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Asian tech startups still worthwhile investments
News Returns may not be as good or take longer to realize, but venture capital firms investing in region are still focused on wringing monetary ROI out of technology.
Tags: Investments, Angel investing, Business, Patent, Phone, Asia, Investment, IPO, venture capital, venture-capital company
Asia's ADS market growing despite crisis
News Region's application deployment software market expected to grow, fueled by demand for business process management and software-as-a-service, says IDC.
Tags: Software-as-a-service (SaaS), Vietnam, Investment, International Data Corp., Asia-Pacific, Business Process, BPM, Software-as-a-service (SaaS), data warehouse, software-as-a-service
CIOs: How to innovate during a recession
Insight perspective Downturns are no time for businesses to sit still, says an academic. Here's a plan for nurturing new ideas in any economic climate.
Tags: R&D, Innovation, E-learning, IT Budget, Investment, CRM, Innovation, CIO, recession, strategy
Schmidt: Worst of recession over; Google hiring ahead
News Google CEO Eric Schmidt shares that worst of the recession is behind us and Google feels "confident about investing heavily in our future".
Tags: Internet advertising, Google Android, Google Inc., advertisement, revenue, mobile, Google Android, Investment, Wall Street, net income
Intel seeds five energy startups with US$10M
News Chip giant's venture arm boosts its presence in smart-grid technologies and low-power computing through investments.
Tags: Green IT, Investments, Intel Corp., Security, C, Intel Xeon, General Electric Co., Investment, energy efficiency, high-performance computing
How to finance a green-tech revolution
News Venture-backed tech companies create lots of buzz, but many companies that create green jobs rely on different--and troubled--funding sources.
Tags: Green IT, Business, Investment, Manufacturing, Investor, Renewable Energy, Government, financing, venture capital, CEO
Verdict on Satyam Aust facility not out
News Victorian Premier John Brumby says it is still too early to tell if the US$63 million facility in Geelong will pan out, as Mahindra-Satyam is still considering investment.
Tags: Business Strategies & Functions, Business structures, Services, Investment, Training, Outsourcing Company, Spokesperson, Government, Associated Press, career
Report: Investment group teeing up Yahoo deal, seeks Microsoft backing
News A group of investors is reportedly turning to Microsoft to play the role of banker in backing a buyout of Yahoo, according to a report in TechCrunch.
Tags: Web sites, Venture capital, Investments, Search, Internet advertising, Microsoft Corp., Investment, Yahoo! Inc., software company, financing
Rural Europe may get US$1.29B for broadband
News The European Commission has proposed a billion-euro boost for rural broadband across the continent, in a bid to create jobs and stimulate the economy.
Tags: Network infrastructure, International governments, Investments, Networking technology, Investment, European Union, Europe, High-speed Internet, Broadband, Slovakia
UK banks trim tech spending
News Technology spending by U.K. banks has been pulled back, but some areas are not likely to be affected.
Tags: Budgeting/cost control, Datamonitor, Investment, operating income, investment banking, PricewaterhouseCoopers Consulting, compliance, financial, financial service, bank
Investment in tech could help the UK reinvent itself
News A London School of Economics report suggests that a 15 billion pound (US$22.1 billion) investment in broadband, smart grid and intelligent transport technology could create 700,000 jobs.
Tags: Investments, Business broadband, Report, Investment, Author, Spokesperson, Information And Communication Technology, Broadband, Government, job
Aust budget '09: Smart grids get US$76.5M
News Australia's government has announced an up to A$100 million (US$76.44 million) investment in the 2009 Budget to create a "smarter and more efficient energy network".
Tags: Budgeting/cost control, Investment, Information And Communication Technology, Renewable Energy, Grid, Australia, grid computing, Do-Not-Call, Government, energy efficiency
Facebook gets US$200M from European firm
News Social networking investment group Digital Sky Technologies puts US$200 million into Facebook in exchange for a nearly 2 percent stake, but no seat on the board.
Tags: Investments, Investment, Europe, social networking, London, Mark Zuckerberg, Facebook, CEO, financial, network
True Move to invest despite slump
News Thailand's third-largest mobile operator reaffirms it will continue to invest in the country's broadband development despite the current economic slowdown.
Tags: 3G (Third Generation), Mobile, Investment, Wireless Broadband, Thailand, Analogue, Wireless, Broadband, Supachai, cable television
UK budget: US$1.1B cash injection for tech
News Digital technologies will share a US$1.1 billion fund to stimulate growth in the United Kingdom's "industries of the future".
Tags: Funding, Green IT, Pound, Investment, Telecommunications, Training, Manufacturing, Broadband, chancellor, financial
