Business Management
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IT execs urged to take MBA path to CIO's chair

News Frameworks, concepts, strategic thinking and business vocabulary taught in MBA programs are useful en route to senior management post, says academic.

Friday, August 28 2009 05:40 PM

Tags: Personnel management, Communication skills, Certification, Business, Nanyang Technological University, Banking Industry, business management, e-mail, teamwork, professor

S'pore firms investing more on innovative tools

News CIOs in the country will increase investments on Web 2.0 technologies and emerging business management tools this year, according to IDC survey.

Thursday, July 09 2009 07:06 PM

Tags: Web 2.0, Business Strategies & Functions, Business applications, Business development/management, International Data Corp., Tool, Singapore, CIO, business intelligence, business management

Operating IT as a business still a challenge

Insight newsmaker The only department missing most of the efficiencies non-IT units within an organization boast about, is often the IT department, says BMC CTO.

Thursday, November 27 2008 06:35 PM

Tags: Asset/resource/knowledge management, IT project management, Service level management, Organization, Business, Business Service Management, BMC Software Inc., Department, SLA, Environment

Judge rules Oracle withheld lawsuit evidence

News A U.S. judge says the software giant deliberately withheld or destroyed evidence sought in a class-action lawsuit filed against the company.

Friday, September 05 2008 10:27 AM

Tags: Legal, Notebooks and tablets, Lawsuits, Susan Illston, Larry Ellison, business management, software, financial, Oracle Corp., knowledge

Cisco sheds jobs as it 'realigns' business

News Layoffs include 250 workers at its headquarters as the company begins to restructure its business to focus on new areas of growth.

Friday, February 27 2009 08:08 AM

Tags: Layoffs, Cisco Systems Inc., Workforce, communications service provider, Worker, technology company, recession, job, revenue, John Chambers

Thailand's video games potential

News International experts view Thailand as a professional and fast growing source for game and animation development and services, advising that now is the right time to bring Thai products to the global market.

Thursday, February 26 2009 08:09 AM

Tags: Games, Video Game, Thailand, Animation, Video, game company, 3D, Microsoft Xbox 360, Nintendo Wii, Apple iPhone