3i Infotech Partners with Dunamis Pacific Corp to Serve the North American Construction Industry

3i Infotech Limited, a global Information Technology company, committed to empowering business transformation, announced a strategic  partnership with Dunamis Pacific Corporation, a US based IT strategy and enterprise solutions company. The partnership leverages 3i Infotech’s flagship ORION ERP solution to build an eco-system for the general contractors and sub-contractors within the North American construction industry, integrating the complete Supply Chain from project bids to procurement and project delivery to payments.

Dunamis will provide industry domain expertise and 3i Infotech will provide the ORION ERP solutions platform. Dunamis brings a deep understanding of the North American construction business with access to a strong network of clients.

Speaking on this new partnership, Suryanarayan Kasichainula, EVP & Business Head for ERP, 3i Infotech said, “This is our first step to explore the North American construction industry. We value this partnership as an opportunity to serve the North American market with ORION ERP, a future-ready technology stack, that empowers organizations to optimize business processes.”

Donald Buckelew, CEO of Dunamis Pacific Corporation said, “This strategic partnership with 3i Infotech furthers our vision to provide tailored IT enterprise solutions for global clients. By leveraging the capabilities of 3i Infotech’s ORION ERP with our strong understanding of the North American construction industry, we will be uniquely poised to serve this market.”

3i Infotech’s ORION ERP is an integrated, cost-effective and cloud-enabled industry solution for growing and mid-sized businesses. It is a leading ERP in emerging markets, which facilitates rapid implementation and reduces operational costs. ORION process packs are flexible and scalable solutions backed by robust service support, ORION ERP is a globally trusted partner to more than 800 customers with over 1,000 installations and 50,000+ users across multiple verticals. 

BharatMatrimony Launches “6 Point Verification” for Safety of Indian Matrimony Profiles

As part of BharatMatrimony’s initiative to create industry-leading Trust and Safety features for members, it has launched a unique 6-point safety feature called “Trust Badges,” that’ll be displayed on member profiles across the app, mobile site and desktop after they complete authentication of mobile, ID, education certificate & salary slip, selfie (photo verification), location and social profile.

Four badges will be offered to members who follow a series of 6 safety measures to authenticate their profile. To earn a Profile Badge that adds trust and credibility to their profile, a member has to take a selfie and it will be checked with the member’s photo already uploaded to the profile. This ensures authenticity of the profile photo.

For NRIs living overseas, in order to verify that the person is indeed residing abroad in the location mentioned on profile, NRIs will be prompted to turn on GPS in their registered device and their location will be captured for authentication.

The Identity Badge process involves the member attaching a Government Identity proof like ration card, Aadhar or any authentic ID to their profile. To get the Professional Badge, member has to attach their latest educational certificates and salary certificate. The fourth badge is a Social Badge which will be given when the member authenticates their social networking profile by logging on to Facebook. All four badges can be seen on member profiles when they complete the 6-step security authentication.

The four Trust Badges are intended to build credibility for the member profiles and create an atmosphere of trust amongst members. The move will also enhance the response a member gets from opposite members. Members who have high trust scores will be featured on top in member search results, leading to more responses from prospective matches.

“As a pioneer in online matrimony, we have always worked towards safety of our members, especially women. Trust is a very critical aspect of our service and we make every effort to earn the trust of millions of our members. This verification initiative will, in the long run, also keep away fake and fraud profiles. I’m sure these steps will make users have a safe journey online,” explains Murugavel Janakiraman, CEO of Matrimony.com while speaking about the launch of Trust Badges.

The documents uploaded by members are cross-verified with the details provided in the profile. This authenticates the profile details and activates the relevant Trust Badge. This gives a member’s profile the value & credibility it deserves.

All documents members upload are kept private and secure. Other members cannot see any of these documents. They’ll only see the trust badge that the member has earned and hence know that the member has uploaded a copy of the relevant documents for authentication.

HYPE Expands its Bespoke Services in Bengaluru; Commences Airport Transfers Services in the City

Hype – Luxury Car Rentals, India's First Luxury Mobility startup headquartered in Bangalore has commenced offering airport transfer services to the discerning customers. The service is priced at INR 3,999/- only and is available at an introductory price till 31st July, keeping in mind the travelers to the city and those who require the feel and touch of refined luxury.

Mr. Raghav Belavadi, Founder & CEO, Hype Car Rental said, “Hype – Luxury Car Rentals takes a lot of pride in starting the airport transfer services in Bengaluru, the city of our genesis. We curated this tailor-made luxury car rental service keeping in mind the need of safe and secure transportation for those who enjoy the finesse & luxury and most importantly at the most economical price that could be offered.”

He further stated, “Hype is a trendsetter in the domain of luxury car rentals and functions on the ethos of technological innovations. In the backdrop of a burgeoning luxury market in India, growing at about 14-16 percent year-on-year. These factors has been promoting the rental business, with luxury mobility alone accounting for alone is over $69 Billion market in India and a Trillion Dollar business worldwide.”

There is a huge influx of travelers to Bengaluru, travelling to the city for business trips and for leisure and thus offers tremendous business viability. Though Hype operates in other cities as well but this service has been exclusively piloted for Bengaluru seeing the changing paradigm of people wanting to experience different luxury cars on rent, especially with escalating ownership and maintenance.

Hype is successfully running campaigns on social media, online platforms and has received a very good response for the same. The airport transfer offers luxury cars which range from an array of international brands from BMW, Mercedes, Jaguar & Audi to the discerning customers. The booking trends showcase very interesting dynamics of the consumption patterns of luxury in the megacity, with the initial campaign reaching out to 176,896 individuals and garnering an impression of 182,940 on the online amplification.

India Moves Up to 52nd Rank in World’s Most Innovative Countries

India missed by a whisker its entry into the list of world’s top 50 most innovative countries but bettered its own ranking by climbing 5 notches to 52 in the Global Innovative Index of 129 countries this year.

Switzerland retained number one spot. US, UK, Netherlands, Finland, Singapore, Germany and Israel were among the top ten. In 2018, India was in the 57th position.

The index, which tracks government polices and industry practices, was launched, for the first time, in an emerging economy this year. GII is developed jointly by Cornell University and World Intellectual Property Organisation.

Three cities -- Bengaluru, Mumbai and New Delhi -- featured in the world’s top 100 science and technology clusters, according to the GII 2019 as India maintained its top slot in the Central and Southern Asia region.

The report was released by Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal, who said that the government was committed to further improving the ranking.

India improved its position in areas including labour productivity growth, knowledge and technology outputs, intellectual property related variables. It also witnessed improvement in institutions, human capital and research, and market sophistication indicators.

Notable gains were also made in political and operational stability where a new indicator was used this year and in ease of starting a business.

India, however, lagged on logistics performance and females employed with advanced degrees.

The report stated that despite signs of slowing economic growth, innovation continued to blossom, particularly in Asia, but pressures was looming from trade disruptions and protectionism.

“In this pillar, the indicator graduates in science and engineering (7th) remains a relative strength for the country. Thanks to the quality of its top 3 universities— IITs (Delhi and Bombay) and the Indian Institute of Science in Bengaluru, India achieves a relatively strong ranking in the indicator quality of universities (21st),” the report added.

Hyperlocal Connectivity App ‘Bhonga’ Employs Ex-Servicemen

Bhonga, a hyper-local connectivity app which connects users within a kilometre of radius; has now employed ex-servicemen to take care of emergencies on its platform. It is like on the fly connectivity where citizens can get help in case of emergency and can share resources and information. Any user can send a message that is delivered to other users within the one-kilometre radius; the app only shares location coordinates for security and anonymity reasons. It also supports voice notes and photos.

Radhika Agarwal, Director, Linkus Infratech commenting on the occasion said; “Loyalty, discipline, commitment to work and the willingness to take responsibility are the qualities that make defence personnel perfectly fit for administering the emergencies on the platform. They are capable of working in hostile environments. Thus we decided to have ex-servicemen monitor all the emergencies generated on the app."

Ex-servicemen will now guide the citizens facing various kinds of emergencies. The team will be lead by ex-military Captain S.M. Ghag who has served the Indian Army for 32 years. The team is equipped to travel across Mumbai if need be. As the app spreads its wings beyond the city Linkus Infratech plans to hire more such personnel for their team.

Commenting on the same Captain S.M. Ghag said; “Every year 60,000 soldiers retire with little option but to take up sundry security jobs. The biggest problem a defence personal faces after retiring from military service is adapting to the unorganised and inconsistent civilian world. Life in armed forces is very organised & disciplined but when it comes to the civilian world, there are no rule-books to follow. I feel that Bhonga can leverage the experience of retired armed forces personnel & offer valuable help to the locality and at the same time offer a great opportunity to an army man to live a meaningful life. I am honoured to be a part of the platform and will be happy to reach out to Mumbaikars facing any challenges.” A missing person emergency from Malad was recently posted on the platform and the relatives received immense help from Retd. Captain Ghag in locating their kin.

Linkus Infratech plans to partner with the Army Welfare Placement Organization (AWPO), which comes under the Ministry of Defence, to enable and empower army veterans and encourage them to come and help the civilians around them.

“The app is a citizen empowerment movement and ex-servicemen monitoring the emergencies adds immense value to the platform and inculcate faith within its users. We plan to have 37 ex-servicemen monitoring every constituency of Mumbai on our payrolls by the end of FY 2020-21” concluded Radhika.  

Fly Emirates to Dubai & Enjoy Exclusive Hotels Rates Across the UAE

Emirates has partnered with Accor, Armani Hotel Dubai, Emaar Hospitality Group and Marriott to offer attractive hotel rates to passengers travelling to and through Dubai this summer

Emirates has partnered with world-renowned hotel providers to offer its passengers travelling to and through Dubai attractive summer rates in some of the UAE’s most prestigious hotels. Customers who purchase an Emirates ticket and travel from now until 30 September 2019 can enjoy exclusive summer hotel rates in any of the properties within Accor, Armani Hotel Dubai, Emaar Hospitality Group and Marriott during their stay in the UAE.

Visitors can take advantage of up to 30% off best available rates provided by Accor - a world-leading hospitality group with a diverse brand portfolio to suit all budgets.

Armani Hotel Dubai – a landmark hotel that exclusively occupies eleven floors of the world’s tallest building, The Burj Khalifa – is offering Emirates passengers up to 35% off on best available rates. The hotel conveniently provides visitors direct access to the world’s largest and most visited shopping and entertainment destination - The Dubai Mall.

Marriott boasts a diverse brand portfolio and the hotel chain is offering Emirates passengers up to 25% off selected best available rates at any of its properties across the UAE.

Emaar Hospitality Group – which is home to esteemed brands including the Address Hotels and Resorts, Vida Hotels and Resorts and Rove Hotels, is offering Emirates customers up to 35% off best available rates. Customers who book in Address Downtown, Address Boulevard, Address Dubai Mall or Palace Downtown can also complimentary access to Dubai Aquarium, Underwater Zoo and VR Park.

Dubai is a vibrant, cosmopolitan city with an eclectic mix of offerings including impressive architecture, world-class shopping, and fine dining restaurants. Visitors will enjoy exploring the city and its many attractions including iconic landmarks, fantastic beach and spa resorts with pool access, as well as indoor entertainment activities across various locations. 

To learn more about the offer, please click here. Passengers must present a copy of their Emirates flight ticket or boarding pass at the time of check-in.

Emirates customers visiting Dubai during the summer can also benefit from exclusive offers using My Emirates Pass – an offer that turns an Emirates boarding pass into an exclusive membership card providing travellers special benefits and discounts of up to 50% off in more than 500 leisure and retail outlet locations across the UAE. The exclusive pass allows customers to redeem up to 50% off in over 400 fine dining restaurants, luxury wellness treatments in almost 50 spas and leisure activities such as indoor skiing and water amusement parks. Customers can also take advantage and redeem up to 30% off at international retail outlets including popular fashion and fitness brands. My Emirates Pass offer is valid until 31st August 2019.

Emirates customers travelling in all classes can enjoy regionally inspired meals, 4,000 entertainment channels on ice – the airline’s award-winning in-flight entertainment system - and up to 20MB complimentary Wi-Fi to stay connected with friends and family during the flight.

Tech Mahindra Partners with Mahindra Logistics to Introduce Electric Vehicles for Employee Transportation

Tech Mahindra Limited, a leading provider of digital transformation, consulting and business reengineering services and solutions, has partnered with Mahindra Logistics (MLL), one of India’s largest 3PL (Third-Party Logistics) solution providers, for introducing and operating Electric Vehicles (EV) for employee transportation. Mahindra Logistics will be deploying Mahindra E-Verito vehicles at Tech Mahindra’s Hyderabad campus under its employee transportation fleet from 24 July 2019.

CP Gurnani, MD and CEO, Tech Mahindra, said, “Sustainable mobility is the need of the hour. With environment and people at the core of our business, we at Tech Mahindra are committed to drive this shift to electric mobility. We are happy to partner with Mahindra Logistics to accomplish the collective vision of improved electric mobility that will help us shape a sustainable future. We look forward to adding more electric vehicles at our offices globally.”

As part of its Go-Green initiative, MLL’s People Transport Solution (PTS) business aims to take the tally of electric vehicles in its employee transportation fleet to 300, over the fiscal year 2020.

Pirojshaw Sarkari, CEO - Mahindra Logistics, said, “Electric Vehicles, for us, exemplifies the Mahindra Group’s vision of the Future of Mobility – a sustainable automotive ecosystem that brings mobility solutions to customers across the world. One of MLL’s Purpose principles is ‘Sustaining the Environment’ and we deeply believe in the need to adopt environment friendly solutions and also align our business practices accordingly. We are delighted to partner with Tech Mahindra to take this step towards a greener future.”

Tech Mahindra has been at the forefront in using innovative technologies to solve complex issues of the real-world. As a responsible business entity, the organization concentrates on integrating sustainability into all aspects of the business and develops strategies for Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) dimensions.