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Archives for May 2020
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 […]
Amazon says India business most affected due to Covid-19
Amazon cited restrictions on ecommerce deliveries imposed by India in the ongoing lockdown to stem the spread of Covid-19, as the reason for its business in the world’s fifth largest economy being the most impacted by the pandemic, even as the American giant recorded a sharp spike in its overall revenue for the first quarter […]
Amazon sees possible Q2 loss as it forecasts $4 billion in Covid-19-related costs
Amazon on Thursday said it could post its first quarterly loss in five years even as revenue surges because it is spending at least $4 billion in response to the coronavirus pandemic, including plans to test its workforce for COVID-19. Shares of Amazon, the world’s largest online retailer, fell 5% in after-hours trade. Jeff Bezos, […]
Digital ad market is avoiding coronavirus disaster, say tech giants
Reports of the demise of the digital advertising market due to the coronavirus outbreak appear exaggerated as the tech giants dominating the online ads business, Google and Facebook, said this week they saw early signs that the worst could be over. Their remarks countered Wall Street expectations of a devastation of the market as hard-hit […]