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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.
Tags: Mobile/Wireless, Data services, Mobile platforms, Facebook, Nokia Corp., 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.
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.
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...
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.
Tags: Business Strategies & Functions, eBay Inc., Republican, Governor, Internet, Sen.
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.
Tags: Business Strategies & Functions, Venture capital, PayPal, Start-up, Palo Alto, Real Estate, Recruiting, Investor, Facebook, recession
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...
Tags: Business security, Business Strategies & Functions, Business planning
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.
Tags: Venture capital, Microsoft Corp., Steve Ballmer, oil & gas, National Venture Capital Association, computer, 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.
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.
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".
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...
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.
Tags: Business Strategies & Functions, Linux
R&D investment heads for China and India
News The two countries will account for almost a third of global research and development staff by end 2007, according to a new study.
Tags: R&D
Staples sells stake in online unit
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