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Seeing into the future with IT
Insight newsmaker Chakib Bouhdary, SAP chief value officer, on how the economic downturn is changing CEOs' decisions and technology choices in business today.
Tags: Data warehousing/business intelligence, Leadership, SAP AG, Asia, Chinese company, CEO, China, finance, acquisition, Brazil
Fujitsu Siemens LifeBook Q2010
Reviews The LifeBook Q2010 is a very expensive notebook, its price partly justified by the use of costly components such as weight-saving titanium and the shiny 'piano lacquer' finish. It's also unashamedly an executive status symbol.
Tags: Battery, Intel Corp., Docking Station, Graphics, Intel Core Solo, Notebook, Fujitsu LifeBook, Fujitsu Siemens, Lifebook Q2010, HSDPA
S'pore goes high on TV
Insight Singapore's Media Development Authority CIO Yeo Chun Cheng discusses hurdles the media regulator had to cross when the country kicked off its high-definition television trials in May 2006.
Tags: TVs, Multimedia, Digital media, Regulations
Outsourced or not, demand must be managed
Blogs We all want to improve the economics of our cost centers, whether we insource or outsource them. Most of these cost ...
FAQ: Buying the right Windows 7 upgrade
News Readers still have lots of questions on just which version of the software they need to buy in order to upgrade their PC. Here are some answers.
Tags: Windows 7, Software licensing, Microsoft Windows 7, Computer, Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium, Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium, Software licensing, Windows 7, Microsoft Corp., 32-bit
Yahoo dishes up FAQ on severance plans
News Yahoo tells its employees the "that's nuts" comment made by its outside compensation consultant was no reflection of the company's severance package.
Tags: Mergers, Acquisitions, Search, Employee, Plan, Yahoo! Inc., Compensation, Stock, layoff, stock price
Qantas plans slimmer, friendlier IT dept
News Qantas CTO David Hall's vision for a more streamlined IT department, may save the the airline US$83 million over the next financial year.
Tags: Business Strategies & Functions, IT outsourcing, IBM Corp., Outsourcing, Supplier, Australia, Qantas Airways Ltd., CEO, Fujitsu Ltd., financial
The final frontier: Solar power from space
News California utility PG&E has contracted with stealth company Solaren to capture solar energy with satellites in space for delivery to Earth via radio frequency.
Tags: Green IT, Satellite, PG&E Corp., Renewable Energy, radio frequency, Pacific Gas & Electric, Earth, scientist, California, radio
Microsoft invests in ads, multitouch
News The software maker on Monday announced a new ad campaign aimed at wresting spending from cash-strapped companies as well as the company's own investment into a start-up focused on multitouch.
Tags: Internet advertising, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Corp., Steve Ballmer, Microsoft Windows 7, Advertisement, N-trig, Israel, Coca-Cola Co., software
Spot invalid imported data with help of custom Excel function
Techguide Anytime you have to manually review worksheet data to look for errors, something can slip through. Here's a handy safety net: a user-defined function that will flag one type of invalid data.
Tags: Microsoft Office, Animation, ALT, Microsoft PowerPoint, Microsoft Excel, dialog box, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Word
Study: Motorola Q positioned for success
News New research by iSuppli suggests Motorola is keeping costs down on manufacturing its new smart phone.
Tags: Cellular phones, Pocket PC compatibles, Smart phones, Analyst reports
asiacontent.com now owns Tricast
News Hong Kong-based asiacontent.com today announced the successful tender offer for all shares of Tricast BVI, the publisher of CNET in Asia, MTV Asia and E!Online Asia.
When IT and healthcare come together
Insight CIO 1-1 SingHealth's Dr. Low Cheng Ooi shares his views on how IT and healthcare are colliding to bring forth the future of medicine for patients and practitioners.
Tags: IT project management, Data Management, Leadership, Technology, Clinician, globalization, EMR, analytics, information technology company, chairman
Delivering IT as a service
Insight City University's CIO Jerry Yu is gearing his team to deliver IT like a utility service, where the service is available to users at the flip of a switch.
Tags: IT Management
Managing UOB's critical IT pipes
Insight IT chief Susan Hwee keeps vigil over the United Overseas Bank's IT systems and operations, all of which have become an integral part of the business.
Tags: IT Management, IT budgeting, Budgeting/cost control
