Microsoft partners with e-commerce companies to drive Cloud innovation

To drive innovation in the fast-evolving e-commerce industry, Microsoft has entered into broad-ranging agreements with JustDial, PayTm and Snapdeal, a special cloud initiative for start-ups aligned to smart cities, and availability of its flagship devices – Microsoft Lumia 950 and 950 XL, and Microsoft Surface Pro 4 in December and January, respectively.  Microsoft also showcased the Microsoft Surface Pro 4 at the event.

Satya Nadella, CEO, Microsoft Corporation, said, “At Microsoft, we strive to empower every Indian citizen and every business and government organization to achieve more. With the newly launched Microsoft Cloud and with Surface Pro 4, our customers here in India have the digital technology they need to seize incredible new growth .”..Read more

89 lakh skilled workforce required in Electronics and Hardware sector-NSDC

According to a report by the National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC), the incremental human resource requirement in the Electronic and IT hardware sector is expected to be 89 lakh by 2022. Electronics and IT Hardware is one of the emerging sectors for employment growth in India. The industry currently employs over 4.3 million people across manufacturing, Sales and marketing (including Retail) and Repair & Maintenance segments. Demand for electronic and IT hardware products is expected to touch Rs.24 lakh crore mark by 2020.

According to the report India’s per capita GDP has nearly tripled since 2000, rising from US$455 to US$1,489 in 2012. This is expected to rise to over US$2,000 by 2017, and will continue to be the major source of demand in consumer electronics in the country. The key government- initiated programmes which include the UIDAI project, the National Knowledge Network (NKN) and the National Optic-Fiber Network (NOFN) will continue to be the primary demand driver for the consumer electronics in the country…Read more

Microsoft will start pilot on White Spaces and Machine-Learning Technology in Andhra Pradesh

Microsoft will be working with Andhra Pradesh on TV White Spaces Project, a technology that uses unused TV spectrum to deliver low-cost Internet connectivity to users.

Anil Bhansali, Managing Director, Microsoft India R&D, and Prashant Shukla, National Technology Officer, and other executives called on Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu to discuss the company’s initiatives.

Anil Bhansali Prashant Shukla with Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu 300×300 Microsoft will start pilot on White Spaces and Machine Learning Technology in Andhra PradeshIn a first-of-its-kind pilot, Microsoft, DOT, DEITY and ERNET are working with the Government of Andhra Pradesh to bring low-cost broadband internet connectivity to four educational institutions in the district of Srikakulam which had no internet connectivity earlier. With Z. P. High School at Voppangi as the base station, the other three campuses were receivers located at distances of 10 kilometres or more from the base station…Read more

NASSCOM Foundation and Industry Partners launch NASSCOM Social Innovation Forum

NASSCOM Foundation, in collaboration with Mphasis and Genpact, has announced the launch of the eighth edition of the NASSCOM Social Innovation Forum – a “Tech for Good” platform that aims to drive technology-led innovation to create sustained social impact. The annual awards, as a part of the Forum, identify, select, honour and support innovative solutions and projects that use Information & Communication Technology (ICT) to address gaps in the key developmental areas and foster inclusive growth.

Riding on the last year’s success, where the programme received interest from over a thousand innovators, NASSCOM Social Innovation Forum (NSIF) hopes to see robust participation this year as well, from a wide array of social innovators, including NGOs, Social Enterprises,  ….See more

RAH Infotech ties up with Accelerite

RAH Infotech has added Accelerite to its product portfolio. Accelerite’s offerings are compelling and complementary to RAH Infotech’s portfolio and would enable its partners to address business and security concerns of customers around endpoint management, cloud and mobility.

Ashok Kumar, Chairman & MD, RAH Infotech, said, “There is great value in Accelerite’s offerings which complement our approach of providing products that should be able to provide tangible business benefits and significant added value service opportunities for our channel partners.”

“We continue to invest in building stronger relationships with our partners, and to provide world-class solutions to our customers. Through our partnership with RAH Infotech, Accelerite’s Radia Endpoint Manager and DRaaS portfolio are now available to customers, and they will be getting an end-to-end solution, including solution consultancy, design and deployment, and support,” Read more

Airtel to invest $16 billion to make India digitally connected

Sunil Bharti Mittal, Chairman & Group CEO, Bharti Enterprises, said, “Digital India has power to transform the country in the shortest time, also digitally friendly. Prime Minister Narendra Modi is the right man to lead the drive and he understands the power of technology and how it can transform the nation, connect the nation in the shortest time frame and Airtel will invest $16 billion to build deeper IT infrastructure to offer telecom services to Indian citizens in rural and urban parts of the country and will bring 4G for the masses.”

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Rs.2, 50,000 Cr. investments from Reliance industries for Digital India

Mukesh Ambani, Chairman, Reliance Industries, said, “With Digital India, the Government has moved faster than the industry. He added that Reliance Jio Infocomm will invest Rs.2, 50,000 crore as part of Digital India programme. The company will also roll out a best-in-class internet network.” See more 

Reliance Group plans an Investment of Rs.10,000 Crore across Digital, Cloud and Telecom Space

Reliance Group has announced an investment of Rs.10,000 crore to fund transformational initiatives across the Digital, Cloud and Telecom space.

“Digital India’s success depends on the availability of unlimited cloud computing power. We will achieve full deployment of Next-Generation content and Cloud Delivery Network by the end of this year, with – what is a first for India – 5 fully operational Cloud Xchange points,” said Anil Ambani, Chairman, Reliance Group.

The Xchange nodes can help government departments access 240 times the amount of computing power currently available in government data centers, and over 6 times the high- speed storage currently available in India. This will enable network to scale up 100% every 90 days as Digital India initiative gathers momentum.
Reliance Group is also India’s largest provider of data center facilities, with a total capacity of over 6,00,000 sq. ft. The Group is also planning to double Data Center capacity to 1.2 million sq. ft. in the next few years.

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IRCTC adds five new servers to improve e-ticketing operations

To speed up e-ticketing operations, the Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) has imported five new servers from Singapore.

The initiative to import five new servers from Singapore comes close on the heels of IRCTC introducing two new high-speed servers earlier this month that have doubled peak-time efficiency for booking Tatkal tickets in the morning hours.
Dr A. K. Manocha, IRCTC Chairman & Managing Director, said, “The five new HP Itanium servers, to be installed shortly in the middle layer of the Passenger Reservation System (PRS), would considerably speed up the booking of e-tickets and streamline the Next-Generation E-Ticketing System (NGET).”

“There are already five servers in the PRS at its middle layer. With the addition of five new servers from Singapore, their number would go up to ten,” he informed… See more

Cisco announces its investment plans in India

As a part of its commitment to help India become a world leader in manufacturing and further fuelling the country’s digital transformation, Cisco has announced new investments in the country. Aligned with Cisco’s strategy to invest in emerging countries, Cisco has announced new local strategic initiatives, including the move to enable manufacturing in India to support the Digital India vision. As India plays a pivotal role in the company’s overall growth, innovation and talent strategy, the company has announced plans for direct and indirect investment of up to US$20 million over the next five years into the Cisco Networking Academy, with an additional US$40 million for the next phase of expansion in India.

John Chambers, Chairman and CEO said, “We are investing big in India. We came to India for the quality of the workforce. We invested in innovation, which is now transforming industries. Cisco is committed to partnering with India’s government to translate the Digital India vision into reality. I believe that India’s entrepreneurial spirit, highly skilled workforce and supportive government will accelerate the country’s digital transformation.”
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