Wednesday, 22 February 2017

Microsoft Continues to Drive Digital Transformation in India:Announces Skype Lite;Signs on SBI for Microsoft Cloud

By Tricitynews Reporter
Chandigarh 22nd February:- Microsoft today showcased its cloud and mobile technologies that are driving digital transformation across large, medium and small enterprises and across government departments in India. State Bank of India, Flipkart, Tata Motors, and government departments across the states of Andhra Pradesh, Punjab, Maharashtra, Karnataka and Tamil Nadu are using Microsoft’s cloud and mobile technologies to empower employees, engage customers, optimize processes and transform products and services.
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella, spoke at the company’s Future Decoded event, and announced a new offering for mobile-first and mobile-only markets–Skype Lite. Skype Lite allows communication and collaboration over low-bandwidth networks and will bring Aadhaar integration to the app by June 2017. He further announced that India’s largest bank State Bank of India has chosen Office365 to drive communication and collaboration among its employees. He spoke of a blended learning platform that brings together Microsoft’s cloud technologies and LinkedIn’s job search capabilities. Referred to as Project Sangamit cancreate a life-long skilling platform for Indian workers. Nadella also mentioned Kaizala,a productivity app that helps organizations connect with mobile only users to get work done on simple and secure chat interface.
Satya Nadella, CEO, Microsoft said that at Microsoft, we aim to empower every Indian and every Indian organization to achieve more. With the transformative power of the cloud, we are enabling Indian start-ups, businesses of all sizes, and government agencies to build new digital capability, find new growth and seize the opportunities ahead.


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