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Bank of America files record number of patents 19 February 2021
Source: Bank of America Bank of America inventors filed 722 patent applications with the United States Patent Office last year, the most in the company’s history. This record came while 85% of the company’s workforce was working from home due to the coronavirus. Separately, the bank was granted 444 patents in 2020, also a company record, during a period when U.S. patents granted overall were down 1%.
Jan. 11, 2021 6:17 pm ET
The shift to remote work is jolting the lackluster personal computer market, as chief information officers and other corporate information-technology leaders raced to equip stay-at-home workers during the coronavirus pandemic, analysts say.
After a slowdown early in the year, total global shipments of personal computers in 2020 surged 11% from 2019, to 297 million units, according to a report Monday by research firm Canalys.
The gains represent the sharpest full-year growth rate in a decade, and the highest volume of PC shipments since 2014, the report said.
Within the market, shipments of notebooks and mobile workstations rose 44% from 2019, to more than 235 million units, while conventional desktops and workstations declined 20% to 61.9 million.
CIO scramble to equip remote workers sparked best PC growth rate in decade
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The shift to remote work is jolting the lackluster personal computer market, as chief information officers and other corporate information-technology leaders raced to equip stay-at-home workers during the coronavirus pandemic, analysts say.
After a slowdown early in the year, total global shipments of personal computers in 2020 surged 11% from 2019, to 297 million units, according to a report Monday by research firm Canalys.
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“With some variation by country, our data says that people appreciate how Ford has responded to the pandemic, providing flexibility and additional programs to support people while working remotely. We all miss the interaction with colleagues but do not want to return to previous ways of working.” Jeff Lemmer, chief information officer at Ford Motor Co.
“Through many surveys within our workforce and through similar observations from colleagues at other companies, a third of the workforce wants to be permanently remote, a third wants to come part time into the office and another third wants to be back full time in an office.” Sri Shivananda, chief technology officer at PayPal Holdings Inc.