Think like an attacker — not a consultant
Security specialist Daniel Ayers said that consultants need to give clients what they need,as opposed to what they want.
Calling Lara Croft: Researchers use lasers to uncover lost jungle city
An Australian research team has used a laser-based remote sensing technology to uncover an ancient metropolis buried beneath the Cambodian jungle.
Huawei unveils first SOC in Indonesia
Service Operation Center designed for telecom operators aiming to increase end-user satisfaction.
Japan's NHK develops robot camera array for Matrix-like effects
Japan's public television broadcaster, NHK, has developed an array of video cameras that are synchronized to create "bullet time" shots like those popularized in the film The Matrix.
Regional mobile roaming improves in Asia Pacific
Countries join hands to address the growing demand for mobile broadband.
South Korea and Hong Kong beat Singapore in smartphone penetration: Ericsson
Hong Kong is No.1 in the world in tablet penetration
Apple pushing iPhone 4 in China to gain market share
The company had a 9 percent market share in this year's first quarter for the Chinese market, 10 percentage points behind Samsung
China trounces US in TOP500 supercomputer race
A surprise entrant on the list, China's Tianhe-2 generated 33.86 petaflops
Start-up tackles advanced persistent threats on Microsoft, Apple computers
CrowdStrike's Falcon allows for range of responses to enterprise network attackers.
US officials: Surveillance programs helped stop 50 terrorist plots
NSA surveillance programs are subject to rigorous oversight by courts and Congress, officials maintain.
Most data in organisations is "junk," difficult to get context: CommVault
Back-up vendor recommends adopting an open minded approach when looking for value in unstructured data.
SMBs having problems with backup, recovery: study
Cost and complexity of implementation are among the challenges that keep SMBs from implementing backup and recovery measures.
Singapore Government to release more data to the public
The move aims to bring about greater convenience and deepen co-creation efforts with the public.
Honeywell increases productivity for terminal operators
Announces OneWireless Terminal Solution.
5 ways to evaluate your IT outsourcing maturity
Answering these questions will help you determine your IT organization's outsourcing maturity in order to improve your IT service provider outcomes.
UK spy agency reportedly intercepted email of delegates at G20 meetings in 2009
The British intelligence agency targeted email accounts, computers and phones used by foreign delegates, leaked documents allegedly show
Cloud-based productivity apps —'don't believe the hype' says Gartner
Gartner, however, predicts that a major shift toward cloud office systems will begin by the first half of 2015.
Samsung opens R&D facility in Nokia's backyard
Mobile phone maker Samsung is set to open a new research and development centre in Nokia's home town, in Espoo, Finland.
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HP shakes up management team of PC division
Hewlett-Packard has shuffled the management of its PC division as it tries to sharpen its focus on growth markets.
Internet should be prepared for 'militarisation': UK ministry report
Stephen Bell looks at a report on cyber-conflict called The Global Cyber-Game.
IT capital spending rises, but not for PCs
Modest gains in IT hiring, but it's still flat at user firms.
Google asks to make surveillance orders public, citing First Amendment
The company has asked the US surveillance court to rule that it has free speech rights to publish data about requests
How to evaluate the risk of outsourcing locations
IT organizations and CIOs don't contract and outsource to countries, they contract and outsource to companies. Given that, it's time to stop assessing location-based risk in a vacuum because sometimes the 'riskiest' suppliers may have the most innovative solutions.
Scope creep a major issue for Singapore CTOs and CIOs
Prominent causes for scope creep include poor project management, staff continuity and changing regulatory environment.
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How Tata Power Trading achieved a sustainable business model using the cloud
To meet the requirements of working in a unique environment such as those that existed in the power trading business and to accommodate its future business needs, the Tata Power Trading Company chose to streamline its business processes using cloud technology. Here’s how its CIO, Ujjal Kumar Ghatak did it.
Forrester: PaaS makes developers happy
Study finds familiar cloud players Amazon, Microsoft, Salesforce.com lead emerging PaaS market.
Savvis, Digital Realty open certified data centre in Hong Kong
Joint venture property awarded Uptime Institute’s Tier III Certification of Design Documents.
How to fix Web pages that print too small
When pages look right onscreen but end up tiny on the printed page, try these fixes.
Apple founder Wozniak 'US is just as bad as communist Russia'
Woz sounds off about human rights, and the fact that CIA agents can stalk ex-girlfriends.
INTERNETFinancial Times CIO Christina Scott right on the money
In this age of breaking news and social media, readers will remain loyal to insightful journalism. At the FT, Christina Scott is engaging a digital community
Solar-powered smartphone charging stations land in New York City
Solar powered charging devices for your mobile devices will pop up all around New York City this summer.
BSkyB and Microsoft back new 'white space' spectrum organisation
Preparing for the M2M boom.
Microsoft slashes Surface RT prices by 60% for schools
Entry-level 32GB Surface RT costs $199, less than cost of goods.
Start-up tackles advanced persistent threats on Microsoft, Apple computers
CrowdStrike's Falcon allows for range of responses to enterprise network attackers.
Samsung mass produces 1.4GB/s PCIe flash cards
Latest Samsung flash card exceeds SATA 6Gb/s bandwidth.
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I recently analyzed 60 companies in India to understand the CIO reporting structure and the key projects that these organizations are focused on.
BLOG: 10 things the CEO can do to drive digital
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Why Real-Time Replication Is Better Than Periodic Replication
Replication technology enables information sharing between primary and backup servers. This whitepaper discusses different replication methodologies and how they pair up with multi-tiered computing environments.
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Seven Virtualization DR Myths
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