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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
International cooperation key in cybercrime fight
Insight newsmaker Prosecution is hard as the laws are national but such crimes are international, says Mikko Hypponen, chief research officer of F-Secure.
Tags: Viruses and worms, Antivirus software, Web sites, Malware, F-Secure Corp., Attack, Gang, Malaysia, virus writer, Russia
Slowdowns ripe for gains in market share
Insight What will it take to lead an Indian IT company through the coming economic downturn? Wipro Chairman Azim Premji shares his strategy.
Tags: Offshoring, Wipro Technologies, India, Business Process, BPO, Russia, job, China, U.S., R&D
Xerox to acquire Affiliated Computer Services
News Dcument company has said it will buy ACS, a major American public-sector business-process contractor, in a US$6.4 billion deal.
Tags: Hardware, Business Strategies & Functions, IT project management, Xerox Corp., Asia, Outsourcing Company, BPO, managed services, South America, solution provider
Truphone offers local calling anywhere
News Truphone is launching a new service that will allow frequent international travelers to use a single phone and single SIM card to make international calls in many countries in the world.
Tags: PDA phones, Smart phones, Cellular phones, Mobile, Phone Number, Cell Phone, Service, VoIP company, phone network, phone
HP earnings drop 17 percent
News Hewlett-Packard's revenue is down across most main business units.
Tags: Personal Computers, Servers, Earning reports/forecasts, Hewlett-Packard Co., Quarter, Electronic Data Systems Corp., quarterly revenue, Earnings, Mark Hurd, revenue
Room for other devices alongside mobiles
News Even though mobile phones are getting more sophisticated, other portable devices will continue to reach parts of the market that phones cannot, says IDC.
Tags: Mobile platforms/communications, Development/design, Web sites, SMB, Mobile, India, International Data Corp., Chip, phone, hard drive
Apple recalling iPhone 3G power adapters
News USB power adapters sold with the iPhone 3G in the United States and certain other countries could possibly break and leave the metal prongs behind in an electrical socket.
Tags: Smart phones, Mac OS, 3G (Third Generation), Components, Apple Inc., Adapter, Apple iPhone 3G, Japan, 3G, Canada
Outsourcing: Bye bye Chennai, hello Brisbane
News With cities like Ireland's Belfast and Australia's Brisbane catching up, outsourcing is no longer about India's Chennai and Mumbai, according to a KPMG report.
Tags: IT outsourcing, Outsourcing, Offshoring, City, Outsourcing, Telecommunications, Asia-Pacific, computer, Belfast, Chennai
Gartner reveals top 30 offshoring hotspots
News The analyst house's 2008 list of the top offshoring destinations reveals new contenders challenging the dominance of India and China.
Tags: IT Management, IT Governance, IT strategy, Employee policy/training, List, India, Vietnam, Thailand, Europe, Gartner Inc.
Mobile companies chasing Apple's App Store
News Apple iPhone users have downloaded more than 1.5 billion applications, and competitors are hoping to replicate the success. But will they hit app gold, too?
Tags: Applications and tools, Palm Inc., Apple Inc., Mobile, Smart Phone, Google Inc., device manufacturer, Microsoft Windows, mobile application, Apple iPhone
360networks gets FBO license in S'pore
News Vancouver-based network service provider 360networks Inc has been awarded a Facilities Based Operator (FBO) license to own and operate telecommunications infrastructure in Singapore.
India is top target for spam
News Tech advancement is outstripping security awareness in India, while the U.S. still leads as biggest junk mail producer.
Tags: Spam and phishing
360networks cuts 44% of work force
News The telecom services carrier announces that it will lay off about 800 employees, or 44 percent of its work force, in a move to contain costs.
Ubuntu Linux launched in Sydney
Program A six-month project involving 34 developers worldwide--including six in Australia--recently bore fruit with the preview of a new Linux distribution.
Tags: Open source
