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APAC SMBs to increase IT spend in 2009
News Region's small and midsize businesses are expected to spend US$153 billion on IT and telecom in 2009, or US$6.5 billion more than last year, says new report.
Tags: IT budgeting, Cost control, Business, India, Telecommunications, Asia-Pacific, Small And Medium Business, Telecom Service, Indonesia, Indian SMB
APAC to spend US$523B on tech in 2008
News The Asia-Pacific region will fork out almost US$523 billion this year on IT, growing at a rate that surpasses the United States and Western Europe, finds Gartner study.
Tags: Business applications, Servers, Storage, Earning reports/forecasts, Business, Mobile, IT Services, Telecommunications, IT-spending, Gartner Inc.
Enterprise guide to saving on wireless
News As mobility becomes increasingly entrenched in the corporate environment, businesses need to manage wireless service costs smartly and diligently, say analysts.
Tags: Mobile/Wireless, IT budgeting, Budgeting/cost control, Communications, International Data Corp., Wireless, Gartner Inc., wireless service, phone, unified communications
Thai regulator: 3G licenses set for Q3
News National Telecommunications Commission's board will meet Thursday to fix significant details on the licensing timeframe for third-generation mobile technology.
Tags: 3G (Third Generation), Local Government, Internet advertising, Mobile, Apple iPhone 3G, Telecommunications, Wireless Broadband, Wireless, Video, Broadband
Philippine carriers eye various growth areas
News As analysts expect phone sales in the country to fall this year, mobile operators mull revenue sources such as data traffic services, to overcome any handset sale slump.
Tags: Cellular phones, Smart phones, Mobile/Wireless, Mobile, Philippines, International Data Corp., Cell Phone, Wireless, phone, 3G
Indian firms turn to software-as-a-service
News Local startups and small businesses deploy hosted business applications to avoid incurring heavy capital expenditure and having to hire IT professionals.
Tags: Software-as-a-service (SaaS), Cloud computing, Business applications, Security, India, Small And Medium Business, ERP, Cloud computing, Software-as-a-service (SaaS), software
Motorola rings US$33m deal in India
News Wireless equipment provider Motorola has snagged another US$33 million network expansion contract from Indian telecom service provider BSNL (Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited).
Goldman Sachs snubs European cell phone makers
News Goldman Sachs recommended Wednesday that investors reduce their holdings in European phone-equipment makers such as Nokia and increase their stakes in phone companies such as Telefonica.
StarHub might offer free local calls
News StarHub Pte Ltd said it might offer free local calls to the residential market.
SingTel to set up S$9.4m "carrier hotel"
News Singapore Telecom said it will initially invest S$9.4 million from mid-April to set up a facility within its premises to allow new telecom service providers to house their equipment.
Softbank to expand investments in Korea to US$400 million this year
News Softbank Corp, Japan's largest Internet investment company, said its joint venture will quadruple investments in Korea up to US$400 million by the end of this year, aiming to control the Korean Internet market.
SingTel Asia's best telecom operator for fourth year
News Readers of Telecom Asia have voted Singapore Telecoms Ltd "Best Telecom Operator." In addition, SingTel president and CEO Lee Hsien Yang bagged the Best Asian Telecom Executive award.
3Com foresees lower revenue
News Networking company 3Com last Friday said that its revenue will fall below previous projections, reflecting continued weak spending among corporations and telecommunications carriers.
Google fixes several site security issues
News Company blocks cross-site scripting hole at Grand Central site, fixes Google.com redirect issue, and works to fix redirect problem at DoubleClick.com.
Tags: Network security, Spam and phishing, Security, Google Inc., Vulnerability, Web Application, Advertisement, phone, malicious code, blog
S'pore telcos cautious about China telecom liberalization
News The island's telcos may be eager to expand into the region, but they have greeted the upcoming liberalization of China's telecommunications industry with some caution.
