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|In: Technology|Last Updated: | 0 Comments

Accenture has been helping the Rajasthan Skill and Livelihoods Development Corporation [RSLDC] in its efforts to reduce unemployment and help provide skills training to people in the State of Rajasthan.

Accenture, which has been providing the RSLDC with strategic project-management support, recently helped develop and implement an information technology system for real-time monitoring of the organization’s work to build skills and reduce unemployment in Rajasthan.

The two-year effort has supported RSDLC’s goal of closing the skills gaps and reducing unemployment in concert with national skills-training and placement service providers. Accenture is also providing action plans to help RSLDC build a stronger skill development ecosystem in Rajasthan.

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Sanjeev Gupta, managing director of Accenture’s Health & Public Service practice in India said

This association with RSLDC marks Accenture’s first foray into the skills and livelihood space at the state level in India. Our deep experience with training systems, broad range of work for other government agencies in India and prior involvement with other skill councils provided a solid foundation to implement this project.

Shri Gaurav Goyal, managing director of the RSLDC said

This partnership with Accenture has helped us advance our objective of implementing appropriate and innovative strategies to promote and facilitate, on a large scale, improved livelihoods for the poor and vulnerable members of society. India’s quest to become a highly influential nation globally requires that the right framework be developed and put in place.

Learn more about Accenture and Delivering Public Service for the Future here

|In: Elearning|Last Updated: | 1 Comment

Simplilearn, the largest destination for online training and professional certification courses, has announced the availability of an updated and improved PMI-ACP training course that enables project management professionals to become skilled Agile Certified Practitioners.  With the course content aligned to the PMI-ACP 2015 exam model, Simplilearn is one of the few training providers to upgrade the course, considering the changing agile trends. Being a pioneering professional training provider, Simplilearn has always offered the most up-to-date courseware across business and technology categories.

With 80% of all software projects being agile based, the demand for agile certification is increasing by the day.  The revised PMI-ACP certification training from Simplilearn helps professionals to advance their skills on agile principles, tools and technologies across agile methodologies.

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Like all of Simplilearn’s trainings, the short-term certification course further aids in showcasing in-depth knowledge and experience in agile for brighter career prospects.

Priced from INR 6999, the PMI-ACP certification training caters to PMO leaders, project managers who are looking for successful ways for project planning and execution.  Learners will benefit from 25 hours of high quality e-learning content, chapter quizzes, simulation exams, and downloadable e-book and course completion certificates. The updated course from Simplilearn is available on online self-learning and classroom training models.

PMI-ACP Certification is a globally recognized agile certification offered by the PMI Institute to professionals who qualify in the PMI ACP exam.  

About Simplilearn

Simplilearn is the world’s largest provider of short term certification courses that addresses the unique learning needs of working professionals. Having trained over 4,00,000 professionals worldwide,  Simplilearn provides unmatched customer experience, which handholds a customer – right from enrolling into an online course to getting Industry-recognized certificate in hand.  Simplilearn’s course contents are recognized by over 40 certification bodies, prominent ones being PMI, Axelos, Scrum Alliance, Peoplecert, and The Open Group. Simplilearn has also diversified into vendor certification like those from Microsoft, Cisco, and Salesforce. For more information, visit SimpliLearn

|In: India|Last Updated: | 0 Comments

Mindtree, a leading digital transformation and technology services company, today announced it has been named a Top 10 Outsourcing Service Provider in USA and EMEA by Information Services Group [ISG], a leading technology insights, market intelligence & advisory services company.

Mindtree was among the leading providers in the Breakthrough 10 category for both the regions based on Annual Contract Value [ACV] won over the last 12 months, according to the ISG Global Outsourcing Index. Now in its 51st consecutive quarter, the ISG Outsourcing Index provides an independent quarterly review of the latest sourcing industry data and trends for enterprises, service providers, analysts & the media.

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Krishnakumar Natarajan, CEO and MD, Mindtree, said

Being named in the top 10 Outsourcing providers by ISG in the US and EMEA reflects our expertise in leading digital transformation efforts for clients globally. Our Digital DNA helps us create remarkable customer experiences across the value-chain, enabling our clients to outperform its competition and stay ahead of the industry.

Paul Reynolds, chief research officer of ISG said

Mindtree continues to establish itself as a leading and growing player in the global market for technology services, based on its volume of business in relation to other industry providers. This is the second consecutive time Mindtree has been featured in one of our top provider lists in 2015.

For more than a decade, the ISG Outsourcing Index has been the authoritative source for marketplace intelligence related to outsourcing transaction structures and terms, industry adoption, geographic prevalence and service provider performance.  Mindtree’s inclusion in the ISG Outsourcing Index is based on data the company submits to ISG each quarter.

About Information Services Group

Information Services Group is a leading technology insights, market intelligence and advisory services company, serving more than 500 clients around the world to help them achieve operational excellence. ISG supports private and public sector organizations to transform and optimize their operational environments through research, bench-marking, consulting & managed services, with a focus on information technology, business process transformation, program management services and enterprise resource planning. For additional information, visit ISG One

|In: startups|Last Updated: | 1 Comment

Helpchat, a chat-based personal assistant app that helps you get more things done announces the appointment of Deena Jacob as its Chief Financial Officer. A chartered accountant with 14 years of rich experience, Deena brings the relevant expertise to steer Helpchat as it enters into a new phase of growth and development.

Speaking on her appointment, Ankur Singla, Founder and CEO, Helpchat said

We are thrilled to have Deena on board. She has a lot of experience in managing finance and for start-ups, and shares our vision for Helpchat. Adding Deena to the executive leadership team as chief financial officer is sure to set the company ahead to deliver the future of messaging. Her experience at TFS, especially running a multi-city 80 people finance team, would come in handy for Helpchat.

Deena Jacob, newly appointed CFO for Helpchat said

I am excited to join the talented, ambitious and vibrant team at Helpchat, who are driven by a passion to bring in true disruption in the way things get done in India. I see immense potential in the goal of Helpchat, to help people get things done faster, in a world where an individual has a plethora of options but is constrained by time availability. I am impressed by the team’s achievements in the past, and I look forward to playing my part, as the company moves into its next stage of evolution.

In her earlier stint, Deena has led Finance at TaxiForSure and Zansaar. Her experience in designing and setting systems that are nimble and efficient at each stage, building high performing teams and handling compliance and regulatory issues of new business models are some of the key assets that she brings with herself. She also has immense knowledge gained through funding rounds which will prove to be highly valuable at Helpchat.

About Helpchat

Helpchat is a chat-based personal assistant app that helps people to get more things done. Previously known as Akosha, Helpchat goes a step further by being a true power tool in the hands of consumers. It amplifies their ability to get things done easily with its brand promise: “Do more by doing less”.

Be it anything, from recharging your phone to tech support, travel booking to holiday guidance, grocery to food ordering, shopping assistance to finding deals and coupons, web check-in to getting your laundry done, Helpchat can get all of this done over chat. In a world where one’s ability to do more things finally defines success, Helpchat can be every smart consumer’s little trump card.

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Arena Animation, the leader in the domain of training institutes in Animation & VFX, is collaborating with premier real estate portal Housing.com’s in-house design architectural design studio – AATIK, to help fulfill the latter’s recruitment requirement of high quality Architectural Visualization Artists.

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Despite the dearth of visualization artists, Housing.com only wanted the best performers to be recruited and thus teamed up with Arena Animation that has proudly churned out professionals such as architectural visualization artists amongst others in various industries. The tie-up resulted in a pan-India competition that was organized amongst the Arena students wherein they were asked to create animated content in various categories such as- Perspective views, Animation and Animated characters. The winner in each category was awarded an opportunity for employment in the realty company.

Easso Thampy, Business Head for Arena Animation said

This pan-India competition is an excellent platform to showcase the talent of our students. Working for ATTIK is an incredible opportunity to continue developing skills while working on interesting and innovative projects. We’re happy that we can provide this chance for our best artists to compete for these positions, and proud that our students are recognized as being among the best talents in the country.

ATTIK’s Senior Creative Director, Lenny Schutz, said

The commitment to seeking out and hiring only the best talent is what has made the studio so great so quickly. “We never compromise on quality. Our team has grown from one to fifty, but we only hire if we believe the candidate is truly an amazing artist. Housing works with all of India’s best developers, and we don’t provide them with anything less than the best. Through partnerships with world leaders like V-Ray Pioneer & the Chaos Group, we train our team with all of the latest technology. We know that students of Arena Animation are talented and dedicated, and will be valuable members of the ATTIK team.

Competitions & tie-ups like this prove that companies these days are only looking to employ the best in all sectors. The competitiveness has certainly increased as students find themselves in the job hunt from an early stage in their training.

Subsequently it also proves that animation has become a very important skill to know and can add an invaluable significance to a prospective employee. Animation finds use in practically every segment of the market. A student with a good working knowledge of animation will be chosen above one that does not possess this skill. With the onset of digitization, employees face the danger of redundancy without skills that will help the company grow. The collaboration will re-establish the career prospects that animation has in store for a professional and will prove once again that animation is an exciting and promising career option in today’s day and age.

About Arena Animation

Arena Animation is a Pioneer, Trendsetter and Global Leader in Animation education. Arena has an extensive network of centers & has trained over 4,00,000 students globally since its inception in 1996.

Arena offers industry relevant courses on Animation & Multimedia to students aspiring for global careers in this New Age industry. It trains students as well as professionals in the latest industry relevant courses backed by alliances with world leaders, a world-class faculty and the latest technical educational tools.

For more information, please refer Arena Multimedia.

Fore more information on ATTIK, please visit ATTIK@Housing

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|In: Business|Last Updated:

As businesses grow, so does the danger of online threats which can shake the technological foundation of the company’s operations resulting in an adverse financial impact. Keeping this in mind, F-Secure unveiled the latest version of the F-Secure Business Suite Version 12 that combines airtight security and advanced management into one seamless solution.

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According to Amit Nath, F-Secure Country Manager – India/SAARC

F-Secure Business Suite is an on premise security solution that offers best of breed security covering from gateway level to endpoints and cloud both against known vulnerabilities and emerging 0-day threats.

Business Suite Version 12 comes with new additions that will give IT Managers new capabilities with better control and manageability

  • Blocking content [such as Java, Flash or other web components] with Advanced Protection
  • Preventing employee exposure to malicious websites with Web Content Control
  • Controlling access to potentially insecure sites with Connection Control while performing business critical tasks
  • Support for both Physical and Virtual Environments with one central management tool

Juha Ollila, F-Secure VP Corporate Sales commented

Data theft incidents and security breaches are on continuous rise and there is a need for a solution that provides comprehensive full-proof security and Business Suite Version 12. BS12 is that one package corporate security solution from F-Secure which combines several unique features to give companies comprehensive protection against existing and emerging threats. With security taken care of, companies will have more time to focus on its core business.

In the face of 80% malicious attacks being crimes of opportunity where endpoints and systems, including 3rd party software lack proper protection, BS12 provides excellent administrator control and reporting, ease of management, better security through reduced human error and an end-to-end airtight security.   Designed for both physical and virtual environments, Business Suite can safeguard businesses from losing sensitive information while preventing business interruption and loss of revenue thus yielding more security and productivity.

F-Secure’s award winning technologies through Business Suite allows entrepreneurs to build their businesses with optimum peace of mind by providing the best in F-Secure privacy, security and management in one package.

About F-Secure

F-Secure is a global security leader protecting its customers’ irreplaceable digital content and online interactions. Anytime, anywhere, on any device! F-Secure is now also expanding into Content Cloud space and offering tremendous opportunities for operators and their customers in providing a compelling range of solutions that are tailored to the needs of the Operator Community that goes beyond Internet security. For more information, please visit F-Secure

|In: Android|Last Updated:

HeyBiz-logoHeyBiz Messenger, a mobile application that connects both customers and businesses on mobile with real time chat; has added an exclusive feature in the app called Expert Advice.

HeyBiz has grouped a team of experts from different niches on a mobile platform. These experts are from vastly varied domains that include health care, dental care, fitness, career experts, astrologers, makeup artists, gadget and gizmos, gift options, jobs & real estate consultants. Not just that, it allows the users to chat directly with the experts in a real time conversation, ask questions, and get opinions and advice.

Adding further about the exclusive feature, Bhartesh Chhibbar, Founder, HeyBiz said

“Chat with Experts” is a feature that will help you get a second opinion on anything and everything, making sure you take the right decisions; whether you are booking a vacation or purchasing a house, contemplating a job switch or looking for a “Shubh Mahurat” for a family function.

HeyBiz Experts are also taking care of best deals for the users, Bhartesh adds on

When a business or service provider register with HeyBiz, we make sure he brings the quality as well as good price for our users. Based on the service provider’s best bargain, we suggest the deal to our users and connect them with those service providers. It is real time right on the Chat.

Rewards is another interesting feature that has now been added to the app. The users can earn reward points by sharing the app with friends and family, by following their nearby businesses on HeyBiz, by doing a deal with any business on HeyBiz and by referring their favorite local business to HeyBiz.

The users can redeem the accumulated reward points with HeyBiz directly against a wide array of options available like iPhone 6, Power Bank, Selfie Stick, Philips Trimmer, Mobile recharge, etc.

Within 3 months of its launch, HeyBiz application has acquired 3000 SMB’s & 12,000 users .Already several Brands like Axis Dental, Tansen Sangeet Mahavidhayala, Bonton Holidays, Snap Fitness, Little Millennium, Eco Rent a Car etc and many of the local businesses have been attached to the HeyBiz and enjoying the benefit of digital presence and reaching out to customers.

HeyBiz is also looking to extend its Platform and bringing Local online Shopping [L-commerce] together in its platform.

About HeyBiz Messenger

HeyBiz Messenger is a mobile application that connects both customers and businesses on mobile with real time chat. With HeyBiz, customers can do one click search, find the relevant business and can initiate a real time chat without disclosing personal contact details. They can enquire about services, product or support related to the business. They can upload pictures, videos and detailed description of service and can update it on regular basis. Potential customer will simply search and initiate a chat about the business.

HeyBiz for Android & iOS can be downloaded from here & here respectively. Do give HeyBiz a spin & share your experiences…

|In: General|Last Updated:

CompuBrain, an India based company dealing with Technology Consultancy and a Social Media Marketer, today announced its new venture, a domain name firm called BrandingSquare

BrandingSquareBrandingSquare specializes in representation and acquisition of premium domain names that offers the service of buying the Internet domains to established companies as well as entrepreneurs. The site gives the web entrepreneurs an economical and an easy way to get the right web address for the right price.

It is a site for the domain industry where users can buy the domain name as well as get the corporate identity and the website designed at a reasonable price.

Speaking about the launch, founder Bijoy Patel said

We are excited to launch BrandingSquare, because the market has immense potential. In this extremely cluttered market, BrandingSquare helps you in searching for some premium domain names that best suits your business; it helps you personalize your web address by giving credibility and an easy access for people to find you on the website.

As they say that .coms are never going to extinct, hence, we have been constantly thinking of various words, sounds and characteristics which led to many interesting domain names. The random five letter domain name increases the chances of a good domain name and produces pronounceable and memorable domain names.

There is a vast importance of domain names as it helps build your reputation and gives further boost to your brand value and your business.

For more information please visit BrandingSquare

About CompuBrain 

CompuBrain is an India based company dealing with Technology Consultancy, Domain Registration, Website Designing, Website Hosting, Email Hosting, Search Engine Optimization, Social Media Marketing, and Information Systems Security.

As a company, we are widely perceived to be dedicatedly people oriented. Founder, Bijoy Patel calls this source of inspiration “Focus on winning people, Awards, Certificates & money, are by products”. In his own words: “This decade is not about how good we WORK, it is about how good we NETWORK”. We practice this philosophy by not only driving each of our businesses towards competitiveness but by also consciously contributing to enhancing the ambitiousness of the larger value chain of which it is a part.

[Image Credit – BrandingSquare]