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AAC Acoustic opens global HQ in S'pore
News Miniature acoustics components maker will also invest US$13.8 million over next five years on research and development in Singapore.
Tags: Development/design, Sound, Corporate Training, Singapore, mobile handset, Sound, Support Services, product development, R&D, agency
Analysts: Dell-Perot buy limited in reach
News Latest acquisition puts hardware maker in big leagues with the likes of HP, says Dell executive, but analysts are less optimistic about its impact.
Tags: Acquisitions, Service level management, Business, Hewlett-Packard Co., IBM Corp., Asia, Asia-Pacific, Small And Medium Business, analyst, Dell Computer Corp.
Indian IT runs home, new geographies for growth
News Hit by global recession, India's local tech firms target projects on home soil and venture into new regions including Middle East and Latin America.
Tags: IT outsourcing, Outsourcing, Growth strategies and tools, Business, Infosys Technologies Ltd., Banking, Growth, Market, Information Technology, revenue
Google Apps bug: You've got (my) mail
News Brown University students and a few other Google Apps customers found other peoples' e-mail in their in-box due to glitch in migrating from old e-mail to Gmail.
Tags: Web 2.0, Web sites, Director Of Information Technology, Tool, Support Services, e-mail, spokesman, Google Apps, Google Gmail, Web 2.0
Google unleashes biggest ever Apps rollout for 35,000 users
News IT overhaul signals advent of cloud-based collaboration for one U.K. company.
Tags: Applications and tools, Business applications, Security applications/tools, Open Source, Google Inc., Rentokil Initial Plc., Information Technology, Taylor Woodrow Plc., Business applications, Video
Stock exchange unveils fast hosting service
News The London Stock Exchange has launched a hosting service that will help high frequency algorithmic trading firms complete their trades even faster.
Tags: Data centers, Networking, Exchange, London Stock Exchange Plc., Stock, Server, Support Services, London, stock exchange, Silicon.com
Pharmaceutical giant strikes US$550M outsourcing deal with Accenture
News Under the 10-year deal, Bristol-Myers Squibb will outsource its application development and maintenance, as well as a range of finance and accounting support services across the company.
Tags: Outsourcing, IT outsourcing, Outsourcing, Bristol-Myers Squibb Co., Pharmaceutical Company, accounts payable, Accenture Ltd., Europe, AstraZeneca Plc., outsourcing agreement
Sun boosts revenue with free software strategy
News Sun chief Jonathan Schwartz has created his own free software foundation, open sourcing everything from Java to Solaris as a way to grow revenue.
Tags: Open source, Software, Databases, Servers, Storage, Database, Jonathan Schwartz, Sun Microsystems Inc., phone, Support Services
Symantec launches online PC tech support services
News A new diagnostic service will offer remote technical assistance, while the company's tune-up service will tweak performance of the Windows operating system.
Tags: Antivirus software, Norton Co., remote access, Support Services, software, Symantec Corp., hard drive, Consumer Reports, Internet, U.S.
Ingres, Red Hat team on developer stack
News The open source developer stack combines the Ingres database with JBoss packages from Red Hat and is meant to measure up to proprietary tools from IBM, Oracle and others.
Tags: Open source, Linux, Cloud computing, Red Hat Inc., Berquist Co., Ingres, JBoss, Database, Developer, Cloud computing
Managed print services gain favor in Asia
News With tough economic climate affecting printer sales, vendors will look toward managed services, helping market to reach US$1 billion by 2012, says new report.
Tags: Hardware, Services, Managed Print Services, Hewlett-Packard Co., Asia, Asia-Pacific, Australia, Sales, Japan, Fuji-Xerox
Revealed: Secrets to outsourcing success
News U.K. multinationals reveal their sometimes rocky relationship with outsourcing and tell how offshoring helps them survive the downturn.
Tags: Outsourcing, IT outsourcing, Outsourcing, Aviva Plc., Conference, IT Services, Outsourcing Company, Accenture Ltd., insurance, outsource
Configuring SQL Mail in SQL Server 2000
Techguide Steven Warren provides a step-by-step guide on how you can configure SQL Mail in SQL Server 2000.
Tags: Servers, Server platforms, E-mail servers, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft SQL Server, Backup, Database, SQL Mail, Microsoft SQL Server 2000, SQL
Companies not cutting back on software investments
News Most user organizations in Asia-Pacific excluding Japan region will not reduce their spending on software in next 18 months, says IDC.
Tags: Customer resource management (CRM), Software-as-a-service (SaaS), Infrastructure/architecture management, Infrastructure Management, Vietnam, Investment, International Data Corp., Asia-Pacific, Singapore, Indonesia
CSC signs $8 million defense deal
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