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Philippine carriers willing to reduce SMS fees
News But country's operators slam government's proposal for free SMS, arguing that market forces--not the government--should force prices down.
Tags: CommunicAsia 2008, Mobile platforms/communications, Data services, India, Carrier, Text Messaging, Service, Government, food, SMS
Asia is key to high-speed wireless expansion
News Asia will be a crucial test bed for the success of next-generation wireless networks, according to an executive of a Taiwan-based network hardware firm.
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SingNet, Trivnet in payment service partnership
News Local ISP SingNet and Trivnet Ltd, an Internet infrastructure company, have announced a strategic alliance to provide the former's customers with a payment solution for online purchases of digital goods such as software, music files and contents.
Auction portal Similan to charge fees
News For Singapore-based auction portal operator Similan, "free" is no longer the mantra for its services. Come May 23, sellers will be levied a 5 to 6 per cent commission on every successful transaction.
IXOS unveils new e-document software
News One of the world's top e-business document management solutions provider IXOS Software Asia has unveiled its new series of applications called the IXOS-eCON Solution Suite to the local market.
Fair weather ahead for Asian telcos
News Despite expectations of slower growth this year, telcos in Asia Pacific, including Japan, are expected to fare well in 2002.
BT to offer inter-company TelePresence
News The IT and communications giant will extend its TelePresence offering to allow customers to use the expensive videoconferencing technology outside their own organizations.
Tags: Next-generation technology/networks, Hewlett-Packard Co., British Telecommunications, Video Conferencing, Silicon.com, Cisco TelePresence, Andy McCue, U.S., barrier, banking
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
More Asian network connections restored
News Asian businesses return to work after the new year holiday with networks back up and running, in the aftermath of last week's Taiwan quake.
Tags: Service level management, LANs and WANs, Networking technology
M1 starts wireless broadband trial
News The month-long trial will help the Singapore-based mobile operator evaluate wireless broadband access technologies.
Tags: Wireless LANs, Mobile platforms/communications, 802.11/Wi-Fi, WiMax
MS Korea hit with US$27m in back-taxes
News Microsoft Korea paid back taxes and penalties for tax evasion to the tune of US$27 million and disputes a further US$32 million more in back taxes and penalties to the South Korean National Tax Service.
NIST endorses Microsoft's Open XML in upcoming vote
News The U.S. National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is backing Microsoft's effort to certify Office Open XML as an international standard.
Tags: Office suites
Tech firms assail proposed broadband rules
News Google and Microsoft and others agree on at least one thing: a more light-handed, technology-neutral approach to regulating the Internet.
Tags: Service level management, VoIP/IP telephony, Business broadband
Windows CE gets call for Net phones
News Nearly two dozen manufacturers are now using Windows software for small devices that have improved VoIP capabilities, Microsoft says.
Tags: VoIP/IP telephony, Mobile platforms
Antipiracy efforts spark battle over computer hardware
News Hardware powerhouses such as Intel and IBM are taking early steps toward building antipiracy protections for music, videos and software directly into computer chips.
