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India SMB manufacturers to spend $3.7B on IT
News Country's small and midsize manufacturing businesses will spend mostly on computing products in 2009, says AMI-Partners.
Tags: SMB, Software-as-a-service (SaaS), Cloud computing, IT infrastructure, on-demand, SMB, Cloud computing, small and medium business, India, information technology
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
IT security needs 'healthy' C-level tension
News CEOs can be more aware of IT security and its role in business, to lend "healthy tension" for informed decision-making, say industry watchers.
Tags: Security Management, Security implementation/standards, Network security, PC security, Data security, Leadership, Security, IT Security, Information Security, CIO
Reviewing scheduled task inventory for Windows Server 2008 R2
Techguide Default installations of Windows Server 2008 R2 enumerate a number of default scheduled tasks, many of which you may not need.
Tags: Microsoft Server 2003, Task, UPnP, server configuration, Information Technology, Ohio, Rick Vanover, Rick, Server, customer experience
Windows Server 2008 iSCSI multiple connected session modes
Techguide For administrators using Windows Server 2008's iSCSI initiator, selecting the right connection policy is critical. Rick Vanover explains the options for the ease-of-entry storage protocol.
Tags: Storage software, Microsoft Windows, Configuration Policy, Information Technology, network, Windows Server 2008 R2, Path, Policy, Storage, Rick Vanover
Managing service accounts is easier in Windows Server 2008 R2
Techguide Windows Server 2008 R2 offers a new type of account that helps with endpoint administration of service accounts.
Tags: Servers, Microsoft Server 2003, Server platforms, Service Account, Microsoft Windows PowerShell, Active Directory Schema, Builtin Organizational Unit, Information Technology, Windows Server 2008 R2, Organizational Unit
Atos Origin snags Youth Olympics IT deal
News The IT services vendor will work with the Singapore 2010 Youth Olympic Games to define IT requirements, and build two key systems for the inaugural event.
Tags: IT project management, IT outsourcing, Infrastructure/architecture management, Business applications, Atos, IT Services, Singapore, IT services company, operational planning, London
10 best practices for successful project management
Techguide The right mix of planning, monitoring and controlling can make the difference in completing a project on time, on budget, and with high quality results. Here are some guidelines to help.
Tags: Project management, IT project management, Exchange, CFO, Project, Risk, project manager, CIO, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Exchange Server
Doing more with less: UK CIOs disclose their plans
News When asked what their top business or strategic issue is this year, cost cutting was the subject mentioned most often by U.K. IT chiefs.
Tags: IT budgeting, Priority, Virtualization, Information Security, Microsoft Windows 7, Steve Ranger, CIO, WAN, Silicon.com, business development
Indian SMBs more forward-looking in IT spend
News Alongside expectations of worse times ahead, more small and midsize businesses in India mull over factors such as scalability for IT purchases, finds new study.
Tags: IT budgeting, Budgeting/cost control, Business, IT Budget, India, IT-spending, Small And Medium Business, financial, Microsoft Access, TCO
Government CIOs should look up to cloud
News Tech heads in public sector can gain insights from cloud computing providers on designing next-generation government IT infrastructures, urges analyst.
Tags: Cloud computing, Business models, Network administration/implementation, On-demand, Australia, Government, Cloud computing, CIO, public sector, financial
IT security needs to be 'more progressive'
News Infocomm security needs to be user-friendly and yet be tapped upon to power new business models, says Singapore government official.
Tags: Security, IT Security, Singapore, software company, public sector, software, professor, revenue, partnership, information technology
All SAP apps to be native on BlackBerry
News RIM and SAP have announced a 'co-innovation' partnership that will see all the latter's apps made natively available on the BlackBerry, starting with CRM.
Tags: BlackBerry, Customer resource management (CRM), RIM BlackBerry, SAP AG, Security, Mobile, Research In Motion Ltd., phone, software, partnership
Where IT commands the Olympics
News From the Technology Operations Center of Beijing 2008, experts ensure critical tech systems stay in top form to support the upcoming Games.
Tags: Hardware, Software, Infrastructure/architecture management, IT project management, Atos, Security, Information Security, International Olympic Committee, information system, information technology
Spread security risks with diversity
News Some diversity needs to be built into IT systems so that the overall infrastructure is made more resilient, says Sun Microsystems executive.
Tags: Network security, Security implementation/standards, Security Management, Risk Management, Security, Virtualization, Threat, Monoculture, Attack, Sun Microsystems Inc.
