Information System
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New Philippine law to boost e-commerce
News Country approves legislation to establish central credit bureau, in a move deemed necessary to help e-commerce finally take off in the Philippines.
Tags: Regulations, Local Government, E-commerce, Internet, E-business, Law, Philippines, Online Payment, Small And Medium Business, information system
Satyam acts to address World Bank remarks
News The Indian IT services company wants its former client to withdraw and apologize for recent bribery allegations, amid evaluation of "possible options".
Tags: Services, IT outsourcing, World Bank Group, Group, Statement, IT Services, World Bank, IT services company, malicious attack, Satyam Computer Services
SAS and Singapore university set up training lab
News The business intelligence vendor pairs with Singapore Management University to set up a BI laboratory and scholarship program.
Tags: Data warehousing/business intelligence, SAS Institute, Training, Singapore, business intelligence, bond, software, information system, professor, managing director
Hacker named to US Homeland Security Advisory Council
News Hacker and Defcon founder Jeff Moss joins former FBI and CIA directors on council.
Tags: Security, Defense/military, Conference, computer, Defense/military, information system, Homeland Security, Hacker, Black Hat, Security
Atos wants 'invisible' tech at Beijing 2008
News With less than three months to go before the start of the Olympics, Atos Origin is preparing to fulfill the objective of remaining unnoticed throughout the world's largest sporting event.
Tags: Servers, Infrastructure/architecture management, Business applications, Atos, Athlete, printer, Silicon.com, information system, information technology, Olympic Games
Tech to cure crop failure and look inside Einstein's mind?
News The British Computer Society has laid out the most pressing economic, environmental and social issues facing the world that it feels could be solved with technology within the next two decades.
Tags: Virtualization, Conference, computer science, motivation, computer disc, computer, Artificial Intelligence, virtual reality, information system, U.K.
Estonia posts its cybersecurity strategy
News Report seeks to establish good cybersecurity practices within the country while urging global condemnation of all cybersecurity threats in the future.
Tags: Security, Cybersecurity, Attack, Information Security, denial of service, food, information system, DOS, bank, blog
Global group to provide cyberattack early warnings
News The International Multilateral Partnership Against Cyber-Terrorism, or Impact, will provide an "early-warning system" for governments facing cyberattacks, says its founders.
Tags: Security, Network security, Data security, Google Inc., Academia, Cyberspace, Government, Vint Cerf, Symantec Corp., information system
Mobile users make same errors as disabled PC users
News Academics have called on tech companies to overcome mobile-device usability issues, after research found mobile users make the same errors as motor-impaired PC users.
Tags: Mobile/Wireless, Development/design, Wireless e-mail devices, Cellular phones, Smart phones, Mobile, phone, technology company, information system, researcher
Where IT commands the Olympics
News From the Technology Operations Center of Beijing 2008, experts ensure critical tech systems stay in top form to support the upcoming Games.
Tags: Hardware, Software, Infrastructure/architecture management, IT project management, Atos, Security, Information Security, International Olympic Committee, information system, information technology
APAC CIOs score 'poor' in managing assets
News Region's IT chiefs rate themselves well in executing IT and governance but give low marks on competence in technology and asset management, new survey reveals.
Tags: Business Strategies & Functions, Infrastructure/architecture management, IT Governance, Innovation, SOA, India, International Data Corp., Singapore, Cloud Computing, CIO
London Olympics puts IT on a diet
News Each part of the computing infrastructure will be streamlined to minimize redundant equipment and energy consumption, says Games chief integrator.
Tags: Diagnostics and monitoring, Server platforms, Atos, Monitoring System, London Olympics, London, Silicon.com, International Olympic Committee, security alert, Beijing
Microsoft is expanding and investing in Thailand
News The software giant will collaborate with the country's National Electronics and Computer Technology Center on research and development, among other initiatives.
Tags: Innovation, Microsoft Corp., Technology, Mobile, Thailand, software testing, memorandum of understanding, Nectec, software, R&D
Tech helps improve Thai healthcare monitoring
News Thanks to the "Smart Health" project, initiated by the National Electronics and Computer Technology Center (Nectec), Thailand will be a healthier land of smiles.
Tags: Network infrastructure, Database management, Databases, Data centers, Risk Management, Thailand, Tool, Service, expert system, collective intelligence
Short Take: Northport starts WAP service
News The Northport Corporation Bhd (NCB) Monday launched another customer oriented information system using the wireless application protocol (WAP) service.
