Decision Making
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APAC manufacturing sector to cut back
News IDC reduces its forecast for IT spending growth in the Asia-Pacific region as manufacturers tighten their belts due to economic downturn.
Tags: Budgeting/cost control, Cost control, Manufacturing Sector, Electronics, IT-spending, Manufacturing, International Data Corp., Asia-Pacific, Compound Annual Growth Rate, Hardware
Is your business run by chance?
Insight perspective The discipline you apply to managing your business' underlying processes can make all the difference, especially when times get tough, says analyst.
Tags: Business Strategies & Functions, Business applications, Business development/management, Business structures, Process, Organization, Supplier, Quocirca, Clive Longbottom, Environment
'Disintegrated' IT didn't help financial crisis
News Financial firms could have better handled economic perils if they integrated technology-business infrastructure for more effective risk monitoring, say experts.
Tags: Financial, Software integration, Risk Management, Risk Management, Financial Crisis, IT Professional, Financial Company, compliance, decision-making, Financial
How will you use Google Wave?
News Google's Wave collaboration platform is already attracting attention from businesses, according to one of the key architects of the service.
Tags: Web 2.0, Google Inc., SAP AG, TechEd, software, Web 2.0, Vienna, IM, decision-making, collaboration
An inside look at the Apache Software Foundation
Techguide Justin James recently spoke with the Apache Software Foundation’s President and Executive Vice President about what the ASF does and how they do it.
Tags: Open source, Protocols and platforms, Web servers, Apache Software Foundation, GPL, Web Server, Apache Web server, Justin James, decision-making, blogging
Dell nurtures a virtual life for youngsters
News Dell unveils Nickelodeon-edition netbook, which may represent change in way next generation develops its social and decision-making skills.
Tags: Web 2.0, Children, Animation, social networking, food, virtual world, decision-making, network, Dell Computer Corp., Netbook
Report: Yahoo CTO's duties may expand
News CEO Carol Bartz is preparing a wide-ranging management shake-up that will shift duties around, according to The Wall Street Journal.
Tags: Management by objectives, Conflict resolution, Yahoo! Inc., network programming, product development strategy, Conflict resolution, product development, Programming, chief technology officer, decision-making
Five keys to successful IT projects
Techguide IT projects can be a massive undertaking, and their outcomes can affect many areas. Here are five tips to stack the decks in favor of success.
Tags: Strategy, IT project management, Project management, Project, ERP system, sales cycle, Fortune 500, Patrick Gray, Prevoyance Group, Server
Microsoft unveils 'Bing' search engine
News The company shows off a rebranded, enhanced service designed to provide decision support.
Tags: Microsoft Windows, Web sites, Search, Steve Ballmer, Microsoft Live Search, Search Engine, Advertisement, decision-making, industry, Microsoft Windows
Hunch: The search for better search
News Community question-and-answer sites from Microsoft, Google and others have sputtered. New site by Flickr co-founder Caterina Fake aims to refine the model.
Tags: Search, Web sites, Internet advertising, Site, Google Inc., Yahoo! Inc., Search Engine, Wikipedia, Laptop Computer, Flickr
UK standards body taken to court over OOXML
News The U.K. Unix & Open Systems Users Group has launched a High Court challenge against the decision by the British Standards Institution to approve Microsoft's nascent document format.
Tags: Standards, Office suites, Office Open XML, Open Source, Standards Body, decision-making, Microsoft Office, industry, desktop, technical committee
SAP reveals SaaS makeover
News Feature Pack 2.0, which enhances integration of CRM tools with processes such as automated billing and project profitability, aims to add lustre to Business ByDesign.
Tags: Business applications, SAP AG, Tool, business software, payment, QA, decision-making, billing, software-as-a-service
Outsourcer Satyam names new CEO
News The Indian outsourcer has announced that AS Murty is CEO effective immediately, following the resignation of former chairman Ramalinga Raju who admitted inflating the company's revenue.
Tags: IT outsourcing, Outsourcing, Recruiting, Outsourcing Company, Officer, CEO, decision-making, leader, asset, advisor
Gates-Ballmer relationship mared by rifts
News The chairman and CEO have been close friends and business partners for nearly 30 years. But they sometimes clashed over sharing power, according to a Journal report.
Tags: Leadership, Decision-making, Microsoft Corp., Steve Ballmer, Bill Gates, Google Inc., Microsoft Windows 7, product development, software, Microsoft Office
Developed SMBs to increase IT services spend
News IT services expenditure among small and midsize firms in Australia, Korea and Japan will grow 10 percent from 2009 to 2013, says AMI.
Tags: Business, Services, Business, Information Technology, IT Services, Services, Small And Medium Business, Australia, Japan, Korea
