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Securing better IT security for S'pore
Insight newsmaker The president of newly set-up Association of Informational Security Professionals tells why the next three years are so important to infocomm security professionals.
Tags: Data security, Security, Business security, Certification, Profession, Member, IT Security, Information Security, Security Professional, PricewaterhouseCoopers Consulting
India must focus on broadband, e-govt
News Government urged to give immediate attention to 3G and WiMax, which analysts say is necessary for e-government services and local economy.
Tags: CommunicAsia 2009, Local Government, 3G (Third Generation), WiMax, Business broadband, Personal broadband, E-government, India, Broadband, PricewaterhouseCoopers Consulting
Indian passports to go digital next year
News Country preps for e-passports and overhaul of backend infrastructure to enable better security, easier access and faster issuance of travel documents.
Tags: Local Government, Data security, Traveller, Tata Consultancy Services Ltd., E-passport, Security, India, Chip, Infineon Technologies AG, Passport
Satyam: India Inc.'s rude wake-up call
Blogs In Sanskrit, Satyam means truth. But what we saw today was quite the contrary. We saw how one lie led to another, result...
US online advertising slumps in first quarter
News A 5 percent drop in revenue from the fourth quarter is the biggest in many years, in a tally from the Interactive Advertising Bureau and PricewaterhouseCoopers.
Tags: Internet advertising, Budgeting/cost control, TV, Interactive Advertising Bureau, Internet Advertising, Yahoo! Inc., PricewaterhouseCoopers Consulting, Advertisement, marketing, U.S.
Internet advertising revenues rise in Q4
News Despite steep economic woes in the fourth quarter, Internet advertising revenues rose a modest 2.6 percent increase, according to a report by the Interactive Advertising Bureau.
Tags: Internet advertising, Interactive Advertising Bureau, Internet Advertising, Internet Search Advertising, PricewaterhouseCoopers Consulting, Advertisement, digital video, financial service, marketing, revenue
Web ad sales lose some momentum in first quarter
News From January to March, Internet ad spending hit US$5.8 billion, down from an all-time recorded high of US$5.9 billion in the fourth quarter of 2007, new research shows.
Tags: Internet advertising, Sales/revenue, Earning reports/forecasts, Interactive Advertising Bureau, Internet Advertising, Online Advertising, Sales, PricewaterhouseCoopers Consulting, Advertisement, News.com
Schneier: Security neglected in economic gloom
News While it may seem logical to downgrade security, Bruce Schneier argues that security should be maintained or boosted, as systems become more business critical in a recession.
Tags: Security Management, Network security, Data security, PC security, IT budgeting, Budgeting/cost control, Security, British Telecommunications, IT Security, Information Security
Jobless techies turning to crime
News The credit crunch will drive impoverished techies and IT workers to sell corporate data and use crimeware, forensic experts have warned.
Tags: Hacking, Spam and phishing, Network security, Business security, Phishing, Security, Finjan Software Inc., Fraud, PricewaterhouseCoopers Consulting, information technology worker
Nine charged in Hyderabad in Satyam fraud
News As elections loom, Price Waterhouse auditors, former chairman Raju, and others are accused of falsifying accounts and other crimes.
Tags: Lawsuits, Accounting, Financial statements, Leadership, Services, India, CFO, Hyderabad, Fraud, CBI
UK banks trim tech spending
News Technology spending by U.K. banks has been pulled back, but some areas are not likely to be affected.
Tags: Budgeting/cost control, Datamonitor, Investment, operating income, investment banking, PricewaterhouseCoopers Consulting, compliance, financial, financial service, bank
Five ways IT departments can win in a crisis
News CIOs need to revise their IT strategies in the downturn to adapt to long-term sustainability, according to PricewaterhouseCoopers.
Tags: IT Management, IT Services, Telecommunications, PricewaterhouseCoopers Consulting, strategic sourcing, CIO, organizational structure, business intelligence, software, asset
IT mega-projects: First 100 days are crucial
News Executives wanting success from major IT projects need to be "ruthless" in driving quick wins, says analyst.
Tags: Business Strategies & Functions, IT project management, PricewaterhouseCoopers Consulting, Melbourne, CEO, job, leader, leadership style, information technology, strategy
To go green, focus on breaking habits
News Enterprises need to work at changing employee mindsets and routine processes to succeed in their green IT strategy, say industry players.
Tags: Green IT, Recycling, Infrastructure/architecture management, Corporate culture, Green IT, Australia, PricewaterhouseCoopers Consulting, performance, software, barrier
IBM roars into business consulting
News Its new 4,000-strong Business Analytics & Optimization Services will mine IBM's research and software divisions for innovations.
Tags: Consulting, IBM Corp., SAS Institute, data mining, Frank Kern, Data-mining Software, business analytics, Sales, software, analytics
