Value Chain
109 Stories
'Great ICT Sale' to target Malaysian SMBs
News Country's government agency plans business-to-business fair, in bid to narrow "SME digital divide" and urge small and midsize firms to embrace IT.
Tags: IT budgeting, Product marketing, Business, E-business, Small And Medium Enterprise, B2B, Information And Communication Technology, Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur, value chain
Video explosion challenges Net neutrality
News Conflict between neutrality and quality of service intensifies as excess backbone capacity saturates, observes an industry expert.
Tags: CommunicAsia 2008, Service level management, Web sites, Web 2.0, Business plans, Video, QoS, Broadband, Net Neutrality, Internet User
Is your business run by chance?
Insight perspective The discipline you apply to managing your business' underlying processes can make all the difference, especially when times get tough, says analyst.
Tags: Business Strategies & Functions, Business applications, Business development/management, Business structures, Process, Organization, Supplier, Quocirca, Clive Longbottom, Environment
Neverending cost cutting objectives
Blogs In the current economic climate, cost cutting measures are still at the top of the agenda for many firms, so I thought i...
EC doubles robotics R&D investment
News The Commission has promised 400 million euros (US$619.2 million) for robotics research to help European manufacturing compete with developing countries.
Tags: Innovation, R&D, Robotics, Investment, robot, researcher, European Commission, value chain, industry, leadership
Axia-led consortium makes S'pore NBN bid
News update Group comprising Canada's Axia, SingTel, Singapore Press Holdings and SP Telecoms submits bid for country's next-gen National Broadband Network.
Tags: Business broadband, Personal broadband, Next-generation technology/networks, Starhub, SingTel, Fiber, Hong Kong, Singapore, Broadband, consortium
India's animation sector moves up value chain
News The industry in India is set to grow at a compound annual growth rate of 27 percent, from around US$460 million in 2008 to US$1.16 billion by 2012.
Tags: Graphics, Video, Multimedia, TV, India, Animation, 3D, animation industry, Roadside Romeo, Ashok Rajgopal
Symbian to ease app building for China Mobile
News Symbian Foundation and China's biggest mobile operator will provide streamlined way for developers to submit apps to China Mobile's store and will promote TD-SCDMA standard.
Tags: Mobile/Wireless, Mobile platforms/communications, China Mobile Ltd., Developer, 3G, W-CDMA, TD-SCDMA, China, collaboration, agreement
M'sian content sector grows, challenges remain
News Malaysia's creative content space makes good strides but still needs to resolve several issues to better compete with peers in region, say industry players.
Tags: Local Government, Games, Multimedia, GameBrains, International Data Corp., Animation, Singapore, Broadband, Malaysia, animation company
E-mail to lead APAC biz mobile apps
News Mobile e-mail will remain leading application among Asia-Pacific companies, accounting for 61 percent share of enterprise mobility software market, notes new report.
Tags: Mobile platforms/communications, Applications and tools, Communications, Mobile, e-governance, insurance industry, Asia-Pacific, Small And Medium Business, e-mail, research company
India's logistics sector to up IT spend
News Overall growth of India's logistics players is set to boost IT spending by a 20 percent compound annual growth rate over the next five years, according to study.
Tags: Supply chain, Supply chain management (SCM), India, IT-spending, RFID, logistics industry, Supply chain, Indian Logistics Industry, CIO, information technology
RFID privacy code useful in Asia
News Industry watchers welcome privacy assessments and greater transparency, but warn that costs of adhering to guidelines may be passed on to consumers.
Tags: RFID, Privacy, Security Management, Security implementation/standards, Security, Asia, RFID Tag, European Union, Privacy, Singapore
Ovum: Let OS-makers run app stores
News Operators should leave running of mobile app stores to platform makers, advise analysts, who identify Orange and China Mobile as players that will succeed.
Tags: Mobile applications, Mobile platforms, Outsourcing, Ovum, Mobile, China Mobile Ltd., Microsoft Windows Mobile, T-Mobile, partnership, Nokia Corp.
Tech ekes out job gains in 2008
News Companies specializing in software and engineering added jobs last year, though more modestly than in preceding years.
Tags: Human resources, Telecommunications, Manufacturing, Georgia, Bureau of Labor Statistics, Salary, Worker, bond, software, job
Philippine BPOs must drive higher value
News Country's outsourcing players should now focus on becoming high-value services hubs to differentiate themselves from India, urge industry watchers.
Tags: Services, Outsourcing, India, Philippines, BPO, Back-office, outsource, job, industry, talent
