Work governance into sourcing contract
Organizations that spell out in contracts how they intend to govern client-provider relationship will have "better chance at success", according to industry player.
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IT Governance,
IT outsourcing,
Outsourcing
Govt support key to mushrooming startups
Countries eyeing a flourishing startup landscape should invest generously and court foreign investors, Israeli venture capitalist tells Singapore audience.
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Venture capital
Sony gets a TV repairman
Hiroshi Yoshioka, Sony's head of consumer products and devices, hopes to close gap with competitors in TV market by revamping supply chain, cost cutting and adding features to its products.
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Best strategies,
Cost control
Mogeneration hires rickroll virus author
Ashley Towns, the Australian behind the ikee iPhone worm that replaced the background picture of insecure jailbroken iPhones, has reportedly been hired by Sydney company mogeneration.
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Viruses and worms,
Smart phones
PayPal eyes Asian SMBs' e-commerce moves
Citing study it commissioned, PayPal says small and midsize businesses in region are looking at e-commerce to power growth and enter new markets in year ahead.
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E-commerce,
Web sites,
Web 2.0,
Web services
iPhone officially lands in South Korea
Enthusiasts wait in line overnight to get hands on Apple's smartphone, whose arrival is expected to challenge homegrown giants Samsung and LG Electronics.
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Smart phones,
Mobile platforms
Manage entire network to go green
To achieve 'greener' next-generation networks, operators should scrutinize network investment and focus on product lifecycle management, urges expert.
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Green IT,
Next-generation technology/networks,
Network infrastructure
APAC IPTV subscribers to hit 9.4M
Number of Asia-Pacific Internet Protocol television users will grow 51 percent by year-end, predicts analyst, making region second-largest IPTV market in world.
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Personal broadband
Cloud to power research number-crunching
More academic institutions will look to the cloud for compute power at a lower price, to drive research efforts, says Singapore university professor.
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Cloud computing,
grid computing
Windows 7 S'pore sales Microsoft's fastest-ever
On back of strong consumer demand in Singapore, Redmond's latest operating system has outsold its predecessors within a third of the time, says executive.
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Windows 7,
Server platforms
Asia mobile recycling yield beats Europe
Low labor cost in region allows mobile phone recycling plant to recover nearly 100 percent in recycling process through manual labor, says Nokia.
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Green IT
China slams US bias in cyberspying row
Chinese officials hit back at report by U.S.-China body that claimed the Asian giant has stepped up espionage activities directed at the United States.
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International governments,
Defense/military
Windows 7 catalyzing desktop virtualization
Falling cost of deploying virtual desktops, coupled with enterprise migration to Windows 7 is fueling interest in desktop virtualization, says VMware exec.
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Virtualization,
Microsoft Windows
Ovum: China lacks IT services powerhouses
Despite government push in IT and business process outsourcing services, Chinese equivalents of TCS and Infosys will not emerge in "foreseeable future", report says.
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Outsourcing,
Offshoring
Signature makes cards 'less secure'
Signature-based cards less secure and targeted to be phased out, says analyst, with countries like Australia, U.K. and France, already opting for safer alternatives.
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Security,
Authentication and encryption
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