Convergence
940 Stories
Cisco 891 Integrated Services Router
Reviews Small businesses or branch/remote offices seeking an easily managed unified security, routing, switching and wireless network system should short-list the Cisco 890 family of Integrated Services Routers.
Tags: Security, Access Point, Cisco Systems Inc., Security System, Wireless, IEEE 802.11n, WAN, performance, network, router
MID differentiator not defined by apps
News Form factor and surfing abilities, not on-device applications, will be market differentiator for mobile Internet devices, according to analysts.
Tags: Development/design, Mobile/Wireless, Phone, Smart Phone, mobile, Device, Gartner Inc., MID, handheld, Internet
ITU: Standardization critical for global industry
News Technology heads from major companies call for "overhaul" of ICT standardization and offer recommendations to better address needs of industry.
Tags: Network standards/protocols, Standards, Standardization, climate change, Cisco Systems Inc., British Telecommunications, Information Technology, Telecommunications, Information And Communication Technology, Standards
A tricky part of convergence
Blogs A few weeks ago, I attended a press briefing where a local fast-food company revealed it had signed a contract to use th...
Sony CEO stresses convergence to save CE industry
News The company's chief makes liberal use of celebrities to outline principles to help industry weather economic storm.
Tags: Consumer Technology, Digital media, Blu-ray, Convergence, entertainment, Consumer Electronics Industry, movie, Wi-Fi, CEO, industry
Brin: Google's OSes likely to converge
News Puzzled onlookers have wondered why Google is overseeing two separate operating system projects. Co-founder Sergey Brin thinks that at some point the two will become one.
Tags: Operating systems, Open Source, Google Inc., Computer, Phone, Operating System, Smart Phone, Android, Sergey Brin, device manufacturer
Nokia considers entering netbook market
News World's largest handset maker may be making a play for the netbook market, according to remarks the company CEO made at a press event.
Tags: Smart phones, Cellular phones, Notebooks and tablets, Smart Phone, Cell Phone, Mobile Internet Device, Internet Device, computer, phone, PC
Asia mobile regulators lag behind West
News Region's regulators fall behind in terms of regulating and pushing mobile entertainment, but are expected to leapfrog Western counterparts.
Tags: Development/design, Network infrastructure, Mobile platforms/communications, Mobile commerce, Regulator, mobile entertainment, Mobile commerce, MEF, entertainment, China
Growing demand for fixed broadband to go on
News Number of subscribers of fixed-based services in Asia-Pacific region will continue rising despite demand for mobile broadband, says Frost & Sullivan.
Tags: DSL, Network infrastructure, Next-generation technology/networks, IP Television, Asia-Pacific, Singapore, Australia, Broadband, South Korea, Japan
Proper data management key to e-discovery
News Singapore kicks off new protocol for discovery of electronic documents to be used as court evidence, which experts say reinforces need for better information management.
Tags: Legal, Data Management, IT Governance, Hewlett-Packard Co., Security, Protocol, Phone, Organization, Keystone Law, Singapore
Enterprise guide to saving on wireless
News As mobility becomes increasingly entrenched in the corporate environment, businesses need to manage wireless service costs smartly and diligently, say analysts.
Tags: Mobile/Wireless, IT budgeting, Budgeting/cost control, Communications, International Data Corp., Wireless, Gartner Inc., wireless service, phone, unified communications
Windows' new saleswoman talks '7'
Insight newsmaker Microsoft Vice President Tami Reller discusses the new operating system, the growing role of netbooks and the intense war of words with Apple.
Tags: Windows 7, Personal Computers, Computer, Kylie, Microsoft Corp., Windows 7, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows 7, Customer, Microsoft Windows XP
Next-gen networks need tiered, converged rules
News As momentum for next-generation networks picks up, this new ecosystem needs blend of differentiated and converged regulations, says consultant.
Tags: CommunicAsia 2009, Network infrastructure, Next-generation technology/networks, Regulator, Regulation, consultant, telecommunications, Ernst & Young LLP, network infrastructure, financial crisis
True sees Wi-Fi as key to iPhone sales
News True Move touts strength of nationwide Wi-Fi coverage as main focus in promoting first authorized iPhone 3G handsets when they reach Thai market this month.
Tags: Handhelds, 3G (Third Generation), 802.11/Wi-Fi, Web sites, Apple Inc., Apple iPhone 3G, Thailand, Sales, True Move, customer experience
More banking tools move to mobile
News Adoption is driven by goal of banks in Asia to make financial services available to their customers anywhere, any time, says Financial Insights.
Tags: Banking, Applications and tools, Business applications, Mobile applications, Mobile, Telecommunications, Cell Phone, Asia-Pacific, Tool, Mobile Device
