Indian IT clients demand strict contracts, audits

Clients want to know if vendors are making adequate investments to keep their data safe.

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NSAB comes up with traceability to help Whatsapp

Expert says solution will give phone number of message sender without tampering with encryption.

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Google gets nod to license Android for Huawei

Now that Google can continue to sell its Android license to Huawei, the company will need to decide whether to continue pursuing the project or stick with its EMUI OS, the PC World report added.

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Mindtree promoters skip tendering shares in open offer

The open offer that ended on Friday got a response of 116% or more than the 51.3 million shares that L&T expected.

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Google appears to have leveraged Android dominance: CCI

A 14-page order from the Competition Commission of India (CCI), reviewed by Reuters this week, found Google’s restrictions on manufacturers seemed to amount to imposition of “unfair conditions” under India’s competition law.

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Accenture’s BFSI commentary holds out some hope for Indian IT

Fears of a looming recession had lead banking and financial services companies, who contribute about a third of Indian IT’s revenue, to hold back on some spending.

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PM Modi presents '5-I' vision to maximise digital tech for social benefit at G20

Earlier in the day, Modi discussed leveraging the power of technology with US President Donald Trump.

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Narendra Modi, Donald Trump discuss India-US collaboration in 5G technology

Modi, who is in Osaka, Japan to attend the G20 Summit, outlined that India is going to be a billion users of this technology and in that sense India is the second largest market in the world.

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Data 'new form of wealth', take it into account of developing nations' needs: India

US firms like Google, Mastercard, Visa and Amazon have lobbied against data localisation rules around the world including India.

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How the Huawei issue affects India

India is under immense pressure from the US to ban telecom equipment maker Huawei as the country gets ready to start 5G trials.

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Infy’s cyber security unit rising as threats mount

This vertical is reported on Infosys’ books as part of its digital revenue, which grew over 40% last fiscal year.

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Software rental firms turn the spotlight on India

Just as Bengaluru rose to prominence as a technology services hub, Chennai has silently become the SaaS capital.

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Twitter acts against politicians' rule-breaking tweets

The new policy enables Twitter to move against rule-breaking comments on the short-messaging service while enabling messages and announcements that are important for public debate.

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National centre being planned to hold and manage all public data

These proposed regulations overlap and in some cases even contradict, and these issues have been flagged by global companies such as Google and IBM.

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Realme to partner with offline retail chains; expand reach

As of now, offline sales accounts for 20% of Realme’s revenue with presence in 8,000 cellphone stores in 50 cities.

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MeitY expenditure under Digital India at Rs 3,328 cr in 2018-19: Ravi Shankar Prasad

Digital India is an umbrella programme that covers multiple projects of various ministries and government departments.

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Tech Mahindra eyes big deals from banking, communication firms

The BFSI vertical contributes over a third of revenue for the software industry. For Tech Mahindra, communications is the biggest vertical.

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Mindtree founders may offload holdings

Ravanan will remain as the CEO of Mindtree till L&T finds a replacement, they said.

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Government plans WhatsApp-like app for official communication

A senior government official told ET that the way US companies such as Google and Qualcomm are preparing to cut ties with Huawei following Washington’s sanctions against the Chinese company has set alarm bells ringing in New Delhi.

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Local data storage ready, Whatsapp to open payments tap

Company set to go live with UPI-based service with ICICI Bank; move big win for RBI.

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Mindtree CEO Rostow Ravanan likely to resign: Sources

Mindtree founders had resisted the bid and had tried rallying support from Singapore-based Nalanda Capital and others.

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268 phishing incidents observed till May this year: Ravi Shankar Prasad

Prasad said the government has taken various steps to prevent such cyber security incidents and improve cyber safety in the country.

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HCL looking to hire over 10,000 freshers

Over 3000 freshers will be for Noida alone including 1000 freshers who have just passed out of school (completed class 12 in 2018 or 2019).

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LG bets on India-first W series, aims to sell 1 million units by December

Competing against majors like Xiaomi and Samsung, LG will also bring in smartphones from its global portfolio to the Indian market.

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Finance Ministry starts Twitter series on economy

The series defines terms including the Economic Survey and GDP in comic format with a bespectacled professor explaining to a student.

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Amazon India boss Amit Agarwal is new IAMAI chairperson

Dhruv Shringi, CEO, Yatra, is the vice-chairman, taking over from Deep Kalra, founder of MakeMyTrip.

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HC junks cognizant plea challenging Rs 2,912 crore tax claim

The court dismissed a batch of petitions filed by the software services company and directed it to seek redress from appellate courts under relevant I-T laws.

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India, US to discuss Huawei’s role in 5G trials

The US has been pressurising India to ban the Chinese company from its 5G development and deployment on the back of security concerns of Chinese surveillance on these networks.

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Persistent Systems to acquire Youperience GmbH for up to 6.8 million euros

Youperience GmbH is focused on Salesforce-related implementation services. Its revenues were estimated to be 3.5 million euros for the 12 months ended March 31.

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India sold over 204 million WiFi devices in 2018: Report

However, the growth will be seen more in smart TVs including streaming devices as well as other home automation/smart devices leveraging WiFi connectivity.

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Ex-champion, Sameer Gulati claims TechGig Code Gladiators 2019 too!

History would remember TechGig Code Gladiators 2019 as that crucial coding event where an ex-champion and a defending champion came face to face to claim the...

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Huawei offers to sign a 'no-backdoor agreement'

Pact would stipulate no snooping on its network or handing over of data, company urges rivals to do the same.

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IT service companies are buying niche firms to grow in emerging areas

While ITI should add value to Wipro’s digital engineering and manufacturing services, Mobiquity — which counts Amazon Web Services, Philips, Wawa, Backbase and Rabobank as clients — specialises in experience design and product engineering.

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Revised deal for Infosys top brass faces resistance from shareholders

The dissenting investors may have had concerns that the short-term incentive plan could affect the company in the long term.

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TikTok, Bigo Live turn the page with educational content

The educational content push comes when bulk of the content on such apps revolves around entertainment.

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CCI dismisses unfair business practices complaint against Vivo mobile distributor Haicheng

CCI observed that restriction on online sales does not directly withhold the supply of Vivo products in the market.

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TCS hikes stake to 66% in Japanese JV with $32.6 mn investment

The current governance of operations and management will remain unchanged by the share acquisition, the company said.

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Tech Mahindra introduces AI powered HR humanoid

This is the latest deployment of AI powered tech internally at the company which already uses a facial recognition based attendance system and Talex, an AI driven talent marketplace.

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Infosys wants team to hard sell Panaya, Skava Tech to clients

Infosys shareholders on Saturday sought better clarity from the company on Panaya’s future.

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Infosys hired 9,100 people in the US between Apr '17-Mar '19

The move has helped Infosys strengthen its business model.

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iPhone vs Android: Amit Shah prefers iPhone XS to connect with team

Led by gadget lover Modi who is on Apple family of devices, his second-in-command and Union Home Minister Amit Shah is currently using a brand new Apple XS.

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Would you shun Facebook if given lifetime data protection?

Your data is up for grabs everywhere - be it tech companies, advertisers or marketers.

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Infosys creates 36% return for shareholders in FY19

The company also launched for the second time share buyback of Rs 8,260 crore on March 20. Through the first share buyback in 2017, the city-based firm bought 11.3 crore shares of Rs 5 face value for Rs 13,000 crore at Rs 1,150 per share.

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TCS to open centre in Patna: Ravi Shankar Prasad

Both Prasad and Chandrasekaran discussed about various issues relating to India's digital sector and exchanged new ideas shaping a brighter digital future for the country, a statement issued by Prasad's office said.

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Infosys using automation to transform clients' business: Nandan Nilekani

Nilekani said the management was working to dissolve silos across its global operations to ensure its clients have instant access to ideas.

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Samsung eyes 60% value share in Indian tablets market

Samsung is planning to launch three devices in India's stagnant local tablets segment.

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Best of Mindtree yet to come; to grow faster than industry despite uncertainties: Chairman

​​The Bengaluru-based company described construction major L&T's unsolicited bid to acquire majority holding in the IT firm as "unusual situation".

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Coolpad gets new India CEO to boost smartphone business

Chinese smartphone maker Coolpad on Friday announced the appointment of Fisher Yuan as its new India CEO.

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IoT tech’s big billion days are coming

Key industries for IoT in India are expected to be utilities (water and electricity), manufacturing, transport and logistics, automotive industries and healthcare

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Cloud IT infrastructure sales hit $14.5bn in Q1: IDC

Cloud IT Infrastructure revenues were down slightly year over year in Asia/Pacific (excluding Japan) by 1.2 per cent.

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