R&D push to help firms ride on recovery
Small and midsize businesses can play major part in process of innovation, which is catalyst for economic recovery, says CompTIA official.
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Marketing matters to Asian tech firms
Technology brands from Asia have strong technical capabilities, but need to work on marketing and connecting with customers to perform overseas, say experts.
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Strategy,
Branding,
Pricing,
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HTC plans Android-based 'OPhone' for China
The new smartphone set to go on sale next month may help HTC to achieve aim of doubling sales over last year's 800,000 units, says report.
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Development/design,
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Could Lenovo and Acer team up?
After announcing a record quarterly loss of US$264 million, China's largest PC company is struggling while its Taiwanese rival is closing in on Dell.
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Personal Computers
Lenovo gets real with new lineup
PC maker with the legacy of expensive, well-designed laptop PCs is facing reality and selling lower-cost, better performing mobile computers.
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Personal Computers,
Notebooks and tablets
Netbook sales keep Quanta competitive
Netbook sales have kept Quanta afloat in the downturn. But the Taiwanese electronics maker is looking to cloud computing for new PC sales.
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Cloud computing,
Personal Computers,
Notebooks and tablets
Chinese firms continue network equipment spend
Boosted by finance and public sector spending, China's enterprise networking equipment market will grow to US$4.3 billion in 2012, predicts Springboard Research.
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LANs and WANs,
Mobile/Wireless,
Network security
Acer takes on HP in home servers
Acer becomes one of only two major PC companies to offer Windows Home Server in the United States. Taiwanese maker matches rival Hewlett-Packard on price and specs.
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'Gumblar' Web attacks spreading quickly
Malicious code known as "Gumblar" or "Troj/JSRedir-R", which infects Web sites, was first detected in March. Defying security experts' expectations, it is growing rapidly instead of dying out.
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Gartner: Slump delays, but not axes PC buys
New study finds PC projects are likely to be delayed or scaled down in 2009 instead of being canceled, while more Asian firms will go ahead as planned.
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IT budgeting,
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Employers still grapple over IT pay, skills
While employers now hold bargaining power, increase in skills pool and lower salaries relate more to tech workers with generic skills, say HR execs.
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PC software piracy increases globally
Worldwide PC software piracy rate rises for second year in a row, to 41 percent, with problem being greatest in world's fastest-growing markets, according to new study.
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China behind in green efforts
As regulator, large employer and core business owner in various sectors, government is in strong position to promote green movement, say analysts.
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Green IT,
IT budgeting
Acer's disappointing Q1 earnings
news analysis An investor favorite, Taiwanese PC maker Acer disappoints with first-quarter earnings below analyst expectations.
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First Android netbook to cost US$250
The first laptop running Google's open source operating system is expected to be available to consumers in the next three months.
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