In its infancy, RPA was identified by several verticals, notably financial services, as a natural fit for automation technology. Information-based businesses filled with manual back-office processes using their human capital inefficiently …
In the wake of stay-at-home orders implemented to slow the spread of Covid-19, the federal government offered assistance to small businesses in the form of forgivable loans called the Payroll Protection …
Microsoft could be bolstering its position in RPA once again. According to multiple published reports, the Redmond, Wash.-based software giant is in talks to acquire RPA technology provider Softomotive. Last November, …
Automation expert Sam Best has implemented RPA programs at several stops during his career. Recently he shared his expertise in a webinar for RPA Today readers on two of the most …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …