Facebook reveals top trending topics for 2013
Popular social networking platform, Facebook, has released statistics revolving around conversations, life events, location check-ins, and trending topics for 2013, as the year draws to a close. The service analysed the year's posts to reveal these trends for Indian users.
The place where most Indian users checked-in was Sukhdev dhaba at Murthal, followed by the Golden Temple, Amritsar, Bangla Sahib Gurudwara, New Delhi, Connaught Place, in New Delhi, Prasads IMAX movie theatre in Hyderabad, India Gate in New Delhi, Marine Drive, Mumbai, Taj Mahal in Agra, Starbucks, Connaught Place in delhi and PVR, MBD Neopolis, Jalandhar.
The top life events added to the timeline by users in India included adding a relationship, getting engaged or married, that preceded life events such as adding a travel destination, movement, meeting someone for the first time, having a baby, ending a relationship, buying a car, adding a hobby, studying abroad and adding a family member.
According to Facebook, the most talked about topic in India was BJP's prime ministerial candidate
Narendra Modi, followed by Sachin Tendulkar who recently retired from first class cricket, iPhone 5s, RBI Governor Raghuram Rajan, and Mangalyaan, India's mission to Mars.
Facebook says it analysed life events and places generated the most posts and check-ins in 2013, and then used the data to create global and country-level rankings. For topics, it says it measured how many Facebook posts in 2013 mentioned a specific topic and then ranked those topics based on the overall number of mentions to create each list. Mentions include both the term itself and related hashtags. For instance, both "Here at #Sachin's last match" and "Proud to be at the Sachin's match" would be calculated as part of the buzz related to a single event.
Infosys launches sales platform, TradeEdge
Software major Infosys has launched TradeEdge, an insights-driven sales platform that would provide visibility to global brands across the demand chain from distributors to consumers.
"It (TradeEdge) will provide brands one of the most affordable ways to expand reach in the emerging markets," Infosys chairman NRNarayana Murthy told reporters here.
The new platform will deliver insights that help brands accurately sense and fulfil consumer demand while significantly improving sales and operational performance, he said.
Murthy said the new platform will have a range of innovative features that empower brands to enhance collaboration by allowing companies and distributors to exchange accurate and timely information related to sales, inventory and products.
He said it would also expand reach by onboarding distributors rapidly in weeks rather than mo
"It (TradeEdge) will provide brands one of the most affordable ways to expand reach in the emerging markets," Infosys chairman NRNarayana Murthy told reporters here.
The new platform will deliver insights that help brands accurately sense and fulfil consumer demand while significantly improving sales and operational performance, he said.
Murthy said the new platform will have a range of innovative features that empower brands to enhance collaboration by allowing companies and distributors to exchange accurate and timely information related to sales, inventory and products.
He said it would also expand reach by onboarding distributors rapidly in weeks rather than mo
nths, via a cloud-based ERP system, while rolling out best practices across markets within hours.
"For global brands, the next billion consumers will come from the emerging markets. To accelerate profitable growth, brands need to know these markets better, reach customers faster and do so at lower costs," Infosys vice-president and global head - products, platforms and solution, Sanjay Purohit said.
Designed from the ground up for the emerging markets, Infosys TradeEdge is already helping 10 global brands gain visibility into sales opportunities of more than $20 billion in over 70 countries, he said.
"For global brands, the next billion consumers will come from the emerging markets. To accelerate profitable growth, brands need to know these markets better, reach customers faster and do so at lower costs," Infosys vice-president and global head - products, platforms and solution, Sanjay Purohit said.
Designed from the ground up for the emerging markets, Infosys TradeEdge is already helping 10 global brands gain visibility into sales opportunities of more than $20 billion in over 70 countries, he said.
Indian IT companies' $18 billion opportunity
Technology firms in India have $18 billion opportunity to help clients improve productivity and asset utilisation as well as to enhance end-customer experience using IoTdata, according to networking firm Cisco.
There is an explosion of data generated by a network of internet-connected devices like sensors, routers, smartphones, smart TVs and security cameras, which is referred to as Internet of Things or IoT.
Using technologies like predictive analytics and Big Data, companies can enhance productivity and increase operational efficiency.
"Use cases for IoT are plenty, be it for energy companies that can build smart grids to reduce T&D losses or for the food industry where there is a lot of wastage due to lack of proper warehousing and logistics," Ciscopresident India and SAARC Jeff White told PTI.
Smarter networks not only help companies plan better but also reduce operational inefficiency and increase productivity, he added.
With improved business process execution and capital efficiency, companies can utilise their assets better ($1.4 billion), while enhanced employee productivity presents a $0.9 billion opportunity, as per Cisco projections.
Other opportunities include improved supply chain logistics ($8.3 billion), enhanced customer experience ($2.7 billion) and strong innovation, including shorter time to market and additional revenue streams from new business models and opportunities ($4.7 billion).
The benefits of IoT are not limited to corporates alone. Big Data and analytics are also transforming other sectors like healthcare and hospitality.
Citing an example, White said, "Using IoT, one can have virtual doctors in villages, where specialists are not available. Through telepresence, these doctors can conduct checkups, dispense he
There is an explosion of data generated by a network of internet-connected devices like sensors, routers, smartphones, smart TVs and security cameras, which is referred to as Internet of Things or IoT.
Using technologies like predictive analytics and Big Data, companies can enhance productivity and increase operational efficiency.
"Use cases for IoT are plenty, be it for energy companies that can build smart grids to reduce T&D losses or for the food industry where there is a lot of wastage due to lack of proper warehousing and logistics," Ciscopresident India and SAARC Jeff White told PTI.
Smarter networks not only help companies plan better but also reduce operational inefficiency and increase productivity, he added.
With improved business process execution and capital efficiency, companies can utilise their assets better ($1.4 billion), while enhanced employee productivity presents a $0.9 billion opportunity, as per Cisco projections.
Other opportunities include improved supply chain logistics ($8.3 billion), enhanced customer experience ($2.7 billion) and strong innovation, including shorter time to market and additional revenue streams from new business models and opportunities ($4.7 billion).
The benefits of IoT are not limited to corporates alone. Big Data and analytics are also transforming other sectors like healthcare and hospitality.
Citing an example, White said, "Using IoT, one can have virtual doctors in villages, where specialists are not available. Through telepresence, these doctors can conduct checkups, dispense he
alth advice, or even alert people to possible health problems before they become serious."
With IP-enabled devices connected to a common network and communicating with each other, door locks, thermostats, set-top-boxes, mini-fridges, light switches and other things can be automated to provide better experience to hotel guests, driving greater customer loyalty, he said.
According to Cisco's Internet of Everything Value Index study, IoT is expected to generate at least $613 billion in global corporate profits this year.
With IP-enabled devices connected to a common network and communicating with each other, door locks, thermostats, set-top-boxes, mini-fridges, light switches and other things can be automated to provide better experience to hotel guests, driving greater customer loyalty, he said.
According to Cisco's Internet of Everything Value Index study, IoT is expected to generate at least $613 billion in global corporate profits this year.
Cognizant: Social, mobility, cloud biz seeing traction
IT services major Cognizant, which expects to earn $500 million this year from social, mobility, cloud and analytics (SMAC) technologies, said the growth in this area has been better than expected.
Cognizant Technology's CFO Karen McLoughlin during the 2013 Credit Suisse Annual Tech Conference last week said the firm is getting a good reception in the marketplace to some of the SMAC solutions that it has build for certain industries and its clients.
"We are seeing great traction out of our SMAC Stack for social, mobility, analytics and cloud. And as you mentioned earlier in the year, we talked about that business was on track to do $500 million this year and we are still on track to do that.
"I think what's been interesting for us is the growth has been frankly a little faster than we expected it to be at this point," she said when asked about the status of the company's SMAC target.
McLoughlin added that over the next three to five years Cognizant expects Horizon 3 business to become a "meaningful part of revenue" and to become a meaningful part of its growth story and the company is on track to do that.
The company sees growing momentum across the three key segments of its Horizon 3--new technology architectures.
This includes SMAC, new markets and industries (such as Latin America and public sector) and new delivery models (such as pay-as-you-go, risk-reward).
Cognizant president Gordon Coburn had earlier said: "Our Horizon 3 offerings continue to gain significant traction with our clients and serve as a good illustration of our strategy of re-investm
Cognizant Technology's CFO Karen McLoughlin during the 2013 Credit Suisse Annual Tech Conference last week said the firm is getting a good reception in the marketplace to some of the SMAC solutions that it has build for certain industries and its clients.
"We are seeing great traction out of our SMAC Stack for social, mobility, analytics and cloud. And as you mentioned earlier in the year, we talked about that business was on track to do $500 million this year and we are still on track to do that.
"I think what's been interesting for us is the growth has been frankly a little faster than we expected it to be at this point," she said when asked about the status of the company's SMAC target.
McLoughlin added that over the next three to five years Cognizant expects Horizon 3 business to become a "meaningful part of revenue" and to become a meaningful part of its growth story and the company is on track to do that.
The company sees growing momentum across the three key segments of its Horizon 3--new technology architectures.
This includes SMAC, new markets and industries (such as Latin America and public sector) and new delivery models (such as pay-as-you-go, risk-reward).
Cognizant president Gordon Coburn had earlier said: "Our Horizon 3 offerings continue to gain significant traction with our clients and serve as a good illustration of our strategy of re-investm
ent for long-term growth. In addition, we continue to invest in other areas within Horizon 3, including newer markets and industries."The firm posted a 15.4% jump in net profit for the quarter ended September 30, 2013 at $319.6 million from $276.9 million year-on-year (y-o-y). Revenues were up 6.7% to $2.31 billion on sequential basis and 21.9% ($1.89 billion) on a y-o-y basis.
Buoyed by a strong set of numbers, the New Jersey-headquartered company revised its full year revenue target.
For 2013, it now expects revenue to be at least $8.84 billion, a growth of at least 20.3% over 2012. It had given a guidance of 19% growth in revenue ($8.74 billion) compared to 2012.
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