Technology for the silent majority

What's in it for me? Reboot innovation Companies focus on MacBook and Skype users. But what about the truck driver or insurance agent on our dusty roads? Whether it’s a boom, a bubble or the new status quo, there’s never been more innovation spilling out of the tech community. And that’s a good thing. Consumer technology...

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13th Express Technology Senate: Technology companies have to be run by technologists, says Reliance’s Jyotindra Thacker

Jyotindra Thacker, president (technology), Reliance Industries, is someone who is not often spotted at industry events but has a sharp eye on technology... Jyotindra Thacker, president (Tech), RIL, in conversation with Anant Goenka, Wholetime Director and Head - New Media, Express Group, at the 13th edition of Express Technology Senate. Jyotindra...

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NASSCOM Organizes ‘MarTech Confluence 2015’ – An Amalgamation of Technology and Marketing in ‘One of a Kind’ Initiative

The National Association of Software and Services Companies (NASSCOM) in a first of its kind initiative will be organizing MarTech Confluence 2015 to inspire businesses to use technology to drive deeper brand-consumer connections. The National Association of Software and Services Companies (NASSCOM) in a first of its kind initiative will be organizing MarTech Confluence 2015 to inspire businesses to use technology to drive...

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Lowe’s doubling down on Indian talent for disruptive technology solutions

Nearly 12 months after setting up its first global in-house centre (GIC) in India, Lowe’s is ramping up India operations by hiring more people. BENGALURU: After several years of working closely with Indian outsourcing giants such as Infosys and Wipro for back-office solutions, US home improvement retailer...

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13th Express Technology Senate: Inside India’s best CIO Conference

Chief of the Indian Army’s South Western Command, Lt. Gen Arun Kumar Sahni stole the show with a presentation on the use of technology by India’s armed forces. L to R: Harnath Babu, CIO, Aviva Life Insurance Company India Ltd; Suneel Aradhye, Group CIO, RPG Enterprises; Sunil Chandiramani, CEO, Nyka Advisory Services; Vinay Nigudkar,...

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WE'RE SPENDING $10 BILLION ON KIDS' CLASSROOM TECHNOLOGY—BUT DOES IT HELP THEM LEARN?

I’m only seconds into a digital copy of T.S. Eliot’s famous ode to adolescence, The Love Song Of J. Alfred Prufrock, when my ears prickle uncomfortably. As I read—"Let us go then, you and I, / When the evening is spread out against the sky, / Like a patient etherised upon a table"—a soft rock track reminiscent of James Taylor begins to crescendo in the background. Eliot’s arch observations are drowned out by the acoustic...

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Intel IDF: Intel-Micron’s 3D XPoint memory technology, branded Optane, will launch in 2016

Image: Intel Newsroom The Intel Developer Forum is underway and Intel has given a new name to its partnership with Micron over 3D XPoint memory/storage technology – Optane. Intel CEO Brian Krzanich announced that the memory storage combination would launch under the Intel Optane Technology brand name in 2016. Krzanich...

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Early experiments with technology

A view of the antenna at the prime earth station of Satellite Instructional Television Experiment (SITE). The Satellite Instructional Television Experiment (SITE), India’s first attempt to use technology as an educational tool, celebrates its 40th anniversary this month “The greatest communication experiment in history,” exulted...

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Ratan Tata to inaugurate technology incubator centre on 'T-Hub' September 7

HYDERABAD: Tata Sons Chairman Emeritus and noted industrialist Ratan Tatawill inaugurate the country's largest technology incubator center 'T-Hub' here on September 7, a senior Telangana official said today. "Our Technology Incubation centre 'T-Hub' which is meant to promote start-ups and innovators...

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