Chinese rival bolsters search engine against Baidu with Alibaba partnership
Qihoo 360's search engine is taking market share from Baidu
Messaging application Line flags sensitive phrases in China
A mechanical engineering student in Taiwan has found the messaging application called Line warns and stops users in China from sending certain politically sensitive keywords.
IBN hooks up with Japanese analysis systems maker
New R&D unit will be housed in IBN and focus on developing detection kits for infectious diseases.
Cyber safety awareness is not enough: AISA
Knowledge and awareness must go hand in hand, says security expert
Hard-to-get credit, dominant conglomerates deter startups in HK
Though 80% of entrepreneurs don't regret starting a business in Hong Kong, many of them find difficulties in securing credit (78%), market domination by large corporations (68%), and red tape (61%) the major deterrents to would-be entrepreneurs in the city, said workplaces provider Regus.
Sumitomo and NEC to build high-speed communications infrastructure in Myanmar
The new system is expected to support the upcoming SEA Games that starts end of the year in the country.
Dealing with data
The explosive growth of data in Asia provides both opportunities and challenges, says Jeetu Patel, vice president and general manager of the Syncplicity Business Unit, Information Intelligence Group (IIG) at EMC.
Researchers find unusual malware targeting Tibetan users in cyberespionage operation
The malware abuses the Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI) service to remain undetected, researchers from ESET said
Target located: The growth of the targeted attack
The growth of targeted attacks has been documented in the global press, but the severity is possibly understated.
Opportunities are ripe for partners for software-defined datacenter : VMware
Toni Adams, VP —Global Channel and Alliances Marketing at VMware, speaks about how partners can benefit from VMware's latest service offerings, and how they can use them to capture unconquered market space, especially in the SMB space.
Google launching new fund for later-stage tech investments
Google launching new fund for later-stage tech investments
The unvarnished truth about Big Data
There are plenty who believe that beneath big data’s shiny exterior, companies will find a hollow ring of tin plating. Will big data reveal itself to be just another IT fad?
Despite poor work-life balance, IT pros like their jobs: survey
95% are proud they chose IT as a career, and 81% would do it all over again given the chance.
Rapid-growing mobile payments market is driving a financial fraud marketplace
An APWG warns of mobile fraud becoming an industralised process.
App development not keeping up with device updates
A global survey says a third of IT leaders describe their mobile development team as sluggish, middling or outpaced.
Social enterprise can boost productivity by up to 25 per cent: NewsGator
Social software vendor highlights how organisations can benefits from a social strategy.
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Career advice: Three issues that should top the IT agenda this year
Premier 100 IT Leader Sonya Christian also answers questions on career paths.
US power companies under frequent cyberattack
Legislation that would give the federal government power to oversee the protection of utilities has stalled.
Lenovo's net profit up 90 percent, smartphone shipments soar
Lenovo's smartphone shipments grew 206 percent year-over-year in the quarter.
Oracle, managed services provider to settle suit over third-party support
Oracle had accused ServiceKey of participating in a 'gray market' conspiracy for hardware and Solaris support services
Limited demand for multi-process HR BPO
Ovum study reveals buyers’ preference for shared services approach, single-process and add-ons for existing systems.
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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Citrix Synergy '13: Christiancen highlights the need for collaboration
Claims one of the biggest trends of collaboration is the convergence of real-time collaboration and social work-life balance
CITRIX SYNERGY '13: Look beyond Cloud infrastructure, says Liang
Says focus needs to be on on IT-as-a-Service instead of Infrastructure-as-a-Service
Digital Realty offers data centre solution
EnVision allows data centre operators to understand the infrastructure better with user-friendly interface.
Aussie start up launches online document platform
SignForms.com gets backing from tech investment company, NGU Group.
AusCERT 2013: Deploying BYOD in a government environment
Department of Sustainability CIO Al Blake explains how the department is keeping government information safe on consumer devices
Google pursuing broad wireless project for emerging markets, report says
The project reportedly includes South Africa, Kenya and Southeast Asia
Intel claims Haswell will offer 50 percent more battery life
The new processor design is important for PC makers as they try to battle tablets and smartphones.
As Ethernet turns 40, some seek to take it to the cloud
The CloudEthernet Forum is launching at an event marking Ethernet's 40th birthday
Microsoft turns Siri against Apple in hilarious new Windows 8 ad
Who knew a soulless digital assistant could be so hilariously inept?
DHS warns employees that years-old database hole puts their privacy at risk
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has notified employees and others with DHS clearance to be on alert for potential fraud due to a vulnerability discovered in software used by a vendor to process personally identifiable information (PII) for background investigations.
STORAGEDealing with data
The explosive growth of data in Asia provides both opportunities and challenges, says Jeetu Patel, vice president and general manager of the Syncplicity Business Unit, Information Intelligence Group (IIG) at EMC.
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BLOG: Yahoo goes big and buys Tumblr
The Tumblr purchase has to be followed up with other moves to bolster its mobile and social strategies.
BLOG: Should companies allow employees to use cloud-hosted file sync/share solutions? Yes, with precautions.
Yes: Employees are doing what's best for the company
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