Infosys' U.S. public services subsidiary has introduced a cloud-based technology built to help government health organizations extract and analyze data from various sources to support policy development and decision-making processes.

Infosys is slated to unveil on March 3 a cyber defense facility that will work to provide real-time cybersecurity monitoring and protection activities in support of businesses’ digital transformation efforts.

Infosys has begun to offer the company’s suite of software services on Verizon Enterprise‘s cloud offerings in a software-as-a-service model. Financial clients in the U.S. will have access to Infosys’ Finacle suite via Verizon Cloud, Verizon said Thursday. Infosys has deployed Finacle Core Banking, Finacle e-Banking and Finacle Mobile Banking …

Infosys and Unisys are set to sign a memorandum of understanding with the government of New South Wales in Australia for the implementation of shared services across state agencies. Dominic Perrottet, NSW minister for finance and services, said in an announcement posted Wednesday that the government has selected the two companies to deliver shared services …

SAP and Infosys have joined the board of directors and steering committee of the Open Data Center Alliance, an international organization that advocates for interoperable and secure cloud services in the enterprise market. Both companies will work with board members from businesses such as Capgemini, Lockheed Martin, UBS and Verizon Terremark, …

Persistent Systems has promoted Sandeep Kalra, an experienced leader in the software services industry, as CEO to lead the company’s strategic growth and services. “We are looking forward to the next phase of our growth journey, as Sandeep Kalra takes over the CEO role,” said Dr. Anand Deshpande.

The World Economic Forum has introduced a program that seeks to address a global skills gap and job displacement challenge in the information technology sector. PwC said Tuesday the IT Industry Skills Initiative seeks to train and provide resources for 1 million people via the SkillSET portal by January 2021. The …

The Seattle-based Code.org nonprofit organization has secured $12 million in funds from investors such as PwC, Infosys and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Seattle Times reported Monday. Hadi Partovi, co-founder and CEO of Code.org, said the organization plans to use the money to update its computer science curricula and train …

U.S. President Donald Trump plans to sign an executive order in Wisconsin Tuesday that will order a review of the H-1B highly-skilled worker immigration visa program, a move that the White House says will encourage tech companies to hire American workers instead of cheaper foreign labor. The “buy American, hire American” directive does …

A Technavio study, released by Research and Markets, predicts the global private and public cloud market in financial services industry will experience a compound annual growth rate of 13.12 percent from 2016 to 2020. The 107-page market research report incorporates analysis and inputs from industry professionals and covers the market landscape and its …

Northrop Grumman has added Ann Marie Fudge, a former chairman and CEO of Young & Rubicam Brands at WPP Group, as a member of its board of directors. Fudge is the 13th member of Northrop’s board, the company said Thursday. “Her global leadership and track record of success across a range of …

Andrew Shnuriwsky, a former head of public services and Canadian operations at Infosys, has been appointed vice president of Serco‘s business unit in Canada. Dan Allen, chairman and CEO of Serco Inc. — the British services contractor’s North American subsidiary — said Wednesday that Shnuriwsky brings experience in business leadership and growth management …

Big data companies have forged an open data platform initiative that aims to further the development of big data technologies based on the Apache Hadoop ecosystem. The alliance comprises GE, Hortonworks, IBM, Infosys, Pivotal, SAS, Altiscale, Capgemini, CenturyLink, EMC, Splunk, Verizon Enterprise Solutions, Teradata and VMware, Pivotal said Tuesday. The companies will …