Over 100 workers at the Foxconn iPhone factory in Chennai caught coronavirus. While Apple's other contractor Wistron's plant in Bengaluru was shut for the first week of May after 60 Covid-19 cases were reported.
Software spending across ANZ rose 7 percent from 2019 to 2020 reaching US$13 billion, according to a new report from IDC.
The Worldwide Semiannual Software Tracker for H2 2020 showed that while spending on software only grew 3 percent year over year in the first half of last year, it sped up significantly to see 12 percent year over year growth in the second half.
“This is a strong indicator that ANZ organisations are going ahead with their digital transformation initiatives to address weak spots uncovered by the COVID-19 pandemic, building business resiliency and investing in the next normal,” said IDC ANZ senior market analyst Anastasia Antonova.
Gov. Edwards announces Weyerhaeuser investing in Holden mill (Source: Pixabay) By WAFB Staff | May 12, 2021 at 10:31 AM CDT - Updated May 12 at 10:31 AM
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Today, Gov. John Bel Edwards and Weyerhaeuser announced the company plans to make a two-phased capital investment in its Holden facility. The project would result in approximately $157 million invested over several years to upgrade equipment and modernize the sawmill. Phase one includes nearly $19 million to upgrade lumber kiln-drying capacity, while the second phase will include a major investment of approximately $138 million to completely modernize the facility.
Through these investments, Weyerhaeuser will secure 119 existing jobs and create up to four new direct jobs, with the new jobs providing an average annual salary of $50,000, plus benefits. The project would generate an estimated 225 construction jobs, with an estimated payroll of about $25 million. A
iTWire Thursday, 06 May 2021 14:26 Cyber protection supremos Acronis get massive US $250M+ investment, valued at US $2.5B
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Acronis will use the funding to accelerate growth, expand its portfolio of cyber protection products, enable service providers to serve their clients better and up the ante in the fight against cyber crime.
With cyber crime at all time highs, and only predicted to get worse, modern connected society as we know it is already in the midst of an effective cyber war, be it against organised cyber criminal groups, dodgy undemocratic nation states and the apathy of individuals and businesses that still aren t taking security seriously.
Apple Tops Tablet, HP Leads Chromebook Markets as Global Shipments See Massive Growth in Q1 2021: IDC
Chromebook shipments grew by a whopping 357.1 percent year-on-year. By Sourabh Kulesh | Updated: 30 April 2021 14:18 IST
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Samsung saw a 60.8 percent growth in tablet shipments
Tablets and Chromebooks sales expected to grow further
Global demand for tablets and Chromebooks saw a massive surge in Q1 2021, as per a report by International Data Corporation (IDC). While tablets registered a year-on-year (YoY) growth of 55.2 percent with a total of 39.9 million units shipped, Chromebook shipments grew by a massive 357.1 percent to 13 million in Q1 2021, as per the report. IDC said that the growth of this magnitude in the tablets market has not been seen since the third quarter of 2013.