Indian states take flight with SWANs
Country's US$713 million State Wide Area Networks initiative to interconnect 29 states and six union territories is now in full swing.
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CEOs endorse 'foothold strategy' for electric cars
The Electrification Coalition of different companies pushes for policies to promote electric vehicles in six to eight regions in the U.S. as a way to build critical mass.
Find more stories in: Green IT, Battery, Electrification Coalition, Nissan Motor Co. Ltd., CEO, U.S., Green IT, Plug-in, electric car, electric vehicle
Antitrust concerns linger in Google Books deal
Opponents of Google Books settlement say the search giant will still have exclusive rights to digitize orphaned out-of-print works.
Find more stories in: Regulations, Digital rights management (DRM), Google Inc., U.S., revenue, U.S. Department Of Justice, American Civil Liberties Union, Settlement, antitrust, blog
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.
Find more stories in: Green IT, Clean Technology, Suntech Power Holdings, U.S., Green IT, mW, Manufacturing, Sales, solar panel, China
Wary green-tech venture investors shift gears
Applying the venture capital model of IT onto energy isn't working, which is something many clean-tech venture capitalists will learn the hard way, say experts.
Find more stories in: Green IT, Venture capital, Clean Technology, Department Of Energy, BP Plc, Venrock, Information Technology, Green IT, Investor, alternative energy
Judge rules for Apple in Psystar case
Summary judgment states that Psystar's creation of Mac clones that run Mac OS X violate "Apple's exclusive reproduction right, distribution right, and right to create derivative works".
Find more stories in: Personal Computers, Business development/management, Apple Inc., William Alsup, Operating System, Apple Mac OS X, Apple Macintosh, Apple Mac OS, Judge, Adobe PDF
Intel, AMD reach landmark settlement
Upon payment of US$1.25 billion by Intel, AMD will drop longstanding antitrust litigation. The two powerhouses will share chip technology.
Find more stories in: Processors, Servers, computer chip, Intel Corp., Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Computer, European Commission, Chip, FTC, Settlement
Assess business needs first before cloud move
Cloud computing cuts costs and frees up manpower, but companies must evaluate business needs before deciding to adopt platform, analyst advises.
Find more stories in: Cloud computing, Data security, Network security, Business planning, Disaster Recovery, IBM Corp., Security, Information Technology, Conference, International Data Corp.
HP-3Com merger heats up Cisco competition
update Hewlett-Packard's 3Com acquisition will give serious boost to its datacenter credentials and challenge networking rival Cisco Systems, notes analyst.
Find more stories in: Data centers, Data Management, Networking technology, enterprise networking, Hewlett-Packard Co., Retek Inc., HP ProCurve, Ovum, network, Cisco Systems Inc.
HP aims for networking cloud with 3Com buy
Hewlett-Packard says it plans to acquire maker of network switching and routing products in a deal valued at US$2.7 billion.
Find more stories in: Networking technology, Hewlett-Packard Co., network, 3Com Corp., Networking technology
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.
Find more stories in: IPTV, Next-generation technology/networks, Mobile applications, Starhub, IP Television, SingTel, CEO, network, Mobile applications, IPTV
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.
Find more stories in: Business applications, Data centers, Data Management, Hewlett-Packard Co., Information Technology, network, Business applications, Asia-Pacific, Storage, Server
EA-Playfish: Social gaming deals gain buzz
Electronic Arts' acquisition underscores booming demand for online social games and may prompt rival game publishers to follow suit.
Find more stories in: Game players, Games, Gamer, Facebook, Apple Inc., UbiSoft Entertainment, casual game, console game, Playfish, revenue
Adobe to cut 9 percent of workforce
Elimination of 680 full-time jobs comes as the software maker tries to align costs in the face of lagging sales. They follow a 9 percent reduction within the Omniture unit
Find more stories in: Business development/management, Business structures, Adobe Systems Inc., Omniture Inc., Web analytics company, restructuring, software, job, Workforce, Sales
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.
Find more stories in: Local Government, Software engineering/development, R&D, Content management, Najib, Twitter Inc., Microsoft Corp., software, Information And Communication Technology, digital content
EC formally objects to Oracle buying Sun
European regulators have formally objected to Oracle's acquisition of Sun Microsystems. Oracle vows to fight the conclusion.
Find more stories in: Acquisitions, Open source, Open Source, Database, Commission, Database Product, software, European Commission, U.S. Department Of Justice, Sun Microsystems Inc.
APAC to see fastest software revenue growth
Asia-Pacific software market will churn US$22.1 billion in revenue next year, boosted by large domestic user base, according to Gartner.
Find more stories in: Business applications, Software, Region, compound annual growth rate, Application Software Expenditure, revenue, Information Technology, Software, Business applications, South Korea
Oracle's Sun deal: Oracle may need to loosen its grip
Oracle may be forced by the European Union to give up some control of open source MySQL database software owned by Sun Microsystems, so as not to stifle competition.
Find more stories in: Business development/management, Database, MySQL, Oracle Corp., software, Acquisition, Sales, Sun Microsystems Inc., Business development/management, European Union
Al Gore: It's not just about the planet
In talk promoting his book, Al Gore looks for fixes beyond renewable energy and draws link between environment, energy, and U.S. economy.
Find more stories in: Green IT, Al Gore, Copenhagen, Oil, geothermal energy, plug-in electric car, electric car, wind energy, economic crisis, Middle East
Developed SMBs to increase IT services spend
IT services expenditure among small and midsize firms in Australia, Korea and Japan will grow 10 percent from 2009 to 2013, says AMI.
Find more stories in: Business, Services, Business, Information Technology, IT Services, Services, Small And Medium Business, Australia, Japan, Korea
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