Slump in IT training opens new doors for Appin Technology Labs – Appin Delhi

Appin information Security & internet reputation

For the last two decades, the Indian market has been entrenched strongly in the global IT market. However, the country’s IT sector is projected to reduce hiring plans by up to 22 percent to 150,000 in the current fiscal.

Industry sources say increasing automation of lower-end jobs and low attrition in the industry have contributed to this steep fall. Up until three years ago, 80 percent of hiring was centered on acquiring technical skills, but this has dropped to about 40 percent, with companies preferring to hire domain skills.

With global uncertainty, automation, and non-linear growth, one-third of the students run the risk of remaining unemployed. This disturbing trend has forced students to diversify from computer science and traditional IT segments.

While most of the IT training institutes are trying to adjust to the falling number of students by diversifying into non-IT related sectors, there are others like Appin Technology Labs which have stayed in the IT domain by adapting to the changing landscape.

With over 100 training institutes spanning the length and breadth of the country to its credit, ATL has been a major feeder company to the IT sector over the years.

Now, with decline in jobs and the resultant fall in student registration, the Delhi-based company has launched products and services on parallel tracks to soften the blow and at the same time, keep its franchises afloat.

ATL spokesperson Neha Kumar said, “Such innovative steps will bolster our efforts to become a larger player in emerging markets. Interestingly, these are uncharted territories where the prospect for expansion is exciting. We intend to make use of our influence and our strength to keep increasing our presence, revenue and profitability on a wider scale.”

ATL has also ventured into Cloud and virtual private server hosting. It serves the hosting needs for softwares and complex websites of SME’s by renting out globally located cloud and VPS infrastructure with a dedicated 24×7 support structure.

The company has also been growing as a major player in the Internet reputation management space. From branding to monitoring to firewalling, aReputation keeps a tab on the virtual conversation and helps reduce the impact and visibility of negative search results by creating and promoting positive messages about businesses.

Recently, ATL also launched ‘Fort Appin’, an Internet security software that defends computers against viruses, spam and identity theft. The software also has a special module built at Appin labs that does heuristic-based malware blocking and removal thereby providing zero-day protection even when the signatures have not been updated.