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Assess business needs first before cloud move
News Cloud computing cuts costs and frees up manpower, but companies must evaluate business needs before deciding to adopt platform, analyst advises.
Tags: Cloud computing, Data security, Network security, Business planning, Disaster Recovery, IBM Corp., Security, Information Technology, Conference, International Data Corp.
Why virus writers are turning to open source
News Malware developers going open source and giving cybercriminals free access to malicious software in bid to expand capabilities of old Trojans.
Tags: Network security, Security Management, Open source, Malware, Security, RSA Security Inc., virus writer, social networking, malicious software, virus
S'pore startup to plug managed services hole
News Value Advantage wants to help managed services providers penetrate SME market, and address "disconnect" in how technology is packaged and sold.
Tags: Infrastructure/architecture management, Service level management, Services, Business, Canadian company, Greg Lipper, Small And Medium Enterprise, CEO, COO, Asia-Pacific
CURE for a telco’s tumultuous history
Blogs Right from the start, something was already amiss with U Mobile and so I was not surprised when the company, now renamed...
2020: When the world and its toothbrush gets online
News Industry players at Ericsson's Business Innovation Forum give their take on how networks will cope with 50 billion connected devices over the next decade.
Tags: Data services, Mobile/Wireless, Network infrastructure, M2M, Intel Corp., Mobile, Business Model, Telecommunications, IP, Broadband
Microsoft examines threats posed by Google, Apple
News Formalizing some of the issues Microsoft touched on during its analyst meeting earlier this month, the report also reveals how much it spent to acquire Sidekick maker Danger.
Tags: Web services, Acquisitions, Earning reports/forecasts, Open source, Apple Inc., Microsoft Corp., Security, Google Inc., Business Model, Open-source Software
Five easy ways to compromise your own security
Techguide Even if you've effectively secured your IT resources against malicious security crackers, there could be the danger that someone could accidentally compromise security.
Tags: Security, Business Model, Yahoo! Inc., private key, Obscurity, online banking, Password, Computer, online banking password, e-mail
China's business model innovators
News Zhenzen's Cogo Group is a new kind of middleman, acting as an R&D source for both its customers and suppliers.
Tags: Business models, Sales, R&D, SMB, Electronics, Business Model, Middleman, phone, Customer, operating margin
2009: Racing to subsidies
Blogs Last time, I noted a trend for 2009 in relation to increased government activity in the sourcing industry. As we observe...
IBM urges service innovation
News A report challenges private and public sectors to support more technological innovations for service systems such as transport, communications and healthcare.
Tags: Innovation, Software-as-a-service (SaaS), IBM Corp., Service Innovation, Report, Business Model, Innovation, University of Cambridge, BAE Systems Plc., career path
VMware hits back at Microsoft cost criticism
News Company has responded to comments by Steve Ballmer, saying while cost comparisons of virtualization products are complicated, Microsoft may be more expensive.
Tags: Business applications, Virtualization, Steve Ballmer, Operating System, EMEA, Microsoft Corp., operating system company, server operating system, Business applications, VMware Inc.
Norton Internet Security 2005 Antispyware Edition
Product Reviews Norton Internet Security 2005 Antispyware Edition
Tags: Norton Co., Security, Anti-spyware, Norton Internet Security, Internet Security, antivirus, performance, spyware, Symantec Corp., Internet
Baidu CEO touts growth of China's search engine
News Robin Li tells Stanford students to embrace tough decisions when running a startup, in discussion that centered on entrepreneurship in the tough Chinese market.
Tags: Web sites, Web 2.0, Search, Palo Alto, venture capital, Baidu.com Inc., Search Result, China, Internet, Internet company
GlobalFoundries nabs STMicro as customer
News AMD manufacturing spinoff secures STMicroelectronics as first external customer; production of 40nm chips for handhelds and consumer electronics begins 2010.
Tags: Processors, Mobile processors, Multiprocessor servers, Manufacturing, Semiconductor, Chip, Germany, vision, handheld device, manufacturing company
Private-sale shopping sites are hot
News Saddled with unsold merchandise amid the recession, makers of luxury goods are selling their wares through members-only shopping sites.
Tags: Business plans, Business development/management, E-business, Business, Business plans, Shopping Site, GSI Commerce Inc., home furnishing, Vente-Privee.com, Site
