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PMS Tracker: HEM Securities’ SME stars, others rally up to 7.5% in September despite Nifty’s 6% crash
Despite Nifty and Sensex tumbling over 6% in September, small-cap and SME-focused PMS strategies delivered robust positive returns. Hem Securities' India Rising SME Stars scheme led gains at 7.23%, according to PMS Bazaar data, while broad mid-cap and thematic strategies suffered losses of up to 10.16%.
In 2018, Deloitte redesigned London's New Street Square with around 6,300 plants and 600 sit-stand desks. 8 years later, 365 bike spaces and a 1,100m² gym have reshaped office life
Deloitte's London campus achieved WELL Building Standard certification in 2018. The project integrated environmental design and a wellbeing agenda for employees. It featured extensive biophilic elements, including thousands of plants and green walls. Measures promoting physical activity included numerous sit/stand desks and a large gym.
Human element remains decisive in modern war, says Naval Chief Admiral Krishna Swaminathan
Naval Chief Admiral Krishna Swaminathan addressed newly commissioned officers at the Officers Training Academy in Chennai. He stressed that the human element remains decisive in modern warfare and urged officers to build courage. Admiral Swaminathan highlighted the transformation of warfare while emphasizing leadership's continued importance. He advised officers to treat the mind as their primary weapon and remain lifelong students.
HCLTech and Microsoft expand partnership to transform contact centres with generative AI and cloud-based solutions
HCLTech is enhancing its partnership with Microsoft to improve customer service using generative AI and cloud solutions. They will integrate Nuance's services into their offerings and adopt Microsoft Dynamics 365 Contact Center. This move will leverage AI for better customer interactions and service outcomes, positioning HCLTech at the forefront of AI-driven transformation.
Infosys inks five-year deal with European security provider
Infosys collaborates with Sector Alarm to transition their ERP to Microsoft Dynamics 365 F&O in phases across eight European countries. Partially owned by KKR, Sector Alarm aims to streamline finances, enhance customer acquisition, employee experience, and integrate CRM, reducing total costs.
Canara Robeco Mutual Fund file draft document for balanced advantage fund
The investment objective of the scheme will be to generate long-term capital appreciation with income generation by dynamically investing in equity and equity related instruments and debt and money market instruments.
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Who is India's youngest billionaire? Meet Zyber 365 founder Pearl Kapur with $1.2 bn net worth at 27
Pearl Kapur, at the age of 27, has made history as India's youngest billionaire, boasting a net worth of Rs 9,129 crore. His remarkable journey began with the founding of Zyber 365, a Web3 startup that quickly attained unicorn status within months. Kapur's educational background in Investment Banking and his entrepreneurial spirit paved the way for Zyber 365's success.

Emerging productivity tools with generative AI
Microsoft has announced new tools and integrations for its Copilot application, aimed at supporting frontline workers who struggle with repetitive tasks. The tools focus on intelligent operations, communication, and experiences. One example is the Shifts plugin, which allows store managers to identify open shifts and receive prompts and insights.

Microsoft's Copilot AI to assist field workers in their jobs: Report
When using Copilot, service requests sent via Outlook will automatically pre-populate information, such as how many times the same customer has requested service in the past.

Microsoft integrates AI behind ChatGPT to more developer tools
Big tech companies from Alphabet Inc to Baidu Inc are speeding up the integration of generative AI - technology that has gained popularity for its ability to generate human-like text responses to queries - into their offerings.

ISRO, Microsoft collaborate to support space-tech startups in India
Through the tie-up, the space tech startups identified by ISRO will be onboarded onto the Microsoft for Startups Founders Hub platform that supports startups at every stage of their journey.

Microsoft to roll out 'data boundary' for EU customers from Jan 1
Big businesses have become increasingly anxious about the international flow of customer data since the EU introduced the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) in 2018, which protects user privacy.

Microsoft India hikes prices of products, services by up to 11%
Microsoft has announced a huge price hike of up to 11 per cent for its software and services in India due to currency fluctuations.

Microsoft connecting people, places via metaverse: Satya Nadella
"As the digital and physical worlds come together, we are creating an entirely new platform layer, which is the metaverse," Nadella said.

Shopify enlists Microsoft, Oracle for business tools on app
Business owners on the platform can now access Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) tools including Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central, Oracle NetSuite and Infor on the Shopify app.

As more apps go low code, high-tech joins the fray
Microsoft last year launched its Dynamics 365 Project Operations in India, built on top of its low-code platform. Mphasis used it to create an app in less than a week to track employee wellness and engagement.

Infosys wins digital technology integration contract from Archrock
Infosys would leverage its pre-configured accelerator for Microsoft Dynamics 365 Field Service Application to streamline and enhance the efficiencies of Archrocks field services and operations.

Microsoft to allow EU customers to process, store data in the region
The company will complete the implementation of all engineering work needed to execute the plan by the end of next year

Microsoft announces availability of business management solution for SMEs
The system automates and streamlines business processes including finance, manufacturing, sales, shipping, project management, services, and provides an opportunity for organizations to upgrade from their current accounting software and legacy ERP systems.

Microsoft introduces Dynamics 365 Project Operations in India
Microsoft Dynamics 365 Project Operations will enable businesses to reimagine project management by bringing together cross-functional teams to deliver differentiated customer experiences.

Tech Mahindra launches dedicated ‘Microsoft business unit’
The new business unit will focus on developing enterprise cloud solutions leveraging Microsoft platforms and technologies to meet the dynamic needs of customers and pursue their growth agenda, the company said.

Birlasoft surges 12% on parternering with Microsoft
Birlasoft has plans to scale its current Microsoft cloud business to $100M. Building on the current collaboration, Birlasoft will focus on delivering end-to-end services on Microsoft Azure, Microsoft 365, and Microsoft Dynamics 365, to its clients, the company said.

HCL Technologies launches dedicated Microsoft biz unit
The HCL Microsoft Business Unit will create intellectual property extending the Microsoft platform for customer-specific scenarios and will also provide additional support to clients in the financial services, healthcare and life sciences, manufacturing, retail, and travel industries, it added.

Buy Sonata Software; target Rs 420: Reliance Securities
Buy Sonata Software Ltd. at a price target of Rs 420.

Sonata Software to acquire Australia's Scalable Data Systems
Sonata Software said Scalable Data Systems is a business solutions provider in the Australian market.

Sonata Software acquired Scalable Data Systems to grow its Microsoft Dynamics 365 business
Sonata is an acknowledged leader in the Microsoft Dynamics space and has a great track record of acquiring and nurturing firms for fueling further growth.

New technologies should not degrade humanity: Satya Nadella
"We want more productivity and efficiency but we do not want to degrade humanity," Nadella said at the conference being attended by some 25,000 technology experts and analysts.

Satya Nadella writes to employees on acquisition of LinkedIn
After entering a corporate agreement with LinkedIn, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella wrote an email to employees. Here's the full text.
Microsoft's earnings show the company is going in the right direction
Microsoft's earnings today gave plenty of reasons for both bulls and bears to take heart, after a mixed quarter that beat Wall Street expectations.
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