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5 tips to ensure cloud data quality
News Choose neutral platforms and read providers' fine-print. These are steps companies should take before leaping to cloud, say data management vendors.
Tags: Cloud computing, Database management, Database, Informatica, Cloud, Tool, SLA, remote site, Cloud computing, Environment
Put security, savings on par in cloud
News "Hard" questions firms should ask cloud providers before deployment, include legal and privacy implications of data stored in other countries, says security expert.
Tags: Data security, Security Management, Security implementation/standards, Cloud computing, PGP Corp., Security, cost savings, Singapore, SLA, Cloud computing
Tech transfer alliance widens global reach
News Singapore-based Technology Transfer Network adds six affiliate members from New Zealand, the United States, Canada and Germany--bringing total membership to 22.
Tags: Funding, Venture capital, R&D, Best strategies, Asia, Singapore, Europe, Germany, Canada, network
Expert says Adobe Flash policy is risky
News Adobe Flash Player allows arbitrary content to access applications without permission, says researcher at Foreground Security.
Tags: Personal applications, Multimedia, Security Management, Web sites, Adobe Systems Inc., Macromedia Flash Player, Security, Web sites, Web Browser, researcher
Adobe puts LiveCycle into the cloud
News New version of Adobe's web application development tool includes developer productivity improvements, accessibility from mobile devices and integration with Flash Builder.
Tags: Cloud computing, Web 2.0, Web sites, Adobe LiveCycle, Adobe Systems Inc., mobile, electronic filing, Web 2.0, Web sites, LiveCycle Enterprise Suite 2
Configuring explicit Run As on Windows Server 2008
Techguide UAC changes how shell interactions are controlled by default. Bringing back the Run As functionality can, however, be straightforward--find out how.
Tags: Microsoft Windows, Server platforms, Security, User Account Control, Tool, Sysinternals, Ohio, Rick Vanover, Default Configuration, Server
Why tech should play like jazz
Blogs Al Jarreau, considered one of this generation's greatest jazz vocalists, was in town this week for a one-night concert a...
Apache Stonehenge SOA tool hits first milestone
News Project, which aims to provide developers with a set of sample service-oriented architecture apps that work across languages and platforms, has seen its first key release.
Tags: Business applications, Open source, Apache Software Foundation, SOA, Tool, W3C, software company, Programming, programming language, Web Site
Looking beyond the dollar signs
Techguide The ability to identify and demonstrate the costs and benefits of any business case in non-monetary terms, is a skill that fuels innovation and positions one as a thought leader.
Tags: Strategy, Project management, Organization, CFO, Innovation, industry leader, Ilya Bogorad, VP, financial, leader
Online tools must serve business purpose
News Digital media tools must be tied back to business goals, and are not a means to an end, says external online director for Barack Obama's presidential campaign.
Tags: Web 2.0, Internet advertising, Internet, Interactive Advertising Bureau, Tool, Singapore, Advertisement, social networking, marketing, best practice
Siemens offers govts a peek into future
News Firm unveils Singapore platform for officials worldwide to share best practices and learn about technology for city management and sustainable living.
Tags: Business Strategies & Functions, Business applications, Infrastructure/architecture management, Data Management, Siemens AG, Singapore, Europe, Touch Screen, KPI, decision support system
Green Grid pitches new IT energy standard
News The group of IT industry leaders recommends data center evaluations include a score for power usage effectiveness or PUE scalability.
Tags: Data centers, Servers, Green IT, Hewlett-Packard Co., Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Tool, Grid, analysis tool, Green Grid, San Jose
SOA awareness up, but adoption slowing
News Growing understanding of service oriented architecture means the technology's place in enterprises is ensured despite slowing adoption, says analyst.
Tags: Services, Service level management, SOA, Survey, Asia-Pacific, Gartner Inc., data integration, information technology, analyst, best practice
10 best practices for successful project management
Techguide The right mix of planning, monitoring and controlling can make the difference in completing a project on time, on budget, and with high quality results. Here are some guidelines to help.
Tags: Project management, IT project management, Exchange, CFO, Project, Risk, project manager, CIO, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Exchange Server
3FA not priority for Asian banks, regulators
News Banks in region still ironing out two-factor authentication rollouts and unlikely to implement additional authentication layer just yet, says analyst.
Tags: Authentication and encryption, Data security, Security applications/tools, Security Management, Authentication, Banking, Security, Biometrics, 3FA, bank
