News & Analysis

April 5, 2021 News & Analysis

LG to shut mobile phone business globally

With today’s announcement, LG joins companies like Microsoft and BlackBerry that have either shut or sold their mobile phone business.

March 31, 2021 News & Analysis

Hitachi to acquire software firm GlobalLogic for $9.6 billion

GlobalLogic’s acquisition will further strengthen Hitachi’s digital offerings and services under its digital business unit Lumada

March 31, 2021 News & Analysis

World Backup Day: Here’s what some industry experts say

The software and tech industry observes World Backup Day on March 31 every year. The day marks the high significance of data backup in businesses and organisations globally.

March 29, 2021 News & Analysis

Citi sets Zoom-free Fridays norm, will others follow suit?

With the Zoom-free Fridays initiative, Citi has taken a key step to bring a positive change to employees’ mental and physical health. Globally, Citi has a total strength of around 204,000 employees.

March 28, 2021 News & Analysis

USTR to act against DST imposed in India, other nations

The USTR over the week said it will take further steps in its Section 301 investigations of Digital Service Taxes (DSTs) adopted or under consideration by ten U.S. trading partners.

March 27, 2021 News & Analysis

HCL opens tech centre in Canada, plans to hire 2000 staffs

With this new tech centre, the company aims to serve not only global clients but also tap Canadian enterprises.

March 17, 2021 News & Analysis

Zoho Corp turns 25 years, plans for the next 25

At this historic juncture, the company has chart out plans for the next 25 years. These plans are broad in nature but cover key aspects including transnational localism, self-reliant regional economies, distributed workforce, remote work tools, R&D and de-layering the technology stack.