E-books won't reign over traditional books
Readers have access to soft versions of books and other reading materials but such options remain only as alternatives, says Singapore's national library.
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S'pore SOEasy to roll out this month
Mega project to standardize desktop, network and messaging elements across government agencies begins in July, but authorities are sketchy on details.
Find more stories in: IT budgeting, IT outsourcing, Infrastructure/architecture management, Government, Officer, Electronic Data Systems Corp., Spokesperson, Information And Communication Technology, Singapore, consortium
Europe falling behind US in cloud
Small European businesses need Europe-hosted cloud computing services within five years, according to region's commissioner for telecoms and media.
Find more stories in: Cloud computing, Services, Recruiting, Copyright, International governments, Mobile, Small And Medium Enterprise, European Union, Europe, Net Neutrality
S'pore firms investing more on innovative tools
CIOs in the country will increase investments on Web 2.0 technologies and emerging business management tools this year, according to IDC survey.
Find more stories in: Web 2.0, Business Strategies & Functions, Business applications, Business development/management, International Data Corp., Tool, Singapore, CIO, business intelligence, business management
'Great ICT Sale' to target Malaysian SMBs
Country's government agency plans business-to-business fair, in bid to narrow "SME digital divide" and urge small and midsize firms to embrace IT.
Find more stories in: IT budgeting, Product marketing, E-business, Small And Medium Enterprise, B2B, Information And Communication Technology, Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur, value chain, software-as-a-service
Report: Still jobs for retrenched IT workers
Despite downturn, opportunities remain for retrenched IT candidates in Asia-Pacific region, where companies face skills shortage, says recruitment firm Randstad.
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PC makers mum about Chrome OS
None of the major PC vendors is ready to publicly commit to Google's newly announced operating system.
Find more stories in: Sales/revenue, Cost control, Personal Computers, Notebooks and tablets, Hewlett-Packard Co., Acer Inc., PC Company, Google Inc., operating system, computer
To challenge Google, Microsoft might want to think Apple
Redmond's challenge is to prove the Windows experience is worth paying for. If it is looking for a game plan, it might want to look at how the Mac has tackled the PC.
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US govt review of Apple disclosure now more complex?
US Securities & Exchange Commission inquiry into whether Apple made misleading statements over CEO Steve Jobs' health is ongoing, according to report.
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'Disintegrated' IT didn't help financial crisis
Financial firms could have better handled economic perils if they integrated technology-business infrastructure for more effective risk monitoring, say experts.
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Gartner finds lukewarm response to SaaS
Research firm's findings contradict general impression that software-as-a-service could help alleviate costs in economic downturn.
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Steven Sinofsky to head Windows division
Former Office executive has been leading engineering efforts in the post-Vista era and will now assume business responsibility as well.
Find more stories in: Investor relations, Sales/revenue, Business applications, Microsoft Windows, Standards, Steve Ballmer, Conference, CFO, Microsoft Windows 7, CEO
Google reveals its Chrome OS cohorts
The company names software, PC and chipmakers it's working with to bring its new operating system to netbooks.
Find more stories in: Desktops, Notebooks and tablets, Best strategies, Investor relations, Network administration/implementation, Business applications, Web browsers, Linux server OS, Linux desktop OS, Hewlett-Packard Co.
Outages cost large firms US$288K
update Over 90 percent of firms worldwide had to execute their disaster recovery plan last year, new report notes. Downtime in Asia costs US$150,000 on average.
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Analyst: June MacBook sales boost overall Mac numbers
New lineup of MacBooks unveiled at WWDC, along with fresh price cuts, should push Mac sales back up, says Piper Jaffray analyst.
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Palm Pre set for European launch
The smartphone will arrive in Spain, Germany, Ireland and the United Kingdom in time for the holidays, in an exclusive deal with carrier Telefonica.
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Web radio, music industry reach agreement on royalties
After two years of negotiations, larger online radio stations agree to pay music industry 25 percent of revenue or a flat per-stream rate, whichever is greater.
Find more stories in: Corporate law, Sales/revenue, Domain names, Web browsers, Music Industry, Internet radio, performance, broadcaster, revenue, blog
Kindle patents lay out plan for ads
Patents, both approved and pending, show that Amazon may bundle free, ad-supported digital books with sales of physical books.
Find more stories in: Patents, Regulations, Sales/revenue, Internet advertising, Patent, E-book, Advertisement, Amazon.com Inc., revenue, Internet advertising
India's budget 'retains IT competitiveness'
Government unveils budget that is warmly welcomed by national trade body Nassom, but deemed inadequate by some industry watchers.
Find more stories in: Local Government, Taxes, E-government, India, International Data Corp., Information And Communication Technology, e-mail, industry, finance, tax
Report: US Justice Dept looks into telecom dominance
Department of Justice is reviewing potential anticompetitive practices by large phone companies.
Find more stories in: Corporate law, Federal Government, Lawsuits, Regulations, Network infrastructure, Mobile platforms/communications, Telecommunications, Carrier, U.S. Department Of Justice, Wireless
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