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IT fraud, damages triple for S'pore companies
News Study shows estimated financial cost of insider or third-party fraud last year jumped 224 percent over 2004, and nearly two-thirds of incidents involved the use of IT.
Tags: Data security, Risk Management, Risk Management, Fraud, Survey, compliance, KPMG Consulting Inc., financial reporting, financial, information technology
S'pore says NBN will stay competitive
News Tight regulation will ensure players on Singapore's next-generation broadband network will strive to be competitive, assures local telecoms regulator.
Tags: Video, Bandwidth, Next-generation technology/networks, Starhub, Next-generation Broadband Network, Nucleus Connect, OpCo, SingTel, CEO, network
Shorter week no obstacle to IT performance
News Careful planning ensures organizations that are embarking on a four-day work week can continue to enjoy optimum IT performance.
Tags: HR policies and procedures, Infrastructure/architecture management, IT training, Service level management, Backup, Singapore, CIO, e-mail, performance, monitoring
Aussie organizations shun Office 2010
News No large Australian organization is known to be planning an Office 2010 migration, and many have not even completed their move to Office 2007.
Tags: Microsoft Windows, Training, Microsoft Office 2003, Microsoft Office 2007, Microsoft Windows XP, KPMG Consulting Inc., Microsoft Office, desktop, Benefit, Microsoft Windows
Demand for IT jobs falls in UK
News The drop in vacancies for IT and computing staff is showing up in both permanent and temporary positions, according to a report from KPMG.
Tags: Human resources, Trends, Hewlett-Packard Co., accountant, Accenture Ltd., information technology worker, business service, job loss, KPMG Consulting Inc., job
Outsourcing: Bye bye Chennai, hello Brisbane
News With cities like Ireland's Belfast and Australia's Brisbane catching up, outsourcing is no longer about India's Chennai and Mumbai, according to a KPMG report.
Tags: IT outsourcing, Outsourcing, Offshoring, City, Outsourcing, Telecommunications, Asia-Pacific, computer, Belfast, Chennai
New S'pore Budget focuses on job retention
News update To help businesses stay afloat during the recession and preserve jobs in the country, the government introduces a US$13.6 billion Resilience Package.
Tags: Government, Budgeting/cost control, Business, Asia-Pacific, Information And Communication Technology, Singapore, Innovation, Small And Medium Business, Resilience Package, intellectual property
Olympics: Going the green distance
News The Chinese government, Olympic officials and technology team all have a hand in making Beijing 2008 one of the "greenest" in the history of the Games.
Tags: Green IT, Servers, Infrastructure/architecture management, remote access, energy efficiency, KPMG Consulting Inc., China, Beijing, information technology, Olympic Games
Venture capitalists pin hopes on green-tech 'exits'
News Green-tech sectors--solar, alternative fuels, auto, and wind--are expected to get more money from venture capitalists in the coming year, with hopes of healthy IPOs in 2010.
Tags: Venture capital, Green IT, Investments, Mobile, Google Inc., IPO, Stock, venture-capital company, KPMG Consulting Inc., Green-technology Venture
Asian firms opt for shared services
News Businesses in the region can become more competitive by moving toward shared services and outsourcing, and at the same time Asia is an attractive location for the industry.
Tags: IT outsourcing, Outsourcing, Cost control, Single Sign-on, India, Singapore, Business Process, Frost & Sullivan, KPMG Consulting Inc., bank
Sumitomo, Mitsui, Mitsubishi to create trucking Web site
News Sumitomo Corp., Mitsui & Co., and Mitsubishi Corp., three of Japan's biggest trading companies, will create an online trucking service for retailers, a Sumitomo Corp. spokesman said.
