• March 19, 2024
Automation Anywhere Confirms Layoffs

Automation Anywhere Confirms Layoffs

RPA software provider Automation Anywhere confirmed it is cutting staff amid the Covid-19 pandemic. The company did not disclose how many employees it would lay off, but an Axios report said …

Report: IT Leaders Embracing Automation, But Lack Integrated Approach

Report: IT Leaders Embracing Automation, But Lack Integrated Approach

A new report finds that process automation is a high priority for business executives, but initiatives are siloed and poorly integrated within companies. Conducted by Forrester Consulting for RPA and intelligent …

NASA Hopes to Implement More Unattended RPA Bots

NASA Hopes to Implement More Unattended RPA Bots

In a recent webinar, a NASA official gave a glimpse into its future automation plans. Pam Wolfe, head of NASA’s Shared Services Center said, while the agency has mostly used attended …

Nearshoring to Tap RPA Talent

Nearshoring to Tap RPA Talent

In the earliest days of RPA (a whole half-decade ago), some thought of the technology as a competitor to, if not an outright replacement for, offshoring. The notion was logical: offshoring …

LG to Dramatically Expand RPA Program by 2021

LG to Dramatically Expand RPA Program by 2021

Workplaces in a post-Covid-19 world are expected to change dramatically. One of the effects experts have predicted that massive layoffs and social distancing policies will have is an increase in companies …

Banks Use RPA for PPP

Banks Use RPA for PPP

The U.S. Congress is in the midst of passing an additional stimulus package that will reinvigorate the quickly-depleted Payroll Protection Program (PPP) loans for small businesses. One of the problems that …

Blue Prism Nets $123 Million in New Funding During Pandemic

Blue Prism Nets $123 Million in New Funding During Pandemic

Despite an extremely unsettled business environment, companies are trying to position themselves for life after Covid-19. With organizations perhaps having to find ways to control costs in the lean months ahead, …

Indian Firms Tap RPA to Fight Falling Productivity from Covid-19

Indian Firms Tap RPA to Fight Falling Productivity from Covid-19

Organizations in India have named falling productivity as the business outcome that will be most affected by Covid-19, according to a new report. In “HR resilience planning—Covid-19 Impact and Preparedness,” the …

RPA Solutions for Healthcare and Business Continuity Continue to Emerge

RPA Solutions for Healthcare and Business Continuity Continue to Emerge

RPA providers continue to release solutions tailored for companies responding to the coronavirus pandemic. Health care organizations are at the epicenter of any public health crisis and, in the current pandemic, …

Most Energy Companies 'RPA Beginners'

Most Energy Companies ‘RPA Beginners’

While recent RPA news understandably has been focused on how it can help the healthcare industry during a pandemic straining hospital resources, a new white paper argues that the oil and …