Microsoft told to stop some Windows sales in China
Microsoft ordered to stop selling some versions of Windows operating system in China, following licensing dispute with a local supplier.
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Software licensing,
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Firefox faces browser clone war in China
Mozilla hosts outreach programs to drive Web standards and has special version of Firefox for China, where browser landscape features IE clones.
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Web browsers,
Web sites
China SaaS growth to exceed 'traditional IT'
Country's software-as-a-service market will grow 56 percent next year, exceeding IT sector that includes on-premise software, says report.
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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.
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Green IT
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.
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Green IT
Ceasefire in the China-Taiwan chip war?
After years of legal feuding between Taiwan's TSMC and China's SMIC, chipmakers' latest round of fighting may be coming to an end.
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Processors,
Multiprocessor servers,
Global strategic management
Open source needs successful champions
Open source industry needs profitable proponents to illustrate success, attract funding and encourage participation, says Red Hat CEO.
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Open source,
Linux server OS
3FA not priority for Asian banks, regulators
Banks in region still ironing out two-factor authentication rollouts and unlikely to implement additional authentication layer just yet, says analyst.
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Authentication and encryption,
Data security,
Security applications/tools,
Security Management
Wi-Fi-free iPhone officially lands in China
While China saw nothing near the frenzy of the first iPhone launch day in the U.S., crowds there did honor the tradition of lining up for the phone hours in advance. But price--and a lack of Wi-Fi--could prove a deterrent.
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802.11/Wi-Fi,
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Tis season to be shopping online, at work
Employees plan to spend 14.4 hours shopping online from work computers during this year-end festivities, highlighting need to keep systems secure, study finds.
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Business security,
IT training,
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Asia sees jump in hiring expectations
Companies in most sectors optimistic about new hires, as HR priorities--especially in IT and telecoms--focus on developing and retaining talent, finds new report.
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Recruiting,
Employee communications,
IT training
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
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.
China Web clampdown ahead of anniversary
Reports suggest the Chinese government has been taking more steps to censor the Internet in the run-up to celebrations of 60 years of the republic.
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Web 2.0,
Business Strategies & Functions,
Data Management
Device ecosystem crucial to TD-SCDMA growth
Symbian's recent vote of support for TD-SCDMA is expected to boost the Chinese 3G standard, but real growth will come after 2012, says analyst.
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3G (Third Generation),
Mobile applications
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