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A billion Internet users can be wrong
Insight commentary Global Internet usage reached over one billion unique visitors in December, according to ComScore. However, the Web is not the Net.
Tags: Web sites, Web 2.0, Wireless, Tim Berners-Lee, Foresight, Internet User, ComScore Networks Inc., Earth, Internet, Geneva
Virtualization: Get the contract right
Insight perspective Virtualization promises many business benefits--but only if you structure the agreement correctly. Lawyer Mark O'Conor offers some advice.
Tags: Virtualization, Software licensing, Cost control, Security, intellectual property, Hardware, service provider, agreement, pricing strategy, business continuity
Indian states take flight with SWANs
News Country's US$713 million State Wide Area Networks initiative to interconnect 29 states and six union territories is now in full swing.
Tags: Local Government, State Government, LANs and WANs, Networking technology, Tata Consultancy Services Ltd., Hewlett-Packard Co., E-government, Goa, Phone, UTStarcom Inc.
Internet security is everyone's business
Blogs About a month ago, a friend of mine revealed that his bank account had been compromised and that an unknown person or pe...
Don't let gray areas delay your projects
Techguide If it's under US$1,000 to solve an immediate need, it may be worthwhile doing it as projects can get delayed.
Tags: IT project management, Project management, Inkjet Printer, help desk, Stock, leasing, printer, information technology, analysis, business case
RFID-tagged driverless cars on U.K. roads by 2056
News British scientists foresee that RFID tags, sensors, GPS technology, 4G networks, Wi-Fi and artificial intelligence will be embedded into vehicles and the transport network.
Tags: RFID, Next-generation technology/networks
BT launches unified comms system for SMBs
News The Communications Complete package, based on Cisco's UC500 IP phone system, is being pitched at small to medium-sized businesses.
Tags: Mobile platforms/communications, Communications
Downturn is time to reposition
News The storm is not yet over for the electronics and IT sector, but we can still look for a silver lining, and prepare for better times, Minister of State for Communication and Information Technology Lim Swee Say said yesterday.
S'pore minister: Take downturn to plan for better times
News The storm is not yet over for the electronics and IT sector, but we can still look for a silver lining, and prepare for better times, Minister of State for Communication and Information Technology Lim Swee Say said yesterday.
RFID heralds the 'Internet of things'
News Current rollouts of RFID tagging will be dwarfed by the future development of sensor networks, according to BT.
Tags: RFID
48 applications for HK telecom licenses
News Hong Kong's telecommunications regulator announced it received 14 applications to operate local wireless fixed networks and 34 applications to provide external telecommunications facilities.
Starting back with the startups
Insight As startups began to fail, the data centers, ASPs, and ISPs that supported them and bet their own success on them also began to fail--or at least drastically cut staffs and build-outs in order to survive.
Having trouble with defining a project?
Insight We show you some effective management techniques.
Tags: IT Management
Five great things about being CEO in a tech recession
Insight Hard times are here, break out the champagne. After all, there is still genuine good that head honchos can take advantage of amidst the gloom.
Tags: Leadership, Business Strategies & Functions, Budgeting/cost control, Downturn, layoff, CEO, recession, job, revenue, Budgeting/cost control
Analysts lament security 'arms race'
News Security chiefs must learn to anticipate the next threat rather than counter current ones, according to analysts at the Gartner Symposium.
Tags: Security applications/tools, Security Management
