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IT risk high up on banks' agendas
News Banks more mindful of IT risk and assessing vendors' service levels amid concern they may cut resources due to downturn, says IDC.
Tags: Risk Management, Vendor selection
Analysts: Be cautious on Oracle-Sun merger
News Acquiring Sun elevates Oracle to "powerhouse" status, but CIOs should wait for its hardware and middleware roadmaps before deciding on license agreements.
Tags: Acquisitions, Vendor selection, Business, Hewlett-Packard Co., David Mitchell, Gartner Inc., Sun Microsystems Inc., CIO, Hardware, Oracle Corp.
HTML 5 drops open source video codec
News The next version of the Web-coding language will specify neither H.264 nor Ogg Theora as its native video codec, due to a lack of agreement between browser makers.
Tags: Open source, Web browsers, Web services, Vendor selection, Apple Inc., Patent, Google Inc., Video, font, video codec
PC vendors want slice of smartphone pie
News Converging mobile PCs and smartphone capabilities push vendors toward lucrative smartphone market, but barriers to diminish impact, says Gartner.
Tags: Development/design, Smart phones, Cellular phones, revenue, mobile, handset, Smart Phone, PC Company, Gartner Inc., Sales
Vendors split over reuse of mobile gear
News Mobile phone components can be reused in toys and even medical devices, says Sony Ericsson, but not all mobile makers are keen to venture in this direction.
Tags: Components, Cellular phones, Handhelds, Nokia Corp., Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications, Phone, cell phone, mobile, handset, Mobile Recycling Volume
Asia's tech shows still beneficial for vendors
News Despite economic climate, IT tradeshows and conferences remain viable as platform for vendors to reach out to audiences, say industry players.
Tags: Marketing, Branding, Asia, Conference, Singapore, Sales, Lenovo Group Ltd., e-mail, industry, brand
Analyst: Comms vendors leading mobile UC
News Communications vendors are currently leading the way in supporting the ecosystem required to deliver their mobile unified communications offerings.
Tags: Mobile platforms/communications, Corporate culture, Vendor, Ovum, Mobile, Research In Motion Ltd., Cisco Systems Inc., PBX, Frost & Sullivan, senior analyst
Forrester: Vendors showing more price flexibility
News Software vendors have been obliged to be more accommodating on pricing with their customers as a result of the economic crisis, finds new study.
Tags: Business applications, Protocols and platforms, Software licensing, Customer support, Forrester Research Inc., SAP AG, software company, KPI, network, strategy
Japanese vendors wage war against slump
News Threats loom from economic pressures and Korean rivals, but Japanese PC and semiconductor players still hang on via job cuts, market exits and consolidation.
Tags: Consumer Technology, Personal Computers, Sales, Mergers, NEC Corp., Supplier, Semiconductor, Asia-Pacific, Spokesperson, Singapore
Security vendors to block Aust police hacks
News Major security vendors yesterday said their products would block legalized hacking attempts by Australian Police as they would any other security threat to users.
Tags: Security, PC security, Hacking, Kaspersky Lab, Malware, Sophos Plc., Spokesperson, security industry, NSW Government, software
Recession to take more vendors online?
News Downturn is a good reason for vendors to sell online, analyst says, while recent surveys suggest Asian consumers' appetite for Internet purchases are up.
Tags: Web sites, Web 2.0, Web services, E-commerce, Canon Inc., MasterCard International, Asia-Pacific, Singapore, online retail, Sales
IT vendors offer good measures in bad times
News Technology companies are offering more financing options to help customers, especially smaller ones, tide over the rough economy, according to Asia-Pacific execs.
Tags: IT budgeting, Infrastructure/architecture management, Budgeting/cost control, Business, cost savings, Small And Medium Business, SonicWall, financing, leasing, Environment
What vendors really mean by 'open source'
Insight perspective Vendors may describe a particular software offering as "open source", but their words should be examined carefully, says legal expert.
Tags: Open source, Software-as-a-service (SaaS), Software licensing, Marginal Cost, Europe, Gartner Inc., Advertisement, software, CEO, proprietary software
Vendors: Ample tests to nip tainted goods
News Major hardware manufacturers say there are enough processes in place to prevent malware-infected equipment from being shipped to customers.
Tags: Hardware, Network security, Security Management, Malware, Manufacturing, Seagate Technology LLC, Spokesperson, Singapore, removable storage, virus
IT vendors ready partners for new tech
News Beyond providing online and physical training facilities and support mechanisms, companies like IBM and HP, also subsidize training costs of their partners.
Tags: Business, Business development/management, Growth strategies and tools, Channel management, Sales, Partner, Hewlett-Packard Co., IBM Corp., Training, HPSS
