Economic Recession
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APAC operators need more efficient networks
News With ongoing slump expected to affect Asia's mobile revenues--but not subscriptions--over next five years, operators must work on network efficiency, says Ovum.
Tags: Network infrastructure, Mobile/Wireless, Sales/revenue, Ovum, Mobile, Asia, India, Asia-Pacific, SIM Card, Emerging Market
Bangalore chilled by Satyam scandal
Insight perspective Indian outsourcing companies will have a hard time regaining the trust lost from the recent Satyam scandal, says industry observer.
Tags: IT outsourcing, Services, Outsourcing, India, Hyderabad, Outsourcing Company, Saritha Rai, Worker, accountability, job
Backlash against India will ebb in 2004: Gartner
News The backlash against India caused by outsourcing will fade in two years, according to analysts from IT market research firm Gartner.
Look what sentiments can do to an economy!
Blogs Sentiments undoubtedly play an important role in an economy. In recent times, we have seen how sentiments can swing cons...
TSMC exec: Chip industry to recover in 3 years
News Longtime figure in semiconductor arena and Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Chairman Morris Chang,says, it'll be 2012 before industry bounces back, according to news report.
Tags: Processors, Mobile processors, Sales/revenue, Intel Corp., CFO, Semiconductor, Chip, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd., chip industry, Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
Panasonic to acquire Sanyo Electric
News Electronics giant Panasonic, aiming to get an edge in the rechargeable-batteries business and solar-battery market, reaches agreement to buy Sanyo Electric.
Tags: Acquisitions, Business structures, Battery, Sanyo Electric Co., Photovoltaics, electric vehicle, Tokyo Stock Exchange, Panasonic, lithium-ion, financial
Silicon Valley jobs dip, green tech grows
News New report also shows region's per capita income fell last year for the first time since 2003. But green tech jobs continued to rise.
Tags: Layoffs, Recruiting, Green IT, housing market, solar system, commercial property, venture capital, job loss, hardware company, financial
Intel to invest US$7B in US facilities
News CEO Paul Otellini told a Washington audience that economic recovery will take smart, significant investments from both the public and private sectors.
Tags: Investments, Mobile processors, Processors, Intel Corp., Investment, Paul Otellini, Manufacturing, Washington, recession, job
Cisco CEO sees positive economic trends
News John Chambers, head of the tech industry bellwether, says quarterly orders for networking gear followed normal trends, signifying the economy is likely improving.
Tags: Security, Business security, Quarter, Cisco Systems Inc., Sales, Connected Corp., CEO, Italy, U.S., analyst
IBM defends its Big Iron
News Mainframe computer sales are sliding, but Big Blue appoints a new manager to keep the powerful machines relevant with new software.
Tags: Personal Computers, Mainframe, IBM Corp., computer, programming language, revenue, analyst, Personal Computers
MP3 device hit by Year 2000 glitch
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MP3 device hit by Year 2000 glitch
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GartnerGroup: AP B2B to reach US$1 trillion in 2004
News The value of business-to-business (B2B) e-commerce in the Asia Pacific region (excluding Japan) is forecast to rocket from US$9.2 billion in 1999 to US$995.8 billion in 2004, according to growth predictions from research analysts at Gartner Group Inc.
How to recession-proof IT
Techguide In the current economic environment, IT is well positioned to make a compelling case for strategic spending that can help weather the storm.
Tags: Strategy, Cost control, IT budgeting, Asset/resource/knowledge management, CFO, Fortune 500, Patrick Gray, Prevoyance Group, CIO, recession
Lotus takes note of Y2K bug
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