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Master data management sees resurgence

Renewed interest, demand for MDM as companies scurry to reestablish control over data and ensure sound business sense and decisions based on data insights.

1 day ago in Software by Jamie Yap Comment

MasterCard launches S'pore R&D hub

Payment giant unveils new headquarters which it says will manage intellectual property and brand management, as well as leverage S'pore strengths in R&D and innovation, to develop payment offerings.

1 day ago in Business by Ellyne Phneah Comment

Don't blame the pirates when they have no access to legal content

As I caught up with my relatives over our annual lunar new year gatherings earlier this week, I was asked a question that had popped up many times before: "How do I download music on iTunes?"

And the answer has always.....

1 day ago in B.T.W by Eileen Yu Comment

Write an advanced Excel data import with Agile Platform

Justin James explains how to create a data import for Excel in Agile Platform. He states the process is much faster than using third-party components in .NET code.

1 day ago in Web Development by Justin James Comment

NEC cuts 10K jobs in restructuring

Japanese IT vendor says move will cut costs and lower forecasted losses as company battles competition from Apple and in local IT infrastructure business.

1 day ago in Business by Ellyne Phneah Comment

Bangladesh sets up cybercrime watchdog

New entity set up by Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission will monitor mobile phone, Web site and social networking sites for "harmful" activities, according to reports.

1 day ago in Internet by Liau Yun Qing Comment

Intel pays $120M for video patents, software

Intel buys more video clout with "foundational" patents and next-generation encoding software. Video is spreading to every sort of gadget, and is a market with abundant patent challenges.

1 day ago in Business by Stephen Shankland Comment

Yahoo looks for ways to shed Japanese namesake

Company reportedly trying to get the deal done without being forced to pay as much as US$4 billion in taxes.

1 day ago in Internet by Don Reisinger Comment

Nokia posts $1.5B loss for 2011

Finnish phonemaker suffers severe losses despite sale of over a million Lumia devices, products which CEO Stephen Elop says will be company's main thrust for coming year.

1 day ago in Communications by Jamie Yap Comment

Twitter to censor content in some countries

In move that signals change from previous stance, microblogging site will block tweets in certain countries, if and when required, instead of removing content globally to meet "contours of freedom of expression" in foreign nations.

1 day ago in Internet by Jamie Yap Comment

Freemium model faces biz, IPO challenges

Companies offering services for free face difficulties such as inconsistent performance metrics and moving customers to paid model, note market analysts, who add that these will affect IPO feasibility of such businesses.

2 days ago in Business by Ellyne Phneah Comment

Navigating the cloud computing legal minefield

Tajudeen Abubakr lists the specific questions that you need to have answered by your provider before you commit data to a public cloud service.

2 days ago in Enterprise Servers & Storage by Tajudeen Abubakr Comment

How to selectively use clip art components using PowerPoint

See part of a clip art file that you like? Insert it into PowerPoint and use its tools to separate the objects and use them individually.

2 days ago in Microsoft Office Suite by Susan Harkins Comment

India refutes claims of Web censorship

Indian minister says country will not block any online content unless it flouts Indian laws; adds that censorship debate has blown out of proportion.

2 days ago in Internet by Jamie Yap Comment

Elpida, Micron, Nanya merger talks reach final stage

Japan, U.S. and Taiwan semiconductor giants in last phase of merger negotiation, where combined entity could have second largest share of global DRAM market, beating South Korean chipmakers, according to report.

2 days ago in Hardware by Ellyne Phneah Comment
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I agree with about 95% of the blog. In fact, I pretty much agree with everything except: "you can't really blame the pirates for pirating...

15 hours ago by wordsmth on Don't blame the pirates when they have no access to legal content

This very true, unfortunately the police are cleaning out all the pirate stores here, and now I am downloading torrents. Supply and price...

1 day ago by jnieurzyla on Don't blame the pirates when they have no access to legal content

My #1 need has to be cheap mobile data while travelling, closely followed by better battery life. The survey is spot on. Typically when ...

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Tech industry steps into 2012 with hopes, reservations

Tech industry steps into 2012 with hopes, reservations

Industry insiders share their highs and lows of 2011 and what they hope to achieve in the new year as big data, cloud computing and IT consumerization trends continue to dominate.

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by Eileen Yu

Don't blame the pirates when they have no access to legal content

As I caught up with my relatives over our annual lunar new year gatherings earlier this week, I was asked a question that had popped up many times before: "How.....

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Keeping Singapore's eye on SOPA and PIPA

A while ago I wrote about what Asia needs to know about the Propect IP Act, as well as the Stop Online Piracy Act, also known as SOPA.

It is.....

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ICT takes backseat under Aquino administration

Right now as you read this blog entry, there's an ongoing impeachment trial in the Philippine Senate against Renato Corona, the country's top judge. This political exercise, which is being.....

1 week ago in Pinoy Post by Melvin G. Calimag
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The new year brought news that a prominent startup had folded and, with the newspapers incessantly warning of a worsening economic climate, I thought it would be good to reflect.....

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by Edwin Yapp

Isn't cloud the great leveler?

Happy belated new year, dear readers. After a long hiatus, I'm back blogging, courtesy of some very interesting stories I noticed during my year-end break.

The first is how traditional retailers.....

3 weeks ago in Malaysia Explorer by Edwin Yapp