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Pitney Bowes India Introduces LobbyTracT - a High Security Visitor Management System

Submitted by dhananjay on Wed, 04/11/2012 - 23:42

New Delhi: Pitney Bowes India, a part of Pitney Bowes Inc. (NYSE: PBI), the global technology company launched LobbyTracT visitor management solutions. These innovative security solutions are designed to enhance the security set-up through the first level of control and management, essential for protecting critical assets and infrastructure.

UBM India announces 'Cloud Connect India 2012'

Submitted by dhananjay on Tue, 04/10/2012 - 23:31

Bengaluru: UBM India has announced the conference program for the Cloud Connect India 2012 to be held on May 24-25, 2012 at the Nimhans Convention Centre, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India. Followed by the incredible market momentum the cloud has to offer, this premier technology event focusing on cloud computing is rapidly catching eyes of the industry. This is evident in Cloud Connect's growth in terms of event sponsors, registered visitors and now delegate attendees.

Ministry of Corporate Affairs Constitutes a Committee on Corporate Governance

Submitted by dhananjay on Tue, 04/10/2012 - 23:30

New Delhi: The Ministry of Corporate Affairs has constituted a Committee under the Chairmanship of Shri. Adi Godrej for framing a ‘National Corporate Governance Policy’ to suggest a comprehensive policy frame work to enable corporate governance of highest quality in all classes of companies without impinging on their internal autonomy to order their affairs in their best judgment.

'Government e-payment gateway' to enhance transparency and accountability in public dealings

Submitted by dhananjay on Tue, 04/10/2012 - 22:28

New Delhi: As part of the Government’s commitment to good governance and elimination of corruption, the Ministry of Finance has amended the rules to enable all the Ministries and Departments to facilitate payments by direct credit to the bank accounts of the payees. Orders have also been issued by the Controller General of Accounts (CGA) that, with effect from 1st April 2012, all payments above Rs.25,000 to suppliers, contractors, grantee and loanee institutions shall be directly credited to their bank accounts.

Banking Sector Transformation Continues to be driven by IT Solutions, notes Frost & Sullivan

Submitted by dhananjay on Tue, 04/10/2012 - 22:25

Mumbai: India has the highest concentration of banking entities globally and these form the backbone of the economy, contributing nearly 65 percent of the GDP in 2011. The banking sector has been witnessing dynamic growth over the last few years; and along with nationalized banks, many private and foreign banks have setup operations in India. Banks now are critically dependent on information technology (IT) to support core functions. The rising competition in this sector has led to further adoption of IT systems to streamline and automate banking processes.