M'sia faces ICT skills gap
Demand for infocomm professionals remains robust as Malaysia intensifies outsourcing ambition, but graduates entering the workforce still lack fundamental skill sets, say industry players.
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IBM, business group drive tech message
IT vendor and Singapore Chinese Chamber of Commerce and Industry jointly demonstrate IT products on board a bus in a bid to urge small businesses to embrace technology.
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India's global M&A boom
Indian corporations, established at home and seeking new markets, are flush with cash and spending it abroad. But have they gone overboard?
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Sony posts loss, but has rosy outlook for electronics division
The electronics giant says digital cameras and flat-panel TVs should buoy its profits in the coming year.
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HP to gain from SOE, thanks to EDS?
With its EDS acquisition this week, HP will increase its relative share in Singapore's ICT initiative while existing EDS partners are part "losers", says analyst.
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S'pore to invest US$833M on infocomm projects
Government will call for 391 tenders over the next 12 months on new ICT projects, 42 percent of which will be worth at least US$365,400, says IDA chief.
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HP-EDS will 'shake up' services market
Potential merger with EDS will prove beneficial, but difficult for HP, which may face huge challenges in the "ambitious corporate integration", say Ovum analysts.
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HP to acquire EDS for US$13.9B
It's official. Deal will create a computer services giant intended to rival IBM in the market for serving business customers.
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Large Indian businesses' IT spend hit US$2.3B
Healthy turnover last year bolstered IT spending by large businesses in the country, and this trend is expected to continue in 2008 too, says AMI-Partners.
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Giant quake stuns Chinese tech region
The quake also disrupts businesses of multinational companies operating in Chengdu province, with many evacuating employees from the affected areas.
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China sets up energy lab to review high-performance computing
The Shanghai facility will scrutinize energy consumption of all high-performance computer products and provide certification.
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Outsourcing: Not just about cutting costs?
Companies believe that outsourcing is not about dollars and cents, but all about innovation and relationship.
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HP in talks to buy EDS
The world's largest computer maker is looking to buy the IT services provider, reportedly for US$12 billion to US$13 billion. Announcement could come late Tuesday.
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China seeks feedback on new e-commerce regulations
The country's Ministry of Commerce is soliciting comments from the public for two new draft rules, said to set the standard of operation for e-commerce business Web sites in China.
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Four bidders vie for second SOE phase
Those keen on the Singapore government computing standardization project for schools include bidders from the first round as well as new entrants.
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Moving on to a new career
Changes in economic landscape or personal life can prompt workers to switch fields midway through their career, say recruiters.
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Job boom: Indian outsourcing braced for 8M more
With 8 million outsourcing jobs coming India's way, smaller cities can expect around 2 million jobs going to them, according to officials forecasts.
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Gartner: S'pore SOE not so easy
The government aims to save US$367.5 million by standardizing various computing components in a utility fashion, but past experiences show savings could be negated, says Gartner.
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Autodesk add-in models 'green' goods to come
Autodesk Inventor software is adding calculators to help product makers forecast the carbon emissions and toxicity of their designs.
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IBM reshuffles its executive deck
Big Blue CEO Sam Palmisano announces a series of retirements and appointments among his executive staff.
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