Second S'pore operator gets to sell iPhone
MobileOne inks agreement with Apple to offer iPhone to Singapore customers later this year, bundled with "tailored service plans". However, details remain scant.
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Mac OS,
Mobile platforms/communications
Data center planning needs new paradigm
Businesses need to factor in scalability, flexibility and focus more on keeping operational costs low to equip themselves for cloud environments, says IBM exec.
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Data centers,
Cloud computing,
Cost control
Govt red tape adds to security threats
Bureaucracy and lack of sharing of data between countries impede efforts to address cybersecurity, but work is in progress to resolve issues, notes global industry body.
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Network security,
Security implementation/standards,
Security Management
Indian IT runs home, new geographies for growth
Hit by global recession, India's local tech firms target projects on home soil and venture into new regions including Middle East and Latin America.
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IT outsourcing,
Outsourcing,
Growth strategies and tools,
Business
SingTel's EPL win 'not profitable', but ups ante
Singapore carrier's winning bid to broadcast football league likely won't make profit but will drive up subscriber base to rival StarHub, says Frost & Sullivan.
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IPTV
Green Dam enforcement watered down
China's Web filtering efforts face more hurdles as school administrations and Internet cafes are without, or have uninstalled content sifting software.
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Web 2.0,
Web sites,
Business applications,
Government,
Personal Computers
Philippine govt, IBM quarrel in flood aftermath
Glitch in Philippine pension system causes pileup in emergency loan applications, leading to yet another finger-pointing tiff between GSIS and IBM.
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Database management,
Politics,
Services
Malaysia to enforce data protection law
Eight years in the making, country's Personal Data Protection Bill will finally be tabled in parliament this month and expected to be in force early-2010.
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Data security,
Privacy,
Local Government,
Regulations
Indian SMBs to spend US$48M on UC
Country's small and midsize businesses will spend 80 percent of unified communications budget on Web conference and instant messaging tools, notes new study.
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Business,
Networking technology,
Communications
Older data centers 'capable' for cloud, too
New data centers are being optimized for cloud computing but older facilities are capable and may need only minor tweaking, according to industry player.
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Cloud computing,
Data centers,
LANs and WANs,
Servers
Asian tech startups still worthwhile investments
Returns may not be as good or take longer to realize, but venture capital firms investing in region are still focused on wringing monetary ROI out of technology.
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Investments,
Angel investing,
Business
Asia is WiMax's best bet
Region holds "best prospects" for adoption of wireless technology, but China's backing of 3G dampens WiMax's chances of success, says Frost & Sullivan.
Symantec welcomes Microsoft's market entry
Microsoft's free Security Essentials suite will help increase user awareness but its ineffectiveness will create false sense of security, says Symantec exec.
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PC security,
Data security,
Authentication and encryption,
Security applications/tools
M'sian content sector grows, challenges remain
Malaysia's creative content space makes good strides but still needs to resolve several issues to better compete with peers in region, say industry players.
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Local Government,
Games,
Multimedia
S'pore firms lag in online protection
update Fewer popular Web domain owners in Singapore authenticate e-mail or have strong protection for Web surfing compared to global sites, new scorecard shows.
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Authentication and encryption,
Network security,
Security Management,
Web browsers,
Web sites,
Security
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