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AP chipmakers still healthy despite SARS
News SARS, the war in Iraq and the soft economy have left Asia's chipmakers relatively unscathed--for now.
Distributed computing to tackle SARS patterns
News A Hong Kong-based software company claims it can predict how the deadly SARS virus will spread, and whether officials are releasing reliable data on the disease.
Deadly disease bites into tech businesses
News Sun Microsystems and ATI Technologies are the latest tech companies to see their plans in Asia disrupted by fears of a deadly flulike disease.
Computex slated for September
News Computex, the Taiwanese tech trade show recently postponed by the SARS outbreak, has been rescheduled for September, organizers said Wednesday.
Microsoft, Intel, HP skip CEBIT Asia show
News The largest IT trade fair in Asia opens today in Shanghai with 25 percent fewer exhibitors compared with last year.
Computex Taipei opens on optimistic note
News Computex Taipei opens today following its postponement from June due to the SARS outbreak and organizers are hoping to end a gloomy sales year with a bang.
SARS closes Motorola's China HQ
News In Beijing, SARS has caused an 18-storey building that is Motorola's China headquarters to be shut, according to wire agency AFP.
Come to Computex: Taipei mayor
News Fears of empty halls at Computex Taipei due to SARS have prompted the city's mayor to send out 200,000 letters of reassurance to overseas buyers.
SARS won't hurt China notebook sales: Study
News Computer makers will find that notebook sales will remain a bright spot in an otherwise gloomy, SARS-hit market, said a Taiwan-based market research firm.
Taiwan braces for Chinese hacker onslaught
News Taiwan has stepped up its cyber security measures for fear of an impending attack by a China-based hacker group.
Iraq, disease drives up telecoms use
News Virtual meetings are all the rage in the wake of the Asian killer flu scare and the war in Iraq.
Motorola: Two-thirds night staff still quarantined
News The Motorola night-shift worker infected with a deadly flu-like virus has been discharged from hospital, days after news of her illness caused the worried company to tell over 500 of her co-workers to stay home.
PC fans hope to set Guinness record
News Hong Kong will today play host to a throng of PC enthusiasts attempting to set a record for the largest number of people assembling desktop computers in one sitting.
'Big boys' returning to CommunicAsia, says organizer
News Among the companies exhibiting at CommunicAsia 2005 are Huawei, Motorola and UTStarcom, which all snubbed the event last year.
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CommunicAsia bounces back
News Despite its forced hiatus, organizers of the returning CommunicAsia tradeshow are convinced that the event has lost none of its relevance.
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