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The Enterprise security market has been influenced by various factors like never before.  Services, cloud, mobile phones and social media has created three types of players:  Services or online companies, traditional Enterprises that need to adopt to these new platforms and existing Security software players who try to cross over to the newer online customers.  This article analyses five major …

The Digital India project was launched by the Government of India in 2014, with a vision of preparing India for a knowledge future.  From creating telecom and Internet reach, to service the citizens, the massive plan outlay relates to a 5 year effort by the present Indian Government.   Ashok Subramaniam analyses some key areas as seen by some of the …

Prism Cybersoft, a software solutions provider to financial intermediaries announced the launch of Abacus, a cloud-based personal investment and accounting software for consumers to manage their investment portfolios. Available to individual investors at an annual subscription of INR 600, it is built on Microsoft’s Azure cloud platform and SQL 2014 server. Jayesh Shah, CEO, Prism Cybersoft Pvt. Ltd. said, “Abacus allows …

Child and women safety, local crimes, terrorism and other security threats around the country are generating a high demand for advanced CCTV solutions that can help detect threats, and protect lives and assets. Ashok Subramaniam analyses some of the trends that are helping reshape the security industry. Security is today a huge issue. As technology advances, the nature and intensity …

Graduating startups have witnessed significant growth, acquired high profile clients and received investments during the intensive four-month program The GenNext Innovation Hub is a joint initiative of two leading companies, Reliance Industries Limited (RIL) and Microsoft Ventures to develop the startup community across India. The event held in Mumbai, saw the startups showcase their businesses to more than 200 venture …

 SAP Techniversity Bangalore, the annual premier SAP technology, education, and training conference created expressly for students is being hosted at the Bangalore International Exhibition Centre on the 12th of March. This year, 1500 student attendees will experience how SAP drives innovation to the digital enterprise and how they can make a difference. The event kicks off with the launch of the SAP …

Tata Communications today announced its official association as the communications partner for TeamIndus, India’s only competitor in the $30 million Google Lunar XPRIZE, the largest international incentivised prize competition aimed at developing low-cost methods of robotic space exploration. The contest is challenging privately funded teams to safely land a spacecraft on the surface of the moon that travels at least …

MyGov, the citizen engagement platform of the Government of India announced the launch of a nation-wide contest to build a mobile app for the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO). This contest will be held across the country, at different institutions & colleges and will invite participation from people throughout India. Google will partner MyGov in this contest to build the PMO …

A host of technology companies and NASSCOM shared their budget reactions with us over the weekend. Here is an abridged collation of what the industry leaders said: NASSCOM: –        Central excise and service tax registration in two working days through online submissions including digitally signed invoices will ease business processes. –        Increasing the time limit to claim CENVAT credit from …

The Indian IT-ITES revenues stood at an all-time high of USD 118 billion and the industry is the largest private sector employer today. Expectations are high that a favorable business and investment environment gets created over and above sops. When an industry contributes about 8% to national GDP and has 23-25% share in exports, the sustenance and profitability of the …