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IT services firm NTT Data launches 3 centres of excellence in Chennai

Facilities will train engineering students in application development, computing languages

Colt Data Centre lines up Rs 6.2K cr for Mumbai, Chennai units in 5 years

Based in Navi Mumbai, the new data centre sits on a land parcel of 15 acres and is capable of supporting 120 Megawatts (MW) of IT power capacity

IT services sector's revenue growth to slow down to 3% in FY24: ICRA

Indian IT services sector's revenue growth will slow down to 3 per cent in the current fiscal from 9.2 per cent in the previous financial year, a domestic ratings company said on Tuesday. Icra Ratings said the profitability will also take a beating in this financial year and the operating profit margin will narrow by up to 1 percentage point to 20-21 per cent. The topline growth will come down to 3-5 per cent in FY24 from the 9.2 per cent posted in FY23, the agency said, attributing the slowdown to softening demand. The agency's sector head Deepak Jotwani said there has been "persistent uncertainty" in the key markets for IT companies which has resulted in pauses and deferral of non-critical projects and slowdown in discretionary IT spends by key sectors like banking, financial services and insurance, retail, technology and communication. As per industry lobby Nasscom, the sector directly employs over 50 lakh people while analysts say it was crucial for the post-pandemic recovery o

Wipro bets on Capco, Cloud, artificial intelligence to power BFSI revenue

To fortify its BFSI vertical, Wipro is investing in technologies like cloud and AI. Dann mentioned that Wipro's recent $1 billion investment in AI aligns with this vision

Generative AI to show reasonable revenue impact: Persistent Systems CEO

Despite microeconomic challenges, the company is comfortable with the growth, Sandeep Kalra, CEO and Executive Director, of Persistent Systems said in an interview

Wipro reduces client base to pursue high-margin deals and profitability

India's fourth-largest IT services firm, Wipro, aims for faster profitability ascent by cutting smaller clients and focusing on bigger revenue opportunities

More misses than hits hint at uncertain times for IT services companies

First mismatch in the numbers is the total contract value (TCV) signed by the firms and the actual revenue growth registered

Coforge eyes $50-200 million acquisition in data analytics, cloud space

As part of its growth plans, the firm plans to hire 3,000-4,000 people by FY24-end

Mid-cap IT services Coforge Q1 net profit rises 10% to Rs 165 crore

Mid-cap IT services company Coforge on Thursday reported a 10 per cent rise in net profit to Rs 165 crore for the first quarter of this fiscal. It had posted a net profit of Rs 149 crore in the year-ago period. The company's revenue in constant currency terms increased 18 per cent to Rs 2,221 crore from Rs 1,829 crore in Q1 FY23, according to a BSE filing. Sequentially, Coforge profit rose 43.9 per cent, while revenue grew 2.4 per cent. According to the company, its headcount increased by 1,000 employees, and attrition came down to 13 per cent. "Exceptional execution by Team Coforge in a testing environment allowed us to deliver another quarter of sustained, robust and profitable growth. During the quarter, we increased our net headcount by 1,000 employees to support future growth...and saw attrition drop down to 13.3 per cent," its Chief Executive Officer Sudhir Singh said. The firm maintained its growth guidance for the fiscal at 13-16 per cent in constant currency terms.

Wipro sharpens its focus on the European market, sees high potential

Wipro CEO & MD Thierry Delaporte said the potential was really good as regions like South Europe or Nordics were growing at more than 20%

TCS Q1 net profit beats Street, revenue growth misses the estimate

Attrition drops to 17.8% from a high of 21% in March quarter

Professional services industry hired maximum people between January and May

It was followed by BFSI and e-commerce industries with 16% rise in their headcounts

One more time: 63 Moons' word-play on MCX extends software support contract

'One more time', 'last time', 'third time' and 'wish them good luck'. 63 Moons Technologies chose interesting words as it informed investors that Multi Commodity Exchange of India Ltd (MCX) once again extended the software support contract with the company for a quarterly fee of Rs 125 crore. The company is also the founder and former promoter of the bourse. The embattled exchange, which has been using the same software for nearly two decades, has been forced to continue with it, albeit at a much higher cost, after repeatedly failing to transition to a new trading platform within stipulated deadlines. In separate early morning stock exchange filings on Thursday, Multi Commodity Exchange of India Ltd and 63 moons said the contract has been extended for a period of six months starting July 1. Not so often that a regulatory filing informing about the renewal of a contract would have word-play varying from "one more time" to "eleventh-hour request" to "wish them good luck". According

mPokket aims to disburse Rs 8,000 cr in 2023, target 3 million borrowers

Digital lending platform mPokket on Thursday said it targets to disburse Rs 8,000 crore, targeting 30 lakh borrowers in 2023, and also double its customer base in the upcoming years. In 2022 alone, mPokket disbursed Rs 3,500 crore and has in all disbursed Rs 8,000 crore since its inception, said mPokket, founded by Gaurav Jalan in 2016. With a customer base of over 3.5 million approved users overall, the company said it offers loans ranging from Rs 500 to Rs 45,000, with a repayment period of 1-3 months, making it accessible to a wide range of consumers. In the current financial year, the platform has registered 1.6 million new users. "In 2023, mPokket aims to disburse Rs 8,000 crore, targeting 30 lakh borrowers and plans to double its customer base in the upcoming years," said Jalan, CEO and Founder of mPokket. He further said that the average age of mPokket's consumers is 22 years. The company has a total of 2,700 employees. Jalan said mPokket's business model is similar to cred

TCS say no recruitment fraud; issue relates to breach of Code of Conduct

TCS made these clarification to the exchanges in a filing, as media report said that senior executives involved in hiring thousands of personnel took bribes from staffing firms

Uncertain economy, rapid tech change bring mega-deals under fire

Recently, TCS saw its mega deal with Transamerica come to an end

Cloud remains long-term investment priority for 70% corporations: TCS study

75% respondents say they invested in AI, machine learning capabilities in the past two years

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Generative AI race creates new commercial models for IT services firms

Last month, leading IT firms including Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), Cognizant, Wipro, Mphasis, and Infosys were on a spree to launch their generative AI platforms

Online economy to become twice the size of IT services by 2030: Report

Report says internet economy contributes to 4-5% of country's GDP, and could reach 12-13% by 2030