OCBC wants technology safe and tested
Because banks manage customers' money and confidential data, IT innovation must at times give way to security, says OCBC Bank CIO Lim Khiang Tong.
Sun chops heads: Can it get any respect?
commentary With its open source efforts slow to pay off and the broader economy crumbling, CEO Jonathan Schwartz responds to a charge that Sun has become "toxic".
Find more stories in: Open source, Servers, Financial, LeadershipFive great things about being CEO in a tech recession
Hard times are here, break out the champagne. After all, there is still genuine good that head honchos can take advantage of amidst the gloom.
Find more stories in: Leadership, Business Strategies & Functions, Budgeting/cost controlTen ways SMBs can cut costs in a slow economy
Even if your small business is holding its own, there are steps you should take to keep costs under control. Here are 10 practical ways to lower expenses.
Find more stories in: IT Management, Business Strategies & Functions, Infrastructure/architecture management, Budgeting/cost control, BusinessLicense this software
perspective Mismanaging software licensing can lead to extra costs and damaged reputations. Here's how to ensure it doesn't happen to you.
Find more stories in: Software licensing, Piracy, Business applications, Personal applicationsOracle's hardware gambit: Not so crazy
commentary Larry Ellison is finally in the hardware business. Maybe the second time's a charm.
Find more stories in: Hardware, Business development/managementOpen source stands up for its rights
commentary Open source developers need to guard their intellectual property rights if they want to compete with the big boys, says consultant.
Find more stories in: Open source, CopyrightA touch of healthcare and technology
Dr. Colin Quek, CIO of Raffles Medical Group, discusses why the social component of healthcare can make IT spending more complex in this industry.
Find more stories in: IT budgeting, Project managementFinancial techies bank on jobs in Asia
Information technology professionals from downsized banks in Europe and the United States, find new jobs in the finance hubs of Asia.
Find more stories in: Trends, Personal development, BankingIs the world ready to fight cybercrime?
Experts say lawmakers and judicial systems are still not equipped to provide an adequate response to the growing threat of cybercrime.
Find more stories in: Security, Web sites, Legal, RegulationsServing Asia's mass affluent
newsmaker The CEO of a Singapore-based software house Protege talks about understanding Asia's unique banking needs and surviving amid global pressures.
Find more stories in: Software, InvestmentsA business world of techies
All levels of IT practitioners must get involved with the business aspect of the company because their work will impact revenues, directly or indirectly.
Find more stories in: Personal development, Trends, Best strategiesIs it time for (a leadership) change at Microsoft?
commentary If Redmond can’t find new ways of thinking, demonstrate initiative and imagination, or show some hunger and verve, then perhaps its current batch of leaders are no longer fit for purpose.
Find more stories in: Business development/management, LeadershipApple's latest chip gamble
Its US$278 million acquisition of P.A. Semi offers a whole new range of possibilities, but the chipmaker's current offering is unlikely to make its way into the iPhone.
Find more stories in: Acquisitions, Mobile processors, Processors, Multiprocessor serversFeeling the heat at Microsoft
Antitrust woes, a protracted battle for Yahoo, and a shifting software market. Welcome to Steve Ballmer's world.
Find more stories in: Leadership, Acquisitions, Sales/revenue, Antitrust, Business applications, Microsoft WindowsGates explains why Microsoft needs Yahoo
A main driver of the takeover bid is the desire for "great engineers", says Microsoft's chairman. Plus: Windows 7 and other future tech.
Find more stories in: Mergers, Merger integration teams, Web 2.0, Web servicesThink twice before you post personal data online
Data you posted online a decade ago could come back to haunt you, warns Sun Microsystems' chief privacy officer, who dishes out advice on how businesses and individuals can take better ownership of their data.
Find more stories in: Privacy, Data securityNasscom announces program for emerging companies
India's Nasscom has unveiled a capacity building partnership program, targeting small and midsize enterprises looking to work with European countries.
Find more stories in: IT training, Consulting, Trends, Personal developmentTomorrow for TomorrowNow?
Third-party support and maintenance company's future raises questions of whether a sale, or phaseout of the SAP subsidiary, is in store.
Find more stories in: AcquisitionsWallem sails the high seas
Maritime industry is undergoing a makeover, with more changes expected in mobile broadband communications, says Wallem CIO Patrick Slesinger.
Find more stories in: IT Management, Mobile/Wireless, Web services, Outsourcing, IT outsourcing, IT budgetingBanking on the IT-sales connection
Shee Tse Koon, Standard Chartered Bank's CIO for Singapore, shares the bank's inner workings of the close relationship between sales, technology and operations.
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