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
APAC mobile multimedia services to dethrone SMS
Mobile multimedia services will surpass short messaging service in revenue contribution to Asia-Pacific region excluding Japan by year-end, reports IDC.
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Mobile applications,
Mobile platforms,
Development/design
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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Cloud computing,
Software-as-a-service (SaaS),
Web 2.0,
Mobile platforms/communications
Microsoft told to stop some Windows sales in China
Microsoft ordered to stop selling some versions of Windows operating system in China, following licensing dispute with a local supplier.
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Microsoft Windows,
Software licensing,
Regulations
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
Firefox faces browser clone war in China
Mozilla hosts outreach programs to drive Web standards and has special version of Firefox for China, where browser landscape features IE clones.
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Web browsers,
Web sites
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
China SaaS growth to exceed 'traditional IT'
Country's software-as-a-service market will grow 56 percent next year, exceeding IT sector that includes on-premise software, says report.
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Software-as-a-service (SaaS)
GE inks deal for 'cleaner coal' in China
Timed with Obama's visit, General Electric announces deals in China around high-speed rail, hybrid locomotives, and coal gasification plants with underground carbon storage.
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Green IT
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
Asian travelers want to fly by mobile
Travelers want to use mobile phones to access more travel services including flight check-in and seat change, survey finds.
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Mobile applications,
Traveller
Asian mobile apps need better usability
Developers in region hoping to bring apps to global audience should work on developing cleaner and more intuitive user interfaces, says Nokia exec.
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Mobile applications,
Software engineering/development,
Communications
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
China solar panel maker sets first US plant
Suntech Power aims to boost its share of the U.S. market with a solar-panel manufacturing plant to be built in Arizona.
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Green IT
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