Vertical Industries
85 Stories
UTM heads for larger market in Asia
News Unified threat management devices are increasingly crossing the small and midsize business threshold to gain traction by larger businesses, say security vendors.
Tags: Network security, Security applications/tools, Security Management, Security, Unified Threat Management, Fortinet Inc., India, Check Point Software Technologies Ltd., VPN, security technology
Checker eases app programming flow
News Managing software development process allows one Singapore software vendor to diversify offerings and keep customers coming back, says founder.
Tags: Software engineering/development, IBM Corp., Programmer, Singapore, Software Update, development environment, Programming, IDE, Vertical industries, application development
India goes deep into semicon market
News Country has potential to excel in integrated circuits fabrication, but must produce more engineers specialized in embedded systems, say industry experts.
Tags: Processors, Multiprocessor servers, Product development and design, Embedded System, India, Semiconductor, phone, software, China, revenue
Will business users bite on Windows 7?
News Microsoft officials have shifted the Windows 7 marketing machine to the business side of things.
Tags: Microsoft Windows, Business applications, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows 7, OEM, Schuster, VPN, ISV, Microsoft Windows, blog
Tackling the threat from compromised Web sites
Insight perspective Most Web-based malware now comes from genuine sites that have been compromised, but are site owners and visitors are addressing the problem, asks security expert Mary Landesman.
Tags: Network security, Security Management, Data security, PC security, ScanSafe, Malware, Security, Internet Advertising, Risk, Password
Asian IT to emerge from financial crisis stronger
News Economic crunch will drive wealth, power and innovation transfer from West to East as multinationals see Asia as critical growth market, says Springboard Research.
Tags: Financial, Region, Asia, IT-spending, Asia-Pacific, research company, Emerging Market, information technology company, industry, information technology
Satyam taps Asian software talent for niche projects
News The 25-member team will support highly specialized IT projects in Southeast Asia and China.
Tags: Outsourcing
IDC sees business intelligence bright spot in Asia
News Regional spending on business intelligence tools is set to double within the next four years, according to research firm IDC.
Tags: Data warehousing/business intelligence
Korean CRM firm in ties with IBM
News A call center solutions provider in Korea has allied with Big Blue to tap into the burgeoning worldwide customer relationship management (CRM) market.
Gartner: Hail the new era of 'IT versatilists'
News The research firm predicts that demand for IT specialists will shrink by 40 percent, and budgets for new technology will fall.
Tags: Business Strategies & Functions, Best strategies, Human resources, Recruiting, Regulations, Employee communications
IBM seeks finance sales
News IBM has created bundles of software and services targeted at financial services companies.
Tags: Business applications, Financial
Microsoft, Satyam to develop BI apps for Asia
News Companies launch centers in Shanghai and Singapore to create and test new business intelligence solutions for the financial services sector.
Tags: Data warehousing/business intelligence, Product development and design
China: Local players gain ground in IT services
News Chinese companies are giving global giants like IBM and Hewlett Packard (HP) a run for their money in China's burgeoning IT services market, says market researcher International Data Corp (IDC).
BroadVision expects AP sales to hit US$63m in 2001
News Nasdaq-listed BroadVision Inc expects sales from Asia Pacific (including Japan) to account for at least 10 percent of its global revenues in fiscal year 2001.
HK developers and tablet PCs get cozy
News The computer giant unveils alliances with six software developers to drive tablet PC adoption among vertical industries in Hong Kong.
