Google India has launched âShoppingâ tab to enable users to flip through the products and direct them to the merchant websites or e-commerce platforms when searching for products to buy. Similar to the News and Image tab on Google, the shopping tab allows users to seamlessly control their search by putting necessary filters and browsing the desired product through listing in different websites. Google has collaborated with e-commerce players such as Flipkart,Paytm Mall,Myntra and Koovs, etc. to join the companyâs shopping tab initiative.
âWe are always exploring options to help consumers find the products they want to buy more quickly and efficiently from local merchants,â a Google spokesperson said.
The Google spokesperson confirming the latest initiative in an email response claimed that the feature will facilitate customer online shopping more efficiently from the local merchants as well along with e-commerce players. Reportedly, Google has collaborated with the leading e-commerce platforms including Flipkart, Snapdeal, Myntra and Paytm Mall on board in their latest project.
Besides, the search giant also intends to tap the SME space from local Kirana stores( like JioMart) to expensive art collection stores whose merchants are not necessarily listed on the e-commerce playersâ websites. The ongoing talks between Google and retailers both big and small will help the search giant understand the countryâs shopping trends. These local merchants need not necessarily list on platforms like Amazon or Flipkart.
Another Google spokesperson said, â They (Google) will partner with retailers of all sizes. It can tell the user where the product is available, is it available online, etc. For now, this service is being provided free of cost.â
Through Shopping Tab, Google lists products through its âproduct listing adsâ, the Shopping tab will give users a lot more control. For instance, users can filter the product they are looking for based on price or any other attributes such as price, seller, delivery, department, colour, shape & so on while also getting more details of the product by going to the âdetailsâ page.
Google Shopping Tab allows users to filter Products
In the same way, Facebook has also initiated the trials for the Shopping tab for its mobile app with Facebook marketplace. Responding to the development, the melno park based networking platform, stated that
On Facebook, we’ve seen that people are coming to our platform not only to connect with friends and family but also with products and brands. We want to build native experiences that make it easier for both people to discover products on mobile and businesses to drive more sales.
With the decline in Googleâs revenues due to Amazon gaining market shares on product, the search giant is eyeing to establish an e-commerce marketplace. On the ongoing tussle over Amazonâs dominance in the retail market, Arpan Sheth, a partner at consulting firm Bain & Company commented, âIn the US, 50-60% product search begins at Amazon, bypassing Google and cannibalising its market,â he further added, âGoogle is losing online shoppers because of this and it is taking a hit at their advertising revenue.â
Currently, the search giant- Google is functioning the Shopping tab in 30 countries. Â On the merchant side, anyone with a product feed can plug into Googleâs merchant centre to be listed on the shopping tab. On the user side, the tab has also seen high rates of engagement, largely due to the specificity that product search allows filter by attributes. With 80-85 million online shoppers, India is an important market for Google.
In this time of pandemic, China is pushing borders against India and other neighboring countries.China has a powerful and bigger weapon and that is Economy and that is why China is getting political. China is using its economy to dominate our neighbouring countries and thus it is becoming a superpower.
It is the worst time for India to go on a war as our economy is down and this war couldnât be won by money as China has its allies around us. It is helping our neighbouring countries in infrastructure and other projects but if no one uses them, it becomes difficult for these countries to pay back China. China also overstates his own bills and there comes China again and asks to handle the operations and takes control over these infrastructures so that it can use these bases as military base in times of war and be prepared. In case, the war is held, it will be from all the sides as we are surrounded by Chinaâs allies. China has a military base in Africa and it is using it to threaten U.S. However, India is taking serious precautions to make China realise that it will impact their economy as well.
Although this is not for the first time as the supporting stand of China towards Pakistan pot URI attack also led to a campaign to boycott Chinese products in India. However, this time, many social media influencers are coming up with several reasons to boycott Chinese products to spread awareness among Indian citizens. I would like to share some YouTube links which are helpful to understand the agenda of China for using Economy as a weapon against India:- SonamWangchuk
Baba Ramdev
These videos will also help in understanding the reasons to boycott Chinese products. There are many alternatives available for the Chinese apps and if we start using these alternative apps instead of the Chinese apps, it will affect the economy of China. As India is the biggest importer of Chinese goods and trade deficit of India with China is one of the biggest between two trading partners. A boycott is only possible if we start using alternatives from other countries or we become self-reliance as our honorable Prime minister wanted to say and import substitution can be done. If we will be able to boycott Chinese products completely then China will be in a situation where he will need to think twice before waging a war against any neighbouring countries. Our country now needs to manufacture products which are âMade in Indiaâ but are âMade for the worldâ.
Here are some examples, how Indians are totally depend on Chinese apps and using them continuously and on daily basis and these apps are the reason behind the growth of Chinese Economy:
According to facts provided by some news and personals, China is using the data from the Chinese invested apps and Chinese apps to gain information and also some information have been hacked by China through these apps as well.Recently a person from Vadodara Twitter account was hacked and the access point were seen as China. He stated that his account was synced with Pubg mobile and that might be the reason of hacking. China is a stakeholder in the company Tencent which has developed Pubg. Now this becomes more important to boycott these Chinese apps, to protect your data and information and also in order to support India so that Chinaâs biggest weapon can be used against them. Â
NO MORE CHINA PRODUCTS: Â POSSIBLE BOWL FOR INDIA ? Â
India is also trying their best to deal with China and make them taste their own medicine. They have reviewed the FDI so that Indian canât Chinese puppet like our neighbouring countries. We are late but we are not in Chinaâs trap and we have learnt the truth about Chinaâs economy.
Vocal For Local campaign
Prime Minister Modi in his address to the nation on May 12, 2020 launched a ‘VOCAL Â FOR LOCAL‘ campaign. Â He urged the citizens of India to buy and promote local goods and brands. Â The Prime Minister further said that global brands were once local but when people started supporting them they went global.
It is known that India and China are the two fastest growing economies in the world and India is the largest importer of Chinese goods and services in the world.
The trade deficit between India and China is the largest among the major trading partners. Â It is interesting to note that India imports about seven times more from China than it exports. Â India imports more than $ 50 billion worth of goods from China and exports $ 2.5 billion worth of goods to China.
It is a known fact that Chinese products are very cheap compared to their Indian counterparts. Â In addition, the Chinese government also provides subsidies to its exporters. Â India spends around 9% on transportation, energy etc., but this cost is nil by the import duty imposed on China by India. Â To avoid import duties, many Chinese companies use trans-shipment routes â sending goods to Bhutan and then India.
Globalization has spread its roots so deep in our lives and the supply chain is so interconnected, the productions process is so complex that it is difficult to isolate one country and boycott itâs goods completely but as Mr. Sonam Wangchuk mentioned, systematic and phased boycott is possible. We can starts from stop using the Chinese software in a week and hardware in a year. We need to constantly make efforts to ease the business environment in India and bring out labour reforms and look for less expensive alternatives which will take time but it is the time to make some uncommon decisions that will impact our lives and will help Indian Economy and will impact Chinese Economy as well.
The Confederation of All-India Traders (CAIT)
CAIT
A traders’ organization, on Sunday expressed solidarity with the Ladakh-based educational reformer and visionary Sonam Wangchuk’s appeal to boycott Chinese goods. Tension between India and China, the man who inspired Bollywood blockbuster “3 Idiots”, has appealed and asked Indians to boycott all Chinese companies. In a tweet, the engineer-turned-education reformer asked people to boycott all Chinese products in Ladakh to stop Beijing’s “bullying” and to free 1.4 billion bonded labourers in the country.
CAIT, which claims to represent seven crore merchants, said it had identified around 3,000 categories of heavily imported Chinese products “which should be immediately replaced by Indian products as good quality for such products Indian replacements are available “
CAN INDIA REALLY BOYCOTT CHINESE PRODUCTS
India imports many raw materials as well as finished products like steel, minerals etc. from China. Â When it comes to boycott imports from China, this can only be done in the case of finished goods but the import of raw materials from China cannot be stopped.
India also imports consumer durable like electrical appliances, mobile phones, cars etc. Â Medicinal drugs like leprosy, antibiotics etc. from China. Â In addition, the Chinese smartphone market accounts for $ 8 billion of India’s smartphone market (Lenovo, Oppo, Vivo, etc.). Â If India planned to boycott Chinese products, India’s GDP would fall drastically.
After the launch of ‘Make in India‘ campaign by Prime Minister Modi, many Chinese companies have set up their units in India, employing hundreds of thousands of workers in India. Â If India boycott Chinese products, these companies may face pressure from Chinese authorities to stop their production in India, leaving hundreds of workers unemployed.
As mentioned above, India imports about seven times more from China than its exports. Â If India plans to boycott Chinese products than find an alternative that can match the cost and availability is almost impossible. Â Thus, India’s GDP can be contracted.
5- It is interesting to note that almost every product we use has a little bit of China. Â Smartphones, laptops, air conditioners, etc. which we use in our daily life, some parts are manufactured in China.
We must understand that the present process of manufacturing is interlinked. Â For example, a phone is made with the help of Chinese laborers and land, investment from a different country says that the US has made an innovation from Japan and can end the Made in India apps. Â Every product has the same process when it comes to labor, investment, innovation, etc. Â Thus, it can be concluded that each nation cannot be separated nor its good can be boycotted.
Many countries in the world started boycotting products from various countries, but were unsuccessful due to the complex manufacturing process. Â Some of them are listed below:
1- In 1930, China tried to boycott all Japanese products to protest against the Japanese colony, but failed.
2- In 2003, the US attempted to boycott French goods after 9/11 in protest of France’s refusal to send troops to Iraq but then failed.
SO IS THERE ANY ALTERNATIVE?
Sonam Wangchuk
Recently, Sonam Wangchuk answered several questions on the boycott of Chinese products. Â He said that the customer is king. Â This means that consumers should stop using Chinese products. Â He chanted a boycott of China’s software in a week, hardware in a year, finished and non-essential products in a year, and systemic boycott of essential products, raw materials, etc. in the coming years.
We can also implement the import-substitution method in India to boycott Chinese products. Â This means that the products we import from China can be manufactured in India, but in the short term this is impossible.
The Indian government should reduce the rates at which loans are issued to Indian companies like China. Â In addition, the government should provide infrastructure, services, etc. to prepare Indian companies to compete with China. Â India may boycott Made in China products but in a systematic and planned manner as stated by Sonam Wangchuk.
One of the super giant telecom industry of India, Reliance JIO, has announced a teaser saying that it is going to release a bundle offer with Disney +  Hotstar for free soon. The most important feature of this offer is- accessibility to one year subscription of Disney Plus Hotstar VIP for free. It is not the first time that JIO customers will be provided with an offer to get the yearly Disney + Hotstar subscription. Back in 2017, JIO had provided it’s users the Hotstar subscription where JIO subscribers can watch  Star TV Network channels  via Hotstar app for free.
teaser banner
The new offer has been listed as ” coming soon”. Though they have provided the Hotstar Premium subscription earlier , however, this will be the first time that  JIO customers will get the annual Disney+ Hotstar VIP subscription for Rs. 399 a year. It will bring access to Disney+  shows, movies and Kids content alongside exclusive Hotstar Specials and live sports including cricket, Premier League and Formula1.
However, there is no clarity on whether the bundling subscription will be limited to specific plans or all plans can use them equally. The Telecom Operator has yet not informed about the launch but the teaser banner does mention that it is  “coming soon”.
The Teaser banner was first reported by telecom focused “Only Tech”. But it’s sure that this will increase their user base.
Over-Taking  Airtel
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It is clear that JIO is going to compete with Airtel soon. JIO appears to be taking on Airtel by offering similar Disney+Hotstar VIP benefits for prepaid users. Last month, Airtel brought the Rs. prepaid recharge plan with the Disney+Hotstar VIP subscription for a year. The plan also included 3GB high speed data and a valadity of 28 days.
Disney+ Hotstar is one of Indiaâs largest premium video streaming platform. Disney plus Hotstar was recently launched which means that users don’t have to download a secondary app for Disney+ shows. Â The app offers both free and premium video contents which include 50,000 hours of TV content and movies across 8 languages. It let’s you access to its vast library of movies and shows from Disney, Pixar, Marvel, Star Wars, National Geographic & kids shows such as Doraemon, Shinchan, Chacha Chaudhary and more. The Disney+ Â Hotstar premium subscription is priced at Rs 199 per month which brings all the exclusive and latest American television shows like âGame of Thronesâ and latest movies after they have been aired in America.
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Is Hotstar Premium and VIP Same?
NO, they are not same . The premium plan of hotstar is more expensive and gives you access to all the content on hotstar including Hollywood, and movies from across the world. It adds a special feature where you can change the language of the audio with subtitles whereas, VIP account doesn’t permit it.
The Hotstar VIP plan is way cheaper than a premium account whuch is amost one-third of a Premium plan. A Disney+ Â Hotstar subscription is availaible at Rs.365/ a year, whereas a Disney+ Â Hotstar premium plan can be purchased at Rs.999/year. The Hotstar VIP account gives you access to all sports content which include TV movies and Shows.
JioTV is a live streaming service app that offers access to more than 300 TV channels including 42 HD channels across languages and genres. On this app, a person can live-stream TV channels and watch episodes of TV shows, aired in the past 7 days. This partnership will bring Reliance Jio customers who are subscribed to JioTV services to get direct free access to Hotstar premium membership. This, in turn, allows Jio customers to access all the Star TV channels, other exclusive American TV Shows, and movies for free.
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When the Internet becomes more and more affordable, then you need lots and lots of content to consume. Thatâs the case of high-speed 4G users, especially the users under Reliance Jio 4G preview offer. The upcoming Indian telecom operator Reliance Jio has partnered with Star India to offer free premium membership to popular video streaming service Hotstar via JioTV. This will bring a wide catalogue of Star TV channels along with exclusive Americal TV shows and movies for Jio customers.
Open up the JioTV app and tap on any Star TV channel.
You will be then redirected to Google Play Store/ iTunes to download the latest Disney+ Hotstar app.
If you are an existing user then you are provided with an option to upgrade or reinstall the Disney+ Hotstar app.
On upgrading, you will be asked to connect with your Jio account.
Once connected, you can use either the JioTV app or Hotstar app to watch Star TV channels and other TV shows. (clicking Star TV channels on JioTV app will automatically open up in Hotstar).
You can also use the Hotstar directly to watch all other premium TV shows and movies.
According to a report, it is being said that Indian Telecom Operator is now diverging from Disney+ Â Hotstar and is offering free one year Amazon Prime membership worth INR999 to its JIO Fiber users.
Though the company hasn’t made an official announcement but I think finally good days are coming . Whatever it’s going to be JIO users  will get some entertainment benefits from the telecom industry. JIO subscribers claimed of seeing a banner on My JIO App which states the activation one year Amazon Prime membership and that too free. Although the offer is valid for a year only and after this users have to get a paid subscription.
History is a good indicator of our future. But only if we learn its lessons because it is important to understand that this pandemic is one which has changed our lives and businesses maybe for the better, in every area irrevocably. we are going to learn things that the company must do after this lockdown gets over as deep down its clear that  Corona has successfully taken over our lives.
To get back to your 9 to 5, we should learn that there has to be a new normal and we have to adapt ourselves and the workplace to it. The Chain of lockdown has disrupted our work-life in a way we have never seen throughout the globe. And its seen that the majority of people around the world are working from home, daily wage workers and those in industries where remote working isn’t possible are facing the bad consequences of it. Â Employees who have the privilege to work for home, the idea of going back to work in their company could be a little daunting and out of their current daily tasks.
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Getting your businesses up and it should run smoothly simultaneously like earlier times could be like at your wit’s end for a company or business.
The way companies do businesses has advanced over the last decade. We always knew that flexible home working, using digital technology, was possible. Some firms have been using Microsoft teams, Zoom and Skype to conduct online meetings for years. In my honest opinion, what COVID-19 has done is just shown to us that we no longer need expensive land space in premium-priced cities to be effective or efficient. the bonus of no travel, closed offices and buying essentials means shows that we are also helping the nature.
Since COVID 19 has been a great leveler for everyone and its list of effects stands to be devastating.
it had affected our bodies, workplaces, and even the biggest of the world. Nobody expected it! That such a teensy weensy virus can make a big menace on such a large scale and so quickly, that we have to eventually change our lives, habits and daily rituals.
For several years we have heard voices about the coming financial crisis, but the direction it came from makes our eyes wide open. Indices of major Stock Exchanges, such as Nasdaq, are falling even by 9% in a single day. Investors are panicking, Many make haste decisions have been made due to emotional toll. And now it’s so crystal clear that the world is struggling with a crisis, forcing us to make changes for which we were never prepared for as in-person, companies, or organizations.
Output Of Major Industries  Reduced Due to the Covid-19 Pandemic:
effect of covid-19 on industries
⢠Airlines and Hotel industry: between 70-75%
⢠Auto and advanced industries: 50-60%
⢠Construction and Real estate: 50%
⢠Consumer and Retail: 20-25%
⢠Chemicals: 15-20%
⢠Textiles: 50%
⢠Freight and Logistics: 40-45%
⢠Metals and Mining: 35-40%
⢠Oil and Gas: 20-25%
⢠Power: 20-25%
⢠Agriculture: 15%
⢠IT services: 10-15%
⢠Pharma: 10-15%
⢠Telecom: 0-5%
“Most industries will need to reactivate their entire supply chain, because the impact of Coronavirus was different in scale and timing in various countries across the world,” says Yogita Tulsiani, Co-founder, iXceed Solutions. “Leaders must, therefore, reassess their entire business system and plan for contingent actions to return their business to effective production at pace and scale,” says Tulsiani. “But the problem will become more complex as winter will bring new problems for many countries,” she says. “In my opinion, pay cuts, layoffs, deferring bonus in the payout, deferring salary payment is very much being implemented by many organizations,” she adds.
Now the biggest question is:  Can their company stand at par with its previous productivity and a return to rehiring and training  OR  Will more companies move towards remote working?
COVID-19 Â in The Workplace
Due to the proximity of employees in workplaces, employers must consider the risks posed by the virus and the legislative obligations as employers. On any day they run the risk of their employees, business associates, and even clients who are infected with the virus bringing it into the workplace.
post corona effects on company
Occupational Health and Safety Obligations of an Employer
Section 8 of the Occupational Health and Safety Act (“OHSA”) obliges every employer to take reasonable measures to provide and maintain a safe working environment that does not pose a risk to the health of its employees. This obliges the employer to:
take steps to eliminate or mitigate any hazard or potential hazard, before resorting to protective equipment;
provide information, instructions, training and supervision that may be necessary to ensure the health and safety of employees at work;
enforce such measures as may be necessary in the interests of health and safety.
An employer is further prohibited from permitting a person to enter a workplace where the health and safety of such a person is at risk, in terms of the General Safety Regulations published under the OHSA.
An employer may require its employees to undergo medical testing for COVID-19 where:
⢠the employee has recently traveled to an area in which COVID-19 is prevalent; and/or
⢠the employee has had recent contact with persons traveling from an area in which COVID-19 is prevalent; and/or
⢠the employee exhibits symptoms consistent with the known symptoms of COVID-19.
Companies should establish periodic calls to employees to track deliverables and productivity
Tips Company Should Deal with Pitching Demands
plans for companies after lockdoen gets over
Encourage regular hand washing
Perform routine environmental cleaning
Encourage Sick Employees to Stay Home
Talk with Employees about Travel Plans
Increasing online penetration
Precautionary measures such as increasing store cleanings
Encouraging safe distancing among employees
Reopen offices with fewer employees
Not reopening underperforming workforce
Making a rooster plan so that alternative employees come to alternate days.
Taking  forced leave
Employer should  compel an employee, whom he reasonably suspects of having COVID-19, to medical testing
Employer should  dismiss an employee who has contracted COVID-19 based on medical incapacity
Sick leave entitlements
Open Dialogue with Employees
Employers need to know how to decrease the spread of acute illnesses like coronavirus and lower the impact of COVID-19 in their workplace and share plans with their employees.
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Plans should identify and communicate their objectives, which may include one or more of the following:
reducing transmission among staff
protecting people who are at higher risk for adverse health complications
maintaining business operations
minimizing adverse effects on other entities in their supply chains
It’s important, now, that whatever we do should include: virus severity, the impact of the virus on employees that at higher risk of infection, and possible increased number of employee absences.
Go-To Tips for Employees Getting Back to Work After Lockdown
Energize the body
Ensure voluntary physical distancing
Take care of workplace safeguards (masks, sanitizer, etc.)
Maintain your aura
Conserve mental energy
Find meaning in work — societal, organizational/corporate, client/target, team, and personal
Focus on solutions
Set positive aspirations
Stay focussed
Build relationships
tips to deal with corona virus
There’s a saying that the problem could be any big but it always comes with a solution and hence, it’s us who have to find it. For a company to bring on a new normal it has to work smartly. And, I don’t know if this could create a make-believe situation but there is a way:
Remote Work — A New Way of Work
Remote work stands not only for the benefits associated with the involvement of employees, their lower rotation, but also great potential for development. It’s an open-end opportunity to redefine what cooperation between a company and an employee is. How your team works depends more on them, and how you present them with priorities and goals can help them find the best solutions. The goals must be mutual, set, and specified. Thanks to this your team’s motivation to implement them will not decrease because they will know what they’re striving for. If people work together, aiming for one goal, they share responsibility for the project.
Remote work is also an opportunity for other ways of accounting for work, not necessarily for hours worked, but for results. The times when you have to sit in the office to finish the required 8 hours full time are over. This also gives more and more opportunities for businesses that can optimize their costs. You don’t need to maintain an office, equipment, buy coffee, and take care of fruit Thursdays. Just invest in tools that facilitate online work, and there are more and more of them of high quality.
A study five years ago showed a 13% increase in productivity when working from home. The reasons stated were the reduced number of breaks and sick leave. Not only work from home, but work from anywhere in the world is gaining more and more votes. By giving employees more freedom, limiting negative practices such as micromanagement, we allow people to grow and release their potential. With greater freedom comes greater responsibility and with it even greater employee involvement in what they do. This is confirmed by the State of Remote Work 2019 report prepared by Owl Labs. According to it, mobile workers with a 13% higher probability won’t want to change jobs for the next 5 years. This is something worth investing in!
Be ready for an operational shock!
So, take care of them and prepare yourself to go back to work once the lockdown ends with a clear mind full of determination!
It’s pretty obvious how Google got succumbed to Chinese pressure and has removed two rival apps which had posed a challenge to the Chinese apps. Google removes apps from play store because google is playing hard for China. Google deleted 2 apps from the play store: MITRON  and  REMOVE CHINA APPS.
Google’s been playing hard to rescue social media platforms of  China and yet such a mysterious behaviour like that is still not-known.
Firstly, it deletes millions of negative reviews from Play Store to improve the rating of the TikTok.
 And then, it deletes 2 apps from its play store.
We, as Indians , behave in such naive manner that we have to be the good ones always  because this is what  Gandhian policies taught us for a long time. And believe me , these are the ethics we eventually behave. The most live example is the short form video app Mitron which shot to fame for its alleged Indian roots amid the backlash against TikTok.
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It was crystal clear that whoever it maybe , even Google didn’t fail to gag for China . Pro-Chinese economy wins with a clean background and left no grey area because at the end of the day it’s only black and white.
Mitron goes Down-The-Hill
Google’s arbitrary regulation of Android apps has yet again come to the fore as Play Store seems to have remove  it from the app list. âMitronâ â the popular alternative for TikTok, which was developed by a Pakistan-based software development company Qboxus and later purchased by an Indian student.
The app was taken down as it was repetitively offering  the same content and experience that is already being provided by TikTok. Google claimed in a saying” We don’t allow apps that merely provide the same experience as other apps already on Google Play Store. Apps should provide value to users through the creation of unique content or services.
As the tension between India and China mounted on the border within the army troops, online campaigns urging people to uninstall Chinese apps also gathered momentum. Mitron app turned out to be best alternative to TikTok and millions of rushed towards it. . The app went on to 5 million downloads on Android in a few weeks in May. Despite its huge success and significant number of user base, it had bugs  and did not have a robust privacy policy.
Based on a report, it was found that Mitron app was first developed by a Lahore-based company named Qboxus. The Pakistan-based company had created an app called TicTac, similar to TikTok. Later, the app was later rebranded in India as âMitronâ whose source code was purchased from a website called CodeCanyon.
According to Irfan Sheikh â the founder of Qboxus, claimed that  an IIT Roorkee student, Shivank  Aggarwal purchased the source code from them and did not make significant  changes to the original app.  Mitron has no customisations and is a direct copy of TikTok clone app called TicTac so Sheikh said it’s not appropriate.  The QBoxus team has claimed that the TicTac app was actually created by them before putting up the source code of the app on sale.
It seems that developers were in a hurry to rush the Mitron app to the market, they neglected the fact to make any amends. They thought to make it a show-bust but remorsefully it didn’t land properly as it was expected.
It is to be noted that the Mitron application had a rating of 4.8 on Google Play Store with 5 millions of download. It’s funny how Google confirmed the removal of the Mitron app stating that it doesnât comply with Googleâs privacy policies.
Another application âRemove China Appsâ, which had gained popularity in India in recent weeks has also been removed from the Google Play Store. The app allowed users to detect and easily delete apps developed by Chinese firms.
More than one million people in India had installed the application on their phone to delete Chinese apps present on their smart phone. The app was  developed by Jaipur based Indian firm OneTouch AppLabs, which eventually gained popularity in the country at a time when there was rising anti-China aggression  among nationalists  due to ongoing  tension between two countries at LAC( Line of Actual Control).
When the app bags around 5 millions of users, Google intervened on Tuesday to remove the app from its Play Store. The developer of the app announced on Twitter that their app has been suspended from Play store. The firm are not aware of why Google removed the app from Play Store. They announced that If a user has already downloaded the âRemove China Appsâ application on their phone it will still work for you, but new downloads cannot be made.
Google has not specified the exact reason as to why the app was delisted from its app store. However, it is likely to have removed the app owing to the rising security and privacy concerns, Indian Express reported.
It was crystal clear that whoever it maybe , even Google didn’t fail to gag for China . Pro-Chinese economy wins with a clean background and left no grey area because at the end of the day it’s only black and white.
Recently a horrific incident took place in Minneapolis which led to massive protests by citizens of the USA. The incident happened On May 25, Minneapolis resident George Floyd was pinned face down on the ground in handcuffs, by a white police officer who pressed his knee against Floydâs neck for more than eight minutes.
George Floyd, a 46 year old black man, was suspected of passing a counterfeit $20 bill. Floyd was unresponsive when paramedics arrived, and he was declared dead later.ââThis led to a massive protest in the USA which left protesters vandalizing vehicles and was set on fire.ââTo present solidarity and in honor of George Floyd, most of the brands stood up against racism. They  have shown their  support to the protests by primarily using the medium of social media to align themselves.
Twitter
Major tech giants have also came forward to provide solidarity to George Floyd and stand up against racism. Twitter has officially revised its logo to black and added the hashtag “black lives matter” to its bio, this comes after when twitter added a warning label on tweets posted by President Donald Trump and the white house threatening to shoot protesters in Minnesota.
Twitter changed their logo in solidarity to support George Floyd
Facebook
Following this Facebook, Instagram, and YouTube also stepped in, Facebook has also changed its logo to black, but Facebook CEO faced massive criticism from the citizens of the USA as well as from its employees for over his refusal to act on President Donald Trumpâs incendiary tweets about protests.
Facebook changed their logo in solidarity to support George Floyd
Unlike Twitter  Facebook  has not appended any warning label to posts by President Donald Trump that threatened “looting” in Minneapolis would lead to “shooting.” Zuckerberg has said his company “read it as a warning about state action, and we think people need to know if the government is planning to deploy force”. Â
Speaking about Instagram, Instagram has also updated its cover image and display picture to black. The cover image says, ‘#ShareBlackStories.
Instagram changed their logo in solidarity to support George Floyd
Whatsapp
WhatsApp a famous messaging platform owned by Facebook  has also dyed its logo to black, to present solidarity to George Floyd, which pleasantly surprised fans of the instant messaging application.
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âYouTube
YouTube has committed $1 million âin support of efforts to address a social injustice,â with CEO Susan Wojcicki noting on Twitter alongside the donation announcement that, âWe stand together.â YouTube also changed the shade of its typically red  logo to black on all of its social media platforms as a sign of solidarity.                                  Â
YouTube changed their logo to honor black lives matter movement
These are times when we realize the power of social media, with the help of social media this incident came into light. We all are humans we all are same, We have end racism and hate towards a particular community because of#blacklivesmatter.
Americans are not new to racism, racism has been carried out in America from an early age. there are several occurrences reported of racism by the cops towards white and black, but many leave unattended this was one such incident which spread like a wildfire, and the citizens of America came forward to fight against racism.
On May 24 late night, the Bollywood superstar Salman Khan, along with former tennis player Mahesh Bhupathi, announced the launch of his new grooming and personal care brand FRSH. Salman Khan decided to launch a sanitizer as the first product under the brand considering the importance of hygiene and sanitization during the coronavirus pandemic.
Various governments and authorities are taking steps to contain the spread of coronavirus. Many celebrities, leaders, entrepreneurs are helping in their way to deal with the havoc caused by COVID-19. Some are rendering financial help while some are directly helping the affected. For instance, Kylie Jenner also announced that her brand would be manufacturing hand-sanitizers.
Amid the coronavirus or COVID-19 pandemic, sanitizers are in great demand around the globe as sanitizing is a key to safeguard against the deadly disease. Coronavirus has infected over 54 lakh people and killed more than 3.45 lakh patients. Thus, the need for sanitizers has seen a boom since the coronavirus outbreak.
Addressing the need of the hour, Salman Khan announced in a video on social media about the launch of a new personal care and grooming brand named FRSH which is co-founded by former tennis player Mahesh Bhupathi. The brand FRSH is co-created by Scentials Beauty Care and Wellness Pvt. Ltd.
Salman Khan also owns an apparel brand under Being Human – The Salman Khan Foundation which is a charitable trust devoted to education and healthcare initiatives for the underprivileged in India.
Salman Khan said in his video, âI am launching my new grooming & personal care brand FRSH as it is very essential to do sanitization. Initially, we had planned to launch deodorants under the brand but as per the need of the hour, we are bringing sanitizers. After sanitizers, other products like deodorants, body wipes, and perfumes will also be launched under the brand.â
The brand has also launched its official website https://www.frshworld.com. According to the website frshworld.com, currently, the frsh sanitizers are 72 percent alcohol-based to provide protection from the infection. The frsh sanitizers are available at its official website but later it will be available at stores. The products will also be available at various stores across the country once the supply begins Currently, people can buy the products from this official website at discounted prices.
FRSH sanitizers are 72% Alcohol based
The website frshworld.com shares an important message, âThere are millions of germs and viruses out there that can make you ill and intercept you from life and career goals. Personal hygiene here plays a very important role. Maintaining good hygiene results in better health, of the body and the mind. And it all begins with your hands. Your hands are the busiest tools of your body. Germs on your hands can easily enter your body through your mouth, nose, eyes, or ears during your daily activities.
Hence itâs vital to keep them clean and sanitized always. Clean/sanitize objects that one may come in contact with, dispose of waste effectively, and use gloves when needed. In times like these, a little extra precaution goes a long way in ensuring the wellbeing of you and your entire family. FRSH world encourages you to sanitize! RAHO FRSH, RAHO SAFE!â
According to frshworld.com website, we can buy sanitizers in a pack of 2, 3, 5, 8, and 10. The prices of frsh sanitizer are: A 100 ml bottle of sanitizer is priced at Rs 50 and a 500 ml bottle of sanitizer costs Rs. 250. However, if one goes for combo sets, there will be discounts from 10 percent to 20 percent as per the website. A combo pack of 10 bottled consisting of 100 ml costs Rs. 400.
In the video post, Khan giving the logic behind this, says, âFRSH is spelled as F-R-S-H. If âthereâ can be substituted with âthrâ then why cannot we substitute âfreshâ with âFRSHâ.â After talking about the need for sanitization, Khan told that after a few days they will launch other products like deodorants, body wipe, and perfumes. He also talked about how the quality of FRSH is and that the prices will be affordable.
Salman Khan always releases his films on the occasion of Eid. But this year, due to COVID-19 lockdown, film releases and film shoots have been put on a hold. However, Khan from a new launch as he decided to make the most of this opportunity and gave his fans FRSH. Khan said that considering the need of the hour, sanitizer is more important than deodorants and perfumes.
Salman Khan actively posts videos on his social media handles to raise awareness about the importance of social distancing and personal hygiene. The actor has been utilizing his time during the lockdown to create awareness about the pandemic with the help of new music. Frsh sanitizer by Salman Khan is one such effort by the actor.
The e-commerce giant Amazon,  now a days is  to expand all of it’s service in all the sectors by entering in the new sectors trying to build tough competition for the existing players of that sector. Now, the company has joined Indiaâs online food delivery market, and now focusing on becoming the market leader in this sector by giving tough competition to the top local players i.e. Swiggy and Zomato. Let us see the complete report on the topic, Amazon experimenting in food delivery services in India.
Insights of Amazon Food
The American-based e-commerce giant Amazon, has invested a good amount in their new venture i.e. around $6.5 billion in India. The name given to their brand new food delivery service is Amazon Food. At the present moment, the Amazon food is working in selected pin-codes of Bangalore i.e. Â 560048, 560037, 560066 and 560103. From the past news from many sources, it was heard that the company was originally planning to launch their food delivery service in India last year, which they pushed to match. No clear reason was provided by the company in this regards but later on they had to push it further more due to the nationwide stay-at-home order (National lockdown) by the Indian government, which they issued in late March before the immediate starting of their services.
E-commerce giant at present testing the food delivery service with the selected restaurant partners in Bangalore with some of the employees. They are going to expand this venture in the upcoming span of time.
Competition in food delivery services
The basic idea behind the Amazonâs entry into the food delivery market sector to try the new sector. Also, many of it’s rival in their sectors are presently started working in this sector. Google is also working in this sector indirectly with the help of their funded company i.e. Danzo. At present, Danzo (Google backed startup) is working in all types of delivery services and now has started delivering the food services.
Other startups like Zomato is itself working in this sector and has now acquired Uber Eats in the starting of the year. The biggest rival startup, Swiggy is also giving the tough competition in this sector, making this sector difficult for any type of future competition. After looking a great opportunity in this food and delivery sector, Amazon is also trying to experience this sector.
Amazon strategy behind Amazon food
Amazon is now promoting it’s Amazon prime services to their customers to experience all the facility under a single roof. The company was waiting to integrate this facility with their prime services. According to the company, this brand new integration of this service can help them in increasing their revenue and can help in achieving their goal of converting their business model into profits. This will also help them in acquire more customers which can become their potential customer and so they will be able to experience all the facility within the same brand name in the single servicing platform.
The coronavirus pandemic has pushed many struggling companies into bankruptcy. Stay-at-home orders have forced many nonessential businesses to close as the demand has fallen massively. The number of bankruptcy filings has risen sharply with little revenue coming in. According to report from American Bankruptcy Institute, bankruptcy filings have risen by 26% from last year.
COVID-19 has led to disruptions of many industries. The economic slowdown caused by novel coronavirus has forced many startups and SMBs to shut because of the limited resources, revenue, capital and high debt prior to the pandemic. Not only this, many big companies are also gradually being pushed towards the bankruptcy.
The result is that it has increased layoffs across many industries. Huge number of people have been laid off resulting into unemployment. For the last two months, 36.5 million people have filed for jobless benefits. This all ultimately resulting into economic crisis.
Unable to cope with the loss, not only startups but many established firms are left with option but file the bankruptcy. The companies filing bankruptcy are mostly from aviation industry i.e. airlines, clothing lines and oil & gas companies. Some of them are big players like Virgin Australia, Neiman Marcus, J.Crew, Diamond Offshore Drilling and Whiting Petroleum.
Here are some of the major companies dealing with the financial fallout due to COVID-19.
Diamond Offshore Drilling
On April 26, the contract drilling services company, Diamond Offshore filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. The Houston-based company provides contract drilling services to the energy industry around the globe. But it filed bankruptcy due to low oil demand and the price war between OPEC and Russia as it caused its business to decline amid the coronavirus outbreak
Diamond Offshore has $5.8 billion of assets and debts of more than $2.6Bn. The company filed bankruptcy 10 days after it missed an interest payment on $500Mn worth of bonds and said it was working with advisers on various options for its future. The company also recently drew down $400 million under a revolving credit facility.
In 2019, Diamond Offshore reported revenue of $981 Mn. The company had employed 2,500 workers at the end of last year. According to companyâs statement, Diamond Offshore currently has enough capital about $435 million of cash on hand to continue normal operations as it undergoes restructuring efforts.
Virgin Australia
On April 21, Australiaâs second-biggest airline Virgin Australia became the worldâs largest airline to seek bankruptcy protection since the coronavirus shutdown created a debt crisis. The COVID-19 has affected the travel industry as airlines seek government due to restrictions on travel.
Virgin Australia was rejected for a 1.4 billion Australian dollar ($897 million) government loan before entering into the Australian equivalent of Chapter 11 bankruptcy proceedings. However, Virgin Australia was struggling even before the corona crisis. Â It has been suffering an annual loss for seven consecutive years.
The company currently has debt of AU$5 billion ($3.2 billion). On the other hand, more than 10 parties have expressed interest in restructuring the company. Founder of Virgin Group and major shareholder of Virgin Australia, Sir Richard Branson stated that the company would work towards proper steps to make Virgin Australia healthy again.
Virgin Australia constitutes share of around one-third of Australiaâs domestic airline market. The company employs 10,000 people directly and 6,000 people indirectly. If the company ceased operations, its rival Qantas Airways would have a virtual monopoly.
Frontier Communications
On April 14, the national phone and the high-speed internet company Frontier Communications initiated its bankruptcy proceedings by filing for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy. The company announced that it was proceeding with the sale of its Washington, Oregon, Idaho and Montana operations and assets to Northwest Fiber for around $1.35 billion in cash.
The company made its restructuring plan to reduce its debt by more than $10 billion. It has also received $460 million in debtor-in-possession financing. Frontier has more than $1.1 billion in liquidity including the companyâs more than $700 million revenue in cash. Also the DIP financing will help it meet operational needs.
With this financing, the company plans to continue providing quality service. Frontier has fiber-optic and copper networks in 29 states. The company said it had $8.1 billion in annual revenue in 2019, according to an SEC filing.
Goldâs Gym
On May 4, one of the most popular fitness chains Dallas-based Gold’s Gym filed for bankruptcy protection under Chapter 11 of the country’s bankruptcy code. Goldâs Gym plans to permanently close around 30 company-owned gyms but its franchised locations will reopen as coronavirus restrictions are lifted.
The company said in a statement that the move has been taken in an effort to facilitate the financial restructuring of the company. Due to lockdowns imposed in many countries to contain the spread of COVID-19, gyms are forced to remain shut during this period. Thus, it has become difficult for them to continue their operations.
The company expects to emerge from bankruptcy by August 1. The company said that has been a complete and total disruption of every one of their business norms. So they needed to take quick, decisive actions to enable them to get back on track. Goldâs Gym was bought in 2004 by TRT Holdings for $158 million.
Many businesses filed for bankruptcy protection under Chapter 11 due to COVID-19
Intelsat
On May 13, the satellite operator Intelsat announced that it filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. The company reported almost $15 billion in debt at the end of 2019 and started struggling when it skipped a $125 million interest payment in April. Intelsat had revenue of $2.1 billion at the end of 2019.
Intelsat provides satellite services to customers in the media and government sectors but because of because of coronavirus crisis, the company saw significant reductions in demand that eventually led to filing of bankruptcy. However, it secured $1 billion in debtor-in-possession financing to help provide liquidity during the restructuring process.
J.Crew
On May 4, the New York apparel company J.Crew filed for bankruptcy after struggling with declining sales and huge debt. The retailer had roughly $2.5 billion in annual sales. The company faced low demand as all its locations were forced to close temporarily to contain the spread of Covid-19.
J.Crew tried to lower some of its debt burden by taking its more successful Madewell brand public. As part of the bankruptcy proceedings, J.Crewâs lenders will convert around $1.65 billion of its debt into equity. The retailer also secured $400 million financing from current lenders in order to continue its operations during its restructuring.
Another menswear brand John Varvatos filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy on May 6 as part of an agreement to sell all of its business and assets to British private equity firm Lion Capital. John Varvatos stated that along with the rest of the luxury retail industry, it has been greatly impacted by the negative effects of the coronavirus pandemic. The outbreak has forced the company to temporarily close its stores.
As part of the sale agreement, Lion Capital will provide debtor-in-possession financing that will help support John Varvatos operations when combined with its projected cash flows. Lion Capital was already an investor in John Varvatos. It had purchased a majority stake in the company in 2012.
Stage Stores
On May 10, Stage Stores, which operates department stores under brands such as Gordmans, Bealls and Goodyâs, filed for bankruptcy and is now terminating its operations. According to a company statement,it is looking for potential buyers of its business and assets,
Earlier Stage Stores struggled with competing against large-scale retailers as well as e-commerce sellers. Then, the pandemic burdened the retailer by causing Stage Stores to temporarily close all of its 738 locations. For reconstruction, the retailer is now in the process of beginning to reopen stores to conduct liquidation sales.
Stage Stores operates the chains in mostly rural areas across 42 states. The company had roughly 13,600 full-time and part-time employees as of February 2019 and reported revenue of $1.58 billion in sales in the last fiscal year.
True Religion Apparel
On April 13, True Religion Apparel, an American denim retailer, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy for the second time in less than three years. The company has struggled in recent years with competition from other retailers. With the retail industry hard hit by the coronavirus, True Religion stated that simply could not afford to wait out the financial instability and stay-at-home restrictions.
ABL and Term Loan are the companyâs largest lenders. They are providing more capital to help with its restructuring. True Religion had assets and liabilities ranging from $100 million to $500 million. Until its stores open up, the company plans to continue focusing on its e-commerce sales. True Religion was taken private when it was bought by investment management firm TowerBrook Capital Partners in 2013.
Ultra Petroleum
On April 30, the energy company, Ultra Petroleum filed for bankruptcy for the second time and agreed to a balance-sheet restructuring with its creditors. Ultra Petroleum previously entered Chapter 11 proceedings in 2016. Ultra Petroleum has approximately debt of $2 billion as of Dec. 31 and business disruption from the coronavirus has caused the bankruptcy.
Ultra Petroleum secured financing of up to $25 million through the restructuring agreement and a revolving credit facility with an initial borrowing base of $100 million from lenders. The company said it will be able to eliminate $2 billion in debt. Ultra Petroleumâs operations are primarily focused on natural gas reserves in Wyoming. The company had $742 million in revenue for 2019.
Whiting Petroleum
On April 1, the oil and gas company, Whiting Petroleum filed for bankruptcy because of the Saudi-Russia price war and the drop in oil demand driven by the Covid-19 pandemic. Both of these factors contributed to its decision to file for bankruptcy according to Whiting Petroleum.
The officials said the company plans to convert more than $2.3 billion in senior notes into new equity which would account for 97% of the reorganized companyâs ownership. Whiting will also provide payment in full of its revolving credit facility and expects to be out of Chapter 11 proceedings within five months.
The company said it has $585 million of cash on its balance sheet and will continue normal business operations. Whitingâs business is situated in the Rocky Mountain region of the U.S. It has its largest projects in North Dakota and Colorado. Whitingâs market valuation fell from its peak $15 billion to $32 million in 2011.
Chesapeake Energy
The oil and gas company is reportedly preparing a bankruptcy filing after its business took a hit from the Saudi-Russia price war and declining demand for oil amid the coronavirus pandemic. The Oklahoma City-based company was once at the forefront of the U.S. shale boom.
The company was burdened with $9 billion in debt even before the pandemic and price war. Chesapeake is in talks to secure $1 billion in debtor-in-possession financing that would help it fund operations and is considering skipping a $192 million payment due in August. It also faces a July 1 payment of $136 million.
Founded in 1989, Chesapeake has operations in five U.S. states, including Pennsylvania, Texas and Louisiana. It employed about 2,300 people as of the end of 2019.
Hertz
The car rental company Hertz doubts its ability to continue as a going concern which indicates that it is on verge of bankruptcy. The companyâs executives have been trying to postpone the roughly $500 million payment. Yet, it has secured debt restructuring advisers and is preparing for negotiations with creditors over its $17 billion in debt.
The car rental industry has been affected severely due to coronavirus pandemic. Hertz had laid off 10,000 people amid the crisis, incurring employee termination costs of $30 million. The Estero, Florida-based company is now working with restructuring experts at law firm White & Case and investment bank Moelis & Co. in order to address its debt issues.
JC Penney
On May 15, J. C. Penney Company Inc., with its Chapter 11 filing, became the largest retailer in the United States to file for bankruptcy amid the coronavirus pandemic. The Plano, Texas-based company is facing numerous challenges like declining sales and nearly $4 billion in debt. Most of J.C. Penneyâs stores have been closed since March 18 because of the coronavirus.
JC Penney had skipped a $12 million interest payment due on April 15 and a $17 million due on May 7. Upon missing the first payment, the company entered a 30-day grace period âin order to evaluate certain strategic alternatives. J.C. Penney plans  to secure about $450 million to fund its operations in bankruptcy.
The company operates about 850 stores in the U.S. and employs nearly 90,000 workers. However, the retailer may have to permanently close 200 of these stores as part of its bankruptcy process. Penney saw total net sales for the fourth quarter ended Feb. 1 fall 7.7% to $3.38 billion from last year.
American luxury department store Lord & Taylor is also preparing for bankruptcy and plans to liquidate inventory in its 38 department stores once restrictions to curb the spread of Covid-19 are lifted according to reports. The retailer braces for a bankruptcy process and does not expect to survive the bankruptcy process.
Lord & Taylor, billed as the oldest in the United States, was founded in 1826 and once a major retailer in the U.S. But then it struggled to compete with other rivals such as Macyâs and TJX Companies which operates TJ Maxx and Marshalls. Department stores in general have faced challenges from online retailers and consumers purchasing less apparel.
Le Tote, owner of Lord & Taylor, owes $23.53 million to Hudsonâs Bay Company after buying the retailer from the Canadian department store chain for CA$100 million in 2019. Hudsonâs Bay maintained possession of some of Lord & Taylorâs real estate and took on responsibility for its rent payments. The company could use a bankruptcy filing to take some of its leases back from Lord & Taylor.
During the ongoing coronavirus crisis, Indian SMBs (small and medium businesses) are facing various challenges in running their operations smoothly. These challenges include access to remote working solutions with secure and scalable environment, disaster recovery and advanced security with device management and threat protection. Microsoft has announced the launch of the Back2Business Solution Boxes to help SMBs maintain business continuity and start their cloud adoption journeys.
Needless to mention, COVID-19 has created havoc all over the world. Many countries are currently going through economic slowdown and global crisis like layoffs and increasing unemployment. Startups and small and medium businesses are no exceptions. They are facing more challenges due to limited capital and resources to keep the operations going.
To provide support in keeping these businesses running through any interruptions and reducing on-premise infrastructure management costs, Microsoft has launched the Back2Business Solution Boxes on May 12. It will help Indian small and medium enterprises or SMBs continue their operations without interruptions. These offerings aim to boost employee productivity and improve customer engagement.
Microsoft set up its India operations in 1990. Today, Microsoft entities in India have over 11,000 employees. Â They provide sales and marketing, research, development and customer services and support, across 11 Indian cities â Ahmedabad, Bangalore, Chennai, New Delhi, Gurugram, Noida, Hyderabad, Kochi, Kolkata, Mumbai and Pune.
Microsoft offers its global cloud services from local data centers to accelerate digital transformation across Indian start-ups, businesses, and government organizations. To help Indian SMBs, Microsoft has decided to bring together offerings across Azure and Modern Workplace. Azure is a cloud computing service created by Microsoft for building, testing, deploying, and managing applications.
Harish Vellat, Senior Director of Small and Mid-Corporate Business, Microsoft India,
âSmall and medium enterprises are an integral part of the Indian economy. Weâve witnessed their resilience and entrepreneurial energy in action as we build the new normal in these difficult times. In our efforts to support these businesses operate today without constraints and be future-ready with the best-in-class technological platform and solutions, the Back2Business Solution Boxes offer speed in deployment and usage and flexibility with pay-as-you-go pricing, along with our commitment to privacy and security.â
Microsoft will offer Cloud computing through Azure & Teams
Back2Business Solution Boxes
Microsoft will provide near-term challenges through COVID-19 offerings around Windows Virtual Desktop and Microsoft Teams. Microsoft has also designed some solution packages to accelerate the cloud adoption journeys of SMBs. These are designed to help increase legacy systems and migrate workloads to Azure or modernize apps and websites. These solution boxes are standard and easy to customize according to requirements of customers.
The boxes come in four variants –
Starter: Designed for small organizations that require remote working and collaboration solutions in a secure environment.
Booster: Developed for mid-sized businesses that need both online and desktop applications, customer management, backup service, and a secure disaster recovery strategy.
Modern Business: Designed for SMB customers who require a simple security foundation along with their productivity suite.
Advanced: Developed for SMBs that need advanced security capabilities, cost reduction and better infrastructure management.
Microsoft mentioned that their partners have the additional flexibility of customizing the boxed packages with their own value offerings for migration and deployment. Microsoftâs partner ecosystem is at the centre of delivering technologies and driving business transformation for its customers. Together with its partners, Microsoft is committed to helping the small and medium business community in India navigate the current challenges and scale up their operations seamlessly.
