TrucksDekho announces a Unique Review Contest in India

-The initiative aims to make truck buying easier by collating genuine reviews of truck owners and enthusiasts

Jaipur, November 30, 2016: TrucksDekho.com, India’s leading trucking portal, will be launching a unique ‘Review Your Truck’ contest through which trucking 

and auto enthusiasts can share their truck reviews and experience, and win exciting prizes. The contest starts on December 5, 2016 and continues till January 25, 2017.

After taking into account the confusion customers face while purchasing a truck, TrucksDekho has come up with this unique initiative to make truck buying a hassle-free experience for potential buyers. Through this contest, people will be able to send across genuine reviews and in turn, help others in the trucking community make a smart buying decision. 

Through the ‘Review Your Truck’ contest, reviewers can rate the performance, maintenance, design and build of their trucks based on key parameters. Contestants can also write a detailed review, enter the exact mileage of their truck, add truck photos, and give a short, final verdict about the truck. 

The contest has been designed in a gamified way and contestants will be rewarded with points on completion of different stages. To encourage more people to participate, TrucksDekho will be giving out exciting gifts to top reviewers. The best reviews will be judged based on honest opinions from contestants who have actually driven trucks. 

With the help of this contest, TrucksDekho hopes to highlight and bring the trucking community in the mainstream automotive domain and make the truck buying process smoother and easier for customers.

About TrucksDekho:

With 20 leading brands, more than a 1000 trucks, 3000 verified dealers, 3000 service centers and 60 body makers listed on the website, TrucksDekho.com has carved a niche for itself in the trucking industry. Started in 2015, TrucksDekho.com has become the country’s No.1 solutions provider within the span of just a year, with tie-ups with some of the leading OEMs. Apart from a solid web presence, TrucksDekho.com also innovates with several trucking solutions, the foremost being an end-to-end lead management system that guarantees genuine and verified leads. Through a host of branded solutions, consumer apps, digital marketing and customer support, TrucksDekho.com ensures a win-win in terms of sales for all its clients, in a highly competitive market. 

  

     

SHB has re-imagined “Banking on the move” with Wearable Banking Solution developed by Vayana

The Solution will facilitate next generation banking facilities for its retail customers

Saudi Hollandi Bank (SHB), founded in 1926 the first bank in KSA, has deployed Wearable Banking Solution developed by Vayana for Apple Watch, to further enhance the customer experience for its retail banking customers. This will see the bank introduce more innovative ways to engage with its retail customers in KSA.

Wearable Banking Solution developed by Vayana will enable SHB to deliver number of services on Apple Watch which works as an extension of the iOS - Mobile Banking Application. These services include Reporting (Balances & Mini Statements), Notifications and Payments (Due Bills & Violations). Wearable Banking adds another feather to the cap for both SHB as well as Vayana.

While mentioning about the deal, Vayana’s CEO Kannan Ramasamy mentioned "Exciting opportunities have been presented by emerging technologies and form factors. This has made it possible for us to “Reimagine Channels” in partnership with our clients. We have had a unique opportunity to work with Saudi Hollandi Bank in their journey to create an OmniChannel experience. The Wearable Banking is another milestone in positioning the Bank as an innovator.”

SHB and Vayana have been working together last few years to digitize Retail Banking Channels. SHB is currently using Vayana’s “SolutionNET: Channel Re-imagined platform” for Retail Internet Banking, Tablet Banking Application and Mobile Banking Application. SHB has won Best Mobile App Award in 2016 and Best Internet Banking Award for consecutive 2 years (2014 and 2015). With 72 retail banking services on Mobile Banking Application, SHB is undoubtedly a leader in KSA Market.

Meet us at North Africa Future Banking Forum 2016 in Cairo, Egypt from 24-25 October.

Premia™ Conclave’16 Receives an Overwhelming Participation from Middle East Insurance Leaders

 Organised by 3i Infotech, the Premia™ Conclave was held in Dubai

3i Infotech Limited, a global provider of IT solutions and one of India’s mid-tier software companies, played host to  Premia™ Conclave’16 in Dubai. Premia™ Conclave’16 is conceptualized and created in conjunction with 3i Infotech’s leading Premia™ insurance product suite annual customer meet. It was an initiative to appreciate, felicitate, support and strengthen the valued relationship with Premia™ and its most valuable patrons, across the MENA region. The conclave centered on the theme Connect, Transform, Engage. 

In the form of Premia™, 3i infotech offers insurance organizations a powerful
solution accelerator that enables efficient end to end management of insurance
business processes be it general life medical or Islamic insurance. Over the last 15 years, PREMIA™ has achieved an outreach in 35 countries including the MENA region. The Premia boasts of customization for local languages and ease of use & has over 300 strong professional team with 200 plus development experience.

“It has been a truly memorable and deeply valuable association that has been fostered at the Premia™ Conclave’16. It puts a seal of affirmation on the growing presence of Premia™ and our acceptance on the GCC map. With our continued presence for over the past 15 years and in our journey ahead, the occasion would be earmarked as a red-letter day for all of our customers and stakeholders” said Rakesh Doshi, Global Delivery Head - Banking, Insurance and Financial Services & MRD at 3i Infotech.

The Dubai Premia™ Conclave 2016 was opened by insurance industry veteran Mr. Omer Elamin, President Orient Group. Mr. Elamin’s session was a live testimonial of Premia™’s robust capabilities and how it facilitated seamless upgradations in line with the insurance organization’s growth. He further added that he sees a great future for Orient with 3i-Infotech’s offerings.

Asserting that customers are their first priority, the evening upheld 3i Infotech's patrons who are undoubtedly the frontrunners of this revolution of progress and business growth for the Middle East market. As an initiative of appreciation, 3i Infotech honored the following companies from the region.

Noor Takaful	Sharjah Insurance and Reinsurance	Emirates Insurance	Dubai National Insurance & Reinsurance	Takaful Oman
Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance	Al Wathba National Insurance	Abu Dhabi National Takaful	National Takaful Co. - Watania	Oman United Insurance
Adamjee Insurance	Al Wathba National Insurance	Orient Insurance	Qatar Insurance	METLife AIG ANB
Al Dhafra Insurance	Dubai Insurance	Dar Al Takaful	Falcon Insurance	Al Madina Takaful

Also pertinent to the theme of iterating the Premia™ success road, the attendees were introduced to the key milestones and achievements of Premia™ over the last 15 years.

The evening of May 25^th witnessed an amalgamation of excellence in Technology, Insightful Thought Leadership sessions & 3i Infotech’s undisputable leadership in steering the Technology eco-system of the BFSI Sector in the Middle East.

C-Zentrix’s Unique World-Class ‘Hybrid Customer Experience’ platform

Facilitates with the right blend of In-premise and Cloud Solution to provide competitive-edge to boost customer experience

C-Zentrix, global leader in software products for contact center accelerates focus on its unique Hybrid Contact Centre to help organizations across industry verticals to set up and manage their personalized customer engagement center.

Elaborating, said Saket Setu, CEO, C-Zentrix, “Our Hybrid contact center is one-of-its kind world-class solution, keeping the entire critical infrastructure and data protected on-premises, while leveraging the power of the cloud for advanced interaction management. Hybrid Contact Centre enables customers with higher agent availability backed by a robust disaster recovery setup. The solution works in sync to generate centralized reporting and is being offered across multiple geographies Pan-India, UAE, Philippines, Malaysia and other South-East Asian regions.”

C-Zentrix’s Hybrid Contact Centre Solution facilitates an enterprise with higher prospects outreach, increased agent productivity and aims to maximize in establishing right party contacts. The hybrid solution addresses a full range of touch points for the customers across omni-channels platforms including voice, web, email, chat, video, WebRTC, mobile apps, business analytics etc.

The solution offers -

-          Interactive Voice Response System (IVRS)

-          Automatic Call Distributor

-          Auto Dialer

-          Voice Logger

-          Missed Call Solution

-          Robo Call Solution

The solutions usage is maximized in industry verticals like financial services, health services, public safety, government, banks, e-commerce firms, complaint registration services, hospitality industry, airlines, railways bus services etc. C-Zentrix aims to help organizations across industry verticals to set up and manage their personalized customer engagement centre hassle free at low cost and high efficiency.

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C-Zentrix Partners with #IT for Parivahan for Digitalization of Indian Railway Sector

Partners with Association for MSMEs in Information Technology (AIM-IT) to promote digital advancements for the Indian Railway Sector

C-Zentrix, global leader in software products for contact center and enterprise level applications for voice and data announces its participation at the #IT For Parivahan – Stakeholders Summit 2016 convened by AIM-IT. In view of the largely digital, Ministry of Shipping, Road Transport and Highways (MoSRTH) are leveraging information technology to improve efficiency and harness growth for the sector. The Mumbai Chapter for the Stakeholders’ Summit, #IT For Parivahan 2016 will be chaired by Shri Suresh Prabhu, Hon’ble Minister Railways, Government of India. The Mumbai Chapter for # IT for Parivahan will be hosted on May 14^th, 2016 at Hotel Lalit, Mumbai.

The inaugural # IT For Parivahan summit was held in Delhi on 6^th of May & C-Zentrix made a huge Impact as a proponent of taking digital revolution to the remotest of corners of India.  Under the aegis of the opening session for # IT for Parivahan which was themed around Empowering India’s MSMes, C-Zentrix  set-up a unique MSME information desk to particularly address opportunity areas for IT MSMEs in the Indian & Global Markets from the perspective of sharing unique options of customizations, flexibility, scalability. To motivate Indian IT MSMEs to realize their true potential, C-Zentrix aims to extend a definitive value-add giving cutting-edge solutions to the MSME’s of India.

The event theme – ‘Challenges and Opportunities of Modernising Indian Railways through implementation of IT’ saw participation from all key stakeholders of the sector including, central & state govt ministers, bureaucrats, IT and logistic companies, start-ups, innovators, and policy makers. Riveting discussions were held on various important subjects such as, Role of MSME companies in Railways, Shaping the future of Smart of Railways, ‘Internet of Things and Indian Railways, and ‘Smart Cities’: Smarter Roads - Smarter Transport.

Speaking on the occasion, Saket Setu, CEO, C-Zentrix commented, “It is really a proud moment for us to be associated with the # IT for Parivahan campaign & to help transform the Indian Transportation eco-system through Digital disruption. AIM-IT is a great initiative to showcase how Indian IT MSMEs are leading way for the ‘Digital India’ and the ‘Smart Cities’ drive. We are overwhelmed to reach out to the citizens of our country through this first of a kind “progress through better transportation” initiative. “

Railways network in India, in all its vastness provides last mile connectivity to the masses and also proves to be a lifeline for the country.

C-Zentrix to Endorse the Prestigious #ITForParivaran for MSME’s

C-Zentrix, global leader in software products for contact center and enterprise level applications for voice and data announces its participation at the #ITForParivaran – Stakeholders Summit 2016 convened by AIM-IT. In view of the largely digital, Ministry of Shipping, Road Transport and Highways (MoSRTH) are leveraging information technology to improve efficiency and harness growth. Graced by Shri Nitin Gadkari, Hon’ble Minister of Shipping, Road Transport and Highways, Government of India, #ITForParivaran is being hosted on May 6^th, 2016 in New Delhi.

Speaking on the occasion, Saket Setu, CEO, C-Zentrix commented, “MSMEs are an important industry enabler and has the potential to become a considerable GDP contributor to the nation. Central government’s important initiatives like ‘Make in India’, ‘Digital India’ and ‘Smart Cities’ have tremendous opportunities for the MSMEs in the IT sector. It goes without saying that MSMEs need a strong platform to voice their challenges and support to be as competitive as large and multi-national enterprises. We see a great role of C-Zentrix in facilitating MSME’s with easier and effective contact center management, and help connect and establish a great customer experience (CX).”

Coinciding with #ITForParivaran, C-Zentrix aims to set-up a unique MSME information desk to particularly address opportunity areas for IT MSMEs in the Indian & Global Markets from the perspective of sharing unique options of customizations, flexibility, scalability. To motivate Indian IT MSMEs to realize their true potential, C-Zentrix aims to extend a definitive value-add giving cutting-edge solutions to the MSME’s of India.
Road network in India, in all its vastness provides last mile connectivity to the masses and also proves to be a lifeline for the country.

About #ITForParivaran –

‘#ITForParivahan’ is a nationwide online campaign jointly initiated by IT stalwart Mr. Vinit Goenka and Dr. Mohandas Pai to crowdsource ideas from various stakeholders for effective governance in transportation sector. Both are Members (IT) Taskforce in Ministries of Shipping, Road Transport and Highways.
With an aim to make governance effective through public participation, the campaign invited suggestions from various stakeholders in transportation sector and also public-at-large. The campaign which started in September 2015 saw a dedicated and self-motivated team of more than 200 technocrats reach out 1.5 crore Indians through a highly effective and ambitious social media campaign. In return, we received more than forty thousand responses from all stakeholders. After rigorous discussions and brainstorming sessions, our panel of eminent IT experts shortlisted five ideas which will be presented to Govt of India.
Salient Milestones of #ITForParivahan

• 200 technocrats reached out to 15 million Indians in 62 cities.
• 40,000 responses were received; out of which top 5 ideas were selected by leading IT experts
• Unique User Mention Count: 4695
• Total Number of User Mention Count: 44296
• Number of Tweets: 86478
• Number of impressions: 66 Million

Vectus Industries Limited goes digital with SAP® S/4 HANA

Hyderabad-based vCentric Technologies, one of the fastest growing IT/ITES organizations in India, today announced the installation of SAP S/4 Hana 1511 On-Premise edition for Vectus Industries Limited across its pan-India operations.

Vectus Industries Limited is India’s leading and fastest growing pipe and water storage solution company. It is the pioneer in establishing Blow Moulded technology as an alternate method to Roto Moulding for large size water storage tanks. The Vectus group of companies has been growing at an average growth of around 35% year on year and with an overall sales turnover of approx. 500 Crores (75 million USD) and has manufacturing facilities at 12 locations nation-wide and offices and depots at 13 locations with more 1300 employees on board.
Speaking on the successful deployment, a delighted Mr. Ashish Baheti, Managing Director, Vectus Industries Ltd. said, “We are excited with the technological transformation at Vectus. This quantum leap to becoming a future-ready corporate is in sync with our business vision. Owing to our belief of producing world-class quality products and offerings in the storage and pipe product industry, SAP® S/4 HANA ERP will give us renewed vigor to scale-up across key and critical departments, and enable swift growth in our markets in India and exports.”

The SAP S/4HANA 1511 On-premise edition is a new product and builds the next-generation business suite. Using the advanced potential of SAP HANA, SAP S/4HANA is designed to digitize business and provide an instant insight by using a single source of truth, real-time processes, dynamic planning and analysis.
M.V.R. Kumar, CEO, vCentric Technologies, said, “The nuances of such deployment have been quite amazing for an organization such as Vectus. The deployment of S/4 HANA has addressed many challenges and has helped us reach the next-level of being a digital-ready organization.”

Outlining the core advantages, Mr. Manish Sinha, Head IT, Vectus Industries Ltd, said, “Prior to the installation of SAP® S/4 HANA, our IT infrastructure wasn’t as well equipped.  , We had to start from scratch and work extensively on our infrastructure plants, depot, streamlining legacy software, so that the team could focus on new implementation. It was a tough uphill challenge but we succeeded in installing a world-class product at a regional and local level.  We appreciate the efforts put by vCentric in educating us about S/4 HANA. They supported us in achieving this milestone for our organization at every curve. We completed the project in time even with limited talent pool, resources”-

He further added, “We dismissed the perception that SAP solutions work only with organizations that have an evolved IT infrastructure. I am delighted that such a product matched up to our needs and desire to scale up. It was also extremely competent of them to deliver in record time of less than 5 months and 24 out of our 28 locations nationwide went-live simultaneously with their efforts.”


The ERP installed and supported critical departments at Vectus had the following modules - Stock, Finance, Materials Management, Human Capital Management [HCM], Procurement Plan and Sales &Distribution.

QNET joins hands with Our Children Trust for 34th Children’s Meet

Flowing from the founding principles of Raise Yourself to Help Mankind - RYTHM and InService which encourages selfless service, QNET partnered with Our Children Trust for their 34^th Children’s Meet. The partnership was under the CSR banner of QNET We Care.

The event took place at Shree Shanmukhananda Hall, Sion East today. Around 2500 underprivileged children from 21 NGOs in and around Mumbai attended this mega event which is organised every year. The Children’s Meet is the flagship event of Our Children where the children get their moment of prominence and perform in front of other children and leaders of the corporate world. This year, 400 artists from 21 NGO’s presented on stage a beautiful show of fables and stories.

Seva Sadan Society, Gamdevi who performed “The Legend of Krishna” bagged the 1st prize out of 21 participating NGOs. During this event, students also demonstrated their painting skills.

Our Children started with an objective of working with underprivileged children to provide opportunities and prospect of a better future since 45 sedulous and committed years. The idea towards helping the less fortunate triggered when the founders took notice of an ample amount of food being wasted and thrown away in their places of work. That is when their resolute minds decided to contribute to the financially weaker sections of the society.

QNET officials stated: “Children have distinct rights guaranteed under the constitution and these rights need to be ensured to them as a matter of national priority. The normal response to children's needs is largely welfare oriented and charitable. This needs to change. With this event, we hope this results in valuable insights into the existing situation of children engaged in child labour which needs to be tackled.”

QNET works with credible NGOs and associations like Lions Club, so as to encourage active involvement of all its employees and independent representatives, on ground. QNET is inspired by the example of selfless service set forth by Mahatma Gandhi.

The QI Group of Companies, the parent company of QNET, is a proud member of the United Nations Global Compact (UNGC) Network – the world's largest corporate sustainability initiative. QNET internationally has been working extensively to cater to the needs of homeless and destitute as part of its Corporate Social Responsibility initiatives. It has been sustaining a health check drive at the Home of Hope, Bangalore, where more than 200 Destitute Adults have undergone a 2 month intense health program through the consumption of NUTRIPLUS Protein Power – health supplement from QNET, India. In India, through its Indian operations, QNET is also a member of Health Foods and Dietary Supplements Association (HADSA).

Saroj Khan endorses Rinhee’s MSM Dance School

Rinhee with her talented dance troupe created a magical evening to remember at its annual programme ‘Rhythm Universe 2016. Gracing the event and to give her blessings was none other than Bollywood’s legendary choreographer Saroj Khan, affectionately known as ‘Dance Master Ji’. The evening was also witness to none other than Nagendra Prasad, younger brother to well-known Bollywood & Tollywood actor cum dancer Prabhudeva.

MSM Dance School situated at Belapur, completing its half decade of presence and contribution to the Indian Art & Culture scene has provided an ideal platform of all -age groups to harness their talent and skills.

Congratulating and a very delighted Saroj Khan said, “With such grace and finesse Rinhee has amply demonstrated over the years her ability to gain mastery over both Indian & Western Dance forms. I wish her every success to set the stage for her presence in the Indian Film Industry and be recognized for her talent and excellence.”

MSM Dance School Cofounder and a well-established danseuse himself Nagendra Prasad commented on the occasion, “Rinhee has articulated and worked very hard to achieve and establish the MSM Dance School in Navi Mumbai, a name and force to reckon with.”

Overwhelmed by the presence of both legends, Rinhee Subberwal said, “I am indeed grateful and encouraged to carry on the show and performance to greater heights in the years to come. Dance being a universal unifier, it’s my endeavor to be that catalyst and ensure that such programs can be taken national and international prominence that it deserves.”

idealo’s Indian market research study estimates cricket equipment

Owing to the cricket fever gripping the nation, idealo, the product comparison company, was motivated to run an analytics report on what it would cost to buy a standard Cricket Kit In India. As cricket aficionados would know club cricket is by no means an affordable indulgence. Along with monthly club subscription fees, a club player is supposed to have his personal gears as well which can be a costly affair.

idealo ran a comparative cost analysis on each cricket equipment and protective wear available on idealo.in: The categories included Batting Gloves, Batting Pads, Cricket Bat etc. to find out the cost for each product that amateur cricket players usually buy.

Commenting on the team’s inspiration of running the analysis, Sumit Kuhite, Consumer affairs editor for idealo.in, said “One of the Key talking points of this Year’s IPL auctions were Nathu Singh from Rajasthan being picked by Mumbai Indians for a whopping price of Rs. 3.20 Crores. Nathu, a son of factory worker, in his early days was struggling to pay an annual fee of Rs.10,000 for a coaching academy. Being price nerds that we are, we took it on ourselves to find out how much this would cost for a young cricket enthusiast. After considered cricket equipment and protective wear on idealo.in & noted down the click price of each of our customers and then calculated the average price for each product our customer was ready to pay.“

Some of the Key Highlights of the analysis were:

l  A cricket newbie has to shell out around Rs.12,053 for all cricketing gears. 

l  Cricket bats are the costliest of the lot taking 44% of the spending shares.

l  Protective gears like Batting pads, Cricket Helmets are next in line requiring 14% and 12% spending shares respectively.

idealo’s price analysis gives a predictive notion of how much one can expect to pay for each accessory; though prices naturally vary within different brands of products, like SG bats are always cheaper Slazenger’s.

The Research Report is available at: http://www.idealo.in/blog/2016/03/17/how-much-does-cricket-equipment-and-protective-wears-cost/

Sanlam Emerging Markets - Enhances Customer Experience & Centralizes Processes with PREMIA™ from 3i Infotech Limited

Sanlam, the South Africa-based Pan-African financial services group, has selected PREMIA Insurance Management system to centralize all of its general insurance (GI) country operations onto a single platform. The contract excludes Santam in South Africa and Saham Finances, the Morocco-based insurer in which Sanlam recently acquired a 30% stake.

Established in 1918, the  Sanlam Group operates in Southern Africa through Botswana, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Swaziland, Zambia and Zimbabwe; East Africa through Kenya, Tanzania, Rwanda and Uganda; West Africa via Nigeria and Ghana; as well as in India and Malaysia. It has an indirect presence through associate companies in Burundi, The Gambia and Lesotho. The Group also has business interests in the United Kingdom, the United States, Australia and the Philippines.

Sanlam Emerging Markets (SEM) is the cluster within the Sanlam Group tasked with expansion into emerging markets. Through its various partnerships, SEM offers life assurance, general insurance, credit, health, banc assurance and asset management. 

Sanlam’s selected country operations were already running on the Premia General Insurance platform for many years and the company decided to centralize its General Insurance platform and to roll out Premia in some of its new country operations.  

The objective behind this move was to leverage on the business acumen Sanlam accrued over the years and deploy the same across the region for optimum business results. Deploying Premia Suite would support SEM in faster product deployment, centralize MIS and analytics, control changes, centralize support, improve decision making through analytics as well as reuse technology and knowledge assets.  

Since the existing GI country operations were to be understood and combined with the new approach, a lot of attention to detail was required in the planning stage. The project involved relentless research in the existing work flow of all operations and overall a lot of time in matching Sanlam’s objectives versus desired benefits. Both the teams worked in synergy to understand the requirement blueprint and carved a clear path to move forward.


At the end SEM was confident to make a final decision to sign up with 3i Infotech to deploy Premia – the Integrated Suite of products which includes Premia PAS solution, e Portal, Business Intelligence, Mobility, DMS and Workflow - in multiple locations in Africa, excluding South Africa and Saham Finances country operations.

FBN Insurance, Nigeria Deploys 3i Infotech’s Insurance Suite

3i Infotech , a global technology solutions and services enabler today announced the successful implementation of their marquee product Premia™  Insurance Suite at FBN Insurance, Nigeria(West Africa). FBN Insurance (jointly owned by FBN Holdings Plc and Sanlam Emerging Markets, South Africa) is one of the leading Life and General Insurance companies in Nigeria.

3i Infotech and FBN Insurance commenced a lucrative journey in 2011 with the successful deployment of Premia™ Life solutions. The Life module streamlined day-to-day operations enabling FBN Insurance to exceed policyholder service expectations. FBN Insurance expanded their product offering and entrusted 3i Infotech with the deployment of Premia™ Group Life in 2013. 

Early in 2014, FBN Insurance entered the competitive General Insurance market through the acquisition of a General Insurance company. Once again, 3i Infotech was called on to deploy Premia™ General Insurance along with Document Management & Workflow solutions. These deployments were successfully concluded as per project timelines in January 2016.

Building on the strength of the relationship, FBN Insurance recently awarded 3i Infotech with a mandate to streamline Annuity operations through the deployment of Premia™ Pensions, and roll out an e-portal solution spanning both the Life and General Insurance businesses. This deployment is on track for conclusion mid-2016.
Through these solutions FBN Insurance has a competitive edge in achieving its business strategies through technology. 3i Infotech is proud to be a part of this growth journey with FBN Insurance.  


Looking ahead to 2016, 3i Infotech is poised to sustain its current successes & leverage opportunities in the Nigeria & other African Insurance market with its Premia™ Insurance Suite. 3i Infotech has extended its Insurance footprints with newer digital offerings enabling mobile Insurance, Tab Insurance, Web channel and other innovative tech led solutions. The company enjoys a major market share in the East and West Africa Insurance space and continues to be bullish on the insurance business as well as maintaining its leadership position in the sector.

BLK Super Specialty Hospital joins hand with Uzbekistan National Cancer Center

Known for its excellence in healthcare Industry, India’s leading BLK Super Specialty Hospital recently signed a MoU with National Cancer Center of the Republic of Uzbekistan, Association of Oncologists of Uzbekistan, which is country’s biggest oncology facility. Among others, the pact focuses on developing educational, scientific and medical cooperation to achieve excellence in cancer care. The MoU also focuses on the provision of medical diagnostics and consultation to the people of Uzbekistan with assistance from BLK Super Specialty for next three years.

The pact with Cancer Center is expected to strengthen bilateral cooperation in the field of cancer treatment as well as creating more opportunities for medical, diagnostic and counseling for population of Republic of Uzbekistan. Experts from BLK Super Specialty Hospital would also participate in development of joint international projects and conducting research on mutually agreed topics for benefit of both countries.

The MoU will also pave way for education and training of health professionals from Uzbekistan in India to exchange experiences and techniques.  It will also mend ways for organizing conferences, seminars, round table discussions and symposium on mutually agreed topics. Scientific articles, thesis and reports by professors and teaching staff shall be promoted at these occasions.


The pact is believed to be a breakthrough in the health care sector of Uzbekistan by many as the initiative by the New Delhi based hospital will lead to an increased number of medical professionals in country in the field of surgery, urology, cardiology, oncology, pediatrics, dentistry, ophthalmology and therapeutic studies with the cooperation and initiatives. It is also believed to be beneficial in long term to promote better relationship between the two countries along with improving health standards worldwide.  

Winjit Cements its Accomplishment at Mobile World Congress 2016

To cement the exploratory conversations around their advance IOT delivery model at the prestigious Mobile World Congress, Barcelona, Winjit Technologies unveiled their Winjit IoT GDM Developer & Business Partners Program.

The overwhelming exchange of ideas were centred around some of the unique features of the IOT GDM like its capabilities to provide visualisation, monitoring and control through tools that are easy to handle and can be easily integrated into the exiting systems, the ease with which it smoothens the interaction between smart application and services & its ability to incorporate security and privacy on every level with an unexposed OS.

The state of the art IOT Gateway facilitates deployment and management of smart and secure IoT Solutions connected through the cloud & offers the flexibility to innovate and transform business at an economical cost across multiple operating systems and protocols.

The IOT GDM Developer & Business Partners Program was one of the key highlights of Winjit’s third day engagements at the Mobile World Congress. For the starters, the Registration Kit includes:-

- Raspberry Pi-2
- Necessary cables
- Pre-configured Gateway
- User Manual
- Developer Manual

The Training schedule for Business Partners & Developers would be available on Winjit's website. The developers can register at http://winjit.com/winjit-iot-gdm-2/registration1/.

Some of the Program highlights for the Business Partners are:-

- Expert integrator for existing systems and application with Winjit IoT GDM
- Access to sandbox for compatibility check & open Source API’s
- Complete access to technical repository
- Quick Hands on Webinars, case studies & e-mail Support
- Pre configured starter kit & industry verticals templates for pilot projects

- Complimentary pilot consultancy

Accelya continues to manage IATA’s SIS e-invoicing initiative

Accelya, the leading provider of financial and business intelligence solutions to airlines, today announced that the International Air Transport Association (IATA) has renewed the contract with Accelya Kale Solutions Ltd. (an Accelya group company) for managing its Simplified Invoicing and Settlement (SIS e-invoicing) platform.

IATA’s SIS e-invoicing is the industry platform that facilitates the electronic invoicing and settlement process by streamlining key processes, unifying invoicing standards, and reducing paper wastes, ultimately fostering a simpler and more efficient environment for airlines and aviation business partners to engage in business. The SIS platform is used by over 1800 participants (airlines, airports, vendors and suppliers to the airline industry) in 180 countries. In 2015, invoices worth $70 billion were settled through this platform.

Accelya’s engagement with IATA on the SIS project started in 2009 as the primary technology partner and since it’s go-live in 2011, Accelya has successfully managed the platform. Under the renewed contract, Accelya will not only continue to manage the SIS e-invoicing platform but also maintain its Disaster Recovery (DR) site.

Apart from SIS, Accelya has been involved with IATA's BSP (Billing and Settlement Plan) operations for over 36 years and is one of the largest BSP processing center to IATA. Accelya also supports BSPlink, IATA's comprehensive distribution platform for the BSP community. Accelya’s APEX^®- the Neutral Fare Proration engine (jointly offered with ATPCO), is the backbone of the First & Final^TM billing service offered by IATA.

3i-Infotech Executes One Of Its Fastest Insurance Projects At Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance Company

Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance Company (MSI)- Dubai, part of the largest conglomerates in the world has selected 3i-Infotech flagship PREMIA General Insurance product.

Premia 11 is the most recent version, specially designed to bring operational efficiency through faster turnaround times. It is scalable enough to cater to ever growing business volumes, tightly integrated with the finance module and state of at art reporting. MSI recognized the team’s strength in the core insurance segment, comprising of all aspects of the insurance value chain along with their proven success in empowering reputed groups in the region in the past.

MSI decided to opt for Premia in line with the trust 3i-Infotech’s team had instilled in the expected business outcomes.  Right from the initiation stage, timelines were a major challenge, which was a daunting task for Premia’s implementation team. With a strategic plan in place, internal collaboration of our technical team and sales, a lot of research on deliverables expectedas well as close communication with MSI’s team, Premia’s team accomplished the project within the targeted timeframe.

MSI’s management has already started to witness the expected benefits in terms of readily available automated reports, which were required by their group on timely basis. They are quite happy the way Premia handles the entire operational flow, reducing their workload heavily and consistently maximizing overall productivity. 3i-Infotech’s team is confident that with Premia’s tightly coupled modules, MSI will be able to earn a quick ROI and empower employee performance levels across the organization.

Elitecore Showcasing 2 New Wins for Cable TV and Broadband

Elitecore, a global IT product and service provider offering Next-generation BSS, Packet Core and Carrier Wi-Fi solution, announces two major wins with leading Wireline Broadband Operators with its Elitecore Multiplay Service Management Platform (SMP) in India. The platform is an end-to-end convergent, real time and pre-integrated B/OSS solution which has over 10 successful case studies. The solution has enabled operators as well as their channel partners (Distributors, Retailers) to easily drive their business on a single stack supported by launch of innovative services.

The first win comes with a leading Pay TV operator who aims to provide innovative broadband services along with Pay TV solution on a single stack keeping their future road map and growth in mind. The solution has enabled the operator with Innovative use cases like Bandwidth on Demand, Volume on Demand, FUP based plans, Add-on Plan Subscription, Quota Management (Volume and Time Based), Real Time Notifications, Quota Roll Over plans etc for faster monetization.

The second success comes with a multi-billion dollar conglomerate present in more than 11 states and 50 cities in India. The operator was looking for a Robust, scalable and high-performance end-to-end B/OSS stack for smooth and quality operations for launch of Wireline Broadband Services. Elitecore enabled the operator with Multiple Mobile Apps for customers, partners, field force, agents & sales team apart from providing innovative use cases such as Volume On Demand, Bandwidth On Demand, Multi-Tier FUP, Application Based Plans, Event Based Plans etc.

Elitecore's Multiplay SMP supports Broadband, PayTV & VoIP on its convergent platform. It enables ISPs to easily drive their business on a single stack which includes modules such as Billing, Rating and Charging, Policy Management, CRM, Mobile and Web Portals, Product Catalogue, Voucher & Recharge Server, Payments & Collection, Provisioning, Alerts & Notification, Core Session Components (AAA, PCRF, IPLMS & DPI), Reporting tool and Captive Portals.

Elitecore Showcasing Monetizing capabilities for all IP Networks at MWC 2016

Elitecore Technologies, a global  provider of  Next-generation BSS, Packet Core and Carrier Wi-Fi solution, announces to showcase its Monetization capabilities for all IP Networks - 4G/LTE, Wi–Fi and Fixed Broadband at the Mobile World Congress 2016 in Barcelona.

Elitecore will showcase its pre-integrated and modular Telecom solution with successful case studies on: Integrated Revenue & Customer Management, Wi-Fi Monetization & Mobile Data Offload, Network Control & Monetization. The end to end platform can be deployed in-premise or on-cloud which comprises of Convergent Billing, Real-Time Policy & Charging, Product Catalog, CRM, 3GPPAAA, DSC, Captive Portal, Convergent Mediation, Real-time Analytics, Wi-Fi Service Management Platform, Advertisement Server, Mobile App and Web Self Care.


Elitecore Monetization Platform will help telecom operators with seamless connectivity between networks which in turn will empower create new revenue opportunities by delivering superior customer experience. A centralized product catalogue across all networks enables faster rollout of converged services and deliver out-of-the-box business modes such as Shared Wallet, Sponsored Data, Tiered FUP, Location based advertisement and services, Real-time contextual offers, Pay-Per-Use, Wi-Fi offload, Wi-Fi network discovery, Push notifications, Bundled LTE+Wi-Fi, VoLTE, VoWi-Fi, OTT based charging, Venue Wi-Fi, Bill-Shock Prevention, Turbo-boost, Time/Device based plans etc.

TelecomDrive.com Releases Disruptive Telecoms 2020: World Report

Disruptive Telecoms – World Report 2020 is an effort to deliver critical insights into the world of telecoms – insights that can help telecom professionals towards making business decisions for incorporating the best for their network infrastructure.

While releasing the high profile report, Zia Askari, Editor – TelecomDrive.com said, “Future-proof technologies such as NFV, SDN, IoT and 5G will play a central role in pushing profitability and scripting success for Telco’s in the coming years. As part of this special initiative, we at TelecomDrive.com have researched the most relevant topics that are reshaping the business strategies for operators across various geographies of the world.”
Service Provider is dead; long live the ‘Experience Provider’

The report is divided amongst the B2B audience & the Consumers across the globe. We are definitive of the reach and the impact of our eReport.”

• Disruptive Telecoms 2020 aims to scale up the understanding for the B2B Professionals. (http://fliphtml5.com/nllk/ahkv)
• Disruptive Gadgets 2020 carried in-depth product reviews and gadgets for the next generation.

­­Overwhelmed by the response, MediaValueWorks is currently in the process of formation of a consortium of the experienced telecom professionals, organizations, associations, analysts and media, who could voice the most interesting perspectives for an overall growth of the industry for 2020.

Winjit to Showcase Its IOT GDM Capabilities at the Prestigious Mobile World Congress

Winjit, the award winning technology solutions provider with more than 10 years of experience In enabling Innovative Tech solutions for organizations across the globe would be demonstrating their advance IOT Gateway at the prestigious Mobile World Congress which opens on 22^nd February at Barcelona.

The state of the art IOT Gateway facilitates deployment and management of smart and secure IoT Solutions connected through the  cloud & offers the flexibility to innovate and transform business at an economical cost across multiple operating systems and protocols.

Equipped with Intelligent analytics, the gateway seamlessly manages the lifecycle of an IoT deployment. Provisions to connect to a legacy system enables IoT infrastructure, networks, embedded systems and third party apps, thus helping businesses transform.

Winjit IoT GDM provides visualisation, monitoring and control through tools that are easy to handle and can be easily integrated into the exiting systems. It smoothens the interaction between smart application and services. It incorporates security and privacy on every level with an unexposed OS. Some of the key feautures of the IOT Gateway are:-

·         A lightweight OS based on Arch Linux

·         Open source API’s Access

• Interactive Dashboard & Local Analytics
• Live Data Stream to Cloud
• Scheduled Data Stream to Cloud
• Actionable Triggers & Notifications
• Offline Data Storage
• Optimised Data Sync

The robust connectivity features include:-

• Sensors to Gateway facilitated through
• WiFi
• ZigBee
• BLE
• LoRa*
• Gateway to Cloud
• HTTP/S
• Protocol Support
• REST
• MQTT
• SOAP

Catering to a plethora of Industrial Verticals like Industrial Enterprises, Manufacturing, Energy & Mining , Winjit  has been facilitating Parking & Traffic solutions for smart cities through Embedded wireless Sensors which gather data and send to the cloud via Winjit IoT Gateway, the information then can be made available to the application through APIs. The information can range from traffic jam zone alert, probable delay before the trip, parking fees information etc. This helps the driver reroute the car to an open parking spot there buy eliminating his hunting time. This context-aware intelligence can hence enhance effortless functioning of a smart city.

The 2016 hiring outlook: a report from Wisdomjobs.com

Riding on the positive sentiment from the latter half of 2015, hiring in 2016 is expected to continue in an upbeat manner. Various Government initiatives such as Make in India, Digital India, Smart Cities and Skill India have helped generate the momentum that will result in strong hiring activity this year.

The increased focus on digital initiatives has in turn boosted the growth of the BFSI, Retail and ITes sectors while the Government’s thrust on making in India has seen the Manufacturing, Pharmaceuticals and Automobile sectors receive a boost.

These improved hiring sentiments are expected to cause a domino effect across sectors and result in a focus on leveraging the passive talent pool to meet immediate hiring.

The Wisdomjobs.com 2016 Hiring Outlook Report takes an in-depth look at the in-demand roles and skills, salary trends and top hiring locations across key sectors such as IT, ITes, BFSI, Retail, Manufacturing, Infrastructure, Automobile, FMCG and Pharmaceuticals.

IT Sector Jobs

• The focus on Digital India, Make in India and Internet of Things will see a rise in demand for entry level candidates. Content writing, digital marketing, quality control, logistics and business development will see high levels of hiring at the junior levels
• Middle and senior level demand will be driven by technology and engineering, EDP and MIS roles
• E-commerce will drive the demand for product development, supply chain management and retail management roles
• Skills in demand will be application programming, cloud computing and big data analytics
• Jobs in Bangalore, Hyderabad and Delhi are expected to see an increase in this sector
• Average salary hikes for the sector are expected to be in the range of 7-10%

ITes/BPO Sector Jobs

• The sector is expected to see a rise in opportunities in voice process, technical process and telemarketing roles at the junior level
• Middle and senior levels will see an increase in demand for financial analysis, quality assurance, operations and business analysis roles
• Specialists in blended process, customer service and technical writing are expected to be in demand
• ITes jobs in Delhi NCR, Chandigarh and Mumbai are expected to see the maximum increase
• This sector will see salary hikes being linked to key skills and their impact on business performance

Retail Sector Jobs

• This sector will see a demand for buyers, merchandisers, product designers and logistics professionals. E-Retailers will also hire in numbers for content writing and editing, web designing, programming, lead management and technical profiles
• Middle level roles will see an increase in hiring for logistics, finance and marketing professionals
• Skills in demand will be store management, merchandising, channel sales and operations
• This sector is expected to see an increase in jobs in Mumbai, Bangalore and Kolkata
• Salary hikes in this sector are expected to vary widely starting from 8% and going up to 20% for top performers

Infrastructure Sector Jobs

• This sector will see opportunities growing in Engineering & Construction, Project Management and Sales/Business Development
• Junior levels will also see a rise in demand for HR and procurement professionals
• Skills in demand will be quality assurance, quality control and design automation.
• Jobs in Delhi NCR, Pune, Chennai and Ahmedabad are expected to see the maximum increase in this sector
• Salary hikes are not expected to exceed 7 to 8% at best

BFSI Sector Jobs

• The sector will see a growth in demand for financial analysis and wealth management profiles, driven primarily by the insurance industry.
• Mid and senior level hiring will see a rise  for functions such as  treasury management and technical valuation
• Skills in demand will be digital marketing, direct marketing and channel selling
• This sector will see a rise in jobs in Chennai, Mumbai and Bangalore
• Salary hikes are expected to be in the region of 12 to 14% for this sector

FMCG Sector Jobs

• The sector is expected to see a rise in demand for roles in digital marketing, R&D, technology support, sales and logistics
• Mid and senior level hiring is also expected to increase in quality assurance, marketing and advertising, business management and IT roles
• Skills in demand will be manufacturing, visual merchandising, production management, quality assurance and supply chain management
• Jobs in Hyderabad, Mumbai, Ahmedabad and Pune will be on the rise in this sector
• The average salary hike for the sector is expected to be around 12%

Manufacturing & Engineering Sector Jobs

• This sector will see a rise in demand for civil, mechanical and electrical engineers
• While senior levels will see a demand for production management, quality management and procurement profiles, middle level demand will be for R&D and maintenance profiles
• Skills in managing automated processes will see high demand
• Hiring growth is expected to be the maximum for manufacturing jobs in Delhi NCR region followed by Bangalore and Mumbai
• Average salary hikes will be around 12%

Healthcare & Pharmaceuticals Sector Jobs

• This sector will see a growth in opportunities in biotechnology, R&D and specialty medicine roles
• Middle and senior levels will see a demand for business management, sales, technology and alternative medicine professionals
• Skills in demand will be analytical chemistry, radiology, physiotherapy and medical imaging
• Pharma jobs in Bangalore, Delhi NCR and Mumbai will see the highest hiring in this sector
• The sector will increasingly see salary hikes being linked to business performance

Automobile Sector Jobs

• The sector will see demand rising for sales, R&D, digital marketing, technical sales and logistics profiles
• Mid and senior level hiring will see an upsurge for corporate sales, audit and risk, plant management, and financial analysis roles
• Skills in demand will be design and engineering, production, maintenance and project management
• This sector is expected to see a spike in hiring for jobs in Pune, Delhi, Chennai, Hyderabad and Ahmedabad
• Salary hikes are expected to be in the range of 11 to 14%