Indian startup Dhiway joins the ToIP Global Foundation as founding member

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Cross-industry Coalition Advances Digital Trust Standards

Governments, nonprofits and private sectors across finance, health care, enterprise software and more team up with Linux Foundation to enhance universal security and privacy protocols for consumers and businesses in the digital era

Bangalore, India, May 6, 2020 – Dhiway, India’s first Verifiable Data Exchange Platform joined the Trust over IP (ToIP) Foundation as a Founding Steering Committee member, to help enable trustworthy exchange and verification of data between any two parties on the Internet. The ToIP Foundation is hosted at the Linux Foundation with the goal of creating a robust common standard that gives people and businesses the confidence that data is coming from a trusted source, allowing them to connect, interact and innovate at a speed and scale not possible today.

Dhiway is a startup out of Bengaluru, India. Founded by technologists with extensive experience in building open source projects which scale, Dhiway is committed to working with open standards in order to drive innovation. Dhiway builds data interchange systems and enables organizations to deploy governance frameworks to sustain these as sustainable digital assets.

“Our strategic initiatives are designed to bring a higher degree of assurance to the exchange of data between peers, over the Internet and other digital networks. Our participation is aligned with our vision to make the world more transparent and trusted, using digital frameworks that can be universally referenced, understood, and consumed,” said Satish Mohan, Founder & CTO, Dhiway. “We intend to contribute our knowledge and expertise towards the mission of establishing a complete architecture for Internet-scale digital trust that combines cryptographic trust at the machine layer with human trust at the business, legal, and social layers.”

The ToIP Foundation is being developed with global, pan-industry support from leading organizations with sector-specific expertise. The other Founding Steering Committee members include Accenture, BrightHive, Cloudocracy, Continuum Loop, CULedger, esatus, Evernym, Finicity, Futurewei Technologies, IBM Security, IdRamp, Lumedic, Mastercard, MITRE, the Province of British Columbia and SICPA. Contributing members include DIDx, GLEIF, The Human Colossus Foundation, iRespond, kiva.org, Marist College, Northern Block, R3, Secours.io, TNO and University of Arkansas. Dhiway is proud to belong to this foundation, the only Indian company to do so.

The authenticity and verification of data sources is a key challenge for businesses worldwide. The deficit in confidence has an impact on the adoption of key business drivers such as digital identity, verifiable credentials, and smart contracts. The operational efficiency of businesses; ease of access to markets and convenience of transactions are focus areas to build through innovation and introduction of new products and technologies.

“The time has never been more important to advance an integrated stack for digital trust, which is clear from the strong representation of companies across industries that are supporting this work,” said Drummond Reed, interim executive director, ToIP Foundation. “We’re pleased to have Dhiway contributing this work and look forward to the collaboration.”

The Linux Foundation’s open governance model enables the ToIP Foundation to advance a combination of technology and governance standards for digital trust in a neutral forum that supports pan-industry collaboration. An open governance model that can be integrated into the development of the standards for digital trust is essential where the business, legal, and social guidelines for technology adoption impacts human trust and behaviour.

The ToIP Foundation will initially host four Working Groups. The Technical Stack Working Group and the Governance Stack Working Group will focus on building out and hardening the Technical and Governance halves of the ToIP stack, respectively. The Utility Foundry Working Group and the Ecosystem Foundry Working Group will serve as communities of practice for projects that wish to collaborate on the development of ToIP utility networks or entire ToIP digital trust ecosystems.

The ToIP Foundation will host an all-digital launch event on May 7, 2020, at 9:30 PM IST (9AM PDT) that will feature a panel discussion, interoperability demonstration and live Q&A. Register now for the live event. A second event will be hosted for the APAC region on May 8, 2020, at 6:30 AM IST (6:00 PM PDT).

For more information about the ToIP Foundation, please visit www.trustoverip.org

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Daimler India Commercial Vehicles Raring to Restart

Posted on May 7, 2020 by City Today News (City today.media)

• Plant operations resume May 7 in phased approach prioritizing safety

• Dealers nationwide reopening in accordance with local guidelines

• Comprehensive health and sanitization program rolled out for all stakeholders

• Intense preparation by cross-functional team key to success

• Mr. Satyakam Arya, Managing Director & CEO, Daimler India Commercial Vehicles, said: “DICV’s number one priority is the health and safety of our stakeholders, from our employees and customers to our dealers and suppliers…Every single person in the entire automotive supply chain must work together to avoid infection. That is why it is called a ‘chain’; because every link is vital.”

Chennai – Daimler India Commercial Vehicles (DICV) announced the resumption of plant operations from May 7 in a phased approach that prioritizes the safety of all stakeholders. The company was able to restart less than 24 hours after receiving permission from the local authorities thanks to intensive preparation that began even before the government lockdown came into effect over a month ago.

“DICV’s number one priority is the health and safety of our stakeholders, from our employees and customers to our dealers and suppliers,” said Mr. Satyakam Arya, Managing Director & CEO, Daimler India Commercial Vehicles.

“Being part of the Daimler global network allowed us to see the implications of COVID-19 well before the lockdown was announced here in India. We immediately initiated a Crisis Management Team to steer us safely through this difficult situation,” explained Satyakam Arya.

The Crisis Management Team (CMT) consists of representatives from across the organisation and holds virtual meetings with DICV’s top executives on a daily basis.

“Information and agility is the key to crisis management. With a crossfunctional team we were able to source facts quickly from inside and outside the organisation, then together decide on a course of action which could be implemented or revised at a moment’s notice,” said Sanjay Kumar, General Manager of Facility Management and nominated head of the Crisis Management Team.

The CMT has initiated hundreds of health, safety and sanitization measures over the last few months, ranging from mass cleaning of DICV’s 400 acre Oragadam plant to renovations of facilities designed to ensure social distancing norms are followed. The CMT has also taken charge of tracking the health and safety of the company’s 4000+ employees, plus overseeing the company’s extensive CSR contributions.

Aside from the physical aspect, DICV has additionally conducted an intensive education and communication campaign. All major stakeholder groups have been provided with tailored health and safety manuals, instructional videos and web-based trainings. The information campaign is designed to make sure everyone involved with the company understands the precautions necessary during the pandemic.

“Every single person in the entire automotive supply chain must work together to avoid infection. That is why it is called a ‘chain’; because every link is vital,” commented Satyakam Arya.

The company is ramping up gradually with a minimum workforce of essential employees to start, then a planned move to full capacity as and when the lockdown ends. Dealerships across the country have already begun to reopen as local restrictions ease, ensuring BharatBenz customers have access to the free service and warranty extensions the company began offering at the start of the crisis.

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ರೂಟರ್ ಸಂಸ್ಥೆ 1.7 ದಶಲಕ್ಷ ಡಾಲರ್ ಬಂಡವಾಳ ಕ್ರೋಢೀಕರಣ

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ಬೆಂಗಳೂರು: ದೇಶದ ಅತಿ ದೊಡ್ಡ ಸ್ಟೋರ್ಟ್ಸ್ ಪ್ಲಾಟ್ಫಾರ್ಮ್ ಆದ ರೂಟರ್ ಸಂಸ್ಥೆಯು ಪ್ರೀ-ಸೀರೀಸ್ ಎ ರೌಂಡ್ ನಲ್ಲಿ 1.7 ದಶಲಕ್ಷ ಡಾಲರ್ ಬಂಡವಾಳವನ್ನು ಕ್ರೋಢೀಕರಿಸಿದೆ. ಪೇಟಿಎಂ, ಅಡಿಡಾಸ್ ಬೆಂಬಲಿತ ಸಂಸ್ಥೆಯಾದ ಲೀಆ್ಯಡ್ ಸ್ಟೋರ್ಟ್ಸ್, ರಾಕ್ಸ್ಟಡ್ ಕ್ಯಾಪಿಟಲ್ ಮತ್ತು ಫೌಂಡರ್ ಬ್ಯಾಂಕ್ ಕ್ಯಾಪಿಟಲ್ ರೂಟರ್ ಸಂಸ್ಥೆಯಲ್ಲಿ ಬಂಡವಾಳ ಹೂಡಿಕೆ ಮಾಡಿದ್ದಾರೆ.

ಪೇಟಿಎಂ ಫಸ್ಟ್ ಗೇಮ್ಸ್‌ ಸಂಸ್ಥೆಯೊದಿಗೆ ರೂಟರ್ ಕಾರ್ಯತಂತ್ರದ ಸಹಭಾಗಿತ್ವಕ್ಕೆ ಮಾಡಿಕೊಂಡಿದೆ. ಗೇಮಿಂಗ್ ಮತ್ತು ವಿಷಯದಾದ್ಯಂತ ತಡೆರಹಿತ ಏಕೀಕರಣವನ್ನು ರಚಿಸುವ ಮೂಲಕ ಕ್ರಿಕೆಟ್, ಫ್ಯಾಂಟಸಿ ಸ್ಪೋರ್ಟ್ಸ್, ಎಸ್ಪೋರ್ಟ್ಸ್ ಮತ್ತು ಗೇಮಿಂಗ್ ಪರಿಸರ ವ್ಯವಸ್ಥೆಯನ್ನು ಬೆಳೆಸಲು ಎರಡೂ ಕಂಪನಿಗಳು ಕಾರ್ಯಪ್ರವೃತ್ತವಾಗಿವೆ.

ರೂಟರ್‌ ನ ಬಳಕೆದಾರರ ಸಂಖ್ಯೆಯನ್ನು ಹೆಚ್ಚಿಸಲು ಮತ್ತು ಕಂಪನಿಯ ಮುಂಬರುವ ಎಸ್‌ಪೋರ್ಟ್ಸ್ ಮತ್ತು ಗೇಮಿಂಗ್ ವಿಷಯ ಮತ್ತು ಸಮುದಾಯಗಳನ್ನು ಲಾಭ ಮಾಡಿಕೊಳ್ಳಲು ಹೊಸ ಸುತ್ತಿನ ಹಣವನ್ನು ಮುಂದಿನ ಒಂದು ವರ್ಷದಲ್ಲಿ ಬಳಸಲಾಗುತ್ತದೆ. ಇದು ರೂಟರ್‌ ನ ವಿಶಿಷ್ಟ ಸ್ಥಾನೀಕರಣಕ್ಕೆ ಹೊಸ ಆಯಾಮವನ್ನು ಸೇರಿಸುತ್ತದೆ. ಹೊಸ ವಿಷಯ ತಂತ್ರವು ರೂಟರ್‌ ಗೆ ಪ್ರಸ್ತುತ ಹಣಗಳಿಸುವಿಕೆಯ ಚಾನಲ್‌ಗಳನ್ನು ಪ್ರಾರಂಭಿಸಲು ಅನುವು ಮಾಡಿಕೊಡುತ್ತದೆ.

“ನಾವು ಕ್ರೀಡಾ ಅಭಿಮಾನಿ ಸಮುದಾಯವನ್ನು ರಚಿಸುವ ಉದ್ದೇಶದಿಂದ ರೂಟರ್ ಅನ್ನು ಪ್ರಾರಂಭಿಸಿದ್ದೇವೆ ಮತ್ತು ವಿಷಯಕ್ಕೆ ನಮ್ಮ ತಿರುವು ಬಲವಾದ ಉತ್ಪನ್ನ-ಮಾರುಕಟ್ಟೆ ಯೋಗ್ಯತೆಯನ್ನು ಕಂಡುಕೊಂಡಿದೆ ಎಂದು ನಮಗೆ ಸಂತೋಷವಾಗಿದೆ. ನಮ್ಮ ನಿಶ್ಚಿತಾರ್ಥದ ಮಾಪನಗಳು ಮತ್ತು ಬಳಕೆದಾರರ ಬೆಳವಣಿಗೆ ಕಳೆದ ಎರಡು ತ್ರೈಮಾಸಿಕಗಳಲ್ಲಿ ಅತ್ಯುತ್ತಮವಾಗಿದೆ. ಆನ್‌ಬೋರ್ಡ್ ಪೇಟ್‌ಎಮ್‌ಗೆ ನಾವು ಉತ್ಸುಕರಾಗಿದ್ದೇವೆ. ತಮ್ಮ ಹೂಡಿಕೆಯನ್ನು ಹೊರತುಪಡಿಸಿ ರೂಟರ್ ಅನ್ನು ಪೇಟಿಎಂ ಮತ್ತು ಪೇಟಿಎಂ ಮೊದಲ ಆಟಗಳಿಗೆ ಸಂಯೋಜಿಸುತ್ತಾರೆ. ಆದರೆ ಕ್ರೀಡೆ ಮತ್ತು ಗೇಮಿಂಗ್‌ನಲ್ಲಿ ಬಳಕೆದಾರರ ವಿಷಯದ ದೊಡ್ಡ ಮೂಲವಾಗಿರಲು ನಾವು ಅವರೊಂದಿಗೆ ಕೆಲಸ ಮಾಡುತ್ತೇವೆ” ರೂಟರ್‌ಸಂಸ್ಥೆಯ ಸ್ಥಾಪಕ ಮತ್ತು ಸಿಇಒ ಪಿಯೂಷ್ ಹೇಳಿದರು.

“ನಾವು ಗೇಮಿಂಗ್ ಮೂಲಕ ನಮ್ಮ ವಿಷಯ ಕೊಡುಗೆಗಳನ್ನು ಮುಂದುವರಿಸುತ್ತೇವೆ ಮತ್ತು ರೂಟರ್ ಸಮುದಾಯಗಳು ಮತ್ತು ಬಳಕೆದಾರ-ರಚಿತವಾದ ವಿಷಯಗಳ ಸೇರ್ಪಡೆ ನಮ್ಮ ಪ್ಲಾಟ್‌ಫಾರ್ಮ್‌ನಲ್ಲಿ ಲಭ್ಯವಿರುವ ಬಳಕೆಯ ಸಂದರ್ಭಗಳನ್ನು ಇನ್ನಷ್ಟು ಹೆಚ್ಚಿಸುತ್ತದೆ. ಮುಂಬರುವ ತಿಂಗಳುಗಳಲ್ಲಿ ನಾವು ಇನ್ನಷ್ಟು ಸೇರಿಸುತ್ತೇವೆ ಫ್ಯಾಂಟಸಿ ಕ್ರೀಡೆಗಳು ಎಸ್‌ಪೋರ್ಟ್‌ಗಳು ಮತ್ತು ಆಟಗಳ ಸುತ್ತ ಸಂವಾದಾತ್ಮಕ ವಿಷಯವು ಪೇಟಿಎಂ ಪರಿಸರ ವ್ಯವಸ್ಥೆಯ ಪ್ರಯೋಜನಗಳನ್ನು ರೂಟರ್‌ಗೆ ತರುತ್ತದೆ” ಎಂದು ಪೇಟಿಎಂ ಫಸ್ಟ್ ಗೇಮ್ಸ್ ಸಂಸ್ಥೆಯ ಸಿಒಒ ಸುಧಾಂಶು ಗುಪ್ತಾ ಹೇಳಿದರು.

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Lionsgate India Launches ‘Lionsgate Live! A Night At The Movies’ on Facebook, An Initiative to Raise Funds for COVID-19

Posted on May 7, 2020 by City Today News (City today.media)

~ The initiative to commence from Friday, 8^th May at 8:00 pm IST ~

Bengaluru, 7^th May 2020: Content leader Lionsgate India has launched a unique initiative to bring the community experience of watching movies in movie theaters to live streaming and to raise funds for GiveIndia in order to support people impacted by the COVID19 pandemic. ‘Lionsgate Live! A Night at The Movies’ in association with Facebook India, will consist of a series of four Fridays of complimentary movies streaming LIVE on Facebook. Beginning Friday, 8^th May at 8:00 pm, Lionsgate Live! will LIVE stream some of Lionsgate’s biggest and most popular library titles every Friday – The Hunger Games, Twilight, Now You See Me 2 and Wonder which audiences can watch together with their friends and family from the comfort of their own homes.

The ground-breaking initiative has already been a resounding success for Lionsgate in the U.S. and the UK with Hollywood stars like Jamie Lee Curtis, Gerard Butler, Margot Robbie and many more participating and extending their support. Further, Twilight series starrer, Peter Facinelli and The Social Network famed Jesse Eisenberg have shared special video messages to support Lionsgate India in this noble initiative. Lionsgate has enlisted popular film stars Anil Kapoor, Ananya Panday and Sanya Malhotra to participate in this initiative.

Audiences will have an opportunity to join Lionsgate India in extending support to Indian NGO’s in fighting against the COVID-19 pandemic by donating money via Facebook Fundraisers while watching their favorite films. People will be able to make a donation via the donate button next to the video while watching the movie.

Mr. Rohit Jain, Managing Director Lionsgate South Asia said, “In these unprecedented times, Lionsgate has launched this global initiative to support families of millions of people who have been impacted by COVID19. Here in India, we have partnered with Facebook to create a fundraiser whose proceeds will be donated to GiveIndia helping fight this pandemic. This will be a unique opportunity for viewers to extend their support and donate for this charitable cause. Moreover, we are delighted to have Ananya Panday, Sanya Malhotra and Anil Kapoor on board who will help us to spread awareness of this ground-breaking initiative.”

Speaking about the partnership, Ananya said, “I am really happy to be a part of this noble cause initiated by Lionsgate. I am glad if my voice can reach out to those who can extend their support as together, we can help the impacted people. This is truly a testing time for all of us and we can do with some lighthearted and entertaining distraction in the form of movies. Movies act as a medium of escape and take us to parallel worlds. I would like to urge everyone that in this unusual time we need to come forward, act together and donate generously as even a little help from all of us can be of great help to the people in dire need.”

Sanya Malhotra commented,“I’m elated to be a part of ‘Lionsgate Live!A Night At The Movies’. This is a noble initiative to assist thousands of families who have been impacted by the pandemic. All one needs to do is log on to Lionsgate Facebook page and watch some acclaimed movies and donate whatever they could. We all need to come together to fight this together. I request everyone to join me in this worthy initiative because in these tough times, every small contribution counts.”

Speaking on the occasion Manish Chopa a Head and Director of Partnerships, Facebook India commented, “ We are grateful to our partners for coming out in support of those affected by the COVID -19 pandemic. ‘Lionsgate Live! A Night At The Movies’ on Facebook, is a great way to not only keep people entertained in their homes, but is also a great initiative that will enable people to donate. All of the proceeds from the fundraiser on Facebook will go to GiveIndia platform chosen by Lionsgate India.”

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Helo announces its marquee in-app Edutainment property “HeloLivePeMilo” for extra dose of entertainment and learning

Posted on May 7, 2020 by City Today News (City today.media)

*Various celebrities and influencers across industries to share their knowledge and entertain users through interactive live sessions
*Partners with Zomato, Josh Talks and Just Comedy to host entertaining yet educational content across different verticals

New Delhi, 07 May 2020: Facilitating closer engagement between stars and fans through interactive mediums, Helo, India’s leading regional social media platform, today launched Helo Live Pe Milo”. This is first-of-its-kind in-app property, in the Edutainment category, wherein the platform will provide users with a plethora of entertaining and educative / learning initiatives in 15 different languages through exclusive partnerships across industries.

The property, #HeloLivePeMilo, has been conceptualized to be the one stop destination for users to directly engage with the celebrities, influencers and creators across genres including Food, Comedy, Music, Education, Fitness etc. To enjoy any upcoming live session Helo, users can simply subscribe to any listed session of their interest on #HeloLivePeMilo page in their preferred language offered by the platform.

Currently, the #HeloLivePeMilo page is buzzing with enthusiasm from users around: ‘Just Comedy Festival, Zomatos popular food carnival ‘Zomaland’ hosting exclusive sessions with celebrity chefs and Josh Talks conducting motivation sessions in Hindi and Marathi. These events can be enjoyed live on Helo from 07 May 2020 to 12 May 2020.

While there are food lovers who are polishing their kitchen gears to cook alongside six of the popular chefs including Vicky Ratnani, Shivesh Bhatia, Mirvaan Vinayak, Ajay Chopra, Kabita Singh and Pankaj Bhadouria with Zomaland by Zomato; there are other users awaiting to gain knowledge insights from accomplished Indian public speakers which includes Shiv Khera, Abhinay Sharma and Anand Bansode with Josh Talks. For comedy fans, live performances during the Just Comedy Festival by India’s popular stand-up comics like Zakir Khan, Atul Khatri and Rahul Dua are at the top of the chart.

Commenting on the launch of #HeloLivePeMilo, Chhandita Nambiar, Head of Entertainment, Helo said: “At Helo, it is our constant endeavour to bring fans closer to their favourite stars, and offer them exclusive content. #HeloLivePeMilo is a strategic initiative in that direction that aims to further elevate the user experience by providing professionally generated – entertaining and knowledgeable content through interactive live sessions. Through this initiative we are also encouraging people to ‘Get together on Helo’ for an exciting experience of multilingual content by their favourite celebrities and influencers across categories of their interest.”

Many stars including Badshah, Chitrangada Singh, Esha Gupta, Amit Trivedi, Vishal Bhardwaj, Nupur Sanon and stalwarts from their respective talent fields like Terence Lewis, Sanjeev Kapoor, Zakir Khan, Vidyut Jammwal, Mandira Bedi, Mickey Mehta and many more were seen performing and having live interactive sessions with their fans through #HeloLivePeMilo. Many of them actively engage with their Helo fans, keeping them updated around useful insights, including from their personal life. During his live session, Badshah revealed that his stage name was inspired by one of Shah Rukh Khan’s iconic movie whereas Terrance Lewis shared his love for the live feature on Helo and how he is loving engaging with his fans.

HeloLivePeMilo has received overwhelming response during the recent live sessions on the platform in partnership with CrossBlade, Mirchi Live, Pinkvilla, Bollywood Music Project and more. The partnership featured various celebrities and artists across languages and content categories going live on the platform to engage with their fans.

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