VARINDIA IT MAGAZINE

Pegasystems Inc. has announced Pega GDPR Accelerator – a set of customizable templates for Pega software that helps businesses accelerate compliance with the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). When GDPR becomes effective on May 25, EU residents will have unprecedented powers to view, limit, or even erase any information businesses collect about them. And the demand will likely be significant. According to a recent Pega study of 7,000 EU residents, 82 per cent plan to exercise these new GDPR rights when the regulation goes into effect. But saddled with legacy systems, most global businesses are unprepared to track and gather this information on demand across their siloed organizations. This could result not only in the loss of valuable customer data but also massive fines of up to four per cent of global revenue for non-compliance. To address this extraordinary IT infrastructure challenge, Pega GDPR Accelerator provides a set of customizable GDPR templates a

Pegasystems has announced that Forrester Research has named Pegasystems a leader in the new The Forrester Wave report evaluating Business Process Management (BPM) platforms for digital business. Forrester has ranked the Pega 7 application platform with the highest score in the “current offering” and “strategy”, which are two of the three main categories evaluated by the firm. In the report, The Forrester Wave: BPM Platforms for Digital Business, Q4 2015, Forrester evaluated Pegasystems and 11 other BPM platform vendors across 31 criteria. In addition to the highest scores in the current offering and strategy categories, Pegasystems was also the highest ranked vendor in mobile engagement and contextual guidance. Pegasystems tied for the top score in 13 other categories, including collaborative modelling, smart forms and user experience, process and flow design, dynamic case management, decision management, reporting and analytics, digital workplace, guiderails and governance, life-

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   MindTree  has announced a strategic alliance with Pegasystems(NASDAQ:PEGA)  to develop and optimize custom  BPM solutions . The solutions will be based on Pegasystems’ Build for Change technology platform. “Customers want a solution that leverages BPM platforms across multiple lines of business. Our broad alliance with Pegasystems helps our clients accelerate their efforts to create a more streamlined organization,” said Paul Gottsegen, Senior Vice-President, Chief Marketing & Strategy Officer, MindTree. MindTree’s EAI / BPM centre of excellence conceptualizes and incubates key solutions that provide clients with better performance and high-quality processes at reduced costs. Through a consulting-led approach, technology expertise and proven methodology, MindTree delivers large-scale EAI/BPM transformation........ See More

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Aimed at growing the number of Pega-certified professionals, Pegasystems(NASDAQ:PEGA) has announced PegaDAY, a new initiative. Pegasystems is working with Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) to launch the first PegaDAY program. TCS will be conducting sessions at their centres in Bangalore, Bhubaneswar and Chennai, India on the 18th, 21st &  25th of March. These sessions will enable TCS associates on the latest Pega solutions which they can use to help transform client businesses into digital enterprises.  “ PegaDAY represents a significant investment in the best training and enablement for our partner organizations, as we provide them with the tools necessary to help our mutual clients transform into digital enterprises,” said John Barone, Vice-President of Global Strategic Alliances, Pegasystems. Pegasystems currently has a network/ecosystem of more than 12,000 certified professionals in India. Additional Pe

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   In order to meet the significant demand for knowledge sharing from the growing community of Pega designers and developers in India,  Pegasystems  has begun its Pega Developers Conference 2013 at the Hyderabad International Convention Center (HICC). The opening day of the conference witnessed participation of more than 1,700 delegates from various IT domains such as developers, system integrators, business analysts, project managers from IT companies in India. Suman Reddy, Vice-President & Managing Director, Pegasystems India , said, "I welcome you all to Hyderabad for the first edition of the Pega Developers Conference 2013. With a one-of-its kind format, we bring to you a whole new world of opportunities and possibilities with our latest offering  Pega 7. It is our great pleasure to host the first edition of the Pega Developers Conference in Hyderabad, as the region consists of one of the largest technology hubs in India&

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   Virtusa Corporation has announced that it has been named as Platinum Partner of Pegasystems. Pegasystems chose Virtusa based on its success implementing large-scale, high-quality, complex BPM projects using Pegasystems’ BPM platform. Frank Palermo, Senior Vice-President, Global Technical Solutions Group, Virtusa, said, “Pegasystems is an important partner for Virtusa, and reaching this pinnacle within its partner programme reflects much hard work and many successes. Our relationship with Pegasystems reaches from the field to the executive level, and this deep connection is the reason for our long and successful partnership. We are committed to the continued growth of Pegasystems and we are excited to be at the forefront of new, innovative technologies it brings to market.” John Barone, Vice-President of Global Strategic Alliances, Pegasystems, said, “We are thrilled that Virtusa is now a Pegasystems Platinum Partner. Virtusa ha

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE McCamish Systems LLC, an Infosys BPO company, has announced their strategic business alliance with Pegasystems Inc. This partnering will offer enhanced capabilities to the insurance and retirement services marketplace. McCamish's life insurance and retirement services product capabilities will now be enhanced by Pega technology providing superior efficiencies, predictable business outcomes, unsurpassed flexibility and customized workflows. VPAS Benefit Plan Administration, McCamish's platform for 409A retirement plans, will also benefit from Pegasystems enhancements. "We are delighted to announce this strategic alliance. As we add scale in the United States and abroad, we view the Pega solution set as a game-changer for us from a number of perspectives, but most importantly through improved servicing of existing clients and the ability to onboard new clients more rapidly," said Gordon Beckham, President & CEO, McCamish