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Google I/O no-shows: Three products curiously absent from the keynote

For all the cool things that Google introduced at this year's I/O keynote, several of the items that the tech press definitely, absolutely, positively thought would be included in the presentation were curiously absent. No Android update? No new Nexus tablet? Not more than a peep on that groundbreaking Internet-on-your-face technology that Sergey Brin quietly introduced last year?

Lawmakers press Google on Glass privacy

Members of a U.S. congressional group on privacy wrote Thursday to Google CEO Larry Page requesting information on how the futuristic device handles privacy issues.

MANAGEMENT CENTRE

CAREERS

Reardon returns to D-Link

Graeme Reardon heads back to D-Link as its regional director.

IT GOVERNANCE

Advocates call for legal protections for copyright consumers

The U.S. Congress should consider a "safe harbor" from legal action for consumers using works protected by copyright as it launches a long-term effort to revamp copyright law, some advocates said Thursday.

LEADERSHIP AND MGMT

IT Cements Madras Cements' Success: Dharmakrishnan A.V.

Madras Cements isn't your typical manufacturing company.It took to IT in 1984 at a time when even contemporary enterprises weren't tech-savvy. Its current CEO, Dharmakrishnan A.V., is a self-confessed tech enthusiast. And that makes him stand out among CEOs of old-economy companies.

LEGAL

H-1B politics shifts to backroom as vote nears

High-tech industry's leading advocate in the immigration bill fight, Sen. Orrin Hatch (R-Utah), has bought himself some time, perhaps until Tuesday, to try get the immigration bill changed to the liking of the tech industry.

OUTSOURCING

Guest View: The hidden costs of support

Sunil Desai, Director for Managed Services at Dimension Data Asia Pacific, points out that the bulk of support-related expenses fall outside the scope of traditional support offerings. It is important therefore to identify and eliminate 'hidden' expenses.

PROJECT MGMT

Guest View: The hidden costs of support

Sunil Desai, Director for Managed Services at Dimension Data Asia Pacific, points out that the bulk of support-related expenses fall outside the scope of traditional support offerings. It is important therefore to identify and eliminate 'hidden' expenses.

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RESOURCE CENTRE

APPLICATIONS

Comparethemarket.com improves customer experience with MongoDB

Insurance comparison website Comparethemarket.com is using open source NoSQL database MongoDB to improve the customer experience of its home insurance offering.

CLOUD COMPUTING

AsiaSat launches cloud boardbooks with Diligent

Asian satellite operator, AsiaSat drives efficiency by appointing Diligent Board Member Services to deploy a cloud data solution for its board books.

DATA CENTER

i-Tech's Malaysian 'green' data centre uses Juniper solutions

Juniper Networks' switches, routers and security solutions, along with technologies from IBM and Schneider Electric, help power a new tier-3 green data centre called SAFEHOUSE.

IMAGING AND PRINTING

Ricoh improves workflow with SPA and SAUNA

SPA and SAUNA are part of Ricoh’s pilot productivity-enhancing programme which leverages mobile technology to reduce turnaround time.

INDUSTRIES

NEC Malaysia eyes US$166M revenue within three years

Launches regional retail business support centre in Malaysia

INTERNET

Facebook and opposition websites blocked in Equatorial Guinea

Just a week after the Zimbabwean government said that the Internet poses a threat to stability, Equatorial Guinea has blocked access to Facebook and opposition websites in a bid to stop people from coordinating through social media.

MOBILE AND WIRELESS

Google announces Play Music All Access rival to Spotify

Google has announced an update to its Play Music service called All Access at Google I/O 2013 which will take on Spotify.

NETWORKING

Turnbull criticises government's NBN budget cuts

Malcolm Turnbull has criticised the Federal Government for budget cuts to the National Broadband Network (NBN).

OPERATING SYSTEMS

iPad 5 rumor rollup for the week ending May 16

Even before summer, the iOSphere languishes in the iPad rumor doldrums, apparently having exhausted itself with hopes for a Retina display iPad mini 2, and the A7 chip for the iPad 5. But there is hope: The Rollup uncovered the radical iPadiGlasses, in an exclusive report.

SECURITY

Booming mobile industry spawning global criminal marketplace

In an alarming 'post-PC' era alert, working group says criminal infrastructure created much faster than it was for PC fraud

STORAGE

Fujitsu signs Dicker Data

Fujitsu has inked a deal with Dicker Data to distribute the full range of server and storage products in a bid to increase SMB focus and get access to the larger reseller network.

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BLOGS

BLOG: Huawei’s enterprise channel strategy is making progress

I was encouraged to see that Huawei had a proper track session on its channel strategy during its 10th Global analyst summit in Shenzhen.

BLOG: Too many chiefs? Do public organizations need Chief Data Officers?

Having had several related discussions this past week while in Washington DC, it is obvious that the question of how to use and manage the growing wealth of data, and incorporate it into an existing information governance organization and infrastructure (however mature or not), is top of mind in the public sector as well.

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