The company offers an integrated suite of platform and applications to help businesses improve customer experience and reduce operational costs.

AWS also met IMImobile’s availability, geo-redundancy and disaster recovery requirements.

IMImobile deployed a multi-availability zone architecture on AWS that ensures high availability without having to deploy a separate disaster recovery (DR) set-up.

Auto-scaling and data migration with AWSHaving a flexible and easily-scalable platform is essential to accommodating seasonal peaks in customer interaction volumes managed by IMImobile.

With IMIconnect hosted on Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (Amazon EC2), they could easily complete data migration within minutes. | To read full story, visit https://startuparound.com/read/1577615900.1678166/How-IMImobile-is-leveraging-AWS-to-help-enterprises-deliver-seamless-customer-experiences?ref=audio_experience

In 2012, Intel predicted a form of ubiquitous computing that would consume almost zero energy by 2020.

In response, Lore said on Bloomberg TV in 2015 that Jet would break even by 2020.

In 2015, one of the leading startups predicted a hyperloop spanning about 60 miles would be ready for human transport by 2020.

Google executive Urs Hölzle saw the shift coming and in 2015 predicted Google’s cloud revenue would supersede advertising by 2020.

In 2015, Toyota Motor Corp. made a companywide bet that it would have autonomous highway-driving cars on the road by 2020. | To read full story, visit https://startuparound.com/read/1577614093.6504722/Flying-cars,-Hyperloops-and-the-other-2020-tech-predictions-that-didn’t-pan-out?ref=audio_experience

Launched in 2009, the Indian government’s ambitious Aadhaar project has added a new feather to its cap by assigning the 12-digit unique identity number to 125 Cr Indians.

UIDAI further added that the Aadhaar holders have used Aadhaar-based authentication services around 37 Cr times, close to ten years after its launch.

Revealing the total number of requests UIDAI receives daily, the department said that it receives around three crore authentication requests every day.

Most of the Aadhaar-based authentication requests to UIDAI comes from linking bank accounts, permanent account number (PAN), mobile number with the 12-digit unique identity number.

Though Aadhaar has become one of the most crucial documents in India, the number of privacy breach cases involving Aadhaar has witnessed a spike in recent times. | To read full story, visit https://startuparound.com/read/1577612294.3089685/Aadhaar-In-Hands-Of-125-Cr-Indians,-Reaches-To-Every-Nook-And-Corner?ref=audio_experience

As economic slowdown continues to hurt sales, the Indian retail industry expects to bounce back in the second half of 2020 on the back of consumer demand revival and increased spending.

While major players struggled to keep themselves on the growth chart in 2019, they expect a decent double-digit growth coming back in 2020.

The second half of 2020 could see a pickup in demand and growth," Rakesh Biyani, Future Retail's Joint Managing Director, said.

"For Indian retail, 2019 was an exciting year, especially for the Kirana shop owners.

CARE expects the retail industry to register a growth rate of about 12-14 percent over the next three years, and reach about $1,150 billion by 2021. | To read full story, visit https://startuparound.com/read/1577610006.1939294/Retail-industry-expects-growth-in-second-half-of-2020?ref=audio_experience

Welcome To The New Age: How Technology Is Revolutionizing The Indian TV Viewing Experience?

It can then be said that TV viewing is an integral element of the typical ‘Indian lifestyle’.

Thankfully, pioneering television brands are transforming this TV viewing experience by taking it off to another level.

They have a better depth of colours with a wider colour range, true black, and dynamic surround sound – a few elements that considerably enrich the TV viewing experience of a person.

This trend will substantially augment Smart TV penetration in India. | To read full story, visit https://startuparound.com/read/1577608486.3755517/How-TV-Brands-Are-Focussing-On-New-Technologies??ref=audio_experience

This post is also available in: Español (Spanish)Contxto – Bookkeepers at Brazilian fintech, Nucont, will be adding R$4.5 million (about US$1.1 million) onto the startup’s balance sheet.

This of course is the result of Nucont raising its first investment in a round led by Cedro Capital.

So, in a nutshell, this fintech helps accountants help the businesses they work for.

Nucont technology and solutionsNucont’s platform arranges the financial data that an accountant enters into the system.

Nanda can review accounting and financial data, help accountants prioritize customers, understand the health of a customer’s business, and spot inconsistencies. | To read full story, visit https://startuparound.com/read/1577606436.192946/Nucont-raises-US$1.1-million-investment-for-its-accounting-technology?ref=audio_experience

The Indian ecommerce industry is worth billions of dollars and has the potential for exponential growth, but there are some obstacles ahead.

If 2019 saw a lot of buzz around electric vehicles, 2020 will see more of it.

Waste management park.

The key to efficient waste management is to ensure its segregation at the source - either through recycling, minimisation, or proper disposal.

Launched in 2017, TEFF’s Suhana Farms is addressing the waste management issue in India by spreading awareness on the importance of reducing, reusing, recycling, and up-cycling waste. | To read full story, visit https://startuparound.com/read/1577604622.1219907/{Weekly-Wrap}-What-lies-ahead-for-Indian-ecommerce-in-2020-(and-other-top-stories-of-the-day)?ref=audio_experience

The Indian startup ecosystem would not have achieved the growth and stature without the presence of some critical investors, venture capital funds, seed funds and more.

Unicorn IndiaMumbai-based venture fund Unicorn India Ventures announced the launch of its second equity fund with a corpus of INR 400 Cr.

In November 2018, the trio came together to launch A91 Partners, a venture capital firm focussing on mid-stage startups.

India QuotientThis year, venture capital firm India Quotient has made the final close of its $60 Mn fund.

It also aims to attract limited partners (LP) and investors in a venture capital fund through this partnership. | To read full story, visit https://startuparound.com/read/1577602809.9435115/2019-In-Review:-New-Venture-Funds-Launched-For-Indian-Startups?ref=audio_experience

An excellent attorney will help you close a business acquisition deal cost-effectively and efficiently, avoiding post-purchase litigation.

Feature Image by leokiru from PixabayDespite the best intentions of the buyer and the seller, disputes in a business acquisition process may arise.

Business ValuationThe negotiations for a business acquisition deal begin with the valuation of the business.

When precisely executed, due diligence serves to reduce your risk when entering into the business acquisition agreement.

Therefore, to reduce your risks, engage a professional attorney with experience in business acquisition. | To read full story, visit https://startuparound.com/read/1577601005.7962387/Attorneys-Ensure-Successful-Business-Acquisition-–-Business-Ideas?ref=audio_experience

Bitcoin started the year at around $3.6K and went on attain, if not the all-time $19.5K, $14K on July 10, this year.

Barring Libra which will be controlled by Libra Association, cryptocurrencies, based on public blockchains, have been known for their democratic approach.

However, we are also aware of how big whales and Ripple developers have influenced various cryptocurrencies and Ripple tokens in the past.

@YouTube just removed most of my crypto videos citing “harmful or dangerous content” and “sale of regulated goods”… it’s been 10 years of making videos, 200k+ subs, and 7M+ views.

Responding to the criticism, a Youtube spokesperson stated that the videos were taken down by mistake. | To read full story, visit https://startuparound.com/read/1577599208.977193/Crypto-Updates:-Kenya-Bitcoin-Fraud,-YouTube-Removes-Crypto-Videos?ref=audio_experience