AVEVA has published its first Gender and Ethnicity Pay Gap Report. In addition to reporting on its global gender pay gap for the second year, the company has collated data on race and ethnicity for the first time, starting with employees in the UK and US, two of its largest …
Read More »Westcon-Comstor FY22 outlook buoyed by strong H1 results
In its FY22 H1 earnings, Datatec Limited reported Westcon-Comstor (Westcon International) revenue increased by 12.3% to US$1.4 billion (H1 FY21: US$1.2 billion restated revenue), as a result of strong demand for networked cloud computing, remote access solutions for flexible working and virtual office environments, unified communications and enhanced cybersecurity. Westcon International’s …
Read More »British cyber security startup Risk Ledger secures £2.1m funding
British cyber security company Risk Ledger has raised £2.1 million in seed funding. Haydn Brooks, founder and CEO at Risk Ledger said: “The past 18 months have been a period of rapid growth in the company. We grew our client base and our user numbers have sky-rocketed despite the significant …
Read More »NETGEAR, Inc.’s secure business VPN release offers access to remote workers
NETGEAR, Inc.’s Insight Business VPN, an add-on service to the Orbi Pro Series of WiFi 5 (SRK 60) and WiFi 6 (SXK 80) business router mesh systems connects branch offices and work-from-home (WFH) employees to the corporate WiFi network (SSID) through an encrypted, trusted and persistent VPN connection. The WiFi …
Read More »ServiceNow acquires Gekkobrain
ServiceNow has acquired Denmark-based Gekkobrain to help customers modernise their systems of record. Gekkobrain’s team brings deep understanding of enterprise resource planning (ERP) system customisations. The team developed the ability to identify and understand custom code and business processes that should be modernised, enabling faster migrations, more delightful experiences and …
Read More »PPDS and Logitech combine capabilities for Philips professional displays
PPDS is usingLogitech’s range of video conferencing and audio solutions with the Philips-branded corporate and education display ranges. PPDS and Logitech plan to bring seamless integration between a range of collaboration-inspired Philips professional displays for both corporate and education settings and a range of Logitech products. These include the Crestron …
Read More »Major new education channel programme launched by Consenna for Microsoft and Westcoast
Consenna has unveiled an entirely new sales enablement and trade-in programme for the education channel, driven by Microsoft and facilitated via Westcoast and a select group of 11 education resellers. “Power Up My School” has been created to provide Microsoft vendors and its channel partners with the strongest, most compelling sales, …
Read More »Zoom releases auto-generated captions
Zoom has announced the availability of auto-generated captions, which automatically provide speaker subtitles on Zoom video meetings or webinars. The feature, also known as live transcription, is available for all free and paid Zoom Meetings and Zoom Video Webinars accounts. Users can enable the feature via the Zoom web portal. Participants can still privately request that the meeting host …
Read More »Sony Introduces the Xperia PRO-I Smartphone
Sony’s new Xperia smartphone, the Xperia PRO-I combines a 1.0-type sensor, 24mm ZEISS Tessar Optics, advanced image processing and AF (autofocus), 4K 120p video recording and much more, delivering professional imaging quality from an ultra-slim 8.9mm form factor. Nobuki Asahina, Head of Mobile, Sony Europe said: “This phone combines the …
Read More »Puzzel teams up with EvaluAgent to optimise Agent and Customer Experiences
Puzzel is integrating EvaluAgent technology into its Cloud based Customer Service Platform., designed to directly address some of the biggest workforce engagement and optimisation challenges contact centres face as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic. “Puzzel is delighted to partner with EvaluAgent to support one another’s ambitious growth plans and joint value propositions. Alongside …
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