Economic Activity
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Report: Offshore IT outsourcing helps economy
News Shipping software and services tasks abroad is boosting the U.S. economy instead of hurting it, according to a trade group.
Economist explains move to virtual world
Insight Michael Boskin, a newly appointed adviser to Gaia Online, says he was drawn to the teen-oriented site by its realistic economies.
Tags: Web 2.0
At the heart of the open-source revolution
Insight newsmaker Lotus founder Mitch Kapor's success with two open-source software foundations could make Microsoft miserable.
Tags: Open source
Roaming caps legal, advises EU advocate general
News The EC's imposition of roaming caps on Vodafone and other mobile operators did not stifle competition, according to the European Court of Justice's advocate general.
Tags: Mobile platforms/communications, Commission, Cap, European Commission, mobile, Miguel Poiares Maduro, Telecommunications, European Court, European Union, economic activity
Aust govt goes public-private on fiber to home
News The National Broadband Network tender process gets terminated in favor of the Australian government establishing a public-private fiber-based partnership, to reach 90 percent of citizens.
Tags: Business broadband, Government, Personal broadband, Fiber, Telecommunications, economic activity, fiber-to-the-home network, NBN, Australia, Broadband
North Korea the rising Asian star?
News South Korean companies are flocking to North Korea's Kaesong Industrial Park, which could help pave the way for reunification.
Tags: Services
Microsoft cutting 5,000 jobs on weak results
News Software maker announces financial results well below expectations and plans to cut 5,000 jobs over 18 months. Some 1,400 jobs will be cut immediately.
Tags: Handhelds, Layoffs, Forecasting, Sales/revenue, Microsoft Corp., Workforce, software company, Sales, layoff, Forecasting
A matter of national interest
Insight Craig Mundie, Microsoft's point man on the company's global strategies and policies, goes to great lengths to engage governments.
Tags: Local Government, Regulations, International governments, Leadership
Most govt services to go online by 2002
News Forget about standing in line for government services. As of end-2002, it will be possible to conduct most government transactions on the island online.
New models appearing for fiber rollouts
News Public-private models of building fiber-to-the-home in the United Kingdom can provide case studies for Asian operators and governments, says Cisco exec.
Tags: Infrastructure/architecture management, Networking technology
One size doesn't fit all for Asian telcos
News New entrants, incumbents and global operators that see Asia Pacific as a single, homogenous region are making a dangerous mistake, according to market researcher Ovum.
Arroyo adminstration charts IT policy course
News The Arroyo administration has taken steps to institutionalize electronic bidding system to lessen graft and corruption in the bureaucracy.
Sun CEO: Volume will drive value
News Finally back on the growth track, Sun Microsystems wants to provide infrastructure to support consumer-driven services, and Asia is a key market, says CEO Jonathan Schwartz.
Tags: Servers, Operating systems, Open source, Java
Hong Kong unveils Innovation and Technology Fund
News The government has unveiled details of the new HK$5 billion Innovation and Technology Fund, which is now open for applications.
Program to wire up 40,000 poor families may begin next year
News MIMOS has forwarded to the government a rural information communication technology (ICT) program designed to sustain Internet projects in the country.
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