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Nokia targets 300M services users by 2011

News Finnish phone maker looking beyond selling devices and wants 300 million users on its devices pulling cloud data within two years, says its corporate strategy chief.

Wednesday, November 11 2009 07:01 PM

Tags: Mobile/Wireless, Data services, Mobile platforms, Nokia Corp., Facebook, London Business School, mobile, Broadband, chief development officer, device manufacturer

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

Will Windows 7 reboot PC sales?

News Boost to tech business from Microsoft's new operating system may be buffered, as economy remains primary reason for holdup in PC sales.

Tuesday, September 08 2009 10:35 AM

Tags: Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows Vista, Chip Company, Microsoft Windows 7, Sales, Microsoft Windows, analyst, PC, Netbook

Is Tamiflu 'better' than Relenza?

Blogs I can find no clinical evidence that Roche's Tamiflu is more effective than GlaxoSmithKline's less-prescribed Relenza ag...

Tuesday, May 12 2009 05:04 PM

Visa, AmEx tangled in Web scam probe

News U.S. Senate commerce committee wants the big credit card companies to explain how a Web marketing scam involving top retailers went on under their noses for years.

Wednesday, December 09 2009 09:52 AM

Tags: Web services, Web sites, Government, Vertrue Inc., Card Company, Marketing Firm, E-business, Commerce Committee, Ben Edelman, U.S. Senate Committee

eBay ex-CEO to make Calif. gubernatorial bid official

News Former CEO of eBay is expected to officially declare her candidacy for governor of California on Tuesday.

Wednesday, September 23 2009 09:58 AM

Tags: Business Strategies & Functions, eBay Inc., Republican, Governor, Internet, Sen.

Favorite flu fighters: Tamiflu or Relenza?

Blogs update A new version of this article, updated in May 2009, is available at Is Tamiflu "better" than Relenza? I can fi...

Monday, July 24 2006 01:42 PM

Tags: Business security, Business Strategies & Functions, Business planning

Keeping the faith in Silicon Valley

News Spirits are high and ideas are flowing in the cubicles of one startup incubator, Plug and Play Tech Center.

Tuesday, August 18 2009 10:03 AM

Tags: Business Strategies & Functions, Venture capital, PayPal, Start-up, Palo Alto, Real Estate, Recruiting, Investor, Facebook, recession

Ballmer says venture freeze will spare startups in key fields

News Though the pullback in venture capital investing will winnow the field of startups, “there’s really not a better time to start a business”, Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer tells a Stanford University audience.

Monday, May 11 2009 11:45 AM

Tags: Venture capital, Microsoft Corp., Steve Ballmer, oil & gas, computer, National Venture Capital Association, software, alternative energy, CEO, Stanford

S'pore, China shine in global IT index

News update Singapore jumps up to fourth spot in annual rankings, while China overtakes India to lead emerging markets, finds World Economic Forum report.

Wednesday, March 25 2009 01:31 AM

Tags: Business Strategies & Functions, IT Governance, Network infrastructure, LANs and WANs, Networking technology, Government, Investments, Economy, Asia, India

Citigroup, Insead launch regional financial learning hub

News The online learning hub will provide downloadable teaching materials and feature online discussion boards, and will be offered free to users for the first year.

Tuesday, September 06 2005 04:41 PM

Tags: Web services, Workplace

Ballmer calls Google's growth plans 'insane'

News Speaking at Stanford's business school, Microsoft CEO characterizes Google as a one-trick pony, calls activities beyond search "cute".

Friday, March 16 2007 09:40 AM

Tags: Web sites, Search, Workplace

Take lessons in entrepreneurship?

Blogs Entrepreneurship is the hot new course being offered in many universities around the world. For example, Nanyang Tech...

Thursday, November 09 2006 02:46 PM

Tags: Business plans, IT Management, Entrepreneurship, Venture capital

Red Hat competition to seek fresh ideas

News The global Red Hat Challenge gives Asian graduate students a chance to develop creative solutions to business problems posed by the No. 1 Linux vendor.

Wednesday, February 28 2007 05:27 PM

Tags: Business Strategies & Functions, Linux