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More Asian firms IM to communicate
News Instant messaging emerging as popular collaboration and communication tool among enterprises in Asia-Pacific region, Springboard research finds.
Tags: Instant messaging, Communications, instant messaging tool, Tencent, Instant messaging, Communications, China, small and medium business, messaging, information technology
IT will lead Asia's economic recovery
News Region's tech spending in 2009 will outpace gross domestic product, growing by 4.8 percent to reach US$300 billion in 2009, finds new IDC study.
Tags: Growth strategies and tools, Microsoft Windows, Personal applications, Business, Microsoft Corp., software, Information Technology, revenue, Asia, International Data Corp.
Energy-aware Internet routing coming soon
News Researchers say they have developed routing algorithm that can help big Internet companies reduce their energy bills by millions of dollars.
Tags: Green IT, Energy, Cisco Systems Inc., Akamai Technologies Inc., Energy Usage, Massachusetts Institute Of Technology, Carnegie-Mellon University, networking company, researcher, Internet
One step closer to age of nanowire transistors?
News IBM-Purdue researchers say nanowires may work in making PCs, consumer electronics because they form the same way every time.
Tags: Nanotechnology, IBM Corp., Electronics, Manufacturing, Chip, Purdue University, Particle, Catalyst, Silicon, Gordon Moore
Adobe acquires Business Catalyst, GoodBarry
News Adobe Systems has agreed to acquire Business Catalyst, maker of e-commerce software suite GoodBarry.
Tags: Business applications, E-commerce, E-business, Adobe Systems Inc., Tool, business analytics, Cisco Catalyst, Programming, brand, Web
Following through novel initiatives is key
Blogs Ramadan, or the Muslim fasting month, is usually a busy time for journalists as invites begin to pour in for Buka Puasa ...
Shhh, but I ain't no Apple fanboy
Blogs Clearly, I ain't no boy. And unlike the millions of people worldwide who proudly carry an iPhone in their pocket, I'm al...
With backlog cleared, Yahoo can get back on track
News Improvements to Yahoo Mail, Messenger, and search introduced Monday are long overdue, but their launch gives Yahoo room to right the ship.
Tags: Web sites, Web services, Consumer Electronics Show, Facebook, IM, CEO, network, Jerry Yang, window, Web services
Cisco warns of flaws in wireless LAN controllers
News The flaws could be used to launch denial-of-service attacks or to give attackers administrative privileges, networking company says.
Tags: Network security, Wireless LANs, Network administration/implementation, Cisco Systems Inc., Vulnerability, Wireless, Cisco Catalyst, Flaw, Wireless LANs, WLAN
Six Sigma: Changing organizations for the better
Techguide The Six Sigma philosophy, implemented by companies such as GE and American Express, starts with a very simple and obvious idea: defects cost money. Find out more in this high-level overview.
Tags: Quality, Motorola Inc., Organization, TV, General Electric Co., Manufacturing, Japan, BPR, process improvement
Cisco takes the greener network path
News The company has launched a three-point strategy aimed at reducing energy waste in data centers.
Tags: Green IT, Data backup, disaster recovery, Data centers, Security, Cisco Systems Inc., IP, Cisco Catalyst, IP network, EnergyWise, network
Nokia completes Symbian acquisition
News Stage is set for eventual release of open-source mobile operating system based on the Symbian OS and backed by several partners in the Symbian Foundation.
Tags: Symbian, Smart Phone, Open Source, operating system, Symbian Inc., Symbian OS, computing company, operating system company, smartphone operating system, Nokia Corp.
How to finance a green-tech revolution
News Venture-backed tech companies create lots of buzz, but many companies that create green jobs rely on different--and troubled--funding sources.
Tags: Green IT, Business, Investment, Manufacturing, Investor, Renewable Energy, Government, financing, venture capital, CEO
Adobe offers Flash Catalyst for testing
News Programmers can now get their hands on a beta for the new design and development tool, as well as Flash Builder, the IDE successor to Flex Builder.
Tags: Software, Development/design, Business applications, E-business, Adobe Systems Inc., Tool, Adobe PhotoShop, Cisco Catalyst, development environment, Software
Seeking memorable mobile apps
Insight perspective Mobile applications are numerous but often lacking in quality. One analyst looks at what's needed to improve them.
Tags: Mobile applications, Mobile platforms, Apple Inc., Developer, Cisco Catalyst, Sales, Sun Microsystems Inc., social networking, network, handset company
