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WhatsApp Wants To Be A Business Platform
Allowing video calls on WhatsApp, which is otherwise a simple messaging app owned by Facebook, was the last big feature launched before it starts making money. Knowing the phone number and device of use is enough, says Sanchit Vir Gogia,…
Salesforce Plans To Add 5 Lakh Jobs In Four Years
With increasing digitisation in India, cloud computing technology provider Salesforce along with its partners plan to add 5 lakh jobs by 2020. New digital technologies can monitor and analyse how equipment runs at a customer site, service providers can offer…
Grocers Suffer As Wholesalers, Distributors Still Not On Paytm
The government’s demonetisation of ₹500 and ₹1,000 currency notes has led to the meteoric rise of Paytm, India’s largest digital wallet and payment company. “When the cash is back, it will be a challenge. We will have to see how…
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Demonetisation: How Infoscions Are Coping With Change
When Vishal Sikka took over as the first non-founder CEO of Infosys, amongst the half-a-dozen initiatives he undertook there was one that went unnoticed. Employee identification cards were tweaked and a new technology-enabled facility was incorporated into the ‘dog tag’…
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Wipro Begins Monetising From Its Intra-preneurship Projects
India's third largest IT firm Wipro has begun offering solutions to customers from entrepreneurial projects of its employees in segments such as corporate treasury and software defined infrastructure. "I will not be surprised if monetization has already happened in Wipro…
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Leading With Digital – Why This Transformation Matters For Traditional Orgs and Its CXOs
In today’s time, while leading with Digital is evident, who owns this transformation still remains a bone of contention. This journey needs to be co-owned by those who will be impacted first – the CXOs. Having said that, the starting point…
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How Google Changed Itself For India In A ‘Mission To Connect The World’
Alphabet Inc’s Google is ready to spend billions to get millions of Indians online– through a slew of India-specific products and initiatives – to stay relevant in the world’s fastest-growing internet economy. “While Google has done some good stuff, its…
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First Casualty Of Donald Trump’s Win? eBay Sacks India Product Team
Online marketplace eBay will shut its global development centre in Bengaluru, laying off staff and taking back work to Silicon Valley on the day Donald Trump got elected as the 45th President of United States on promise of bringing back…
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How It Made Itself Indian: The Amazing Rise Of Amazon In The Country
“This is just the beginning… we are building the most customer-centric company based on a large selection, low prices and fast delivery,” says Amit Agarwal, head of Amazon India. “E-commerce is so fast you cannot afford to make too many…
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Ankur Warikoo Working On A New Script For Nearbuy
An old lady runs through the narrow corridors of a slum, chasing two thieves, who had apparently robbed her bag. Twenty seconds into the chase, the old lady grabs them and hits them on to the ground. The video ends…
Firms Relying On Digital Transformation To Counter Disruption In Ecosystem: Survey
Disruption appears to be the new norm in India, with over 90 per cent of enterprises stating they have experienced disruption, and another 26 per cent unaware of how their industry would look three years down the line, according to…
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Internet Giants Turning One-Stop Platforms To Beat App Economy
Internet giants Facebook and Google are moving beyond their existing offerings and platforms to venture into aggregating online services. Instead of using multiple applications for various needs, Facebook and Google are looking to layer these services to a single platform.…
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Flipkart Follows Google, Amazon Into The World Of Secret Servers
Online retailer Flipkart is now following global pioneers like Amazon and Google to build its own servers and networks. The move is aimed at creating a platform that responds to specific requirements. The decision to build its own servers follows…
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‘Prime’ Isn’t Just For Faster Deliveries, It Has Got More In Store, Says Amazon
Amazon is encouraging customers to sign-up on Prime, its premium membership service, which is essentially the US-based e-commerce giant’s biggest loyalty program. And the hook is faster deliveries. “It becomes a e-commerce platform of choice once you have purchased a membership,”…
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Dell Technologies Research: Indian Organizations Most Digitally Mature Globally
Businesses consider digital start-ups a threat, either now or in the future. Specific to India, Dell Technologies conducted a study (DRIVING OUTCOMES FROM DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION – INDIA INC. APPROACH) to understand what 150 digitally mature organizations are doing differently, in partnership with Greyhound…
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FirstCry Acquires BabyOye; Raises $34 Mn
Online baby products retailer FirstCry has agreed to acquire auto-to-software conglomerate Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd’s baby-care business BabyOye in a cash-and-stock deal that will help it consolidate its presence in the growing segment through an omni-channel strategy. Sanchit Vir Gogia,…
Big Business Houses Race For IT Infrastructure To Rival Startups
Sixty-three per cent of large businesses in India are scrambling to invest in IT infrastructure & digital skills to compete with start-ups who are posing a threat to traditional businesses and 62 per cent are planning to invest over 30…
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How Facebook Can Disrupt OLX, Quikr’s Marketplace
With its free listing of goods and services, Facebook could disrupt the paid model adopted by classified players in the country. “Whether you like it or not, doing something at scale and usability are big problems not many companies have…
Dell Tech To Tap Indian Digital Transformation
To tap into the country's digital transformation, Dell Technologies, outcome of the $67 billion Dell-EMC merger, is sharpening its focus on the country. Specific to India, a study by Greyhound Research (DRIVING OUTCOMES FROM DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION – INDIA INC. APPROACH) found that: In India,…
Digital Startups Will Disrupt Businesses: Study
Businesses believe digital startups pose a threat to their organisation, either now or in the future, while most fear that they may become obsolete because of competition from these startups. Specific to India, a study by Greyhound Research (DRIVING OUTCOMES FROM DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION –…
Google, Microsoft, Apple & IBM Battle It Out In India Enterprise Space
India is all set to become a battleground as Google is gearing up to take on Microsoft and IBM as the California headquartered search giant is eyeing a piece of the lucrative enterprise business. “With Apple and IBM both investing…
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Google To Launch First Data Centre In Mumbai To Take On Microsoft, Amazon
Google Inc. is trying to bridge the gap with rivals Microsoft and Amazon Web Services (AWS) in the cloud marketplace in India by announcing that it plans to set up its first data centre in Mumbai by 2017—a strategy that…
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Wal-Mart, Flipkart Deal Talks: $1 Bn Is A Pittance But Retail Giant May Be Just Testing The Waters
India’s retail space dominated by home-grown market leader Flipkart, with Jeff Bezos-founded Amazon following it, is being infused with increased funding if one were to go by news reports that Wal-Mart is pumping in $1 billion into Flipkart. Sanchit Vir…
IBM Thinks Watson In Cognitive Mode
The technology platform, Watson, does hold a lot of potential for solving customer problems through its advanced analytics capabilities. But it needs to work in tandem with end-user organisations and may be a long way from commercial success in India…
Snapdeal将采取自营模式 追赶Flipkart和亚马逊
核心提示： 印度电商巨头Snapdeal将采取自营模式，由母公司Jasper Infotech Pvt旗下的子公司E-Agility Solutions Pvt负责这一自营模式。该举措与Snapdeal现在作为第三方电商平台的策略大为不同。此外，近日通过部署10万个核的OpenStack，Snapdeal获得成本降低、性能提升的好处。 Greyhound Research公司首席分析师桑切特·维尔·戈吉亚(Sanchit Vir Gogia)此前表示，“近几年，Snapdeal一直面临着身份认同的危机。Flipkart的优势是自主开发的强大的物流基础设施。亚马逊拥有多年的经验和雄厚的财力。但Snapdeal连物流问题都没解决，它会因为生态系统的缺失而尝到苦头。” Source: zgswcn.com |
Infy Exits Show Challenge For Sikka In Biz Makeover
The exit of Sanjay Purohit, the seventh key executive to quit Infosys, shows the challenges its first non-founder chief executive Vishal Sikka is facing. Sikka, a former board member at business software company SAP AG, has been trying to push…
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MNCs Put Indian Data Centres On Cloud Nine
In a move that should worry local providers, large multinationals, including Amazon Web Services (AWS), Microsoft and IBM, have announced the launch of data centre facilities in India over the last year to capture the thriving local cloud computing demand.…
80 Million People Use Facebook Groups Every Month In India
Facebook Inc. announced on Wednesday that over 80 million people in India use Facebook Groups each month to stay in touch with family, collaborate on projects, plan trips and offer support to friends. Globally, more than 1 billion people use…
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Snapdeal Turns Into Your Shopping Assistant To Survive E-commerce Battle
In order to break away from the herd of e-commerce players who fight on discounts, faster delivery and selection, Snapdeal wants to be your shopping assistant. “Kunal (Bahl) has shown very progressive mindset by proposing the use of predictive and…
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