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PayPal eyes Asian SMBs' e-commerce moves
News Citing study it commissioned, PayPal says small and midsize businesses in region are looking at e-commerce to power growth and enter new markets in year ahead.
Tags: E-commerce, Web sites, Web 2.0, Web services, E-business, PayPal, Survey, India, Web sites, Web 2.0
Banyan Tree invests $1M in talent management
News Singapore hotels and resorts operator employs SAP in bid to better nurture and manage talent pool of over 10,000 staff, according to company executives.
Tags: Business development/management, Personnel management, Recruiting, Banyan Systems, Database, SAP AG, Talent Management, Human Resources Inc., Training, Bangkok
Cloud has huge potential in India's SMBs
News India's large number of small and midsize businesses and platform's low cost, high operational efficiency and scalability will drive cloud use there, say Nasscom members.
Tags: Cloud computing, Software-as-a-service (SaaS), Enterprise resource planning (ERP), Software, Computing, India, CRM, Small And Medium Business, ERP, Cloud computing
Credit crunch can't cramp IT's US$475B style
News European tech body expects region's IT market to grow to US$475 billion next year, nearly one-third of the global market size forecast to be US$1.5 trillion.
Tags: Virtualization, Best strategies, Business plans, Earning reports/forecasts, Euro, Turnover, IT Services, Western Europe, European Information Technology Observatory, London
Symantec eyes easier cloud security
News Security and storage vendor is developing capabilities to make data security management in and outside of the cloud, more "straightforward".
Tags: Cloud computing, Security Management, Business security, Cloud, Security, Tool, Singapore, Storage, Cloud computing, Server
Data centers: The temples of IT
Insight perspective Quocirca's Bob Tarzey surveys the data center market--and points out why they're better for the environment than you may think.
Tags: Cloud computing, Data centers, Co-location Provider, Equinix, Information Technology, bank, Hosting Company, managed hosting, Quocirca, On-demand
Amit Yoran talks cybersecurity
Insight newsmaker Former U.S. cybersecurity director Amit Yoran talks about his year as the "cyberguy" and why he is an "anti-user".
Tags: Authentication and encryption, PC security, Data security, Policy and management, Security, Amit Yoran, Cybersecurity, NSA, CNCI, Information Technology
Can innovation come in SMB packages?
Blogs I'm in Kuala Lumpur for a couple of days this week, serving as moderator for a panel discussion at the APEC SME Technolo...
Printer makers mum on new security standard
News New security standards for devices such as printers, copiers and multifunction systems have emerged, but details on hardware compliance are scant.
Tags: Storage, Standard, Security, Device, Risk, Singapore, Access Control, Standards, Environment, e-mail
Downturn delays death sentence for legacy IT
News Businesses are delaying tech upgrades as they look to save money during the economic downturn, says the U.K.'s National Computing Center.
Tags: Infrastructure/architecture management, Cost control, IT budgeting, Software-as-a-service (SaaS), IT Budget, Survey, Cloud Computing, hardware upgrade, Back-office, software
IT pros advised to 'bed down' in jobs
News While the number of tech professionals finding work has increased, there is still uncertainty over jobs, says technology skills group e-skills.
Tags: HR policies and procedures, IT Professional, COM, Spokesperson, Information And Communication Technology, SQL, C#, C++, job, ActiveX
What to do if your supercomputing supplier fails
Insight perspective High-performance computing providers often live on the edge--technologically and financially. But if your supplier fails, it need not be a disaster, says expert.
Tags: Supercomputing, Financial, Risk Management, Supplier, Backup, Risk, QoS, Procurement, Consulting, Jones
Reviewing pandemic plans has just become job #1
Techguide With the Influenza A hitting over 60 countries, IT managers need to step up contingency planning. One CIO shares his organization's experience and plans.
Tags: Contingency planning, Remote management, VPNs, Event, Plan, public health, remote access, Contingency planning, VPNs, Server
With Yahoo search gone, content becomes king
News commentary Yahoo changes into a content company that will need to make hard decisions about how to attract eyeballs.
Tags: Content management, Search, Web 2.0, Google Inc., Yahoo! Inc., America Online Inc., Advertisement, CEO, Flickr, Yahoo Search
Canon sees big attraction in 'Victi'
Insight newsmaker Company's regional chief Satoshi Kimura seeks out opportunities in Vietnam, India, China, Thailand and Indonesia, collectively coined "Victi".
Tags: Green IT, Selling globally, Sales, Marketing, Canon Inc., India, Vietnam, Thailand, Singapore, printer
