Southeast Asia
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Analyst: 2G to dominate Southeast Asia
News Voice and text messaging to stay predominant mobile services due to expanding subscriber base in rural areas; 3G adoption remains in saturated markets.
Tags: 3G (Third Generation), Network infrastructure, Broadband, 2G, 3G Network, Southeast Asia, Frost & Sullivan, 3G, Emerging Market, analyst
Software, services set to drive Vietnam IT
News Country has won over global IT players for its domestic demand and low-cost labor, but its software and services looks set to power its next wave of growth.
Tags: Business Strategies & Functions, Strategy, Hewlett-Packard Co., Alcatel, Vietnam, Telecommunications, Southeast Asia, 3G, IT outsourcing, software service
Asean midsize firms' CRM spending 'nascent'
News Spending on customer relationship management by region's midsize businesses is small but will grow 18 percent despite downturn, finds new study by AMI-Partners.
Tags: Customer resource management (CRM), Sales force automation, Software-as-a-service (SaaS), Utility computing, Software, CRM, Tool, Midsize Business, Singapore, Sales
NEC Asia eyes bigger slice of services pie
News The company's expansion plans include growing headcount, as well as services revenue in Singapore from 10 percent to over 50 percent, says chief exec.
Tags: Services, Business Strategies & Functions, Infrastructure/architecture management, NEC Corp., India, Singapore, Southeast Asia, Hardware, CEO, Fujitsu Ltd.
BCM standard discovered in Malaysia
Blogs I have upbraided SPRING Singapore and the Singapore Business Federation for failing to promote effectively Singapore's e...
Malaysia keeps lofty spot for global services
News Country keeps third position in AT Kearney 2009 Index of Top 50 outsourcing locations, but must remain wary of upcoming rivals in region, says government official.
Tags: Offshoring, Outsourcing, IT outsourcing, Services, Outsourcing, Single Sign-on, India, Vietnam, Singapore, Malaysia
Russian security firm eyes Philippine growth
News Antivirus security company Kaspersky Lab targets Philippine consumer and mobile markets, with plans to appoint more resellers in bid to catch up to rivals.
Tags: Antivirus software, Applications and tools, Viruses and worms, Kaspersky Lab, Mobile, Vietnam, Philippines, corporate restructuring, antivirus, Malaysia
eBay equips itself to face growing competition
News Although competition from social networks and entertainment sites make it challenging for eBay, the online marketplace says it is poised to retain users.
Tags: E-commerce, MySpace, eBay Inc., Southeast Asia, entertainment, social networking, YouTube Inc., network, revenue, blog
Fujitsu unveils new S'pore data center
News Touted as the IT vendor's greenest in the region, the facility boasts features such as monitoring controls that help save up to 30 percent of customers' power bills.
Tags: Data centers, Servers, LANs and WANs, Thailand, Singapore, Storage, Small And Medium Business, Southeast Asia, business continuity, Fujitsu East Data Centre
US firewall firm blazes path to Asia
News Silicon Valley startup claims its "next-gen" firewall technology lets users control applications in its corporate network, and can save them money in bad times.
Tags: Firewalls, Data security, Security Management, Palo Alto, Asia, Hong Kong, Singapore, Intrusion Prevention System, Australia, Southeast Asia
Canon may follow Xerox's BPO plunge
News Singapore execs say Canon "open" to strengthening partnerships and acquisitions, following rival Xerox's buy of U.S. business process outsourcing firm.
Tags: Services, Components, Customer support, Xerox Corp., partnership, Canon Inc., Singapore, Business Process, BPO, Environment
Vendors split over reuse of mobile gear
News Mobile phone components can be reused in toys and even medical devices, says Sony Ericsson, but not all mobile makers are keen to venture in this direction.
Tags: Components, Cellular phones, Handhelds, Nokia Corp., Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications, Phone, Mobile Recycling Volume, cell phone, mobile, handset
Universal phone charger offers vast opportunities
News Manufacturers pledge support for new standard in mobile phone charger, which GSM Association says will give rise to product and retail innovation in mobile market.
Tags: Development/design, Nokia Corp., RIM BlackBerry, Phone Charger, Phone, cell phone, mobile, Smart Phone, Spokesperson, Mobile Device
Singapore firm offers street-level maps, too
News Local mapping startup Gothere.sg, provides street-level images covering 70 percent of country; intends to integrate these with Google's Street View service.
Tags: Privacy, Web sites, Web services, Singapore, photograph, API, search engine company, camera, Pittsburgh, team
iPhone soars, Microsoft 'main loser'
News Apple iPhone's market share grew significantly over past year while newcomer Android also made waves and Windows Mobile suffered, says Canalys.
Tags: Smart phones, Windows Mobile, Symbian, BlackBerry, Apple Inc., Motorola Inc., Smart Phone, Android, Microsoft Windows Mobile, OEM
