Computer World -- 100 Best Places to Work in IT 2015

Computer World's 22nd annual report ranks top organizations across the country that offer technology pros challenging projects, robust salaries and flexible work/life options. We honor employers that offer high salaries, superior benefits, and unsurpassed access to training and career advancement opportunities.

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15 hot start-ups for 2015

The year 2014 marked one of the greatest technological achievements for the country when the premier space agency Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) successfully landed a spacecraft on planet Mars.

Hailed and applauded for doing it at a fraction of a cost and in its first attempt, ISRO's Mars Orbiter has produced a huge fillip to technology in the country. What has remained largely under the radar is that a significant part of the technology has in fact come from our small and medium technology companies from across the country.

As the year draws to a close and we set our sights on 2015, we feature 15 startups that hold great promise. From a startup wanting to land on the moon to a startup providing fully compostable sanitary pads, India's new breed of entrepreneurs aim to reach for the stars and at the same time stay grounded by solving various problems in our society.

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CSI eNewsletter -- Jan-Feb 2015

The CSI eNewsletter -- combined edition of Jan-Feb 2015 can be accessed at http://www.csi-chennai.org/csi-enl/csi-enl-2015-jan.pdf OR
http://www.csi-chennai.org/csi-enl/csi-enl-2015-feb.pdf and also at the CSI KM Portal
http://www.csi-india.org/web/csi/enewsletter

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The IT Leaders 100 list
A Strategist's Guide to the Internet of Things
What Are MOOCs Good For?
Top 10 Clever Google Search Tricks
Internet Tricks That You Might Not Know
2014 Global Report on the Cost of Cyber Crime
10 Big Data Trends Apt to Influence Enterprises in 2015
The next 30 years could see PCs fading away and robots taking over
Beginner's guide to R
Don't trust that lamp! How 12 common devices can now be hacked
Sher-locked: 12 famous passwords used through the ages
9 fantastical future display technologies
7 social engineering scams and how to avoid them
Ringing a bell: 11 common phrases and terms that came from obsolete technology
8 areas where CSOs and CIOs will converge in 2015
Infographic: Password, Your Days Are Numbered
F.C.C. Net Neutrality Rules Clear Hurdle as Republicans Concede to Obama
Server OS Buyer's Guide
The ways people described computers in the 1990s are hilarious
Video: Blind man sees wife for first time in 10 years
The digital black hole: will it delete your memories
2014 Gartner Magic Quadrant for Client Management Tools
How Google determined our right to be forgotten
2015 Telecoms.com Global Industry Survey Report
Surfing the web safely: keeping your browsers safe
2015 Senior Wearables Predictions
Rampant software errors undermine scientific results
How cloud computing - and other new technology - could lead to the
destruction of humanity
Video- Interactive: Where I went right
9 Free Business Productivity Tools For Startups
8 Things You Must Ignore To Stay Happy
The 10 Intrapreneurs Commandments
Five career-advancing information technology skills
10 Social Media Customer Service Tactics You Must Implement During 2015
What Self-Made Billionaires Do Best
The 10 Types of Nightmare Bosses
Best Business Books 2014: Innovation

Results of Student Essay Contest on Harnessing the Power of ICT for
our New Initiatives

CSI Institutional Membership for Schools

ICT News: Voices & Views
ICT News: Govt, Policy, Telecom, Compliance
ICT News: IT Manpower, Staffing & Top Moves
ICT News: Company News: Tie-ups, Joint Ventures, New Initiatives

Book: From College to Career: How to Make the Transition and Become a
Successful Professional
Book: Organizational Behaviour :Text and Cases
Book: Services Marketing: Text and Cases
Book: Big Data Analytics Beyond Hadoop: Real-Time Applications with
Storm, Spark, and More Hadoop Alternatives
Book: Data Just Right: Introduction to Large-Scale Data & Analytics
Book: R for Everyone: Advanced Analytics and Graphics
Book: The Internet of Things in the Cloud: A Middleware Perspective

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Interesting Posts -- 2015-03-01

India replaces Russia as Number 3 on Hurun Rich List

Intellectual property: India inches up one rank from bottom of US chamber of commerce index

Ahmedabad-based eInfochips, Toshiba to build modular phone for Google

To draw small investors, Budget may allow demat-linked bank accounts

Centre gets into action, to ready skill development policy in 6 months

Cyber attacks are becoming more difficult to trace: Intel Security GM

Green laws: Ministry to fast-track discussions on amending five Acts

Cabus to offer inter-city cabs at the fare of bus travel

India needs a vibrant national port policy

e-tail to lead surge of ‘modern retail’; top 7 cities to go on spending spree

Mid-level IT engineers face re-skilling challenge

Why e-logistics matters in agri-biz

Data science is the future, says expert

Ozonetel is on its way to Handling a Billion Missed Calls; Creating a World Record

Car-makers seek spectrum for hi-tech vehicles

Nasscom in tie-up for digital literacy mission in Kerala

eBay lays off 350 in India

Tech Mahindra turns focus on women’s safety, unveils ‘Fightback Plus’

CommonFloor brings virtual reality to buyers

Sikka to move Infy away from time & materials model

2015 Telecoms.com Global Industry Survey Report

The 2015 Telecoms.com Intelligence Annual Industry Survey has garnered responses from 2,066 professionals from all parts of the telecoms sector. This is a substantial representation of today’s industry, with more than half of all responses coming directly from service providers, and represents one of the industry’s broadest and most comprehensive analysis pieces available today.

Surprises and contradictions are what one tends to look for when examining the results of surveys such as this and there were several that stood out. Take multiplay, for example, where the trend’s early movements came from fixed-line and internet service providers adding TV offerings to its portfolio. Surprisingly, the majority of respondents (60%) believe it will indeed by mobile operators who are in the strongest competitive position to move towards multiplay.

But clearly identified by operator respondents as the biggest challenge facing operators over the next five years was competitive pressure between operators (64%), swiftly followed up by competitive pressure faced by OTT content providers. Compared to last year, when the majority of respondents saw regulatory pressure on pricing as the biggest challenge facing the industry, this marks a substantial shift in mind-set sweeping across the industry.

The survey was wide-ranging in scope. Telecom.com had asked the industry about operators' BSS strategies, the ongoing mission of deploying and expanding LTE networks, the move towards NFV and SDN-based network management, and telco network security among other issues. The benefits and challenges associated with each of these areas of operator focus emerged clearly, with network performance and quality of service for customers among the dominant concerns throughout.

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10 Social Media Customer Service Tactics You Must Implement During 2015

In online terms, social media customer service is a low hanging business fruit and an area where you can steal a march on your competitors during 2015.

Usually around this time of year, I write about those online marketing trends that I expect to feature heavily during the following year. However, this year I’m changing the focus to social customer service, where customer expectation is not being met by the majority of businesses. It’s worth noting that social customer service activities double as some of the best online marketing tactics you could employ.

The following are 10 social customer service tactics that I recommend all businesses must implement during 2015:

#1. Listen to and monitor online conversations

#2. Identify the correct tools

#3. Develop a cross channel strategy

#4. Develop clear guidelines

#5. Develop self-service content

#6. Define response targets

#7. Monitor your competitors and industry

#8. Understand message and manage conversations

#9. Create a social customer service handbook

#10. Analyse the data

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15 Out-of-the-Box Predictions for IT This Year 2015

Years ago, when he was asked whether Web services were going to be the "next big thing," Oracle co-founder and then-CEO Larry Ellison responded: "I've spent too much time in Italy to know that you shouldn't ignore fashion." In tech, we like nothing better than a new trend, because they become new products—and eventually new income streams—for enterprises. We also know that fashion matters, so we've learned that it's generally best to get on board with it—or at least become familiar with fashionable trends—if at all possible. In the IT industry, we also like to look ahead, based on what we experienced in the past, to anticipate what important trends are coming, so that we can be aware of new ideas in order to stay competitive. "IT marketers have proven to be masters at hyping new trends, setting unrealistically high expectations for them and then, when the dust settles, sometimes making money," wrote Jeremy Burton, EMC's president of products and marketing. In this eWEEK slide show, we offer 15 predictions for IT in 2015 from industry executives that may raise an eyebrow or two, depending upon your own knowledge of the industry.

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