This year’s World Day for Safety and Health at Work will mean a lot more to most of us than it would have last year, says Bart Schouw, chief evangelist at Software AG. The pandemic has upended all walks of life, including global business across every industry. Companies will now need to prioritise the health […]
Archives for May 2020
Indians bet on online gaming to kill boredom
Illustration: Rahul Awasthi Online games involving exchange of money have caught on with Indians stuck at home due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Gaming firms have noted a sharp increase in customers looking to ward off boredom by indulging in games such as poker, rummy and bingo, and are placing bets even on simple games like […]
Chinese e-commerce company Club Factory starts grocery delivery
Chinese e-commerce company Club Factory has now become a platform that also sells groceries to Indians. This comes as the Covid-19 pandemic has revived anti-China sentiment, leading to calls for boycotting its products and apps. Club Factory has been accused of shipping cheap products to India directly from China after labelling them as gifts to […]
Microsoft Teams Impersonation Attacks Flood Inboxes
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Microsoft Ups Its Virtual Desktop Game As Usage Spikes During COVID-19
News Microsoft Ups Its Virtual Desktop Game As Usage Spikes During COVID-19 By Kurt Mackie 05/01/2020 Microsoft, like other vendors of virtual desktop services, has seen an increase in usage as the COVID-19 pandemic has caused millions of workers to abandon office buildings and work from home. In response, the company this week announced that […]
All ecomm gets nod in Orange, Green zones
The government allowed ecommerce companies such as Amazon and Flipkart to deliver both essential and non-essential items in districts categorised as green and orange zones in Lockdown 3.0 that begins May 4 and runs for two weeks. However, they still can’t sell non-essential items in red zones, where their biggest markets are located. Taxis and […]
ETtech Top 5: Amazon’s India biz most impacted, contactless payments & more
E-commerce firms in India are going through difficult times. Analysts had initially expected online retailers to benefit from the lockdown just as they did in the US and China, but a ban on sale of non-essential items has hurt them the most. Both Walmart-owned Flipkart and Amazon are burning more money on every delivery than […]
AWS revenue passes $10bn for the first time
Amazon Web Services surpassed $10 billion for 2020 first-quarter revenues, putting the tech giant on a run rate of more than $40 billion. The overall net income of Amazon was down by $1 billion compared to last year, according to its earnings report, but the company’s cloud computing arm contributed 13.5% to the overall revenues. Analysts […]
Triax Technologies Launches Social Distancing and Contact Tracing IoT Solution, Helping Keep Workers Safe During COVID-19 and Beyond
Proximity Trace Helps Organizations Minimize Exposure for Workers and Aims to Get Them Back to Work More Safely. In response to the need for greater worker protection during the COVID-19 pandemic, Triax Technologies, Inc., a leading provider of Internet of Things (IoT) worksite technology, announced a new IoT system, Proximity Trace™. The new solution provides […]
Enable remote work faster with new Windows Virtual Desktop capabilities
In the past few months, there has been a dramatic and rapid shift in the speed at which organizations of all sizes have enabled remote work amidst the global health crisis. Companies examining priorities and shifting resources with agility can help their employees stay connected from new locations and devices, allowing for business continuity essential […]