Internet Usage
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Parents unaware of children's online activities
News As the Internet becomes a larger part of everyday life, establishing boundaries online between parents and children is increasingly vital, says Symantec.
Tags: Network security, Security applications/tools, Web sites, Mobile/Wireless, Norton Co., Survey, Singapore, Internet Usage, blogging, entertainment
Venture money finds India, China tech
News Venture capital firms stepped up investments in India-based companies by 120 percent in second quarter, finds new report. China's hot with venture firms, too.
Tags: Venture capital, Investments, India, Investment, Advertisement, venture-capital company, Internet usage, venture-capital fund, China, Silicon Valley
Clearing potential Olympics network hurdle
News Deluge of online content streamed during the Games may affect corporate networks, but firms should not practise "draconian filtering practices", says Fortinet.
Tags: Network security, Security Management, Fortinet Inc., Security, Hour, Symantec Corp., Internet usage, network, NBC, Internet
Survey: Web-based malware puts corporations at risk
News One-quarter of IT administrators surveyed say data has been compromised by a Web-based threat and one-third cite employee use of social networks and other sites at work.
Tags: Security, Viruses and worms, Web 2.0, Web sites, Malware, Survey, Video, Webroot Software Inc., social networking, Web application
Worldwide Internet-user total passes 1B
News In December, global Internet usage reached over 1 billion unique visitors, while the Asia-Pacific region accounted for the biggest chunk of people on the Internet during the month.
Tags: Web sites, Web 2.0, Search, Internet Audience, Mobile Internet, Asia-Pacific, Japan, Latin America, Internet User, Internet usage
Project helps Thai hotels profit from Internet
News The Tourism Authority of Thailand and local telco TT&T have teamed up with Intel and Google to promote the use of computers and Internet among smaller businesses in the country's tourism and hospitality sector.
Tags: Web sites, Mobile/Wireless, Intel Corp., Small And Medium Enterprise, Google Inc., Thailand, software, Internet usage, Internet, Internet access
IBM scientist predicts software's future
News Bigger, more ubiquitous and transparent, but software developers will increasingly have to worry about security and privacy issues, says Grady Booch.
Tags: Component-based development, Software engineering/development, IBM Corp., Computing, Security, Programmer, software, technology company, software development, Internet usage
Social networks will need to do more for Asia
News Beyond just speaking an Asian language, social networking sites must also pay attention to unique usage patterns to encourage user adoption, says analyst.
Tags: Web sites, Web 2.0, eMarketer, Asia, South Korea, Japan, social networking, Social Networking Site, Facebook, network
Apple gives up a little Internet usage share
News Use of the Mac operating system to access the Web slides a little, but Apple's iPhone "dominates" the mobile browsing market, new reports indicate.
Tags: Web sites, Smart phones, Apple Inc., Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows Vista, Beta User, Internet Usage, Microsoft Windows 7, operating system, Microsoft Windows XP
Craft your own Internet usage policy
Techguide Having clear guidelines will help employees better protect company assets when they are on the network.
Tags: Service level management, IT Governance, Security Management, Data Management
B4USurf imparts safe use of Internet to youths
News The Business Software Alliance launches cyber-safety educational Web resource to help youths across Asia avoid dangers of the Internet.
Tags: Security implementation/standards
Asia's bright spark shines from the Web
Blogs Refreshed from the long Lunar New Year weekend break, I returned to the office this week determined to stay away from bl...
Tags: Asia-Pacific, Asia, Region, Internet, Technology Company, layoff, China, financial, job, Bill Clinton
Mobile phone Wi-Fi usage on the rise
News People all over the world are increasingly using faster Wi-Fi hot spots to access the Internet from their mobile phones, according to a report.
Tags: Cellular phones, Smart phones, PDA phones, Wireless e-mail devices, 3G (Third Generation), Mobile, Wi-Fi Hotspot, Cell Phone, cellular network, 3G Network
Philippine carriers eye various growth areas
News As analysts expect phone sales in the country to fall this year, mobile operators mull revenue sources such as data traffic services, to overcome any handset sale slump.
Tags: Cellular phones, Smart phones, Mobile/Wireless, Mobile, Philippines, International Data Corp., Cell Phone, Wireless, phone, 3G
Indian Internet usage to rise 600%
News India will have 23 million Internet users by 2003, a dramatic increase from the present figure of less than four million, the country's main software industry grouping said.
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