’s best Elec-
tronics and IT trade facilitation organization. With 2300+ member
exporters pan India ESC is also the largest ICT association in the country
and shows the confidence of the ICT fraternity in ESC. Out of the total
membership of ESC, about 70 per cent are SMEs. As a link between the Government and member exporter, ESC
provides a platform for interaction on policy issues for the SMEs.
Ever since its inception in 1989 with an export performance of US$ 200 million, ESC has successfully steered the
direction of India’s Electronics and Software Exports that currently have reached to over 150 countries across the
world establishing the hallmark of India’s quality and competitiveness.
In an Industry where the degree of technological obsolescence is very high, ESC is striving hard to elevate India’s
position in the international trading arena of the Electronic and Computer Software. The entire gamut of Electron-
ics and Software Industry are its members including companies in Consumer Electronics, Electronic Components,
Instrumentation, Telecom, Computer Hardware and Peripherals and Computer Software and IT Enabled Services.

You have been participating in GITEX for past several
years. How has the event changed over the years?
It’s our 14th year and over the years we have seen it consistent-
ly growing with quality and relevance. Participating at GITEX
has been quite beneficial and we have been increasing our booth
size in consonance with our growth in the MEA market. We use
this platform to show case our new product launches and meet up
new customers. As we have a very strong presence across the
MEA region with our own offices in Dubai, KSA, Ghana, South
Africa etc. This being one of the largest expositions also helps us
to meet up our existing and potential partners and customers at
one place.
How beneficial was the event this year?
This year the event opened up new opportunities for us in terms
of prospective partners across MEA market for our expansion
plans. At GITEX we launched our new technology for cloud
security at GITEX this year, which was well received by our part-
ners and customers. This is a ready to use solution with zero
deployment time across the globe. It includes easy Cloud based
deployment of licenses & clients on endpoints. With its advanced
futuristic technologies, eScan’s Cloud Security Solution is spe-
cially designed to provide real-time protection to computers from
objectionable content and security threats such as Viruses, Spy-
ware, Adware, Keyloggers, Rootkits, Botnets, Hackers, Spam etc.
Can you throw light on your company and its network?
eScan being a pure play security solution provider has an array
of solutions to protect the networks and endpoints of very large to
small businesses apart from SOHO users. With our strong R&D
capabilities, we have incorporated technologies like MicroWorld
Winsock Layer (MWL), Proactive Behavioral Analysis Engine
(PBAE), Host Intrusion Prevention System (HIPS), Domain & IP
Reputation Check and Non-Intrusive Learning Pattern (NILP)
Technology to provide real-time protection against Ransomware,
DDoS, APT and other cyber-attacks. We have our channel part-
ners spread across countries who help us in reaching out to end
customers in an effective manner.
In our endeavor to remain at the crest of growth and growing
security challenges coming from multiple vector attacks, we have
strengthen our technologies by relentless efforts from our R&D
team. Which puts as at par with our global peers and is acknowl-
edged by many of our enterprise partners and customers.
With net and mobile frequently attacked how does your
development team, especially your tech savvy CEO keep
abreast on the virus issues?
Today we have millions of users across the world and a strong
partner network, which helps us to keep track of the evolving
threats well in advance. This also helps us to mitigate the ZERO
DAY attacks, which are either variants of previous known mali-
cious attacks or new ones.
However, with the evolved AI & Machine learning technology
adopted by our products, we are able to protect our users from
any unknown threats in real time. Having said that, our R&D
team works relentlessly to develop and design new products,
keeping in mind the changing technological landscape such as
SMAC & IoT etc.
What are the major issues in this industry?
With the growing threat landscape in IT and adoption of IT in
every business facilitation, cyber security becomes of a corner
stone of IT deployment or infrastructure. Cyber security is now
becoming an integral part of all IT backbones and an essential.
One of the key trends observed in the recent past is that of Ran-
somware attacks, that is creating havoc across India as well as
globally. DDoS and APTs (Advanced Persistent Threat) are other
threats. The cyber threat extends its fangs to more areas with the
increased adoption of technology. Cyber criminals today are more
sophisticated keeping up with the changes. Their major target is
designed to elicit financial or confidential data gain from network
to individual users with planned attacks.
What are your future plans?
As part of our Vision 2020, to be the brand leader among secu-
rity products and solutions in India, we are now consolidating our
presence across the channel segments in the Middle East and
Africa region. We foresee to do more and more advanced research
on our products to provide futuristic security solutions for our end
customers.
A n t i V i r u s
An Indian anti-virus company is creating waves globally
with its powerful product e-scan. As always the compa-
ny had again a powerful presence at GITEX 2017 – the
largest stall from India. During the event I caught up
with my dear old friend from 17 years and who has
played a vital role in the company’s global expansion -
Sunil Kripalani, Senior Vice President, Global
Sales and Marketing, eScan who gives an insight
into the company’s growth and success.
Excerpts.
“Our R&D team works relentlessly to develop
and design new products”

A
s with every October electronics professionals from
across the globe converged to see, experience and tie-up
with innovative and potential companies displaying their
wares at the HKTDC Hong Kong Electronics Fair (Autumn Edi-
tion) and electronicAsia fairs spread over 3 days (it had to close
a day earlier due to the tropical cyclone and the fair period was
cut from 4 days to 3 days).
Now in its 37th Hong Kong Electronics Fair and 21st electron-
icAsia attracted around 86,000 buyers from 139 countries and
regions in three days. Over 60,000 buyers visited the Autumn
Electronics Fair while around 26,000 visitors attended electroni-
cAsia. The Autumn Electronics Fair was organised by the Hong
Kong Trade Development Council (HKTDC), while electronicA-
sia was jointly organised by the HKTDC and MMI Asia Pte Ltd.
The two co-located trade fairs featured some 4,300 exhibitors
from 25 countries and regions.
HKTDC Deputy Executive Director Benjamin Chau said: “The
fair period was cut short to three days due to weather conditions
and some buyers’ travel plans might have been affected. In spite
of this, we have taken various measures to attract more buyers to
visit the fairs on the last day, and facilitate the business connec-
tions between exhibitors and buyers. Through the on-site survey,
we found that the electronics industry is positive towards the sec-
tor’s outlook. Buyers are grasping the last chance to source prod-
ucts on the final day.”
During the fair period, the HKTDC commissioned an inde-
pendent survey, interviewing a total of 1,025 exhibitors and buy-
ers about the outlook for the electronics market and new product
trends. More than half (54%) of the respondents expect the over-
all sales of their companies will increase next year, up 6 percent-
age points from the survey in 2016. For major markets, respon-
dents are most optimistic about ASEAN (92%), followed by the
Chinese Mainland (91%), Latin America (85%) and Taiwan
(85%).
With the Internet of Things (IoT) becoming more popular, the
survey reveals that 84 per cent of respondents think audio visual
items will be the product category most benefitted from the smart
home trend, followed by wireless charging devices (81%) and
systems items for connection with the Internet/mobile network
(77%). The industry also believes that consumers are willing to
pay a premium of 18% for products with smart home capabilities
compared to traditional products. 81 per cent of respondents are
optimistic about the virtual reality and augmented reality devices
market in the next two years. For related products, they are most
optimistic about audio visual items for entertainment purpose
(56%), followed by mobile/on-line games (55%).
Start-ups receiving orders
The Startup zone at the Autumn Electronics Fair this year
attracted close to 100 start-ups from seven countries and regions,
doubling last year’s number. The Zone provides a one-stop pro-
motional platform for start-ups to meet with potential suppliers,
buyers and investors. The start-up supporting institution Gadget
Excelerator Lab (Gelab) led 12 start-ups to the Autumn Electron-
ics Fair this year.
Francois Lee, CEO of Gelab, said that the HKTDC had proac-
tively promoted the Startup zone through different media plat-
forms. “We are happy to see that many buyers from Southeast
Asia and the Middle East have made enquiries, and some of them
consider placing small orders to test local markets.”
This year’s HKTDCs twin electronics shows showcased a wide variety of electronic products right from 3D printing to
virtual reality, robots to drones, eHealth products to home appliances and many start-up inventions. Chandragupta
Amritkar reports from Hong Kong after attending one of the world's leading electronics show.
HKTDCs twin electronics shows
sees rapid growth in start-ups

Strong demand for smart products in emerging markets
The fair featured a wide range of state-of-the-art electronics
products to suit buyers’ needs. Besides the Startup zone, the Tech
Hall also featured the Virtual Reality (VR), Robotics &
Unmanned Tech, Smart Tech and 3D Printing zones to showcase
popular high-tech products. Jafar Sherif, a buyer from the United
Arab Emirates, said as a lot of residential and commercial proj-
ects are under construction due to the Expo 2020 in Dubai, IoT
and smart products will enjoy strong demand. This is his first visit
to the Autumn Electronics Fair. He had found 30-40 potential
suppliers of IoT solutions, AV systems and smart devices from
Hong Kong and the Chinese mainland.
electronicAsia 2017
The 21st electronicAsia that attracted around 26,000 buyers
introduced a new zone for Power Supplies, covering battery stor-
age cells, power supply accessories, inspection & control sys-
tems. Speaking during the fair, Jenny He, Marketing Executive
Manager, Battery and Material Division, Hunan Corun New
Energy Co Ltd from the Chinese mainland, said, “We are promot-
ing our long-life power type batteries for household and industri-
al applications as well as electrical vehicle battery power packs.
A number of buyers from India, Indonesia, Japan, Korea, Russia,
Singapore and Ukraine have expressed interest and we expect to
conclude business with more than 20 new customers.”
The exhibition also covered other elements - printed circuit
boards and EMS, display technology, sensor technology, key-
boards & switches, and parts & components. Three Asia’s power-
house electronics providers organised pavilions: the Japan Pavil-
ion featuring exhibitors from Saitama City, the Taiwan Pavilion
featuring 38 companies, organised by the Taiwan Electrical and
Electronic Manufacturers’ Association (TEEMA), and the Hong
Kong Metals Manufacturers Association Pavilion.
“electronicAsia can really help us expand our presence world-
wide and that’s why many Taiwanese companies are keen to join
the excitement here every year. We have seen more overseas buy-
ers coming from USA and Europe this year, allowing our enter-
prises to capture new business development opportunities. Buy-
ers expressed strong interest in our products including switches,
resistors, capacitors and inductors,” said Louis Yang, Project
Manager, Mainland Affairs Department, TEEMA.
As an important electronics marketplace, electronicAsia pro-
vides enormous opportunities to the industry. The fair adds more
value with networking events such as the Joint Networking
Reception with the Autumn Electronics Fair, and activities such
as the Product Demo & Launch Pad and the Buyers’ Forum for
visitors to explore various markets in depth.
The Hong Kong Electronic Forum, co-organised by Hong
Kong Vocational Training Council and Hong Kong Electronic
Industries Association, presented six top experts in a discussion
on flexible technology. One of them was Prof Zheng Cui, Direc-
tor of Printable Electronics Research Center, China Academy of
Science from the Chinese mainland, who said that flexible elec-
tronics was transforming the way we make and use electronic
devices. “The way forward is to embrace flexible electronics to
provide value-added products with new functionality at lower
cost to stay competitive in the market. Flexible electronics tech-
nology will inspire innovation.”
This year for the media breakfast meeting HKTDC was able to
bring 16 exhibitors (14 from Hong Kong Electronics Fair -
Autumn Edition and 2 from electronicAsia) including quite a few
startups. We were able to have good interactions with some of
the exhibitors including - ST Electronics (Satcom & Sensor Sys-
tems) Pte Ltd (Singapore) from e-Asia displayed their Sensors
for Time and Time-based Parameter, Detector and Signaling
Component, Signal Transmission Components, RF; Eggplant
Technologies Ltd. (Hong Kong) which showcased their All-In-
One Fitness Equipment; Protronic (Far East) Ltd (Hong Kong)
which showcased their fall detection GPS watch for elderly.
Then there was Marvel Digital Productions Limited (Hong
Kong), Wintide Brand Limited (Hong Kong) which showcased
their Gesture-Controlled RC Drone; Ultimate Gear Technology
Company (Hong Kong) showcased their home products. Dis-
playing at the show for the first time Nick Gangaramani, Part-
ner, Ultimate Gear Technology Company said, “We specialise in the design and manufacture smart home products
such as bulbs, plugs, power strips, wall switches and voice-controlled speakers.”
The other companies were Sean & Stephen Corporation (Taiwan), Linough Inc. (Japan), RAONTECH, Inc. (Korea),
Koofy Development Limited (Hong Kong), ONO 3D Inc (USA), Persona Surgical Modelling Co., Ltd. (Hong Kong),
Kids Dynamic Inc. (Taiwan), Ling Technology (Chinese mainland), Snapmaker Inc. (Chinese mainland), Hunan
Corun New Energy Co.,Ltd (Chinese mainland).
Ultimate Gear Technology Company

For Your Information
January 09 CES Unveiled Las Vegas, Las Vegas, USA
January 09 – 12 CES, Las Vegas
January 14 – 16 Sign & Graphic Imaging Middle East, Dubai World Trade Centre, Dubai, UAE
January 14 – 16 CABSAT, Dubai World Trade Centre, Dubai, UAE
January 24 – 25 Indiasoft 2018, Bangalore, India
January 25 – 27 Mobile Tech Expo, Caribe Royale Orlando, Orlando, USA
January 29 – 31 Cyber Tech International Conference & Exhibition, Tel Aviv Fairgrounds, Israel
February 01 – 03 IBEX India, MMRDA Grounds, Bandra Kurla Complex, Mumbai, India
February 03 SME e-Business Fair, Eko Hotels & Suites, Lagos, Nigeria
February 06 – 09 Integrated Systems Europe, Amsterdam, Netherlands
February 07 – 09 India Electronics Week, Karnataka Trade Promotion Organisation, Bengaluru
February 13 – 15 BITEX and MEET ICT Conference, Gulf Convention Centre, Manama, Bahrain
February 14 – 16 Nano Tech, Tokyo Big Sight, Koto, Japan
Feb 26 – March 01 3GSM- Mobile World Congress, Barcelona, Spain
Feb 27 – March 01 Embedded World, Nuremberg, Germany
March 06-08 IT Trans 2018 - Solutions for Public Transport, Karlsruhe, Germany
March 07 NYC Tech Summit, New York Marriott Downtown, New York, USA
March 07 – 11 International Tourism Exchange (ITB) Berlin 2018, Messe Berlin, Germany
March 07-09 Convergence India 2018, Pragati Maidan, New Delhi
March 14-16 The 8th Korea Smart Device Trade Show 2018, Seoul, South Korea
April 09 – 11 China Information Technology Expo, Shenzhen, China
April 11 – 14 Global Sources Consumer Electronics, AsiaWorld-Expo, Hong Kong
April 13 – 16 HKTDC Hong Kong Electronics Fair (Spring Edition), Hong Kong
April 13 – 16 HKTDC International ICT Expo, Hong Kong
April 18 – 21 Global Sources Electronics (Mobile, drone, wearable), AsiaWorld-Expo, Hong Kong
April 23 – 27 Hannover Messe, Hanover, Germany
May 23 – 25 Smart Cities India 2018, Pragati Maidan, New Delhi
May 10 – 12 ITEX Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
May 15 – 17 Cebit Australia, ICC Sydney, Sydney, Australia
June 01 – 04 The PC Show, Marina Bay Sands, Singapore, Singapore
June 05 – 09 Computex Taipei, Taipei Nangang Exhibition Center Station, Taiwan
June 11 – 15 CeBIT 2018, Hannover, Germany
June 26 – 28 ConnecTechAsia (CommunicAsia) Marina Bay Sands & Suntec Singapore
August 13 -15 China International Internet of Things Exhibition, Shenzhen, China
September 23 – 25 Prolight + Sound Middle East, Dubai International Convention Centre, Dubai
October 08 – 11 Global Gaming Expo, Sands Expo & Convention Center, Las Vegas, USA
October 11 – 14 Global Sources Consumer Electronics, AsiaWorld-Expo, Hong Kong
October 13 – 16 Hong Kong Electronics Fair 2017, Hong Kong
October 13 – 16 electronicAsia, Hong Kong
October 18 – 21 Global Sources Electronics (Mobile, drone, wearable), AsiaWorld-Expo, Hong Kong
Exhibitions and conferences not only give you an opportunity to see and hear about the latest technologies and prod-
ucts but also becomes a venue to meet and interact with International partners. One should plan much in advance to
participate in an expo so that he can get in touch with existing and prospective customers. We have compiled a list
of ICT and related Exhibitions for 2018.
If your event is not listed, please e-mail us at editor@globalfeatures.info. It's free!
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