Wipro, Women’s Business Park partner with Salesforce to Host Upskilling Workshop in Saudi Arabia
Wipro Limited (NYSE: WIT, BSE: 507685, NSE: WIPRO), a leading global information technology, consulting and business process services company and Women’s Business Park of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) recently partnered with Salesforce to host a workshop series for women in Saudi Arabia to help them become certified professionals of Salesforce solutions amid burgeoning demand for specialised talent in the country.
The Women's Business Park (WBP), a state-of-the-art Business Center, is the result of a joint venture between Princess Nourah University (PNU), the largest women’s university in the world and Wipro Arabia Ltd. Inaugurated in 2016, it is the first all-women business and technology park in Saudi Arabia and aims to provide knowledge-based employment for women.
A key focus area of the WBP is skill development that will enable Saudi women professionals to become savvier technologists and take advantage of the emerging opportunities. Companies in the Middle East are seeing increased demand for highly skilled employees who can help them leverage customer relationship management (CRM) and related technologies to accelerate digital transformation. This workshop was one of the several upskilling initiatives designed to meet the industry demand for specialised digital talent.
“Women looking to succeed in the competitive tech industry need to have a knowledge of the most advanced tools and solutions, and upskilling initiatives are crucial in helping them achieve their goals. Over the years, the WBP has supported women in the region to fulfil their career aspirations, and these workshops have further helped power a positive change,” said Nada Alqunaibit – CEO and Business Head, Women’s Business Park.
“CRM expertise, integral to today’s digital economy, is seeing a rising demand across the Middle East region. We recognize the importance of having a skilled and diverse workforce capable of meeting the needs of enterprises in this region. This workshop was a step forward in fulfilling such upskilling requirements, and we are committed to making this an ongoing process,” said Yogesh Agarwal, Global Head – Learning & Development, Wipro Salesforce Practice, Wipro Limited.
“With proper training and certification, all professionals can support the integration of their company’s marketing, sales, commerce, service, and IT team functions on a unified CRM platform. We look forward to conducting additional upskilling initiatives in the region to ensure more certified experts are equipped to help organizations leverage Salesforce to power their entire suite of connected apps,” said Jake Callaway, Regional Head, Middle East - Wipro Salesforce Practice, Wipro Limited.
"Salesforce is proud to support our partner Wipro and the Women's Business Park in Saudi Arabia, on what I feel is an incredible opportunity to develop local Salesforce talent, whilst also empowering more women in technology. This training program has helped to build a strong team of Salesforce certified professionals, and we look forward to all these talented individuals working on some amazing customer experience projects across the Middle East region,” said Mukesh Kumar, RVP, Alliances and Channels, MENA, Salesforce.
This inaugural upskilling initiative was focused on the ADM 201 and Platform Developer I certifications. Ten women Wipro - Salesforce team members participated in this training.
Designit wins 2021 Red Dot Award in Brand & Communication Design
Designit, a Wipro company, and a leading global experience innovation firm, today announced that it has won the Red Dot: Brands and Communications Design 2021 award for its interactive visitor centre for Digital Hub Denmark
The Red Dot Award, an international design competition founded in 1955, recognises the highest quality work in brand design, communication design, and product design. A jury of 24 renowned academics and design leaders select a fraction of all entries distinguished by their embodiment of the guiding principle, ’In search of good design and creativity.
Digital Hub Denmark, a non-profit organisation connecting international tech talent, start-ups, investors, and delegations in Denmark, needed a dedicated space for an interactive showroom, theatre, lounge, and co-working space. Recognized for combining sustainable design and architecture, Designit reimagined an old sugar factory into an inviting and interactive visitor centre that showcases Denmark’s best and latest digital innovations.
Centred around the theme of Re-interpreting Nordic Tech, the 1.400 square meter loft expresses Nordic values – through historic architecture, natural wood, and craftsmanship – while retaining a modern touch, with features like brushed steel, mirror effects, and accent colours.
“Designing an outstanding experience is at the heart of everything that we do for our customers at Designit,” said Sunil Karkera, Global Managing Director, Designit. “I am very proud of the Designit team for bringing our strategic design philosophy, human-centricity, to life. Our creativity, focus on sustainability, and inspiration from our Nordic heritage shows.”
“A strong brand and its strict management have always been important elements in creating customer loyalty. However, now more than ever, brands offer the opportunity to be different and identify with something,” said Professor Peter Zec, founder and CEO of the Red Dot. “As a winner of the Red Dot Design Award, Designit has proven this and created a consistent yet modern brand image that embodies authentic values that help guide Digital Hub Denmark and create trust.”
TCS Named in the Now Tech Report for Cybersecurity Consulting Services in Asia-Pacific
Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) (BSE: 532540, NSE: TCS), a leading global IT services, consulting and business solutions organization, has been named in the Forrester Now Tech: Cybersecurity Consulting Providers in Asia Pacific (APAC), Q3 2021
The report provides an overview of 24 cybersecurity consulting providers in the region. It states that clients buy services from APAC security consulting firms to construct security programs, secure executive buy-in and sponsorship, innovate, and accelerate the security program
Customers are partnering with TCS to proactively defend their digital estate from cyber-attacks and vulnerabilities and secure their digital transformation journeys. TCS’ use of automation, investments in innovation and research, comprehensive portfolio of intellectual property, and outcome-based pricing models, help it stay ahead of changing market requirements.
TCS offers cyber security consulting services to customers across major APAC countries. Services include strategy and roadmap advisory, architecture and design consulting, security assessment and transformation, professional services, and technical implementation. These services cover all security domains areas such as managed detection and response, identity and access management, enterprise vulnerability management, governance, risk and compliance, data privacy and protection, digital forensics and incident response, cloud security, data security and IT/OT security services.
Additionally, TCS’ global network of Threat Management Centers help customers with rapid and expert security services locally, while ensuring compliance with data protection laws. In APAC, TCS operates seven Threat Management Centers in Australia, Japan and India.
TCS addresses customers’ security needs with its Zero Trust framework for business resilience and agility, and its Cyber Defense suite of solutions for consent management, cyber vigilance, vendor risk management, automated vulnerability remediation, identity and access management, and cloud security.
“Cyber security needs to be integrated into the core and very fabric of an enterprise’s digital infrastructure. Our security consultants across the globe, work closely with customers in drawing up effective cybersecurity strategies and deploying next-gen solutions that cater to their evolving business needs and help them attain cyber resilience,” said Santha Subramoni, Global Head, Cyber Security, TCS.
STL appoints former Ericsson Executive Paolo Colella to its Advisory Council
STL (NSE: STLTECH), an industry-leading integrator of digital networks, today announced the appointment of Paolo Colella to its Advisory Council. A former Ericsson executive, Paolo will work closely with the STL leadership team and its board of directors to advise the company on the strategic roadmap for its Network Services Business.
Over the last decade, STL has built a strong expertise in offering tailored design, build, and management services for digital networks across India. Bolstered by its strong experience and the recent acquisition of Clearcomm, a UK-based network integration company, STL now wants to take Network Services Business global and explore opportunities in new segments such as Enterprise IoT and Data Centers. Paolo will guide STL’s growth roadmap and contribute to the company's strategic outlook in the global markets.
Paolo comes with more than 25 years of experience in Telecommunications, Technology, and Professional Services and has a passion for digital technologies and the benefits they bring to society. Paolo has held prominent senior executive positions, including India CEO and Head of Global Systems Integration Business at Ericsson. Having led business operations across 20 countries, Paolo has vast global leadership experience in strategy, business development, service delivery, P&L management, and M&A. His areas of interest are XaaS, 5G, IoT, OSS/BSS, and AIassisted operations.
Speaking on Paolo Colella’s appointment, KS Rao, CEO, Network Services and Software Business, STL, said: “STL has proved its mettle in building scalable, highly responsive and agile networks that have set benchmarks for operational transformation, automation, and efficiency. As we take our experience and expertise to global markets, Paolo will have a crucial role to play. I am confident that STL will benefit from his extensive international experience and vast knowledge and further strengthen its global presence. I welcome him to STL and look forward to his counsel.”
Commenting on his new association with STL, Paolo Colella said: “STL has created a niche as a company that offers technology-led solutions that will be the foundation of gigabit societies across the globe. I am excited to be associated with a company like STL that is extremely innovation-centred and leads the way in enabling digital transformation at the edge.”
EdgeVerve’s AssistEdge 19.0 to Empower Human-Digital workforce to Build High-Performance Enterprise
EdgeVerve Systems, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Infosys (NSE, BSE, NYSE: INFY), a global leader in next-generation digital services and consulting, recently unveiled the latest version of its Automation platform AssistEdge 19.0. This new version of the platform is designed to support and scale large process automation programs for global enterprises. Enterprises can now get empowered with granular process visibility and sophisticated orchestration capabilities to seamlessly integrate bots, human experts, and AI technologies to meet key business objectives.
Intelligent Automation is fast becoming a catalyst in architecting the future of enterprise. However, the real benefits accrue only when Intelligent Automation is adopted at scale. As enterprises move along the automation maturity curve, many consistent barriers arising from disconnected automation implementation, continue to hold them back from adopting automation at scale. To derive sustainable value, organizations need to build capability to deliver personalized customer journeys on a foundation of hyper-efficient execution. This would reshape the enterprise to tap human expertise for empathy and innovation, while leveraging bots for productivity and quality.
AssistEdge 19.0 provides enterprises the opportunity to connect:
• People – Wider connection of people into automation journey through low code platforms for
citizen developers and enterprise personal automation assistants.
• Process – Stronger connection of processes into automation journey with end-to-end process
orchestration through workflows and auto-automation.
• Data – Deeper connection of data into automation journey through contextual data discovery,
intelligent document processing and advanced insights.
“The next frontier in digital transformation will be achieved by integrating business processes across multiple business units. AssistEdge 19.0, a platform best suited for large enterprises, will champion this shift by connecting people, process, data across business units, with insight led decision-making”, said Sateesh Seetharamiah, Chief Business Officer and Global Head, Edge Products, EdgeVerve Systems Ltd.
HCL Technologies, HANCOM Inc. Announce Strategic Partnership to Advance Technology Solutions
HCL Technologies (HCL), a leading global technology company and HANCOM Inc., one of the leading South Korean software companies, have signed a strategic partnership to share advanced software technology solutions and establish a mutual bridgehead for overseas expansion.
HCL will support training for software development at HANCOM’s R&D center in India, which was established in 2016. HCL will also share its development studio and provide HR support to meet demand and development capacity at the R&D center. In addition, it will promote technological cooperation to strengthen HANCOM products’ global competitiveness.
The two companies also plan to cooperate on global market expansion. This includes HANCOM’s entry into Southeast Asian countries such as Taiwan, Vietnam and Bangladesh, Middle Eastern countries, and HCL’s business expansion into the South Korean market.
HCL Technologies empowers global enterprises with technology for the next decade. Through its cuttingedge co-innovation labs, global delivery capabilities and broad global network, HCL delivers holistic services in various industry verticals and works with leading partners. It currently employs more than 175,000 people in 50 countries and generates annual sales of $10.5 billion.
“South Korea is a key strategic market for HCL, and this engagement with HANCOM will further help us grow and establish ourselves in the region,” said Sanjay Gupta, Corporate Vice President, HCL Technologies. “We thank HANCOM for their trust in us for this collaboration, and we look forward to leveraging HCL’s next-gen technological skills and HANCOM’s strong presence in the region to mutually support each other.”
“We are thrilled HCL chose HANCOM as its strategic partner for the Korean market,” said Daeki Kim, Chief Operating Officer, HANCOM. “HCL’s modern applications and architecture principles will allow us to scale our products to make them more suitable for enterprise customers in the global market and ultimately achieve global aspirations with our products. HANCOM will continue to support HCL in its endeavor to scale its growth in the South Korean market.”
Gravita starts Aluminium recycling plant in Mozambique
Gravita, a leading “Recycling Company” having its manufacturing presence around the globe, is glad to inform that a step down subsidiary of the company situated in Mozambique, East Africa has started commercial production of Aluminium from its new recycling plant having an annual capacity of around 4,000 MTPA in addition to its existing Lead recycling facility of 4,500 MTPA and is also in process of setting up of a new plastic recycling unit in Mozambique. The Company is expecting an additional revenue of approx. Rs. 50 Crores per annum coupled with gross margins of ~ 18% from this Aluminium Recycling Plant.
The Group has made investment of approx. 2 Crores for procuring and commissioning of this New Recycling Plant which is invested from internal accruals of the company. The said plant has been set up on a leased premises keeping in view of judicious use of capital & lean capex policy of Gravita.
The Company will be procuring domestic aluminium scrap for the purpose of production from this plant and it will cater the needs of Aluminium die casting components manufacturing industries of Auto & FMCG sector located in South and East Asian markets.
Gravita Group is among well-known recycling companies across the globe and capacity expansion of this plant will help company to change its sales mix by increasing the ratio of Aluminium business.
Escorts Limited and IndusInd Bank come together to serve the farming community
Escorts Limited (Agri Machinery) reinforces its relationship with IndusInd Bank with a formal Memorandum of Understanding that will pave the way for both companies to provide one of the best financial offerings to its customers.
Escorts and IndusInd Bank will work together closely in understanding the financial needs of its customers and will jointly come up with various financial programs to enable customers invest in modern farm machinery to enhance their farm productivity and income.
The deal was formalised by Mr. Shenu Agarwal, CEO, Escorts Agri Machinery, and Mr. Shiban Kaul, Executive Vice President, Induslnd Bank
Induslnd Bank with its understanding of rural customers and its wide penetration throughout the country will help Escorts Limited in moving towards its larger goal of fostering the dreams of the farming community of our nation.
On this occasion, Mr. Shenu Agarwal said “The rural industry is growing at a record pace and we are seeing our customers shifting towards technologically advanced agricultural practices. Our role here is to provide them with the best of products and make the process of purchase as simple as possible”.
Adding to this, Mr. S.V. Parthasarathy, Head-Consumer Finance Division, IndusInd Bank said, “We are proud and excited to partner with Escorts Limited. With this partnership, farmers will have easy access to loans at attractive interest rates. Our association will bring transparency, seamlessness and convenience to support the farmers in their endeavour to nourish the nation”.