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Rural India will now fuel the growth of internet in the country, which will account for nearly half of the country’s total Internet population by 2020. According to a report by Boston Consulting Group, increased access to the Internet will also influence rural shopping patterns, replicating the trend seen in urban India. The reports states that by 2020, about 315 million Indians living in rural areas will be connected to the Internet, compared to around 120 million at present. That’s about 36 percent of the country’s total online population. According...

In a big hit to Infosys, the Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) has cancelled a major contract that will impact as many as 3,000 of Infosys’ employees and impact revenues for the year by about $40 million. The cancellation came following RBS’ decision to abandon its plan to float a separate standalone UK bank -Williams & Glyn (W&G). RBS had awarded a five-year 300-million-euro IT contract to Infosys and IBM for W&G. The major portion of that, may be as much as $200 million, was to go to Infosys. “Infosys...

Software To Southeast Asia has announced itself as the exclusive regional distribution partner for three innovative products, namely: Polaris Office for PC, eM Client Pro and SentinelAgent. Polaris Office for PC is a cost effective office productivity software package that runs on Windows. eM Client Pro is leading Windows email client which can work with all major email services, and fits well with Polaris Office for PC, to complete a world class office productivity suite. And SentinelAgent provides Monitoring as a Service (MaaS) across Windows based server and workstation technology...

The BJP led state of Assam made headlines by being the first state ever to pass the Goods and Service (GST) tax Bill. The GST is the biggest reform in the country’s indirect tax structure, the 122nd Constitutional Amendment was recently passed by the Rajya Sabha. And was passed by the Lok Sabha on Monday, with 443 members present in the House voting in favor of the bill. The government also announced that the deadline for the rollout of the bill would be April 1, 2017. In a quote to...

Stratasys India, a subsidiary of Stratasys Ltd. , the 3D printing and additive manufacturing solutions company, has announced the appointment of CoreEL Technologies (I) Pvt. Ltd. (CoreEL) as authorized channel partner to expand its market outreach in India. CoreEL extends Stratasys’ well-established partner network to offer professional 3D printing solutions, additive manufacturing application consultations and customer services to support local organizations throughout their design and manufacturing workflows. Founded in 1999, Bangalore-based CoreEL is a leading developer and full-service provider of advanced electronic system level products and solutions for aerospace and...

Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Monday announced the commencement of 34 cyber laboratories in various parts of the state as part of the government’s efforts to crack down on cyber crime. “We have started 34 cyber laboratories today and a total of 51 such labs will be started across the state. This will ensure that we have an upper hand while tackling crimes,” PTI report published in Business Standard quoted him as saying. The CM was addressing people here on the 70th Independence Day. Commencing operations of cyber labs, that will...

How Channel Is Gearing Up For I-Day Offers Bonanza The festive season is an ideal period to boost sales and introduce new offerings in the market in order to get higher traction. Due to handsome discounts and offers, people are more inclined towards online shopping, however, the traditional offline channel has also geared up to give more value addition to consumers. India is celebrating its 70th independence day on August 15 and vendors, channel and OLS have honed up ahead of the festive week. Read More Maha Govt Invests 1000 Cr...

Hitachi Data Systems (HDS), a wholly owned subsidiary of Hitachi Ltd., announced the appointment of Russell Skingsley as its chief technology officer, solutions and products group leader and head of presales for Asia Pacific. Based in Singapore, he will be responsible for the technical direction of HDS APAC and for leading a team of solution-focused business consultants and technical experts to help customers realize business transformation. Working with country presales leadership teams, Skingsley will also lead the collaboration and enablement of HDS teams to enhance expertise across a range of...

Trend Micro successfully concluded Cloudsec, an internet security conference in Asia Pacific and Europe in Mumbai on Thursday. Cloudsec gathered renowned experts and industry thought leaders from across the globe to empower organizations to “Take Control” in the battle against cybercrime, addressing prevailing trends in the cyber threat landscape and equipping organizations with actionable insights and technical know-how to improve information security and risk management. Big data, cloud computing, mobility and Internet of Things have met with unprecedented level of sophistication in cyber threats. Data breaches, ransomware and online extortion...

The technology industry has long been dominated by male. But there’s no denying the fact that women are equally capable of doing any task like their male counterparts. While the gender gap in the IT industry, especially in the senior positions is reducing, with women reaching the highest levels in their organizations and are regarded as highly successful, the journey towards this success is certainly not easy. Women leaders such as Indra Nooyi, Padmasree Warrior, Chanda Kochhar, Chitra Ramkrishna, to name a few, have succeeded in reaching their professional goals...