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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 business, manufacturing company, small and medium business
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
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
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, best practice, CIO, Microsoft Windows
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
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, TCO, ROI, financial
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.
Asia's hosted services to reach US$15.5B
News Market is boosted by managed converged communication and security services, which will grow 25 percent and 18 percent, respectively, says IDC.
Tags: Service level management, Outsourcing, SMB, Hewlett-Packard Co., Contract, IT Services, International Data Corp., workplace, managed services, customer service
Olympic visitors get info kiosks
News Visa unveils 55 booths in Beijing to provide Olympic Games-related information and tourist assistance to guests attending the sporting event next month.
Tags: Notebooks and tablets, Business applications, Philippines, Kiosk, Gartner Inc., phone, payment, Visa Inc., China, Olympic Games
