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S'pore firms lag in online protection
News update Fewer popular Web domain owners in Singapore authenticate e-mail or have strong protection for Web surfing compared to global sites, new scorecard shows.
Tags: Authentication and encryption, Network security, Security Management, Web browsers, Web sites, Security, E-business, E-mail Authentication, SSL, Web sites
S'pore WiMax beckons foreign operators
News With local operators focusing on 3G cellular mobile broadband, Malaysia's Packet One in good position to move into Singapore's WiMax space, says analyst.
Tags: WiMax, Location-based services, 3G (Third Generation), Pacnet Ltd., Mobile Broadband, SingTel, Green Packet, Facilities Based Operator License, network, mobile
S'pore employees want 'ethical' companies
News Some 66 percent of Singapore employees consider company's ethical conduct very important factor in deciding where to work, new study reveals.
Tags: Employee communications, Recruiting, Generation Y, Employee, Worker, Generation X, Survey, Hong Kong, Asia-Pacific, Singapore
S'pore Net users can't fish out phishers
News Some 83 percent of Singapore Web users are unable to spot tell-tale spelling errors in phishing scams, compared to 76 percent in India, new survey finds.
Tags: Spam and phishing, Phishing, Web Browser, Survey, Phishing Web Site, Singapore, Internet, Web Site, Web, Spam and phishing
S'pore, Taiwan among world's most competitive
News update Five economies in Asia-Pacific make top 20 list of world's most IT competitive nations in new study conducted by Economist Intelligence Unit.
Tags: Local Government, India, Business Software Alliance, Asia-Pacific, Singapore, Broadband, Broadband Penetration, South Korea, Environment, vision
Singapore CIOs optimistic of an upturn
News IT heads in Singapore expect market conditions to be more favorable for growth over the next six months, Frost & Sullivan survey finds.
Tags: Personal development, Business Strategies & Functions, SMB, Best strategies, IT-spending, Survey, Singapore, CIO, Frost & Sullivan, recession
License auctions stifling mobile development
News news analysis India will finally hold its 3G spectrum auction in December, but market analysts say this form of license distribution can negatively impact industry growth.
Tags: 3G (Third Generation), Local Government, Taxes, License, Operator, India, Money, International Data Corp., Spectrum, Auction
S'pore, EU team up on ICT research
News Singapore has inked an agreement with the European Union to cooperate in ICT research and development, tapping on expertise from both public and private sectors.
Tags: International governments, R&D, European Union, Information And Communication Technology, Singapore, Europe, memorandum of understanding, entertainment, competitive advantage, industry
Support for Youth Olympics stays 'strong'
News Despite current downturn, the Singapore Youth Olympic Games Organising Committee is optimistic it will reach its sponsorship target of US$33.5 million.
Tags: Business Strategies & Functions, Infrastructure/architecture management, Atos, Spokesperson, Singapore, memorandum of understanding, IT services company, Youth Olympic Games, SYOGOC, Lenovo Group Ltd.
S'pore SOEasy to roll out this month
News Mega project to standardize desktop, network and messaging elements across government agencies begins in July, but authorities are sketchy on details.
Tags: IT budgeting, IT outsourcing, Infrastructure/architecture management, Government, Officer, Electronic Data Systems Corp., Spokesperson, Information And Communication Technology, Singapore, consortium
Data center firm activates second S'pore facility
News Downturn likely spurred demand for data center services as more companies turn to cloud computing to cut costs, say Equinix, which opened its second data center in Singapore.
Tags: Data centers, Cloud computing, Philippines, Hong Kong, Asia-Pacific, Singapore, Cloud computing, network, data center, Web
S'pore, China shine in global IT index
News update Singapore jumps up to fourth spot in annual rankings, while China overtakes India to lead emerging markets, finds World Economic Forum report.
Tags: Business Strategies & Functions, IT Governance, Network infrastructure, LANs and WANs, Networking technology, Government, Investments, Economy, Asia, India
Services with a 'green'
Insight Though slowed by the economic downturn, NEC Asia is focused on greening its IT and growing its services business, gunning for big contracts such as Singapore's SOE, says CEO Kiyofumi Kusaka.
Tags: Outsourcing, Infrastructure/architecture management, Business applications, Leadership, Personal Computers, Servers, NEC Corp., Security, Mobile, India
S'pore goes high on TV
Insight Singapore's Media Development Authority CIO Yeo Chun Cheng discusses hurdles the media regulator had to cross when the country kicked off its high-definition television trials in May 2006.
Tags: TVs, Multimedia, Digital media, Regulations
Managing UOB's critical IT pipes
Insight IT chief Susan Hwee keeps vigil over the United Overseas Bank's IT systems and operations, all of which have become an integral part of the business.
Tags: IT Management, IT budgeting, Budgeting/cost control
