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OpenNet to win S'pore broadband tender?
News Reports have surfaced that the Axia-led consortium has won the next-generation broadband network bid, but Singapore authorities remain mum.
Tags: Next-generation technology/networks, Bandwidth, Networking technology, Starhub, SingTel, Singapore, Broadband, consortium, network, industry
S'pore to invest US$833M on infocomm projects
News Government will call for 391 tenders over the next 12 months on new ICT projects, 42 percent of which will be worth at least US$365,400, says IDA chief.
Tags: Personal broadband, Business broadband, Investments, Local Government, Singapore, Government, CIO, public sector, software, financial
OpenNet wins Singapore broadband bid
News update Singapore infocomm regulator appoints consortium as network company to build the physical infrastructure of country's next-generation broadband network.
Tags: Business broadband, Personal broadband, SingTel, Fiber, Dr., Singapore, Broadband, consortium, Environment, computer telephony integration
Google announces Project 10^100 themes
News More than 150,000 ideas were submitted following Google's call for world-changing ideas, and the company has finally identified 16 categories of ideas for further voting.
Tags: Web sites, Web 2.0, Business Strategies & Functions, Idea, public sector, strategy, sustainability, spokesman, RFP, analysis
Gunning for iN2015: Locked and loaded
News Singapore is already exceeding targets set for the year 2015 in its master blueprint to invigorate the nation with IT, according to its industry regulator.
Tags: Business broadband, Local Government, Next-generation technology/networks, LANs and WANs, IP Television, Internet Access, Wireless Broadband, Wireless, Information And Communication Technology, Singapore
Mobile operators need to be greener
News Operators can reap up to 40 percent energy savings "without doing too much" and not cutting energy requirements is almost "a criminal act", says analyst.
Tags: Green IT, Network infrastructure, LANs and WANs, Mobile/Wireless, Telecommunications Company, Energy Requirement, RFP, Optimization, renewable energy, alternative energy
Economic crisis to boost utility compute market
News Several utility computing service providers are expecting the current economic crisis to catalyze Asian companies to adopt their services amid shrinking budgets.
Tags: Utility computing, Asia, managed hosting, Savvis Communications, director of sales, Horst Iblher, Hardware, T-Systems, information technology, RFP
Inexperienced practitioners help or hinder growth?
Blogs Sitting in a meeting last week listening to someone describe some of their sourcing challenges, I started to reflect on ...
Protecting your ideas in your RFP response
Insight Developing a proposal often means exposing your unique ideas to customers who aren't likely to forget them, even if they don't accept your proposal. You have to know how to entice the customer while safeguarding your ideas.
Is your contract proposal flexible?
Insight Consultants and system integrators typically go by request for proposals (RFP) as an avenue to submit contract bids. Here's a suggestion: Ditch the formal approach and make your proposals more flexible.
Tags: Financial
Microsoft dishes out academic grants
News Software giant allocates US$1 million in funding to academic researchers in countries around the world.
Tags: Data security, Security, Software
Writing a proposal for help desk software
Insight When you’re responding to a Request for Proposal (RFP), the first thing you must do is clearly identify what you’re being asked to provide in your proposal.
Government contracts: To bid or not to bid?
Insight Government contracts are a stable source of revenue, but breaking into the government marketplace is complex. Here are some factors to consider when deciding whether or not to bid on government contracts.
Tags: Financial
What to include in formal and informal proposals
Insight Whether you’re writing a proposal in response to a request for proposal (RFP) or trying to set yourself apart from others competing for a contract, take care with what you include and how you sell your services with your proposed solution. This article outlines the necessary components of a formal proposal and tell you how to approach an informal proposal.
Fast, competitive, structured
Blogs In my job, I get to spend a lot of time with both clients and service providers, and often find myself discussing the to...
