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BANGALORE, India and PARIS, April 23, 2014 /PRNewswire/ –
Infosys today announced a strategic partnership with Orange to offer customers a new
immersive experience on Orange’s IPTV offering. Infosys will deliver a broad portfolio of
interactive TV apps on the Orange Livebox Play(TM).
(Logo:
http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20130122/589162 )
The TV apps will be powered by Infosys DigitizeEdge
[http://www.infosys.com/products-and-platforms/digitizeedge/Pages/index.aspx ], an
integrated digital asset and experience platform for TV operators, media companies,
advertisers and content publishers. Infosys will leverage this cloud-based platform to
onboard top content providers and brands across the globe. DigitizeEdge will enable Orange
to deliver a wide range of lifestyle centric, video rich and contextual over-the-top (OTT)
services via TV apps, to enhance viewer experience and interaction with their TV. The
platform will customize content for Orange’s viewers in France.
Highlights:
- Infosys DigitizeEdge allows enterprises to easily launch immersive app
channels on multiple devices including connected TV, tablets, smartphones, PCs and
in-vehicle infotainment systems
- The platform also helps to monetize OTT services and generate new revenue
streams
- The platform enables video and interactive features across TV and second
screen apps, synchronized with TV viewing patterns
- Infosys DigitizeEdge provides modular capabilities to support the entire
digital value chain including multi-screen consumer experience, service delivery and
digital asset transformation
- It offers targeted personalization and recommendations, analytics, and partner
collaboration, with a self-service management console, to accelerate revenue
generation initiatives
- Infosys DigitizeEdge has partnerships with some of the world's top digital
media companies like Popular Science, Motor Trend, Space.com,Visible Body,
Entrepreneur and Wright's Media, as well as advertising agencies and brands
- These relationships create a unique value-chain of content providers,
advertising networks, consumer brands and marketers that allow TV operators to create
an innovative immersive experience for their viewers
Read more at http://www.redorbit.com/news/technology/11131...Mz3FbWC.99
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New technologies to transform banking biz in 2014: Infosys
New Delhi, Jan 27, 2014 (PTI)
New technologies to transform banking biz in 2014: Infosys. DH file image
As Indian firms turn towards disruptive technologies to optimise operations, banks too are joining the social media and mobility bandwagon to offer personalised services to customers this year, IT services major Infosys said.
According to Infosys's banking trends for 2014, banks will move towards more simplification of their go-to-customer models.
"Simplify, that's the mantra for banks in 2014. To do so they will refresh their business models and embrace technologies from mobility and social to cloud and big data," Infosys AVP and Lead Product Manager Finacle Product Strategy Rajashekhara V Maiya told PTI.
This year banks are most likely to pick up "the pace in their walk-crawl-run to new operational models", he added.
"The reason for this urgency is to find ways to improve profitability and return on equity, meet customer expectations of personalisation and better service and to digitise to stay alive," Maiya said.
Infosys expects to see reconfigured business models and renewed focus on innovation and customer experience, and emerging technologies shall play a vital role, he added.In 2014, mobility will continue to disrupt the status quo in banking, he said adding that mobility changes the game.
"Forget statistics proclaiming smartphone shipments, mobile subscriptions and the rising popularity of mobile banking. These are given. Mobile/online shopping shows it has the power to play upon the psyche of a changing society," he said.
Citing China's example, Maiya said on China's Single's Day -– the antithesis to St Valentine's -– e-commerce giant Alibaba raked in the largest ever sales on a single day at USD 5.75 billion.
Research says banks can improve profits by up to 20 per cent by reducing complexity. Customers, regulators and bankers are demanding simplification in banking, he said.
"Banking couture takes off, Google Glass is set to arrive in 2014. What next? Wearable Windows? New tech, like wearable, will disrupt consumer banking and engagement. Some day not too far away, banking may be as simple as ordering (Google) Glass to tell you your bank balance," Maiya said.
Another trend to watch out this year is banking through app stores.
"API platforms will usher in an era of the custom-built apps. Credit Agricole has created such a platform for third party developers to create specific apps requested by the bank's customers through the CA App Store," Maiya said.
Examples include an app to analyse expenses and another that incorporates gamification. Expect more and more banks and solution vendors to join the party, he added.
BANGALORE, India and PARIS, April 23, 2014 /PRNewswire/ –
Infosys today announced a strategic partnership with Orange to offer customers a new
immersive experience on Orange’s IPTV offering. Infosys will deliver a broad portfolio of
interactive TV apps on the Orange Livebox Play(TM).
(Logo:
http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20130122/589162 )
The TV apps will be powered by Infosys DigitizeEdge
[http://www.infosys.com/products-and-platforms/digitizeedge/Pages/index.aspx ], an
integrated digital asset and experience platform for TV operators, media companies,
advertisers and content publishers. Infosys will leverage this cloud-based platform to
onboard top content providers and brands across the globe. DigitizeEdge will enable Orange
to deliver a wide range of lifestyle centric, video rich and contextual over-the-top (OTT)
services via TV apps, to enhance viewer experience and interaction with their TV. The
platform will customize content for Orange’s viewers in France.
Highlights:
- Infosys DigitizeEdge allows enterprises to easily launch immersive app
channels on multiple devices including connected TV, tablets, smartphones, PCs and
in-vehicle infotainment systems
- The platform also helps to monetize OTT services and generate new revenue
streams
- The platform enables video and interactive features across TV and second
screen apps, synchronized with TV viewing patterns
- Infosys DigitizeEdge provides modular capabilities to support the entire
digital value chain including multi-screen consumer experience, service delivery and
digital asset transformation
- It offers targeted personalization and recommendations, analytics, and partner
collaboration, with a self-service management console, to accelerate revenue
generation initiatives
- Infosys DigitizeEdge has partnerships with some of the world's top digital
media companies like Popular Science, Motor Trend, Space.com,Visible Body,
Entrepreneur and Wright's Media, as well as advertising agencies and brands
- These relationships create a unique value-chain of content providers,
advertising networks, consumer brands and marketers that allow TV operators to create
an innovative immersive experience for their viewers
Read more at http://www.redorbit.com/news/technology/11131...Mz3FbWC.99
..................................................................................................
http://www.deccanherald.com/content/382984/te...-2014.html
New technologies to transform banking biz in 2014: Infosys
New Delhi, Jan 27, 2014 (PTI)
New technologies to transform banking biz in 2014: Infosys. DH file image
As Indian firms turn towards disruptive technologies to optimise operations, banks too are joining the social media and mobility bandwagon to offer personalised services to customers this year, IT services major Infosys said.
According to Infosys's banking trends for 2014, banks will move towards more simplification of their go-to-customer models.
"Simplify, that's the mantra for banks in 2014. To do so they will refresh their business models and embrace technologies from mobility and social to cloud and big data," Infosys AVP and Lead Product Manager Finacle Product Strategy Rajashekhara V Maiya told PTI.
This year banks are most likely to pick up "the pace in their walk-crawl-run to new operational models", he added.
"The reason for this urgency is to find ways to improve profitability and return on equity, meet customer expectations of personalisation and better service and to digitise to stay alive," Maiya said.
Infosys expects to see reconfigured business models and renewed focus on innovation and customer experience, and emerging technologies shall play a vital role, he added.In 2014, mobility will continue to disrupt the status quo in banking, he said adding that mobility changes the game.
"Forget statistics proclaiming smartphone shipments, mobile subscriptions and the rising popularity of mobile banking. These are given. Mobile/online shopping shows it has the power to play upon the psyche of a changing society," he said.
Citing China's example, Maiya said on China's Single's Day -– the antithesis to St Valentine's -– e-commerce giant Alibaba raked in the largest ever sales on a single day at USD 5.75 billion.
Research says banks can improve profits by up to 20 per cent by reducing complexity. Customers, regulators and bankers are demanding simplification in banking, he said.
"Banking couture takes off, Google Glass is set to arrive in 2014. What next? Wearable Windows? New tech, like wearable, will disrupt consumer banking and engagement. Some day not too far away, banking may be as simple as ordering (Google) Glass to tell you your bank balance," Maiya said.
Another trend to watch out this year is banking through app stores.
"API platforms will usher in an era of the custom-built apps. Credit Agricole has created such a platform for third party developers to create specific apps requested by the bank's customers through the CA App Store," Maiya said.
Examples include an app to analyse expenses and another that incorporates gamification. Expect more and more banks and solution vendors to join the party, he added.
