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Motorola Solutions Asia Pacific named Employer of Choice
Charlene Tan , Motorola Solutions ’ Human Resources Director , Asia Pacific
Zoom launches new Singapore data center following backlash
Zoom Video Communications has opened a new data center in Singapore after the region briefly halted the use of the video conferencing superstar for home-based education following reports that hackers were breaking in and posting obscene images .
The opening of Zoom ’ s first data center in Southeast Asia comes as the San Jose , California-based company sees a surge in usage and demand stemming from the Coronavirus pandemic , which has caused a spike in remote working around the world . Since January Zoom has seen a 65- fold increase in users of its free service in Singapore as well as a tripling of the amount of paying customers in the region .
Motorola Solutions ’ Asia Pacific business has earned major recognition for its employee experience and culture by winning an HRD Asia Employer of Choice award .
The award recognizes companies that continuously improve the experience for their employees through strategic programs to advance their professional development and wellbeing .
Among key areas evaluated for the awards are training and professional development , reward and recognition , diversity and inclusion , leadership , communication , health and wellbeing and work-life balance .
Charlene Tan , Motorola Solutions ’ Human Resources Director , Asia Pacific , said : “ We ’ re extremely proud of how flexible our teams have been in 2020 . We have embraced concepts including working in virtual teams while maintaining high levels of engagement , connection and motivation . This award gives us great encouragement and affirmation that our employee programs and company culture are both very strong .”
With Motorola Solutions ’ global acquisitions of industry leading video security , software and managed services companies , its Asia Pacific workforce continued to grow in size , diversity and skill .
The company has acquired video analytics and AI specialists in Vietnam , mobile application developers in Australia and software engineers in Bangalore , India .
Combined with the company ’ s skilled industrial design , software , electrical and mechanical professionals in Penang , Malaysia , the company has almost 2,000 engineering specialists working throughout the Asia Pacific region .
In April , Singapore temporarily suspended the use of Zoom by educators after reported incidents of hackers posting obscene images on screens during virtual classes .
In addition , Zoom said this year that it had mistakenly routed some video meeting traffic through servers in China , which caused backlash from several government agencies as well as other companies over fears of Chinese surveillance .
Zoom , for its part , recently cut off its direct sales force in mainland China and will only be selling online video conferencing services in the country through authorized thirdparty partners .
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