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Cybercrime cost firms US$1 trillion globally
News In a McAfee survey, CIOs report spending billions of dollars after data thefts, and say fired workers pose a big threat to sensitive data on the network.
Tags: Authentication and encryption, Network security, Security Management, Security, Chief Information Officer, Davos, Cybercrime, World Economic Forum, intellectual property, Dubai
S'pore, China shine in global IT index
News update Singapore jumps up to fourth spot in annual rankings, while China overtakes India to lead emerging markets, finds World Economic Forum report.
Tags: Business Strategies & Functions, IT Governance, Network infrastructure, LANs and WANs, Networking technology, Government, Investments, Economy, Asia, India
Cloud fever: What will it take for a breakout?
News Some of the tech industry's best and brightest gather at a roundtable discussion offering a snapshot of cloud computing's progress--and lack thereof.
Tags: Web services, Marc Benioff, Davos, Cloud Computing, dot-com, World Economic Forum, Switzerland, CTO, TechCrunch, Mountain View
Dude, Putin is so not getting a Dell
News commentary At Davos, Russia's prime minister tells Michael Dell his country doesn't need help and his residents "are not invalids".
Tags: Desktops, Notebooks and tablets, Davos, PC Company, World Economic Forum, Ina Fried, News.com, founder, Prime Minister, CNET Networks Inc.
Flash 10 coming to most smartphones in 2010
News Adobe says its full version of Flash will be available on most smartphones in early 2010, but the technology still won't be available for Apple's iPhone.
Tags: Smart phones, Multimedia, Digital media, Apple Inc., Adobe Systems Inc., Macromedia Flash Player, Mobile, Smart Phone, Adobe Flash Player, Bloomberg L.P.
The fraud connection in social networking
Insight A fraud ring is no different than a social network, as it's the relationships and associations that are important, says SAS co-founder and CEO Jim Goodnight.
Tags: Web 2.0, Business applications, Hewlett-Packard Co., SAS Institute, M&A, Cloud Computing, M&A Money, phone, social networking, analytics
Microsoft is expanding and investing in Thailand
News The software giant will collaborate with the country's National Electronics and Computer Technology Center on research and development, among other initiatives.
Tags: Innovation, Microsoft Corp., Technology, Mobile, Thailand, software testing, memorandum of understanding, Nectec, software, R&D
Police nab man in World Forum hacking case
News Swiss police arrested a man Friday on suspicion of hacking into the computer systems of the World Economic Forum and stealing private information about participants.
China could eclipse Indian IT: Infosys head
News China could overtake India in the international IT industry, including the software sector, unless rapid infrastructure development occurs, warned the head of one of India's largest software firms.
Chat with global leaders at the World Economic Forum
News Citizens of the world will be able to come together, not through song and dance, but via a live chat session with high-profile leaders attending the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland.
Gates: No media mergers for Microsoft
News Bill Gates told world business leaders today that Microsoft will refrain from the trend of media mergers and stick to creating software.
Net infrastructure spending to hit US$1.5 trillion in 2003
News Spending on Internet infrastructure, including purchases to increase bandwidth and the building of high speed fiber optic networks, will reach US$1.5 trillion in 2003, according to Nortel Networks.
Hackers say Davos exploit was a cinch
News Computer hackers who obtained confidential information about people who have attended World Economic Forum meetings say it was easy to do, a Swiss newspaper reported Sunday.
Gates pours Elixir for Office developers
News Microsoft's chairman shows internal project linking Siebel and Outlook as example of what other businesses can do.
Tags: Software engineering/development, Microsoft Office, Business applications
Botnets could 'eat' the Net
News Vast networks of compromised PCs are reported to be growing at an alarming rate, in terms of their potential, and could spread like a pandemic, says Vint Cerf.
Tags: PC security, Data security, Security
