Globalization
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Cisco unveils global blueprint for cities
News Its "Intelligent Urbanization" pilot aims to help Indian city, Bengaluru, use the network to integrate city management to bring economic growth and better quality of life.
Tags: Networking, Government, City, Security, Cisco Systems Inc., IP network, globalization, Bengaluru, Indian City, network
When IT and healthcare come together
Insight CIO 1-1 SingHealth's Dr. Low Cheng Ooi shares his views on how IT and healthcare are colliding to bring forth the future of medicine for patients and practitioners.
Tags: IT project management, Data Management, Leadership, Technology, Clinician, EMR, globalization, analytics, information technology company, chairman
At 40, the Internet's still reshaping history
Insight The Net has crushed geographic barriers and withstood extraordinary growing pains. But the human race has work to do adapting to its creation.
Tags: Web sites, Web 2.0, Netcraft, WWW, Net, cloud computing, Web 2.0, Web sites, PC, Facebook
400 IT jobs to go at Barclays
News The bank has cut hundreds of permanent and contractor posts, and unions warn more retrenchments may follow.
Tags: Banking, Human resources, IT Management, Barclays Plc., question mark, globalization, London, Silicon.com, recession, job
Tainted products--sabotage or shoddy manufacturing?
News Panelists at the RSA security conference don't know why some products arrive on store shelves in the U.S. infected with viruses.
Tags: Viruses and worms, Malware, Manufacturing, globalization, intellectual property, Marcus Sachs, digital photograph, U.S., industry, supply chain
India tops global outsourcing nations list
News Country trumps outsourcing nations ranking with six cities making the top 8 outsourcing destinations, according to global study.
Tags: IT outsourcing, Outsourcing, Outsourcing, India, Philippines, BPO, CIO, Chennai, outsource, foreign direct investment
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...
Cisco unveils next-gen services testbed
News The networking giant's Singapore facility will offer public and private sectors a platform to build and deliver services over the country's enhanced broadband network.
Tags: Next-generation technology/networks, Business broadband, Personal broadband, Innovation, Cisco Systems Inc., Training, Singapore, Service, EPIC, financial barrier
US losing its lead in patents
News Innovation is coming from abroad these days, and foreign applications are coming faster and faster.
Tags: Patents, Competitive advantage, Patent, Asia, Manufacturing, Wireless, Boston Consulting Group Inc., South Korea, Japan, intellectual property
Is offshoring to blame for job losses?
Insight The recession has brought on an offshoring backlash. But an industry watcher argues other factors are harming U.K. IT careers even more.
Tags: IT outsourcing, Virtualization, Cloud computing, Software-as-a-service (SaaS), SOA, IT System, economist, Software-as-a-service (SaaS), Cloud computing, job loss
IT 'consumerization' poses challenges to CIOs
Insight perspective As socio-economic factors are driving the demand for desktop virtualization, CIOs have to make changes if they are to stay ahead of the game.
Tags: Virtualization, Data centers, Network-attached storage (NAS), Storage area networks (SAN), Desktops, Technology, Security, Environment, phone, CIO
Canon sees big attraction in 'Victi'
Insight newsmaker Company's regional chief Satoshi Kimura seeks out opportunities in Vietnam, India, China, Thailand and Indonesia, collectively coined "Victi".
Tags: Green IT, Selling globally, Sales, Marketing, Canon Inc., India, Vietnam, Thailand, Singapore, printer
Indian firms turn to software-as-a-service
News Local startups and small businesses deploy hosted business applications to avoid incurring heavy capital expenditure and having to hire IT professionals.
Tags: Software-as-a-service (SaaS), Cloud computing, Business applications, Security, India, Small And Medium Business, ERP, Cloud computing, Software-as-a-service (SaaS), software
Globalization is a two-way street, says e-minister
News U.K. e-government minister Pat McFadden says globalization is a two-way street, with Indian companies creating jobs in the United Kingdom as well as U.K. companies sending jobs overseas.
Tags: Offshoring, Competitive advantage
Gates to advise U.K. on globalization
News The Microsoft chairman is appointed to a panel to help the country compete with economies such as China and India.
Tags: Consulting, Government, International governments, Leadership
