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S'pore startup to plug managed services hole
News Value Advantage wants to help managed services providers penetrate SME market, and address "disconnect" in how technology is packaged and sold.
Tags: Infrastructure/architecture management, Service level management, Services, Canadian company, Greg Lipper, Small And Medium Enterprise, CEO, COO, Asia-Pacific, Singapore
Report: Still jobs for retrenched IT workers
News Despite downturn, opportunities remain for retrenched IT candidates in Asia-Pacific region, where companies face skills shortage, says recruitment firm Randstad.
Tags: Human resources, Employer, COO, IT Professional, Tool, business analysis, information technology worker, social networking, career, job
Microsoft COO: No turning back on Vista
Insight newsmaker Kevin Turner remains steadfast in his belief that Windows Vista is faring better than predecessor XP in terms of adoption rate and security record.
Tags: Microsoft Windows, Security applications/tools, Search, Microsoft Corp., Enterprise Search, Security, Google Inc., COO, Microsoft Windows Vista, Quocirca
WiMax: Waiting to explode in Philippines?
Blogs Last weekend, I had the chance to take part in an offsite press event organized by Smart Communications, the topdog in t...
Jobs makes it clear he's back in charge at Apple
News At Wednesday's iPod event, Steve Jobs appears onstage for the first time since returning to work from medical leave.
Tags: Consumer Technology, Apple Inc., COO, Apple iTunes, job, marketing, leader, senior vice president, car, Steve Jobs
Rival Twitter aggregator apps square off
News Third-party site, TweetMeme, claims that yet-to-launch competitor called ReTweet isn't just similar--it's accusing ReTweet of ripping off its code.
Tags: Digital media, Mobile applications, Twitter, COO, Digg, Digital media, JavaScript, TechCrunch, blog, manufacturer
More speculation on Yahoo's CEO choices
News Ex-Yahoo employees have thrown in names including former COO Dan Rosensweig, Disney's Bob Iger and former Vodafone CEO Arun Sarin as their best bet for the new candidate.
Tags: Domain names, Web sites, Web browsers, Hardware, Blogger, COO, Yahoo! Inc., News Corp., Blogger Kara Swisher, CEO
Apple snapping up flash memory for new iPhone?
News The company is asking flash memory companies to deliver as many chips as they possibly can, perhaps in advance of a new iPhone this summer.
Tags: Smart phones, Storage, Apple Inc., COO, Apple iPhone 3G, Storage, Hynix Semiconductor Inc., phone, 3G, flash memory
Lenovo separates Think, Idea product groups
News It's part of a corporate reorganization that will draw distinction between mature and emerging markets as well.
Tags: Hardware, COO, IT-spending, Asia-Pacific, Small And Medium Business, IBM ThinkPad, Chinese company, Israel, Lenovo Group Ltd., Korea
Softbank to give 8GB iPhones away for free
News Apple's iPhone partner in Japan is cutting prices for its monthly data plans, and will offer new subscribers a free 8GB iPhone 3G or a 16GB iPhone for US$118.
Tags: Smart phones, Sales strategy, Apple Inc., Mobile, COO, Cell Phone, Touch-screen Phone, Japan, Softbank Corp., phone
Microsoft follows Apple into the retail business
News The company said Thursday that it will open its own line of retail stores and has hired a Wal-Mart veteran to lead the effort.
Tags: Sales strategy, Forecasting, Business Strategies & Functions, Best strategies, Apple Inc., DreamWorks SKG, Microsoft Corp., COO, Porter Five Forces, dot-com
HSBC merges CIO, COO roles
News Bank is combining its CIO and Group COO roles into a single position, a move that comes as the bank unites technology and global operations in the hunt for cost savings.
Tags: Organizational structure, Budgeting/cost control, Banking, COO, CIO, IT budget, Silicon.com, career, bank, information technology
Analyst: Apple cutting iPhone production
News One analyst thinks Apple is reducing iPhone production by up to 40 percent as it works through inventory and prepares for an economic slump.
Tags: Smart phones, Mac OS, Analyst reports, Apple Inc., COO, Apple iPhone 3G, Stock Market, Sales, 3G, News.com
Who cares about sourcing?
Blogs When was the last time your CEO got excited about sourcing? If you're like many others out there, you probably can't ...
MySpace co-founder agrees to step down as CEO
News CEO and co-founder of MySpace, Chris DeWolfe, steps down from the post, but will stay on as a “strategic advisor”.
Tags: Web sites, Web 2.0, MySpace, Twitter, COO, News Corp., social networking, Facebook, co-founder, network
