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How cyberattack landscape in India changed in the pandemic year?
Cybersecurity breaches are unlikely to be reduced as people continue to work from home, which is likely to stay even post the pandemic.
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Explained: Is CoWIN, India's digital vaccine management solution, ready for a massive rollout?
CoWIN (COVID-19 Vaccine Intelligence Network) is a repurposed version of eVIN (Electronic Vaccine Intelligence Network), an indigenously developed platform in partnership with the United Nations Development Programme and the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare. Its success will be crucial to the implementation of the country's vaccination drive.
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Wipro turns 75 | From vegetable oil maker to IT major, a look at the company's journey
From its inception in December 29, 1945, as a vegetable oil manufacturing firm, it is now a diversified conglomerate under Azim Premji.
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COVID-19 and India's obsession with the H-1B visa
While chances to travel overseas will come down there will still be opportunities for techies eyeing the US
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Can IT firms expect the large deal momentum to continue in coming months?
Top IT majors recorded one of their largest pipelines, most of them in digital, amid the pandemic than in the previous year.
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Coders are in demand across sectors in India. Here’s why
The rising need for programmers and developers in non-IT sectors in the wake of the sharp digital-first focus across India Inc is driving the demand for those who belong to this ilk, while helping institutes that offer programming courses rake in the moolah
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Like A Boss I Hexaware’s Atul Nishar on building a compassionate organisation, emulating the franchise model of McDonald’s and leadership style
Atul Nishar, founder and chairman, Hexaware Technologies on his first leadership lesson, what he learnt about communication and how to treat people
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Yet another win for Indian H-1B holders as appeals court reverses USCIS decision for visa denial
The judgement was against the visa denial issued by the USCIS in 2017 for an Indian H-1B petitioner for the firm Innova Solutions.
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What does US major Accenture's strong growth outlook say about Indian IT industry?
The strong deal wins and outlook for FY21 indicate the healthy demand for coming quarters by the Indian IT services firms as customers continue to invest in digital.
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Contract staffing demand for tech talent nears pre-COVID levels
While pent-up demand is being cited as a reason for the surge in contract staffing, a healthy deal pipeline at IT firms is also driving the need for manpower.
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How could the SolarWinds cyberattack have come about?
On December 14, the US-based software solutions firm SolarWinds said in the US Securities and Exchanges Commission filing that its customers, about 18,000 of them, who installed updates for its Orion product could be impacted due to cyberattack on its network
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Why is the S386 bill making some Indian EB-5 green card seekers uneasy?
For those who have already invested, lobbying is the only option. Saran explained that there are close to 100 investors in their group, who are reaching out to Senators and local Congressmen, through calls, voice messages, emails and tweets.
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Will denial rates for fresh H-1B petitions fare better under Biden Administration?
Though denial rates for fresh H-1B petitions have come down in FY20, it is still high compared to five years back, under Obama administration.
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Medical devices, digital to drive growth for LTTS in coming quarters: CEO Keshab Panda
When the pandemic struck, while IT services providers were able to weather the storm better, the same could not be said for engineering service providers such as LTTS. For instance, for the June 2020 quarter, LTTS’ revenues declined 11.8 percent y-o-y. The September quarter, too, saw revenue dropping 9.9 percent.
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H1-B blues: Here's why some techies are looking to join GICs
The challenging economic environment, US visa curbs and the disruption caused by Covid are pushing many a techie to look for work in the captive centres of multinational corporations. They may not get to travel overseas but the pay is good, as are the benefits and work projects
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Festival cheer: Close to 10 lakh IT employees to get hikes in coming months
Most of these companies suspended salary hikes and promotions as coronavirus hit the economy and brought business activity to a standstill.
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Cloud, automation drive growth for Hexaware in Q3
This is the last result of the company as a publicly listed firm. Hexaware's shares will be delisted from stock exchanges effective November 9.
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HCL Tech will hire 12,000 from campuses in FY22 as demand picks up: Human resources chief
VV Apparao says starting Q2 FY21, demand has started returning to pre-COVID-19 levels, and there is a need for more talent. Mode 2 (new generation services) skills in areas of digital, analytics, cloud, cybersecurity, IoT lacking in market, he says.
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Trump’s June 22 executive order suspending new visas cost Fortune 500 companies $100 billion: Brookings report
The order banned the entry of temporary guest workers holding visas such as H-1B, and L-1 till December 31. This barred close to 2 lakh foreign workers and their dependents from entering the country.
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COVID-19: Travel costs of IT firms fall 70% over the last 6 months
Normally, travel accounts for 2 percent of IT firms’ annual business costs. Reduction in travel, in part, also helped companies to improve their margins in Q2.
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13 US organisations, universities sue Trump administration for new H-1B rules
This is the third lawsuit against the Trump administration, calling the new wage rule and tighter regulation illegal and arbitrary.
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Q2 report: As IT companies get back their hiring mojo, it's good news for both students and experienced
Headcount in top four IT firms – TCS, Infosys, Wipro and HCL Tech – increased by 17,079 in September 2020 quarter. These were a mixture of freshers and laterals. The number declined by 9,000 in Q1.
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Second lawsuit challenging new H-1B rules to be filed in US court today
The case will focus on the possibly illegal manner in which the rules were rolled out, the faulty math and economic assumptions. The DOL and DHS have pointed out the increasing unemployment in the US as one of the reasons for implementing the rules. However experts said the reasoning is flawed
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Donald Trump administration to face more lawsuits challenging H-1B rules close to two weeks before elections
The new rules increased the wage hikes for H-1B workers and also made qualifying for H-1B visa tougher. First of the lawsuit filed by US IT companies on October 16 was against the wage hike rule. Two more are likely to follow in the coming days, possibly challenging both the rules.
