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4th GE Supplier’s Conference attended by over 500 suppliers Discussions include preparing supply chain for Industry 4.0 Reiterating its commitment to partner India in developing a robust and sustainable supply chain ecosystem, GE organized its 4th Supplier’s Conference in Pune inviting more than 500 strategic suppliers of the company in India. In line with the ‘Make in India’ initiative, GE …

GT Nexus, the world’s largest cloud-based global commerce platform, today issued its first ever State of the Global Supply Chain Report, an analysis of the top issues, challenges and opportunities faced by manufacturers. The study, which was conducted in partnership with global research firm, YouGov, sought to identify the following: Technologies and industry issues that have, and will have, the …

We are all worried about the constantly sophisticating cyber-attacks. But have we ever wondered the language we use the most is the same language that spammers are using! Trend Micro Incorporated released its annual security roundup report which dissects the most significant security incidents from 2015. One of the top activities noted included English language emerging as the highest spam …

Telecom industry body COAI, is worried about service tax on spectrum that the Finance Bill 2016 proposal can potentially hurt the Digital India campaign of the Government. COAI in a press announcement stated that the service tax should not be applicable on assignment of right to use spectrum by the India Government. The telecom industry association for GSM operators also …

Infoholic Research recently published a study titled “Virtual Private Cloud: Trends & Forecasts, 2016-2022.” Infoholic predicts that SMEs will dominate the Virtual Private Cloud (VPC) market in the coming years and this virtual private cloud market is estimated to reach $45.69 billion by 2022. “Globally, BFSI and Telecom are the industry verticals which are spending a lot on secure and …

Shortages of Skilled Workers and Rigid Organizational Cultures Major Barriers to Implementing Digital Priorities Despite the disruptive impact that digital transformation is having on organisations globally, it is still at the embryonic stage of maturity in government, according to the 2016 CIO Agenda survey by Gartner, Inc. Analytics, infrastructure and cloud computing continue to be the top three technology priorities …

Manufacturers’ Associationfor Information Technology (MAIT), India’s apex body representing IT manufacturers, has suggested some key policy and market interventions to achieve the vision of ‘Net Zero Imports’ and ignite a culture of domestic IT and ESDM product manufacturing in the country. Within the manufacturing sector, the growth of the IT electronics sector is critical for realizing the visionary initiatives of …

Advanced robotics is now accessible to anybody who wants to increase productivity while maintaining high safety standards. The Danish Ambassador to India, Peter Taksøe-Jensen launched Universal Robots at the Le Meridian, New Delhi. The smallest collaborative robot is world’s most flexible, light weight, table top robot that has been embraced worldwide especially in the electronics and metal industries.The collaborative robots …

In a step ahead enabling customer’s convenience, Maharashtra State Road Development Corporation and MEP RGSL Toll Bridge Pvt. Ltd has launched ETC Tag Online Re-charge facility for the Rajiv Gandhi Sea Link Toll users. Honorable Minister Shri Eknathji Shinde, Minister for Public Works (Public Undertaking), Government of Maharashtra launched this new service today for the Bandra-Worli Sea Link commuters. The …

We will see more and more integration of smart grids with renewable power sources such as wind and solar energy, pursuing the primary agenda of clean environment. Although the wind and solar energy sources that are derived from the environment are infinite, these sources are not under human control.When we have such a high penetration of renewables on the grid, …