Google has announced the timeline of the transition from classic Hangouts to Chat and Meet for its paying G Suite customers. The tech giant said that Hangouts retirement will start in October 2019. Starting April 16, Chat will become available on the web for G Suite domains that have classic Hangouts enabled, but it won’t […]
Archives for 2019
$1 billion online beauty spot up for grabs
India’s online market for beauty and personal care (BPC) products is expected to cross the $1 billion sales mark in 2019, driven by specialised products such as cosmetics, perfumes and men’s grooming items. According to a RedSeer Consulting report, private labels will continue to contribute an increasing portion of sales, which will in turn drive […]
Almost three-quarters of businesses use cloud-powered UC
Three quarters of UK businesses are adopting cloud-powered unified communications (UC) models so they can offer more innovative services, a report by Mitel has revealed. These businesses don’t believe the same scope of services is available with traditional models and so are moving to the cloud to offer a more diverse product selection. Almost 90% […]
Almost three quarters of businesses using cloud-powered UC
Three quarters of UK businesses are adopting cloud-powered unified communications (UC) models so they can offer more innovative services, a report by Mitel has revealed. These businesses don’t believe the same scope of services is available with traditional models and so are moving to the cloud to offer a more diverse product selection. Almost 90% […]
Universities migrating to the cloud faster than other public sector bodies
Universities are the most forward-thinking public sector organisations when it comes to cloud usage, a report by Eduserv and Socitm has revealed, with more than a third storing data in the cloud. Public bodies and authorities are also embracing the flexibility that the cloud provides, although the emergency services still lag behind, with only 13% […]
Silver Peak rolls out SD-WAN to Google Cloud customers
Silver Peak has made a strong stand in the SD-WAN world, announcing a partnership with Google Cloud to become one of the only companies of its kind to have ties with the four leading public cloud businesses in the world. Before this announcement, Silver Peak had already partnered with Amazon, Microsoft and Oracle, but this […]
Microsoft Azure DevOps Server 2019 Reaches RC2 Status
News Microsoft Azure DevOps Server 2019 Reaches RC2 Status By Kurt Mackie 01/23/2019 This week, Microsoft announced that its Azure DevOps Server 2019 entered into the Release Candidate 2 (RC2) stage, according to Program Manager Erin Dormier’s post on the Microsoft DevOps Blog. Dormier said that Azure DevOps Server 2019 RC2 is Microsoft’s “last planned […]
Google spends big on U.S. lobbying amid antitrust, bias battles
The Google logo is pictured at the entrance to the Google offices in London, Britain January 18, 2019. REUTERS/Hannah McKay Alphabet’s Google disclosed on Tuesday that it spent a company-record $21.2 million on lobbying the United States government in 2018, topping its previous high of $18.22 million in 2012, as the search engine operator fights […]
SoftBank commits $400 million for babycare firm FirstCry
Japanese internet and telecom giant SoftBank’s Vision Fund is investing $400 million in baby and mothercare product retailer FirstCry, according to regulatory documents. Of this, around $150 million has already been infused into the company. The resolution for the same was passed on January 18, regulatory documents show. After this investment, the company is estimated […]
Swiggy, Zomato boycott by Ahmedabad hotels continues
The decision of restaurants and hotels in Ahmedabad to boycott leading online food delivery platforms Swiggy and Zomato has led to a 30% drop in their online deliveries, and yet they will continue the boycott, an industry association said. Hotel and Restaurant Association (Gujarat) (HRA) on Tuesday said it will not concede to the suggestion […]