IT SERVICES
Internet services on mobile devices suspended in Kashmir
Suspension of mobile phone and Internet services on Republic Day and Independence Day has been part of the security drill in the valley since 2005 when militants used a mobile phone to trigger an IED blast near the venue of Independence Day celebrations.
Banks review services policy for WhatsApp
HDFC Bank, which was earlier offering customers the option to obtain bank account balances through ...
Commercial flight services between Delhi to Sikkim commences
The first commercial flight services between Delhi and Sikkim commenced on Satur...
Flight services hit in Kashmir due to snowfall
The snowfall began early in the morning and was continuing when the last reports came in. "No flight operations have taken place at the Srinagar airport so far this morning," an official said. He added that the runway at the airport was not available for flight operations due to the accumulation of snow.
Services jobs witness recovery by December quarter
The services sector, barring education, witnessed a near-complete recovery in employment by the December quarter after a significant dip earlier in the year due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the Centre for Monitoring Indian Economy said.
Parler loses bid to have service restored by Amazon
US District Judge Barbara Rothstein in Seattle said Parler failed to show it was likely to prevail on the merits of its claims, or that the public interest supported a preliminary injunction requiring the restoration of service.
Government service at doorstep programme launched in Bengaluru
The government has introduced the Jan Sevak service at Dasarahalli, Mahadevapura, Bommanahalli, Yeshwanthpur, Rajajinagar and Bengaluru South. Suresh Kumar requested Bengaluru’s citizens to make use of the service and make it a success. Citizens will pay a service charge of 115 in addition to the fee applicable for the service sought.
IT companies to see double-digit growth on mega deal wins
Goldman Sachs estimates that the double-digit growth momentum driven by large-scale shifts (of applications) to the cloud, building applications for the cloud native world and collaboration between IT vendors and customers to build new solutions could usher in the “third wave of IT outsourcing”.
Tech services firms expect fresh business opportunities from coronavirus vaccine distribution
Infosys, Genpact, Accenture, HCL Tech, Tata Consultancy Services, and others are likely to see increased demand for data analytics-based solutions as governments and companies need to track vaccine distribution and its side-effects.
5G adoption, large deal focus to drive growth for Tech Mahindra
The opportunities would be around three areas, network services for telecom service providers, scaling up 5G for enterprises and R&D spends on networks and devices.
TCS to acquire Pramerica Technology Services from Prudential Financial
The acquisition allows TCS to expand its nearshore capabilities as it will service other customers as well in Ireland, the UK, Europe, and the United States.
Mid-tier IT firms see sweet spot in $10-50 million deals
Zensar, Mindtree, Persistent Systems and other mid-sized software services firms said there were many such deals on offer even as large deals are fewer.
How Covid-19 pushed India's IT industry to shed its reticence and go shopping world over
In mid-October, Wipro acquired Eximius Design based in San Jose, US. Tech Mahindra bought out two firms — digital enterprise tech provider Momenton based in Australia and New Zealand-based tech consulting firm Tenzing.
The pandemic has forced companies to invest in cloud-based services, says TCS CEO Gopinathan
In an interaction with TOI, CEO Rajesh Gopinathan said the pandemic is pushing companies globally to move to a far more modern IT architecture, one that will make businesses more resilient.
Wipro to provide engineering services support for Intel's solution
The Open Network Edge Services Software (OpenNESS) is a multi-access edge computing (MEC) software toolkit that was developed by Intel and allows developers to create and deploy applications at the network edge or on-premise edge locations.
