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Canon may follow Xerox's BPO plunge
News Singapore execs say Canon "open" to strengthening partnerships and acquisitions, following rival Xerox's buy of U.S. business process outsourcing firm.
Tags: Services, Components, Customer support, Xerox Corp., partnership, Canon Inc., Singapore, Business Process, BPO, Environment
New bar for broadband Internet
News Broadband content and hardware providers have been singing the high-speed Internet tune with new product offerings that promise to raise surf speeds even higher.
Tags: Business broadband, Personal broadband
NTT DoCoMo eyes wireless Net in Europe
News Having beefed up its already-successful mobile Internet service in Japan through an alliance with America Online, NTT DoCoMo is set to take iMode to Europe through its existing joint ventures there and a new UK-based subsidiary.
IBM plugs sensors in for shipping, power grid
News Making industry cleaner is, to an extent, a data problem. Two IBM projects rely on data-gathering sensors to make shipping and electricity distribution more efficient.
Tags: Green IT, Components, IBM Corp., Sensor, Carbon Emission, Manufacturing, transportation industry, Japanese company, Japan, software
Asia winning race to patent ideas in US?
News The world’s most innovative companies go to great lengths to guard their trade secrets, but do companies with the most patents have the best ideas?
Tags: Innovation, Patents, Hewlett-Packard Co., Patent, Canon Inc., Infineon Technologies AG, Japanese company, Japan, IFI Patent Intelligence, Korea
Game console makers at crossroads
News Sony, Microsoft, and Nintendo are coming to terms with a dearth of blockbuster titles and increased rivalry from new gaming platforms such as smartphones.
Tags: Game players, Games, Console Maker, Game Console, Microsoft Corp., Sony Computer Entertainment Inc., Sales, entertainment, Nintendo Wii, console
Six Sigma: Changing organizations for the better
Techguide The Six Sigma philosophy, implemented by companies such as GE and American Express, starts with a very simple and obvious idea: defects cost money. Find out more in this high-level overview.
Tags: Quality, Motorola Inc., Organization, TV, General Electric Co., Manufacturing, Japan, BPR, process improvement
Konami pulls out of Fallujah video game
News After three weeks of criticism about 'Six Days in Fallujah,' set in 2004 Iraq, Konami now says it won't distribute or sell the video game.
Tags: Games, Video Game, Training, Video, Sales, Iraq, U.S., blog, spokesman, game
Is Sony Ericsson heading for divorce?
News The joint venture in mobile phones is dragging on both parents and needs a lot of cash. Can Ericsson let it go? Could Sony afford control?
Tags: Handhelds, Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications, Mobile, Smart Phone, Cell Phone, Nomura International, Sales, handset sale, handset, analyst
Intel invests in Japanese content distributor
News The chipmaker teams with talent agency Yoshimoto Kogyo to fund Bellrock Media's plans to deliver music and movies online.
Tags: Processors, Home entertainment, Multimedia, Music, Video
NEC in supercomputer deal with Cray
News Japan's NEC said Wednesday it has invested US$25 million in Cray, the maker of powerful supercomputers.
NEC in supercomputer deal with Cray
News Japan's NEC said Wednesday it has invested US$25 million in Cray, the maker of powerful supercomputers.
DoCoMo buys more of PLDT
News The Japanese telco raises its stake in the Philippines' largest telecom company PLDT to 20 percent, after DoCoMo invested some US$760 million.
Tags: Investments, Mobile platforms/communications
Chinadotcom, Softbank in US$100 million joint venture
News Hong Kong Internet company chinadotcom has signed a memorandum of understanding to create a US$100 million 50:50 joint venture with Japanese company Softbank Corp.
Nikon to boost camera production in Thailand
News Expansion project is part of Nikon's plans to relocate its high-cost production base from Japan to Thailand.
Tags: Digital cameras, Offshoring
