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21 Days into 2010 and its Already Looking Fresher and Brighter

iridiumInteractive — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 10:30:21 +0000

I hate saying this but I must admit.. 2009 was the year of mixed fortunes!! Many companies, banks, financial institutions were in news but for “not-so great” reasons. Both the overseas and the Indian market saw lot of low points. Many companies who were on a high point, suddenly collapsed like a pack of cards. Almost every single day especially in the later half of the year was a nightmare, almost everyone from investors, to employees, vendors, to bankers had sleepless nights not knowing how cope up with a collapse of such magnitude.

Quite a few companies tried to take advantage of this situation, shifting focus on cost rationalization and bringing about innovativeness in their business. Soon, cost efficiency and focus on Customer delight became every company’s mantra. And this mantra proved to yield great results. Cost cutting resulted in immediate results because they could stay afloat and diverting focus on Customer delight through the path of innovation while maintaining the competitive spirit. Not only could companies salvage their business but they could even spot the heroes and the champions within their business who have made a difference by thinking “out of the box”.

Suddenly every one started talking about things looking better towards the end of 2009. Signs of recovery seem to be every where. Companies have built their defenses against this phenomenon; they have started hiring, though still as a part of Resource Rationalization, Companies have revived focus on Employee Engagement and Retention.

Things are surely looking up!! 2010 started on a wonderfully fresh and bright note. The emphasis of every company remains to be Innovation, Employee Satisfaction, Customer Delight and of course Cost Correction. With this renewed focus, things are looking for a great jump start. Markets are already opening up, customers are willing to spend , though still slightly conservatively. The good news is everyone has started looking at 2010 with a great amount of hope and loads of optimism!!

So am I!! Hoping 2010 continues to remain fresh and bright all throughout…

iridium Interactive among the Top 100 IT Innovative companies

iridiumInteractive — Thu, 06 Dec 2007 09:48:46 +0000

iridium Interactive™ Limited is proud to be placed among the top 100 companies in NASSCOM’s 100 IT Innovators, Showcase of Innovation in India 2007. These top 100 IT companies are chosen to provide a perspective on the concept of innovation and on how Indian IT-ITES companies can discover its various aspects.For the third time, NASSCOM, India’s premier trade body and the Chamber of Commerce of the IT software and services industry is paying a tribute to the Indian IT industry for making a difference in all fields with IT innovations.

The concept behind this NASSCOM IT Innovation award aims to persuade and support innovative solutions and recognize the team of people who make the innovation possible. The nation-wide search for these companies unveiled a wide range of budding enterprising companies as well as the giant companies that are making their marks in national and international market. These companies have carved a niche for themselves using breakthrough technological products and novel market initiatives.

iridium Interactive™ is proud to be anointed as one among the top 100 IT innovative companies in India.

This recognition of our efforts and initiatives – is added testimony to the confidence reposed by leading organizations across India, Europe & North America in our ability to deliver immense business value.

NASSCOM, is the premier trade body and ‘voice’ of the Indian IT-BPO industry.NASSCOM is a global trade body with over 1200 members, of which over 250 are global companies from the US, UK, EU, Japan and China. NASSCOM’s member companies are in the business of software development, software services, software products, IT-enabled/BPO services and e-commerce. NASSCOM has been the strongest proponent of global free trade in India.

NASSCOM was set up in 1988 to facilitate business and trade in software and services and to encourage advancement of research in software technology. It is a not-for-profit organization, registered under the Indian Societies Act, 1860.

Currently, NASSCOM is headquartered in New Delhi, India with regional offices in the cities of Mumbai, Chennai, Hyderabad, Bangalore, Pune and Kolkata

An evening with Gerhard Schroeder and Dmitri Medvedev

iridiumInteractive — Mon, 20 Nov 2006 08:22:26 +0000

In October 2006, Russian Economic Forum organised a one-day event-Knowledge, Technology and the New Economy- at Manezh, Moscow.

The event was organized to explore and understand the new culture of innovation and the impact of technology and innovations on economy.

That the event was accorded utmost importance to the future of Russian economy was evident from the list of dignitaries participating in the event .The powerful line-up of international speakers included Gerhard Schroeder, Former Chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany; Leonid Reiman, Russian Minister for Information Technologies and Communications; Andrei Fursenko, Russian Minister of Science and Education, and Andrei Sharonov, Russian Deputy Minister of Economic Trade and Development .

I was one of the speakers at the event sharing the podium with top brass from international companies, including Google, Golden Telecom, Vimpelcom, Telenor, Yandex, Motorola, Cisco, Hewlett Packard, Tech Mahindra and BT.

Innovation and adaptation is fundamental to the growth and development of any efficient modern institution, whether private or government-owned and run. Generating and absorbing new ideas, and communicating them internally – whether they relate to new products, new management strategies or other business processes – are critical to the successful operation of any organisation. The information society plays a key role in this process, providing vital access to knowledge and information.

This was the basis for my presentation at the event, “eNation-The New World Order” taking the audience through a journey from physical to virtual world, from being a normal man to an electronic man. A high-powered private dinner concluded the day, where delegates and other VIP guests were joined by Dmitri Medvedev, Deputy Prime Minister of the Russian Federation. Both Mr. Medvedev and Gerhard Schroeder addressed the dinner guests.