IT Newsletter - September 05 to 09, 2016

TOP STORIES
 
Is Apple considering manufacturing iPhones in India?
 
Prime Minister, Narendra Modi’s Make in India seems to have finally garnered interest from technology giant, Apple. Apple has asked one of its largest contract manufacturing partners, Foxconn Technology Group, to look at the possibility of Read more
 
IoT India Congress announces finalists of IoT thought leadership Awards and IoT Start-up Awards
 
The IoT India Congress 2016, the country’s largest conclave on IoT, announced the shortlisted finalists for the first edition of the IoT Thought leadership Awards and the Read more
 
TCS unveils New Unemployment Insurance System for the State of Mississippi
 
Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), a leading global IT services, consulting and business solutions organization, today announced that the Mississippi, Rhode Island and Maine (MRM) Consortium has Read more
 
NEC develops AI-based Customer Profile Estimation Technology
 
NEC Corporation announced the development of a Customer Profile Estimation Technology that automatically estimates detailed customer profiles on individual customers, including Read more
 
YAAP acquires Brand Planet Consultants for US$3mn
 
YAAP Digital, a super specialty digital content company that focuses on the 3 digital content service lines of Design, Discovery and Distribution announced that it has acquired Read more
 
Intex Technologies awarded CIO Crown Award 2016
 
Intex Technologies (India) Ltd. has been conferred the prestigious CIO Crown Award 2016 by Centre of Recognition and Excellence (CORE), one of the leading  Read more
 
Synopsys announces extensions to its open-source licensed Interconnect Technology Format
 
Synopsys, Inc. announced extensions to its open-source licensed Interconnect Technology Format (ITF), which enables additional modeling of complex parasitic effects between Read more
 
Wipro gets 3-year IT contract from Norway-based rail co.
 
Wipro Ltd., a leading global information technology, consulting and business process services company, today announced that it has won an IT contract from NSB Group, one of Norway's largest transportation groups. Headquartered in Read more
 
IoT India Congress recognises top three IoT focussed thought leaders and Start-up in India
 
The IoT India Congress 2016, the country’s largest conclave on IoT concluded its 3 day sessions post a series of enthralling discussions, recognition of outstanding Thought Leaders and IoT Start-up and Read more
 
Google invites Indian startups for its third Developers Launchpad Accelerator
 
Google today announced the call for applications for the next session of the Launchpad Accelerator. The Launchpad Accelerator is a specially designed class to help late-stage app startups in emerging markets find solutions to their business challenges and Read more
 
GIGABYTE opens dream destination for PC Enthusiasts in New Delhi
 
Further reinforcing its market foothold in India, GIGABYTE Technology (India) Pvt. Ltd., a leading manufacturer of motherboards and graphic cards, has opened its brand new exclusive showroom-cum-experience zone in the country’s Read more
 
Flock's biggest update is here- Introducing Teams and a brand new interface
 
Flock, the fastest growing communication and collaboration app releases its biggest update today - Flock 2.0. Stepping up its commitment to be a powerful team communication app, Flock 2.0 introduces major modifications to its core design and Read more
 
Infosys sign MoU with PGIMER, Chandigarh to develop an Anesthesia Information System
 
Infosys has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER), Chandigarh, a premier medical institution of the Government of India, to develop an Anesthesia Information System to help Read more
 
India’s largest consumer technology exhibition, ‘India Gadgetz Expo 2016’
 
India’s largest consumer technology exhibition, ‘India Gadgetz Expo 2016’ (IGE 2016), will be held in Bengaluru, from October 5th to 7th 2016, at KTPO (Karnataka Trade Promotion Organization) Whitefield. It will aim to bring together Read more
 
Capgemini secures 5-year contract extension from Wolters Kluwer
 
Capgemini, a global leader in consulting, technology and outsourcing services, has secured a five-year contract extension from Wolters Kluwer, a global leader in information services and solutions for professionals in the health, tax and accounting Read more
 
Lendingkart Group felicitated at Golden Star Six Sigma Awards
 
Instrumental in enhancing access of SME firms to easy working capital loans with its revolutionary technology-backed services, the Lendingkart Group has been felicitated as the ‘Fastest Growing Company’ by Read more
 
NEWS IN FOCUS
 
Digital learning tools, a positive impact on today's children?
 
Leading subscription-based learning platform for children’s curated content, AppyStore.in, has published some significant findings based on its insightful survey Read more
 
Digitalisation adoption in Africa is still uneven reveals SoftAge at Indo-Africa Expo 2016
 
Addressing the 2nd Indo-Africa ICT Expo and Forum being held at the Kenyatta International Convention Centre (KICC) in Nairobi, Kenya, SoftAge Information Technology Limited kickstarted Read more
 
180 Indian companies affected with Business Email Compromise schemes: Trend Micro report
 
Trend Micro Incorporated, a global leader in security software and solutions, published its security roundup report H1, 2016, “The Reign of Ransomware”. The report Read more
 
45% of organizations not prepared for malicious insiders: Mimecast Study
 
Mimecast Limited, a leading email and data security company, released new data* revealing that organizations globally believe they are their own worst enemy when it Read more
 
Growing cybersecurity vulnerabilities in India, finds VMware Study
 
VMware, Inc., the global leader in cloud infrastructure and business mobility, today announced the findings of a study on corporate data security practices conducted by The Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU), which VMware sponsored Read more
 
DOMESTIC NEWS
 
Wipro gets 3-year IT contract from Norway-based rail co.
 
Wipro Ltd., a leading global information technology, consulting and business process services company, today announced that it has won an IT contract from NSB Group, one of Norway's largest transportation groups. Headquartered in Read more
 
IoT India Congress recognises top three IoT focussed thought leaders and Start-up in India
 
The IoT India Congress 2016, the country’s largest conclave on IoT concluded its 3 day sessions post a series of enthralling discussions, recognition of outstanding Thought Leaders and IoT Start-up and Read more
 
Citrix named a leader in Gartner Magic Quadrant for ADC
 
Citrix, a leading provider of the Citrix NetScaler application delivery controller (ADC) solution, announced that it has been positioned by Gartner, Inc. in the Leaders quadrant of the 2016 Magic Quadrant for Application Deliver Controllers. NetScaler Read more
 
Mindtree partners with Conversable to transform customer conversations
 
Mindtree and Conversable announced a partnership that will enable brands to deliver improved customer service and open better paths to ecommerce by creating on-demand customer conversations via automated chat bot technology. Through the use of enterprise Read more
 
Energy Efficiency Yatra helps Danfoss tap strong industrial market in Pune
 
“Danfoss Energy Efficiency Yatra”, a nationwide-campaign targeted at raising awareness about energy efficiency, by Danfoss, a Danish company that provides climate and energy solutions, recently arrived in Pune. The campaign was launched Read more
 
Flock's biggest update is here- Introducing Teams and a brand new interface
 
Flock, the fastest growing communication and collaboration app releases its biggest update today - Flock 2.0. Stepping up its commitment to be a powerful team communication app, Flock 2.0 introduces major modifications to its core design and Read more
 
INTERNATIONAL NEWS
 
Digitalisation adoption in Africa is still uneven reveals SoftAge at Indo-Africa Expo 2016
 
Addressing the 2nd Indo-Africa ICT Expo and Forum being held at the Kenyatta International Convention Centre (KICC) in Nairobi, Kenya, SoftAge Information Technology Limited kickstarted Read more
 
Tantex chooses Qlik to deliver insights on impact of analytics on fashion retail industry
 
Qlik, a leader in visual analytics, announced that Tantex, a Singapore-based textile and garments design and supplier, has chosen Qlik for its visual analytics platform. By leveraging the Qlik platform, Tantex is able to analyze Read more
 
Aurelius crosses 150 customers' mark, registering 150% growth in over last two years
 
Aurelius Corporate Solutions, a company that provides knowledge solutions to corporate in India and across the world, has crossed the 150 customers’ mark, while registering 150% growth rate in the past 24 months. “The USP of Aurelius lies Read more
 
Is Apple considering manufacturing iPhones in India?
 
Prime Minister, Narendra Modi’s Make in India seems to have finally garnered interest from technology giant, Apple. Apple has asked one of its largest contract manufacturing partners, Foxconn Technology Group, to look at the possibility of Read more
 
Google invites Indian startups for its third Developers Launchpad Accelerator
 
Google today announced the call for applications for the next session of the Launchpad Accelerator. The Launchpad Accelerator is a specially designed class to help late-stage app startups in emerging markets find solutions to their business challenges and Read more