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Managing systems saves firms money in bad times
News Downturn is even more critical for Asian companies to be certain of their assets and automate more systems management tasks, say Symantec executives.
Tags: Security Management, Security applications/tools, Business Strategies & Functions, Infrastructure/architecture management, IT Governance, Security, Endpoint, Asia-Pacific, Japan, Altiris Inc.
Legacy IT holding back insurers
Insight perspective Analyst at U.K. insurer Celent explains what CIOs of firms weighed down by legacy systems, can do to update their organization.
Tags: Mainframes, Business applications, IT Governance, Insurance Company, M&A, legacy system, COBOL, Celent, Catherine Stagg-Macey, CIO
Microsoft's Firefox surprise
Insight commentary The software giant has released a Firefox plug-in. We'll just repeat that: Microsoft has released a Firefox plug-in.
Tags: Office suites, Open source, OpenOffice, Microsoft Corp., Mobile, Web Browser, Office Open XML, Plug-in, GPL, Mozilla Firefox
Gartner finds lukewarm response to SaaS
News Research firm's findings contradict general impression that software-as-a-service could help alleviate costs in economic downturn.
Tags: Market research, Product development and design, Sales strategy, Sales/revenue, Investments, Business applications, Innovation, Standards, Survey, Gartner Inc.
HP offers S'pore SMBs more IT security aid
News Hewlett-Packard expands partnership with local educational institution to provide among other things, security resources and audits to small and midsize firms.
Tags: Network security, Security Management, Security, UNIX, Hewlett-Packard Co., IT Security, Singapore, Small And Medium Business, Portal, HP-UX
Vendors urged to take responsibility for security
News When it comes to the security of hardware and software, suppliers should be put on the spot, argue experts at Infosecurity Europe 2008.
Tags: Software engineering/development, PC security, Data security, Network security, Security implementation/standards, Security Management, Barclays Plc., Security, Code, Supplier
Microsoft, Novell partner on virtualization
News As part of the companies' nearly 2-year-old alliance, the two say they are working together to support Novell's Suse Linux operating system running on Microsoft's hypervisor.
Tags: Business applications, Virtualization, Microsoft Corp., Novell Inc., Hypervisor, IT environment, Cambridge, Linux, information technology, Dell Computer Corp.
Vista is greener and more secure, says Microsoft
News According to a senior UK manager for Microsoft, Windows Vista is growing in popularity due to its security and green credentials.
Tags: Windows XP, Windows Vista, Green IT, Sales/revenue, Security, Microsoft Corp., Carbon Footprint, Microsoft Windows Vista, Europe, Gartner Inc.
Top tech security risks and cash-sappers
News Among its list of top ten tech problems are open source software and the popular music player iTunes, according to BDNA's survey of its customers.
Tags: Security, Business security, Open source, Viruses and worms, Cost control, CIO, printer, software, hard drive, Human Resources
10 qualities of IT greatness
Techguide CIO success depends on connecting the chaotic IT environment to high-level strategic and business priorities that matter to the broader organization. Here are 10 qualities of IT units that have successfully bridged the strategic gap.
Tags: Strategy, Security Team, Successful IT Group, Ace Hardware, Paul M. Ingevaldson, Michael Krigsman, CIO, software, allocation, CEO
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
Asia braces for business disruptions
Insight Companies in Asia are seeking to mitigate risks from security breaches, power outages and natural disasters.
Tags: Disaster recovery, Data backup, disaster recovery
Keeping CA's engine running
Insight Back in his comfort zone of running the IT functions of a business, CA CIO Dave Hansen shares his priorities for 2007 and explains why CIOs are moving up the value chain.
Tags: IT Management, Recruiting, Executive recruiting, Matrix management, Professional Development
OCBC wants technology safe and tested
Insight Because banks manage customers' money and confidential data, IT innovation must at times give way to security, says OCBC Bank CIO Lim Khiang Tong.
Tags: Innovation, Banking, Technology, Security, Singapore, Malaysia, Banking Industry, CIO, financial, bank
The Sun that shines under IT
Insight Sun Microsystems CIO Bob Worrall counts down to the first phase of its new ERP project and shares what he believes the IT organization of the future will look like.
Tags: IT Management, Enterprise resource planning (ERP)
