An incentive policy for the private sector companies to set up data center parks in India will make it affordable for firms to store data locally vis-à-vis other locations such as Singapore and also prepare them for the deluge of…
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Government To Unveil Policy On Data Center Parks
The government said it will come out with a policy to enable private sector build data center parks in the country at a time the segment is becoming a focus area for commercial real estate players. "It will enable our…
FDI To Increase, Indian IT Firms To Benefit From FM’s Data Centre Plan
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman’s proposal in the Union Budget to come up with a policy for setting up data centre parks would benefit tech services companies and attract foreign investments in creating the adequate infrastructure for all industry sectors, said…
FM’s Rs 8,000 Crore Boost Will Help India Bridge Gap In Quantum Computing With US, China
India’s plan to invest Rs 8,000 crore over the next five years in the National Mission on Quantum technology and its applications comes at a time when the world is making bets on the emerging field that has potential impact…
Finance Minister Takes A Rs 8,000 Crore Quantum Leap
CEO of Greyhound Research says that it is the right time for quantum investment as companies like IBM and Google are going to be investing a tonne of money and infrastructure assets towards Asia, in countries like Japan and Singapore.…
HCL Tech Q3 Net Profit Rises 16% To INR 3,037 Crore
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Microsoft Reports More Than $1 Billion In India Revenue
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NTT Expects To Grow Its India Business At 18% or Higher
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Large BPM Firms Ride Digital Data Analytics Wave
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HCL Technologies Q1 Profit Declines 13.5% At ₹2,220 crore
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ETTelecom 5G Congress 2019: Wider 5G Adoption Possible With Indian Standards
5G technology is poised as the latest iteration of wireless network connectivity to bring out the best potential of IoT driven innovations across industry. India is pushing for a local approach in bringing standard to enable relevant use cases for wider 5G adoption.…
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InMobi wins over China, where Facebook, Google failed
Global technology giants Google and Facebook may not have succeeded in penetrating the China market, but InMobi, which competes with these tech giants in the data-driven mobile advertising space, is betting big on the world’s most populous country, where it…
Indian IT Looks Homeward As Digital Transformation Kicks In
Exports-focused Indian IT services firms have stepped up focus on the typically smaller footprint domestic market, driven by Indian companies transforming their business using digital technology and as the government moves to use technology to improve governance. In the past…
Vishal Sikka’s Vian Systems Raises $50 Million In Funding
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Vodafone-Idea, IBM Deal Set To Exceed USD 1 Bn
Vodafone Idea Limited (VIL) is believed to have finalised a new $700-800 million (Rs4,900 crore-5,600 crore) five-year technology outsourcing contract with IBM, a deal that is expected to contribute a major part to the Rs8,400 crore annual opex savings that…
Vodafone-Idea, IBM Set To Seal $700-800 Million 5-year IT Outsourcing Deal
Vodafone Idea is believed to have finalised a new $700-800 million (Rs4,900 crore-5,600 crore) five-year technology outsourcing contract with IBM, a deal that is expected to contribute a major part to the Rs8,400 crore annual opex savings that the telecom…
Episode 2: #GreyhoundTV #DoubleDecaff – IBM Announces Sydney Multi-Zone Region
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Airtel, IBM Tech Outsourcing Deal Extended Till Jan-end
Bharti Airtel has temporarily extended its technology outsourcing contract with IBM till January end, and is in talks with the US firm for a new contract after that, which could be narrower in scope and lower in value, at $200-250…
Episode 1: #GreyhoundTV #DoubleDecaff – AWS Launches New Region in Hong Kong
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An India-China Trade War? Modi Fans The Flames Of Boycott Calls
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Rajan Anandan Quits Google India, To Join Sequoia India As MD
Rajan Anandan, who led Google’s operations in India and South-East Asia, is leaving the company to join Sequoia Capital India. Anandan, who had an eight-year stint at Alphabet Inc.’s Google, will become managing director at Sequoia Capital India, the venture capital…
Rahul Gandhi’s Promise On Ease Of Doing Business Is Election Rhetoric At Best; Implementation Is Key
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India’s InMobi Ramps Up Ad Challenge To Google And Facebook
Low-profile Indian tech company InMobi aims to take advantage of the headwinds facing Google and Facebook to grab a bigger share of the nearly $140 billion market for online advertising. The Bangalore-based company, which brings together advertisers and app developers,…
No Walkover: Spotify Faces Tough Competition From Amazon, Apple Apps
Within a week of its launch in India, international music streaming platform Spotify made headlines by clocking one million users. While it is late to the party — Apple Music, Amazon Music and Google Play Music have been around, along with long-standing Indian players…
Spotify Had No Choice But To Offer An Excellent Free Service In India
It might be late to the party, but the Swedish music streaming app Spotify is trying really hard to make up for the lost time in India. The Stockholm-based company launched in the country yesterday (Feb. 27) with freebies and…
Amazon Has Ambitious Plans To Earn From Virtual Assistant Alexa
Amazon is working with brands across sectors to enable them to build skills on its Alexa platform. From daily news updates to smart-home integrations, banking services, food ordering and cab hailing, Alexa has been equipped with skills as the service expands.…
Intel India FY18 Profit Up 4.6% To Rs 379 Cr, Revenue Grows 23%
Intel India saw profits grow 4.6% to Rs 379 crore and revenue by 23% to Rs 4,149 crore in fiscal 2018, according to the company's filings with the Registrar of Companies (RoC). The company has seen increased competition from peers such as…
Netflix Hasn’t Increased Prices In India Probably Because It Can’t Afford To
On Jan. 15, video streaming service, Netflix, made headlines as it increased its subscription cost by 13-18% across the US and Latin America. This is the biggest increase by the company since its inception 12 years ago and will impact 58 million American subscribers,…
As Action Moves To Cloud, Server Sales Take A Hit
Server sales in India declined for the first time due to weak demand from IT services firms, whose clients are increasingly renting space on the cloud to host applications instead of setting up their own infrastructure. Analysts said there were examples of…