IT SERVICES

Assam Skill Development Mission's 'QG Daksha' to help connect service providers and service seekers

Skill, Employment and Entrepreneurship Minister Chandra Mohan Patowary hoped that the app will play the role of a job aggregator for employment generation for the local youth of Assam and help them find suitable job opportunities thereby creating a community of skilled resources.

UST acquires ServiceNow business of abhra, Inc

This acquisition would help UST customers in adopting the matured capabilities of the platform, increasing user adoption, and thereby maximise the value from SaaS investments, said the company in a press release.

Private firm starts chopper service in Vrindavan

"It would facilitate people visiting Vrindavan Kumbh to watch majestic events like 'Shahi Snan' besides camps of saints and 'akharas' with their flags in the Kumbh," said the firm's Managing Director Vishal Jain.

Xchanging Technology Services India settles case with Sebi

The settlement order came after the company filed an application with the regulator proposing to settle the matter without admitting and denying the alleged violations.

The subscriber base growth for Disney+, Hulu, ESPN and Hotstar comes as Walt Disney's travel and amusement park business suffered due to the pandemic-induced lockdowns.

Government to launch seaplane services on various routes: Mandaviya

No separate budget has been provided as of now for this initiative, as per the ministry, and the objective of the EoI is to assess the interest of the airline operators for joint development and operation of the seaplane services with SDCL.

Jassy’s ascent suggests that the Amazon synonymous with Bezos — an online store that once sold books and now sells everything, where the customer is always right — could one day be reduced to a quaint origin story.

Automation impact: Tech Mahindra to reduce BPO staff by 5,000 in FY21 even as revenues grow robustly

It can be noted that the business process outsourcing (BPO) vertical, which has its genesis in the 'call centres' business of the past, is one of the biggest employment generators in the technology space, where Indian executives handle a slew of processes for overseas clients often across time zones.

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.