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'Software as a service' poised for
growth in India |
Software as a service (SaaS) is poised to make inroads into India initially with small- and medium-sized enterprises taking to this option to stay competitive.
While system integrator Satyam Computer Services Ltd recently announced its new initiative in partnership with Nasscom and trade body Federation of Andhra Pradesh Small Industries Association, to offer various SaaS services for a cluster of companies that will help address this business opportunity, enterprise software makers — Oracle and SAP — through their global partners, are set to follow suit to tap this opportunity.
The Director and Senior Vice-President, Manufacturing and Automotive Business Group, Satyam, Mr Subu D. Subramanian, said that SaaS may be new to India but is a tried and tested approach for enterprises to streamline their business process while focusing on their core competencies.
Salesforce.com and RightNow are a couple of successful examples of how this has made a difference to enterprises in the US and more companies, particularly small and medium, that do not have the capability to spend on separate IT teams, opt for this approach, Mr Subramanian told Business Line. |
SAP’s offering
 German enterprise software maker SAP AG recently announced its move to play a larger role in what it refers to as Business ByDesign, which is particularly targeted at companies with 100 to 500 employees. This would be offered through its partners. The SAP Business ByDesign includes SAP Business All InOne and Business One frameworks and is being introduced in a phased manner in the US and Germany, China, France and the UK. It will not be long before it is offered in India too.
Oracle model
 Oracle is among the early initiators of the SaaS model with its range of customer relation management (CRM) solutions. It is also looking at the possibility of extending these services through its partners for other verticals such as retail, where small- and medium- sized companies could take ready-to-deploy solutions and gradually ramp up. Wanting to stay competitive is driving the growth of SaaS, which allows companies to reap the benefits of software at a lower cost. And, the company that hosts these solutions takes care of all the upgrades. Satyam has announced that it is in talks with several States, particularly with industrial clusters, for SaaS solutions. This could be in areas such as electronic manufacturing in and around Chennai, semiconductor companies and auto ancillaries.
Source: The Hindu Business Line |
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| India is fastest growing market for Dell |
India has become the fastest growing market for the nearly $57 billion IT company Dell. For its third quarter of the financial year 2008, the company posted a 47 per cent growth in revenues for India compared with China’s 22 per cent growth. The company does not disclose India revenue figures. Analysts, however, peg the figure at over Rs 2,000 crore. “We have registered growth in all segments in India – the public sector, large corporates, small and medium businesses and the consumer segment. We’ve had demand picking up from all the 20 cities we’re present in,” said Steve Felice, president, Asia-Pacific and Japan, Dell.
China’s market, though, is nearly five times bigger than that of India, so “the growth rate is maturing”. Sales outside the US were up 16 per cent and represented 46 per cent of the company’s overall revenue, “reflecting continued strength in emerging countries”. In Asia-Pacific and Japan, where the company is actively expanding its presence, revenue in the quarter grew by 18 per cent on a 20 per cent increase in units. China, Brazil and India registered strong unit growth of 26, 30 and 42 per cent, respectively. Combined revenue growth from Brazil, Russia, India and China (Bric) during the quarter was 32 per cent. |
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INDIA MAY BE NO.3 MARKET FOR INTEL |
India is expected to become one of Intel Corporation's top five markets within the next three years, fuelled by growth in smaller cities. The country is already the fastest growing market for the world’s largest chipmaker. “India is number eight right now for us. In another 2.5-3 years, it would climb to number three or four. The level of attention that India commands today at Intel in terms of resources and strategic focus is similar to what China had in the mid- to-late 90’s," said Intel’s marketing and operations director for South Asia, John McClure. USA and China are the top two markets for Intel. Other major markets are France, UK, Germany, Japan and Brazil. It’s the smaller cities that Intel is betting on to drive growth, with plans to focus more on marketing in the hinterland. While 60% of the PC consumption happens in the top 70 cities, the growth is much faster in smaller cities, Mr McClure says.
“While PC sales in the top 70 cities are growing at 10-15%, it’s a 30-35% growth in the next 140 cities, albeit on a smaller base. Also, a large number of first-time PC buyers are opting for laptops in these cities, so the profile of buyers is similar to the top cities,” he added. Small is certainly beautiful for Intel. Apart from smaller cities, it is also counting on growth in small businesses, meaning any business employing up to 100 people. After all, the small business segment makes up 30% of India’s PC market, says Mr McClure.
“There is a very rapid adoption of notebook PCs by the small businesses. However, PC density among small businesses in India is still five times less than that in China. There is a lot of untapped potential,” he added. Early this year, Intel launched the SMB (small and medium businesses) Advantage Programme to assist its channel partners to increase business with SMBs. Another consumer segment that is high on Intel’s mind is youth. It is conducting a pilot project in tier-II colleges in Pune where it conducts sessions explaining its technology and then organises quizzes around that. The company is looking at getting some of these students employed with its channel partners. “Youngsters play an important role in the PC-buying community as buyers and influencers. The pilot is just a way of directly engaging with the youth. We will expand its scope and take it to other colleges,” said Mr McClure.
Source : The Economic Times |
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AMD opens new R&D facility in Bangalore
The US-based chip maker Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) has expanded its operations in India by announcing the opening of a new silicon design and platform research and development (R&D) facility in Bangalore. Inaugurating the new facility, AMD's chairman and chief executive officer Hector Ruiz said, "our engineering employees in India play a critical role in AMD's global design network, and this new R&D centre gives them the world-class equipment and resources they need to excel."
"In AMD's quest to become the technology partner of choice for the industry, this facility is vital to held us design and deliver industry-leading solutions specifically tailored to the needs of our customers in India, and for all our customers worldwide." Ruiz also said he did not foresee the technology industry being hurt by slowdown in the US Economy and sub-prime crisis. He also said the pricing in chip market would remain competitive. "The good news is that for consumers, prices keep going down. The bad news is we always have to figure out how to still keep doing that and make money." He said returning to profitability is the "number one goal" of AMD.
He said the R&D team in Bangalore is playing the lead role on "Shanghai", AMD's first 45nm quad-core microprocessor, and currently involved in design testing and optimization of the new chip. Alok Ohrie, managing director of AMD India said the new facility in Bangalore would house around 350 engineers. AMD's new 52,000 sq-ft facility, which is the company's second unit in India's IT city, would focus on development of AMD's most advanced, next-generations processing solutions. AMD will continue operating its first facility in Bangalore, using the existing office space for administration, sales and marketing, company officials said.
Source : The Financial Express |
Infosys climbs higher on
FinTech 100 list
Infosys Technologies Ltd on 28 November announced that for the fourth consecutive year it has been named to the FinTech 100, an international annual listing of the top 100 global application and service providers that derive more than one third of their revenue from the financial services industry.
Infosys ranked 14 on the annual list by American Banker and Financial Insights, up from 18th position in 2006, the Bangalore-headquartered company said in a statement.
Said Ashok Vemuri, senior vice president and head of Infosys Banking and Capital Markets Group: “Our higher ranking this year is attributed to our concerted client-focused efforts to offer customised, process-driven solutions that enable financial institutions to maximize their revenues while ensuring compliance with increasingly demanding corporate and regulatory standards”.
Each fall, SourceMedia’s American Banker and research firm Financial Insights, an IDC company, publish this ranking, based on data gathered from vendor surveys and research and market analysis conducted by Financial Insights.
Source : livemint.com |
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