PERSISTENT SYSTEMS

                                                          Mr Anand Deshpande

Leading software product and services firm Persistent Systems on Saturday said it would donate Rs 25 crore ($3.3 million) to support various aspects of the global response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

“The effect of COVID-19 on our global and local communities is profound and it will have a lasting impact,” Anand Deshpande, Chairman and Managing Director, Persistent Systems, said in a statement. “In this unprecedented time of need, we at Persistent must step-up, alongside many leaders from across industries and governments, to address the challenge, search for treatments/vaccines as well as support victims, their families and local communities. We are truly in this together,” Deshpande said.