Asian call centers target for social media
Call centers, abound in India and Philippines, need to retool and deploy social media tools to say competitive in market, say top Salesforce.com execs.
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Software-as-a-service (SaaS),
Web 2.0,
Mobile platforms/communications
S'pore transport regulator partners Google Maps
Country's Land Transport Authority hopes to make public transport "choice mode" by offering Google Maps as part of travel planning service.
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Location-based services
Tata targets high-end network services
Tata Comms touts slew of varied investments in Asia-Pacific, in effort to beat competition from operators and content-delivery service providers.
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LANs and WANs,
Network security,
Data centers
Amazon to boost Asia's cloud assurance
update Cloud provider's push into Asia-Pacific is expected to provide a boost of assurance to companies of cloud computing's viability, says analyst.
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Cloud computing,
Web services
Three-strikes piracy deterrent not for S'pore
Anti-piracy law won't be implemented in Singapore as existing laws are sufficient, and will also be difficult to implement, say industry watchers.
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Digital rights management (DRM),
Regulations
Cloud, consumers give Skype enterprise boost
Cloud computing revolution and consumers driving IT adoption provide opportunity for VoIP player to shake off non-enterprise grade label, says Asia-Pacific exec.
M'sian operator bets on new tariffs for 3G growth
Latecomer to Malaysia's 3G market, DiGi unveils new service plans to appeal to wider user base. However, operator still faces tough competition, analyst says.
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3G (Third Generation),
WiMax,
Data services
NBN to lead pay TV way for SingTel
update Singapore's next-gen broadband network will play key role in boosting local carrier's competitive edge in pay TV market, says top company exec.
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IPTV,
Next-generation technology/networks,
Mobile applications
HP zeros in on converged data centers
Wide portfolio and supply chain efficiencies make HP's new offering to enterprises more relevant than "hobby" competitors, according to Asia-based exec.
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Business applications,
Data centers,
Data Management
M'sia mandates local software use for govt
Malaysian government agencies urged to use local applications, in move that can boost country's software market but send wrong signal to foreign players.
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Local Government,
Software engineering/development,
R&D,
Content management
Yahoo CEO eyes Asia, mobile for growth
Internet company sees strong potential to expand its footprint via Asian markets as well as mobile platform, says Yahoo head Carol Bartz.
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Search,
Mobile advertising,
Internet advertising
StarHub finally gets to sell iPhone
Singapore carrier is last of country's three mobile operators to offer the Apple mobile phone, and will begin doing so later this year.
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Mac OS,
Cellular phones
MMS, video calls still going steady in S'pore
Use of multimedia messaging service and video calls remain stable in Singapore, and expected to continue growing, say local telcos.
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Network infrastructure,
Mobile platforms/communications
Mobile broadband still lagging in Philippines
Sector has surpassed fixed broadband in country but mobile broadband adoption still lower than other markets in region, say industry watchers.
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Mobile platforms/communications,
WiMax,
3G (Third Generation)
S'pore says NBN will stay competitive
Tight regulation will ensure players on Singapore's next-generation broadband network will strive to be competitive, assures local telecoms regulator.
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Bandwidth,
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