Despite the government’s efforts to attract investment under its Make-in-India campaign, sales of manufactured goods fell 3.7% during 2015-16–the first decline in seven years–sparking fears of layoffs and debt default in the months to come. Spurred by a global slowdown and lack of demand, sales o…
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Microsoft hones enterprises of future, empowers over 2k Indian start-ups with its Azure cloud
Bangalore: For Microsoft, the flourishing startup ecosystem in India has become one of the new growth engines for its cloud business. The usage of Azure, Microsoft’s cloud offering and infrastructure services among Indian companies including Independent Software Vendors (ISVs) and partners has ju…
Budget 2017: Veterans & SMEs take on hits & misses
Finance Minister Arun Jaitley has come up with major sops in much awaited Budget 2017-18. Stumbling under the after-effects of demonetisation, SMEs especially had their fingers-crossed when the FM began with the announcements. The 2 hours ticked swiftly once the Minister began strongly positionin…
HPE helps SMBs easily flex & scale IT to accelerate growth
Hewlett Packard Enterprise announced server and storage innovations to help small and midsized businesses (SMB) strike the right balance of hybrid IT today and as they grow, including solutions that provide a futureproof and risk-free path from entry to private cloud. Resource-constrained SMBs ar…
Budget 2017: Internet companies ask for removal of ‘Google tax’
India’s internet companies are raising their voice against the equalization levy also termed ‘Google tax’ that was imposed in last budget even as the finance minister is expected to widen the tax net for such a levy. Internet and Mobile Association of India (IAMAI) which has members s…
Microsoft taps into industry & trade bodies to boost its SME presence
In a bid to further boost its presence in the Small and Medium Enterprise (SME) segment, Microsoft is working with industry and trade bodies to tap into their member companies. A Microsoft executive said that since this initiative was started in 2015, the company had managed to reach out to 85,00…
Microsoft buys AI start-up Maluuba with deep learning, natural language chops
Microsoft announced a deal to buy Maluuba, a Montreal startup focused on making machines able to think the way people do. Bringing on board Maluuba Co-Founders Kaheer Suleman and Sam Pasupalak, along with their team from the startup, was intended to accelerate Microsoft’s “ability to …
Sundar Pichai to announce key initiatives for Indian SMEs today
New Delhi: Google’s India-born CEO Sundar Pichai will attend the small and medium enterprises (SMEs) programme on January 4, where he will announce some key initiatives for SMEs, as part of the tech giant’s efforts to bring more businesses online in the country. Information Technology…
#DigitalTransformation: Start-ups offer IoT solutions on Microsoft Azure for manufacturing sector
New Delhi, 12 December, 2016: Microsoft has showcased three marquee IoT solutions aimed at digitally transforming the Indian manufacturing industry. Powered by Azure, the Microsoft cloud, the three solutions offered by Precimetrix, Teramatrix and Covacsis are helping create digital, intelligent a…
Microsoft comes up with SMB solutions in Bengaluru
Software giant Microsoft has come up with business solutions for Small and Medium Businesses (SMBs) in Bengaluru. Built by Microsoft’s independent software vender partners Smarter Biz and IDOS, the business solutions are to address key areas like customer relationship management (CRM), fina…