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Open source challenges students to think
News Access to source code of open source software facilitates hands-on lessons so students can get practical development experience, say the technology's exponents.
Tags: Open source, IT training, Personal development, Red Hat Inc., Open-source Software, Philippines, Singapore, Academy, device driver, Sun Microsystems Inc.
Red Hat takes developer efforts to Malaysia
News CEO Jim Whitehurst lauds country's open source deployments in public sector, and launches Red Hat program to drive adoption and innovation.
Tags: Open source, Software engineering/development, Red Hat Inc., Open-source Software, Training, Singapore, software company, Malaysia, public sector, ISV
HP, Intel, Yahoo team up on the cloud
News The technology giants have announced three new research organizations will join their Open Cirrus cloud computing research effort.
Tags: Open source, Cloud computing, Hewlett-Packard Co., Intel Corp., Electronics, Yahoo! Inc., Malaysia, South Korea, Cloud computing, researcher
UK IT suppliers forced to invest in staff training
News U.K. IT suppliers have to commit to lifting their staff's tech skills if they want to win government contracts.
Tags: HR policies and procedures, IT Services, Supplier, Training, Workforce, Whitehall, Government, public sector, U.K., industry
Opposition mounts against P2P disconnection plan
News Proposals in the United Kingdom to disconnect the broadband service of suspected illegal file-sharers have come under fresh attack from ISPs, rights groups, and creative artists' groups.
Tags: Web 2.0, Web sites, Proposal, Consultation, Signatory, P2P, British Telecommunications, file-sharing, Internet Service Provider, lobbyist
International open source communities focus on China
Blogs The OW2 Consortium, an independent industry community dedicated to developing open source middleware announced the launc...
Mashups changing the face of copyright laws
News Copyright laws have to evolve to catch up with the rise of user-generated content and mashups from the digital generation, says law professor.
Tags: Copyright, Creative Commons, Asia, Singapore, intellectual property, printing, copyright law, mashup, professor, broadcaster
Singapore unveils IPTV training program
News New initiative is aimed at grooming talent for Singapore's Internet Protocol TV industry, and includes 12-month training stint with Alcatel-Lucent.
Tags: Network standards/protocols, TVs, Internet, IP Television, Alcatel, Training, Workforce, Singapore, Gartner Inc., Workforce Development Agency
Report: US Social Security numbers can be predicted
News Researchers say they have proven that it is possible to predict Social Security numbers knowing the state and date of birth.
Tags: Security Management, Local Government, Data mining & analysis, Domain names, Authentication, IP, social security number, IP Address, Social Security, Carnegie-Mellon University
Cisco using the Internet to help turn cities green
News Router and switch maker assisting cities around the world to consume less power and produce less pollution. And, of course, company hopes to pick up some business in the process.
Tags: Green IT, City, Cisco Systems Inc., IP, collaboration tool, San Francisco, WebEx Communications Inc., Amsterdam, partnership, Internet
Study: Renewable energies' potential untapped
News It's realistic for the U.S. to get 10 percent of its electricity from renewable sources in 10 years but deeper penetration requires more technology, money, and consistent policies, says a new report.
Tags: Asset/resource/knowledge management, Department Of Energy, Photovoltaics, Manufacturing, Storage, Geothermal Energy, Renewable Energy, greenhouse gas, U.S., barrier
Need for Filipino IT firms to go global
Blogs Unlike India which has launched quite a number of successful global IT firms, mostly in the BPO (business process outsou...
Red Hat to step up developer efforts
News CEO Jim Whitehurst pledges to boost open source vendor's efforts to drive developer activity, and says company is unfazed by desktop competition.
Tags: Open source, Linux, Red Hat Inc., Open-source Software, Ubuntu, software company, ISV, Red Hat Enterprise Linux, desktop, Open source
Virtual worlds an inroad to new generation
News Virtual worlds enjoy a re-awakening as marketers learn to connect them with the real world, so as to attract younger consumers, say observers.
Tags: Web 2.0, Internet advertising, E-business, IBM Corp., social networking, retail company, virtual world, financial, network, Second Life
Inti College partners Ericsson to offer wireless courses
News Higher learning institution Inti College recently signed a memorandum of understanding with Ericsson Academy (M) Sdn Bhd to facilitate the provision of wireless communication courses to its students.
