Business Models
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Costs will dog HK mobile TV operators
News Hong Kong authorities will auction off mobile TV spectrum licenses in 2009, but operators may find it hard to translate opportunity into revenue, says Gartner.
Tags: Business structures, Sales/revenue, Business models, Pricing, Mobile, Bureau, Mobile TV, TV, Telecommunications, Hong Kong
Don't fear the enterprise Netbook
Insight commentary Another week, another Netbook. Consumer emphasis means business IT vendors are missing a trick.
Tags: Notebooks and tablets, Product development and design, Business models, Security, Ubuntu, Webcam, ASUS, keyboard, Microsoft Windows XP, marketing
Nortel mulls over restructuring plan
News Currently under bankruptcy protection, the networking vendor is working on reorganization strategy. For now, it's "business as usual", says company's Asian execs.
Tags: LANs and WANs, Business models, Business plans, Nortel Networks Corp., IBM Corp., Philippines, Business Process Outsourcing Industry, Europe, BPO, Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection
Sue Decker bullish in goodbye memo to Yahoo staff
News The outgoing president says in farewell e-mail: Yahoo is "positioned to weather a challenging economic cycle and come out the other side stronger than before."
Tags: Recruiting, Search, Growth strategies and tools, Business models, Innovation, Yahoo! Inc., API, News.com, leader, Search Technology
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
Google conquers 2008 US search market
News Unsurprisingly, Google led the search market in the United States last year. But third-place Microsoft has reclaimed some share over the last five months, says new research.
Tags: Growth strategies and tools, Business models, Search, Microsoft Corp., Google Inc., Yahoo! Inc., America Online Inc., MSN Search, Ask.com, Hitwise
We're all guinea pigs in Google's search experiment
News The company keeps an eye on how users respond to variations on the theme. Also: Behind the minimalist design.
Tags: Search, Business development/management, Business Strategies & Functions, Business models, Strategic analysis, Google Inc., Advertisement, co-founder, food, Silicon Valley
Government CIOs should look up to cloud
News Tech heads in public sector can gain insights from cloud computing providers on designing next-generation government IT infrastructures, urges analyst.
Tags: Cloud computing, Business models, Network administration/implementation, On-demand, Australia, Government, Cloud computing, CIO, public sector, financial
Innovation essential despite downturn
News Asia-Pacific CIOs must balance innovation with frugality, while creating a direct link between IT and the organization's revenue in 2009, Gartner says.
Tags: Innovation, Business models, Decision-making, Cost control, Green IT, Virtualization, Asia-Pacific, Innovation, Cloud Computing, Gartner Inc.
CNET announces partnership with Yahoo
News CNET will provide Yahoo with technology news stories and reviews, and the two companies will be able to cross-sell ads.
Tags: Content management, Business Strategies & Functions, Business models, Yahoo! Inc., Advertisement, Environment, hedge fund, marketing, revenue, partnership
AMD shuffles executives, creates new engineering group
News Randy Allen will now run Advanced Micro Devices' processor group, as Mario Rivas pays the price for the Barcelona debacle.
Tags: Business Strategies & Functions, Business models, Leadership, Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Quad-core, Stock, Server, processor, leader, Barcelona
Apps to flourish on mobile, games
News Developers should bet on Android, games, navigation and music, to reap returns, suggest industry watchers, who say business apps can also prove viable.
Tags: Mobile applications, Business applications, Mobile platforms, Nokia Corp., Ovum, Phone, Operating System, App, mobile, Business applications
Google Books settlement sets geographic, business limits
News Revised settlement allows the scanning of out-of-print works from only English-speaking countries, restricts future business for Google, and gives copyright holders more rights.
Tags: Business development/management, Regulations, Google Inc., revenue, U.S. Department Of Justice, Australia, Settlement, Alexandria, antitrust, Canada
PlayStation Go digital, but not all to follow
News Digital downloads can help "lock out" content pirates, but games companies say they will not shift business model solely to online platform.
Tags: Game players, Games, Gamer, software, Microsoft Xbox Live, Sony Playstation, Sony PlayStation Portable, Singapore, entertainment, Microsoft Xbox
Tough road leading to next-gen networks
Insight perspective Migrating to next-generation networks is extremely complex, and telecom operators must be mindful of certain pitfalls, says industry player.
Tags: Next-generation technology/networks, Protocols and platforms, ATM, Operator, IP, Broadband, Service, SLA, Consulting, outsource
