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Hype over mobile app downloads to slow
News Global market growth will hit 153 percent between 2008 and 2011 but drop to 33 percent before 2014, with Asia accounting for 19 percent, new study finds.
Tags: Development/design, Mobile platforms/communications, Mobile commerce, Apple Inc., Mobile App, Ovum, bank, mobile, Asia, Asia-Pacific
Entry-level phones not for all makers
News update Strong growth has been predicted for entry-level mobile phones, but not all manufacturers will see profits if they enter this market, warns analyst.
Tags: Mobile platforms/communications, Development/design, Smart Phone, ABI Research, Manufacturing, Cell Phone, phone, e-mail, 3G, Emerging Market
Companies should collaborate on data
News Enterprises stand to gain from going "Web 2.0" with their data, but clean data and good governance practices must first be established, says Open Text executive.
Tags: Web 2.0, Enterprise Content Management, Microsoft Corp., Open Text Corp., Social Collaboration, Tool, social networking tool, software, Web 2.0, barrier
Google, Bing continue gains at Yahoo's expense
News Over last several months fewer and fewer searches have been performed on Yahoo's sites, with market leader Google and upstart Microsoft seeing the benefits.
Tags: Search, Yahoo! Inc., Google Inc., Microsoft Corp., U.S., Internet search, Asia-Pacific, ComScore Networks Inc., Yahoo Search, barrier
Gartner rejigs cloud definitions
News Analyst firm revises way it defines cloud computing to help prevent organizations from being hoodwinked by providers and to reflect emerging usage of the technology.
Tags: IT Management, Cloud computing, IBM Corp., Hosting Company, managed hosting, Gartner Inc., Cloud computing, Internet, barrier, vice president
Cisco unveils next-gen services testbed
News The networking giant's Singapore facility will offer public and private sectors a platform to build and deliver services over the country's enhanced broadband network.
Tags: Next-generation technology/networks, Business broadband, Personal broadband, Innovation, Cisco Systems Inc., Training, Singapore, Service, EPIC, financial barrier
Gain fine control in OpenVZ with resource management
Techguide Get the most out of OpenVZ by using all the settings that allow you to control resources that are made available to the OpenVZ containers.
Tags: Open source, Virtualization, Red Hat Inc., CPU, host system, allocation, Canada, exec, barrier, disk
US asks China to drop censoring software requirement for PCs
News U.S. trade representative and commerce secretary say in letter to Chinese Ministry of Commerce, the requirement may violate World Trade Organization rules.
Tags: Politics, Spam filtering, Lenovo Group Ltd., monitoring, network security, China, barrier, monitor, company representative, manufacturer
Selling the IT vision
Insight perspective Does your organization understand what IT does--and why? IT director Peter Birley offers some advice on how to make sure the line-of-business counterparts do.
Tags: Mission and vision statements, IT Management, Corporate culture, Business, Sales, Rational Quantify, client relationship, Opposite, Mission and vision statements, CIO
Chrome gets Mac deadline, extensions foundation
News Google has revealed its goal for releasing Mac OS X and Linux versions of its browser. Also, cutting-edge Chrome sports early work to enable extensions.
Tags: Web browsers, Software engineering/development, Feature, Google Chrome, Web Browser, Google Inc., Web Page, Apple Macintosh, CSS, Linux
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
Ownership hampers virtualization adoption
News Virtualization's biggest barrier stems from confusion over who is responsible for software when it is "separated" from hardware, says Citrix top executive.
Tags: Virtualization, App servers, Database, Hypervisor, performance, software, database software, top executive, barrier, talent
Ballmer: Expect seamless move to cloud
News Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer calls for developers to make applications Web-ready, saying customers will expect a seamless crossover from the desktop.
Tags: Web services, Web servers, Server platforms, Microsoft Corp., Steve Ballmer, Piracy, Web Application, Houston, software, system administrator
Yahoo's openness efforts may not find higher Microsoft bid
News The company has been toiling away to get its open search platform ready for prime time, but some analysts say it may not lead to a higher buyout bid from Microsoft.
Tags: Mergers, Acquisitions, Microsoft Corp., Google Inc., Yahoo! Inc., CTO, Web 2.0, Jerry Yang, Internet, U.S.
Finding a business case for 4G
News Analysts may cast doubt over 4G's place in Asia, but vendors say deployment costs are getting less prohibitive and the market is ripe for a speed upgrade.
Tags: Next-generation technology/networks, WiMax, CommunicAsia 2008, Mobile Broadband, India, Broadband, 4G, HSDPA, marketing, average revenue per user
