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S'pore supply chain firm delivers on innovation
Insight Business intelligence tools need reinvention and a slower economy could be the best time to try new things, says YCH Group's CIO James Loo.
Tags: Business Strategies & Functions, Data warehousing/business intelligence, Business applications, Leadership, RFID, Database, Innovation, SCM, CIO, business intelligence
The Sun that shines under IT
Insight Sun Microsystems CIO Bob Worrall counts down to the first phase of its new ERP project and shares what he believes the IT organization of the future will look like.
Tags: IT Management, Enterprise resource planning (ERP)
Offshoring "good for U.S.": Indian IT group
News The aging American population, among other factors, makes the case for offshoring IT and other jobs to locations like India and the Philippines, according to a report from an Indian IT industry association.
Kimberly-Clark outsources to India
News Kleenex and Huggies manufacturer has outsourced parts of its IT operations to India in two separate five-year deals aimed at cutting costs and improving performance.
Tags: Outsourcing
Data security top priority in BPO
News A new survey in the United Kingdom reveals that 90 percent of businesses view issues such as data protection more relevant than employment laws.
Tags: IT outsourcing, Legal, Outsourcing
Asian Sources launches Hong Kong portal
News Asian Sources, the Hong Kong-based trade publisher has launched a Hong Kong export portal to its product sourcing Web site. The move is part of the company's Global Sources strategy, which aims to expand their reach through a multi-portal plan.
India core to future IT sourcing strategy
News India will be one of the key factors in all IT sourcing decisions over the next five years as a low-cost and flexible option for skills and resources, according to U.K. CIOs.
Tags: Outsourcing, Offshoring
Half-price deal for UK public sector IT
News The U.K. government's latest deal with IT suppliers will allow public sector bodies to buy hardware with a discount of up to 49 percent.
Tags: Government
Where's the money in security?
News While the C|Level Asia Executive Insights discussion in Singapore touched on the threats of phishing scams and e-mail spam, participants at the roundtable dialog in Malaysia debated over the real value of investing in information security.
Tags: Spam and phishing, Security Management
Good management key to successful sourcing
Insight Gartner Summit 2004 report Companies outsourcing their businesses must be prepared to invest their effort to achieve effective sourcing management, said research firm Gartner.
Tags: IT outsourcing
Open source confusion must end, vendors told
News Users should demand the right to modify code and redistribute software without restriction when vendors attempt to enforce their own definition, urges analyst Gartner.
Tags: Business Strategies & Functions, Open source
Outsourcing certification gets industry thumbs-up
News New certification program for IT outsourcing management meets with the approval of vendors and IT chiefs, who view it as an acceptable benchmark for raising competency levels.
Tags: IT outsourcing, Outsourcing
Skills shortage hits Indian CIOs
News Indian companies will increasingly source IT skills from Hong Kong and Singapore to cope with the shortage at home, according to analyst Gartner.
Tags: Human resources, Services
Unisys to open development center in India
News The IT services company is planning on a five-year investment of US$180 million in the site, which will focus on maintenance and help desk services.
Tags: Services
i2 unveils B2B relationship software
News i2 Technologies debuted new versions of its business-relationship software tools Thursday as the company continues its push in the business-to-business and supply-chain sectors.
