Pitney Bowes Joins NASSCOM’s 10,000 Start-ups Initiative
NEW DELHI--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Apr. 8, 2014--
Today, at the annual conference hosted by The National Association of
Software and Services Companies (NASSCOM), Pitney
Bowes (NYSE: PBI) announced the Pitney Bowes Accelerator program to
incubate software start-up companies in India. The program is part of NASSCOM’s
10,000 Start-ups initiative and will kick off on May 1, 2014 by
accepting applications from software start-ups based in India.
Pitney Bowes will focus on start-ups that leverage software for mobile,
data analytics, location-based services, and ecommerce management.
Selected start-ups will have unlimited access to Pitney Bowes’ software,
application programming interfaces (APIs) and data for the duration of
the program. Training, technical and business guidance and mentoring
will be provided to the start-ups from Pitney Bowes engineering and
innovation leaders, and from software industry experts. In addition to
these strategic connections, start-ups in the Pitney Bowes Accelerator
program will also be networking with prospective investors.
“We look forward to working with the smartest and most creative
engineers and developers at Indian start-ups with the Pitney Bowes
Accelerator program,” said Manish Choudhary, Vice President, Worldwide
Engineering for Pitney Bowes Inc. “Open-platform collaboration will
inspire software development that speeds innovation and fosters business
growth.”
Pitney Bowes continues to build its presence as a strong organization in
India centered on innovation by becoming an incubator partner to
NASSCOM’s 10,000 Start-ups initiative.
More than 1.2 billion people around the world today use Pitney Bowes
location intelligence solutions when they check in or use
location-sharing features on major social media platforms.
About Pitney Bowes
Pitney Bowes provides technology solutions for small,
mid-size and large firms that help them connect with customers to build
loyalty and grow revenue. Many of the company’s solutions are delivered
on open platforms to best organize, analyze and apply both public and
proprietary data to two-way customer communications. Pitney Bowes
includes direct mail, transactional mail and call center communications
in its solution mix along with digital channel messaging for the Web,
email and mobile applications. Pitney Bowes: Every connection is a new
opportunity™. www.pb.com.
Source: Pitney Bowes
Pitney Bowes Inc.
Carol Wallace, 203-351-6974
Carol.wallace@pb.com
@CarolWallacePR
