Category: Biz Tech

A subcontractor not making it, a supplier failing to make a delivery, equipment breaking down, and key personnel falling ill — any of these and more can make construction slow to a crawl.Construction projects being what they are, delays lead to increased costs due to crashing and penalties or to increased exposure due to fast-tracking. Furthermore, when you use both project optimization techniques in combination, you increase both your costs and risks.There is hope things can be better, however. Technology

By 2026, 25% of people will spend at least one hour a day in the metaverse for work, shopping, education, social and/or entertainment, according to Gartner, Inc.“Vendors are already building ways for users to replicate their lives in digital worlds,” said Marty Resnick, research vice president at Gartner. “From attending virtual classrooms to buying digital land and constructing virtual homes, these activities are currently being conducted in separate environments. Eventually, they will take place in a single environment – the metaverse

By Adam Singolda Augmented reality metaverse will beat the virtual reality metaverse, everyone will eventually become an advertising company, remote work will increase diversity in tech and technology companies will learn to live without personal information about users. If 2020 was the year of uncertainty and social reckoning, 2021 was the beginning of change in its wake. New business opportunities were born from a massive migration online, digital advertising became more crucial than ever before, and companies everywhere realized the value of

According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, the median annual wage for computer and information technology or IT jobs in May 2020 was USD 91,250. This is more than twice the median yearly wage of USD 41,950 for all other occupations in the same period.This proves the stereotype: IT professionals indeed draw some of the highest salaries today. It is not limited to the United States, either, as IT jobs in Dubai, France, and many other places in the

Arabian Post Staff Cognetivity Neurosciences Ltd. announced that it has reached a commercial agreement with Emirates Health Services (EHS) for the company’s Integrated Cognitive Assessment (ICA) technology to be deployed as a screening tool for cognitive impairment throughout the United Arab Emirates. Based in Dubai, EHS is the main federal provider of public healthcare services in the UAE. It functions as the operating arm of the country’s Ministry of Health and Prevention, running hundreds of healthcare centers and hospitals across the UAE

Do you use Instagram as a way to market your business but aren’t finding much success with it? Do you want to know what you could be doing to increase your engagement on your Instagram content?Instagram is a powerful social media tool that can be used for marketing purposes. As of 2020, there are more than a billion monthly active users on Instagram. It only makes sense to utilize this platform if you want your content seen by a large

By Rachel SmithThe eCommerce world is very profitable. The competitive atmosphere of the eCommerce industry has made it difficult for small eCommerce stores to establish themselves amongst competitors. Maintaining a strong and continuous online presence is an absolute necessity for an e-commerce business looking to build awareness and boost sales. That's why other eCommerce businesses are looking for ways to get their store and products noticed online, and they've found a perfect solution – micro-influencers. ECommerce stores are turning to

Image CreditYou want your business to look professional, but you don't have the funds for a full-time marketing team or an in-house design department. There are plenty of simple things that you can do to make your business look more professional and improve customer experience.Here are easy steps to take which will help you get started on improving the appearance of your business and making it more successful. Get a Dedicated Phone Number Getting a dedicated phone number for your business is

Customer service can be difficult to provide on an e-commerce site because there are no face-to-face encounters, but it is just as crucial as it is in any other customer-facing organization.While e-commerce websites might be tremendously handy, they can also fall short in a number of important ways. The inability to give the same level of personalized attention that you would obtain in a brick-and-mortar store is the most glaring flaw.If you want to outperform the competition, however, your company

Arabian Post Staff Amazon today announced that Alexa, the brain that powers the Echo device family, is coming to the United Arab Emirates, offering customers an all-new, localized language experience in Khaleeji Arabic as well as in English, new features built with Gulf customers in mind, new smart home integrations with many compatible devices, and nearly 200 Alexa skills. Echo devices are voice-controlled speakers designed entirely around your voice—they are always ready, hands-free, and fast. Alexa runs in the cloud, receives new

The modern pace of life often makes many of us neglect sleep. We mistakenly think that it takes too much time, which can be spent on doing something more important. Is it possible to sleep less or is it worth giving up this idea? We decided to ask Choi En Djun, Doctor of Medical Sciences and Chief Physician of the Center of European and Oriental Medicine, Member of American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO), European Society for Medical Oncology (ESMO),