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Results preview: IT companies brace for Q2 setback on muted growth

Analysts are expecting that the momentum in the closure of record total contract value (TCVs) will continue, as has been the case over the last two quarters

HP partners with Google to manufacture Chromebooks for Indian market

The devices manufactured in India will be sold solely in the Indian market and will not be exported to other countries

Centre aims at 60-80% local value addition in IT hardware in 5-10 years

The Centre has asked industries operating in India to execute new production techniques, such as surface-mount technology (SMT) lines, to increase the local value-addition percentage

HCLTech announces new digital transformation deal from Cricket Australia

IT services company enable Cricket Australia to deliver immersive digital services across the world

Govt to back industry in developing cutting-edge systems: Chandrasekhar

The Government is fully committed and ready to back the industry in developing cutting-edge competitive systems, Minister of State for electronics and information technology Rajeev Chandrasekar said on Sunday. India has an exciting opportunity and to make that opportunity fruitful, it should focus on developing commercially and globally competitive technology, he said at an event here. "The government is fully committed to making sure that DIR-V (Digital India RISC-V) microprocessor is the Indian ISA (Instruction Set Architecture), and we are ready to back the industry in developing cutting edge competitive systems," he said in a virtual address at the Digital India RISC-V Symposium. The Government of India, working towards realising the ambition of self-reliance under the 'Atmanirbhar Bharat' campaign, has rolled out the Digital India RISC-V Microprocessor programme with an overall aim to create micro-processors for the future in India. RISC stands for 'Reduced Instruction Set ...

Curbs on laptop imports to check hardware with in-built security loopholes

The government has imposed a licensing requirement for the import of laptops, tablets and personal computers to guard against IT hardware coming in with in-built security loopholes that may potentially endanger sensitive personal and enterprise data, top sources said. With India having sufficient capacity for IT hardware devices manufacturing, the requirement of purchasers needing permission to import laptops, tablets, all-in-one personal computers, and ultra-small computers and servers will not in any way hit domestic availability, sources aware of the thinking behind the government move said. Sources said the government is committed to ensuring that the Internet in India is 'open, safe and trusted and accountable' for all users. With the expansion of the Internet and more and more Indians coming online, the possibility of citizens being exposed to user harm and criminality has also increased. Various incidents of cybersecurity threats have also been reported. The inbuilt security

Govt to expand Semiconductor DLI scheme to larger, foreign firms: MoS IT

The government has set aside $200 million to help semiconductor design firms in innovation

The Power of Intelligent Systems: How Bidyut Sarkar is Revolutionizing Life Sciences and Industrial Manufacturing

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An inflexion point

IT industry can change fundamentally

As costs and attrition bite, companies look at small towns for talent

During November 2022 and April 2023, there has been a 40% jump in recruitment from tier-2/3 cities

TCS defies tech-sector inertia: Top execs see salary hikes in FY23

Rajesh Gopinathan, who stepped down from the role of CEO and MD of TCS, saw his total remuneration go up 13.17 per cent for 2022-23 (FY23)

Meet the Woman Leading the Supercomputing Charge

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A commitment to excellence: Lotus Group poised to lead the charge in transforming India's IT landscape

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IT campus hires may be at 70% of pre-Covid levels, say analysts

Weighed down by uncertain macros, tech firms may give campus placements a wide berth: Analysts

Weak guidance, muted sentiment to weigh on near term IT outlook

There could be more downsides if the rest of IT pack disappoints

After a Covid hiatus, West Bengal feels the infotech buzz again

After a Covid hiatus, the state's IT hubs are seeing the big names in the business setting up or expanding operations

At TCS, CEO is the first among equals, says Krithi Krithivasan

Presence is across geographies, any downside hits us, says Krithi Krithivasan CEO-designate, TCS

Once we make a job offer, we honour it: TCS outgoing CEO & MD Gopinathan

The US has turned out to be surprising and hence difficult to call out for the short term, says Rajesh Gopinathan

Rs 50k per month for 2bhk: Bangalore is now India's hottest rental market

Anarock's data shows rents in various Bangalore neighborhoods have jumped by double digits since 2019, echoing a wider surge across India's major cities

27% of industrial sector computers in India affected by malware in 2022

The report said India has been highly affected by malicious scripts and phishing pages by 9.6 per cent and secondly by denylisted internet resources by 8.7 per cent when observing geographical regions