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Archives for March 2009

Cars should be made greener, not cheaper

Friday, March 27 2009 11:36 AM

It was a long time coming, but the Tata Nano finally saw daylight this week when the US$2,230 car was officially launched.

Dubbed "the people's car", the 624cc-engine vehicle is the brainchild of Tata Group Chairman Ratan Tata, who aspired to build an automobile costing 100,000 rupees..... Read more ť

Tags: Asia, Car, India, information technology, food, Earth, Green IT, auto company, chairman, pollution

What will it take for cloud to fly?

Friday, March 20 2009 05:59 AM

When planes run through them? In New York, it seems, the clouds rain buckets the very day you book a cruise tour down the Hudson river.

That's right, I'm in the Big Apple this week...the city that never sleeps...capital of the world...Gotham. Did you know the city was given its Big Apple moniker by jazz musicians who toured the country..... Read more ť

Tags: Cloud, Security, Regulation, cloud computing, data center, API, New York, benefits cloud computing, Network, network availability

Security assurance at expense of customer choice?

Friday, March 13 2009 03:20 AM

I'd be the first to admit that I'm somewhat of a control freak. I don't like using giro transfers because I hate letting banks have that kind of access to my money.

I'm equally adverse to any organization that compels me to agree to things in exchange for its services--companies that use my identity card and mobile numbers to run their..... Read more ť

Tags: Security Company, Security, Agreement, Subscription Renewal, Software, bank, payment, marketing, credit card, revenue

Show up the money, really

Friday, March 06 2009 01:52 AM

Governments worldwide have been stepping in and scurrying to help their local business community ride out this current economic slump. Singapore, for sure, isn't one to be left out.

During its budget address in January, the Singapore government unveiled a massive S$20.5 billion (US$13.2 billion) funding pool..... Read more ť

Tags: Government, Recession, financial, bailout, Singapore, job, small and medium business, CEO, entertainment, entertainment industry

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Eileen Yu

Eileen Yu began covering the IT industry when Asynchronous Transfer Mode was still hip and e-commerce was the new buzzword. These days, she gets stirred up over issues concerning Internet regulation, intellectual property rights and software patents, online privacy and data protection. Eileen is senior editor at ZDNet Asia, where she oversees the business tech news site.