Public Sector
Are we there yet?
Seven and forty people tried to answer the question: Has government spending through 2009 helped the good people of Singapore keep their jobs and their businesses going?By Computerworld Singapore Writer | 23 Feb 2010
Editor's Pick
By Computerworld Singapore Writer | 23 Feb 2010
Green IT
Green I.T. is not dead
The global transition to a low carbon, energy efficient economy is real, underway and only just beginning, says Peter Lacy, Managing Director, Accenture Sustainability Services, Europe, Africa and Latin AmericaBy Zafar Anjum | 12 Jan 2010
Career Management
What Star Wars teaches us about career management
It's been really difficult using the Force to convince your HR manager or boss to see things your way.By Thomas Wailgum | 29 Oct 2009
Leadership & Management
Executive Interview: Geraldine McBride, president, SAP Asia Pacific
An intimate Q&A with SAP’s top executive, this side of the world.By Computerworld Singapore | 02 Nov 2009
Leadership & Management
IT Management
Security execs express surprise over CISO's firing following RSA talk
Say more information needed on why Pennsylvania really fired MaleyBy Jaikumar Vijayan | 15 Mar 2010
IT Management
Why the 'New Normal' could kill IT
The new normal makes life even harder for CIOs--and may cost many their jobs.By Thomas Wailgum | 15 Mar 2010
CIO Role
CIOs explain how to thrive under pressure
Johnson & Johnson CIO creates new jobs; Walt Disney chief awaits recovery that will come in a 'blink'By Patrick Thibodeau | 10 Mar 2010
Mergers & Acquisitions
M&A mistake: Too many CIOs arrive late to the dance
There's probably no greater indication of a CIO's strategic importance to his company than what happens at the time of a merger or acquisitionBy Thomas Wailgum | 08 Mar 2010
IT Management
CIO to CIO: Reaping the benefits of business service management
Business service management is more of a journey than a destination.By Mark Settle | 08 Mar 2010
From the CFO
Accounting’s ‘golden age’
The Lion City division of the global Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) has a new country head, Darryl Wee, who believes accountancy has emerged into a ‘golden age’ and the CFO’s star continues to rise. He shares his thoughts on why this is so.By Ross O. Storey | 05 Mar 2010
Technology
Cloud Computing
Lessons from a lost decade: Developing for a disposable Web
Say good-bye to monolithic systems and legacy apps—and hello to the era of expendable apps.By Neil McAllister | 12 Mar 2010
Cloud Computing
3 cloud computing mistakes you can avoid today
In their cloud adoption, many enterprises are not considering obvious issues that could substantially hurt them.By David Linthicum | 12 Mar 2010
Public Sector
US Federal CIO describes problems, changes in IT
Vivek Kundra talked about the many inefficiencies in US government IT and some moves to make data more accessible.By Nancy Gohring | 08 Mar 2010
Public Sector
Hong Kong government CIO: IT budget is up, not down
Five new major IT projects are due to start soon.By Teresa Leung | 08 Mar 2010
Network
The low latency exchange system
Speed is everything (almost) when you're running the world's largest and busiest stock exchanges.By F.Y. TENG | 08 Mar 2010
BlackBerry
BlackBerry tip: How to archive, organize App World software
BlackBerry users can now choose to archive, or save, any apps they don't use frequently but may still want to hang onto, to their external microSD memory cards--though each app needs to be reinstalled before you can access it again.By Al Sacco | 26 Feb 2010
Profiles
Executive Moves
Nokia Siemens changes CEOs
Company veteran Rajeev Suri will succeed Simon Beresford-Wylie, who was the company's first leaderBy Stephen Lawson | 02 Sep 2009
Leadership
She calls the shots
Fortune magazine has listed her as one of the world’s most powerful women in business. Fiona Carruthers meets the boss of Singapore telco SingTel.By Fiona Carruthers | 04 Jun 2009
Cover Story: The Chosen Five 2009
Building the future through integration
Launched in 2007, the Group IT of Singapore-headquartered Neptune Orient Lines (NOL) is transforming the global container shipping, terminals and logistics company's IT environment through a strategic REMODEL programme. Once completed, the company is confident that the programme will fill the technological gaps that are essential to gaining a competitive advantage in many areas.By Zafar Anjum | 14 Apr 2009
Cover Story: The Chosen Five 2009
Bringing maps to life
Creative implementation of GIS technology helped Singapore’s Land Transport Authority benefit all manner of users, including the general public.By Melissa Chua | 14 Apr 2009
Cover Story: The Chosen Five 2009
Radical change = Better customer service
The Immigration & Checkpoints Authority challenged its long-held practices to better serve its customers, thus winning the CIO Awards 2009.By Jack Loo | 14 Apr 2009
Cover Story: The Chosen Five 2009
Escalade: A premium taxi service
Testimony to the success of the IT approach of Singapore taxi organisation ComfortDelGro is the record high of 20 million taxi bookings they handled in the past year. Their new US$36.8 million integrated taxi management system (ITMS) has won them a prestigious CIO 2009 award.By Ross O. Storey | 14 Apr 2009
Case Studies
Supply Chain Management
Supply chain management to the rescue
It was an otherwise ordinary Thursday night in February 2008 when Imperial Sugar CIO George Muller got the call.By Stephanie Overby | 18 Mar 2010
Case Study: Automotive
Car rental company sets industry standard with web platform
Carzonrent wanted to become a technology-driven, nationally networked car rental company and re-shape the industry.By Sneha Jha | 10 Feb 2010
Case Study: Top Glove
Fits like a glove
Malaysia-based rubber glove manufacturer Top Glove realised it was not getting value from its ERP package. Its remedy was to take things into its own hands.By Jack Loo | 18 Jan 2010
Data Analysis
QlikView delivers real-time sales data for The Cocoa Trees
Data analysis goes deep to the transaction/ document levelBy Veronica C. Silva | 21 Dec 2009
Case Study: Business Analytics
BI for better information delivery across India’s second largest bank
ICICI bank is using SAS to set up a Web-based report resource for the organisation’s some 8,000 usersBy Jack Loo | 02 Dec 2009
Communications
3Com’s VoIP solution simplifies communications at Prince of Songkla University
PSU wanted a communication network that was highly cost-effectiveBy Zafar Anjum | 26 Nov 2009
Feature
Cloud Computing
Cloud computing adoption costs: identity-based access
With some CIOs now proclaiming publicly the cost advantages of cloud computing, it is a good time for those considering cloud computing adoption to clarify the benefits they might really achieve from using cloud computing into the medium and long term.By Alan Rodger | 17 Feb 2010
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CIO Asia Conference & Awards 2010 and the Great Debate
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Computerworld Forum: Security 2010
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Video - Editor's Pick
Interview
Information security challenges for CIOs
John Matthews, CIO, F5 Networks, talks to mis-asia.com on the information security challenges that CIOs face today. He also shares some of his experiences in handling these issues.By Jack Loo | 17 Mar 2010
News Report
MIT Media lab shows off urban, electric vehicles
At the opening of its new Media Lab, MIT showed off green urban transportation work. The different vehicles are known as the Smart Cities project.By Justin Meisinger | 11 Mar 2010
Podcast - Editor's Pick
Michael Sentonas on the McAfee Cloud Secure programme
Michael Sentonas, CTO, Asia Pacific, McAfee, tells Zafar Anjum, MIS Asia's Online Editor, what the McAfee Cloud Secure programme is all about and how this innovative programme will be useful for added security in the cloudBy Zafar Anjum | 18 Mar 2010
Sound Bites
A walk in the clouds with Arun Kumar (Red Hat)
Arun Kumar, Sr. Director Services & Pre-Sales, APAC/Japan, Red Hat, shares his thoughts on Open Cloud Computing with MIS Asia Online Editor Zafar Anjum. He also highlights Red Hat's directions for 2010.By Zafar Anjum | 09 Mar 2010
Featured Whitepapers
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Successful Data Center Consolidation
Five Steps to Successful Data Center Consolidation
Downsizing and consolidating data centers can yield some impressive long-term savings, but it requires careful planning and a commitment to continued maintenance. The following five steps will help you in your data center consolidation efforts: Building a business case, Understanding what you have, Identifying the best candidates for consolidation, Repurposing and reconfiguring IT resources, Maintaining what you have achieved.
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Innovating in a Time of Change
Innovation in a Time of Change – Investment and Technical Trends in the Data Center
This 2009 Data Center Survey reveals how data centers respond to new challenges and opportunities. Over 730 IT professionals from 54 countries in charge of their organizations' data centers were surveyed to identify their priorities and action plans to adopt new technologies.
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NEC-Mission Critical Servers
NEC-Mission Critical Servers
See IDC's views on deploying mission-critical workloads on X86 server infrastructure and how IDC views NEC in the x86 server space and how NEC can support to realize to virtualize your environment and deal with challenges.
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