Monday 30 September 2019

Internet companies team up to tackle e-fraud

Seven leading internet companies are banding together to save their consumers from the rising menace of cyber frauds being carried out by duping innocent users, where the money is being siphoned off from their accounts.

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Cognizant CEO Brian Humphries wants bellwether tag back

Tech firm will make strategic bets in sectors like Cloud, digital engineering, data and IoT.

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India needs to get a move on to transform urban mobility

Nasscom report flags the need to shift towards cleaner tech.

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Cisco joins hands DGT to facilitate digital learning

Cisco has signed a pact with Directorate General of Training (DGT) to facilitate digital learning for six National Skill Training Institutes (NSTI).

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Sunday 29 September 2019

‘Long road to Nasscom’s $100 billion engineering R&D goal'

The Indian ER&D sector already employs about 7,00,000 people in the country, which could rise to one million by 2025, if the conditions for growth become more favourable, experts said.

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WhatsApp to stop working on these iPhones from Feb 1, 2020

iPhone users will need iOS 9 or later to run WhatsApp.

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Saturday 28 September 2019

Sterlite Tech is betting big on technology boom driving India's optical fibre market

The company's CEO, Anand Agarwal, also indicates that adoption of new technologies such as Internet of Things or 5G will mean a deeper requirement for a mesh of optical fibre

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Digital fraud is via Internet or OS, we avoid those: Karl P Kilb III, CEO Boloro

Fraudsters are coming in through malware, SIM swap, exploiting loopholes in the systems.

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India’s share in IT, R&D biz up in 2 years: Report

In India, the number of employees across IT services and BPS services is in the ratio 55:45. For Singapore, it is 62:38, and for China 57:43.

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Friday 27 September 2019

Accenture’s muted Europe growth bad news for Indian IT

Tata Consultancy Services, India’s top IT services exporter, said earlier it would be hit by a restructuring at Deutsche Bank, a key client.

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Sonata Software likely to achieve secondary gains from Thomas Cook's fall

TCUK’s closest competitor is TUI, a Frankfurt, Germany headquartered travel firm which is among Sonata’s top two clients, as per analysts tracking the firm.

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Phone retailers call government to block predatory pricing

Demand ‘same product, same time and same price’ for all handsets.

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OnePlus begins smartphone exports from India

OnePlus is also planning a deeper play into India by taking a leaf out of Apple’s playbook.

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TikTok popularity drives up sales of phone accessories

Tripods to prop up smartphones while recording videos and other products like mobile holders, connectors and on-the-go cables are selling like hot cakes.

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First SAP AppHaus network location launched in India

The centre, the first in India and the second in Asia, has been set up in the company’s Pune office.

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Providing Mobile Connectivity Solutions to Enterprises Across India

One of the fastest-growing startups in the Mobile Ecosystem over the last few years has been Equence Technologies Private Limited. The Bangalore based compan...

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Mphasis sets up new facility in Hyderabad

The new centre would help build on the work the company does across verticals and a wide spectrum of 'next-gen' technologies.

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Thursday 26 September 2019

Microsoft, Google, Visa, Mastercard may set up base at GIFT-City

The state plans to develop GIFT-city as a technology and fintech hub, and is expected to also unveil its fintech policy soon.

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Balance benefits of internet, data security: Sundar Pichai

YouTube is a powerful platform, and in India people use it to teach themselves new skills, he said.

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Handset makers to step up hiring to cash in on tax sops

Handset makers are expected to hire about 50,000 contract and entry-level employees in a year.

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OnePlus partners with Gupshup on smart SMS

With the latest software update, these features are now available on the recently launched OnePlus 7 and OnePlus 7 Pro, as well as older OnePlus smartphones.

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Both citizens and tech companies will be served better with an element of regulation: Ajit Mohan VP, Facebook

Facebook and its family of apps are an ally for India in the trajectory of economic growth and social development, said the official.

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AOT's digital solution making waves in global maritime sector

The solution SMARTShip is an Internet of Things (IOT) platform that enables on board operation of multiple systems.

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India rises 4 places to 44th rank in world digital competitiveness rankings

The largest jump in the overall ranking was registered by China, moving from 30th to 22nd, and Indonesia, from 62nd to 56th.

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New Mountain Capital buys healthcare BPO firm emids

India is one of the largest markets for emids through its operations in Bengaluru and Hyderabad offices.

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Samsung offers finance options for smartphone buyers

The solution is aimed at making finance options available to consumers who don’t have credit cards, debit cards or a credit history.

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India has second highest number of Internet users after China: Report

However, with only 36 per cent internet penetration, there is still much headroom for growth, the report said.

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IDC report: Enterprise storage market sees over 16% growth in India at the end of Q2

All-Flash Arrays (AFA) saw a significant growth of 33.4% YoY, which contributed 30.4% to the overall external storage systems market, the report said.

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Tech Mahindra and Keysight collaborate to support 5G adoption by mobile operators

Tech Mahindra will use Keysight’s 5G protocol and radio frequency/radio resource management (RF/RRM) carrier acceptance toolsets, part of Keysight’s 5G network emulation solutions.

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Wednesday 25 September 2019

More BFSI IT deals up for renewal this year

BSFI is increasingly seeing components of digitisation being built into larger contracts.

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WhatsApp says many requests from cops invalid and deficient

WhatsApp said many requests made by law enforcement agencies in the state lacked critical information such as account identifiers, FIR numbers or valid legal provisions.

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Corporate tax cuts have both winners and losers in IT space

While Infosys, mid-tier cos stand to benefit, most software services firms won’t see short-term gain

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Huawei 5G backdoor entry unproven

The controversy surrounding the Chinese telecom giant was triggered by the US stance that Huawei should be barred from 5G network rollouts due to concerns on alleged cyber snooping.

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HCL Tech employees at Google US join Union

These 80 technology sector professionals are employed by the fourth largest India tech services company and working at Google’s Bakery Square offices.

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Open Sesame: A look into Alibaba’s vision for the future

Jack Ma’s New Retail is the driving force behind the rising trend of digitising supermarkets, hospitality, and retail stores.

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Mobile phone export grows over 8-fold to Rs 11,200 cr in 2018-19

For mobile handset segment alone, the government under the National Policy on Electronics 2019 has set target of making 100 crore mobile handsets indigenously by 2025.

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InfoBeans Technologies acquires Philosophie Group in the US

Following the integration, InfoBeans will become a $28-30 million company.

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TomTom appoints Werner van Huyssteen as General Manager, India

Van Huyssteen has been with TomTom for the last four years.

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Xiaomi launches Redmi 8A with loads of features at Rs 6,499

The company has launched "Dumdaar Redmi 8A" even before its launch in China, the home market for Xiaomi.

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Tuesday 24 September 2019

Technology Innovation at JPMorgan Chase

“Our world is changing at a pace never experienced before and innovation is continuous. This undoubtedly brings opportunities and challenges for our clients and so it’s essential that within this environment we are able to advise and provide them with innovative solutions quickly and at scale."

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Facebook transfer petition: Company files rejoinder in response to objections raised on its transfer petition

Facebook has also filed a rejoinder in the Supreme Court in response to objections raised by the Tamil Nadu government on its transfer petition.

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Google wins landmark case limiting 'right to be forgotten' to Europe

This means that, while Google must remove links to sensitive personal data from its internet search results in Europe when required, it does not have to scrap them from searches elsewhere in the world.

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TCS launches SaaS platform for FIs to automate asset servicing

It is targeted at custodians, broker dealers, asset managers and investment and private banks, TCS said in a statement.

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No need for Google to apply 'right to be forgotten' worldwide: EU court

Google is not required to apply an EU "right to be forgotten" to its search engine domains outside Europe, the EU's top court ruled Tuesday in a landmark decision.

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Facebook transfer petition: SC asks govt to file affidavit in three weeks

Senior advocate Kapil Sibal appeared for WhatsApp and senior advocate Mukul Rohatgi represented Facebook.

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Tech giants beef up body to fight extremist content

The Global Internet Forum to Counter Terrorism will be considered an independent body and enjoy a dedicated staff under an executive director.

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Monday 23 September 2019

Wipro launches first phase of noomis to help financial services sector

Febraban is an industry association that represents the financial services sector in Brazil.

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TCS needs more deals to touch 2-digit growth

CEO Rajesh Gopinathan has said the second quarter would be crucial to maintaining double-digit growth this year.

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Are you in sync with IT Act, High Court asks WhatsApp

WhatsApp counsel seeks an adjournment, citing SC order that High Court can hear, but cannot pass any ruling.

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Telecom parts makers may invest up to $5 billion

Component suppliers of Taiwan’s Foxconn are among the major ecosystem players likely to set up shop in India, contributing to the more than $5 billion (₹35,500 crore) investment.

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