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Layoffs loom for M'sian electronics sector
News One of the pillars of Malaysia's economy, its electronic and electrical sector has become a double-edged sword during the current global slowdown.
Tags: Sales/revenue, Layoffs, Business planning, Trends, Intel Corp., Western Digital Corp., Electronics, Manufacturing, Chip Company, Electronics Sector
Indian outsourcers using slump to get bigger
News Bangalore's IT services companies preparing for next economic upturn by rethinking strategy and hiring more workers, and taking opportunity to boost productivity.
Tags: Business applications, Services, IT training, HCL Technologies, Tata Consultancy Services Ltd., Wipro Technologies, Infosys Technologies Ltd., Outsourcing, India, Outsourcing Company
MP3.com targets wireless; Napster could go public
News As the digital music debate continues, MP3.com launches a service to instantly link downloaded songs to wireless devices and Bertelsmann mulls selling shares in new partner Napster, while Universal says it has no plans to join the alliance.
Survey: Over half of US workplaces block social networks
News A survey of companies' chief information officers reveals that only 10 percent of companies allow unlimited personal social-networking activity on the job and over half block it altogether.
Tags: Web 2.0, Facebook, Social Networking, Workplace, Twitter Inc., Survey, U.S., independent research firm, network, U.S. company
The curious case of Sun Microsystems Philippines
Blogs In more ways than one, Sun Microsystems Philippines (SunPhil) is an "anomaly" among the large IT companies in the countr...
South Korea hits Qualcomm with antitrust fine
News Chipset manufacturer gets record US$209 million fine by South Korea's Fair Trade Commission, for giving discounts and rebates to handset makers that avoid competitors' products.
Tags: Components, Qualcomm Inc., Wireless, South Korea, antitrust, Fair Trade Commission, handset company, chipset, manufacturer, Components
The world is flat. So what's our problem?
News commentary Budgets are tight everywhere but take a lesson from one Indian outsource giant, where employee education and retraining remains a corporate priority.
Tags: HR policies and procedures, Infosys Technologies Ltd., Outsourcing, India, Workforce, Nilekani, job posting, co-founder, New York Times Co., America
Konami pulls out of Fallujah video game
News After three weeks of criticism about 'Six Days in Fallujah,' set in 2004 Iraq, Konami now says it won't distribute or sell the video game.
Tags: Games, Video Game, Training, Video, Sales, Iraq, U.S., blog, spokesman, game
Thailand's video games potential
News International experts view Thailand as a professional and fast growing source for game and animation development and services, advising that now is the right time to bring Thai products to the global market.
Tags: Games, Video Game, Thailand, Animation, Video, game company, 3D, Microsoft Xbox 360, Nintendo Wii, Apple iPhone
Universal won't join Napster pact
News Universal Music Group has no plans to join the alliance that Napster formed this week with Bertelsmann, an executive of the U.S. company told a French newspaper.
Computer Sciences to buy GE unit
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Cisco climbs to US$300 billion market cap
News Cisco Systems vaulted past US$300 billion in market value, becoming the third U.S. company to do so after General Electric and Microsoft.
HP, Red Flag team on corporate Linux
News Hewlett-Packard (HP) and a China-based firm have teamed up to develop and market Linux software to companies in China, and later, globally.
Google hiring blitz 'will make European workforce as big as U.S.'
News The web giant is to hire thousands of engineers in Europe in a drive to boost its overall workforce by a third, according to reports.
Tags: Human resources
China Mobile eyes iPhone launch in China
News China's largest mobile operator is in talks with Apple to introduce iPhone to the Chinese market, reveals China Mobile CEO.
Tags: Development/design, Mobile platforms, Mobile platforms/communications
