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NIIT Technologies Acknowledged as a 'Leader' for Agile and DevOps by NelsonHall NEAT Report

NOIDA , India, Jan. 30:  NIIT Technologies Limited, a top  worldwide global IT solutions company, revealed that NelsonHall has ranked it as a 'Leader' in the Agile and DevOps NEAT Report 2019.

This NelsonHall Vendor Evaluation & Assessment Tool (NEAT) evaluates the performance of 14 top vendors providing expertise solutions. The NEAT gadget permits tactical sourcing managers to evaluate the capacities of vendors providing Agile, DevOps and Automated Development Services. It evaluates the scale and opportunity of Agile, DevOps and Automated Development Services capacities and the extent to which vendors are able to cope up  with clients' present and future necessities.

This evaluation demonstrates NIIT Technologies' vital concentration on investments in emerging technologies to permit business transformation of its customers. As a pioneer, NIIT Technologies shows both a high capability to provide instant advantage and a high capacity to cope  up with customer future necessities linked to its peers.

Arun Vardarajan, EVP & Global Head - Digital Business, NIIT Technologies, observed, "Having been recognized as a Leader in NelsonHall's Agile and DevOps in NEAT evaluation report is a feather in our cap. Agile and DevOps are default methodologies we adopt in driving digital and AI led transformation for our clients. Our expertise in Agile & DevOps is helping our clients' accelerate their digital transformation and in rapidly responding to market needs. This endorsement reiterates that we are well positioned to execute Agile and DevOps engagements for clients both new and experienced to these methodologies."

David McIntire, IT Services Research Director, NelsonHall, commented; "NIIT Tech's agile and DevOps services have grown rapidly, driven by its scaled, distributed agile model and a portfolio of DevOps frameworks that combine flexibility to adapt to specific client needs and tailored frameworks for unique application environments."

According to the report, The Company anticipates that over 80% of its application development presently utilizes agile development methodologies. Underpinning NIIT Tech's distributed agile model is its DevOps platform that integrates tools, functions, and processes across the application lifecycle.

About NIIT Technologies

NIIT Technologies is a top worldwide IT solutions organization, permitting its customers to transform at the intersect of unparalleled domain technology and emerging technologies to obtain real-world business influence. The Company concentrates on three crucial

verticals: Banking and financial services, Insurance, Travel and Transportation. This domain fortification is combined with leading-edge competence in Data & Analytics, Automation, Cloud, and Digital, is allowing it customers to propel business transformation.

With over 10,000 employees serving customers across Americas, Europe, Asia, and Australia, NIIT Technologies advances a culture that enhances innovation and continuously tries to discover novel yet easy ways to add worth for its customers.

About NelsonHall

NelsonHall is the top worldwide analyst firm committed to assist organizations in comprehending the 'art of the possible' in IT and business services. With analysts in the U.S., U.K., and Continental Europe, NelsonHall furnishes buy-side organizations with detailed, vital facts about markets and vendors (including NEAT assessments) that assists them in taking swift and highly informed sourcing decisions. And for vendors, NelsonHall furnishes comprehensive knowledge of market dynamics and user necessities to assist them in strengthening their go-to-market tactics. NelsonHall's research is based on thorough, all-original research, and is broadly acknowledged for the quality, depth, and insight of its analysis. 

By ANJISHNU BISWAS 

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National Cleanliness Day: Persisting to Back the Government’s Swachh Bharat Mission

 New Delhi, Delhi, India

JICA commemorates National Cleanliness Day on January 30th 2020, by persisting to back the Government’s Swachh Bharat Mission.

The National Cleanliness Day is a nationwide programme which targets at enhancement and increasing consciousness on the necessity of cleanliness. Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) which has contributed in upkeeping of cleanliness via its schemes celebrated the National Cleanliness Day on January 30, 2020. Since 2014, annually on National Cleanliness Day is observed in an endeavour to maintain the hygiene and sanitation conditions. The sanitation coverage was simply 40% in 2014, which grew to 80% in 2018 with the endeavors of the Government of India. Although there is a great enhancement in the sanitation but there still remains a gap which requires to be tackled. From the previous 30 years, JICA has been closely functioning with the Government of India and backing India's water and sanitation segment via ODA loans, technical cooperation, and grants. The key program of Clean India Movement (Swachh Bharat Mission) commenced in 2014. To fortify its endeavors, JICA undertook the ‘Survey on Toilet 2015' so as to comprehend the causes for defecating in the open, and further worked on Consciousness programs to enlighten the general populace. Speaking on the occasion, Mr. Katsuo Matsumoto, Chief Representative, JICA India observed, “Cleanliness is not just limited to building infrastructure, but is also aimed at bringing about behavioral change. Which is why the projects of JICA has an underlying component of educating the people, building awareness and encouraging maintenance of the projects. Thus, we have built avenues to educate the masses and bring about a change in their mindset.” JICA has sponsored a total of 25 water and sanitation schemes in India, disbursing ODA loans worth 752 billion Japanese Yen (nearly INR 44,300 Crore) In this regard, the JICA-sponsored Kolkata Solid Waste Management Improvement Project (KSWMIP) has improved public consciousness via street drama and lectures in school as it is essential to increase public Consciousness around SLWM practices, and its best to learn such practices, at a young age. The scheme targets at segregation of waste and has contributed in composting biodegradable waste at the compost plants and increasing more recycling. In the scheme, one of India's foremost sanitary landfill locations was constructed and steps are also in place to preserve ground water quality within 50m of the landfill site periphery. Apart from this, JICA has backed the Government of India’s endeavour in cleaning of river Yamuna under Yamuna Action Plan (YAP) in Haryana, Uttar Pradesh and Delhi in addition to Ganga Action Plan (GAP) in Varanasi Presently ongoing YAP-II in Delhi would treat 950.7 MLD of waste water in Kondli, Rithala and Okhla area besides providing for sewage network. The aim of YAP and GAP schemes is to enhance water quality of the rivers, thereby increasing sewage treatment system capability with construction and rehabilitation of the sewerage system. Another such example is that of “Mottainai Grandma”, Japanese children picture book from Kodansha that has been locally published by National Book Trust (NBT) with the backing of JICA in India. Approximately 25,000 copies of book has already been printed. The book tries to guide children in respecting the resources and not to waste without good care and consideration. The word "Mottainai” means "what a waste" in Japanese and the book lays stress on 4Rs – Reduce, Reuse, Recycle and Respect. JICA comprehends the necessity of instilling good practices of cleanliness and hygiene at a young age and thus teach the children thoughtful waste management. JICA in India is also backing Taisei Kougyou Co., Ltd., a Japanese organisation working towards waste water treatment expertise called Taisei Soil System (TSS) containing exclusive soil infiltration processing material “Tafgard”. The system has benefits in little to no discharge and electricity use, high treatment capability, low expense and effortless maintenance that is being exhibited in Uttar Pradesh for community toilet and school toilet. JICA is expediting installation of sustainable sewage treatment facilities for toilets via Taisei Kougyou Co., Ltd., thereby enhancing proper sanitation and hygiene best practices. About JICA Founded, by a particular law, as an independent administrative establishment under the Government of Japan, the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) targets to contribute to the enhancement of international cooperation, as a sole Japanese governmental agency in control of ODA execution. JICA is the globe's leading bilateral donor agency. JICA functions as a link between Japan and emerging nations, and furnishes assistance in forms of loan, grant and technical cooperation so that the emerging nations can fortify their capabilities. By ANJISHNU BISWAS

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Infosys Collaborates With ABN AMRO to Expedite its Cloud and DevOps Transformation Journey

 

AMSTERDAM and BENGALURU, India, Jan. 30- Infosys, a worldwide  pioneer in next-generation Digital services and Consulting, has entered  into a multi-year, multi-million agreement with ABN AMRO Bank to expedite its cloud and DevOps transformation journey. As component of this renewed agreement, Infosys will permit ABN AMRO Bank to obtain its business and functional objectives by aligning its IT transformation with its cloud platform tactics. Balancing its technology in cloud and data management services, Infosys will assist ABN AMRO Bank to navigate to a single public cloud to deliver rapidity and cost effectiveness in business functions.

Infosys will deliver this transformation via sharp implementation. To build a culture of partnership, Infosys will train the workforce on Microsoft Azure, and other cloud native gadgets consisting of the ABN AMRO Bank specific toolset, to expedite CICD (continuous integration and continuous delivery), with a focus on security and code quality.

Mohit Joshi, President and Segment Head – Banking, Financial Services & Insurance, Healthcare & Life Sciences, Infosys, observed, "Over the years, Infosys has significantly helped ABN AMRO bank streamline their digital transformation journey and enhance their overall business efficiency. ABN AMRO and Infosys's strategic joint venture in end-to-end mortgage administration services, Stater, has allowed us to deepen the relationship further with the bank. We will continue to leverage our investments in cloud, digital and DevOps to help the bank achieve agility and optimal business efficiency. As one of ABN AMRO's longest tenured partners, we are delighted to continue our strategic collaboration with them and will continue to set new digital benchmarks."

Christian Bornfeld, Chief Innovation & Technology Officer (Group COO) and Executive Board Member at ABN AMRO Bank, remarked, "At ABN AMRO Bank, we're excited to be working with Infosys and accomplish our strategic goals and deliver this very key IT transformation in the coming years. Infosys' strategic investment in cloud, digital and DevOps has helped create best in class solutions and we are confident that this partnership will help us transform our IT environment in a timely and cost-effective way."

About ABN AMRO Bank

ABN AMRO Bank N.V. is a Dutch bank with headquarters in Amsterdam. ABN AMRO Bank is the third-leading bank in the Netherlands.

About Infosys Ltd.

Infosys is a worldwide pioneer in next-generation digital services and consulting.The company allows customers in 46 nations to navigate their digital transformation. With over three decades of experience in managing the systems and functioning of worldwide organisations, it professionally guides its customers via its digital journey. The company achieves it by permitting the organisation with an AI-propelled core that assists in prioritizing the implementation of change. The company also empowers the business with agile digital at scale to deliver brilliant levels of performance and client delight. The  company's always-on learning agenda propels its constant enhancement via building and transferring digital talents, specialization, and ideas from its novel ecosystem.

By ANJISHNU BISWAS

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CSS Corp Launches its New Center at Austin To Lead Technical Innovation and Customer Experience

 Austin, Texas, United States & Bangalore, Karnataka, India

CSS Corp, an advanced IT services and expertise support company, revealed the unveiling of its recent delivery center at Austin, Texas.

With the new center in Austin, CSS Corp is spreading its existence in the US, in accordance with the company’s company's objective of offering world-class infrastructure and tech support services to customers across the world. It is the company’s fifth delivery center in the nation, apart from the prevailing centers in Milpitas, Dallas, Utah, and New Jersey. The company targets to tap into the talents and local skilled people obtainable in Austin to expand its business in the region. Service delivery for its first client from this location, BlueJeans Network, a worldwide pioneer in interoperable video partnership services, has already commenced. CSS Corp will present level 1 technical support, sophisticated support, and technical account management services for BlueJeans’ clients, along with numerous back-office services, via this center. “We are delighted that CSS Corp is the partner of choice for BlueJeans Network in Austin. The new center aligns with our ethos of driving impact without any geographical limitations. It is a strategic expansion for us that will enable us to deliver best-in-class technical support services for clients across industries looking to target the rapidly growing Texas market. Austin is a great location for our new site, considering the availability of a good technology talent pool in the region. We plan to continue this growth momentum with expansion in key geographies across the globe in the near future,” observed Sunil Mittal, EVP & Chief Sales & Marketing Officer, CSS Corp, commenting about this development. “Through our partnership with CSS Corp, we are continuing to build on the great work we’ve done when it comes to transforming our delivery of technical support in order to optimize the customer experience for clients. We appreciate the nimbleness that CSS Corp displayed in scaling up quickly to meet our requirements, and we are confident of reaching more milestones in this journey together,” observed Nir Galpaz, VP, Technical Service and Support, BlueJeans Network. Austin ranks among the leading US metro areas for the amount of office space leased in the previous nine years by tech companies belonging to the San Francisco Bay Area. It has also become the swiftest-expanding job market in the previous ten years. About CSS Corp CSS Corp is a sophisticated IT services and expertise support company that utilizes the power of AI, automation, analytics, cloud and digital to tackle client requirements. The company collaborates with top organisations to assist in fulfilling their tactical business results. Its squad of 6,400 technology professionals across 18 worldwide locations are keen about assisting clients differentiate and succeed. By ANJISHNU BISWAS

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WPP India Foundation Acknowledged as the CSR World Pioneer 2020 at the International CSR Excellence Awards, UK

 Mumbai, Maharashtra,

IndiaWPP Foundation, the CSR unit of WPP in India, has been acknowledged at the International CSR Excellence Awards, UK as the CSR World Leader 2020. This international praise acnowledges WPP Foundation’s brilliant contribution to the Indian society in the sphere of education and talent development through its key program- Education to Livelihood (E2L) and WPP Foundation’s function with the under-served communities.

The International CSR Excellence Awards was founded 8 years ago to acknowledge global  organisations that back their workforce and the communities they work in. They acknowledge that it is presently more vital than ever to develop the globe for future generations by building a superior and cohesive society. The illustrious programme was organized at the House of Commons in London and saw an overwhelming reaction from corporates from diverse segments across the world. Commenting on the achievement, Rama Iyer, Director General, WPP Foundation, observed, “This is a defining moment for us, as we are a young organization aiming to create a model for large scale impact. We measure our success by the number of doors we open for the children we support and smiles that we put onto their faces. We are humbled by this global win – but like we’ve always said, the real winners here are our children.” WPP Foundation has functioned towards nurturing the children they work with by upskilling them and their communities via its key programme, Education to Livelihood (E2L). Over the previous three years, the Foundation has concentrated on bringing about behavioural change, enhancing learning results and fortifying the employability of children, hence propelling positive influence in society. Functioning with 10 schools across diverse communities of urban, peri-urban and rural India, WPP Foundation has served almost 20,000 children over a span of 7 years. About the WPP India CSR Foundation WPP is a creative transformation organisation that creates superior futures for its customers via the combined services of communications, experience, commerce and expertise. WPP in India commenced WPP India CSR Foundation in 2015. The objective is to assist 20,000 underprivileged children and youth in obtaining their true potential in their education and careers. WPP Foundation is dedicated to a general CSR goal of opening doors for every child and youth from susceptible and marginalised communities through its comprehensive child development programmes that concentrate on education, life skills, and job-readiness training. Journey of the WPP India CSR Foundation WPP India CSR Foundation attempts to bring about a social transformation via its key Education to Livelihood programme (E2L). Addressing vital concentration zones —retention in school, poor learning results, work skilling and deep-rooted social rules, the E2L programme has been furnishing interventions and resources to approx. 20,000 first-generation learners from 11- 18 years. Presently, the programme is functioning in 10 underprivileged schools across the Mumbai and Delhi-NCR region. Through tactical collaborations with best-of-breed social organizations, the E2L programme takes an evidence-based approach in developing frameworks to expedite successful execution. The Foundation’s chief endeavor consists of enhancing educational results in literacy and numeracy, with a concentration on opening young minds to the sphere of digital innovation. The Foundation also imbibes in youth a sense of confidence and gender equality as well as train their temperament and conducts for future livelihoods, via counselling, sport, dance and music. To guarantee retention among the youth they back, they furnish access to health education and health services. In a considerably brief period, the E2L program has been able to: Help over 70% of children secure their future through employment or higher education Reduce dropout rates to less than 3% Initiate better health standards Double the ability of coding Reduce gender discrimination Increase literacy & numeracy Increase confidence levels As evidence to its sustained endeavour to propel positive social influence, WPP Foundation has been acknowledged with 23 ​Global, APAC and India awards including the International CSR Excellence Awards, London, 2019 for its CSR Initiatives and Socio-Economic Activities, The Best CSR practice, Innovative CSR practice and the CSR Leadership award at Asia’s Excellence Award, Singapore and Golden Globe Tigers Awards, Malaysia, 2019. The WPP Foundation has also secured  ​awards like Special Commendation at the Golden Peacock Awards for CSR at an India level. By ANJISHNU BISWAS

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Godrej & Boyce Gives Training to1.41 Lakh Youth Across India

  

MUMBAI -- Godrej Disha, component of the Good & Green endeavour, designed to skill underprivileged youth has, as on January 2020, trained almost 1,41,408 youth across India. The Godrej Disha program is an attempt at creating a more comprehensive attitude towards skilling the youth, furnishing training for sales, service, rural entrepreneurship, construction, manufacturing and technical training. Godrej Disha, the company has partnered with various non-profit organizations and social enterprises to design training programs in vocational skills that are linked to their businesses.

Presently, Godrej Disha is scattered across 23 states, with 29 collaborators, at 88 centers. The program is also trying to discover newer courses with a concentration on enhancing the number of women trainees. Several of the courses furnish training for capabilities linked to IoT, Industry 4.0, ERP systems and exclusive training for PwDs. By the conclusion of 2020, Godrej & Boyce aims at having trained 1.5 lac youth.

George Menezes, Head of the Skilling Initiative at Godrej & Boyce and COO, Godrej Electricals & Electronics observed, "India has one of the largest young populations in the world; sadly, most are unemployable as they lack the requisite skills required by the industry. For a country to progress, making its youth employable is an absolute imperative. The 'demographic dividend' can only become a reality when we equip the youth, to find meaningful employment or become entrepreneurs. This will not only drive employment but also fuel consumption that is needed to sustain our economic growth trajectory. In line with the 'Skill India' mission, through the Godrej Disha initiative, we've decided to invest in helping skill India's youth. This is one of the key initiatives under the Good & Green CSR program. Initiatives such as Skill India and efforts to revamp the approach to education and are vital aspects of the nation's growth strategy."

About Good & Green 

Godrej's sustainability tactic, Good & Green, is propelled by the intention to assist in forming a more inclusive and greener India. Unveiled in 2011 as one of our four chief imperatives for Good & Green is based on shared value, a policy that aligns business competitiveness and expansion with social and environmental influence. The company tries to form a more employable Indian workforce, create a greener India, and innovate for 'good' and 'green' products. 'Good' products are targeted to tackle a crucial social topic (e.g. healthcare and sanitation) for clients at the base of the income pyramid. 'Green' products are those that are environmentally sustainable.

About Godrej & Boyce

Godrej & Boyce, a Godrej Group Company, functions across 14 varied businesses. Established in 1897, the company commenced with the manufacture of high-quality locks. It has since diversified into Consumer Goods, Office and Industrial Products & Services, Infrastructure & Real Estate. Headquartered in Mumbai, Godrej & Boyce specializes in and is a market pioneer in Appliances, Furniture & Interiors, Security Solutions, Locking Solutions, AV solutions, Vending, Material Handling, Industrial Logistics, Aerospace, Nuclear Power, Defense, Tooling solutions for Auto industry, Process Equipment, Power Infrastructure, Real Estate and Green Building Consulting. Godrej is one of India's most loyal brands serving over 1.1bn clients globally, each day.

By ANJISHNU BISWAS 

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ShopX Unveils ShopX TV- India’s First Retailer Engagement Platform

 Bengaluru, Karnataka, India 

ShopX a retail network company unveiled Shop X TV India's first retailer focused video platform. Unveiled to 1,75,000+ mobile and FMCG retailers across India, ShopX TV has three sectors - Video, Play and Deals. The ‘Video’ sector consists  of actual life stories of retailers while the ‘Play’ segment hosts quizzes on various subjects for retailers to play and win thrilling rewards and prizes. The ShopX TV platform will assist brands in involving with retailers and marketing their products.

The TV feature is integrated into the chief ShopX app to permit for a flawless viewing experience for the retailers. ShopX TV commenced with three sections – Video, Play and Deals. The ‘Video’ section features actual life stories of retailers under the ‘My Shop, My Story’ segment. Rich in video content, it permits for knowledge sharing. Brands affiliated with ShopX can utilize this section as a marketing equipment to exhibit novel products obtainable to ShopX’s retail collaborators.  ShopX TV permits new brands an exclusive technique of marketing and distributing their products into a focused market thereby giving them high ROI. The ‘Play’ section on ShopX TV hosts quizzes on various subjects for retailers to play and win thrilling rewards and prizes. Over the next few months ShopX proposes to add many numerous new sections of content to ShopX TV. On the unveiling of ShopX TV, Amit Sharma, CEO and Co-Founder, ShopX, commented, “With the motive of enabling and empowering retailers to grow their business, on our platform, we are taking this step to provide them with access to more information on brands and products through a unique video led content format. Through ShopX TV, retailers on the platform can learn and earn along with access to entertainment in different formats. The ShopX TV platform will also help brands in marketing their products and engaging with retailers.” About ShopX ShopX (a brand owned and operated by “10i Commerce Services Private Limited”) is creating an India-centric infrastructure for commerce for the "next 400 Million" people. It thinks that the subsequent wave of expansion and market growth for digital retail in India will come not from the conventional e-commerce model, but rather from a new "digital offline" model which has the capability to be around 20% of the $1.5Trillion consumption space by 2025. In this model, ShopX is aiming to permit 1 Million Small Retailers as digital centres for ordering, delivery, returns and client service for 400 Million clients. The model combines subjects of aggregation of small businesses into a network, allowing B2B and B2B2C Commerce and Credit, supported by a scalable and sustainable business model, and expertise led platform thinking. By ANJISHNU BISWAS

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Advancells Group and IFC Finishes their 3-Day Workshop on Regenerative Medicine

 New Delhi, Delhi,

IndiaAdvancells & IFC effectively concluded their 3-day workshop featuring medical practitioners and scientists who deliberated on the application of Regenerative Medicine in the field of Gynecology & Urology.

On Saturday, January 18th, 2020, the Advancells Group & the International Fertility Center together finished their first workshop – Sub-Specialty Training in Application of Regenerative Medicine (S.T.A.R. 2020). The three-day workshop had expert doctors, medical practitioners, knowledgeable scientists of Advancells, the pioneers in cell manufacturing & processes and IFC, one of India’s most premier Fertility institutes who were joined by candidates with MBBS/BAMS/BHMS/BPharma & Master’s degree in Life Sciences. The key-note speaker of the workshop was Dr. Rita Bakshi, founder and chairperson of International Fertility Centre, the oldest fertility clinic and one of the most famous IVF clinics in India, one of the organizers of the programme. Participants also had a chance to listen to Dr. Sachin Kadam, CTO, Advancells and obtain hands-on experience in the preparation of PRP; Liposuction method; and Bone Marrow aspiration. All these methods were discussed elaborately and shown in the form of manual & kit-based models to assist the candidates obtain exposure. Dr. Punit Prabha, Head of Clinical Research and Dr. Shradha Singh Gautam, Head of Lab Operations at Advancells efficiently set the base of stem cell biology for the participants who were specialists in gynecology field, stem cell research and pain expert. With the assistance of comprehensive evaluation of ‘Application of PRP for Skin rejuvenation’; ‘Preparation of Micro-fragmented Adipose Tissue and Nano Fat & SVF (Stromal Vascular Fraction) from Adipose Tissue’; and ‘Cell Culturing and Expansion in a Laboratory’, applicants understood the application of stem cells in aesthetics, cosmetology, and anti-aging. Vipul Jain, Founder & CEO of Advancells Group observed, “Educating young scientists about stem cells is important for us. With this workshop we wanted to discuss and share the challenges and lessons we have learned in our journey of curing our customers. We wanted to establish more concrete knowledge base in the presence of subject matter experts and help our attendees in more possible ways. We are hopeful to have successfully achieved what we claimed with this workshop.” Given the tremendous success of the Sub-Specialty Training in Application of Regenerative Medicine (S.T.A.R. 2020), it’s anticipated that the future programmes shall present even greater knowledge to the participants by assisting them enhance and guide the community into the age of greater awareness. About Advancells Group Advancells is a pioneer in the sphere of stem cell therapies in India and overseas, with representative offices in Bangladesh and Australia. The company furnishes arrangements for stem cell banking and protocols for partner doctors and hospitals which they can utilize for treating the patients utilizing regenerative medicine. With a GMP compliant research and processing center that functions on various cell lines from numerous sources such as Bone Marrow, Adipose Tissue, Dental Pulp, Blood, Cord Tissue etc. Advancells also intends to file a patent for this processing technology soon. About International Fertility Centre IFC is India’s top fertility center under the guidance and leadership of Dr. Rita Bakshi. She along with her robust squad of veteran doctors have formed a network of 10+ IVF clinics situated in India and Nepal. Their services consist of In-vitro Fertilization (IVF), Intrauterine Insemination (IUI), Intracytoplasmic Injection (ICSI), Egg Donation, Surrogacy, Blastocyst, Assisted Hatching, Hysteroscopy, Laparoscopy and much more. By ANJISHNU BISWAS

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Stone Sapphire India Reveals Ambitious Expansion Plans for the Coming Year

 Mumbai, Maharashtra,

IndiaStone Sapphire India Pvt. Ltd., the Indian wing of Red Ridge Global, revealed its ambitious 12-month vision for making play time more inexpensive and obtainable to millions of Indians.

At a media roundtable organised at Hotel St. Regis, Mumbai, the US$ 500 million (half a billion-dollar) Red Ridge Global conglomerate revealed fresh collaborations in India with worldwide toy manufacturers that would now be able to balance the group’s extensive distribution network. The media was addressed by Mr. Vick Rana, CEO - Red Ridge Global & Mr. Shobhit Singh, Director - Stone Sapphire India Pvt. Ltd. The Indian toy market was at an anticipated US$ 1.5 billion in 2018 and is thought to exceed US$ 3.3 billion by 2024, expanding at a CAGR of 13.9% between 2019-2024. The industry ecosystem is fed dominantly by the domestic inputs in the unorganised segment is propelled by General Trade. Via their strong distribution network that they have cautiously put together over the previous 7 years, Stone Sapphire anticipates to minimise distribution expenses and make more superior quality imported and locally manufactured toys obtainable to children throughout the nation. The company revealed that it has in recent tomes joined hands with worldwide toy manufacturing greats such as Hasbro and are now their distribution collaborators in India. Stone Sapphire also brings with it a robust industry intelligence, which it anticipates to capitalise on by assisting worldwide manufacturers to establish their base in India. With assistance in commencing manufacturing in the nation, coupled with access to their powerful distribution chain, Stone Sapphire offers exclusive two-pronged back to worldwide toy brands.  Mr. Vick Rana, CEO - Red Ridge Global commented, “With our specialised business expertise and strong presence in India, we hope to be a one-stop-solution for any global toy brand that wishes to spread footprints in India. There are several benefits that they will enjoy under the government’s ‘Make in India’ initiative. India is one of the fastest growing markets with immense possibilities, but comes with its challenges of compliances and requires a nuanced understanding of the various regional markets. At Stone Sapphire, toy manufacturers will find all their answers, support and the best distribution that takes them to the massive country’s farthest corners. We are very positive about our next steps and are hugely encouraged by the promising talks with global names that are already underway.” Mr. Shobhit Singh, Director - Stone Sapphire India Pvt. Ltd. remarked, “It’s an accepted fact that there is no replacement to early childhood play with toys. We are committed to help India promote playtime, both indoor and outdoor, by making the best of the world’s toys affordable and accessible. With our 360-degree support in manufacturing consultancy and access to the largest distribution network in the country, we hope to make this vision a reality. As India is on track to becoming an even bigger economic power, the emphasis for happy, healthy children who are torchbearers of that future, has only become more crucial. With our new partnerships, we dream of making that future brighter.” In recent times, there has been anticipation of probable import checks on toys, thereby making them expensive and less obtainable to numerous ofchildren in India. As an expanding nation where more and more children are getting attracted  to mobile phones and gadgets from an extremely early age, the requirement on real play time with toys has never been more urgent. In an ideal situation, the industry should be assisted in striking a leverage between imported and domestically manufactured toys while maintaining quality standards. This would be suitable for all parties concerned. In the past, numerous worldwide giants have been very careful in entering the Indian market because of its great size and restricted, unorganised distribution channels. With the unbelievable success of Sk’oodle, Stone Sapphire has set new benchmarks on how it can be effectively done. What commenced as a cottage industry, slowly expanded to be a small scale to mid-scale enterprise and finally, a great brand that was able to sell top-quality children’s materials at charges that are 30% inexpensive than inferior quality Chinese-made products. This was made probable with forming their own OEMs and piece-by-piece put together their own supply chain via sophisticated forward integration. This made economies of scale achievable, considerably reducing the expenses. Sk’oodle’s unique success has attracted more global brands to Stone Sapphire to assist them balance their business intelligence in India. Red Ridge, established in 1998, is a worldwide giant in stationery and DIY craft kits manufacturing, packaging and distribution. The brand has a robust existence all over the globe, in the USA, Canada, Hong Kong, India and Shanghai, Ningbo and Guangzhou. Led by Indian origin Founder Mr. Vick Rana, Red Ridge Global’s Indian arm Stone Sapphire has established a top ranking in the nation over the previous 7 years via its flagship brand Sk’oodle, a complete variety of art supplies, craft material and eco-friendly stationery for children. By ANJISHNU BISWAS

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ViewSonic Launches Sophisticated Total EdTech Solution with Novel Tools and AI Expertise

LONDON, Jan.22 : ViewSonic Europe Ltd., a top contributor of visual solutions, revealed an array of new improvements to its total EdTech solutions that will permit superior digital learning experiences and outcomes. At BETT 2020, ViewSonic is exhibiting two novel sophisticated tools for the first time, including the myViewBoard Sens with Artificial Intelligence (AI) expertise and the myViewBoard Mouse. Apart from this, ViewSonic is presenting its recent ViewBoard interactive displays and a new video-assisted learning feature on the myViewBoard digital whiteboard software. These new advancements come in the wake of new collaborations with Google, Intel, and Microsoft for greater integration with the ecosystem.

"We are excited to be showcasing the latest developments from our myViewBoard ecosystem as they represent our continued commitment to offering a total solution that utilises meaningful technologies for effective digital learning," observed Bonny Cheng, COO of ViewSonic. "Beyond our advanced tools and hardware, our total solution also remains dedicated to being an open platform that is seamlessly integrated with other leading ecosystems to provide customers maximum versatility, usability, and effectiveness."

myViewBoard Sens - New Analysis Tool with AI technology

The myViewBoard Sens with AI functionality is targeted to assist educators better comprehend the reactions of their students. The built-in sensor with USB-C connectivity is mountable onto digital whiteboards. With AI, this gadget can gauge the temperament of students – angry, sad, neutral, happy – at any given point during a lesson to furnish educators with precious feedback on how to enhance lectures. The myViewBoard Sens can also monitor the prevailing conditions of the classroom, including temperature, humidity, lighting conditions (such as brightness and colour temperature), noise levels, and motion. With these measurements in hand, educators can adjust the ambient conditions in the classroom to form and maintain an optimal learning atmosphere.

myViewBoard Mouse - Digital Learning Made Accessible

The myViewBoard Mouse was created to make digital learning more accessible. The myViewBoard Mouse permits schools to tap into the benefits of the myViewBoard ecosystem with a minimal initial investment. The myViewBoard Mouse assists obtain this with embedded myViewBoard software, permitting schools to enjoy the advantages of myViewBoard by linking with any of their prevailing displays, whether they be interactive flat panels or monitors without capacitive touch abilities.   

myViewBoard Clips - Advanced Video Assisted-Learning

ViewSonic's myViewBoard platform is targeted to improve the "prepare, present, and participate" traits of learning and teaching. Via a collaboration with Boclips, ViewSonic has rolled out a new video-assisted learning feature, myViewBoard Clips. myViewBoard Clips provides users access to over 2 million licensed educational videos, free from advertising and undesirable content, and curated for particular subject domains. Boclips, a contributor of educational video content, sources content from over 150 loyal and famous media collaborators, consisting  of TED Talks, PBS Newshour, The Economist, and Dow Jones, as well as teacher-favourites like Crash Course, Minute Earth, and LearnZillion. Access to these materials will provide educators the liberty to form interactive and engaging lessons with rich content directly on the myViewBoard canvas.    

ViewBoard Interactive Displays - From 24" to 98"

ViewBoard is targeted particularly with education in mind and expedites content sharing via interactive touch and wireless sharing, while also enhancing more engaging interactions and crucial thinking. Complementing the prevailing 55", 65", 75", 86", and 98" ViewBoard models, ViewSonic now presents the new 24" ViewBoard Mini.

The ViewBoard Mini is a front-end smart interactive teaching platform boasting a 24" display with a 10-point projected capacitive (PCAP) touchscreen. The smart interactive teaching platform is designed for schools that want to upgrade to digital whiteboards but must take into account prevailing projectors that have yet to reach the end of their service lives. The ViewBoard Mini permits teachers to utilize its touchscreen to operate features similar to a digital whiteboard and project content onto a screen with prevailing projectors. Schools can thereby upgrade their classrooms without turning their projectors into useless gadgets.

A New Collaboration with Microsoft Education – Ecosystem Expansion

myViewBoard is based upon on a technology-agnostic philosophy, permitting it to integrate effortlessly with other ecosystems and prevailing platforms. myViewBoard is presently backed by Amazon Web Services and integrated with both Google for Education, and Intel. Recently, ViewSonic became a Microsoft Education Partner. Through the collaboration, ViewSonic's myViewBoard for Windows software has been further integrated with the Microsoft Education ecosystem to offer educators a flawless digital teaching experience.

Visit ViewSonic at the BETT 2020 (booth: SK30) in London from Jan. 22-25. F

About ViewSonic

Established in California, ViewSonic is a top worldwide contributor of visual solutions with an existence in over 100 cities around the globe. As an innovator and visionary, ViewSonic is dedicated to furnishing thorough hardware and software solutions that consist of monitors, projectors, digital signage, ViewBoard interactive displays, and myViewBoard software ecosystem. With over 30 years of specialization in visual displays, ViewSonic has established a robust position for delivering novel and dependable solutions for education, enterprise, client, and professional markets and assist customers "See the Difference". 

By ANJISHNU BISWAS 

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SMA and Infineon Decrease System Expenses for Inverters

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The installed photovoltaic capability is expanding swiftly globally. Photovoltaic systems with a total output of approximately 600 GW presently supply clean and cost-effective electricity – substituting around 600 medium-sized coal-fired power plants.

SMA Solar Technology AG (SMA) and Infineon Technologies AG (FSE: IFX / OTCQX: IFNNY) back this expansion trend with the recent generation of novel silicon carbide (SiC)-based solar inverters. The novel semiconductor material diminishes the system expenses for inverters and enhances their competence. The production expenses for solar power are thus further diminished. With the Sunny Highpower PEAK3 from SMA, obtainable since 2019, decentralized photovoltaic power plants can be planned flexibly and effectively up to the megawatt range. The basis for this is the compact design designed for 1500 VDC, which generates an output of 150 kW per unit. This is made possible by SiC expertise from Infineon: Six power modules of the type CoolSiC™ EasyPACK™ 2B and 36 gate drivers of the EiceDRIVER™ family 1ED20 transform the direct current generated by the solar cells into grid-compatible alternating current - with an effectiveness of over 99 percent. Silicon carbide provides benefits for the overall system "Silicon carbide enables us to build the inverters compact, powerful and reliable," observed Sven Bremicker, Head of Technology Development Center at SMA. "In the Sunny Highpower PEAK3, the CoolSiC modules almost double the particular output from 0.97 to 1.76 kW/kg. Because  of the compact design, the inverters are much easier to transport and much faster to install." The benefits of a decentralized plant layout can thus be integrated with those for central inverters. Growths are effortless possible even after the photovoltaic power plant has been commissioned. "SiC-based power semiconductors are more expensive than silicon solutions," commented Dr. Peter Wawer, President of the Industrial Power Control Division of Infineon. "But thanks to the electrical properties of the material, this is more than offset at system level. Higher switching speeds and efficiency allow transformers, capacitors, heat sinks and ultimately packages to be smaller – and thus save system costs. We are very proud to have convinced with SMA the European market leader in photovoltaic inverters of the advantages and to support volume production with our innovative SiC products." Not only photovoltaic systems gain from these benefits. Demand for SiC-based solutions from Infineon is also expanding in other industrial segments and for applications such as non stop power supply and charging infrastructure for electric vehicles. Swift advancement of customized modules Infineon has created a client-specific solution for SMA that consists  of both a classic TRENCHSTOP™IGBT and a CoolSiC™ MOSFET with body diode. The ANPC (Active Neutral-Point Clamped) topology permits system voltages up to 1500 V maximum to be switched with switches designed for 1200 V. The topology thus utilizes the benefits of SiC, although only some of the switches in the EasyPACK module are based on it. Overall, the utilization of SiC decreases the complications in the inverter. This not only enhances competence, but also makes the system easier to maintain and increases its service life. As the worldwide  market pioneer for power semiconductors, Infineon presents the biggest SiC portfolio of Easy modules for industrial applications. Thanks to its numerous years of specialization, the several chip technologies and the obtainable production capabilities, this platform can be adapted to client needs and brought to series production readiness at short notice. Because of the robust growth in demand for SiC discretes and modules, Infineon persists to invest in the expansion of SiC capabilities at its own manufacturing locations. About SMA As a top worldwide expert in photovoltaic system expertise, the SMA Group is setting the standards presently for the decentralized and renewable energy supply of tomorrow. SMA’s portfolio consists  of a broad array of competent PV inverters, comprehensive system solutions for PV systems of all power classes, intelligent energy management systems and battery-storage solutions as well as complete solutions for PV diesel hybrid applications. Digital energy services as well as extensive services up to and consisting  of functions and maintenance services for PV power plants round off SMA’s range. SMA inverters with a total output of 75 gigawatts have been installed in more than 190 nations globally. SMA’s multi-award-winning expertise is safeguarded by appropriately 1,400 patents and utility models. Since 2008, the Group’s parent company, SMA Solar Technology AG, has been listed on the Prime Standard of the Frankfurt Stock Exchange (S92) and is listed in the SDAX index. By ANJISHNU BISWAS

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Businesses Encounter a Digital Ceiling in Their Transformation Advancement, Infosys Digital Radar Shows

DAVOS, Switzerland, Jan. 22: Businesses worldwide encounter a "digital ceiling" when it comes to digital change, as stated in a fresh study from Infosys Knowledge Institute (IKI), the thought leadership and research wing of Infosys, a worldwide pioneer in next-generation digital services and consulting. The research shows that businesses must change their attitude to obtain advanced stages of digital maturity.

Infosys Digital Radar 2020 evaluated the digital transformation endeavors of companies on a Digital Maturity Index and noted year-over-year advancement in fundamental zones, for example digital efforts to enhance a company's capability. However, the majority companies come up against a "digital ceiling" when attempting to obtain the most developed levels of maturity.

The report, which surveyed over 1,000 executives worldwide, positioned the most digitally advanced organisations as "Visionaries", trailed by "Explorers" and then "Watchers."

Companies are aware how to obtain moderate transformation success, with an 18 per cent growth in companies advancing this year from the lowest tier of Watchers to the middle Explorer tier. However, Explorers tried their best to move into the leading Visionary cluster, with the key tier remaining the same, showing a "digital ceiling" to transformation endeavors. 

The Visionary cluster remains unchanged in spite of companies reporting fewer obstacles to digital transformation than the previous year. Human, rather than technological, obstacles are presently the most constant, with the two of the top obstacles being the scarcity of talent or skills (34 per cent) and a risk-averse corporate culture (35 per cent).

How to break through the digital ceiling?

The research shows that leading performers break through the digital ceiling since they think differently.

Firstly, successful companies concentrate robustly on people, utilizing digital transformation to make enhancements centred on clients and employees.

The majority of companies (68 per cent) across the spectrum stated functional capability and enhanced productivity as a key transformation goal. But successful companies in the Visionary cluster are specifically encouraged to make enhancements for their employees. Approximately half of Visionaries describe "empowering employees" as a chief business goal for transformation, compared with less than one third of Explorers and less than one fifth of Watchers.

Similarly, Visionaries have an enhanced concentration on client centred endeavors, being considerably more likely than other clusters to undertake transformation to boost client experiences and engagement and in order to react more swiftly to client requirements.

Secondly, successful companies have a unique attitude when it comes to transformation procedures.

Conventional linear transformations result in long transformation timelines, signifying a company's enhancements are obsolete by the time the procedure is complete. Instead, leading performers exhibit a cyclical attitude, executing recurring swift feedback loops to promote transformation and keep updates relevant. The Visionary cluster is far ahead of others in digital endeavors tied to rapid cycles: 75 per cent function at scale in Agile and DevOps, compared with an overall average of 34 per cent for the total survey group.

Businesses overestimate tech obstacles and underestimate the significance of a company's attitude 

The significance of culture and a cyclical transformation mindset to breaking through the digital ceiling were underestimated by businesses the previous year.

In the 2019 Digital Radar report, companies were asked to forecast the toughest obstacles to their transformation development for the subsequent year. This year's Infosys Digital Radar 2020 compares these forecasts to the real problems businesses encountered in 2019.

Businesses reported remarkable declines in the influence that technological obstacles have on their transformation advancement, including:

• Inability to experiment quickly (down 49 per cent);
• Insufficient budget (down 40 per cent);
• Cybersecurity challenges (down 40 per cent).

However, businesses made much less advancement against cultural obstacles, including scarcity of change management capabilities (down 7 per cent) and lack of skill (down 6 per cent).

Development across industries and geographies

• The technology and telecom industries continue to rank highest on the Digital Maturity Index this year.
• Consumer packaged goods, logistics, and healthcare achieved strong year-on-year improvements. The report's anecdotes from executive interviews suggest that the adoption of telematics, the Internet of Things and smart medical devices contributed to these increases. Likewise, the automotive industry placed fourth by digital maturity and featured the second highest percentage of Visionaries (30 per cent of those surveyed).
• The insurance industry lags significantly behind other sectors, featuring the highest percentage of Watchers (17 per cent).
• The digital ceiling was most dramatic in China, where 23 per cent of companies moved from Watcher to Explorer (which rose from 64 per cent to 87 per cent), but the percentage in the Visionary category (8 per cent) remained the same.

Salil Parekh, CEO and MD at Infosys, observed: "We've seen enterprises successfully employ emerging technologies to optimise productivity and efficiency, but struggle at the next stage of digital maturity. Faster, better, and cheaper technology alone will not provide the improvements enterprises need. Our research has shown that companies which can keep pace with digital transformation are those that design digital initiatives to improve customer experiences and empower their employees, differentiating themselves and propelling their business to the most advanced levels of progress."

Jeff Kavanaugh, VP and Global Head at Infosys Knowledge Institute, remarked: "This year's Digital Radar research revealed significant progress across transformation initiatives – however, traditional programme models are not keeping up with the rapid pace of market change and companies face a distinct barrier in reaching top levels of digital maturity.

"The most successful businesses in our survey have an employee focus and a circular transformation mindset, which enable top performers to kick off a virtuous cycle in the company. The result is a "living enterprise" that is constantly sensing, improving, and attuned to its customers and employees. This living enterprise is suited to serving a larger circle of stakeholders – employees, customers, suppliers, local communities, and larger society – not just shareholders."

By ANJISHNU BISWAS 

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Cognate BioServices conclude Series B and completes acquisition of Cobra Biologics

MEMPHIS, Tennessee : Cognate BioServices, a top contract development and manufacturing organization (CDMO) experts in cell and cell-mediated gene therapy products revealed that it has completed the acquisition of Cobra Biologics, a key CDMO specialized in furnishing development and manufacturing services for plasmid DNA and viral vector.

Prevailing Cognate shareholder, EW Healthcare Partners and its co-investors guided the investment in Cognate and the financing for the acquisition of Cobra, with participation from Medivate.

With the addition of Cobra's expert skills  in plasmid DNA, viral vectors, protein and microbiota, from development to fill-finish, Cognate is well-positioned as a worldwide industry-leading services contributor to deliver drug development and manufacturing solutions to the cell and gene immunotherapy and regenerative medicine industry all over the globe.

Cobra Biologics has cGMP units in the UK and Sweden.  Cognate runs an 80,000+ square foot manufacturing unit situated in Memphis, TN, and a devoted advancement wing in Baltimore.

"We are all thrilled to close this transaction and start delivering on our combined value proposition," observed J. Kelly Ganjei, CEO of Cognate. "The combined Cognate-Cobra expertise, infrastructure, and geographical footprint immediately position both businesses to address current and future market needs more quickly, effectively, and comprehensively, with our focus of owning and optimizing the complex aspects of the supply chain. In support of this acquisition we have been working to expand our commercial capacity and capabilities to effectively provide a unique, scalable option for drug development and manufacturing to our clients and their patients."

This transaction further backs Cognate's objective to meet the requirements of the ultimate client of its services — the patients with unmet medical requirements while maintaining concentration on furnishing swift access to advanced manufacturing capabilities integrated into a scalable manufacturing environment. 

About Cognate BioServices, Inc.

Cognate is a dynamic, results-propelled, organization concentrated on furnishing the widest array of commercialization services to regenerative medicine, cellular immunotherapy and advance cell therapy companies. Cognate furnishes an exclusive combination of custom services to companies across all points of clinical and business advancement specializing in mid to late stage clinical trials and supporting clients via product scale-up into commercial manufacturing. Cognate applies the learning and specialization of its business, scientific and technical squads to successfully develop autologous and allogeneic products across multiple cell-based expertise platforms from commencement to conclusion.

About Cobra Biologics:

Cobra Biologics is a top global advanced therapy CDMO with GMP authenticated units in both Sweden and the UK each with a vast track record in serving the worldwide customer base. It presents a wide array of integrated and stand-alone services for both the clinical and commercial market. As a loyal furnisher and a leading collaborator in the drug advancement and commercialization process, the company boasts of its manufacturing brilliance and thorough array of services to the pharmaceutical and biotech industries. 

About EW Healthcare Partners:

With nearly $4 billion raised since commencement, EW Healthcare Partners is one of the leading and oldest private healthcare investment firms and attempts to make expansion equity investments in rapidly expanding commercial-stage healthcare companies in the pharmaceutical, medical device, diagnostics, and technology-enabled services segments in the United States and in Europe. Since its establishment in 1985, EW Healthcare Partners has maintained its singular dedication to the healthcare industry and has been a long term investor in over 150 healthcare companies, varying across segments, stages and geographies. The team consists of over 20 veteran investment experts with offices in Palo Alto, Houston, New York, and London. 

About Medivate Partners:

Medivate is a private equity and venture capital firm that concentrates investment in biotech/healthcare industry in Asia and North America. The firm is well placed to secure growing healthcare investment scopes between Asia and North America, and looks to arbitrage the exclusive cross border investment benefits. While concluding its third fund, Medivate Partners swiftly created a fame for furnishing inner circle access to leading caliber syndicates and successful life science deals in Asia and North America.

By ANJISHNU BISWAS 

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The TASKING VX-toolset for TriCore/AURIX has been endorsed for the advancement of security crucial software applications for automotive, agricultural, forestry and railway industries by the safety specialists from TÜV Nord. The TriCore compiler toolset satisfied the needs for advancement equipments of safety standard ISO 26262, and is endorsed for the advancement of software that must cope up with the greatest security integrity level (ASIL-D). The certified use cases cover tool confidence level TCL 3, which signifies the compiler furnishes the greatest level of confidence/loyalty to maintain the security necessities, even when advanced code optimizations are utilized. This diminishes the endeavour for TASKING clients.

The certification permits clients to utilise the TASKING VX-toolset for the advancement of security crucial applications devoid of any extra qualifications when following the suggestions outlined in the security manual. This is in sharp comparison to alternative software equipments that need the user to implement the tool qualification actions on their own. With this new certification, TASKING clients will be in a position to obtain their products to market faster, without the expenses of extra certification procedures.

"The TÜV certification of the TASKING VX-toolset for TriCore™/AURIX™ version v6.2r2 represents the next milestone for TASKING in our joint activities to address safety related offerings to the automotive and industrial market," observed Gerd Punsmann, Tool Line Manager for 32-bit automotive microcontroller at Infineon Technologies. "It will help our customers in those markets to address safety in their applications more efficiently."

Visit TASKING at Embedded World 2020, booth 4-371, and witness recent equipments concerning security and embedded advancement equipments for multi core systems.

About TASKINGTASKING is an Altium (ASX: ALU) brand. TASKING advancement equipments are utilized by automotive manufacturers and the globe's biggest Tier-1 suppliers to develop embedded microcontroller-based powertrain, body control, and ADAS linked applications around the world for both conventional vehicles as well as electrical vehicles. Customers depend on the TASKING advancement tools to create richer next-generation applications while obtaining optimum dependability,security, and performance.

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With extensive tools connecting deep customer insights to automated actions, a newly-launched platform receives seed money to help their clients' businesses grow

BANGALORE, Jan. 22 : SmartKarrot revealed the effective completion of $1 million angel round funding. Concluded with the inclusion of a number  of high net worth investors and promoters, the funding is first tasked with improving SmartKarrot's online platform. It will also be directed towards expanding India R&D operations and India market acquisition, one of the top expanding SaaS markets. Established by Prithwi Dasgupta and Arnab Chatterjee in 2019, SmartKarrot brings together a full-circle vision of clients who frequent digital-led or subscription-oriented businesses. The software tracks clients' and end users' real-time digital conduct so that personalized, tactical actions can be taken to propel a product's increased profitability. 

"SmartKarrot's initial customer response has been very positive. To stay competitive, businesses need to drive recurring revenue retention and expansion, enhance product adoption, and influence the end user's product experience. To stay on point, all of that culminates in the ability to manage and influence the digital touch points the customer and their end users have. A platform like SmartKarrot not only minimizes the challenge of having to deal with multiple systems, but it also enhances the customer experience exponentially," observed CEO and Co-founder, Prithwi Dasgupta.

So how does SmartKarrot do it?  Stated without any complications, the software commences with trailing the clients journey. It tracks the profit they've generated, their product usage, as well as engagement and support experience. It then permits multi-channel communications for example push notifications, SMS/text, e-mail, web push, and in-app surveys. The product intelligence is generated for utilisation via heat maps, event workflows, and segmentation. From there, automated warnings are formed and managed to assist with onboarding, product adoption, and future product roadmap planning.

About SmartKarrot Inc.:

SmartKarrot Inc. is headquartered in Dallas, Texas. It also has a global presence that consists of Toronto, Bangalore, and Singapore.

By ANJISHNU BISWAS