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Microsoft: Layoffs for some, visas for others
News Software giant that pushed for more H-1B visas to hire foreign talent and fill need for skilled workers, now faces tough questions as it lays off 5,000.
Tags: Layoffs, Recruiting, Programming languages, Federal Government, Microsoft Corp., Steve Ballmer, Visa, layoff, Worker, software
There is no future without fiber in Australia
News Labor Communications spokesperson Stephen Conroy has restated the Opposition's commitment to a pan-Australian fiber-to-the-node network, while accusing the government of wasting taxpayers' money with a planned WiMax rollout
Tags: Networking, Network infrastructure, LANs and WANs, Bandwidth, Network administration/implementation, Optical networking, Network standards/protocols, Mobile/Wireless, WiMax, Networking technology
High-tech security may get US$1b boost
News A US$20 billion stimulus package in the works by Senate Democrats may include US$1 billion to bankroll an information-technology fund.
Internet giants agree to 'code of conduct' in China
News Ahead of the Olympics, Google, Yahoo, and Microsoft agree to basic principles of a "code of conduct" for operating in China and other countries that censor Internet use.
Tags: Web sites, Letter, Google Inc., Code Of Conduct, senator, Internet User, journalist, Jerry Yang, China, Internet
Google: Yahoo pact 'preserves' competition
News Aiming to lay out its case ahead of any antitrust challenges, Google senior VP Omid Kordestani draws parallels to other industries, such as printer and auto businesses.
Tags: Internet advertising, Search, Advertiser, Google Inc., Yahoo! Inc., Internet Search Advertising, senator, Advertisement, printer, revenue
US senators introduce bill to curb mobile spam
News Two U.S. officials are attempting to increase government oversight of commercial text messages with a bill to regulate SMS spam.
Tags: Spam, Policy and management, Text Message, Mobile, Olympia Snowe, Cell Phone, Wireless, Mobile Spam, senator, phone
Broadband over power lines? Don't count on it, yet
Blogs Dominant carrier PLDT, as well as its high-profile chief executive Manny V. Pangilinan, have been in the news lately bec...
US Homeland Security continues laptop seizures
News New guidelines are announced to clarify the U.S. border department's practice of seizing laptops and electronic gadgets indefinitely.
Tags: Consumer Technology, U.S. Department Of Homeland Security, American Civil Liberties Union, electronic media, phone, agent, Laptop Computer, Homeland Security, Adobe PDF, disk
Yahoo redesigns data center, ditches carbon offsets
News A new data center in Lockport, N.Y., is part of a strategy that Yahoo believes will allow it to end carbon offset purchases to reach carbon-neutral status.
Tags: Green IT, David Filo, Yahoo! Inc., Governor, Server, New York, co-founder, strategy, data center, leadership
A series of unfortunate layoffs
Blogs Despite the depressing economic outlook around the world, most Filipinos that I've talked to still view the Philippines ...
Will green energy wilt from lack of funds?
News The financial specialists that convert tax credits into capital to build new windmills and solar farms have all but disappeared.
Tags: Green IT, Budgeting/cost control, Earning reports/forecasts, Renewable Energy, tax equity, U.S. Senate, wind energy, Renewables Player, equity, tax credit
US authorities' red tape left medical devices virus-infected
News Regulations stipulated that hospitals wait 90 days before updating Conficker-infected systems.
Tags: Viruses and worms, Security Management, Cybersecurity, U.S. Department Of Homeland Security, Telecommunications, Medical Device, Grid, computer, U.S. President Barack Obama, virus
Sub-prime BCM certification in Asia
Blogs What does it really mean for an individual to be "certified" in business continuity? Like the euphemism "sub-prime",...
Short Take: Thai gamers use girlfriends as stakes
News Some Thai youths are using sex with their girlfriends as stakes in video game competitions.
Short Take: How cybercafes can "fight social ills"
News Malaysian authorities were encouraged to set up cybercafes and karaoke lounges to attract young people, and, hopefully, fight social ills.
