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FarEye expands into Europe by launching
its regional office in London
F
arEye, a leading global digital logistics platform, has announced
the opening of its first European office in the heart of London
with an aim to expand its business foothold in the region and to
serve its customers directly. FarEye currently serves customers in
over 20 countries. FarEye has revolutionised the logistics industry by
capturing marquee clients like DHL, Blue Dart and Walmart, enabling
more than 100 companies across retail, logistics, e-commerce,
healthcare and the food sector globally, thus proving its mettle
across industry verticals.
Already leveraging its software solutions for customers in Europe, the
company sees huge scope in the market. To capitalise the explosion
in online sales in Europe, which is estimated to reach US$700
billion a year by the end of 2018, FarEye has launched its first office
in the continent. Some of its innovative offerings in the market
include Drop&Pick, a cloud-based web and mobile application to
enable parcel shops; FarEye Visibility suite; Foodeligent, an artificial
intelligence-based platform to cut food delivery time by 15%; and
Delivery Happiness Platform, among others.
Kushal Nahata, Co-founder & CEO, FarEye, said: “The opening of our
first office in Europe is a crucial step towards our business growth
strategy. With a strong presence in Indian, GCC and Southeast
Asian countries, expanding our physical presence in Europe would
help us widen our horizon and serve the market. We are aiming at
the growing sectors of retail, e-commerce, courier and postal, and
food delivery in the European market by bringing the most effective
technology solutions to all our customers. Our unique and innovative
solutions, built with robust technology framework, would help
the companies streamline their operations and impart a superior
customer experience.”
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and expert instruction, paving the way for careers in technology.
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ew courses aimed at teaching students some of the most
sought-after digital skills have been launched at Birmingham
City University.
Microsoft has teamed up with the Institute of Coding (IoC) to
introduce a programme focused on analysing and visualising data
with Power BI, the technology company’s information analytics tool.
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“As we move further into the Fourth Industrial Revolution, it will be
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to rolling this programme out more broadly in time for the new
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