When IT and healthcare come together
CIO 1-1 SingHealth's Dr. Low Cheng Ooi shares his views on how IT and healthcare are colliding to bring forth the future of medicine for patients and practitioners.
IT: Set your sights high
perspective In a depressed economic climate, IT should raise its sights and help the business generate revenue, says analyst.
Bangalore's brain drain
perspective Bangalore has always been an IT powerhouse, but now returnees are adding their experience into the mix, says industry watcher.
Green IT isn't dead yet
perspective The recession is dampening many areas of IT--but not environmental impact. An analyst looks at how cost-cutting and green go hand in hand.
Microsoft researcher stores digital life
newsmaker Senior Microsoft researcher Gordon Bell has been recording his life for a decade. He talks about the ideas behind the project, what the future holds, and why he wants a database.
Hard times hit Bangalore
perspective Businesses and workers are making big changes to ride out the recession in India's outsourcing hub, according to industry observer.
Why banks will push ahead with offshoring
perspective Tough times mean banks and financial services firms may have to overcome fears and embrace new forms of offshoring, says consultant.
Are IBM's patent woes justified?
perspective Big Blue is in legal hot water in the United Kingdom relating to its bevy of patents. One U.K.-based lawyer gets to the bottom of the controversy.
Hope for IT spending ahead
perspective Just because we're in a recession doesn't mean all IT spending is on hold. Expect some innovative projects and financing over coming months, says consultant.
SunÂ’s missing mojo: MIA until when?
commentary Sun Microsystems CEO Jonathan Schwartz keeps painting a sunny picture. Then come more losses, layoffs, and letdowns.
If you're IBM (and maybe HP), ain't life grand?
commentary A counter-intuitive start to tech earnings season and this much is clear: the companies with high-margin businesses will pass through the storm a lot easier.
Bangalore chilled by Satyam scandal
perspective Indian outsourcing companies will have a hard time regaining the trust lost from the recent Satyam scandal, says industry observer.
Ten steps to successful IT
perspective We all want to run successful IT departments but how do we do it? An industry observer offers some advice.
Why are IT systems so unreliable?
perspective IT systems are notorious for failing just when they're needed most. Can organizations do anything to fix this?
Services with a 'green'
Though slowed by the economic downturn, NEC Asia is focused on greening its IT and growing its services business, gunning for big contracts such as Singapore's SOE, says CEO Kiyofumi Kusaka.
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