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Clocks highest ever booking in last 5 weeks in MEA Announces 6 New Wins and 5 Go-lives
MUMBAI: Ramco Systems, an enterprise software product company focused on delivering ERP on Cloud, Tablets and Smart phones today showcased its all new HR & Talent Management solution, Ramco HCM on Cloud (Human Capital Management). Since the global launch of Ramco HCM on Cloud in June this year, Ramco has added some of the largest business conglomerates in the region as its customer. In the last five weeks, Ramco added 6 new customers for its ERP/ HCM on Cloud offering. This includes, Sharaf DG (leading retail chain with 8000+ employees across 13 countries covering UAE, GCC, Middle East & Far East), Engsol (Engineering Solutions company headquartered in Abu Dhabi), DaarYaas Group (retail group with presence spread across UAE, N.Africa and Egypt), Al Shabab Club (leading sports club in UAE), Blue Nile Mashreq Bank (a leading bank in N.Africa) and Nesma (a diversified business conglomerate in Saudi with a portfolio of 40+ companies and 25000+ employees). The six new customers will together add around 30,000+ users for Ramco HCM.
The company also announced go-live of 5 HCM customers which added 15000+ users in the region on Ramco HCM.
Ramco set up its operations in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) in 2006. Since the launch of its cloud based solutions in 2011 in the Middle East, the market uptake for Ramco’s offerings (ERP, HCM and Aviation) has been growing significantly resulting in the number of new customers being added, doubling in 2012-13.
Commenting on Ramco’s cloud offerings, Mr. Sunil Padmanabh, Research Director, Gartner Inc., said, “There is a sizeable market opportunity worldwide for HCM solutions on the Cloud, notably Talent Management. Many large and mid-sized organisations are looking to experiment with cloud and HR applications are emerging as the first choice. Ramco’s cloud solutions can be easily extended on mobile devices and can run In-memory based Payroll and Analytics. Ramco is also well positioned to take on the competition by embedding country specific localization and statutory needs in the base product. Ramco’s HCM solutions have interchangeable cloud and On-Premise deployment modeled. This has created a competitive advantage for Ramco and helped them take on mega vendors in the HCM marketplace.”
Addressing the media, Mr. P R Venketrama Raja, Vice Chairman and Managing Director, Ramco Systems, said “Our years of investment in developing a platform that is model-based has helped us offer solutions that are multi-tenanted, SOA-compliant and modular in nature. It is this architecture which has allowed us to easily adapt to new technologies and launch features such as Mobility, Social media integration, location-awareness through Google maps and others ahead of others. Our uber-cool user interface with alerts, notifications, portlets on transaction screens, role-specific WorkSpaces, and accessibility on mobile devices have been a great value-add and differentiator for us. We are happy that Ramco today has gained its rightful place in the global cloud market.”
Mr. Virender Aggarwal, CEO, Ramco Systems, commented, “After launching Ramco HCM on Cloud we have been witnessing good traction globally. Having serviced multiple customers on home ground, we are now aggressively building our network and product features to compete in global markets. The success of the recently launched HCM on Cloud in the Middle East region is a testimony to the fact that the product brings a good mix of global standards with local requirements.”
Mr. Ernest Hosking, CEO, RedTag, said “We chose Ramco HCM on Cloud as it offered us a suitable Model; a global solution which also addresses the unique statutory needs of the regions we operate in. We expect the scalability of the solution and the flexibility of a cloud model to ensure that our IT investments remain future-relevant. We have gone-live on Ramco HCM for our Retail business with over 5500+ employees across UAE, Oman, Bahrain, Kuwait, Qatar and Saudi Arabia. The initial user feedback has been positive and encouraging.”
“Automating HCM Processes, generating reports and accessing real time information today is indeed a difficult task in any organization. Ramco’s HCM Solution with multi-country payroll on the Cloud will help us manage our workforce across locations in a streamlined manner”, added, Mr. Chandra Shekhar Jajware, CIO, Khimji Ramdas.
Ramco HCM on Cloud is a comprehensive solution that covers every aspect of an employee lifecycle: Workforce Management, Recruitment, Talent Management, Employee Development, Workforce Planning and Payroll & Benefits. Ramco has been offering its on-premise HCM software globally, and has customers with employee size of 100,000+. The company also offers an integrated Payroll on Cloud solution for all GCC countries and most of Africa.
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BBC to cut up to 2,000 jobs in biggest overhaul in 15 years
Cost pressures and leadership change drive major workforce reduction plan
LONDON: BBC has unveiled plans to cut up to 2,000 jobs, roughly 10 per cent of its global workforce, in what marks its biggest downsizing in 15 years.
The announcement was made during an all-staff meeting led by interim director-general Rhodri Talfan Davies, as the broadcaster moves to tackle mounting financial pressures and reshape its operations.
Between 1,800 and 2,000 roles are expected to be eliminated from a workforce of around 21,500. The cuts form part of a broader plan to save £500 million over the next two years, aimed at offsetting rising costs, stagnating licence fee income and weaker commercial revenues.
In a communication to staff, BBC interim director-general Rhodri Talfan Davies said, “I know this creates real uncertainty, but we wanted to be open about the challenge,” acknowledging the impact the move would have across the organisation.
The restructuring comes at a time of leadership transition. Former director-general Tim Davie stepped down earlier this month, with Matt Brittin, a former Google executive, set to take over the role on May 18, 2026.
While some cost-cutting measures are being implemented immediately, the majority of the structural changes are expected to roll out over the next few years, with full savings targeted by the 2027–2028 financial year.
The broadcaster had earlier signalled its intent to reduce its cost base by around 10 per cent over a three-year period, warning of “difficult choices” as it adapts to shifting economic realities and audience expectations.
With operating costs hovering around £6 billion annually, the BBC’s latest move underscores the scale of the financial challenge it faces, as it balances public service commitments with the need for long-term sustainability in an increasingly competitive media landscape.
