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Blockchain – The Trusted Ledger Of Everything

Digital is redefining everyday lives. Our life experiences are shaped by digital forces. The artificial intelligence and internet of everything are on the cusp of becoming a daily reality. However, the financial and economic transactions in our digital lives are still ruled by old paradigms. The need for a third-party intermediary to verify our identity and intent still exists. It creates a slow, old, vulnerable and expensive system which has been the basis of our financial world. Blockchain aims to redefine this antiquated system.

Blockchain is the breakthrough technology that is revolutionizing the world economy. It is essentially an open-source distributed database. The digital database uses state-of-the-art cryptography and mass collaboration to authenticate and settle transactions. The ever-expanding chain of computers form the network and everyone on the networks approves an exchange before it is verified and recorded. It is truly open source, peer-to-peer and highly secure – thus becoming the platform of trust.

Bitcoin was the first use case of Blockchain. The power and potential of Blockchain lies in its ability to represent anything digital – rights, goods and property. The emerging use cases of Blockchain include:

1. Property Rights / Land Records – Governments can avoid fraudulent deeds, manipulation of records and conflict of ownership by leveraging Blockchain

2. Electronic Medical Records – Healthcare industry has multiple stakeholders accessing patient information. Hospitals, doctors, insurance companies, governments etc. can be confident that they are working on secure, encrypted and genuine records using Blockchain

3. Certificate of Authentication – Fraudulent transactions will be avoided as every transaction is recorded and distributed on public ledger.

4. Certification of Compliances – Everledger has authenticated more than 1000,000 diamonds using Blockchain. It has developed a system of warranties that enable mining companies to verify that their rough-cut diamonds are not being used by militias to fund conflicts. Thus, it ensures compliance with Kimberley Process. Bye Bye Blood Diamonds.

5. Share Ownership Registry – US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has approved the use of the Blockchain as a share ownership register for online retailer Overstock.com.

6. Micropayments: People wanting to read just one article or subscribe to 2 channels on Cable TV can use the Blockchain Infrastructure. ChangeCoin allows instant transfer of value irrespective of size. Similarly, Chain allows to give tip to a blogger or car share driver – very useful in a sharing economy.

7. Data Privacy – Estonia, the leading European country in digital services uses a Blockchain implementation to manage and protect its citizens’ data across about 1,000 online services.

8. Patents & Innovation – Authentication and verification

9. ESOPs for Employees

10. Wills

11. Tax Collection

12. Remittance of Funds to Unbanked

It is not surprising that all the leading companies in the world are working on Blockchain in some form or the other. Microsoft has built multiple offerings on Blockchain by leveraging its Azure platform. IBM, PWC, UBS, Bank of Canada are other organizations working on Blockchain. Who’s Who have joined Hyperledger – including Amex, Wells Fargo, J P Morgan, Intel, IBM, BNP Paribas, Samsung, Intuit etc. R3 is leading a consortium of 75 world’s leading financial institutions including Wells Fargo, Barclays, UBS to design and deliver advanced distributed ledger technologies. Billions of dollars are being invested in Silicon Valley startups working on Blockchain.

Several institutions including financial organizations will be severely impacted by Blockchain as it bypasses the traditional channels. Governments, legal agencies, enforcement organizations will need to understand and embrace this technology. Often the ignorance of the potential of Blockchain and understanding of its working causes skepticism about the technology. Blockchain enthusiasts need to educate, inform and demonstrate the benefits in action.

The rise of Blockchain is imminent. The speed of the rise will be determined by social, legal, political and human acceptance.

Image Credit: Blockchaintechnologies.com

February 18, 2017
Top 10 Impressions From Mobile World Congress 2015

Mobile World Congress Is The Mecca Of The Mobile Industry. Nearly 90,000 People Landed In Barcelona For The 2015 Edition. It Was The Fifth MWC For Me.

As You Know There Is Lot Of Usual Stuff – New Device Launches, New Buzzword, Old Wine In New Bottle Etc. But It Helps To Know The Overall Trends. It Is Also A Great Event For People To Get Together – The Entire Eco-System Is There. Crack A Couple Of Deals And You Have Got Your ROI. Plus The New Knowledge Is Always Helpful.

The Best Way To Enjoy MWC Is To Attend Parallel Conferences, WIP Sessions, Networking Events Etc.

So What Were The Highlights This Time?

1. Digital Transformation: The New World Is A Place With Multiple Devices And Wearable, Connected Homes-Cars-Cities And M2M Transactions. There Are New Opportunities In Connected World For All Players – OEMs, Telcos, System Integrators (App Developers). The Digital Transformation Story Is More Compelling Than Ever Before. The Players Who Clear Their Baggages, Learn The Emerging Themes And Present A Compelling Story Will Move Forward. The New Winners May Arise.

2. Incremental Innovation: The MWC Saw Continual Ascent Of The Wearable, IOT And Connected Themes. More Refined And Defined Use Cases, More Tangible Evidences, More Clear Positioning Emerged. But Nothing That Can Shake The World.

3. Google Vs FaceBook: Google Announced Its MVNO Plans. It Was An Important Step Towards Further Control On Customer Lives In A Mobile First World. FaceBook’s Mark Zuckerberg Preached About internet.Org And FaceBook’s Vision. FaceBook And Google Are Watching Each Other Closely. (Mark Gave Hiring Mantra For Business Leaders – “only hire someone to work directly for you if you would work for that person.”)

4. 5G: 5G Discussions Start At Mobile World Congress. KT Telecom Will Offer 5G At 2018 Olympics – Cool – 2GB Per Second. (But Let The World Experience Good Quality 3G – Forget 4G)

5. Fusion Of Smart And Real World. WPP Group’s IkonMobile Had Some Of The Best Showcases Of Fusion Of Existing Products And New Technology. Mirror, Oral-B Toothbrush, e-Bikes Etc.

Ford Showcased A Great Example Of Adoption Of New Era With e-Bikes. It Showcased Two Bikes – For City Travel And For Delivery Purposes. It Had A Companion App That Showcased Pending Orders For Delivery Person, Route Etc. It Even Monitored Heart Rate Of The Rider.

6. Good Showcases:

– Runcible: Most Interesting Device From Monohm. A Watch For Generations Like A Family Jewel. It Is To Out Last Smartphones. It Has All The Cool Features But It Is A Round Jewel That You Can Handover To Kids And Grand-Kids
– HTC VIVE Was An Impressive Example And Showcased The Maturity Of Virtual Reality
– BabyMe Demonstrated How A Pre-Mature Baby Can Feel That It Is In The Womb Of The Mother – Nice Idea Worth Taking Ahead. The Motherly Comfort Can Aid Faster Development For The Baby
– LG Showcased Magic Mirror – Mirror That Can Analyze Your Face And Suggest Different Make-Ups For Office Party, Casual Look, Formal Event Etc. It Can Even Suggest Products Based On Your Skin Type.
– Different Use Cases Of Beacons, IOT, Wearables And Overall Trends By S K Telecom.
– Supercharger From StoreDot Charges Phones In 2 Minutes. That What We Need !
– Smart Luggage Tags – Location Enabled
– Eye Tracker. Last Year I Played Fruit Ninja With Eye Trackers. This Year, The Smart Watch Is The Focus Of Eye Tribe. Control Smart Watch With Eye Movements
– Wearables For Kids, Pets, Senior Citizens. Smart Kid Shoes With Mediatek Chips For The Kids Were On Display. They Had Chips – So Track The Child, Geo-Fence Them…2 Days Batter Power. Nice Shoes For Naughty Kids !
– Krystal Liquid Screen Protector – Create A Nano Layer On Screen In 2 Minutes And Prevent Stratches On Phones
– S-Disk 300GB SD Card – X Times More Space Than My First Computer ! A Year Of Movies In One Card – Even If You Watch A Movie Daily !
– Credit Card Sized Phones
– Smart Clothing – AiQ

7. The Usual Big Launches: All Major OEMs Launched New Devices. The Big Launch Was Samsung S6 – Its Bet On High Design And Finish. But I Was Surprised That Samsung Kept Its New Baby S6 Under Wraps For Crowds At MWC – While LG, HTC Clearly Showed Their New Labour Of Love – HTC One M9 – Just More Features, Nothing Breakthrough To Earlier Versions. In The Perspective Of Slowing Superiority, Greater Competition, Xiaomi, And ‘No Apple Dying’ Scenarios, Samsung’s Move Was Indeed Very Surprising. Blackberry Showcased Its New Phone – Leap. Microsoft Showcased New Lumia And Portable Foldable Keyboard. Sony, Lenovo, Alcatel, ZTE, Huawei, Blackphone And Many Others Announced New Devices. But The Most Interesting Launch Was Runcible From San Francisco Based MonoHm – Heirloom Product !

Chinese Device Makers Climb The Ladder – The Device Space From China and South East Asia Gets Crowdier And Crowdier As Outsourced Manufacturers From Schengen Move Up The Value Chain And Build Their Brands. You Get Phones With All The Latest Specs At USD 29.99. The Commoditization Of Devices Looks Complete With So Many Samsung Killers. And Xiaomi Was Not Even Present!

8. Commoditization At Birth: Smartphones And Tablets Took A While To Get Commoditized. But The Growing Aspirations Of Chinese OEMs Has Ensured That Smart Watches, Wearable Bands, Fitness Bands, Weighing Scales And All Other Devices Are Commoditized At Birth. It Was Interesting To Note That We Had FitBit And Garmin At Corridors Near Entrance, But All Chinese OEMs Dominating The Main Halls At MWC. How Will Fitbit Survive? I Guess The Answer Lies In First Mover Advantage, Overall Experience, Superior Branding, Allied Services, Software Etc!

There Are Wearables And Embedded Devices For Every Purpose – And Every Body Part!

9. Mobile Payments: Samsung Pay Got Announced. Mobile Payment Companies Were In Herds!

10.Apple: Apple Was Not There But Was There – Apple Cannot Ignore Mobile Mavens Shaping The Industry. Apple Was Present – But Not Directly.

Trivia:

Walked About 60,000 Plus Steps In 3 Days. Wow !
Jai Shri Krishna Heard In Even Super Uber Hotel W’s Chic Parties
Another Mahatma Gandhi Restaurant Serving Non-Veg Food Spotted!
The Future Of Mobile Was At MWC But One Shop In Barcelona Promised The Future Of Sex With Gadgets! Even 50 Shades Of Grey Merchandise Was There!

March 6, 2015
MoMo Session On Technology In Bollywood

Mobile Monday Ahmedabad has organized a session to unveil the technology mantras behind the entertainment Industry.
Mr. Siddhesh Bhobe, CEO of eMee and AVP of Persistent Systems Ltd – a leading player spearheading the role of technology in the entertainment industry, will conduct the interactive talk. The session will highlight how Mobility, Big Data and Social Media have been helping out Indian Movies in reaching INR 500 Crores in revenue. This interactive session will be held on Saturday, 23rd Aug 2014 at CIIE, IIM Ahmedabad between 03:00 PM to 4:30 PM. Like all Mobile Monday sessions, the event is open for all and registration is free at the Mobile Monday website.

The influence of technology is rising in all spheres of business and commerce including the entertainment industry. Through use of Big Data Analytics, Social Media and Mobility, Mr. Siddhesh and his team have created a huge impact in the success of big banner productions including King of Bollywood Shah Rukh Khan’s ‘Chennai Express’. They were also the brain behind Mr. Perfectionist Amir Khan’s much talked television debut series ‘Satyamev Jayate’. Their most recent project is on the verge of release and is already creating huge impact across the nation – the highly awaited action sequel of the famous director-action superstar Jodi where the lead character plays the role of a lion hearted brave police officer.

Mr. Siddhesh graduated from IIT Mumbai in 1998 and joined Persistent Systems Ltd in Pune and went on to become the President & CEO of eMee – a digital and new technologies arm of Persistent Systems. eMee helps Bollywood and Hollywood production houses with their Social Engagement Analytics, which includes Consulting for End to End Social Media Strategy, measurement and monitoring of social media trends along with User behavior tracking and analysis.

Mobile Monday is an open community platform of mobile industry visionaries, developers and influential individuals fostering brand neutral cooperation and cross-border P2P business opportunities through live networking events to demo products, share ideas and discuss trends from both local and global markets. Mobile Monday Ahmedabad exposes local developers and companies with their global counterparts and discusses new trends, innovation, business strategies and results within the mobile area.

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August 7, 2014
MoMo Ahd: Smart Skills That Every Mobile Developer Needs To Master

Mobile Monday Ahmedabad Event Announcement:

Over recent years, mobile applications have become key in providing solid experiences for both consumer and business smartphone users, increasing the rate of mobile application development. The mobile technology landscape keeps on evolving, the business needs keep on changing. So how do you cope with the ever dynamic landscape? How do you emerge as a top developer? Mobile Monday provides you a platform to master the skills that every mobile developer needs to have. For our upcoming event we have invited an industry expert specially for the developer community to discuss the current and future state of mobile applications, including smart skills that every developer need to master in order to continue innovating and what consumers can expect from mobile applications in the future.

Not to miss session for Mobile developers willing to master Mobile Development. We will also have a developer contest where we will ask 10 smart questions to the developers during the event. The winners will get exiting gift vouchers for the smart answers !!!

How can we forget The MWC 2014 !! You didn’t go to MWC….no worries, we have a person specially for you at this MoMo….who has been there and witnessed it all…Come and take your pick..!!

Speaker Profile:

Mr. Avinash Birnale | VP – Technology, Quality @ Endeavour Software Technologies

Avinash is working with Endeavour Software Technologies as Vice President Technology and Quality for Endeavour Software. He has wide range of experience in mobile software, web application and desktop application development. He is the technology evangelist and a thought leader. In his current role at Endeavour he leads the technology and quality control & assurance teams. He is mentor to enterprise architects and technologists at Endeavour. He has hands on experience in developing large scale enterprise solutions with deep mobility focus in Healthcare, Retail, BFSI and digital content. He has been architecting enterprise solutions for almost every mobile platform and form factors, ranging from market facing consumer application and team mobility alike. He provides important insights into industry trends, mobility adoption advice and strategic consulting to Endeavour’s premier customers in Retail, Healthcare and BFSI. He leads Endeavour’s Mobile Opportunity Assessments (MOA™) initiative to build Enterprise Mobile Strategy (EMS) and Roadmaps for our customers that have resulted into ambitious mobility implementations.

Avinash is science graduate with specialization in mathematics and holds masters degree in computer applications. Avinash is an active PMI-PMP. He is the passionate technology reader and blogger with immense love for automobiles and photography. He speaks at various developer conferences and shows about mobility and provides guidance to developers. Avinash has 12+ years of experience in Mobility alone.

Date & Time: 22nd March, Saturday | 4:00 PM to 6:00 PM

Venue: CIIE, IIMA New Campus, Vastrapur, Ahmedabad

Register Here!

March 14, 2014
Mobile World Congress 2014 – Highlights

The Mobile World Congress is an important pilgrimage for mobile enthusiasts. The Mobile World Congress 2014 was a hit show with more than 85,000 attendees from 200+ countries. Clearly Mobility was important for everyone ! Though I did not see any earth-shattering innovation, it was a good glimpse of the dominant themes in the mobility industry. It was a good investment of 3.5 days spent on networking, meetings, discussions and walking 70,000+ steps!

Quick Highlights:

1. Wearable Gear: Wearable Devices emerged as the highlight of the show. The Wearable Tech is now live and mainstream – bands, glasses, watches. Samsung Gear2 , Sony Smartband were the new launches. Interesting use cases for healthcare, fitness and other industries.

2. Connected World: Connected Cars, Smart Homes, Smart Cities & Internet Of Things were the clear new trends to look forward to. Connected Cars were on show everywhere. All major car brands showcased the future of cars. Beyond accessing apps, it would be nice to see diagnostics go to the next level.

3. More & More Devices: New devices keep coming from biggies – Samsung S5, Sony Xperia Z2 etc. Lot of new companies debuted with new devices. Dozens of Chinese-Asian companies are going direct and selling pretty sexy devices. I was impressed by Yoto, Jello and Fairphone. My Pick – Yota Phone

Yota Phone is a cool innovative concept. It provides a second screen on the back of the device that provides always-on access to important, real-time information without draining the battery. It saves battery by 5 times! Russian Device

4. OS Wars: OS Wars may get hotter with the push of Firefox. Tizen is getting stronger – it is on the new Samsung Gear. Even Ubuntu, Sailfish are getting steam in Europe. I liked Sailfish – built on Meego.

5. The Zuckerberg Show: Mark Zuckberg was the man to watch out for. His Whatsapp acquisition was timely and he was in news. At MWC, he became an Internet Evangelist & defended Whatsapp purchase.

6. $25 Smartphone Push May Become A Reality.

7. App Development Skills Are Given. In Enterprise Mobility, Cool Solutions and Real Platforms matters. Plain vanilla development services do not matter – think Mobile App Program. Basic App Development is equal to Website Development. No Respect.

8. Basics Still Matter: Nokia Launched Android Phone – X. Continued Focus on Asha Series. Blackberry Again Focused on Enterprise Services.

9. Beyond Mobile Devices: Lot of interesting accessories.
Slimport – Powerful for direct display to large screens.
Looq – Extended Arm for The Perfect Selfie ! Yes – Accessory for Selfie!
Woodero – Perfect Wooden Case for iPhone / iPad
Eye Tracker – Play Fruit Ninja With Eye Movement!
Oral B SmartBrush – Using Bluetooth technology, the interactive electric toothbrush connects to the Oral-B App that provides real-time guidance while you brush, and records brushing activity as data that you can chart on your own and share with dental professionals, helping to create smarter and more personalized brushing routines.

Mobile World Congress was one of the best organized conferences – I have been there earlier in 2010 and 2012 – but this was the best. The event was well coordinated with Barcelona City Council and Government Authorities.

As we arrived at the airport, there were nearly 30+ counters to issue MWC Badges. Wow ! The efficient shuttle services, event management at ground, cab movement etc was very well coordinated. Cheers !

February 28, 2014
TechGig Webinar – Trends In Enterprise Mobility

TechGig.Com Webinar was a great opportunity for me to interact with the IT Professionals in the industry. The best part was the Q&A. For anyone who missed it, please find the Webinar Video!

About The Webinar:
Mobile Computing is forcing the way people live since its inception. It has already conquered the consumer sphere. Now it is setting sight on the corporate counterpart and it is expected to be the next big productivity driver. We define Enterprise Mobility as “the set of technology, applications, processes and policies that support the possibility to perform business activities anywhere at any time”. Over the next year, 35% of employers plan to provide more flexible work arrangements for employees. This is the power of Enterprise Mobility.

Going Mobile is not as easy as it seems to be, for that enterprise needs solid mobile strategies.

Enterprise mobility not a Fad and it is going to be the one of the most important way the organisations work. There are a few organisations who have achieved it in the right manner; some are still struggling to adopt it. Try to learn from then what the dos and don’ts for your Enterprise are mobility and how to achieve the right kind of strategy for your business.

Key Discussion Points
• Enterprise Mobility Trends
• Evolution of Enterprise Mobility
• Pain Areas of Enterprise
• Strategies for Enterprise Mobility
• Case Studies

October 24, 2013
AppFest 2013 – The Complete Report

Vaibhavi Oza wrote a note on the AppFest 2013 Experience. I am sharing it as it gives a great picture of the event.

Ahmedabad was proud to witness one of the most happening Appfest in India. The Internet and Mobile Association of India (IAMAI) hosted the Second AppFest at the Indian Institute of Management-Ahmedabad (IIM-A) from July 26 to 28. In their own words they have not expected such a huge crowd to turn up for the participation.

The event was divided in three days Talkathon, Hackathon & Challengathon. On day one we saw a lot of industry experts talking about various issues that bothers app developers.

Session started with talk on building android apps: challenges and solutions, where speakers like Anand Virani from Qualcomm, Ravi Vyas from Vserv talked on how to build cooler, richer apps and how to monetize the android apps.

The session was followed by the Best Practices from industries where Satyajeet Singh, Cleartrip Mobile shared his experience and journey of going mobile, also Pawan Agarwal from Gaana.com talked on the selection of platform, which were the real lessons learned from their experiences.

So once you know what challenges in building app are and what are best practices in industry the next thing comes is the Marketing of those apps and getting maximum downloads. Where Ninad chhaya, Mansa Gajaera & Smeer Ganpathy threw some light on what is to be done to make the apps marketable. Some of the things they highlighted were keeping the things simple and emphasize on knowing what your customer wants.

In the session followed by this the speakers talked about going beyond your comfort zone for app monetization and app release. The thing they highlighted was that there are more innovative and smarter ways to launch your app and think beyond Google App store!

The session followed by that was on Using the Facebook Platform to the best potential for your app where Alexandre Corso, Asian BU Head, KRDS- Facebook Experts India, gave insight on how effectively using facebook can help the developer.

Session followed by this was again some industry highlights on marketing the apps and according to the Abhay Johorey, Head Airtel Online, Bharti Airtel, Secrets of successful User Acquisition is there is no Secret! The product has to be the best and there is no way you can keep the consumers more involved and engaged.

The other sessions were on Monetization of apps, making money out of freemium strategy, Earning revenue by building Businesses around App gave some serious insights to the developers.

The last session of day was On Entrepreneurship – Challenges of a freelance developer and raising investment, the session talked about bootstrapping, best practices for small developer operations

and managing small team dynamics. Industry experts speak about fine-tuning processes, planning for new developers and how they can approach for gaining VC investment.

All the sessions were followed by the Q&A sessions where participants came up with their queries and questions and the speakers has tried their best to address them.

The day two we saw the different side of Gujarat developers, Designers and tech savvy people came up in great numbers there were total 45 teams for hackathon and 20 teams for challengathon! Each team consisting of an average of two people!

To Summarize I will put a few quotes from the speakers on what works, what not works and what is important! So here are some of the secrete mantras form the speakers.

“Don’t Just make an Easy App, Think about the Usability as well” – Amber Krishnan
“God is in Details & that differentiates the Good app from the OK app”- Satyajeet Singh ( Cleartrip)
“Focus on Native Experience than a Feature set”- Pawan Agrawal (Gaana.com)
Understanding what kind of App will click to user is important- Sameer Ganapathy Digital Disney UTV
“Secrets of successful User Acquisition is: there is no Secret” – Abhay Johorey ( Bharti Airtel)
“Make A Story Around Your App, that will engage your user ” – Sameer Ganapathy Digital Disney UTV
“App market is crowded No Doubt in that but, there is always some gap, identify that gap and make an app that fills that Gap ”- Zarik Nabi, Milestone Interactive
“Consumer insight is the most important factor, keep your audience in mind when you build your app, listen to feedbacks and keep revamping the app ” – Zarik Nabi, Milestone Interactive

And finally take away for me, the three days were full of excitement, fun and learning what industry expects! There exist a gap in what we develop and what industry & consumer wants!

July 30, 2013
Nasscom Webinar: Enterprise Mobility – How Secure & How To Make It Secure?

“Apps” is increasingly becoming buzzword in the Mobile Internet space and while the adoption of mobility is increasing, perils like security go hand in hand unless Mobility practitioners don’t plan aptly.

NASSCOM brings to you the 2nd webinar encompassing all facets of “Security in an Enterprise World” on the 9th of July 2013 ,where the focus of the webinar will be to understand security threats while designing and developing mobile application.

The Session Would Cover:

1. Challenges of Mobile Device Security in Enterprise Mobility Environment

2. Security Threat Points (Attack Points) – The Device, The Network, The Data Center

3. Mobile Application Threats (Local Storage, Content, Transport Layer, Limitations of Platform Environment Restrictions etc.)

4. Security properties every developer should know (Tips and Tricks for Developers and Architects)

5. Q/A

Details:

Date: 9th July, 2013

Time: 16:00 – 17:00 IST

Who Should Attend?
• C-suite – CMOs, CIOs, and even CEOs with transformation objectives
• Marketing Executives looking for innovation in Customer channels
• Technology Managers evaluating mobility channels
• Mobility enthusiasts

Registration: Click Here

Speaker Profile:

Keith Katz
VP – Management Products
Kony

With over 10 years in the mobile messaging space, Keith has held Technical leadership and Engineering roles with Research In Motion, Sprint-Nextel, Zenprise, and Kony.

Since joining Kony in 2013, Keith’s primary focus is to provide vision and leadership of the creation and future of the Management Products division of Kony. This includes the areas of Mobile Application Management, Device Management, and Content Management. In addition, Keith is a frequent contributor and thought leader to the overall wireless and mobile industry to both customers and partners.

Keith currently resides in Orlando, FL, having relocated from the Washington D.C. area in 2004.

Kinjan Shah
Senior Solutions Architect
Infrostretch Solutions
Kinjan Shah is a Sr. Solution Architect at InfoStretch Solutions. He has developed over the years a strong expertise and experience around mobile applications and enterprise solutions; with proven track record of forming and leading teams in complex, cutting-edge technology projects. Have served in various roles over these years but always with a focus on technology.

July 8, 2013
Gujaratilexicon’s Mobile Avatar Goes Live !

Gujaratilexicon Launches Five Mobile Applications

Gujaratilexicon, the pioneering and leading Indian language portal on the internet, announced the launch of five mobile applications. The Gujarati portal’s all popular features like Gujarati Dictionaries, Proverbs, Idioms are now available as Mobile Application. Users across the world can enjoy Gujarati Crossword, English Crossword, Quick Quiz and Games on all the major smartphone and tablet platforms including Apple iOS, Android and Blackberry.

The Gujarati World’s leading author and columnist Kajal Oza Vaidya launched the Gujarati Mobile Applications. She is an epitome of what Gujaratilexicon stands for – Gujarati Language and World Class Technology ! Kajal Oza Vaidya is a path-breaking author and has brought an unique freshness to Gujarati Literature. Similarly, she has leveraged the Technology in a very engaging way. Her Facebook page is very popular !

Speaking on the occasion, Kajal Oza Vaidya complemented the Gujaratilexicon Team and Shri Ratilal Chandaria for the wonderful work done. She said carrying Gujarati books on head, or complaining about death of language, or asking for Government help – does not help Gujarati language. Instead, leveraging technology and moving with the times helps us to save the language. She said people proudly display their Gujarati Tag – I Am Proud To Be A Gujarati. But their Gujaratiness is limited to Khaman, Dhokla only – nothing else.

As an avid Gujaratliexicon fan, she was happy to note the launch of the mobile version of the site. And the app was free – which every Gujarati always loves !

In 2013, Gujaratilexicon Project achieved an important milestone of 2 Crore Visits on Gujaratilexicon website – a milestone achieved within 6 years. Gujaratilexicon has added one more feather to its cap – Gujaratilexicon Mobile Apps. Gujaratilexicon has launched five Mobile Apps and they will support all major platforms – iPhone, Android & Blackberry. Gujaratilexicon Mobile Application will act as a handy tool for Gujarati Lovers.

Gujaratilexicon Mobile Applications are:
1. GL Dictionary – It includes English to Gujarati, Gujarati to English, Gujarati to Gujarati Dictionaries. It also has the popular features like Word Of The Day & Quote Of The Day.
2. GL Plus – It includes Opposites, Idioms, Phrases, Thesaurus and Proverbs.
3. GL Special – It contains Agatyana Pauranik Patro (Famous Ancient Personalities), Pakshi (Birds Details), Chhand (Type of Gujarati Grammar), Vanspati Vishayak (Plants Details).
4. GL Games – It consists of popular GL Games like Quick Quiz and Crossword
5. Lokkosh – The popular crowd-sourcing website’s Mobile version. It Includes Search Words, Recent Words, My Contribution, Contribute Words, Juni Moodi

Speaking on the launch occasion, Shri R P Chandaria, the founder of Gujaratilexicon commented:
“ The Future is Mobile Devices – Smartphones, Tablets, Smart TVs ! GujaratiLexicon Team has always ensured that the Gujarati Language Tools and Technologies are compliant with the latest technological trends. Hence, we decided to make the GujaratiLexicon resources available on the Major Mobile Devices. ”

Mr Ashok Karania, Mentor of Gujaratilexicon Team said : “The internet version of Gujaratilexicon was launched on internet on Jan 13, 2006. In the last seven years, it has millions of visits and loyal fan base. People from all walks of life have adopted, loved and recommended Gujaratilexicon. Today, we are launching the mobile version to take the power of Gujaratilexicon to the millions of mobile users across the world. It is a very exciting feeling !”

The User will be able to explore the GL Mobile App in the same fashion as the popular website. The User will type a Word in English or Gujarati and get the meaning and other details of the world. There is a facility to use the online keyboard and type the Gujarati word.
Even the highly popular features like Crossword and Quiz will be made available on Phone. The Application will work on Smartphones like iPhone, Android Devices, Blackberry and Tablets like iPad, Galaxy Tab etc.

Deval Talati and Maitri Shah, Directors at Arnion Technologies are equally excited. They commented: “The Team has faced extreme challenges on the project. The major challenge was the plethora of devices with different OS, Screensize and Features. The team ensured that the maximum devices were supported. Another challenge was the humungous about of data. GL database contained millions of words whereas the Mobile Phone had limited memory and screensize. Hence the database was rearranged to support mobile devices. “

About Gujaratilexicon

Gujaratilexicon is a landmark work in the history of Gujarati language containing resources of
more than 45 lakh words. It aims to preserve, popularize and develop Gujarati language through the power of information technology. Lovers of Gujarati language can develop vocabulary, enjoy literature, read exclusive literature and join our mission through http://www.gujaratilexicon.com

GujaratiLexicon projects include Digital Bhagwadgomandal – the crown jewel of Gujarati language and Lok Kosh – the dictionary of the people, for the people and by the people.

June 20, 2013
Is The Mobile Web Vs Native App Debate Over?

Mobile Web Vs Native App – One of the most interesting debate in the recent times ! However, gradually, it seems that Mobile Native App has proven to be an preferred choice by both consumers and enterprise mobility technologists.

Venture Beat declared that the mobile war is over and the app has won: 80% of mobile time spent in apps. According to app analytics firm Flurry, which tracks app usage on a staggering 300,000 apps on over a billion active mobile devices, Americans spent an average of 158 minutes each and every day on smartphones and tablets. Two hours and seven minutes of that is in an app, and only 31 minutes is in a browser, surfing the old-school web

Native Apps offer rich User Experience, intuitive features, integration with multiple systems and stronger encryption for Enterprise Companies.

Leading retail companies prefer Native Apps over Mobile Web to drive special promotions and deals, give product information, leverage loyalty programs also provide added features such as games and interactive tools related to their brands.

Interestingly HTML5 is a useful tool for creating Hybrid Mobile Apps.

April 11, 2013