5 tips to ensure cloud data quality
Choose neutral platforms and read providers' fine-print. These are steps companies should take before leaping to cloud, say data management vendors.
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Will consumers plug into home energy displays?
Dozens of companies are developing tools to ratchet down home energy use as part of utility smart grid programs, but nobody is sure which approach will stick with consumers.
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Judge sets February hearing for new Google Books deal
Schedule is laid out for second round of final approval process as preliminary approval is given to revised deal submitted last Friday.
Find more stories in: Copyright, Google Inc., U.S. Department Of Justice, Settlement, New York, Judge, researcher, U.S. District Court, agreement, Benefit
'Best effort' insufficient for cloud
Cloud ecosystem needs operator participation to provide single point of blame, to win businesses' confidence in moving over, says consultant.
Find more stories in: Service level management, Software-as-a-service (SaaS), Cloud computing, NTT Corp., SingTel, network, Uptime, Asia-Pacific, SLA, Service Management
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.
Find more stories in: Location-based services, Transport, Google Inc., CEO, partnership, Singapore, ERP, Southeast Asia, Regulator, data-processing
IBM: Computing rivaling human brain may be ready by 2019
Leading scientist, working with colleagues from several top universities, has pioneered computational analysis that rivals that of a cat's cortex. Human brain could be just a decade away.
Find more stories in: Supercomputing, Multiprocessor servers, Brain, IBM Corp., Nanotechnology, Computing, Computer, DARPA, financial system, financial
Contact center by phone still popular in Asia
Calling contact center still preferred method for Asian customers seeking tech help, even with emergence of new media tools, says market specialist.
Find more stories in: Customer support, Customer resource management (CRM), Business development/management, Contact Center, Nagi Kasinadhuni, Datacraft/Dimension Data, Toni Ruotanen, Phone, Microsoft Corp., Asia
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.
Find more stories in: Green IT, Department Of Energy, Gasification, U.S., Green IT, General Electric Co., Storage, electric vehicle, memorandum of understanding, carbon dioxide
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.
Find more stories in: Mobile applications, Traveller, Sabre Holdings, application service provider, Travelers Companies Inc., Traveller, Survey, advertisement, mobile, Mobile applications
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 vehicle, Sales
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.
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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.
Find more stories in: Local Government, State Government, LANs and WANs, Networking technology, Tata Consultancy Services Ltd., Hewlett-Packard Co., E-government, Goa, UTStarcom Inc., GEPON
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, Intel Corp., computer chip, 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, Hewlett-Packard Co., enterprise networking, HP ProCurve, Retek Inc., 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
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