‘Businesses in South that use old PCs face productivity loss, security breach’

Small and medium businesses (SMBs) in South India, using older PCs, are likely to experience reduced workplace productivity and security vulnerabilities, according to a Microsoft study.

SMBs using computers that are over four years old and running older operating systems will experience significantly reduced workplace productivity compared to newer PCs, it said. The older PCs also expose organisations to security vulnerabilities and IT threats, said Farhana Haque, Group Director-Devices, Microsoft India. SMBs have experienced older PCs being repaired almost four times compared with newer ones. This can amount to at least 96 hours’ worth of productive time lost, said a press release quoting Haque.