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Tech startup SilverPush introduces innovation for ad analytics
NEW DELHI: SilverPush, a San Francisco and Gurgaon based cross-device mapping platform, has introduced a new tech innovation for ad analytics that measures the effectiveness of television commercials and retargeting the TV viewers on mobile.
The new innovation was revealed at the second Ad Tech in Gurgaon, Delhi.
“This is the first time in India, we are exhibiting our product to technology enthusiasts. We did give a demo at Mobile World Congress this year in the first week of March for which we received a huge response,” said SilverPush CEO Hitesh Chawla.
The tech startup has created a new range of ad analytics services that offers insight on customer engagement with TV advertisements. It has gained substantial investments as well as response from brands across the globe.
Speaking to Indiantelevision.com, SilverPush product marketing manager Adarsh Sasi said that the new technology is integrated into the smart phone and this means a reach to around 18 million devices.
A special code in the device will catch the audio of the advertisement even if it is being seen on a normal television in the same room and not on the smart phone. Thus, the data comes directly from the consumer and can then be passed on to the advertiser, Sasi said.
The company uses a sophisticated deterministic modelling to identify the multiple devices associated with a single user and maps his/ her demographics and behavioural property into a unique id.
Answering a question, Sasi said that the charges varied according to the convenience of the advertiser, who could either pay according to the results they receive or the total number of viewers.
Ad Tech hosted the event to offer a platform to tech companies from the digital marketing industry, where they could exhibit their innovations and products to investors, customers and the general media.
Several keynote addresses and discussions formed part of the event led by hundreds of corporations and suppliers from digital marketing sector.
It offered a platform for networking, collaboration and tie-ups. The first Ad Tech last year had more than 3500 attendees and above 96 speakers.
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Zscaler, Airtel launch India AI Cyber Research Centre
New hub to boost cyber resilience and trusted AI use
NEW DELHI: As India’s digital engine roars ahead, so do the risks riding shotgun. In response, Zscaler, Inc. and Bharti Airtel have joined hands to launch the AI and Cyber Threat Research Center – India, a national initiative aimed at strengthening the country’s cyber defences and accelerating responsible AI adoption.
The centre is designed as a multi stakeholder platform that brings together industry, government and academia. Its mission is clear: protect critical sectors such as telecom, banking and energy, shield everyday digital users, and future proof India’s fast expanding online ecosystem.
India has long been a major innovation hub for Zscaler, with a substantial portion of its cyber research talent based here. With this new centre, that footprint evolves into a national collaboration engine. The idea is simple but ambitious, build in India, for India, and help power the country’s journey towards a secure and digitally self reliant future.
The timing is telling. India is building digital systems at population scale, not just enterprise scale. That scale has widened the attack surface dramatically. At the same time, cyber criminals and nation state actors are deploying AI to scan, probe and exploit vulnerabilities in minutes.
Zscaler’s research arm, ThreatLabz India, reports millions of infiltration attempts every month. These include espionage campaigns linked to regional geopolitical tensions, 1.2 million intrusion attempts from 20,000 sources targeting 58 Indian digital entities, and a rise in zero day exploit attempts across multiple industries.
In such an environment, perimeter based security models are struggling to keep pace. The new centre aims to push a shift towards secure by design systems and Zero Trust architecture.
Its strategy rests on four pillars: protect through real time intelligence, remediate by working directly with government agencies, facilitate adoption of AI driven security and Zero Trust frameworks, and build a stronger cybersecurity talent pipeline through specialised certifications.
As founding members, Zscaler and Airtel will combine global threat intelligence with local network visibility. Zscaler will deploy a dedicated India focused research team and draw insights from its Zero Trust Exchange platform, which processes over 500 billion daily transactions worldwide. Airtel, meanwhile, will contribute deep visibility into IoT and mobile traffic, helping detect suspicious activity faster and coordinate response across the ecosystem.
Bharti Airtel executive vice chairman Gopal Vittal, said the partnership extends Airtel’s commitment to safeguarding customers and the nation’s digital fabric. He added that the collaboration would address challenges unique to the Indian market and encourage secure and confident digital engagement.
Zscaler chief executive, chairman and founder Jay Chaudhry, said India’s digital ambition cannot be secured with legacy firewalls and VPNs. He noted that a modern Zero Trust architecture is essential for a hyper connected world and that the new centre would harness the scale of Zscaler’s global security cloud while empowering a new generation of Indian cyber defenders.
Additional members from critical public and private sectors are expected to join the initiative in the coming months, expanding its scope and deepening collaboration.
In a world where threats travel at machine speed, India’s answer is to think faster, collaborate wider and build smarter.
