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IT vendors offer good measures in bad times
News Technology companies are offering more financing options to help customers, especially smaller ones, tide over the rough economy, according to Asia-Pacific execs.
Tags: IT budgeting, Infrastructure/architecture management, Budgeting/cost control, Business, cost savings, Small And Medium Business, SonicWall, financing, leasing, Environment
Software, services set to drive Vietnam IT
News Country has won over global IT players for its domestic demand and low-cost labor, but its software and services looks set to power its next wave of growth.
Tags: Business Strategies & Functions, Strategy, Hewlett-Packard Co., Alcatel, Vietnam, Telecommunications, Southeast Asia, 3G, IT outsourcing, software service
S'pore firms investing more on innovative tools
News CIOs in the country will increase investments on Web 2.0 technologies and emerging business management tools this year, according to IDC survey.
Tags: Web 2.0, Business Strategies & Functions, Business applications, Business development/management, International Data Corp., Tool, Singapore, CIO, business intelligence, business management
Waledac worm targeting July 4 spam offensive
News Researcher warns people to be cautious about clicking on links related to U.S. Independence Day videos in e-mail messages over the holiday.
Tags: Network security, Video, PC security, Eset, Worm, Spamming, Spam, leasing, Valentine's Day, e-Mail Message
Don't let gray areas delay your projects
Techguide If it's under US$1,000 to solve an immediate need, it may be worthwhile doing it as projects can get delayed.
Tags: IT project management, Project management, Inkjet Printer, help desk, Stock, leasing, printer, information technology, analysis, business case
Four types of tech in demand during a downturn
News The economic downturn is not universally bad news for IT, according to consulting company Frost & Sullivan which says gloomy markets can actually mean good news for certain segments of the tech industry.
Tags: Virtualization, M&A, Information And Communication Technology, electronic billing, leasing, Frost & Sullivan, systems integration, information management, software-as-a-service, information technology
CEOs endorse 'foothold strategy' for electric cars
News The Electrification Coalition of different companies pushes for policies to promote electric vehicles in six to eight regions in the U.S. as a way to build critical mass.
Tags: Green IT, Battery, Electrification Coalition, Nissan Motor Co. Ltd., CEO, U.S., Green IT, Plug-in, electric vehicle, Sales
Tech innovation for rent, anyone?
Blogs Business ideas are a dime a dozen, but great killer-app ideas are always hard to come by. I've often wondered how th...
Next-gen network small threat to incumbents
News Allowing new service providers to offer high-availability broadband will not pose significant threat to existing operators in Singapore, according to analysts.
Tags: Business broadband, Bandwidth, Starhub, Mobile Broadband, SingTel, Video Conferencing, Polycom Inc., Singapore, Broadband, network
Cambridge takes supercomputing to the cloud
News The democratization of high performance computing gets underway later this year, when Cambridge University begins leasing processing time on its Darwin supercomputer.
Tags: Supercomputing, Business, Small And Medium Enterprise, Pharmaceutical Company, Server, Hardware, processor, supercomputer, high-performance computing, Cambridge
Hope for IT spending ahead
Insight perspective Just because we're in a recession doesn't mean all IT spending is on hold. Expect some innovative projects and financing over coming months, says consultant.
Tags: IT budgeting, Infrastructure/architecture management, Budgeting/cost control, Investments, Investment, IT-spending, Workforce, financing, Tony Lock, Freeform
Software leasing to be a Philippine fad?
News The option to lease--rather than buy--can offer smaller businesses in the Philippines a good opportunity to address their software needs.
Tags: Budgeting/cost control, Business applications, SMB
Small businesses in AP warm up to IT leasing
News Analysts and financing service providers see potential growth in hardware leasing, but not yet in software purchases.
Tags: Hardware, Infrastructure/architecture management, SMB
Weigh the benefits of leasing decisions to the enterprise and its units
Insight Most organizations finance some portion of IT hardware without becoming aware of all the economic implications and risks associated with technology financing. Here are aspects of contractual leasing that tech leaders should factor into these decisions.
Why own when you can lease?
Insight Vendors like HP and IBM say leasing assets from them instead of pure financing firms ensure customers have flexibility and the latest technology.
Tags: Hardware, Asset/resource/knowledge management
