Indiana governor welcomes Infosys, announces India visit
PTI Encouraged by Infosys' decision to set up a tech centre in his state and generate 2,000 jobs, Indiana Governor Eric Holcomb will lead a high- powered trade delegation to India later this year with the sole objective of attracting more Indian business, particularly IT companies. "I'm looking forward to travelling to India, probably in the fall, before the winter," Holcomb told PTI in an exclusive interview in his office at the State Capitol. Holcomb, who succeeded Vice President Mike Pence as Indiana governor, said he wanted to travel to India soon after his inauguration early this year but pressing engagements and now the summer prevented him from doing so. Holcomb, who would be the first Indiana governor ...
Australia visa move unlikely to affect Indian IT workers: NASSCOM
The Dollar Business Bureau The move by the Australian government to abolish the 457 visa for foreign workers would not have much impact on visas provided to Indian IT workers, said industry body National Association of Software and Services Companies (NASSCOM). “...it is a surprise and seems to be have been driven by domestic political compulsions where we are seeing immigration as a matter of huge political concern within the current geo political environment,” the industry body said in a statement on Wednesday. In order to tackle the rising unemployment, Australia has eliminated the 457 visa programme, which was used by more than 95,000 temporary international workers, with many of them being Indians. The Australian government will replace this visa with another programme by ...
IndiaSoft 2017: connecting Indian IT with global buyers
Sneha Gilada Hyderabad witnessed the inaugural of the seventeenth edition of Indiasoft on February 13, 2017. IndiaSoft is an initiative of the Electronics and Computer Software Export Promotion Council (ESC), meant to connect the Indian IT industry to global buyers and potential clients. The two-day event has an overwhelming global participation of over 400 delegates from 75 countries, making it an irresistible scouting ground for the thriving Indian mid-scale IT companies. The exhibit showcased innovative solutions in the field of big data, outsourcing, cloud computing, SAAS, e-governance, mobile app and website development. As many as 50 IT startups from all over the country exhibited their core competencies at the event, which was supported and funded by the Government of India. At the inaugural ceremony, Chief Guest Y.S. Chowdary, Union Minister of Science & Technology and ...
Nasscom calls for fresh pact on worker mobility with the UK
The Dollar Business Bureau Concerned with the proposed changes by UK in the visa system that will have an impact on migration of skilled IT workers, industry body Nasscom on Friday called for a pact on high-skilled worker mobility between India and UK to protect the economic interests of both countries. Nasscom said that the migration of IT workers should be considered as a trade priority than an immigration issue. “Indian IT companies play a key role in driving UK's growth and prosperity by significantly enhancing productivity and global competitiveness of British businesses, contributing to overall growth and job creation of the UK economy,” it said. The software body said it intends to focus on the opportunities that Prime Minister of UK, Theresa May's upcoming ...
TCS, Symantec to jointly provide analytic-driven security services
The Dollar Business Bureau Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) has partnered with Symantec Corporation to provide analytic driven security services to its global customers. “The partnership will enable customers to leverage business opportunities, reduce costs and improved security through the combination of TCS’ security industry experience with Symantec’s security technologies,” said TCS in a statement on Friday. As part of the agreement, TCS and Symantec will jointly develop industry standards joint offerings and offer customers a unique, simplified, anywhere, anytime services through Symantec’s product suite. The partnership will also enable them to offer next-gen security management services and enterprise security solutions in forms of data protection, datacenter, cloud security and threat intelligence. Symantec Corporation is the world’s largest cyber security company, with ...
