CRMnext and TechMahindra Partners to Accelerate Global CRM Solutions for the BFSI Sector

New Delhi / Chennai – Feb 22, 2014 – Tech Mahindra Ltd., a specialist provider of connected solutions to the connected world and Acidaes Solutions Pvt. Ltd., the owners of CRMnext Solution, today announced a global strategic business partnership which will primarily focus on accelerating scalable enterprise CRM solutions for the global banking and financial services sector.
The partnership primarily aims to focus and develop the enterprise CRM solutions in the Banking and Financial Services space which is expected to grow exponentially by 2015. This association primarily will empower Tech Mahindra and CRMnext to be at the forefront while jointly developing strategies and solutions for CRM Implementations in the BFSI space.

Speaking on the occasion, Sushil Tyagi, Director, Sales and Marketing, CRMnext said, “The Product Expertise of CRMnext will perfectly complement Tech Mahindra’s Global Services and Implementation Expertise. The partnership is strategic and will help us provide solutions to our customers and prospects to increase efficiency and enrich customer experience.”
Adding in, Ravi Vasantraj, Global Head – BFSI Competency, Tech Mahindra, said , “Tech Mahindra’s expertise in enterprise solutions and its global market presence, along with the state-of-the-art product portfolio and industry experience of CRMnext will enable this partnership to deliver innovative end-to-end solutions to our customers.”

CRMnext is a comprehensive, easy-to-use, enterprise class customer relationship management (CRM) solution. It is rich in features and functionalities and fast to implement. Using CRMnext, companies can efficiently manage and improve all customer facing operations like sales, marketing & customer services.
It enables companies to manage and seamlessly share information across departments by centralizing all customer data. CRMnext offers integrated reporting and analytical capabilities to enable companies discover actionable business intelligence that can lead to better revenues. The solution is powerful, yet simple to use. The unique architecture of CRMnext ensures that companies experience the benefits of a CRM solution without associated operational hassles required to run an enterprise solution. CRMnext enables companies manage growth strategically by providing a single platform to effectively roll-out processes and measure its performance across multiple locations.

Tech Mahindra’s expertise in CRM implementations encompasses functional areas of multichannel integration, legacy transformation, contact center management, new business automation and customer relationship management, thus harnessing the full power of CRM technology. The spectrum of services consists of CRM Advisory and Assessment Services, Implementation, Optimization and CoE. Tech Mahindra has industry-focused reusable assets, artifacts, accelerators with which they collaborate with product partners to deliver customized solutions.

About Acidaes Solutions –


Founded in 2002, Acidaes Solutions is a specialist customer relationship management product company, providing services to customers in the global market.  CRMnext is the flagship product, available on a commutable cloud model through a single code-base which provides companies with flexibility for their ownership model. The CRMnext team has a proven track record of delivering high impact CRM solutions with strong offerings in 11 verticals including Banking, Insurance, Financial Services, Pharma, Media, Telecom, Automobile, etc.  It works very closely with its customers, leveraging its extensive domain expertise to enhance their business efficiency by improving processes and practices. This combination of competency and commitment to results are the key to its success in the global market. Today, CRMnext has to its credit thought leaders across verticals as its customers.

Saxon Global Acquires Bangalore based Mobility Solutions Specialist ‘Wit Innovation’

Saxon Global, one of the fastest growing Inc 500 Companies, providing IT consulting and solution engineering services is pleased to announce the acquisition of a Bangalore-based company - ‘Wit Innovation’, a high-growth mobility and Solutions specialist.

Wit Innovation has a world-class delivery centre in Bangalore with a resource base of talented and skilled mobility engineers. With widely diversified industry portfolio of Financial Services, Health Care, Media, Hospitality & Entertainment sector, this acquisition expands Saxon Global’s worldwide technology portfolio with a key focus on enterprise mobility, Cloud & Business Intelligence.

Speaking on the occasion, GopiKandukuri – Founder and CEO, Saxon Global said, “Saxon Global is a highperforming ITSolutions Company, our commitment to unleash the power of technology certainly means that we are always looking for opportunities to bring the best resources, expertise and inventive service offerings to our clients globally.”

He added, “With the acquisition of Ideas Software and Consulting Pvt. Ltd (ISAC Global) in December 2012, our aim was to boost Saxon’s expertise in big data analytics and web intelligence and complement its business intelligence and data warehousing solutions offering. Now, with Wit Innovation, we continue to strengthen our core offerings with the addition of high-performance mobile development centers, skilled engineering talent and deep vertical market expertise.”

“We at Wit Innovation have always kept our customers first. As a lot of our long time customers started to demand several services in emerging technologies like BI and Cloud apart from enterprise mobility, we thought it may be best to merge with a company which can help fulfill our customers need and we found a perfect match in Saxon Global. With these added services, size and presence across the globe, we are looking forward to provide even more value to our existing customers and add new customers.“ said Sachin Garg – CEO & Co-Founder of Wit Innovation.

‘Wit Innovation’ was started in 2006 and specializes in building products on Smartphone’s and Tablets for its global clientele. They have worked with clients across 16 countries during the last 7 years and have built products and expertise working on platforms ranging from iOS, Android, BlackBerry and Windows Phones among others.

“With over 7 years of experience in the field of Enterprise Mobility, the next logical step for Wit Innovation was to integrate with evolving companies in Cloud & BI.  Saxon Global was a perfect fit for us. This integration will facilitate larger customer base to offer integrated services.  With this development, Wit Innovation has become a dominant Enterprise Mobility Solutions Provider. We see tremendous growth opportunities for us, as we reach our next level of customer base and delivery, said Vibhor Gupta, COO & Co-Founder of Wit Innovation.
The deal also adds an impressive list of clients to Saxon Global’s client portfolio, as well as the opportunity to expand client relationships in high growth market sectors such as Financial Services, Health Care, Media, and Hospitality& Entertainment.

Technology Leaders AMD Migrates to Zycus Suite of Procurement Solutions

Zycus, a leader in source-to-pay procurement solutions, announced today that international technology company AMD (NYSE: AMD) has completed a transition to the Zycus Suite of Procurement Performance Solutions and is achieving notably high adoption rates with Supplier Performance Management, eSourcing and Advanced Spend Analytics implementations.
AMD procurement executives say Zycus’ agility and attentiveness have been key components in the successful global rollout of the new solutions. Karen Martin, AMD’sLead Source Manager and iSource lead, notes that “Zycus brings extensive experience, support and responsiveness to the table.” That support, alongside Zycus’ core ease of use, automation and process efficiency principles, has led to consistent and strong solution adoption.
Adoption of Zycus’ iPerform for supplier performance management has reached 100% across the Global Supply Management team, according to Katherine Berbel, AMD’s Lead Source Manager and iPerform lead, “100% adoption of the iPerform system gives us a truly global view of supplier performance and solid records retention. We are also achieving greater collaboration and process efficiency with suppliers since feedback is now automated and online through a supplier portal.”
Director of Procurement Garry Christie adds that Zycus iAnalyze for advanced spend analytics has been a huge value-add for his sourcing team. “The solution’s intuitive user interface has been essential to enabling our global team to continuously improve their analytics and reporting competencies and has significantly increased our efficiency in meeting requirements to understand spending.” 
In related news, AMD’s Alex Brown, Corporate Vice President Global Supply Chain Management was honored recently at the first annual Zycus Procurement Excellence awards for demonstrating inspirational leadership and excellence in adopting best practices and implementing procurement strategies.
Zycus announced the 2013 award winners at its annual Horizon conference held in October in San Antonio, Texas. Click here to access the full Alex Brown interview.


About AMD (Advanced Micro Devices)
AMD (NYSE: AMD) designs and integrates technology that powers millions of intelligent devices, including personal computers, tablets, game consoles and cloud servers that define the new era of surround computing. AMD solutions enable people everywhere to realize the full potential of their favorite devices and applications to push the boundaries of what is possible. For more information, visit www.amd.com

About Zycus
Zycus is dedicated to positioning procurement at the heart of business performance. With itsspirit of innovation and a passion to help procurement create even greater business advantages, Zycus has evolved its portfolio to a complete Source-to-Pay suite of procurement performance solutions which includes - Spend Analysis, eSourcing, Contract Management, Supplier Management, Financial Savings Management and Procure-to-Pay.With more than 200 solution deployments among Global 1000 clients, Zycus searches the world continually for procurement practices proven to drive competitive business performance.
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Khiva’ the State of the Art Fine Dining Restaurant opens in Lower Powai, Suburban Mumbai

Mumbai, Feb 04, 2014: Synonymous with luxury and high end dining, BJN Hospitality has recently launched its new restaurant ‘Khiva’ on the ground floor, Neptune Magnet Mall, Lower Powai, Mumbai and the new location serves all their signature dishes in an ambience akin to a royal palace.

The interiors of the restaurant are inspired by an earthy touch, designed to restore the aura of the Peshawari times. With its majestic architecture and splendid fixtures, the exemplary services are a feather in the cap to make the guests feel special.

 The place is specially designed to provide customers with an excellent ambience, fantastic food and an impeccable service to delight the customer.

Speaking at the launch, Roshan Nichani, CEO of BJN Hospitality said, “We are extremely pleased to introduce Khiva to Suburban Mumbai.  We have taken Indian food to a different dimension with new techniques, innovative presentations and usage of organic produce and spices. We have reinvented Indian food with unusual creations and pairings, the menu is a rich accumulation of Indian recipes evolved to the next level and confident that visitors will enjoy sampling the unique assortment of Indian dishes available from the restaurant’s vast menu, and guests will have ample reason to return time and time again.”

 “Khiva name is derived from the original place at Uzbekistan – where people lived in glory and celebrated life by saying ‘Khey-Vakh’ viz; ‘What a Pleasure!!’. We have gone a step further by imbibing the look and feel concept of Khiva to help our guests experience the vibrancy in the atmosphere. The restaurant concept and design is the brainchild of our BJN Team.” he further adds.

The menu of Khiva has been exclusively designed on the lines of the Bukhara cuisine and the objective is to recreate the essence of the natural way of cooking and eating.