Internet service provider Atria Convergence Technologies (ACT) Fibernet on Wednesday announced a strategic partnership with online content streaming platform Netflix to expand payment and cashback offers for users across Delhi, Chennai, Bengaluru and Hyderabad. As part of this partnership, “Entertainment” plan users of ACT Fibernet would be able to pay for their monthly Netflix subscription […]
Archives for March 2019
Parliamentary panel concerned over Facebook’s ability to check misuse of its platform
A parliamentary panel on Wednesday expressed concern over social media giant Facebook‘s ability to prevent misuse of its platform during elections in India, sources said. Senior official of Facebook appeared before the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Information Technology headed by BJP MP Anurag Thakur and responded to concerns raised by the lawmakers over the possible […]
Draft e-commerce policy: Some stakeholders seeking more time to give comments, suggestions
Some stakeholders from the online trading sectors are seeking more time beyond March 9 to provide their comments and suggestions on the draft national e-commerce policy, an official said. The government has released the draft proposing setting up a legal and technological framework for restrictions on cross-border data flow and also laid out conditions for […]
We Already Have the Technology for Smart Buildings, So What’s Next?
Hypothetically, smart buildings wouldn’t be hard to create—at least not entry-level smart buildings. With a handful of interconnected systems, such as equipment monitoring, climate control, and security, and a few dozen to a few hundred data-gathering devices, any preexisting structure could become a “smart” structure in short order. We already have access to IoT devices […]
Walmart expected regulatory changes, but disappointed it happened quickly: Brett Biggs, CFO
Walmart chief financial officer Brett Biggs said it anticipated regulatory changes in India but was disappointed it happened so quickly, referring to the foreign direct investment (FDI) norms in ecommerce that changed last month. “We will have legislation changes, we know that and you work your way through it. It is disappointing that you have […]
Lancaster University adopts AWS chatbots to support student services
Lancaster University has launched a chatbot for students to help them navigate their way through the university world, including serving up information about their studies and social life. Built on AWS, the chatbot allows students to ask questions and receive contextual replies, as if they’re chatting to a human. They can ask questions about their […]
Salesforce launches myTrailhead to drive skills and learning in business
Salesforce has launched myTrailhead, a branded learning experience platform to help businesses offer their employees enhanced skills training. myTrailhead builds upon Salesforce’s Trailhead, but allows organisations to brand the platform with their own logo, tone of voice and resources in just a few clicks. Employees can learn the skills they want, when they wish, developing […]
Cloud market expected to surge at a rate of 18% by 2023
A report into the global cloud market has revealed that the value of cloud services could grow by an annual rate of 18% between 2019 and 2023 as businesses look to automate more services and deliver better experiences to customers. Other primary growth drivers are that businesses want to save costs and obtain a higher […]
Huawei moves into Russian cloud market with third-party data centre support
Huawei has extended its reach across Eurasia, renting 500 racks in data centres across Russia to localise their services for the market. The racks are residing in facilities owned by 3Data, IXcellerate and DataPro, according to Russian news site Kommersant. Russia has pretty extreme data sovereignty laws, stipulating that any information held by Russian companies […]
India’s digital revolution: It’s going great guns, but India must remain open to foreign technologies and capital
By Arvind Panagariya, Columbia University While digital technology now touches most Indians, there is insufficient appreciation of how far India has come within a short period. Digital infrastructure has greatly reduced friction in transactions whether financial or otherwise. This infrastructure and what will be built on it in the near future promise significant productivity gains. […]