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Perfect device for developing world: Not PC
Insight perspective We have the right hardware for developing countries--it's just not a PC, an analyst points out.
Tags: Mobile applications, Development/design, Mobile/Wireless, Clive Longbottom, developing country, health care, PC, Development/design, Mobile/Wireless, South Africa
Singapore looks to export e-government
News The country's ICT regulator and promoter establishes a new body focused on applying its public sector infocomm expertise elsewhere in the world.
Tags: Government, Business Strategies & Functions, Infrastructure/architecture management, IT Governance, Business, E-government, Asia, Information And Communication Technology, Singapore, Infowave
Why SOA is the 'perestroika of IT'
Insight newsmaker Independent middleware can help businesses escape the grip of 'monopolistic' software makers, and that will help the SOA provider grow, says Software AG CEO Karl-Heinz Streibich.
Tags: Innovation, Business applications, Infrastructure/architecture management, IT Governance, Mainframe, SAP AG, SOA, Business, Software AG, BPM
SpinVox hits back at data-protection criticism
News Voice-to-text conversion firm says it uses overseas call centers for transcription, saying human intervention is used only to help its automated systems learn.
Tags: Authentication and encryption, Network security, Security, Philippines, Training, British Broadcasting Corp., Microsoft Office, data protection, call-center, quality control
OOXML ratification faces delay after objection
News South Africa's national standards body becomes the first to formally protest the ISO ratification of Microsoft's OOXML document format--a move that should delay the process.
Tags: Standards, Office suites, Microsoft Office, Office Open XML, Microsoft Office 2007, Redmond, International Electrotechnical Commission, blog, technical committee, ISO
UK Unix users seek funding to pursue OOXML fight
News The U.K. Unix and Open Systems User Group has lost its legal challenge against the BSI regarding the OOXML format, but will appeal the decision.
Tags: XML, India, Office Open XML, Open Source, U.K., Microsoft Office, ISO, Venezuela, Web, XML
Venezuela and India appeal OOXML ratification
News Joining South Africa and Brazil, the two countries have lodged formal complaints about Microsoft's Office Open XML being ratified as a standard by ISO/IEC.
Tags: Microsoft Office, Office suites, Standards, XML, Appeal, India, Office Open XML, Open Source, International Electrotechnical Commission, technical committee
Aussies hit with IBM price hike
News IBM has confirmed it will raise Australian prices on a number of its products by 3 percent effective from 1 January 2010, in response to what Big Blue described as "changing economic conditions and cost structures".
Tags: Business Strategies & Functions, Business applications, Adobe Systems Inc., IBM Corp., software, IBM WebSphere Application Server, Business applications, Business Strategies & Functions, Adobe PhotoShop, Microsoft Windows 7
Brazil appeals ISO ratification of OOXML
News The country has joined South Africa in appealing the ISO decision to ratify Office Open XML as ISO/IEC DIS 29500.
Tags: XML, Standards, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Corp., Office Open XML, Open Source, blog, ISO, Microsoft Office, Standards
ISO offers to take on ODF maintenance
News The move has been prompted by concerns ODF was not being properly maintained by its creator Oasis, says an ISO committee member, rejecting claims of a pro-Microsoft takeover.
Tags: Business applications, XML, OpenDocument Format, India, Office Open XML, Alex Brown, Microsoft Office, blog, technical committee, ISO
Microsoft dials up emerging-market phone push
News Redmond announces plans for OneApp, software that enables feature phones to access various mobile Internet services.
Tags: Smart phones, Mobile/Wireless, Cellular phones, Smart Phone, Microsoft Windows Mobile, phone, Programming, Emerging Market, Microsoft Windows, SMS
Software AG looks to reap what it SOAs
News The German business infrastructure software maker is aiming to hit its revenue target by focusing on service oriented architecture, and both organic and inorganic growth.
Tags: Infrastructure/architecture management, Object-oriented programming, SOA, Software AG, Europe, software company, software, Brussels, financial, revenue
South Africa pushes for ICT outsourcing
News Big tax breaks and training grants are being offered to companies considering transferring their business process outsourcing to South Africa.
Tags: IT outsourcing, Outsourcing, Government
E*Trade continues overseas expansion
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Vodafone unveils handsets for developing world
News Tie-in with Chinese manufacturer results in low-cost mobile phones designed to 'enfranchise' millions.
Tags: Cellular phones, Mobile/Wireless, Development/design
