6fusion International Partners with India Compute Interchange

New Delhi, India, Aug 20: 6fusion International today announced the formation of 6fusion Online India Pvt Ltd in conjunction with India Compute Interchange (ICIx), the financial marketplace for India to trade compute resources.

6fusion standardized the economic measurement of IT infrastructure and cloud services, which provides IT economic transparency to the global market. 6fusion’s technology, the Workload Allocation Cube (WAC) is the industry’s standard for IT economic measurement, allowing an “apples to apples” comparison regardless of technology, vendor, or platform.

With 6fusion’s UC6 Platform, organizations can view and manage the Total Cost of Consumption (TCC) of their business services in real time and achieve a higher level of cost optimization, forecasting accuracy and business agility.

The new company, 6fusion Online India Pvt Ltd, headquartered in Vadodara, Gujarat, will be focused on servicing the needs of the growing Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) market in India and will enable Enterprise Organizations, Government Agencies, and Cloud Service Providers to take advantage of the Workload Allocation Cube (WAC), to benchmark, measure and efficiently transact compute resource power in the Indian marketplace.

“We have only started to scratch the surface of the ‘Cloud’ in India” said ICIx Director, Hemal Mewada. “Benchmarking, measuring and eventually being able to transact IT Infrastructure in a transparent, open market is a reality and 6fusion Online India is the last piece of the puzzle needed to make India the envy of the digital world.”

“From an operations standpoint, with 6fusion Online India, ICIx has everything to help fulfill Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s vision of ‘Make in India’, ‘Digital India’ and, by assuring green power transactions, ‘Green India’," he added.

Sahil Shah, 6fusion India Chief Operating Officer says, “6fusion Online India’s tools and technology, coupled with the capital efficiencies provided by ICIx, will help prepare the digital foundation for the future of India by providing an efficient marketplace for the cloud and its users.”

“We believe 6fusion Online India Pvt Ltd and ICIx in partnership will be instrumental in assisting Prime Minister Modi's vision of being able to provide Compute Resources to every person in India as a utility," he added.

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Barracuda launches Software-as-a-Service

Barracuda is expanding on its existing flexible options for businesses to manage their data protection and disaster recovery needs. Cloud-to-Cloud Backup, Barracuda’s new SaaS backup option, provides customers with the ability to replicate data from supported cloud environments into Barracuda’s Cloud Storage. Barracuda Backup now provides customers with additional options for long-term data retention and physical-to-virtual portability.

“As IDC’s worldwide unit leader in Integrated Purpose Built Backup Appliances, extending the value we provide to our customers is always our top priority, which includes giving them flexible options for protecting their data and restoring services quickly in the event of a disaster,” said Rod Mathews, GM Storage, Barracuda. “As businesses continue to move their infrastructures to the cloud with the adoption of SaaS applications, providing the same level of protection for physical servers, virtual servers, and cloud services is crucial. The new options for Barracuda Backup, including Cloud-to-Cloud Backup for SaaS applications, will offer customers additional flexibility for data protection and disaster recovery.”

Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) Backup

Barracuda's new Cloud-to-Cloud Backup currently supports Microsoft Office 365 including Exchange Online and OneDrive for Business. IT administrators concerned about protecting Microsoft Office 365 environments will be able to replicate data over a secure connection to be stored in Barracuda Cloud Storage. Lost data can be more easily searched for and retrieved. Administrators can download or restore data directly back to Microsoft’s hosted applications from Barracuda Cloud Control - a centralized web-based administration console, accessible from anywhere. Benefits include:

· Protection against accidental or malicious data loss

· Customizable retention policies and granular selection

· Automated or manual backups

· Search, multi-selection restores, or downloads

· Barracuda Cloud Storage can be deployed in geographically distributed, enterprise-grade data centers

· Data encrypted with HTTPS/SSL in transit and AES 265-bit encryption at rest

Flexible Options for Long-Term Data Retention

For businesses looking to meet extended retention requirements, Barracuda Backup customers can leverage Offsite Vaulting to store historical revisions in Barracuda’s Cloud Storage or an offsite Barracuda Backup appliance. Barracuda Backup is extending its functionality to include export options for historical revisions to external media such as disk or tape. Benefits include:

· Export individual files, folders, or databases – both scheduled or on-demand – to disk, tape drives, autoloaders, and robotic libraries

· Automatic scheduling and media rotation, data encryption and compression, and alerting of backup completion or errors

Physical-to-Virtual Portability

Barracuda Backup’s innovative LiveBoot feature provides a rapid recovery option for virtual environments during disasters and will now add physical-to-virtual (P2V) portability. For physical servers that are not yet end of life, IT admins will be able to restore these systems into a virtual server hosted in VMware vSphere or Microsoft Hyper-V. Benefits include:

· Simplified migration from legacy physical servers into virtual environments

· Reduced time-to-recovery in the event of a disaster by enabling recovery of physical servers to a virtual infrastructure

“Barracuda Backup has always provided us with the flexibility to back up our data in a way that makes the most sense for our business,” said Craig Sauvigne, System Administrator, Winthrop University. “It’s easy to buy and set up, is highly scalable and keeps improving with each update – Barracuda Backup is a great long-term solution for backup and recovery.”

Barracuda Backup is part of the company’s Data Protection Plus strategic initiative, aimed at helping customers access, retain and share critical data from anywhere and any device. For more information about Data Protection Plus, please visit:http://cuda.co/dppreview.

Pricing and Availability

Barracuda Cloud-to-Cloud Backup for Microsoft Office 365 is expected to be available in the next 60 days. It will be included for the first year at no additional charge for new and existing customers with subscriptions to Barracuda Backup Unlimited Cloud Storage. It will also be available as a standalone service. For more information on the pricing and availability of Barracuda Cloud-to-Cloud Backup, please visit http://cuda.co/direct2cloud.

The latest version of Barracuda Backup is expected to be available in the next 60 days. It will be included at no additional charge to existing customers on current appliance platforms with an active Energize Updates subscription. The Barracuda Backup list price starts at $999 USD for the all-in-one appliance, with a list price of $199 USD for the annual Energize Updates subscription. An optional Instant Replacement service featuring priority replacement of failed hardware and a complimentary hardware refresh every four years is available starting at a list price of $219 USD per year. A one-year subscription to Unlimited Cloud Storage starts at $499 USD.

Barracuda Backup is also available as a comprehensive annual subscription including the appliance, Energize Updates, Instant Replacement, and Unlimited Cloud Storage starting at a list price of $1199 per year.

International pricing and availability vary by region.


Resources
For more information about Barracuda Backup, please visit http://cuda.co/bkup.
IDC Worldwide Quarterly Purpose Built Backup Appliance Tracker, CQ4, March 2015.

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MapmyIndia launches its new Map APIs

MapmyIndia today announced the public launch of its Map API platform for software developers and enterprises. MapmyIndia’s API (Application Programming Interface) platform consists of individual APIs for interactive mapping and visualization of location-based data, geocoding (location search), reverse geocoding (address look-up), routing (driving directions), and other location-based analytics such as distance matrix (distance from multiple locations). 

With these APIs, users can now easily add valuable location intelligence capabilities and MapmyIndia map data to their consumer (B2C) apps, business (B2B) apps and enterprise IT systems. The APIs are REST (HTTP/JSON) and JavaScript based, thus supporting apps built for various web, mobile and cloud platforms and can be accessed at http://www.mapmyindia.com/api.

Rakesh Verma, Managing Director of MapmyIndia, said at the launch “We are excited to help software developers and enterprises increase the value of their apps and IT systems by integrating location intelligence capabilities. MapmyIndia is more attractive than other map platforms as it offers best-in-class map data, a price point that starts at free and affordably scales up based on usage, and additional services including custom API and app development as well as base map data licensing options. MapmyIndia APIs help developers build location-based apps very easily and quickly. We are extremely happy that 200 developers have already signed up since we privately released the APIs last month, and welcome all developers and enterprises to try MapmyIndia APIs”.

By using MapmyIndia’s Map APIs, software developers and enterprises can integrate MapmyIndia’s map data into their location-based applications. MapmyIndia’s map database has been continuously built and updated over the last 20 years by employing state-of-the-art mapping and video car survey technologies and the continuous efforts of 400+ field surveyors and 150+ map specialist engineers. Even after the entry of multinational competitors, MapmyIndia remains the preferred source of digital map data for over 1500 enterprises including leading automotive companies, businesses across all verticals and governments at all levels and over 1 million consumers, given its superiority in terms of comprehensiveness, level of detail, accuracy, quality and freshness. MapmyIndia’s map database currently includes street-level data for 8000+ towns, house-level data for 93 cities, 10.8 million points of interest, and pan India data for 645,000 villages, 22,000 pin codes, and 2.2 million kilometres of road network with navigation attributes.

MapmyIndia APIs are available free, forever, to developers to build and test an unlimited number of applications. Users that deploy commercial applications, and want higher levels of API transactions and customer support, can choose from one of the available paid plans. The process of building an app powered by MapmyIndia’s APIs is quite simple. A developer visits the API website, signs up with his/her details, gets a license key instantly, and can start developing and deploying an app immediately. Complete documentation explaining each API, including live demos and downloadable source code of examples, is also available. Enterprises that need quick and hassle-free solutions to their specific location needs can leverage MapmyIndia’s additional services to develop custom APIs and complete applications, and additional data licensing solutions for the underlying vector map and location database of points of interest, house addresses, pin codes, localities, roads, cities, towns, villages, districts and states across India, as well as pan-India census geo-demographics and locality-wise population and income estimates across major cities.

MapmyIndia Map APIs are available for use immediately. Interested users can learn more and sign up athttp://www.mapmyindia.com/api/.

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Accenture Technology Vision 2015

Accenture Technology Vision 2015 Finds ‘Digital Ecosystems’ Re-Shaping Marketsand Creating the “We Economy”

Annual technology forecast highlights 5 technology trends affecting tomorrow’s digital businesses

In itsannual outlook of global technology trends, Accenture (NYSE: ACN) has identified a 180-degreeshift to what it calls the “We Economy”that is re-shaping markets and changing the way we work and live. According to Accenture Technology Vision 2015,pioneering enterprises aretapping into a broad array of other digital businesses, digital customers and even digital devices at the edge of their networks to create new digital “ecosystems.”

Theseleading companies have already begun using technology to transform themselves into digital businessesand are now focusing on combining their industry expertise with the power of digital to reshape their markets. These businesses see great potential to make a difference—and a profit—by operating as ecosystems, not just as individual corporate entities, and driving the emergence of the “We Economy.”

This shift to the “We Economy” was confirmed in a related Accenture global survey of more than 2,000 IT and business executives, which found that four out of five respondents believe that in the future, industry boundaries will dramatically blur as platforms reshape industries into interconnected ecosystems.While 60 percent of those surveyed said they plan to engage new partners within their respective industries, 40 percent said they plan to leverage digital partners outside their industry and 48 percent said they plan to engage digital technology platform leaders.­­

“In last year’s Technology Vision report we noted how large enterprises were reasserting leadership in their markets by adopting digital to drive their processes more effectively and transform how they go to market, collaborate with partners, engage with customers and manage transactions,” said Paul Daugherty, chief technology officer, Accenture. “Now that digital has become part of the fabric of their operating DNA, they are stretching their boundaries to leverage a broader ecosystem of digital businesses as they shape the next generation of their products, services and business models to effect change on a much broader scale.”

The Accenture Technology Vision 2015report offers examples of how, in the rapidly growing Industrial Internet of Things — i.e., the interconnection of embedded computing deviceswithin the existing Internetinfrastructure —companies are using digital ecosystems to offer new services, reshape experiences and enter new markets.This is supported by the Accenture survey,which found that35 percent of respondents are already using partner APIs to integrate data and collaborate with business partners, with an additional 38 percent planning to do so.One example is Home Depot, which is working with manufacturers to ensure that all of the connected home products it sells are compatible with the Wink connected home system — thereby creating its own connected home ecosystem and developing potential new services and unique experiences for Wink customers.

Philips is taking a similar approach, teaming with Salesforce to build a platform to reshape and optimize the way healthcare is delivered. The envisioned platform will create an ecosystem of developers building healthcare applications to enable collaboration and workflow between doctors and patients across the entire spectrum of care. The ecosystem to achieve these improved outcomes is vast including electronic medical records as well as diagnostic and treatment information obtained through Philips’ imaging equipment, monitoring equipment, and personal devices and technologies.

Accenture Technology Vision2015 notes that by tapping into digital ecosystems, Home Depot, Philips and other companies have the ability to grow and generate new sources of revenue in ways they could not achieve alone. Thereport also highlights five emerging technology trendsthat reflect the shifts being seen among the digital power brokers of tomorrow:

• The Internet of Me:Our highly personalized world.As everyday objects are going online, so too are experiences — creating an abundance of digital channels that reach deep into every aspect of individuals’ lives. The range of emerging channels that companies report they are using or experimenting with to engage customers includes wearables (cited by 62 percent of survey respondents), connected TVs (68 percent), connected cars (59 percent) and smart objects (64 percent). Forward-thinking businesses are changing the way they build new applications, products and services, and reaping benefits as a result. To gain control over these access points to individuals’ experiences, businesses are creating highly personalized experiences to both engage and exhilarate customers—but having to do it while making sure to not violate customer trust. The majority (60 percent) are seeing a positive return on their investment in personalization technologies. Companies that succeed in this new “Internet of Me” will become the next generation of household names. 
• Outcome Economy: Hardware producing hard results. Intelligent hardware is bridging the last mile between the digital enterprise and the physical world. As leading enterprises come face-to-face with the Industrial Internet of Things, they are uncovering opportunities to embed hardware and sensors in their digital toolboxes and using these highly connected hardware components to give customers what they really want: not more products or services, but more meaningful outcomes. In fact, 87 percent of survey respondents acknowledged a greater use of more intelligent hardware, sensors and devices on the edge of networks, leading organizations to increasingly shift from selling products or services to selling outcomes. And 84 percent of respondents touted a deeper level of understanding of how products are being used and outcomes customers want resulting from embedded intelligence in products. These “digital disrupters” know that getting ahead is no longer about selling things, but about selling results. This is the new “outcome economy.” 
• The Platform (R)evolution: Defining ecosystems, redefining industries.Digital industry platforms and ecosystems are fueling the next wave of breakthrough innovation and disruptive growth. Increasingly, platform-based companies are capturing more of the digital economy’s opportunities for growth and profitability. In fact, 75 percent of survey respondents believe the next generation of platforms will be led not by large tech companies but by industr­­y players and leaders. And nearly three-quarters (74 percent) are using or experimenting with industry platforms to integrate data with digital business partners. Rapid advances in cloud and mobility are not only eliminating the cost and technology barriers associated with such platforms, but opening up this new playing field to enterprises across industries and geographies. In short, platform-based ecosystems are the new plane of competition. 
• Intelligent Enterprise: Huge data + smarter systems = better business.Until now, advanced software has been geared to help employees make better and faster decisions. But with an influx of big data—and advances in processing power, data science and cognitive technology—software intelligence is helping machines make even better-informed decisions. This is the era of software intelligence where applications and tools will take on more human-like intelligence, according to eighty percent of our respondents.And 78 percent of respondents believe software will soon be able to learn and adapt to our changing world and make decisions based on learned experiences.The next level of operational excellence and the next generation of software services will come out of the latest gains in software intelligence, which will drive new levels of evolution and discovery, propelling innovation throughout the enterprise.
• Workforce Reimagined: Collaboration at the intersection of humans and machines. The push to go digital is amplifying the need for humans and machines to do more, together. The majority of survey respondent companies (57 percent) are adopting technologies that enable business users to complete tasks that previously required IT experts, such as data visualization. Advances in natural interfaces, wearable devices and smart machines are presenting new opportunities for companies to empower their workers through technology. This will also raise new challenges in managing a collaborative workforce of people and machines. Seventy-eight percent of the executives surveyed agree successful businesses will manage employees alongside intelligent machines—ensuring collaboration between the two. And 77 percent of respondents believe that within three years, companies will need to focus on training their machines as much as they do on training their employees (e.g., using intelligent software, algorithms and machine learning). Successful businesses will recognize the benefits of human talent and intelligent technology collaborating side by side—and will embrace both as critical members of the reimagined workforce. 

“Rather than simply focusing internally, on improving their own operations, successful companies are looking externally to create and become part of digital ecosystems,” said Daugherty. “They’re beginning to see the importance of selling not just products and services, but outcomes — and that requires weaving their businesses into the broader digital fabric that extends to customers, partners, employees and industries.”

For nearly 15years, Accenture has taken a systematic look across the enterprise landscape to identify emerging IT trends that hold the greatest potential to disrupt businesses and industries. For more information on this year’s report, visit www.accenture.com/technologyvision or follow the conversation on Twitter with #TechVision2015.


About the Methodology

Accenture’s Technology Vision is developed annually by the Accenture Technology Labs. For the 2015 report, the research process included gathering input from the Technology Vision External Advisory Board, a group comprising more than two dozen executives and entrepreneurs from the public and private sectors, academia, venture capitalists and startup companies. In addition, the Technology Vision team conducted nearly 100 interviews with technology luminaries, industry experts and Accenture business leaders. The team also tapped into the vast pool of knowledge and innovative ideas from professionals across Accenture, using Accenture’s collaboration technologies and a crowdsourcing approach to launch and run an online contest to uncover the most-interesting emerging technology themes. More than 1,700 Accenture professionals participated in the contest, contributing valuable ideas and voting on others’ input.

In parallel, Accenture Research conducted a global survey of 2,000 business and IT executives across nine countries and 10 industries to capture insights into the adoption of emerging technologies. The survey identified key issues and priorities for technology adoption and investment. Respondents were mostly C-level executives and directors, with some functional and line-of-business leads, at companies with annual revenues of at least US$500 million, with the majority of companies having annual revenues greater than US$6 billion.

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Commemorative Postage Stamp on Swachh Bharat Released

Department of Posts, Ministry of Communications & IT has come out with a set of Commemorative Postage Stamps on the theme Swachh Bharat. The Union Minister of Communications &IT, Shri Ravi Shankar Prasad released a set of Commemorative Postage stamps on Swachh Bharat.

Speaking on the occasion, the MOC&IT said that cleanliness was close to the heart of Mahatma Gandhi and to realise his cherished ideal there is a strong need to observe Swachhagraha just as Gandhiji had launched Satyagraha. He also exhorted all citizens to participate whole heartedly in the Clean India campaign and to work strenuously to develop the culture of cleanliness and hygiene.

The MOC&IT was hopeful that the stamp on Swachh Bharat will provide impetus and momentum to the Clean India campaign started by Hon’ble Prime Minister on 2nd October, 2014 with the target of achieving the Clean India goal by 2019,when the nation will celebrate the 150th Birth Anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi.

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Not Just Professional Training; Happiness is Guaranteed at Koenig!

What does one acquire education for? Some may say to augment material success, others may insist to gain knowledge and bridge the distance between being qualified and employable. However, Koenig, a reputed Delhi-based IT company believes that education is lacking in its goal if it doesn’t add to your happiness quotient.

After years of working with major IT giants and providing IT training to a large number of students, Koenig has unveiled a unique Happiness Guarantee promise to its customers. With this Guarantee, Koenig takes upon itself to ensure that all students enrolled at its training centers in Delhi and Bangalore are not just happy with the service but also happier after attending the course because of the progress they make in their career.

At a time when education is being transformed and repackaged into a product by providers, this is a unique and first-of-its kind Guarantee from an IT Training Company that believes that education is the only service that can help individuals achieve long-term happiness.

You may have heard training providers guarantee the best curriculum, and best instructors but have you heard a service provider guarantee the best satisfaction? What is unique about this guarantee is that Koenig has taken upon itself to guarantee happiness which is an inner state-of-being.

“It is milestone for Koenig. For the past many years, Koenig has been trying its best to ensure that our customers are happy. We have now decided to go upfront about it. We now Guarantee Happiness to our customers. This approach is aligned with the mission of our company to Make the World a Better Place. The world cannot be better unless it is also happier. If any service can, education can ensure long-term happiness of people. In fact, education is of no use unless it contributes to the happiness of the recipient,” says Mr. Rohit Aggarwal, Founder and CEO of Koenig.

He might be the CEO of the company, but Rohit prefers to call himself a Chief Helping Officer.

“We want to start the trend amongst IT training companies to guarantee happiness to their students. We think this will prove to be the panacea for the industry because it suffers from lack of credibility due to past performance on its promises to the students. It is our belief that in times to come, companies will have no choice but to Guarantee Happiness to their customers,” he adds.

True education is one that enlightens, empowers and provides a deep sense of satisfaction. Koenig works with IT companies, training their employees to upgrade their technical capabilities with an aim to ensure that each individual student gets the knowledge most needed by him/her for progress in his work and career.

Guaranteeing happiness is a first in an industry that is crowded with service providers, yet lacks credibility and trustworthiness. The initiative marks an important first step towards bringing more accountability to the industry as it forces other players to take stock of their services and the satisfaction they are providing to their customers. Offering the true value for time and money is an important proposition that needs to be adopted by the industry at large.

Koenig’s ultimate principle is to contribute to making the World a Happier Place; the underlying belief being that Success Doesn't Guarantee Happiness. It's Happiness that yields Success in Life!

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NIIT Limited CEO Designate Felicitated With the Distinguished Alumni Award

NIIT Limited CEO Designate Felicitated With the Distinguished Alumni Award 

NEW DELHI, 

Mr. Rahul Keshav Patwardhan, CEO Designate, NIIT Limited, a global skills and talent development corporation, has been felicitated with the Distinguished Alumni Award at The Daly College Indore, by Shri Shivraj Singh Chouhan, Chief Minister, Madhya Pradesh.


Receiving the award, Mr. Rahul Keshav Patwardhan said, "This is indeed a very proud moment for me. I feel honored to have become part of the great legacy, of being recognized as a distinguished alumnus of The Daly College. This institution has helped shape my thinking and has been my learning ground for lessons in leadership, teamwork, discipline and fair play, which I value even to this day. I accept this medal on behalf of all my professors, my batch mates and my family. I look forward to seeing the future generations take significant strides in their profession to further establish the honor of their alma mater."


A distinguished alumnus of The Daly College, Indore and an MBA from IIM Calcutta, Rahul has spent first 20 years of his career in diverse roles with NIIT.

He has returned to the company with 10 years of extensive global experience in scaling managed services operations with Logica.

With a proven track record and excellence in strategy, technology services management, training services and channel management, Rahul is now spearheading the transformation of NIIT's offerings and brand positioning in the global skills and talent development space.

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From R to L: Mr. Rahul Keshav Patwardhan, CEO Designate, NIIT Limited, receiving Distinguished Alumni Award from Shri Shivraj Singh Chouhan, Chief Minister, Madhya Pradesh

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Steria and Raincode join forces in a privileged partnership

Steria and Raincode join forces in a privileged partnership

Steria, a leading provider of end-to-end IT-enabled business services, and Raincode, a leading supplier of programming language analysis and transformation tools, announced today a new partnership to offer strong IT services for customers who have chosen to implement Raincode’s technological stack.

In the context of Steria’s Global Legacy Modernization offer “RightModernization”, Steria and Raincode have built a privileged partnership to promote and deploy Raincode’s rehosting stack to customers considering legacy modernization towards a Microsoft environment as a strategic option.

The Raincode stack adds technological value to this offering as it consists of a comprehensive solution to move legacy systems off the mainframe and re-host them in a homogeneous Microsoft environment & infrastructure.

This additional stack helps reduce costs, improve flexibility and secure the future evolution of the modern IT landscape in terms of current disruptive IT trendslike mobility and cloud. Applications (COBOL&PL/I) can be migrated automatically, and moreover, the Microsoft Visual Studio plugin provides a comfortable and productive development environment to facilitate application evolutions directly using the target technology, .NET.

In combination with Steria’s end-to-end IT services capabilities, from applications and data totesting andinfrastructure, modernization projects will be executed withrobust project management and governance, integration and deployment expertise.

Darius Blasband, Raincode CEO: “Some legacy computer applications have technical dependences and run on systems and infrastructures that are now or will soon be unsupported. These applications are critical to the business core activities and must be updated. Raincode’s role is to migrate these applications onto more robust, modern and supportable environments. We are pleased and honored to work with Steria, with whomwe share values of creativity, openness and respect.”

Philippe Calvet, Steria Group – Service Lines Director: “We are happy to count Raincode among the privileged partners of our “RightModernization” offer. This partnership will be a catalyst for companies searching to move away from legacy mainframe environments and willing to adopt standard Microsoft technologies. The solution created by Raincode will not only enable our clients to save money but will get them ready to adopt current and future IT paradigms. The joint forces of a global integrator like Steria, offering end-to-end IT services, and Raincode, will prove to be key to unlocking business value for our customers.”

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“IoT’s Extreme Innovation: A new Service Architecture”

“IoT’s Extreme Innovation: A new Service Architecture”
iYogi releases whitepaper on the new monetization opportunities for the Internet of Things

Amsterdam, Netherlands

Today, at the ninth-annual CONNECTIONS ™ Europe: Monetizing Strategies for the Connected Home, hosted by Parks Associates, 18-19 November, iYogi released a whitepaper titled: “IoT’s Extreme Innovation: A New Service Architecture”. The whitepaper can be downloaded from http://www.digitalservicecloud.com/white-paper/iot-extreme-innovation.html. The whitepaper discusses how the digital home opens up a range of new opportunities for service providers, and lists the five best practices that can unlock the revenue potential from IoT related services.

Speaking at the event, Sandeep Kalsi, CMO, iYogi – Digital Service Cloud said, “The extreme innovation that the Internet of Things enables, isn’t really about the things or the devices, but about the service opportunity it creates. Digital Homes is one area that presents tremendous potential. The devices that hold the intelligence within a home are usually hidden and inaccessible to the homeowner. Extracting that intelligence and using it in the right manner to create valuable services for the homeowner is a services gold mine waiting to be explored.”

The whitepaper cites the five best practices to stimulate IoT revenues for service providers:

1. Establish and maintain long-term relationships that work to the benefit of the customer and create new revenue opportunities for service providers. Adopt new ways of thinking about the customer to deliver a steady and continuous stream of services over the long term.
2. Mine and leverage customer-specific big data by going beyond the obvious and finding the small pools of highly meaningful data that tells providers exactly what their customers need, often before the customers know it themselves.
3. Engage in new ways of selling by shifting the focus from purely making a sale, to considering services as revenue generators that make up a larger percentage of total income.
4. Ensure that customer relationships take on a different character by reducing the dependencies on the personal abilities of the relationship manager, and relying more on big data to identify the satisfaction drivers for customers.
5. Stay focused on innovation and move to the next phase of IoT development, which is less about products and directly associated services, to the additional layer of services that are now the primary product.

 About Digital Service Cloud

Digital Service Cloud is a unified IoT customer management platform that intelligently monitors, services and manages heterogeneous devices, enabling service providers to manage large-scale customer service deployments and redefine end-user experiences. Digital Service Cloud empowers telcos and service providers to transform service delivery, enhance the customer experience and generate new revenues through support automation. We partner with global brands, major service delivery platforms, software companies and service providers.

Website: http://www.digitalservicecloud.com/

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Wipro Positioned in the ‘Winner’s Circle’ in the HfS Blueprint Report on SAP Services

Wipro Positioned in the ‘Winner’s Circle’ in the HfS Blueprint Report on SAP Services 
Company lauded for its SAP-centric innovation and high customer satisfaction levels

Bangalore, Karnataka, India and East Brunswick, New Jersey, United States

Wipro Ltd. (NYSE:WIT), a leading global information technology, consulting and business process services company today announced that it has been positioned in the ‘Winner's Circle’ for its SAP Services capabilities by the leading analyst firm HfS Research – for the second successive year.

Wipro’s leadership position was included in HfS Research’s September 2014 report titled “Blueprint Report on SAP Services” authored by Dr. Thomas Mendel, Senior Vice President IT Services at HfS Research. In the report, HfS Research assessed the capabilities of 31 providers of SAP Services along the entire SAP Services value chain, ranging from:

SAP strategy consulting
Planning and implementation of SAP solutions
Managing and optimizing existing SAP environments


This Blueprint report covered the high-profile IT markets and identified relevant differentials between service providers across a number of facets, primarily under two categories - Innovation and Execution - to help clients select the right vendor for their service needs. The Blueprint ratings are based on 850 data points which are crowd sourced from 740 buyers, providers, and advisors/influencers of SAP Services.

HfS notes that Wipro is a top tier SAP Services player and has built one of the largest sets of templates and accelerators to speed up the implementation time and simultaneously ensure the quality of the deliverables. Wipro is able to provide solid expertise at an excellent price which has resulted in very high levels of client satisfaction and client retention rate.

The research highlights Wipro's co-innovation efforts with SAP to build end-to-end capabilities across the full spectrum of SAP technology stack spanning - Big Data, Cloud, SAP HANA and Mobility. It also recognizes Wipro’s deep investments in expanding geographical footprints and building offerings like Managed Mobility & ServiceNXTTM – a next generation managed services platform.

“Wipro is one of the strongest SAP service providers globally and HFS recommends Wipro must be on the shortlist for large SAP projects. Its closely knit business advisory and SAP Innovation capabilities in technologies like HANA & Rapid Deployment solutions have helped customers accelerate business outcomes from their SAP Investments resulting in high satisfaction levels,” said Thomas Mendel, SVP Global IT Services, HfS Research.

Bhanumurthy BM, Chief Executive of Application Business Unit & Strategic Alliances, Wipro Ltd said, “Wipro’s inclusion in HfS Winners Circle reinforces our commitment to Simplify customer business processes as a leader in high value SAP services. Our strategic investments in SAP technologies such as HANA, mobility and cloud, coupled with industry solutions and robust global delivery capability offers accelerated business performance for our customers.”

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Nominations Now Open for 2015 IT Hall of Fame

DOWNERS GROVE, Ill., Nov. 18, 2014 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- CompTIA, the IT industry association, today announced nominations are open for the 2015 IT Hall of Fame. Nominations can be submitted now through January 13, 2015, by completing the online form.


Re-established by CompTIA in 2011, the IT Hall of Fame has recognized hundreds of iconic figures, game-changers and visionaries who have built, expanded and shaped the industry. Past honorees include John Chambers, Michael Dell, Larry Ellison, Bill Gates, Steve Jobs, Bob Metcalfe and Gordon Moore. Earlier this year, Susan Kare, designer of many typefaces, icons and marketing materials for the original Apple® Macintosh operating system; and Robert Faletra, chief executive officer of The Channel Company, were inducted into the Hall of Fame.


"The IT Hall of Fame is the who's who of the IT industry, representing those individuals who have had, and in many cases continue to have a powerful and lasting impact on our industry," said Todd Thibodeaux, President and CEO, CompTIA. "Recognizing these iconic individuals, organizations and technologies provides us with an opportunity to reflect on the evolution and innovation that differentiates the IT industry."


New inductees into the IT Hall of Fame will be recognized at the CompTIA Annual Member meeting, planned for March 24-26, 2015 in Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla.

Nominations are being accepted under the following criteria:

• The IT Channel: Recognizes individuals who have made outstanding contributions or provided outstanding service to the IT channel. Experience in the channel; innovative product, service or marketing introductions; service in an important capacity related to the channel; an unimpeachable record of integrity and respect; and prominence in promoting public awareness of the IT channel are factors that will be considered in evaluating nominees for induction.

• The IT Innovators: honors individuals responsible for outstanding innovations in technology. Nominees should be the creator or co-creator of a major innovation; and have an unimpeachable record of integrity and respect in the industry.

Candidates for the IT Hall of Fame must be retired for at least two years from the position for which they are being nominated, but may otherwise be active in the industry. An individual who has served as an IT industry pioneer, has uniquely helped the IT channel flourish or is responsible for a major innovation is eligible for the IT Hall of Fame. Current voting members of the CompTIA Board of Directors may not be nominated for induction during their board tenure.


Technology solution providers, vendors, distributors, journalists or analysts, may submit nominations for the IT Hall of Fame. An Independent selection committee of industry leaders will select the new IT Hall of Fame members.


The IT Hall of Fame is administered by CompTIA and builds on the legacy of an earlier Hall of Fame established by the respected industry publication CRN.

SOURCE CompTIA

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UST Global’s Chennai employees contribute to charity with the Yummy Aid program

UST Global, a leading provider of IT services and solutions for Global 1000 companies, hosted the third edition of its annual fund raiser event, Yummy Aid at its Chennai center recently. 

Yummy Aid is an annual food festival in which employees compete for culinary title sand raise funds for charity by setting up stalls of sumptuous home-made food.

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Speaking on the success of the event, Chandrasekaran Sundaresan, Centre Head – Chennai, UST Global, said, “UST Global was established on the premise of transforming lives. 

We believe that making meaningful difference in the community we live and work is an integral part of this mission.

Our employees have embraced this core value and have won the admiration of the community, thanks to the causes they support. The proceeds from Yummy Aid are used for charitable causes.”

Yummy Aid was organized under the aegis of UST Global’s Network of Women USsociates (NoWU), an internal volunteer organization that spearheads the development and executive mentoring activities for UST Global’s women employees.

About UST Global

UST Global is a leading provider of end-to-end IT Services and Solutions for Global 1000 companies. Headquartered in Aliso Viejo, California, UST Global has operations in USA, India, Mexico, Spain, UK, Malaysia, Philippines, and Singapore. 

UST Global is a technology leader with profound domain expertise across the following industries: Healthcare & Insurance, Retail, Financial Services, Transportation & Logistics, Manufacturing & Automotive, Telecommunication and Media & Entertainment. 

By focusing on the business model of ‘fewer CLIENTS, more ATTENTION’, UST Global strives for excellence in providing their clients with the best service and commitment to long-term client success. With 14,000 employees, UST Global's growth and clientele have been impressive.

Please visit www.ust-global.com for more information.

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Wipro Wins 2013 Global, Asian and Indian MAKE Awards

Wipro Ltd. (NYSE:WIT) a leading Information Technology, Consulting and Outsourcing company, today announced that it has been recognized as a winner of the Global, Asian and Indian MAKE (Most Admired Knowledge Enterprise) Awards for 2013. The MAKE Awards are administered by Teleos, an independent research firm based in the United Kingdom. A panel of Global Fortune 500 senior executives and leading experts selected the winners, in each category.

Wipro is a 6-time Global MAKE Winner and 11-time Asian MAKE Winner. Also, this is the ninth time Wipro has been recognized as a leading Indian organization that enhances stakeholder wealth by transforming corporate knowledge into intellectual capital for the enterprise.

Rory Chase, Managing Director of Teleos said: “Wipro Limited consistently ranks in the top tier of global knowledge-driven companies. The firm excels at managing its intellectual capital - especially human capital - and is noted for its intense customer focus. Wipro is using its entire enterprise knowledge to gain the competitive edge."

Acknowledging the recognition, Satishchandra Doreswamy, Chief Business Operations Officer, Wipro Limited, said, “Knowledge Management (KM) at Wipro is a strategic organizational initiative and KM best practices are embedded in our core business processes. Knowledge Management plays a significant role in enhancing our customer experience, improving business metrics and the competency of our workforce. It’s a great honor to consistently be recognized by the MAKE awards. It reaffirms that we are in the right direction of our KM journey.”

“Wipro adopts various innovative techniques like Gamification, Analytics, and Mobility to cater to the knowledge needs of a multi-generational workforce. The objective is to enable Wipro’s customers to benefit from the company’s collective knowledge in addition to the knowledge of the team working on the customer account. Winning the Global, Asian and Indian awards in 2013 is a significant recognition and testimony to our KM program,” added Dr. Hariprasad Reddy, Head of Knowledge Management, Wipro Limited.

About Wipro Ltd.

Wipro Ltd. (NYSE:WIT) is a leading Information Technology, Consulting and Outsourcing company that delivers solutions to enable its clients do business better. Wipro delivers winning business outcomes through its deep industry experience and a 360 degree view of "Business through Technology" - helping clients create successful and adaptive businesses. A company recognized globally for its comprehensive portfolio of services, a practitioner's approach to delivering innovation, and an organization wide commitment to sustainability, Wipro has a workforce of 140,000 serving clients across 61 countries. For more information, please visit www.wipro.com.

Forward-looking and Cautionary Statements

Certain statements in this release concerning our future growth prospects are forward-looking statements, which involve a number of risks, and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those in such forward-looking statements. The risks and uncertainties relating to these statements include, but are not limited to, risks and uncertainties regarding fluctuations in our earnings, revenue and profits, our ability to generate and manage growth, intense competition in IT services, our ability to maintain our cost advantage, wage increases in India, our ability to attract and retain highly skilled professionals, time and cost overruns on fixed-price, fixed-time frame contracts, client concentration, restrictions on immigration, our ability to manage our international operations, reduced demand for technology in our key focus areas, disruptions in telecommunication networks, our ability to successfully complete and integrate potential acquisitions, liability for damages on our service contracts, the success of the companies in which we make strategic investments, withdrawal of fiscal governmental incentives, political instability, war, legal restrictions on raising capital or acquiring companies outside India, unauthorized use of our intellectual property, and general economic conditions affecting our business and industry. Additional risks that could affect our future operating results are more fully described in our filings with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission. These filings are available at www.sec.gov. We may, from time to time, make additional written and oral forward-looking statements, including statements contained in the company’s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission and our reports to shareholders. We do not undertake to update any forward-looking statement that may be made from time to time by us or on our behalf.

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Wipro Recognized as a Best in Class Outsourcing and Consulting Service Provider for 2014

Wipro Ltd. (NYSE:WIT), a leading global Information Technology, Consulting and Outsourcing company, today announced that it has received Readers’ Choice Awards from Consumer Goods Technology (CGT) magazine. Wipro has been ranked among the Top 4 providers in the 'Outsourcing’ category, a move up by two places from rankings published in January of 2013.

In addition to the list of top providers in each category, CGT also spotlights companies that received special honors from readers. In the Breakout Favorites, Wipro was voted the Customer Experience Leader in the Consulting category, a recognition that identifies the one company that received the highest average user satisfaction rating in a category.

"It is an absolute honor to be ranked favorably in these categories. This clearly reinforces Wipro’s continued commitment and opportunity to the consumer goods market," said Srini Pallia, Senior Vice President & Global Head - Retail, Consumer Goods, Transportation & Govt. Business Unit, Wipro. He added, "Helping our Consumer Goods (CG) customers best understand their consumer is of utmost importance to us. Our vision is to continually innovate and provide transformational capabilities in technology, infrastructure and business operations, to enable CG organisations to create better connections and improve their consumer experience, operational efficiency and profitability."

CGT’s readers recorded their votes on the consumer goods industry’s preferred solutions and service providers across 12 categories, which reflect the vast landscape of IT investment opportunities available today.

Wipro’s Consumer Goods expertise spans areas of Packaged Application Services, Application and Infrastructure Management, Business Process and IT Consulting, Business Intelligence & Data Warehousing. Wipro’s dedicated Consumer Goods practice has deep expertise working with Tier 1 companies in the areas of Sales & Marketing, Value Chain Optimization, Digital Transformation, and Analytics driving Insights, across the Food & Beverage, Home & Personal Care, Apparel & Footwear and Agribusiness & Tobacco segments. Wipro provides Systems Integration, Consulting and BPO services, and some of Wipro’s leading solutions for the consumer goods industry include Promax Trade Promotion Management & Optimization solutions, Market Mix Modelling amongst others.

About Wipro Ltd.

Wipro Ltd. (NYSE:WIT) is a leading Information Technology, Consulting and Outsourcing company that delivers solutions to enable its clients do business better. Wipro delivers winning business outcomes through its deep industry experience and a 360 degree view of "Business through Technology" - helping clients create successful and adaptive businesses. A company recognized globally for its comprehensive portfolio of services, a practitioner's approach to delivering innovation, and an organization wide commitment to sustainability, Wipro has a workforce of 140,000 serving clients across 61 countries. For more information, please visit www.wipro.com.

About Consumer Goods Technology

Consumer Goods Technology (CGT), an integrated media brand, is the leading resource for consumer goods executives looking to improve business performance. Delivering content in print, online and face-to-face, CGT reaches an audience of more than 76,000 consumer goods executives ranging from managers and directors to VPs and CIOs. CGT also covers all major segments of the consumer goods sector, including Food, Beverage, Packaged Goods, Consumer Electronics and Footwear. For more information on CGT, visit www.consumergoods.com .

Forward-looking and Cautionary Statements

Certain statements in this release concerning our future growth prospects are forward-looking statements, which involve a number of risks, and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those in such forward-looking statements. The risks and uncertainties relating to these statements include, but are not limited to, risks and uncertainties regarding fluctuations in our earnings, revenue and profits, our ability to generate and manage growth, intense competition in IT services, our ability to maintain our cost advantage, wage increases in India, our ability to attract and retain highly skilled professionals, time and cost overruns on fixed-price, fixed-time frame contracts, client concentration, restrictions on immigration, our ability to manage our international operations, reduced demand for technology in our key focus areas, disruptions in telecommunication networks, our ability to successfully complete and integrate potential acquisitions, liability for damages on our service contracts, the success of the companies in which we make strategic investments, withdrawal of fiscal governmental incentives, political instability, war, legal restrictions on raising capital or acquiring companies outside India, unauthorized use of our intellectual property, and general economic conditions affecting our business and industry. Additional risks that could affect our future operating results are more fully described in our filings with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission. These filings are available at www.sec.gov . We may, from time to time, make additional written and oral forward-looking statements, including statements contained in the company’s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission and our reports to shareholders. We do not undertake to update any forward-looking statement that may be made from time to time by us or on our behalf.

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EduKart Launches PGDM Course

New Delhi: It is said, "There are no secrets to success. It is the result of preparation, hard work and learning from failure."

EduKart has become one of the leading providers of distance education in India. Conceived in April 2011, the company has grown with leaps and bounds.

EduKart continues its efforts to provide the best correspondence education to aspirants in the comforts of their home. There are tie-ups with a number of universities and also foreign universities.

EduKart has now tied up with two leading AICTE recognised institutions called the National Institute of Management and Technology and Graduate School of Business and Management for providing Post Graduate Diploma in Management. These institutions are based in Ghaziabad and Greater Noida respectively. Candidates can now enrol in the PGDM course offered by these institutions through EduKart and get added benefits.

Distance education has become the face of new India and its prospects are increasing each day. With the advent of e-learning, getting quality education has become easier. EduKart helps those who have a passion for making it big in life.

Post Graduate Diploma in Management has become a very popular course in India; it offers great opportunities for those who want to make a career in management. Management has been a top favourite among students as it can guarantee a successful career and also a well-paying job. Coping with management studies can be tough but very beneficial.

"Doing MBA gave me advantage and also better appraisals. I got practical knowledge as well" says Pritika Bansal, head of counselling team at EduKart.

Post Graduate Diploma in Management is a course, which equips the candidates with essential leadership skills so that he/she can run the organization efficiently.

With the changing times, the needs and demands of the market have changed too. New managers have to be equipped with these new skills to work efficiently.

Courses like PGDM have been introduced by various institutes, which cater to the demand of the market. This course can be pursued through distance learning, which offers online study content as well.

Post Graduate Diploma in Management is a 2 year course which will transform candidates into bright business professionals. They are trained in business economics, market structure, investment, retailing, entrepreneurship, stock markets, interviewing skills, human behaviour etc.

The course is divided into semesters and it is equivalent to a MBA programme.

PGDM is a course, which can transform the candidate's career graph and make him/her reach the zenith of success. For more information visit http://www.edukart.com/mba-univ.php.

CONTACT DETAILS: Isha Rastogi, Online Community Manager, EduKart.com,rastogi.isha@edukart.com

Source: Business Wire India

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Rajesh Aggarwal, Secretary IT, Govt. of Maharashtra Top Global CIO

Secretary IT Rajesh Aggarwal

Mumbai: Government of Maharashtra has scaled new heights in e-Governance with Shri Rajesh Aggarwal, Secretary IT being recognized as one of the leading CIOs in the world after being selected by IDG's Computerworld as a 2014 Premier 100 IT Leader honoree. The Premier 100 spotlights technology leaders for their exceptional leadership and innovative approaches to solving complex business challenges with the use of technology. Considered as one of the most coveted technology awards, Shri Aggarwal is the only IT leader selected from India this year.

The Premier 100 awards program, now in its 15th year, shines a well-deserved spotlight on a group of talented, creative and hard-working men and women. These IT executives are driving technology innovation in business, education and government across the country and around the world. The selection of Shri Rajesh Aggarwal as one of the IT Leaders of 2014 is a recognition of the fascinating work undertaken in IT and e-Governance in the State in the last couple of years. The State Government has also won 100+ awards at various national and international forums for e-Governance which highlights the exemplary work done during this period. The State Government has excelled in implementation of UID program, Implementation of Govt. Cloud, Implementation of IPV6, Launch of Mobile Applications, Localization and Accessibility, Implementation of Paperless Office, e-Tendering, Implementation of Citizen services through CSCs etc. under the leadership of Shri Aggarwal, which has now been recognized at the global level. Speaking on the occasion, Shri Aggarwal said "This award is a recognition of the exemplary work done by the State Government in the last couple of years. We have worked on various unique initiatives, which have led to significant improvement in service delivery to citizens. This motivates us to continue this growth path and be a game changer". Further details regarding the award is available at http://finance.yahoo.com/news/computerworlds-2014-premier-100-awards-140000735.html .

Earlier, Shri Aggarwal was also selected for the prestigious Dataquest Editors Choice CIO Excellence Award. This award recognizes the work of leading CIOs in the country for bringing about significant changes in the manner in which government, citizens, and businesses interact with each other for effective delivery of services and information. The award will be conferred on him on 11th December 2013 at a function in Mumbai.

Source: Business Wire India

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Record-Breaking 96 Percent of Indian IT Leaders See a Greater Need for DevOps

DevOps is more than an IT methodology, it's a business driver, according to a new global study commissioned by CA Technologies (NASDAQ:CA). The study, TechInsights Report: What Smart Businesses Know About DevOps, reveals that IT leaders in India feel a greater need for DevOps strategies to achieve faster business benefits for enterprises.

DevOps is a methodology which helps foster collaboration between the teams that develop applications with those that maintain them in production environments i.e., Operations. According to the study, 85 percent of IT leaders expect DevOps methodology to drive greater investments in training for development and operational personnel to cater to the growing need of DevOps challenges, while 76 percent of IT leaders are likely to invest in new tools.

Vanson Bourne conducted the survey of 1,300 senior IT decision-makers worldwide, including 450 in APJ, on behalf of CA Technologies to learn about the global awareness and adoption of DevOps.

Ninety one percent of the respondents in India have or are planning to adopt a DevOps approach which is one of the highest in the world, against Asia Pacific and Japan at 70 percent and 66 percent worldwide. As part of their implementation methodology, over the next year, 55 percent of the respondents feel that knowledge of the overall priorities, strategies and metrics of the businesses is extremely critical to implement a DevOps strategy.

"The proliferation of mobile devices and BYOD are compelling CIOs to adopt solutions which can be easily accessed on mobile platforms round the clock, with relevant contents and are of superior quality. A well implemented DevOps strategy will help CIOs drive faster output of applications by compressing rudimentary testing and creating significantly better quality applications. As a result, CA Technologies enables the development function to be more business centric, to provide applications which allow businesses to drive innovation and competitive differentiation," said Sunil Manglore, managing director, India, CA Technologies.

The report further highlights the strong optimism amongst Indian IT leaders, with regards to the benefits associated with the overall DevOps implementation. More than 60 percent of respondents mentioned increase in software deployments and better collaboration across departments while 56 percent expect improved quality in applications deployment.

"DevOps is an organizational approach to break down the silos that have built up between development and operational teams. For IT leaders looking to deliver greater value to the business, it's time to look at DevOps," said Sumal Karunanayake, vice president, Application Delivery, CA Technologies. "The report offers a deeper insight on the rapidly changing IT adoption scenario and DevOps being an answer to enable faster solution deployments and optimized IT investments."

Survey Methodology

Vanson Bourne conducted the CA Technologies-sponsored study of 1300 senior IT decision-makers in financial services, healthcare, manufacturing, public sector and telecommunications in 21 countries around the world in May through July 2013. The study's respondents assume IT executive, management, project lead or enterprise architect positions at enterprises with revenues of $100 million or more.

About CA Technologies

CA Technologies (NASDAQ: CA) provides IT management solutions that help customers manage and secure complex IT environments to support agile business services. Organisations leverage CA Technologies software and SaaS solutions to accelerate innovation, transform infrastructure and secure data and identities, from the data centre to the cloud. Learn more about CA Technologies at www.ca.com.

Source:Business Wire India

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Broadband Subscriber Base Further Increases During September 2013

Total Broadband subscriber base in the country has increased from 15.28 million at the end of August 2013 to 15.36 million at the end of September 2013.


This is a monthly growth of 0.52%. Yearly growth in broadband subscribers is 1.90% during the last one year (September 2012 to September 2013).

As on 30th September 2013, there are 158 Internet Service Providers (ISPs) which are providing broadband services in the country. Out of these, 95 ISPs have provided broadband subscription data for the month of September 2013, for the rest of the ISPs data from previous month has been retained.

Top five ISPs in terms of market share (based on subscriber base) are: BSNL (9.98 million), Bharti Airtel (1.44 million), MTNL (1.10 million), Hathway (0.37 million) and You Broadband (0.33 million).

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Infosys shares soar on BSE after Q3 report

The shares of IT major, Infosys Ltd, soared to Rs 2,580 around 11.19 per cent on early trade on the BSE on Friday following filing its reports for the third quarter ended December 31, 2012.

The revenue of Infosys for the quarter October – December, went up to Rs 10,424 crore by 12.1 per cent. Last year, in the same quarter the company had revenue of Rs 9,298 crore.

According to the media reports, the net profit of Infosys for the third quarter has marginally dropped to Rs. 2369 crore by 0.12 per cent,  the company had posted net profit of Rs.2372 crore in October—December quarter of the previous fiscal (2011—12).

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Capgemini Wins Major IT Application and Infrastructure Services Deal with Bayer Business Services

Press Release

Mumbai, Maharashtra, India, Wednesday, July 04, 2012 -- (Business Wire India) -- Capgemini, one of the world's foremost providers of consulting, technology and outsourcing services, and Bayer Business Services, recently signed a contract for the provision of IT services from India. Bayer Business Services is the global competence center for IT and business services of the Bayer group, a global enterprise with core competencies in the fields of health care, nutrition and high-tech materials, headquartered in Germany. The contract includes global application development and services, as well as infrastructure services including service management and will run over a period of five years. Under the terms of the contract Capgemini will take over the operations of Bayer Business Services' captive IT service center in Mumbai, India, with approx 550 employees. The contract was signed between the legal entities Capgemini Deutschland GmbH and Bayer Business Services GmbH.

During an intensive tender process Capgemini was selected as sole provider out of a range of Indian and global competitors due to its ability to provide a strong solution for offshore services in India through its Rightshore® delivery model, together with a holistic HR solution and its industrialization and rationalization approach. Capgemini will support the global business units of Bayer Business Services by supporting the 120,000 IT users of the Bayer Group worldwide, with a global team primarily from India but also with local support from Germany, USA, Brazil and China.

Stephan Gerlich, Country Group Head, Bayer in India said, "This is a win-win scenario for both the companies. Our employees will benefit enormously from Capgemini's range of services and portfolio mix to further their scope of activities. Capgemini, being a global leader in its field will give them the opportunity to enhance their skills and expertise. We feel very enthusiastic and positive with this new milestone, especially since our talented IT staff will continue to service Bayer Companies in the future as well."

"We are excited about our strategic partnership with Bayer and welcome the 550 transferring team members to the Capgemini family. The Bayer team come with vast business and IT sector knowledge and will support our growth ambitions and transformational programs in India and globally. Our business expertise, global delivery capabilities and our ability to understand the Bayer way of operating all contributed to this successful partnership." Aruna Jayanthi, CEO, Capgemini India.

About Capgemini India

Capgemini in India is more than 37,000 people strong across 7 cities (Mumbai, Bangalore, Hyderabad, Kolkata, Chennai, Pune and Delhi). A pioneer in the IT industry, Capgemini has over 43 years of global expertise collaborating with leading corporations and now brings the Consulting, Technology and Outsourcing experience to India. With dedicated teams to service the local markets, Capgemini has strong domain experience to assist clients across the Government and Public Sector, Energy and Utilities, Manufacturing, Telecom and Financial Services sectors and help them advance in their respective industries. Please visit www.in.capgemini.com for more details.

About Capgemini

With around 120,000 people in 40 countries, Capgemini is one of the world's foremost providers of consulting, technology and outsourcing services. The Group reported 2011 global revenues of EUR 9.7billion. Together with its clients, Capgemini creates and delivers business and technology solutions that fit their needs and drive the results they want. A deeply multicultural organization, Capgemini has developed its own way of working, the Collaborative Business ExperienceTM, and draws on Rightshore ®, its worldwide delivery model. Learn more about us at www.capgemini.com.

Rightshore® is a trademark belonging to Capgemini


CONTACT DETAILS
Merrin Netto John, Capgemini India, +91 (22) 66860500, merrin.netto-john@capgemini.com

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