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Technology sector to rev up IPO recovery
News IT firms and emerging markets including China, India and Brazil, will lead recovery of public listing activities, finds new survey on global investors.
Tags: Business Strategies & Functions, Business development/management, Survey, U.S., Business Strategies & Functions, India, Technology Sector, IPO, Investor, oil & gas
BPO players to shrink 25 percent by 2012
News Critical for companies to pick right business process outsourcing partners as quarter of top providers will cease to exist in three years, Gartner predicts in new report.
Tags: Outsourcing, IT outsourcing, Outsourcing Company, Gartner Inc., Business Process, BPO, financial, service provider, IT outsourcing, Outsourcing
Zafi bug tops holiday hangover
Insight A Christmas-themed variant of the Zafi virus continued to plague networks and systems, accounting for almost half the virus reports in January, according to a report from Sophos.
Tags: Viruses and worms
1980s computers hold up UK taxman's hunt
News Outdated computer systems have resulted in a 16.2 million backlog of people in the United Kingdom who waiting to be checked manually to see if they are paying the right amount of tax.
Tags: Taxes, Backlog, computer, insurance, tax credit, job, U.K., revenue, spokesman, tax
Microsoft pushes for single global patent system
News Redmond wants to see a single world patent body established to "promote innovation, enrich knowledge, and encourage competition".
Tags: Business applications, Patents, Patent, Innovation, Intellectual Property Right, intellectual property, Texas, Free Software Foundation, Patents, XML
Are your IT projects a house of cards?
Techguide Organizational cultures that prioritize business value over mechanical project execution, will prevent IT folks from spinning business benefits to get their project approved--and doomed for failure.
Tags: IT project management, Project management, Budgeting/cost control, Business Benefit, Card, appraisal, Michael Krigsman, Management Practice, Sommer, software
Cisco sees Dell as a rival
News The networking giant names Dell as a competitor for the first time in its annual report.
M'sian firms clearing backlog of exports to US
News Electronics firms in Penang are now working overtime to clear backlog of orders destined for the US which got delayed due to the terrorist attacks in New York and Washington last week.
Ariba, rivals pick up steam on analyst's thumbs-up
News Shares of Ariba and its competitors gained today following an analyst's bullish report on the business-to-business sector.
Silterra eyes dual listing
News Semiconductor manufacturer Silterra Malaysia Sdn Bhd is looking to list on the domestic and U.S. equity markets as early as fourth quarter of this year.
AOL earnings slightly beat expectations
News Internet giant America Online reported quarterly earnings Wednesday that slightly beat Wall Street expectations and announced the nationwide launch of its interactive television service.
Orbital jumps on NASA satellite deal
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Handheld makers already foresee Christmas shortage
News Palm, Handspring, Sony and other makers of handheld computers will have trouble filling orders this holiday season because of the ongoing parts shortage, according to executives and analysts.
SGI narrows loss from earnings forecast
News SGI beat its own lowered forecast for its most recent quarter, reporting a net loss of US$49 million, or 26 cents a share, on revenue of US$426 million.
US: More cops needed for high-tech beat
News Former cybersecurity adviser to the White House says there's a shortage of officers to fight online crime.
Tags: Security Management
