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IBM unleashes tools to make data 'capital asset'
News IT giant unveils new suite of information management software and services, alongside plans to beef up its Asia-Pacific partner network.
Tags: Content management, Data mining & analysis, Data warehousing/business intelligence, IBM Corp., Information, Tool, Business Process, business intelligence, software, marketing
How SMBs can avoid phishing hooks
News Small businesses are becoming targets of phishing scams. A Symantec executive outlines basic guidelines on how to avoid such attacks.
Tags: Spam and phishing, Security Management, Business security, Security, Phishing, Information, Business, Small And Medium Business, sensitive information, e-mail
S'pore ups investment in wireless, ICT manpower
News update Government extends free wireless service for another four years, and unveils two new manpower training schemes for graduates and ICT professionals.
Tags: IT training, Government, CommunicAsia 2009, Investment, Fiber, Training, Wireless Broadband, Information, Wireless, Information And Communication Technology
S'pore transport regulator partners Google Maps
News Country's Land Transport Authority hopes to make public transport "choice mode" by offering Google Maps as part of travel planning service.
Tags: Location-based services, Transport, Google Inc., CEO, partnership, Singapore, ERP, Southeast Asia, Regulator, data-processing
Yahoo stopping mobile 'Go' app in 2010
News Yahoo to pull the plug on a mobile app it cannibalized with the introduction of Yahoo Mobile, its optimized site and mobile app.
Tags: Yahoo! Inc., RIM BlackBerry, Phone, cell phone, mobile, Web Browser, product marketing, Apple iPhone, strategy, Web
FBI's 'Operation Phish Phry' snares nearly 100 people
News U.S. and Egyptian authorities have charged almost 100 people involved in a phishing scam designed to swipe personal information and use the data to defraud banks.
Tags: Spam and phishing, Lawsuits, Phishing, U.S., bank, Egypt, FBI, Financial Company, credit card company, financial
Would you use a cloud-based service to store IT documentation?
Techguide Scott Lowe is thinking about using a free Microsoft service to store his organization's IT documentation. Share your thoughts about using an offline storage vault for this type of data.
Tags: Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Corp., Information Technology, Scott Lowe, Apple Macintosh, Apple Mac OS, Microsoft Office Live Workspace, Microsoft Office 2007, Microsoft Windows
Beware business cloud dangers, says EU agency
News Organizations should be wary of vendor lock-in, according to European Network and Information Security Agency.
Tags: Cloud computing, Network security, Expert, Enisa, Security, Risk Management, network, IT Security, European Union, Information Security
Will consumers plug into home energy displays?
News Dozens of companies are developing tools to ratchet down home energy use as part of utility smart grid programs, but nobody is sure which approach will stick with consumers.
Tags: Green IT, Google Inc., Energy Management Company, Home Energy Management Company, Security, software, U.S., network, Energy, Green IT
Augmented reality: Not that real yet
News Why iPhone apps that act as a digital guidebook aren't quite ready for prime time and is a step down from using conventional mapping and search applications.
Tags: Smart phones, GPS receiver, Phone, App, Smart Phone, McDonald's Corp., GPS, Smartphone, Washington, Apple iPhone
Extending the job hunt to Web world
Blogs Over the past month, I've been scouring resumes of job applicants and have yet to come across one that points me to a so...
Augmented reality's time is coming thanks to smarter smartphones
News Augumented reality to become mainstream with smartphones packing more and more features. Geo-tagged data can give users information about their location.
Tags: Mobile/Wireless, Mobile applications, mobile apps sale, video stream, video camera, revenue, Mobile applications, Smart Phone, ABI Research, Video
Apple plugs holes for domain spoofing, other attacks
News Security update for Mac OS X addresses 43 specific issues, including holes that could allow an attacker to take over the computer.
Tags: Network security, Security Management, Web sites, Apple Inc., Security, SSL, Web sites, Domain, Attack, Apple Mac OS X
SAP: Days of the database are numbered
News Demand for cloud computing and faster access to data will lead to a future where companies don't need a database, says top SAP executive.
Tags: Databases, Cloud computing, Data Management, Database, SAP AG, Berlin, Vienna, Cloud computing, data management, top executive
Google, bank resolve issue over misfired e-mail
News Google and Rocky Mountain Bank ask court to dismiss a case that stemmed from the bank inadvertently e-mailing customer data to a random Gmail address.
Tags: E-mail servers, Social Security, e-mail, San Jose, U.S. District Court, Google Gmail, E-mail servers
