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RBI diktat on data storage upsets payments providers

RBI diktat on data storage upsets payments providers

Rediff.com23 May 2018

The RBI on April 6 directed all payments service providers to make sure "that the entire data relating to payment systems operated by them are stored in a system only in India."

Foxconn targets 10-12 facilities in India by 2020

Foxconn targets 10-12 facilities in India by 2020

Rediff.com26 May 2015

It was not immediately known how many jobs the proposed new plants would eventually create.

At his last AGM Premji outlines Wipro's 4 focus areas

At his last AGM Premji outlines Wipro's 4 focus areas

Rediff.com17 Jul 2019

Digital, cloud, engineering services, and cybersecurity will drive Wipro's growth. 'Based on approval from the board, we have decided to step up our investments significantly in these four big bets,' Premji said in his last address as executive chairman.

Wipro Q1 net profit up 2% at Rs 2,120.8 crore

Wipro Q1 net profit up 2% at Rs 2,120.8 crore

Rediff.com20 Jul 2018

Its revenue from operations grew 2.5 per cent to Rs 13,977.7 crore

E-commerce policy may miss 2019 deadline

E-commerce policy may miss 2019 deadline

Rediff.com10 Oct 2019

The proposed policy is increasingly becoming an item of negotiation, as the US pushes hard to change India's stance.

Vodafone and Idea are now 'Vi'

Vodafone and Idea are now 'Vi'

Rediff.com7 Sep 2020

The brand integration not only marks the completion of the largest telecom merger in the world, but will also set the company on its future journey to offer strong digital experiences to 1 billion Indians on its 4G network.

Rivals Microsoft and Oracle team up on push into cloud

Rivals Microsoft and Oracle team up on push into cloud

Rediff.com25 Jun 2013

Both are facing growing pressure from new rivals selling cheaper services.

How Vodafone Idea can 'win' the telecom battle

How Vodafone Idea can 'win' the telecom battle

Rediff.com29 Jun 2020

Globally, the focus has moved back to India, especially in terms of telecom assets. Vodafone Idea, with some 300 million customers, continues to be attractive with shares available at a low price.

Infosys partners with Microsoft, Hitachi for IT solutions

Infosys partners with Microsoft, Hitachi for IT solutions

Rediff.com18 Sep 2014

The combination will enable enterprises to move to a 100 per cent virtualised environment with management, orchestration and hypervisor integration, Infosys said.

Data protection: Candid views of Rishad Premji

Data protection: Candid views of Rishad Premji

Rediff.com19 Sep 2018

"Critical data which has to be resided in India is an important component that needs to be clarified, as this will be arguably uncovered on an ad hoc basis as we move forward."

Firms irked by RBI's order to store payments data in India

Firms irked by RBI's order to store payments data in India

Rediff.com20 Apr 2018

While most banks in India store all this data on Indian servers in their core banking systems, the current directive addresses new-age payment and fintech companies operating in the space

10 large caps for good returns in 2021

10 large caps for good returns in 2021

Rediff.com15 Jan 2021

Investment in market leaders with a safety-first approach could yield reasonable returns across sectors.

Meet Dheemanth Nagaraj, first Indian to get Intel Fellow award

Meet Dheemanth Nagaraj, first Indian to get Intel Fellow award

Rediff.com3 Sep 2018

What makes Nagaraj's achievement significant is the fact that there have been only about 80 Intel Fellows globally in the 50 years of the company's operation.

Microsoft, Symantec disrupt global cyber crime op

Microsoft, Symantec disrupt global cyber crime op

Rediff.com7 Feb 2013

Companies push out warnings to PCs infected with Bamital.

$20 bn investment needed to digitise govt records'

$20 bn investment needed to digitise govt records'

Rediff.com21 Mar 2013

Pitroda, who pioneered the telecom revolution in India, added that government will open four large data centres to enable the flow of information up to the panchayat level.

IBM bags Rs 56-cr IDBI deal

IBM bags Rs 56-cr IDBI deal

Rediff.com6 Jul 2005

IBM Global Services has bagged a Rs 56 crore (Rs 560 million) contract from IDBI Ltd to consolidate the latter's IT infrastructure, including building and providing service support for a state-of-the-art data centre and disaster recovery site.\n\n

Global payments firms in talks with RBI for free flow of data

Global payments firms in talks with RBI for free flow of data

Rediff.com19 Feb 2019

While most of these payment players continue to run Indian data through the global processes of data analytics and fraud detection, the industry seems divided over whether the regulator would allow this to continue.

Decline in global client spending may put Indian IT sector under stress

Decline in global client spending may put Indian IT sector under stress

Rediff.com11 Jul 2019

Though global IT services spending is likely to cross the $1-trillion mark to reach $1.031 trillion, growth rate will slow to 3.8% in 2019, compared to 6.7% last year according to reports

Terror cases of Patna, Bodh Gaya and B'lore solved: Govt

Terror cases of Patna, Bodh Gaya and B'lore solved: Govt

Rediff.com19 Dec 2013

The three terror incidents that took place in Patna, Bangalore and Bodh Gaya this year have been solved, Union Home Minister Sushilkumar Shinde said on Thursday as he made it clear that government will deal with terrorism with an "iron fist".

Asia-Pacific IT spending to reach $743bn in 2013

Asia-Pacific IT spending to reach $743bn in 2013

Rediff.com13 Nov 2012

All five major segments of IT spending are expected to grow in 2013.

'Haven't seen any investment slowdown in IT sector'

'Haven't seen any investment slowdown in IT sector'

Rediff.com14 Nov 2013

The investment arm of US-headquartered chip-maker Intel Corporation expects India to add around 300 million internet users over the next five years.

Naxals triggered a whopping 83% IED blasts in 2016

Naxals triggered a whopping 83% IED blasts in 2016

Rediff.com13 Feb 2017

According to a report by the National Bomb Data Centre, a total of 337 blasts of various kinds were reported last year, an increase from 268 in 2015.

Hackers attempt to break into AP govt websites

Hackers attempt to break into AP govt websites

Rediff.com20 Feb 2012

Hackers attempted to break into different websites of Andhra Pradesh Government departments on Monday even as a security audit was being conducted at the State Data Centre maintained by Wipro.

Indian e-commerce boom draws Intel Capital

Indian e-commerce boom draws Intel Capital

Rediff.com14 May 2014

The Intel Capital India Technology Fund, with a corpus of 250,000, was established in 2005-06 in India through which tech VC has invested a lot in data centre technology, telecom and infrastructure, apart from e-commerce.

Budget 2020 has both vision and action: PM Modi

Budget 2020 has both vision and action: PM Modi

Rediff.com1 Feb 2020

The PM said that the Union Budget will accelerate the economic growth, financially empower every citizen and strengthen the foundation of the economy in the new decade.

India is ranked No. 1 for developer satisfaction: Sanket Akerkar

India is ranked No. 1 for developer satisfaction: Sanket Akerkar

Rediff.com5 Apr 2012

Global software giant Microsoft intends to tap the growing cloud computing market here. Sanket Akerkar, managing director of Microsoft India, says he's seeing an uptick in its adoption by enterprises, to become competitive.

The secret behind Cisco's bold networking start-up

The secret behind Cisco's bold networking start-up

Rediff.com19 Mar 2012

The product they are discussing, called Insiemi, would be designed to work in high-end computer centres that use "software-defined networking."

Delhi car blast: NSG not allowed to gather data from spot

Delhi car blast: NSG not allowed to gather data from spot

Rediff.com15 Feb 2012

In a surprise departure from norms, investigators of the National Security Guard post-blast study team were not allowed to gather vital data of the terror-struck and burnt Israeli embassy SUV citing "diplomatic reasons".

RJio targets 100 million customers in 12 months

RJio targets 100 million customers in 12 months

Rediff.com29 Oct 2015

RJio is targeting the existing base of high-value customers.

How Wipro plans to beat Street estimates in profit terms

How Wipro plans to beat Street estimates in profit terms

Rediff.com8 Mar 2019

It had reorganised its India business by carving out public sector undertaking and government businesses. Besides the company had also split its India and West Asia businesses.

Top Indian IT firms form consortium to bag projects in China

Top Indian IT firms form consortium to bag projects in China

Rediff.com30 Sep 2015

India has consistently asked China to open up its market for IT and pharmaceuticals.

TCS bags multi-million dollar deal from Dutch firm

TCS bags multi-million dollar deal from Dutch firm

Rediff.com15 Mar 2011

The scope of the project covers end-to-end IT infrastructure services, which will be provided from TCS' global delivery centres in the Netherlands, Hungary and India, TCS said in a statement.

I-T dept begins work on real-time network

I-T dept begins work on real-time network

Rediff.com2 May 2011

The Income Tax (I-T) Department has embarked on a plan to create a national data centre to facilitate a management information systems-based, real-time analysis of data for quick and effective decision making.

EPFO dumps CSC Aadhaar services after data theft

EPFO dumps CSC Aadhaar services after data theft

Rediff.com3 May 2018

Unique Identification Authority of India said the alleged data breach took place on a website that does not belong to it.

Paytm ties up with Wipro for payments bank

Paytm ties up with Wipro for payments bank

Rediff.com2 May 2016

Wipro will be implementing the core banking solution for Paytm.

What does a Big Data Analyst do?

What does a Big Data Analyst do?

Rediff.com22 Jan 2019

Enterprise data management will be a USD 105 bn business by 2020.

TCS bags IT contract from Karnataka

TCS bags IT contract from Karnataka

Rediff.com27 Sep 2010

Software export major TCS said it has bagged a contract from the state of Karnataka for establishing and managing a proposed State Data Centre (SDC).

RBI wants customers' financial data stored in India

RBI wants customers' financial data stored in India

Rediff.com7 Apr 2018

Experts say the new guideline is likely to hurt foreign players more, especially card companies such as Visa, MasterCard and American Express who process and store credit card transaction data outside of India.

The little-known company that's buying up distressed telcos

The little-known company that's buying up distressed telcos

Rediff.com24 Jan 2020

UV Asset Reconstruction Company Ltd has made the highest bid of Rs 16,000 crore to buy Anil Ambani group's Reliance Communications and Reliance Telecom, which are in the National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT). Last year it was the highest bidder for taking over Aircel's assets for an upfront payment of Rs 150 crore. Surajeet Das Gupta and Dev Chatterjee dig deeper to find out more about this little known company.

WikiLeaks data stored in Cold War-era bunker

WikiLeaks data stored in Cold War-era bunker

Rediff.com9 Dec 2010

Just like in a 007 film, WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has kept thousands of secret US diplomatic files at a former Swedish Cold War nuclear bunker that houses dozens of powerful computer servers used as storage by many companies.