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Hello, my name is John. Is your computer on? Yes? OK.

I don't have an answer for your problem, but I will escalate it to a senior tech and he will call you back in 3 days time.
 
















Anonymous said:
Novartis is on its way in becoming an Indian company
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Of course, RJ (the CIO) will continue to loot $5 MM+ per year to 'oversee strategic outsourcing' - while enjoying the customer appreciation perks being provided to him by the Indian outsourcing company, and NVS will cover any tropical diseases RJ might catch while 'leveraging those perks' ...
 
















Is it really a surprise to anyone who has been with this company the last 7+ years or who has had any IT service industry experience?

I understand the bitterness out there, but it's time to shake things up in a really big way. And it's not just happening in NVS. Look at the world around you.

Pro tip: Evolve.
 




Anonymous said:
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/...ntract-from-Novartis/articleshow/35066100.cms
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Modi just became PM of India, which just completed the world's largest democratic election.

Here's his vision on IT and a little note about HCL. (from Jan 2014)
http://thenextsiliconvalley.wordpress.com/tag/hcl-technologies/

"Speaking in a recent interview, India’s Narendra Modi said, “My vision for IT sector is that it develops the capacity and capability to become the engine of innovation and the driver of growth in the years to come. I see the IT industry as an engine for making India the knowledge superpower and an agent of change that touches lives of the poorest of the poor, for their empowerment.”

Like every tech aspirational nation, he talks about wanting to create an environment where India becomes the home of the next Apple, Google, Facebook, Twitter and Amazon. In particular he believes that India could become the next hub of cloud infrastructure, exploiting the synergistic opportunities from co-locating non-conventional energy projects and massive data centers in areas where there is little scope for agriculture or manufacturing. He talks about the internet being paramount, with e-governance and m-governance being key drivers in empowering the public.

In the telecoms sector, the tele-density in rural areas is still too low he suggests, at 40 percent (compared to 145 percent in urban areas). Hence there is an urgent need to conclude the national optical fiber network (NOFN) project that would help bridge the urban-rural digital divide. He cites the example in his own state of Gujarat where he is taking broadband connectivity to all villages using satellite infrastructure in order to provide citizen-centric services and quality long distance education to rural areas.

Modi also says in the interview that he wants India to be an innovation hub in ICT, creating a stronger collaboration between industry, academia and the venture capital industry. He believes that more synergies need to be created between the country’s national security needs and its technology incubation system, with greater participation of the private sector in defence manufacturing and research.

Some of Modi’s words reflect what’s already happening in industry. At the recent TiE Entrepreneurial Summit in Hyderabad, there was much talk of the cloud being a big business opportunity for Indian firms large and small, especially with a government focus on the use of cloud for implementing public services. Other areas that would drive opportunities for cloud businesses include e-commerce and healthcare.

Also, India’s HCL Technologies (India NSE: HCLTECH) has announced a strategic partnership with Computer Sciences Corporation (NYSE: CSC) to address the substantial market opportunity created by the need for enterprise clients to modernize their applications and transition to the cloud. HCL and CSC will create an application modernization delivery network to enable enterprises to shift from legacy technologies to a cloud-enabled platform. The first delivery centers will be launched in Bangalore and Chennai, and will focus on the banking and financial services verticals initially."
 








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