8,000 people globally may b eimpacted
Several technology companies are seeking to step up hiring from Tier-II and Tier-III cities of India in 2024 to tap into a vast talent pool of skilled professionals churned out by educational institutions and training centres in these regions. Tier-II and Tier-III cities such as Thiruvananthapuram, Kochi, Coimbatore, Jaipur, Mohali, Vadodara, Chandigarh, and Indore contribute around 12-15 per cent of the country's tech talent, hinting towards the strong talent availability in these regions, according to Randstad India, a talent management firm.
IBM India won the award in 'Best IT Services and Products Company' category and IBM Daksh in 'Best BPO Company'.
IBM India announced on Monday that the availability of IBM Lotus Workplace Messaging, a web-based messaging offering
Controlling an electrical device using a switch in the virtual world of Internet would no more be a distant dream, with IBM India planning to develop an "interface" to suit such applications.
The Indian arm hopes to get a piece of the pie.
Technology giant IBM's workforce-rebalancing efforts have now hit India, with the company asking several of its employees in its hardware business unit to quit.
IBM India plans to set up a series of specialised 'think world' showrooms in major cities and towns across the country to showcase its latest products and solutions.
IBM India announced on Tuesday the launch of 'India Smart Centre', a virtual toll-free service centre to provide services and support to the small and medium businesses in metros and small towns.\n\n\n\n
Lula Mohanty, vice president, IBM India talks about the experiences that shaped her career and offers advice on how to be a good leader.
India has its share of both large tech companies and large national laboratories, but why is it that these don't seem to be at the forefront of any innovation news headlines? asks Ajit Balakrishnan.
The Desktop Hindi Speech Recognition Technology developed by the IBM India Software Lab in collaboration with Centre for Development of Advanced Computing would provide a natural interface for human-computer interaction.
Vanitha Narayanan's appointment comes at a time when the IT sector in the country is grappling with the after effects of the slowdown and is weighed by an uncertain economic environment and spending cuts.
IBM on Wednesday announced the opening of an Industry Solutions Lab in New Delhi, which will offer a unique environment for client executives and business partners to see how IBM's advanced technologies and solutions could transform their business.
US tech giant IBM is betting big on the India growth story and plans to open more software development centres in the country as it looks to partner with the government in its digitisation journey, its chairman and CEO Arvind Krishna said on Friday. On a visit to India, Krishna met Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, Telecom Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw and Minister of State for IT Rajeev Chandrasekhar to discuss deeper collaboration including skilling and workforce development. The firm that originally designed the technology and system behind ATMs, barcodes and the US social security net, is greatly enthused with the speed at which the Indian government is willing to make decisions and where it is moving, he told a select media briefing.
IBM India has registered the highest revenue share growth of 4.2 per cent among the top server vendors in India during the first nine months of 2003, according to the IT sector tracking firm IDC.
Held at the IBM centre in Kolkata, these camps are designed to generate their interest in technology and innovation, thus building a foundation for future careers. As a part of this year's EXITE program, about 62 ninth standard girls from four Kolkata schools took part in the camps conducted by IBM.
'With nearly double the market share of our nearest competitor, we are shaping the digital transformation journey of close to 1,000 clients in India.'
India is becoming a key market for IBM with the IT behemoth logging a 45 per cent growth in revenue in 2004 besides adding about 16,000 professionals in 2005 to reach a strong employee strength of 38,500.
The companies would set up a Digital Subscriber Line Access Multiplexer network that allows telephones to connect faster to the internet, IBM said. BSNL will use the network to offer new broadband-based, multi-play services.
IBM India on Monday announced the availability of its entry level, notebook, the IBM ThinkPad R40e priced at Rs 49,990.\n\n\n\n
Based on advanced speech processing techniques, the technology was initially developed for a leading call centre in India to help improve the capabilities of their agents, an IBM statement said.
The tool, released across the globe on Friday, assesses how well an organisation is prepared to respond and continue operations in the face of disruptions without losing momentum.
Located in a small township in the eastern part of Bengaluru is IBM's new Security Command Centre, which is surrounded by offices of multinational tech companies. This unit is the centrepiece of IBM's multi-million dollar investment to help businesses prepare for the growing threat of cyberattacks across the Asia-Pacific (APAC) region. This facility is the first of its kind in the region. It helps train in cybersecurity response techniques through highly realistic and simulated cyberattacks.
IBM started using Watson last year in India in two of its key divisions, services and infrastructure, for the bulk of its 150,000 employees as part of its "predictive retention" programme.
Krishna's appointment as head of the global IT giant adds to the growing list of Indian-origin executives at the helm of some of the biggest multinational companies. Krishna joins the club that includes Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella, Google and Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai, MasterCard CEO Ajay Banga, PepsiCo's former CEO Indra Nooyi and Adobe CEO Shantanu Narayen.
IBM India on Thursday announced the expansion of its global delivery capacity in Kolkata by opening its fourth facility in DLF IT Park, Rajarhat.
IBM India Software Labs on Wednesday announced the setting up of IBM Centre for Advanced Studies at its facility in Bangalore to allow universities access to IBM's product development and supporting infrastructure.
'We give them problems so that they can come up with solutions using the technological skills they have learnt.' 'In fact, changemaking and problem solving are interchangeable, in a way.'
For Dinesh Nirmal (pictured), who heads IBM Software, one of his mandates is to integrate generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) into all products IBM builds and leverage it to enhance developer productivity across global labs. Nirmal believes that one of the biggest benefits of GenAI is automation, leading to optimisations and productivity gains. He shares that IBM Software has observed productivity gains of 30-40 per cent in some segments of software development.
The students who graduate from the ongoing academic year will be eligible for the programme and the company is already scouting for talent. The Blue Scholars will work closely with the IBM worldwide research teams, immersed within a real-world innovation culture and drive the delivery of a wide spectrum of technology solutions.
IBM has deployed over 1,200 Indian employees to countries like Austria, Finland, Denmark, Costa Rica, under the Blue Opportunities programme.
The average Indian works 46.7 hours per week, surpassing even China's 46.1 hours. In some sectors, the numbers are even more staggering.
IBM India has launched its first ThinkPad with an integrated fingerprint reader at prices beginning from Rs 95,000.
IBM has chosen Surat, Allahabad and Vizag among 16 global locations for its smart cities programme.
As per the 'India's Top Supercomputers list for 2011', complied and published by Supercomputer Education and Research Centre of IISc, IBM topped the list with six high performance computing installations across India.
'My simple instruction to every IBM salesperson is, "When you go to the customer, use less of this (he points to his mouth) and more of this (ear)".' 'Talk less, listen more",' Karan Bajwa tells Raghu Krishnan.
Given the tonnes of sewage and filth that have accumulated in the Ganga over the years, this may seem to be a drop in the ocean.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi urged CEOs of US majors to take advantage of India's growth story as the country is making all efforts to become the third largest economy of the world in his third term. India is currently the fifth largest economy of the world after the US, China, Germany and Japan with a GDP of around $3.9 trillion. India has been the fastest growing large economies of the world with GDP growth rate of over 7 per cent for the last three consecutive years.
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