Cisco has revealed plans to acquire Israeli cyber security startup Portshift, in a move the tech firm says will enable its security platform to better deploy and manage Kubernetes container clusters. Announcing the acquisition, Cisco said that Portshift aligns to its own approach to providing secure connectivity between users, devices and apps, regardless of where they are based. A […]
Archives for October 2020
IoT Signals Research, edition 2: global insights for 2020 and beyond
If your business is already harnessing IoT, you likely believe IoT is critical to your long-term success. You are not alone. According to our latest annual report, IoT Signals edition 2 released today, 90 percent of decision makers now believe IoT is critical to their company’s success. The last six months have been tumultuous to […]
VR means business: How organisations can harness the power of virtual reality
Evidence is building that virtual reality (VR) has the potential to supercharge corporate training, says Justin Parry, co-founder and COO of Immerse. According to a recent PwC study, training employees with VR is significantly faster and cheaper than classroom methods. Plus, workers are 340% more confident in their new skills, and feel four times as emotionally connected to […]
LinkedIn launches stories in India, undertakes other product upgrades
Post the Covid-19 pandemic which necessitated the need for social distancing and working from home for professionals and also led to massive unemployment across the world, people have come on to the LinkedIn platform ‘in droves’, said Kiran Prasad, VP of product at LinkedIn in an interview to ET. “They are coming in order to […]
Online sellers eye big discounts to clear piled-up inventory
Illustration: Rahul Awasthi Ecommerce platforms could offer a flurry of discounts this festive season, as sellers and manufacturers look to liquidate high levels of inventory, according to industry executives. The rebates could be mainly in categories such as fashion, small electronics, appliances, personal care products and toys, they said. Slow offline sales and shifting consumer […]
New investors may bring $150 million to Zomato table
Illustration: Rahul Awasthi A set of four new risk investors is expected to join the ongoing $600-million financing round at online food delivery company Zomato, two people in the know of the matter said, signalling continued interest in India’s internet story despite the Covid-19 crisis upending businesses across the board. London-headquartered hedge fund Steadview Capital, […]
Deferment of 30% fee shows Google’s guilt: Paytm CEO
Paytm chief executive Vijay Shekhar Sharma said Google’s decision to defer the levy of a 30% commission from Indian businesses selling digital goods through Play Store apps was an “admission of guilt” by the US-based tech giant. Google last week said it would charge the commission on developers globally from September 2021. Sharma alleged that […]
Black-T Malware Emerges From Cryptojacker Group TeamTNT
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Take 5: VMworld 2020
Take Five With Tom Fenton Take 5: VMworld 2020 Tom Fenton lists his top five takeaways from VMworld this year. By Tom Fenton 10/05/2020 VMworld was originally scheduled to be held in San Francisco and Barcelona this year, but due to conditions these two events were combined into a single online event held Sept. 29 […]
Upcoming festive sales will see a significant jump in online shoppers: Survey
There could be a major increase in the number of consumers for whom e-commerce will be the primary channel for shopping this festive season, as they look at sourcing even mundane items such as namkeens, sweets and other groceries through online shopping apps and websites, according to a new survey. The number of festive shoppers […]