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India's Essar plans more Philippine investment
News Having completed acquisition of Philippine BPO company, PeopleSupport, Essar plans further investment in the country, including telecom and power markets.
Tags: IT outsourcing, Investments, Acquisitions, India, Investment, Telecommunications, Philippines, Real Estate, Nasdaq-listed PeopleSupport, Business Process
Asian manufacturers go digital in 2009
News New manufacturing plants in the region will adopt a "digital factory" approach, incorporating simulation and "latest thinking" in their operations, new report notes.
Tags: IT budgeting, Infrastructure/architecture management, Investments, Region, Investment, Manufacturing, Asia-Pacific, product lifecycle management, product lifecycle, product development
Malaysia: Growth in IT spending to be negative?
News For first time in decade, IDC expects IT spend in country to shrink between 1.8 percent and 3 percent this year, but adds a recovery is likely as early as 2010.
Tags: Investments, Business Strategies & Functions, Business, IT-spending, International Data Corp., Small And Medium Business, Broadband, Malaysia, Government, Hardware
IT venture investing posts worst Q4 in a decade
News IT venture investments in the fourth quarter fell a staggering 40 percent to US$2.2 billion over year-ago figures, marking the worst showing in a decade, says survey.
Tags: Venture capital, Investments, Venture Investment, Sequoia Capital, PowerPoint Presentation, information service, Microsoft PowerPoint, information technology company, News.com, network
Green-tech venture funding jumps nearly 40 percent in 2008
News Solar captures lion's share of green-tech investments worldwide, bolstered by massive funding of thin-film solar companies, according to Cleantech Group report.
Tags: Green IT, Venture capital, Investments, Clean Technology, Venture Investment, Investment, Biodiesel, biology, electric vehicle, Indian Company
Lenovo explores investments, acquisitions
News Coming off a weak quarterly performance, PC maker confirms that it is in "preliminary" discussions regarding an investment or acquisition.
Tags: Investments, Desktops, Notebooks and tablets, PC Company, Investment, Fujitsu Siemens, Lenovo Group Ltd., Dow Jones & Company Inc., agreement, business investment
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
European R&D investment levels 'stagnating'
News A report into the European Union's research and development investment as a proportion of GDP has noted 'stagnation', particularly when compared with the U.S., Japan and Korea.
Tags: Patents, Innovation, Investments, Investment, European Union, Europe, Japan, researcher, European Commission, China
Intel to invest US$7B in US facilities
News CEO Paul Otellini told a Washington audience that economic recovery will take smart, significant investments from both the public and private sectors.
Tags: Investments, Mobile processors, Processors, Intel Corp., Investment, Paul Otellini, Manufacturing, Washington, recession, job
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
Ballmer urges stimulus approval
News Microsoft CEO sent a letter to every member of Congress on Wednesday calling for quick approval of the pending financial recovery bill.
Tags: Investments, Green IT, Recruiting, Microsoft Corp., Steve Ballmer, Conference, Worker, financial, R&D, information technology
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
Can Intel invest its way out of its rut?
News The strategy worked before--but with the computer market slowing and the economic outlook bleak, those days may be over.
Tags: Investments, Intel Corp., Qualcomm Inc., Chip, T. Rowe Price Group Inc., Stock, Sales, CEO, Reed Hundt, PC
Hope for IT spending ahead
Insight perspective Just because we're in a recession doesn't mean all IT spending is on hold. Expect some innovative projects and financing over coming months, says consultant.
Tags: IT budgeting, Infrastructure/architecture management, Budgeting/cost control, Investments, Investment, IT-spending, Workforce, adjustment, financing, Tony Lock
New funding source for Malaysian startups
News Worth US$1.4 million, the Technopreneur Venture Management is aimed at fixing gap between pre-seed and seed funding, says its administrators.
Tags: Funding, Angel investing, Investments, Information And Communication Technology, Malaysia, fund company, mIRC, venture capital, MICP, Dealflow
