COVID-19 stories - Page 42

Remote working, charting business outlook and CX are covered in this piece filled with advice for operating in the world of the pandemic.

More than two thirds of organisations fear the COVID-19 pandemic will have a negative impact on their business.

Many businesses have turned to remote working as the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic continue to affect the business community.

Vodafone New Zealand has opened 45 stores this week to support New Zealanders with essential services during the COVID-19 lockdown period.

The Australian Information Industry Association's new site, Australian Business Continuity, provides support from the AIIA and its partners.

COVID-19 dampens IT infrastructure spending in 2020, with server revenues projected to drop by 3.4% and ESS by 5.5%, says IDC report.

Cybercriminals are exploiting COVID-19 fears, with 80% of threats weaponising the pandemic, says a Proofpoint report, noting 500,000 malicious messages.

Australian technology and services provider Data#3 has launched remote working solutions to support employees and employers during the COVID-19 lockdown.

Christchurch fibre broadband provider Enable will continue to deliver essential services during the lockdown period, supporting the local community.

Compare Broadband says many Australians believe their home broadband is not up to the job of working or studying remotely.

The week ending 22 March saw a 20% increase in global tickets compared to the same period last year, says Zendesk, a customer relationship management company.

DataRobot offers free access to its AI platform for COVID-19 research. The platform includes automated machine learning and data preparation solutions.

COVID-19 lockdowns are straining global internet infrastructure, say researchers at Monash Business School, with increasing latency issues across many regions.

The upgrade introduces enhanced anti-phishing capabilities with a dedicated anti-spoofing feature, as well as bolstered protection within Microsoft Teams.

The offer comes after Microsoft announced that subscribers to Microsoft Office 365 will be able to access a free trial of the Microsoft Teams software.

Tencent Cloud enhances its unified communications lineup with VooV Meeting, offering free 300-participant HD video conferencing globally during COVID-19.

HP says over 80% of home office routers have been found to be vulnerable to potential cyberattacks, and 90% of PC infections originate from email attachments.

Starschema launches a free COVID-19 dataset on Snowflake's Data Exchange, aiding public health authorities and businesses with real-time epidemiological data.

The COVID-19 pandemic has hit the IT economy hard and IDC says that pessimistic scenarios are now playing out – and may get worse.

New Zealand telcos to offer essential modem and phone repairs via 'no-contact' collection as lockdown starts, ensuring connectivity during alert level four.