Sunday, 5 April 2020

Brands may look to flood market with smartphones, offers after Covid-19 restrictions ease: Analysts

“When the markets reopen, all the major OEMs will rush to address the latency in demand by heavily incentivizing both offline and online channels,” said Neil Shah, Research Director, Counterpoint Research. Almost all major phone brands have suspended launch of their latest offerings including Oppo Enco M31, Vivo V19, Realme Narzo and Xiaomi Mi 10 while keeping stocks on hold.

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ABB India partners with NASSCOM for standardised qualification for IoT jobs

The company has created qualification packs to define the competency standards that will provide a framework for academic institutions to design their course curriculum to better conform to industry hiring standards. These have been approved by National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC), National Skill Development Agency (NSDA), and National Skills Qualifications Committee (NSQC).

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Mid-tier IT braces for impact as clients suspend operations

Mid-tier technology services companies, such as NIIT Tech, Sonata Software, Mindtree and Hexaware, will see revenue drop in the year ahead as large clients including airlines and travel operators suspend operations amid the virus outbreak, analysts said.

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TikTok emerges most downloaded social media app

Compared to January 2020, social media downloads on iOS and Google Play during the lockdown in India in the first week starting March 22 went up 20%, exceeding over 49 million new downloads, the mobile and data analytics company said.

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COVID-19: A mobility start-up in Assam develops a mobile app "STAY HOME"

Financial institution, North Eastern Development Finance Corporation Ltd (NEDFi) has extended venture funding to this group.

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Data consumption in rural area jumped nearly 100 per cent within a month: CSC CEO

CSC e-Governance Services India, which holds licence for providing internet services, recorded an increase in data consumption to 4.7 terabyte (TB) as on March 30 from 2.7 TB on March 10. CSC SPV CEO Dinesh Tyagi said that a major spike in data consumption has been recorded since the time lockdown started.

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Saturday, 4 April 2020

The IT-BPO segment is bracing for the worst of Covid; but some might come out unscathed

After all, this segment has helped global corporations stay ahead of the curve and keep critical business functions running during various crises. But with Covid-19, the technology and business process management services sector is staring at a washout in travel, hospitality and aviation businesses, though it is expecting higher workflow from healthcare, pharma and insurance segments

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