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Cloud, mobile take intelligence to shop floor
News Mobile devices and cloud computing pave ways to reach more employees, but cloud holds some limitations for enterprises, says QlikTech executive.
Tags: Data warehousing/business intelligence, Data mining & analysis, Cloud computing, Applications and tools, Software, Cloud, Mobile, Mobile Device, Sales, Software
Govt, telcos, financial firms to lift M'sia IT sector
News These three sectors are expected to spend most on technology in Malaysia, thus helping its infocomm technology industry to grow in 2009 despite a slowdown.
Tags: Sales/revenue, Acquisitions, Government, Telecommunications, International Data Corp., Information And Communication Technology, Broadband, BPO, Malaysia, financial
S'pore goes high on TV
Insight Singapore's Media Development Authority CIO Yeo Chun Cheng discusses hurdles the media regulator had to cross when the country kicked off its high-definition television trials in May 2006.
Tags: TVs, Multimedia, Digital media, Regulations
US House of Representatives OKs climate bill
News The bill's cap on greenhouse gases, along with a renewable electricity mandate and Clean Energy Bank, is designed to promote clean energy technologies.
Tags: Green IT, Cap, Allowance, Carbon Emission, Geothermal Energy, Renewable Energy, greenhouse gas, Global Warming, pollution, power generation
Why don't we want to pay our teachers more?
Blogs In March 2007, I got the opportunity to visit the Indian Institute of Technology in Mumbai. It was interesting to visit ...
UK budget: US$1.1B cash injection for tech
News Digital technologies will share a US$1.1 billion fund to stimulate growth in the United Kingdom's "industries of the future".
Tags: Funding, Green IT, Pound, Investment, Telecommunications, Training, Manufacturing, Broadband, chancellor, financial
Symantec's Ramzan on solving the antivirus puzzle
News From puzzles and chess to ciphers and antivirus software, Zulfikar Ramzan talks about how he got into the computer security business and where it's headed.
Tags: Security implementation/standards, App servers, IT project management, R&D, Antivirus software, Norton Co., Security, computer science, Machine, Cryptography
Political party recruits election candidates online
News Yahoo isn't the only one that's looking to fill high positions by advertising on the Net. The National Solidarity Party is also combing the information highway for candidates to stand in the next general election.
Microsoft to save cash by slashing employee benefits
News Microsoft has told employees that it will be cutting their medical care allowance and other benefits in an effort to cut costs.
Tags: Software
Sun warns of hefty loss
News Sun Microsystems warned on Monday that its most recent quarter was a "particularly difficult" one and said it will post a significant loss.
Wireless security guide
Insight With wireless security standards yet to settle, it is no surprise IT pros are still baffled by it. Here's our quick and dirty guide on the topic, comprised of the most frequently asked questions from readers.
Tags: 802.11/Wi-Fi, Security implementation/standards
Linux boosts database sales?
Insight The market for database server software, seen as a barometer of overall software market health, grew slightly last year, fuelled in part by sales of Linux.
Tags: Business applications
Getting high on tech
Insight Cisco Systems' CIO for Asia shares his passion for tech, and advises IT managers on how best to lead and motivate a regional team.
Tags: IT Management
IT to the rescue
Insight International SOS' CTO Todd Schofield shares how real-time information access has helped the organization provide better medical assistance, even in the most remote locations.
Tags: IT Management
OCBC wants technology safe and tested
Insight Because banks manage customers' money and confidential data, IT innovation must at times give way to security, says OCBC Bank CIO Lim Khiang Tong.
Tags: Innovation, Banking, Technology, Security, Singapore, Malaysia, Banking Industry, CIO, financial, bank
