Comments (669)

Jason Alexander says...
Interesting article on IT and healthcare. 30 Jul 2008 10:32am

John Huston says...
This is the new age crystal ball stuff? 01 Aug 2008 1:47pm

Andrew says...
A million units in less than 3 months is commendable. But free with a phone plan is unbeatable! 21 Aug 2008 2:33pm

Angela says...
But will it be able to beat Apple's iPhone? I guess Asia, specially places like Singapore and Hong Kong will be swamped by iPhones. 07 Aug 2008 3:08pm

Deborah Biancotti says...
"Alibaba should be prepared for winter. SMEs should prepare for the winter." 21 Aug 2008 2:32pm

jason says...
damn you piracy! 15 Aug 2008 3:41pm

Real Man says...
I don't understand why we are even discussing this. Women have no place in the workplace. Where they've been, they've caused strife and suffering. The worst bosses are women because they're too emotional and insecure. And for good reason! They don't have the physical or the mental capacity to function in a professional environment. The worst staff members are women too; they talk the most and always give you lip when you tell them to do something. Anything! What's all this rubbish about helping them achieve "work-life balance"? Women are meant to balance home and hearth and home budgets. Their duties, first and foremost, have always been about carrying babies on their backs, and standing next to a hot stove with a spatula or some other cooking implement in one hand, and a broom on the other. Those are things women should be balancing, as they stand barefooted, always in the house. Not the real challenges of the real hard working world of professionals. Men are made for that. For toiling through long periods for 'the Man'. (There's a reason that expression refers to a male character, think about it.) The least a good woman should do come evening time is make sure the children are taken care of, the dinner is made and served on time, the clothes are neatly pressed and folded, and that a man should be waited on, hand and foot, from the moment he enters the door after work (where she takes his shoes and socks off) through the moment he steps out of the shower into his pyjamas before going to bed. Is that too much to ask? So I say, we as men, must make our stand today. Sound the trumpets to rally round a common purpose: the re-subjugation of women. We must put women in their place. They have caused too many problems. We must discontinue education for women, because it empowers them to talk back. They must learn to speak only when spoken to and such. I urge you to desist. Stop all this nonsense about "women in IT" and other workplaces. Stop the insanity and bring some order into our world. Thank you for your time and consideration. 21 Aug 2008 6:02pm

Ang Hoe says...
Thanks. Interesting story. 21 Aug 2008 6:26pm

Andrew says...
I knew Patrick Mcmahon at Melchers in 1993-1998 and he used to tell us these crazy stories about how he was going to build the world's biggest farris wheel right here in Singapore. We thought he was nuts but there he was in the newspaper 5 years later launching the bloody project! I really goes to show you that you should give up a dream if you really believe in a project. 22 Aug 2008 11:31am

Andy Garcia says...
You mean you should NOT give up a dream if you really believe in it? 22 Aug 2008 12:02pm

Alison Lim says...
Since the SMEs in India are so vibrant, should we look into India too? 22 Aug 2008 12:36pm

Not so Real says...
The past, men couldn't cope at home, women fill that gap so that men can work in peace. The present, men can't cope at work, women fill that gap. Now that the gap of home and work is balanced by women, where do men stand. Close the gap by force and discontinuing women's education. Who will be educating the kids? The economy is driven by purchases. What happens when women has no knowledge and freeze spending? 22 Aug 2008 2:07pm

Ross says...
Projects like the Singapore flier inspire my faith in the ability of mankind to create great things. I've alread had a ride and its a unique experience. Congratulations to who ever thought it up and keep taking action on your ideas to make this world a better place. 22 Aug 2008 2:09pm

Perry says...
This is mighty interesting. Microsoft clearly has the lion's share of the personal computing user market, but Apple keeps coming back with its campaign. Hasn't it been two decades already? Yet, the beat goes on. They're flooding our media with their ad messages again. 22 Aug 2008 2:23pm

your reader says...
Dear editor, you mentioned when we post comments, we can't use offensive language in the form of racial or ethnic slurs, abuse or personal insults. But i am wondering why you allow sexist comment like that left by Mr. Real Man. Please consider deleting it. Thank you. 22 Aug 2008 6:43pm

Real woman says...
In the first place if men can provide well for the family then the women don't need to join the workforce. If men wishes women to wait on them hand and foot like what 'real man' describes please migrate to Japan. There, women do wait hand and foot on their men. In return their men give their ENTIRE salary to their wives. In fact their companies will automatically deposit the money into the wives account. This also brings to the second point that, because Japanese men have no savings apart from the allowances their wives gives them for their meals (btw men are not allowed to return home until way past dinner or the family loses face as it could mean their bosses don't like them and that these men are not valued at work) the women are not afraid of being abandoned by their husbands. So since most of us are not Japanese, women will have to enter the workforce to ensure they can support themselves should the marriage falls apart plus in trying times like these, most men can't afford not to have their women work as their pay alone is not enough to support the whole family. In many deloping countries, many so-called real men are those who drink, womanise and stay unemployed while women are expected to take care of the entire family, clean the house and be the sole bread winner. Go tell the women not to work and expect the men to bring back the bread! I could go on but I would leave it to others to comment. 22 Aug 2008 7:19pm

Andrew says...
Yes, I meant to type that you should not give up a dream if you really believe in it. 22 Aug 2008 7:16pm

Watson says...
I am a big Windows person. I have been programming for at least sixteen (16) years and am also a Windows Sys. Admin. I have MAC vs PC wars with my co-workers, though I now switched from an iMac to a MacBook Pro. If Microsoft is real smart, they should draw on the big iPhone fiasco and do puns on it. While, I am a big PC fan, Vista just does not have the eye-candy that Leopard has. Vista was a big jump from XP, but they need to make a jump like Apple did with OS9 going to OSX. 24 Aug 2008 6:23pm

Iphone Fan says...
I have been waiting for this phone for a long time. I hope the phone is worth the wait. 24 Aug 2008 6:22pm

Applefan says...
Nothing beats the iphone. Others pale in comparison. There are many iphone lookalike in the market, all will fail. Do you see a QUEUE when the lookalikes were launched?? Do I need to say more? 25 Aug 2008 10:37am

MattyWA says...
Hey Bill - how about simply innovating a version of your software that doesn't crash? Now that would be a great vision for the future. 25 Aug 2008 2:03pm

royboy says...
As someone who completely misjudged the impact of the internet, why would anyone give oxygen to any more of his predictions? Stick to what you do well Bill, giving away those ill-gotten squillions for good causes 25 Aug 2008 7:24pm

Matthew says...
royboy, When you become a billionaire, or trillionaire, we'll listen to your couched opinions on matters technological. Until then, stay in place with the rest of us who misjudged the internet. No one's perfect. 26 Aug 2008 11:06am

Mel says...
This guy got a hold of the home computer MSM (Main Stream Market)place early in the game by stealing from Apple who in turn had stolen from Xerox. He now sprouts that sometime in the future - we may be operating our computers via 'touch' and 'voice'. Oh goodness...where has he been? l have been talking to my computer - asking it to open my email programme when l have my hands full with a hot coffee, ordering my computer to 'next page' or 'close page' (especiallly ones with Gates comments on it) and dictating letters and the like through 'voice' command only, for some 'years' now. And 'touch'? - well, the keyboard has been there all along. My particular browser and far in advanced software, left Microsoft in the dust some years back. What the hell are you all still listening to him for? 26 Aug 2008 11:05am

Zain says...
Hey Bill, You are doing a terrific job as a philanthropist. So please stick to it. Please leave technology for people who understand it! 26 Aug 2008 4:17pm

random says...
Wow, everyone has such negative attitudes towards Bill! Seems most are accurate but none the less I'm sensing a lot of hating! lol 27 Aug 2008 10:32am

Venkat says...
I think people are making comments without really understanding the achievements of Bill. Try and see how hard it is to even manage few software professionals. 27 Aug 2008 11:50am

Jazza says...
Umm yeah amd a lot of unbelieveably stupid comments at that! Good one Zain - yeah - Bill Gates built the biggest software (or any?) company the world had ever seen and revolutionised computing by not understanding technology. Wise words indeed. Go back to your finger painting. I was gonna say Lego, but then I realised that would be too complex for you. 27 Aug 2008 4:20pm

Smurf says...
Yeah, I agree, what a ** Bill is, built a company from nothing with, initially, just his and a mate's brain power, revolutionised the way EVERYTHING is done in the world today and made a squillion dollars. Now instead of swanning around the world living it up on the Riveria and having a good time, he has the audacity to take his billions and attempt to rid the world of poverty, polio, malaria or whatever to save 1,000s of children in impoverished countries. Is there no end to this man's evil deeds. 27 Aug 2008 6:07pm

Roscoe says...
I'd hate to think how these digital signs would handle advertising babies' nappies :-( 27 Aug 2008 7:48pm

LB says...
Dear MattyWA You must be the first developer in the history of the planet who has written a piece of software without bugs. I get it, you managed to write Hello World and it worked perfectly. Good on you! Try something a little more difficult next time. 29 Aug 2008 11:04am

Helen says...
Has anyone ever tried to do something noone has ever done before ... for the very FIRST time ... searching around in the dark with nothing but your own convictions to guide you ... and succeeded like Bill Gates? I, for one, am thankful he persisted. Gates revolutionised the way we live. His legacy is immortal. And how dare anyone criticse him for trying to improve the lives of those less fortunate because he can! 29 Aug 2008 12:10pm

Umberto21 says...
Bill Gates seems to be foreseeing the past in his crystal ball, (to some of us anyway).. but he is somehow right in telling people that touch screens (especially multi touch) , and perhaps voice recognition will be the new "wave" of the future (in software/hardware). I can also play nostradamus : I predict that everyone will have a GPS in their pocket, that every car and human will be able to be located at any one time. I am guessing that people will also have thermometer, gyro, compass, reporting their current status LIVE. I predict a micro-ear, I predict the mouse that automatically follows your eyes (no more mouse). I also predict the end of this horrid dinosaur device : the QWERTY keyboard. This device was copied from type writers, dates back decades, has never been improved, is SLOW and painful to learn. Someone will come up with a replacement for the keyboard ;something visual, more human. (just lookup why it is organised "QWERTY" and you will understand) I predict that future softwares will be able to evaluate emotions (of the user or the emotion of a software), based on usage pattern. I also predict full live imagery of the entire planet : like a forever-updating version of VirtualEarth and StreetView. (this is the bit where you can actually see someone carrying their Gps live, see other prediction above) so yeah! invest in R&D. If you are a software developer : start coding, people! 29 Aug 2008 1:06pm

OJ says...
Bill Gates a revolutionary? Hardly. He and this company managed to do a deal with IBM, copied someone elses software and released it. It then took 10 years to release windows 95 (a windows based platform). A style of system which Apple had been using for at least 5 years previously. Since then what has microsoft done? Bought out other companies and tried to monopolise the industry. Please name me one thing Microsoft has invented? And now what he gives some money away.What a revolutionary 29 Aug 2008 1:25pm

Vish says...
guys.....now let's not start criticising Bill for the flaws in the Operating Systems over the years. This guys had a vision and pursued it, something which 90% of humans fail to do. So how about we admire for what he's done over the years rather than his failures. Good on ya Bill.....you've been great at revolutionising the world of computers over the years. I admire you. 29 Aug 2008 3:21pm

John says...
If .... unhappy or ...., here is the solution: DO NOT HEAR because you think you may say better DO NOT SEE because you can look further DO NOT KNOW because you already know DO NOT BUY because you have choice or you can make something bettet DO NOT USE because it useless or you got something better. DO NOT AND DO NOT ..... and ... the thing most important is YOU ARE BRIANT ..... 01 Sep 2008 11:06am

Hitesh verma says...
Hi all There is a myth in the market place on low pricing of the product (reference price point being Rs. 8000 or Rs.12000/- which refers to AT&T pricing of USD 199 or USD 299). The reports don’t factor the commitment which a customers needs to give for a particular Price Plan for a period of 24 Months in the case of AT&T. For O2 the commitment is for 18 months with selected plans. But, if we calculate other cost like montly rental for voice, i.e., 69.99 (USD), the total cost of ownership for the period of 24 months for a 8 GB model comes around Rs.81000/-! The total cost of ownership for O2 is around Rs.200000/- over a period of 18 months. In first look it looks high, but in long term, it is still cheaper in India. So, don't stop urself from buying this lovely gadget... Hitesh 01 Sep 2008 11:04am

Della D says...
I am interested to talk to Mel about his own software. I am in the middle of a few web based projects myself and would like to see what he has to offer. Contact me by email if you see this response. And in the mean time don't be sour mouthed. What ever Bill Gates is or is not, he atleast had a go and made a name for himself. Now it's your turn, so step up to the mark Mel and let's see what you've got to offer the IT world. 01 Sep 2008 11:03am

Ben says...
Microsoft has done more to stymie and set back the progress of computing during its reign than any other company, through its incredibly aggressive and predatory 'embrace, extend and extinguish' tactics. Bill Gates is a genius at marketing, promotion and business. He just happened to be in the software game, but on a very deep level he doesn't 'get' software. Microsoft is the McDonalds of the software business, and similarly McDonalds don't 'get' food. But they don't care or even need to 'get' it, because food is just their product. It's the system that builds their success, not the completely mediocre product itself. So congratulations, Bill. Spend that money on something good before Microsoft collapses under its own top-heavy weight. 01 Sep 2008 11:01am

Mark says...
I have one. The 'i' in iPhone is for 'inadequate' -the poor quality, low resolution camera does not take video, does not have a self timer -can't send MMS -very poor organiser -can't sync or send/receive files ober Bluetooth -appalling battery life -poor iPod music interface -VERY slow -no search function -landscape screen mode doesn't work in SMS application I'd give it 4.5/10. 01 Sep 2008 10:58am

Girl power says...
I think real man would like to read this piece in NYT http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/31/jobs/31pre.html?pagewanted=1&em and still think what he thinks about women in the workforce! 01 Sep 2008 6:49pm

Ross says...
Oh, I got it. Because I'm 55 years old, I'm therefore defined as 'a late-middle-age almost stodgy oldster' For all their ranting about 'the youth market', I think it's time that advertising agencies considered the fact that society is ageing and most countries will soon have a much larger proportion of senior citizens - former baby boomers - with money to spend. Being young won't necessarily be where the best money is. As for equating age with 'being cutting edge' well, think again. 02 Sep 2008 11:08am

Brett says...
Bill Gates emerged as the 20C most outstanding opportunist. Bill's time in the sun is well past. His appearence on the world stage is like an ex P.M. appearing on TV. All things considered it is best not done. 02 Sep 2008 11:07am

Mike says...
For those asking what if anything Microsoft has innovated, I believe that history will favor the concept of software licensing as their most important and enduring achievement. Prior to that, purchase of anything tangible implied a level of ownership. This all changed with the license model of asset distribution. You now pay money for limited permission to use something which isn't even guaranteed to work as advertised. 02 Sep 2008 1:46pm

AvantiKumar says...
The Gorgeous Geeks organisation was of particular interest at the recent Microsoft TechEd SEA event as it embraced two topics: women in IT and balancing work with life. Also, the speakers' focus highlighted that women are at the forefront in the Malaysian workplace, when it comes to tackling the work-life issue. I wondered whether this was the case in other countries. 02 Sep 2008 3:10pm

Rajesh says...
Hi Now, I am giving second thought to iPhone as it is available with EMI option as well. Saw this info on Airtel site (http://www.airtel.in/iphone3g) Rajiv 03 Sep 2008 10:28am

Andrew says...
Whether you love or hate Microsoft or believe Gates is a visionary or not, the ultimate lessons here are: ownership, commercialisation and market share. Own (or control) the IP, even if someone else created it. Make it useful, even if its not perfect. And be #1 in your markets. Microsoft went from no where to being pervasive globally across virtually every demographic: country, government, industry, SMEs and individuals. To achieve this you need to be aggressive - perhaps even anti-competitive. And they've certainly put a lot of people off. But the game never ends. Google is on the march. So tune in next week for Episode 7: The Chrome Wars.... 03 Sep 2008 11:34am

Bhava Sikandar says...
Hi, Building centre of excellence for testing along with training (talen pool creating) would help you to elevate testing and testers to next level. Analysis shows that testers lack technology due to lack of training and not due to lack of awareness. 03 Sep 2008 4:53pm

Netbook Computer Guru says...
With the little screens, there will be a billion people squinting to read the screen. It is likely that the price will come down on the Iminis. I wish they were more affordable now. Good for China! 04 Sep 2008 10:59am

Real equality says...
I don’t understand why we are even discussing this. Men have no place in the workplace. Where they’ve been, they’ve caused strife and suffering. The worst bosses are men because they’re too aggressive and competitive. And for good reason! They don’t have the physical or the mental capacity to function in a professional environment. The worst staff members are men too; they have no emotional intelligence and resort to physical intimidation when asked to do something inconsistent with their proud self-perception. Anything! What’s all this rubbish about allowing them to dominate the most powerful organizations in our society? Men are meant to defend home and hearth, and log fallen trees. Their duties, first and foremost, have always been about carrying home a fat boar for the roast, and standing guard around the settlement with spears or some other deadly implement in one hand, perhaps a knife in the other. Those are things men should be balancing, as they stand barefooted, always on the alert. Not the real challenges of the real hard working world of professionals. Women are made for that; for building relationships, genuine teamwork, respect, collaboration, and negotiation. The least a good man should do come evening time is make sure there is a fresh meat for the family, that the furniture is sturdy, the roof doesn’t leak and that a woman should feel safe and understood, from the moment she enters the door after work (where he listens diligently to the trials of her day) through the moment she steps out of the shower into her pyjamas before going to bed. Is that too much to ask? So I say, we as women, must make our stand today. Sound the trumpets to rally round a common purpose: the subjugation of men. We must put men in their place. They have caused too many problems. We must discontinue education for men, because it empowers them to find more and more sophisticated ways of waging war and killing us all. They must learn to speak only when spoken to and such. I urge you to desist. Stop all this nonsense about “men in IT” and other workplaces. Stop the insanity and bring some order into our world. Thank you for your time and consideration. 24 Sep 2008 8:24pm

Ross says...
Symantec's findings that '“nearly one in three Asian companies are ill-equipped to deal with disaster or attack. Asian businesses are not testing frequently enough to improve DR plans.” - should send a chill up the spine of many CIOs in this region. The finding that 92 per cent of Asian businesses polled had tested their disaster recovery plans at least once since creation, but only 52 per cent tested their disaster recovery (DR) plans either once a year, or less frequently,is scarey. 10 Sep 2008 3:03pm

Andrew says...
Is there any comparative data on electric cars versus gas or disel? I mean growing palm oil is not carbon neutral and neither are electric transmssion systems (especially if generation is fueled by coal). What's the big picture here? 10 Sep 2008 4:02pm

Andrew says...
For a company that claims to "do no evil", Chrome's initial terms and conditions were pretty outrageous in attempting to grab ownership of anything you might key into the web through the browser. Make no mistake, Google is a pervasive media company that wants to own all of your content for free. Even Microsoft is not that audacious! 10 Sep 2008 4:17pm

tom miller says...
is this IT news? u guys cover air-con? where's the editor? i m here lookin for IT news, but now i think i have gone to the wrong site! 11 Sep 2008 11:23am

Ross says...
Isn't it interesting how there is a gap in percpetions between end-users and IT executives. This highlights the need for better communication between the people who make the decisions and those who receive the help desk services. Perhaps the execs need to talk more to their people. 11 Sep 2008 2:04pm

Webmaster says...
One of our readers sent us the following email: Dear Editor, This is clearly biased reporting without the reporter having verified the correct facts or getting his geography in the proper perspective. Malaysian Laws are very rigid on Citizenships, PR and work permits. This reporter is deliberate tarnishing the image of an independent country. This report is wrongly reporting that the person is a legal resident of Malaysia. Please verify whether the named person is a citizen or PR (permanent resident) or a contract employee on a work permit (expired maybe) in Malaysia or a contract employee of a company resident in Hong Kong. Please affect an apology if deemed necessary! Thank You! 16 Sep 2008 1:21pm

Andrew says...
Dear Reader, thank you for your comment. We have reviewed the story and have revised the headline to "Indian national sentenced in brokerage hacking scheme". The story is based on the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's Litigation Release No. 20711 that states Thirugnanam Ramanathan is "a native of Chennai, India, and legal resident of Malaysia." http://www.sec.gov/litigation/litreleases/2008/lr20711.htm The SEC's original complaint also asserts that Ramanathan is "an Indian national who resides in Malaysia" and that his two accomplices reside in Chennai, India. http://www.sec.gov/litigation/complaints/2007/comp20037.pdf These documents do not specify how the SEC verified Ramanathan's legal residency in Malaysia but this is not central to the story. This story demonstrates the importance of computer security. The complaint states that Ramanathan and his accomplices conducted online intrusions of U.S. online brokers-dealer customer accounts via computers located in Thailand and India. They also accessed their own U.S. online brokerage accounts using the exact same computers. The defendants realised unlawful trading profits of at least USD 121,500 while the victims lost at least USD 875,000 - with one victim returning from a 5-day fishing trip to find his positive USD 180,000 account balance transformed into a negative USD 200,000 balance!! I encourage our readers to read the complaint to learn more about the intrusion scheme and to visit the SEC's office of Investor Education and Assistance for tips on how to avoid becoming a victim of intrusion schemes. http://www.sec.gov/investor/pubs/onlinebrokerage.htm Andrew Smart, Publisher 16 Sep 2008 2:38pm

Davide says...
Where to buy it in Syria?And the price? 17 Sep 2008 10:56am

Jayaraman Rajesh says...
I want to know how singapore MRT(train) get power(fuel)to run the train,and also the way of charging the engine b-coz i never see the engines also any wire cables which which normally use for any electric train to supply power from the top(as i see in other methods of power supply to trains) 19 Sep 2008 1:39pm

sani abdullahi mgudu says...
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Engineer abdul mohammed takai says...
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AvantiKumar says...
My understanding is that you would need to apply for qualification/enrolment requirements to one of the institutions listed in the article. The first course is scheduled for 2009, as stated above, the Executive Masters, SSME, at Universiti Sains Malaysia. 26 Sep 2008 2:24pm

Ian Bromley says...
MSI Wind might be a great netbook but it is impossible to find one to buy in Thailand. The MSI website is useless, so I am going to buy an Acer Aspire One 26 Sep 2008 6:18pm

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BRENDA LONGCHALLON says...
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Akalanka says...
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Mr Teh says...
I must sincerely congratulate the Singapore Government for the high capability and well-planned work to accomplish such a terrific and wonderful project - the MRT system, both underground and high above the ground! I had been to Singapore 3 times this year, visiting my son. It was so easy for me to use the MRT going any where even during my first visit. Nevertheless, I sincerely hope the SG and thh SC and SPR follow the drawn-up arrows / boxes before entering the coach so as not to obstruct passengers coming out from the coach! To make the matter worst, I saw some youngsters rushing into the coach and thus blocking the passengers coming out. Of my many times taking the mrt, only once I encountered a young gentleman giving his seat to an older man! Moreoevr than not, I saw elderly passengers standing, from stations to stations whereas young people sitting down, sigh! I hope more SC and SPR will have some courtesy and respect for the elders. To me, it's easy to follow the instructions / maps given at the MRT stattion to go any where, but what about those visitors who can't read English? Lastly, the only shortage I noticed was that no gents/ladies at the place waiting for the arrival of the coaches. If there is an emergency (especially the aged citizens / tourists), where can they go? Don't tell me ask them to go upstairs again? Anyway, these are minors comments. On the whole., the whole system was a remarkable and wonderful project accomplished by the Singapore Government! Congratulations to the Singapore Government again! Maybe due to all these continually well-planned and intelligent hardwork of the governement, SCs fully support their government's every move? 06 Oct 2008 11:27am

Pranat Kumar says...
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Malaysian Watcher says...
One wonders about RIM's "storm" if the simple ability to open and edit Word/PDF files is still not part of the agenda? And can we take video and edit it on the fly? Never mind Apple, even a Nokia will allow us to do both these basic tasks! 10 Oct 2008 5:12pm

KENNEDY NYAMBUORO says...
RE:APPLICATION FOR SCHOLARSHIP Hello, personally I just request for a scholarship to Malaysia as an undergraduate so that I can come back and help my country in technology. I long to study Bachelor of Telecommunication and Information Technology. Please help me if there is an opportunity. Thanks 13 Oct 2008 2:34pm

Margaret Bartley says...
It makes no sense to say that IT workers who are displaced by outsourcing should focus on development of interpersonal and management skills within the IT curriculum as a response to the loss of IT jobs. Outsourcing the back office work does not increase the face-time work, and decreases the management work. If a company fires 15 of its development staff, it's not going to open up 15 other jobs, in fact, it may get rid of a management job or two, as well. Those 15 workers can spend thousands of dollars and months or years trying to reskill themselves, but if the jobs aren't there, it's just a waste of time. It does make sense to warn young people getting their training to avoid the programming and web development work that is slated to be offshored, so they don't find themselves at the end of their career at the age of 35, with another five years still to go on their student loans. 13 Oct 2008 2:32pm

Delpheo says...
Laptop computers may be a possible contributor to the problem. And there are cases where similar electronic problems has come up. But is it true in this case? There is NO evidence thus far. This is precisely the type of disinformation I'd expect from agencies that use propaganda to disseminate manufactured facts. In this case, disinformation is cleverly used to cloud the issue and shift the blame to the passengers. My layman's guess is Weather. If the actual cause was determined to be Weather, then this creates a genuine fear for air travel. Global warming is potentially causing this "freaky" weather phenomena to occur in greater frequencies and numerous places around the globe... and therefore making air travel more hazardous. Statistically, it may well be the safest form of travel for a long time to come still, but the real question is "do you wish to be that statistic?" So if weather was proven to the be cause in this case, expect airlines to launch a massive campaign to discredit the results, or sow by doubt by posing alternative conclusions from studies done by other agencies paid for by the airlines themselves. 15 Oct 2008 11:56am

Arun Garg says...
I must say it is a very nice initiative taken by the government and now the passport authority is going in the most reliable and honest hands. I want to suggest that there should a private agency(run by the local people) that works in parallel to police verification. Heartily Congratulations to Tata Consultancy Services. Arun Garg CEO Dolphin Consultacy MZ- 5 Rafeal Tower, Old Palasia Indore (M.P.) - 452001 Mob. 9425318649 17 Oct 2008 4:52pm

Kazi Shams Uddin says...
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Roscoe says...
In today's environment of social networking and the 'wisdom of crowds' it seems strange that a huge IT organisation such as Google would suddenly dump a new system on its users without consulting them properly first. Perhaps they could have avoided some angst and grief if they had actually asked Google users what they really wanted, rather than making the change for whatever internal reasons they had. It's disappointing that Google apparently doesn't 'walk the talk'. 21 Oct 2008 8:53pm

Bing Bing says...
What about having coffee-serving robots to saving one more trip to the counters? 24 Oct 2008 7:48pm

Karmayogi says...
Is this guy serious? Can't he take some rest? What new is he going to achieve? 24 Oct 2008 7:47pm

Karmayogi says...
Congrats! The NUS team has done a great job! 24 Oct 2008 7:51pm

bahman zahedy says...
we have sanyo distributors in Asia for buying VRF air conditioner and kindly pls let us to know where is sanyo main company? 28 Oct 2008 12:34pm

Yap Wei Ling says...
This is such a useless event / award. The organisers don't even do the due diligence on the recipients. One of the rescipients was fired from her job by her MNC employer in 2002. 28 Oct 2008 4:31pm

MacAttack says...
Buying pirated products are just as much stealing as producing them. The desire to buy products for unreasonably low, unrealistic prices is motivated by greed-a capital sin. Anyone complaining that the manufacturer has no right to protect their business against theft is moving against civilization and toward anarchy. If someone steals your car and I buy it for really cheap, should you not receive back their stolen property because the recipient was "unaware" it was stolen? Microsoft is just taking back what never belonged to the receivers of the pirated licenses in the first place. The case and the plaintiffs should both be tossed out of court on their bums--after a fair hearing, of course! 31 Oct 2008 12:03pm

Andrew says...
Gartner offers sound business advice, regardless of if you're in IT or in a recession. Resources always seem to be scarce, even in good times, so the need to question every project remains. Focusing on where you can spend wisely is a great approach - but postponing investment is already a defacto budget cut. Planning for 2009 is happening now, as countries are tipping into recession, and so I do not think that Asia has decoupled from the West and it will be hit just as hard. I can't wait to see what the CIO's think in the upcoming State of the Asian CIO and MIS IT Nation reports. 31 Oct 2008 12:30pm

Andrew says...
It is amazing that neither candidate has expounded much about technology given that the industry has created so many jobs and a tremendous amount of wealth through titans like Microsoft, Google, IBM, etc, etc. I have to agree with the McCain camp that higher capital gains taxes at any level does not encourage greater investment. Countries like Ireland and Singapore have attracted a lot of investment through competitive tax regimes, and this has been good for job growth. A fully employed workforce spend money in the local community, which has a multiplying effect as the money is circulated. And government tax intake, like through Singapore's GST, actually rise. 31 Oct 2008 6:02pm

Karmayogi says...
You may be right but all I know is Google's Shmidt is supporting Obama. Obama does not want to provide tax cuts to companies that outsource jobs. Will it hurt outsourcing? That remains to be seen. Economists say that outsourcing hardly impacts 2-3% of the US job market and every job outsourced helps create 3-4 jobs in the US. Is this reasonable? I think America's de-industrialization (thanks to China and Japan) and outsourcing has impacted America's economy, compounded by a culture of reckless consumption leading to the mortgage and debt crisi. 31 Oct 2008 6:10pm

EGGERS; Hellmut W. says...
Dear Googles! So sorry, I missed the deadline! IS THERE ANY POSSIBILITY TO HAVE BELATED PROPOSALS CONSIDERED? My idea would be of the eigth category "everything else", its specific attractiveness being that it will serve each and everyone of the other seven categories to become more effective. Its potential for helping a maximum of people everywhere to live better and more satisfactory lives is, as far as I can see, impressive. It is an integrated approach to Project/Pragramme/Policy Management, easy to understand and not only a method but simply a way of thinking as well: on how to achieve objectives. I conceived this approch, as of the late eighties, together with my team, when I was Head of the "Evaluation Division" (now retired) within the Directorate General for Development of the European Commission, and I have been busy improving the approach, in countless discussions with professionals in Europe and the USA, ever since. SO, PLEASE LET ME KNOW WHETHER I CAN STILL SUBMIT THIS PROPOSAL! I'M SURE IT WILL MAKE IT AT LEAST TO ONE OF THE UPPERMOST BRACKETS OF GOOGLE "IDEAS TO CONSIDER", and maybe it might come out on top. There is no ban on dreaming, is there? And sometimes, a dream will come true... Hoping to hear from you I remain sincerely yours, Dr. Hellmut Eggers 109 Ave. des Aubépines BRUXELLES 1180, Belgium Tel./Fax: +32 (0) 2 375 64 04 03 Nov 2008 11:55am

steven says...
UScommunications in the USA is coming out with the I-table and eTable and will allow you to connect up with your Apple gear and do it all! 05 Nov 2008 1:51pm

Andrew says...
I genuinely feel sorry for Yahoo shareholders. They deserve a proper CEO with the capability to lead. 07 Nov 2008 1:10pm

Karmayogi says...
Yahoo is in this sorry state today because its leaders did not take the right decision at the right time. The current economic slowdown has compounded the problems. Google feigned to help Yahoo when Microsoft was wooing it. Google basically saved its own future but in the process it destroyed Yahoo's. 07 Nov 2008 8:35pm

Carleen says...
Shouldn't Yahoo do something urgently? 10 Nov 2008 8:30pm

Andrew says...
Undoubtedly this will eat into movie theatre's market share and studio revenues. TVs are getting bigger, sharper and cheaper and can be plugged into laptops. Numerous sites offer movie downloads, of various quality and legality, including movies just released and still in the theatres. But the theatre experience will not disappear. Where are you going to go on your first date? Probably not your couch. And Fuji Xerox recently bought out the opening night show in Singapore for Quantum of Solace, complete with popcorn and soda. Thank you, it was a great night out! And it was an action movie you won't want to see on the small screen. 11 Nov 2008 12:15pm

Karma Sutra says...
oh yeah. not only that. They are getting desperate as well. 11 Nov 2008 12:28pm

Devil's Advocate says...
The latest I have heard is that Ballmer has rejected Yahoo's call. I guess Microsoft has changed its strategy and Yahoo does not fit into the scheme of things any more. What do you guys think? 11 Nov 2008 12:34pm

George Weah says...
What's going on with Yang, I wonder. He's desperate or worse, delusional, and thinks Yahoo!'s worth that much trouble and money he's been asking for. Or he's a visionary, nearly clairvoyant, and actually sees something the rest of us don't and once his masterplan's all played out, Yahoo! and/or its shareholders will win shitloads of money at the end of the day. As a retired soccer player, my investments are important to me. Looking at not just Yahoo! stocks, but the rest of the global markets, I'm so glad I cashed out last year and bought real estate. 11 Nov 2008 1:12pm

Han Solo says...
There you are Chewie. C'mon we need to complete the Kessel run in 12 parsecs. 11 Nov 2008 1:22pm

Ross says...
It's interesting how quickly the worm has turned in the past several months. Yahoo now smells of desperation, which is not a good look in the current financial crisis. The fact that Microsoft still doesn't seem to be interested is very telling and not likely to do anything positive for the Yahoo share price. Sometimes it's better to say nothing rather than publicly to get down on your knees and beg. Not a good look. 11 Nov 2008 2:12pm

Carol says...
Agree. Yang may be leveraging on the media for free publicity. But openly asking Microsoft to buy his company is definitely not very Chinese. If I were Yang, I'd sell Yahoo to the Chinese. 11 Nov 2008 5:14pm

John Smith says...
How does CA correlate these recommendations with it's own downsizing in the Asia Pacific region? 12 Nov 2008 1:48pm

Anton Su says...
dear friends, The staffs of Elganet net-cafe + ISP Provider ,IP Address: 202.173.66.6 in Cirebon city are very suspected do many malicious to my PC : They believe that I am a computer's security staff and I guess they want to know the secrets of my works how the securities do in details They always blocked my scanning'update of Ad-Aware 1.006 anti spyware so that scanner run without update which never I found on my last works Suspected they did suck "lie's connection to internet", I think they command my internet -connections : the all sites I open can be seen by me but can't be watched and connected by my friend's PC , and after I collected my data, I open my Yahoo website then I save to my PC at D file or my Folder, I take my data from my folder, sometimes I add/ do not the letters at front'part of yahoo.com I checked all in good conditions then I press "Sent" button but the results are always : "error because unclear explanations,connections is blocked by administrator please try again" I have experience more 5 years to use Yahoo web but I never found "the disconnections' command by administrator" , forbidden for me to look at files, history, etc the staf said I often found Adabas's document at files, Adabas D 8 a programmer languages at that net-cafe is spread by the extremist's groups ?? and they often steal my sites directly or monitor me by high-tech tools. The Elganet ISP-Provider+net-cafe have abundant collections everything Indonesia and world like encyclopedia but I think who read their collections very very little people, may be some extremists had become the staffs of Elganet ISP Provider + netcafe. I hope everyone give attentions to this complex mysterious malicious which done by professionalists who use high-tech tools Thank You 13 Nov 2008 12:04pm

Douglas Roderick says...
Do you have service in Guam? And if you do, do you need a retailer and installation team here on Guam? I am very interested. please reply. 14 Nov 2008 12:06pm

BingBing says...
Looks good. The 'movies Singapore' search works nicely but the search doesn't work for Google Hong Kong. And interestingly, Yahoo search movie results top the list. Are Google and Yahoo still on friendly terms or is it because the Google thinks Yahoo produces better search results? 14 Nov 2008 1:03pm

Thomas M. says...
Yup. It is definitely a good time for those corporate higher ups to get rid of some of the people who actually do the work, and dump their work onto the remaining staff members. Right after that, they tell the staff members still around that the company needs to grow its business—on its existing team. The staff better do it, otherwise they'd lose their jobs too. After all, by helping the company grow its business, they are helping themselves, assuring themselves of their jobs at the end of the day. Never mind it's the senior executive scumbags who take the lion's share of the profits anyway. Hell, they need to assure themselves of a bonus at year's end. Call it downsizing, call it rationalisation. Whatever it is, when these bosses do it, they're only protecting their own share of the loot. 14 Nov 2008 1:07pm

Thomas M. says...
One more thing. These bosses don't really give a damn about the company. If they could cash out or run off with that golden handshake, the company could burn for days for all they care. Whatever it takes to make the numbers for this quarter, whosoever gets cut out of payment for an honest day's work: nothing matters but their own welfare. So when the next time a global CEO or CFO comes over, don't think it's for your health. In fact, it is for your detriment. He is there to suck your blood. 14 Nov 2008 2:58pm

Girish A. says...
I suggest some of you read this article over here about some CEO in India getting beaten to death by workers in the wake of their dismissal: www.hrjob.ca/newsletter/chief-executive-beaten-death-india-l-en-i-749.html. This is something ordinary people can do when their CEO comes to town. Simple. Easy. Bada bing, bada boom, all done and all is a little better. Only problem is there could be payback from 'pro-business' governments. You decide. 14 Nov 2008 7:16pm

Perry Mason says...
Just a few comments about this story. It's so weak that I can easily imagine it written off a press release. A little (Control)(C) here, drag and (Control) V there. It's done. A news story with MY name on it, WTF?! Next: what's up with that Jamey Bond promo? 'Quantum of Solace'—ranks up there with the most pretentious titles of movies ever made. As it is, the Pussy Bond franchise is way outdated and ought to be killed off. Now it's trying to come back by stealing all the elements of a damn good Robert Ludlum thriller (the Jason Bourne stories and ultimately movies)? Get real. The Englishman as a good guy is way too unrealistic in this day and age. Englishmen are best depicted in Rob Roy, Braveheart, and the Patriot. Can the moderator please put a Reese Witherspoon pic up—like how about the Legally Blonde, or just someone else in some other movie? One last point: it's a good thing if people can watch movies and all kinds of good video for free or a nominal fee. The only issue should be the quality of the shows made available. At best they should be educational, at the very least they should not be misleading like James Bondage movies that give the false impression that the English are good guys. 14 Nov 2008 8:41pm

Ed Wiccio says...
Retrenchments from the financial industry has been pretty much the rage over the past year, but the interesting dimension in the DBS exercise is that the local bank is often seen as an iron rice bowl (or as close as one can get to that) given its culture and backgound. One wonders now what will happen in GLCs. One thing's for sure, the unemployment rate doesn't seem to be trending down. 17 Nov 2008 12:02pm

Ben says...
I still prefer going to the theatre for the sound effect and big screen, which I can't get from my home. 17 Nov 2008 12:27pm

Thomas M. says...
Mighty interesting. "Sun blamed the downturn in the financial sector for a $1.68 billion quarterly loss." How about blaming its top execs, their poor leadership (which, among other things covers cutting off good people and keeping the crap left over, and putting together products that actually really work as well with other companies' technologies. Look at that fat *# they still got in marketing. 17 Nov 2008 1:46pm

Roscoe says...
Could mini-latptops, or netbooks, be the future of mobile computing? I, for one, would prefer working on a netbook and even using it to converse via VOIP, perhaps on Skype, than trying to turn a mobile phone into a micro-computer. It's a question of whether you want a computer that you can use as a phone (with bigger keys etc), or a phone you can use as a computer (having big fingers the buttons always seem too small for me). 17 Nov 2008 2:41pm

Roscoe says...
It's interesting that Microsoft, unlike most other major I operators, treats China as a separate region from the Asia Pacific. This seems a good idea, given the huge potential that the world's most populous nation has for economic and technological growth. Judging from recent reports, however, Microsoft will have a tough job stopping the Chinese from routinely pirating their software. Good luck. 17 Nov 2008 2:42pm

Perry Mason says...
That is a very good point. Senior execs get the lion's share of the profits when they come. When they get fired, they get their golden parachutes (i.e. they are PAID OFF handsomely). When the company does badly, they keep their jobs and may not even have to sustain a hit to their salaries...because instead of cutting salaries they prefer to cut 'heads'. That way they get to have their bonuses coming after the great job they've done in the 'rationalisation' exercise, restructuring etc. What does the regular Joe working stiff get when his company's doing well? Maybe a one-time payment of up to a maximum of four figures (e.g. $1,000, but don't hold your breath, because it is usually round three figures and in a great number of cases, two figures). And then he's asked to work harder to get more of the market since it's doing so well. And when things get rough for the company, the poor schnook will be among the first to get booted (given a day's notice), at best with a severance package that can help him tide things over with the bills for several months, which is all he's got to find employment in a desperately competitive market swamped by other job-seekers. It's either that or work harder covering for the dearly departed colleagues, to save and make the company even more money—so that they can KEEP their jobs! You tell me what is fair. And tell me why some CEOs should not be beaten to death. 17 Nov 2008 2:45pm

Roscoe says...
Criminals who rob banks and get caught are generally locked away for a long time, and yet hackers, who steal or compromise critical enterprise data, seem too often to get slapped on the wrist with a damp rag. It's good to see the number of hacker arrests is rising in Japan, but I'd also like to see what sentences those who are found guilty, receive. Hacking has evolved into much more than a juvenile peer impressing stunt and deserves to receive much tougher punishment. 17 Nov 2008 2:57pm

Karmayogi says...
Girish, in India, I have heard industrialists talking about CEOs and MDs too taking cuts in salaries before staff is asked to take a cut. We are in it together is the philosphy behind this. 17 Nov 2008 2:58pm

Karmayogi says...
Hey Perry, totally agree with you. In India, I have heard industrialists talking about CEOs and MDs taking cuts in salaries before staff is asked to take a cut. 'We are in it together' is the philosphy behind this. I think the incident in which laid off employees of a company beat their CEO to death is also acting as a reminder to the company big bosses in India. Retrenchments are unheard of in India and any large scale event can turn into a political powergame or a violent outburst. So companies are trading cautiously. 17 Nov 2008 3:14pm

Thomas M. says...
If I were Yang, I would've sold Yahoo by enow. 17 Nov 2008 6:42pm

Perry Mason says...
Yup, very good point, Thomas M...There is no need for the desperate overanalysing being done by this Andrew and Ross. Seriously, Jerry Yang should just stop taking drugs. What I'm less sure of is whether the Chinese should trust someone from the rogue state of Taiwan to buy an embattled aggregator off him. 17 Nov 2008 7:23pm

Perry Mason says...
Yes, Karmayogi, yes, and so they should! But I can bet you my last dollar the vast, and I mean v-a-a-a-a-ast, majority of these scumbag CEOs in 'pro-business' states get away with doing whatever it takes to ensure their own pay packages and perks, including cutting headcount. In fact, I've heard told of one toupe-donning waxen-faced Founder and Chairman of a global publishing, events and research concern who told a bunch of people at a company conference recently that now, with the recesssion and all in full swing, is a good time to cut headcount. Now that's one Board Member to 'whack', for starters! For as long as no CEO gets 'whacked' round here, nothing will be accomplished. 17 Nov 2008 8:26pm

White Tiger says...
Sometimes I have this feeling that some corporates are using these bad times to grind their own axe: get cheap money from government and get rid of staff. For example, when Jet Airways took back its fired employees buckling under political pressure, they demanded a quid pro quo (indirectly) to lower taxes on fuel prices. And now, in the name of saving the aviation industry, Vijay Mallaya is asking the government to allow foreigner's stake in airlines: Vijay Mallya, chairman of debt-laden Kingfisher Airlines, has urged New Delhi to allow foreign airlines to take stakes of up to 25 per cent in Indian carriers to help the ailing aviation industry survive pressing financial difficulties. Where will these greedy people stop? When you earn profits, it's good. When times are bad, you are not ready to suffer. Do suffer. It's part of one's karma. 17 Nov 2008 8:50pm

says...
Yes, Karmayogi. "We are in it together" is the right philosophy to run with. I must admit then that business leaders and businesspeople etc in general in India are enlightened indeed. But let's not forget that this really only took after that poor guy got beaten to death. So maybe it has to be done to that company's global CEO for this message to travel worldwide? Maybe we need for at least one CEO in each country to get beaten to death or lynched or beheaded (as in the French Revolution) or torn to pieces (as with Mussolini) or simply lined up against a wall and shot (as with Nicolae Ceausescu) before our people can achieve enlightenment. 17 Nov 2008 9:09pm

Thomas M. says...
What is it that drives a man to dig himself a 2-mile deep hole, throws himself into it and changes his mind too late? Anyways, whatever. And before I lose the chance to do so, I should just thank Yahoo! for some of the funny commercials they've given us through the years. Thank you, Yahoo, and good bye. 18 Nov 2008 1:42pm

Tiger Balm says...
Hi Ed, the culture of the iron rice bowl is over. Globalisation brings lot of good stuff but it has some attendant weaknesses, and permanence is one of them. Like companies, personal fortunes also go up or under with the boom and bust cycles. We cannot pick and choose anymore. 18 Nov 2008 1:44pm

Man about town says...
Karmayogi, will you pls stop talking about **&# India and Indian CEOs? Things are different in Asia Pac. There is no mob rule here, you understand or not? Look what Vikram Pandit has done to more than 52,000 of Citi Employees? Does it mean Citi staff are going to lose their shirts? 18 Nov 2008 1:55pm

Freekick says...
Cool stuff! 18 Nov 2008 2:08pm

Girish A. says...
I certainly hope it was not the evil board members and shareholders that drove him out. Rather, I would like to believe it was the threat of being beaten to death by unhappy employees about to be made redundant that got him to quit. If it was the board members and shareholders—then I hope THEY are the ones who get beaten to death instead. There must be justice. 18 Nov 2008 2:47pm

Thomas M. says...
If you’re saying there is no mob rule in Asia Pacific, then what exactly do you think the Parliament of that rogue state Taiwan is? What were those those kimchi-swilling beef industry workers doing in South Korea in June, and why were water cannons set on them by police in RIOT gear? No. There is mob rule everywhere, wherever and whenever it’s so needed that it cannot be ignored. We must band together and administer its rough justice. Today is the day you ask yourself if your CEO is worth the beating. Tomorrow, you act on it. 18 Nov 2008 2:57pm

Andrew says...
Yang is a dotcom-cum-Dilbert cartoon character. Who in this world would re-assume the title of Chief Yahoo and expect to be taken seriously. His credibility is shot, the company is in chaos, the vultures are gathering. Thank god I bought the Puts. Time to cash out before the stock bounces on this good news. 18 Nov 2008 4:07pm

Perry Mason says...
Mad about town—pardon the interjection, but I must say that, while it doesn’t mean they will ‘lose their shirts’, it does mean they should ‘lose their shirts’ as they go about seeing to this Vikram Pandit losing his head, life and limb, torn to pieces by. Can you imagine what a spectacle that would be? If in ancient Rome, they could enjoy watching people thrown to the lions and having slaves hacking one another to death, how can we not be able to take in with delight the sight of an incompetent, greedy and callous CEO or CFO being literally torn to pieces, from the skin down to the bone? I must say that Karmayogi may be citing lessons drawn from India and the Indian economy etc, but those lessons are universal, and we must act on our understanding of them. There may be no mob rule ‘here’, wherever ‘here’ is, but that can be changed so there will be mob rule here. 18 Nov 2008 5:19pm

Grace Carter says...
People, you guys should get a grip. Sure, Sun's cutting staff, but who isn't? More than 50,000 Citigroup employees the world over will be losing their jobs. Sun doesn't seem so bad in retrospect, does it? Bloody banks! 18 Nov 2008 6:12pm

Perry Mason says...
Yang's tenure at Yahoo!, here endeth, is an object lesson on substance abuse leading not just to personal and professional tragedy for the (drug) user, but also to the people at his company, the entire Web community and economy, and the tech industry that supports them. 18 Nov 2008 6:11pm

Ed Wiccio says...
Tiger Balm, the only thing permanent is change... but change can be a long time coming. And if one looks closely enough, the "iron rice bowl" culture still exists, albeit evolving. 20 Nov 2008 8:17pm

Thomas M. says...
Sure, damn the banks. Disembowel their CEOs too. But that doesn't make Sun any better. So what: you're piss, but since they're shit, you're OK. Is that it? What are you—stupid? Check out the history. Sun has continually been retrenching in time with its long drawn out death. So no, never does Sun ever seem less bad in comparison (not 'retrospect'). Eviscerate, behead and quarter—simultaneously—the CEO and heads at &*#@ and their little minions (especially that fat bitch &*#@ in the XXXXXXXX office). Because they deserve what's coming to them as much as the dregs of civilisation at AIG and all the other financial houses. 20 Jan 2009 5:53pm

Network engineer says...
Very the scary leh. Will I lose my job too? I feel afraid reading about mass layoffs in silicon valley startups. Bad times, bad times. 18 Nov 2008 7:14pm

Thomas M. says...
Yes, Network engineer. I'm afraid you stand a very good chance of losing your job. And these corporate types will stop at nothing to screw you. If you haven't been confirmed yet, you'll be among the first to get dumped. If you have, they'll try their best to have your being let go via any route other than Retrenchment or Redundancy, so as to avoid having to pay you a decent severance package. They may take you to a quiet room to ask you to resign and to leave at your earliest convenience, so neither side has to serve out the notice period etc. What you should do when you enter that quiet room is give that CEO or CFO-type a severe beating before you walk away. 19 Nov 2008 12:28pm

Roscoe says...
It's good to see the Singapore Government stimulating the local digital media sector, even in the face of the current difficult world economic times. This sort of pro-active approach is what has made the Lion City so successful in the past 43 years. 19 Nov 2008 1:16pm

Girish A. says...
I agree wholeheartedly. Some of these backarXXXXX CEOs deserve it. In fact, I tell you, make sure when you are banging away at the motherXXXX CEO or CFO with a blunt instrument, stay focused on the short-term and long-term objectives of such an enterprise. Short-term: make sure he cannot walk out of the room after the beating. Long-term: try as best you can to go for maximum impact at the joints to increase the chances that he can never walk again. 19 Nov 2008 2:38pm

Perry Mason says...
If any of you happen to be in Singapore, I refer you to today's edition of one of the local rags, The New Paper. The cover story is about a kid who gets abused by stepsister and husband, who even used a hammer. I mean think about it. If a poor defenceless child can get abused with a hammer, then why should not an overpaid and incompetent CEO or evil CFO be bludgeoned to death with a mallet or have a hockey (field or ice) stick run through him end-to-end? Also, guys, I just heard over the radio that NOL has announced the canning of hardworking people too. When will this end, people? When? 19 Nov 2008 6:03pm

Timmy Alfonso Knollwood says...
Amigos!! We should ALL do what this guy did! Man, I swear he's my idol! http://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/local/Santa-Clara-Work-Place-Shooting-Leaves-Three-Dead.html 19 Nov 2008 6:04pm

Thomas M. says...
I know very few brands of computer that can make me cream my pants. Toshibas, especially those in the Portege line, are so reliable in performance, sleek in design and snug in fit that they get me going—every time. I wonder how the new R600 they got for the Malaysia market looks. Viva Toshiba! Or rather: Banzai Toshiba! 19 Nov 2008 6:06pm

mangovictim says...
As a Singaporean, my main concern is....will the Great Singapore Sale still continue during a recession? If I get laid off, I'll have plenty of time to shop...if the price is right. 19 Nov 2008 7:33pm

Thomas M. says...
I can't comment on what this guy Wu did in Santa Clara, really. But clearly I can see justification for beating to death that fat #@&* CXXXXXXX TXX (XXXXXXX of the #@&* office based in XXXXXXXX) and burning her house down, voodoo dolls, black cat hair, and baby bone amulets. It would be something we can do for the betterment of mankind. It is our duty as human beings. 20 Jan 2009 5:52pm

Network engineer says...
Wah lau, mangovictim. I really don't think you will still be wanting to shop if you lose your job lor. Unless you are one of those highly paid bankers who already make more money than I ever will. :( If you are, I hate you lar. Go to hell, you understand? 20 Nov 2008 5:27pm

Thomas M. says...
This going shopping crap is exactly the kind of apathy and absence of concern for the world and people around you that Singaporeans are known for across the region. I suspect you are one of our neighbours down south. 20 Nov 2008 6:31pm

Roscoe says...
As someone who does more than his fair share of travelling in aluminium cylinders at 35,0000 feet, I certainly would appreciate having internet and email access during flights. It would be great to be able to get more work done while flying. Who knows, one day airlines may even offer laptops that fold down from the seat in front, instead of video screens. So we could all then surf the web, on their laptops, perhaps using software in the cloud :-) 20 Nov 2008 6:32pm

Ed Wiccio says...
I, for one, do not particularly relish having the last bastion of peace and quiet for business executives vanish into thin air with Gogo, as connectivity and e-mail becomes totally pervasive. I was happy enough that the Connexion by Boeing trials failed because of expensive overheads, and semi-stable connections. Oh well... here's hoping that Gogo experiences similar fortunes. 20 Nov 2008 7:27pm

Grace Carter says...
Thomas M. I believe you have anger management issues. I suggest you seek help. It certainly sounds like you're bearing a grudge against Sun Microsystems and this XXXXXXX lady you keep insulting. Are you perhaps a disgruntled former employee? 20 Jan 2009 5:52pm

karma sutra says...
actually mangovictim, the best stuff you can get is during the christmas sale period not the great singapore sale. 21 Nov 2008 12:10pm

Carina Lim says...
Thomas M. stop kidding yourself. You'd love to shop too, if you had the money. If you're too poor, just say so! Nobody's gonna laugh at you. Hurr hurrrr... 21 Nov 2008 12:06pm

Roscoe says...
Cars running on auto-pilot is certain an intriguing idea. Perhaps we could have systems where red lights emit signals that make car engines slow or drop down a gear when the red or amber light is showing. That would certainly cut down on the number of people who continually run red lights. 21 Nov 2008 1:18pm

Thomas M. says...
Grace Carter, you are simple minded fool. There is no help you can find that would make you smart enough. Anger management I may need, but that doesn't change the fact that the fat @#*% CXXXXXXXX TXX is what IT is. I am not insulting IT. As with calling a spade a spade, I am calling that fat two-faced conniving witchy @#&* A FAT TWO-FACED CONNIVING WITCHY @#&*. 27 Nov 2008 3:05pm

mangovictim says...
I presume most of the survey respondents were Malaysian men. I would be interested in knowing who Malaysian women would want to kiss? Does the survey kiss and tell? 27 Nov 2008 8:13pm

Hi there! Your site is cool! says...
Hi there! Your site is cool! 28 Nov 2008 2:25pm

Martin Bennett says...
what about thge millenium wheel in London in the united kingdom that is the worlds biggest wheel in the world isnt it .As that is what they say when you go on to it as they told mew that when I went on it 01 Dec 2008 1:48pm

Perry Mason says...
Thomas M., you make it sound like this "fat " ought to be impaled, then burned to death. Do I have that right? 01 Dec 2008 5:51pm

Andrew says...
On behalf of my colleagues here at Fairfax, our sincere condolences to the families of those who lost their lives in these terrible acts of violence. Nothing we can say or do can replace your loss or ease your suffering. 02 Dec 2008 6:50pm

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Nicholas says...
Many companies would consider shutting this applications because it could be a threat of data leakage. Thus many filering of Social Networks, IM are done in many companies. However FaceTime is able to give the granular security control of Social Networks, Instant Message, etc this ensures Data Leakage of companies info. 03 Dec 2008 2:44pm

Norman Weewee says...
So unfair! Only in Singapore! I hope StinkTel dies. Grrrr 03 Dec 2008 7:37pm

Wei KS says...
I don't think so.. I guess open source got to start from school, not all this center, started from kids, educating them, I recently found my kids computer class from school, the text book teaches using MS words, MS Excel, i think they should use OpenOffice, as myself i am using it, and for him to learn in school, i ended up have to install a copy, of course I do not pay for the license, as I do not intend to use it, as I already using open office for most of my works. I think the rest of parents , schools, i am not sure if they should continue teaching MS words or start with Open office. when kids start to figure out they can altered and participate in creating future open office software, a few of this student may get involves and who knows, we have great software giant from this future generation. So, pls start from schools, not from SME, get the education minister involve. 04 Dec 2008 5:35pm

Andrew says...
I think getting the Education Ministry involved and starting in the schools are an excellent ideas! Children are the most receptive to learning, they question everything and they have the time to create new alternatives - and adding communal IP is the what makes open so strong and affordable. I bet many of the ICT SMEs MDec is looking at were started by entreprenuers who discovered their interest in technology in primary or secondary school. 05 Dec 2008 12:13pm

okojie okosa cyril says...
In this dispensation "fast is a clue that is faster and it needs the fastest chips for ebusiness, it is like a dot room for home and commerce use globally" www.driveitout.blogspot.com 10 Dec 2008 12:10pm

jayant009 says...
its very sad 10 Dec 2008 12:10pm

Girish A. says...
Hey, did you fellows read about that backarchodu CEO of Merrill Lynch. Mother XXXX bXXXX bastard! US$100 million. For what? For screwing up? Hey, what about those people losing their jobs because of this XXXXXXX's incompetence or (more likely!) personal greed. Now I'm angry! 10 Dec 2008 8:47pm

Andrew says...
Regrettably, 5 and 10 per cent cuts in head count are common targets in downturns. But where does Asia and Singapore fit into Yahoo's strategy for 2009? Yahoo's own joint-study with Nielsen predicts that online advertising in SE Asia will grow by 60% between 2008-2010! And Singapore is the region's leader in broadband adoption. So why cut here? Why not cut or redeploy more expensive staff in slow or no growth markets and place more resources in growth markets? 15 Dec 2008 4:41pm

Thomas M. says...
Why is this the lead story on your website? There are so many things wrong with doing that. 1) Who gives a XXXX what happens down under in the bowels of the earth, except for the garbage that inhabit it? What's the relevance? When stuff goes down in the US, it matters because there are knock on effects etc. But where the kangaroos roam??? 2) there are problems with the English in the story. Do you want your media company to be known all over the world for promoting Retardish? 3) A$70 and A$125.8 mean nothing to the rest of us. Shouldn't you be converting it to something we (i.e. humanity) can relate to—for the lack of a better ref. point, the US$? 16 Dec 2008 7:53pm

zamri says...
The only one that seems to be going global are the mdec staffs www.agitconsulting.co.uk 17 Dec 2008 12:16pm

Andrew says...
Large scale, primary vendor, direct to customer trade shows may be losing their relevance to some brands like Apple but the multi-retailer, reseller to consumer shows in Singapore look more popular than ever. Maybe its the breadth of products across computers, peripherals, phones, camera, TVs etc.. Maybe its the bargains from these stock clearances - or both. 18 Dec 2008 12:21pm

D.S.R.KRISHNA says...
iam working guntur nagarjuna university so please kindly some help IP phone systen deatils 18 Dec 2008 6:06pm

Mark says...
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sommy says...
can i download google voice chat in uganda east Africa? 30 Dec 2008 3:30pm

sSmUlpOGtggMKsX says...
Hi. Good site. 30 Dec 2008 3:29pm

Francois Jennings says...
The best thing/invention ever. Francois, Australis 05 Jan 2009 1:54pm

samira says...
i would like to worke for tata how can i do it 07 Jan 2009 12:35pm

Andrew says...
"I did not benefit financially" (except for my world class salary and corporate perks, thank you very much)... "I wanted to replace ficticious assets with real ones" (bought from me and my family, thank you very much)... I feel sorry for the rank and file workers who will lose their jobs but the whole board and senior management is culpable. 07 Jan 2009 8:56pm

Owen B. says...
Are the sales figures for vinyl and MP3 in dollars or units? Global or US? The vinyl 858,000 to 990,000 sounds like units. The 553.4 million in 2006 to 360.6 million for MP3 sounds like dollars. But I'm not sure. 08 Jan 2009 11:49am

john says...
the next big thing is not a maid cafe, but a maid lounge like the Akiba Refresh club http://japansugoi.com/wordpress/akihabara-maid-refresh-club-from-candy-fruits/ 08 Jan 2009 11:54am

442 says...
Cool Stuff! Can't wait to see the real thing. 09 Jan 2009 12:49pm

mat says...
I hope the next Obama admistration will stop the outflow of good american job to India. The current economic problems can be blamed on the outsourcing/ outflow of job from US and the high unemployment which drives down spending in the US. Why are we bailing out Citi bank and some of the other industries that take our jobs away. 12 Jan 2009 12:32pm

Carol says...
This seems unethical at the first glance, but hasn't the police been doing this all the time, as undercovers? Think of e-discovery, where during court trials, prosecutors and the defense can legally access personal computers to search for electronic evidence via computer forensics. Where's the boundary of privacy? 14 Jan 2009 2:10pm

Curd says...
Dear If I buy a smartphone in Viëtnam, will it work in Europe / Belgium? Without or after changes/cracking? Tnx Curd 16 Jan 2009 2:59pm

Rose says...
e-commerce is getting more and more popular. this creates the need of having good tools to help shoppers make right decisions while buying online. reizit.com is a place where shoppers can recommend or bury a product, share experience and discuss shopping deals. 19 Jan 2009 1:40pm

Don says...
Love the new IGoogle format - excited each day to look at the new items - I love a good laugh and was happy to see the funny picture of the day column - however almost every day - I can not believe some of the disgusting pictures that you people allow to be posted - penis on a nose, cartoon characters performing sex acts - come on - i thought Google was better than this... 19 Jan 2009 1:40pm

Andrew says...
Publisher's Note: This comment thread will be cleansed in accordance with Fairfax's internet and publishing policies. While we seek to encourage constructive and stimulating peer-to-peer dialogue, we will not condone unprofessional behaviour, foul language or the advocacy of violence, whether intended or not. Life may not seem fair in a capitalist world or in corporate affairs but rants and insults are not the way to go. There are many examples of individuals starting organisations which have made meaningful contributions to society. I encourage you to type in "Social Entreprenuership" into a search engine and follow your heart. 20 Jan 2009 8:13pm

Nancy Tang says...
I support PC Purchase Scheme but no more Odesaja. Please give user the freedom to choose or decide what to buy, user are smarter and wiser now they are much much IT Smart. No more limit the model or fource them to buy that few models sometime the model are obsolated model too. User now aday want efficiency and quality product. Why not let the user decide which model and what spec instead of predecide for them. Microsoft had reduce the software cost to user i believe for user to own and genuine software are much much more affordable. Now is a good time to introduce EPF Withdrawer scheme but please do not limit them to buy from ODESAJA only. 22 Jan 2009 1:01pm

wendy says...
boo, charity begins at home! 28 Jan 2009 1:33pm

Ahmed Idris Elhag Ahmed says...
I had already submitted a proposal over eliminating poverty as an approach to combating terroris. Google told me to foster my viepoint by voting today 27th Jan. 28 Jan 2009 1:29pm

Bree says...
I want the real estate back on my Google home page. I have a small monitor and poor eyesight, squeezing everything like this is not merely an annoyance. It makes it virtually impossible to enjoy my home page. Oh, I've built a new one on Yahoo I don't like it as well. I'm very unhappy. I've waited for several months. Evidently Google isn't going to listen to its users. I guess I'll have to get used to Yahoo. 28 Jan 2009 1:28pm

Lindsey says...
i am doing a report on the Forbidden city and i cant find a thing about how the chinese people felt when they first entered the forbidden city. i mean what did they see?how did they feel? did the gurds kick them out? WHAT HAPPENED NEXT? Please answer me 28 Jan 2009 1:28pm

Lulu Chan says...
It looks fun! But strange.. 28 Jan 2009 1:48pm

Girish A. says...
Don't you find it exceptionally grating whenever some slimy corporate exec blames the market, the economic downturn and recession for their having to cut cost by cutting heads at their companies? I mean, seriously why can't they say: "Sorry. This is my fault. I could have done something to counter the economic downturn by pumping money into this or that area of development, expand our businesses here or there etc. But I was too greedy. I needed to pay for my country home. My yacht needs a fresh coat of paint. So I'm really sorry. Let me eviscerate myself to make up for betraying your trust in my leadership." 28 Jan 2009 3:03pm

Thomas M. says...
I agree with you, Girish. That would be refreshing for sure. But I seriously doubt that will ever happen anytime soon. Honesty—fat hope we're going to see much of that from any of these 'bosses' in the corporate world. In fact, this Sun Microsystems probably still has that fat fXXXXXX bXXXX XX working for them on 'strategic' matters. Whatever that fat with XX is capable of has nothing to do work—unless you consider giving her fellow cockroach a leg up and opportunities for upward mobility in this world. Now, you fXXXXXX kill bXXXXXXX like that fat XXXX XX and then we can talk about saving humanity! 28 Jan 2009 4:59pm

nisar ahmed says...
i want work under your kind control i m working as a supervisor in WLL Huawei BTS/BSC/MSC in karachi pakistan i have 14 years experience in telecommunication field. with regard Nisar Ahmed 00923452838080 30 Jan 2009 1:35pm

bjorn marius says...
Will it comes to norway one time? I am a FF fan, but i cat read japanse 02 Feb 2009 12:52pm

tirath says...
To me "GDP is USD 4.6 billion and taxes collected are USD 4.4 billion!" is very confusing? Can you please demonstrate the methodology and references used to derive and arrive at this statement:- " He said that studies conducted by the research firm Industrial Development Corporation (IDC) in 2007, showed Malaysia, spent nearly US$4.6 billion on information technology (IT)— computers, peripherals, network equipment, packaged software and IT services. That spending accounted for 2.9 per cent of gross domestic product (GDP), supported more than 6,900 IT companies with 222,100 IT industry employees, and helped generate US$4.4 billion in IT-related taxes. “On the other side of the spectrum, further studies by the International Intellectual Property Alliance in 2007 reflected that the Malaysian economy incurred a staggering US$156 million revenue loss due to business software piracy” said Hardee. “A 10 point reduction in PC software piracy alone would deliver an additional 2,600 new jobs, US$140 million in tax revenue, and US$660 million in economic growth in Malaysia.”" 02 Feb 2009 3:28pm

Paulo says...
Would like to know where can we get anchor buoy?? What companies that supply anchor buoy. Preferably round anchor buoy. Please advise us soon. Thank you Regards, paulo 03 Feb 2009 5:04pm

Unknown says...
What's it with you Girish? There is time for everything. Keep your cool. 06 Feb 2009 8:14pm

Belle de Jour says...
Yes, it all starts from school and colleges 06 Feb 2009 8:29pm

Pat Kelly says...
Skype partners such as OnState - www.on-state.com - allow businesses to convert Skype into a comprehensive business communications tool, replacing the requirement to purchase expensive PBX, call centers or traditional VoIP solutions. Skype's penetration into the business market is just beginning, both at the SMB and enterprise levels. 10 Feb 2009 1:41pm

Ross says...
In the same way that zip disks died and now gather dust in backroom drawers, I can see a near future where DVDs and CDs will also become dinosaurs. How far off will it be before we download all of our movies, music and books from the 'cloud'? With today's LCD and Plasma screens, the edge that movie houses have in providing the 'big screen' experience, is fading. I give it two to three years before you can't give away DVD and CD disks. 10 Feb 2009 8:12pm

442 says...
Another competitor in the market, will the pricing of iPhone drop? 10 Feb 2009 9:36pm

442 says...
Thumbs Up! 11 Feb 2009 12:25pm

mangovictim says...
Kudos to NTU! 11 Feb 2009 3:13pm

442 says...
Hopefully there's more good news like this coming our way. 12 Feb 2009 1:29pm

442 says...
That's very sad, I though Pioneer produce great television. 13 Feb 2009 1:17pm

Jennifer Mullendore says...
What's the big deal? I never liked watching full length movies on You Tube anyway. Small screen size aside, it never really drew me into the movie experience. It's a waste especially if the movie happened to be a good one. It's usually only fun if it's illegal, people only want what they can't have. 13 Feb 2009 8:40pm

442 says...
It would make iPhone the perfect phone if only it has a higher pixel camera. So the saying goes 'Nothing is perfect.' 17 Feb 2009 2:02pm

Roger B says...
I need to know the designated agent and address for Satyam in the US to be served legal papers. 18 Feb 2009 1:57pm

442 says...
Great idea! I enjoy doing DIY PC. 20 Feb 2009 8:50pm

DontBelieveThisCrap says...
"Hurd himself will take a 20 per cent cut" haha what a laugh! HP’s CEO Mark Hurd made $42.5 million in fiscal 2008. Hewlett-Packard gave its boss $25.4 million in cash last year, including a $1.45 million salary and $23.9 million in bonus money, according to compensation figures contained in the company’s proxy which it filed late on Inauguration Day. You can lookup his annual and total compensation, stock options etc. right here: http://investing.businessweek.com/businessweek/research/stocks/people/person.asp?personId=214256&symbol=HPQ He gets $42,514,524 of which "only" $1,450,000 is his base salary. He offers to cut 20% of his base pay. Well, that still leaves him with $41.354.524 plus his stock options. His pay cut is not 20% but 1%. HP-EDS workers have NO job guarantee once they agree with the pay cut of 2,5 / 5%. There WILL be 20,000 people losing their jobs, this has nothing to do with this pay cutting plan. Time to say NO to the crazy men running our economy? 23 Feb 2009 12:24pm

Tommy says...
Interesting. At least HP is doing something! 25 Feb 2009 12:25pm

442 says...
A James Bond car in the making? 24 Feb 2009 1:05pm

Darth Vader says...
a company should honor the terms in the labor contracts of their employees. cutting pay, reminds me of a line from star wars: "I am altering the deal!, pray, I do not alter it any further!" 25 Feb 2009 12:24pm

Pankaj Virmani says...
What is the source of your calculations DontBelieveThisCrap? 25 Feb 2009 2:00pm

Andres soriano says...
Quiero comprarme una Mini Laptop MSI, cuales son los pasos, cuanto es el precio y cuanto el envio, atte andres Gracias. 25 Feb 2009 5:43pm

frank kalemba says...
I am interested in the new programmes on the site. I need more information. 27 Feb 2009 12:27pm

442 says...
That should be the way...cool heads, and not panic action. 27 Feb 2009 12:28pm

alberto talgi says...
l want a know how l can change the departure date by internet or give some phone in china or hong kong to maked thank you 02 Mar 2009 1:28pm

Carol Ko says...
Dear Alberto Talgi, Thank you for your comment. Apologies but I cannot answer this question. Please seek advice from Cathay's customer service hotline. How did you find the online check-in service though? Carol 02 Mar 2009 1:39pm

vicky says...
hi there, can you help me in how do i complain if a company is usung pirated copy of microsoft and the have been doing this for so many years? they also have been making copy and disturbuting it. there were no action taken on this. they always get away by bribing the officer who catches them. its really no fair for us because we pay so much for the original copy of windows and these ppl only get copy for 10 ringgit. its really not fair. awaiting your reply, vicky. 02 Mar 2009 2:09pm

442 says...
I guess IT is the winner here! 03 Mar 2009 1:20pm

Malaysian Watchdog says...
To lodge a complaint (anonymous or otherwise) phone the toll free hotline (Malaysia HOTLINE: 1.800.887.800), operated by software industry watchdog (Business Software Alliance - www.bsa.org). They will pass on the info to the appropriate government agency. 03 Mar 2009 6:01pm

442 says...
The mobile market is really getting very competitive. The ultimate winner is the comsumers! 06 Mar 2009 1:27pm

Ross says...
They say there's no such thing as a free lunch and I fear this will apply to the idea of offering 'free' smartphones. The last line of this story states that the smartphones will be 'will be free after subsidy by the operator'. Currently some operators offer free phones, but there is always a lengthy contract requirement attached - this is where they lock in customers and earn their money. So 'free' might not mean 'free'. 06 Mar 2009 1:39pm

Ross says...
So much of the turmoil the world's economy faces right now is due to a lack of confidence, fear and panic.One definition of fear is 'False Expectations Appearing as Real(FEAR)'and the more publicity about negative aspects of the economy, and 'chicken little' proclamations that the sky is falling, the more such doom scenarios gather power. Successful business people know the value in maintaining balance, in keeping their feet solidly on the ground and not being swept away by 'fashionable panic'. 06 Mar 2009 1:47pm

Stoneman says...
Hmm.."free after subsidy from the operator". Apparently, sounds nothing new there. Phones have been subsidized by operators for a long time in developed markets but I guess in less developed markets with huge potential (India, China, etc), phones are still not free--most operators don't subsidize them in those markets. So, probably, Acer is referring to those developing markets to push smartphone adoption. 06 Mar 2009 2:18pm

Mara Punde says...
You know. Maybe they are 'cool and calm' despite everything because they figure they won't be the ones getting their asses fired, and they are only required to act really sad while they 'rationalise' their operations, letting their people go. I mean, think about that XXX XXXXX in marketing at XXX's regional office in Singapore, while the rest of her team were cut out one by one starting many years back, she just stayed on. That's funny. When you 'rationalise', you're supposed to get rid of the detritus. In XXX's case, they kept the cancer. XXXX you XXXXXXX XXX! 06 Mar 2009 6:38pm

the office plumber says...
with a phone tat ugly in design..no wonder they are hawking their phones for free 06 Mar 2009 6:35pm

Mader Chodhn says...
I agree. This phone screams Me Too! And it's a Taiwanese piece of crap. Maybe they should go one step further: pay mobile operators to pay customers to use it. Then again, there are plenty of retards out there who dole out loads of cash to buy Korean shit like Samsung and LG so who knows...one born every minute, I guess. And yes. For once, this Ross fella doesn't sound like he's shooting up. Yes, those evil operators already have it all counted how they're going to screw you, having you pay them $5 for every 5 cents of the price of that Acer piece of crap. 06 Mar 2009 7:35pm

Billie says...
It is gonna be weird to picture school kids toting smartphones. Will there still be a market up high end smart phones like the Prada and Armani? 06 Mar 2009 8:30pm

Mader Chodhn says...
And so...???!!! What does this mean for jobs and the jobless people in Singapore? Good or bad? Why didn't you ask this Michael Corbett xxxxxxx what the hell this means? What, more work will be outsourced from out of Singapore to other parts of the world, like where M. Corbett's family lives? Look, if these Americans or Euroids want to protect their own people, keeping their friends and family employed at our expense, that's fine by me. But if these xxxxxx want to do that but keep up the pretense that they are hacking away their own people too and doing right by us Asians, then they should go to hell. Taking our jobs and stealing our money is bad enough. Expecting us to believe they are on our side and are good to us is insulting our intelligence. Why don't you people carry on attacking the xxxxx and steal from them instead? At least of all the people in the world, they deserve to be smacked around a lot, if not buried up to their Talibani heads in the earth and battered and then set on by fire ants to death. 06 Mar 2009 8:51pm

ThailandFan says...
The mobilenetwork in Thailand is getting very competitive however the network service providers have yet to offer the subcribers free uptodate handphone. I am praying free phone offers is nor far off, Iphone is retailing for more than baht23000, I would love to gey my hand on a set of this. When can I realise this dream... 09 Mar 2009 12:37pm

Bing Bing says...
Looking forward to more shining examples of medical tourism in Asia. Is Thai's Bumrungrad Hospital still leading the way? 09 Mar 2009 12:36pm

Mara Punde says...
What are you talking about—it's a dream to get a 'free' phone? Where have you been? Don't you know and haven't you been reading what's been said in the comments? Even Mr LSD Ross knows there's no such thing as a truly 'free' phone, just like there's no 'free' lunch. There's always a catch, that is usually more in value and cost than whatever's being offered as 'free'. Anyway, you complain about the network service providers where you live and then wonder if you can realise this 'dream'. Hey, leave Siam to another country then! 09 Mar 2009 2:44pm

Adamu Muhammad Mustapha says...
I want spend my career education with you 10 Mar 2009 12:14pm

Mader Chodhn says...
Well, education is important. Therefore, it should not involve a company that has technology solutions of very little value, and constantly makes noise to make up for what it lacks the most—relevance. A company like Sun Microsystems. Unless the Malaysian government wants people in the country to be educated on how to run a business into the ground, but yet talk a good talk for a while—it ought to cut itself off from this loser vendor. Especially since they keep employed that fat XXXX XXXX XXXX in the Singapore office! XXXX XXXX!!! Seriously, Sun must die because it, like that piece of overfed garbage XXXX XXXX in the Singapore office, will cause a lot of damage and harm to people before it goes to where it belongs: hell!" 10 Mar 2009 5:37pm

442 says...
With the present mobile phones in the market nowaday with as great a memory capacity and even more functions, who need a walkman? 11 Mar 2009 12:50pm

Ben Chodhn says...
Over in Singapore, most of our 'free' phones are really lousy models. Only if you have an expensive subscription plan do you get better phones at more affordable prices. I do not like the look of this phone. 11 Mar 2009 3:49pm

Erissa says...
Ah, at last. It's high time to boost Sabah's Tech Industry..:) 12 Mar 2009 2:58pm

BingBing says...
Sounds as though this is a very interesting event, will you podcast this debate? 13 Mar 2009 9:05pm

Ambrose Gavas Opio says...
Hello Team, its appriciating for the schollarship scheme. is there a way orphans likes me can also benefit though am not from malayisa but from uganda. am 25, doing a bacholars in IT andtry to look for my own fee which isn't easy for me ,am a real Total orphan with both parents dead. am bright enough and really like IT. I did my internship with HP UGANDA I.E Computech uganda limited. please advise thank you. 16 Mar 2009 1:08pm

EDS Wife says...
Well, they just cut salaries again today by another 10%!! This company, and Mark Hurd are a joke. They say they cut travel, even though a team of 'higher management' just returned from a planning session in Cabo!!! 16 Mar 2009 1:04pm

Whohalist says...
Hello sir, that’s exactly what I needed. It helps me a lot I really love all what you said in the first and the second paragraph. Thank you! If you don’t mind I would like to add it to my website. whohalist.com 16 Mar 2009 1:01pm

moorthi says...
dear sir hi sir a joint-venture between Alcatel-Lucent and the Centre for Development of Telematics (C-DOT), the Indian Government's telecom technology development centre.( india Govt telcome cendre wheru are you 18 Mar 2009 12:13pm

iphoneFAN says...
This is a much needed improvement for iPhone, this should be a free update. Cut and Paste, MMS ..... wow I'm more excited by the fact that this may signal a release of a new iPhone model. 18 Mar 2009 1:15pm

VELAN says...
Anyone know good expensive Nokia phones that can hold 2 SIM cards? 18 Mar 2009 2:21pm

442 says...
Apple is still the leader when it comes to stylist design. The rest still have some catching up to do. 19 Mar 2009 1:39pm

Jobs in Pakistan says...
I think there are three main search engine in the internet Google,Yahoo and MSN, From the above the Google is the top of the list and very useful search engine for the users,I think it is the very cheaper way of finding jobs and more reliable for us. http://www.empster.com/ 20 Mar 2009 12:13pm

Lokendra Chnd says...
i want to study hospitality , please give me full infor : tnks 25 Mar 2009 12:31pm

Sante Serpico says...
I don't see this related on Computer World though the medium of posting is youtube, the article doesn't concern the IT world... so i'm wondering why here?! i can get the news in let's say breaking news at channel news asia with youtube links, or even CNN... so please tell me Summer Lemon, why here... are you getting me?! That's why this is MIS ASIA, you can get better news for IT specific. 25 Mar 2009 12:28pm

Carol says...
The IMPACT website ( http://www.impact-alliance.org) labeled : Hackers have wrecked the economies, imagine what they can do next It sounds funny and similar to Symantec which sells FUD ( Fear , Uncertainty and Dead) , is it a commercial organization ? Can they come up with a better bunch-line ? USD 13 millions to develop what ? 25 Mar 2009 4:02pm

Mader Chodhn says...
Having read everywhere about these big corporations, such as IBM and its laying people off on the sly over in the US, I am not surprised that these HP senior execs are doing what DontBelieveThisCrap and EDS Wife are saying. I am inclined to believe them these days. FXXXXX bXXXXXXX CEOs and bosses everywhere are showing their true colors after all. My God, they really make my blood boil, now I can fully appreciate the excesses of the French Revolution, and why the Bolsheviks would kill the Nickhead Tsar and sundry!!! I think we should all be going round beheading these CEOs and CFOs, or lynching them!!! Shooting them in their Nickheads would be too good for them. BXXXXXX Nickheads!!! 25 Mar 2009 8:54pm

Girish A. says...
Who's that shiny head freak in the picture? Is it the same Ross as the one commenting on the stories on this portal? Does it mean that the people on this website pad and fluff up their own stories and traffic coming here? Silly old git, stop responding to your own stories, for XXXX's sake, you Nickhead! 26 Mar 2009 8:41pm

manickam says...
we need agency for possport 27 Mar 2009 8:47pm

HurdWillRapeYou says...
EDSwife you are so right; but what's interesting is the reason some of these greedy, contemptuous individuals urinate on the average citizen. A clue about Mark is his background: Fortune Magazine March 2009: "Hurd actually is the product of New York City's Upper East Side, where his father hailed from a line of Yale-educated financiers and his mother was a daughter of a physician. (She was "introduced to society ... at a dinner given for her by her parents at the Waldorf-Astoria before the Debutante Cotillion and Christmas Ball," according to his parents' 1950 wedding announcement in the New York Times.) As his father did before him, Hurd attended the Browning School - a prestigious all-boys school where classmate Jamie Dimon, now CEO of J.P. Morgan Chase" So he was bred as swine to grind the bones of the working majority; speaking of which, have a look below at the citizens' opinions: http://www.damiansaunders.net/2009/02/26/commentary/hp-pay-cuts-an-unfair-act-of-economic-opportunism-and-greed/ 31 Mar 2009 3:00pm

Mohamed bahaa el din hassan says...
i need you advice how can i buy the n 97 from outside of kuwait and arrange the delivery to kuwait thank you wait your reply 01 Apr 2009 12:29pm

Thomas M. says...
What's up with you, Unknown? Girish is making sense. What are you making—too much money than you are generating and worth? There is time for everything? Whatever everything is, now's the time to take up arms and fight the evil, cowardly little execs. Strike them down where they stand. And that fat bxxxx Cxxxxxxxx Txx and her subhuman nickhead friends, hoist them up on pikes and let them slowly bleed to death!!! Hail humanity and the good hardworking man!!! Death to fat bitch Cxxxxxxxx Txx, subhuman Nickheads!!! 01 Apr 2009 1:55pm

Thomas M. says...
This is a very accurate depiction of this company. My money's on the lot of good hardworking people (yes, there are a few, there always are even in a nickhead infested shithole like Sun) getting, as you so aptly put it, AXED! And who, or more accurately WHAT will stay on. Fat nickhead-supporting subhuman cxxxx like fxxxxxxg beeyatch Cxxxxxxxx Txx and all the little nickheads feeding off the company and good people left there. Soon, this ship will burn and go down. Soon, that good day will come. 01 Apr 2009 2:52pm

Xerxes says...
This is really interesting but what does it say about Yahoo's future? 14 Jul 2008 1:47pm

442 says...
Thumbs Up! Let's hope it's not a April Fool joke. 02 Apr 2009 12:59pm

442 says...
Oh...she is beautiful...I mean Linda Chung 03 Apr 2009 12:31pm

Sim says...
Yes, I agree. Managing the knowledge and know-how actively is even more important and urgent at this time. During the current lull period, it is a good opportunity to start an initiative to share knowledge. Jack, I will also be keen to share with you how my company is able to leverage the knowledge effectively. I have a good success story to share with you which i believe your readers will be interested as well. And because of this success story, I have started my own consultancy to help other organizations to achieve success with knowledge on a sustainable basis. 03 Apr 2009 6:17pm

Perry Mason says...
This is a riveting story. 06 Apr 2009 1:02pm

Perry Mason says...
A very important event. A very good pithy story. I'm wondering if the government in the SAR is now getting more or less involved in driving commercial activity as well as ICT developments there. Anyone know? 06 Apr 2009 1:49pm

Thomas M. says...
This story is a work of genius! And it's nice to hear about developments happening outside of the Klang Valley area. Again, genius you can find only at this portal. Nowhere else can you find reporting like this. Who are the gods of cyberspace behind this highly illuminating portal? Praise be unto them. 06 Apr 2009 1:51pm

Thomas M. says...
This is an award-winning news story right here. Three cheers for this portal and its brilliant, credible, brilliantly credible, credibly brilliant editorial team! And correct me if I'm wrong, oh genius editors and publishers of MIS Asia portal, the most authoritative source of information on the planet, but doesn't Malaysia already have a "dedicated Malaysian ICT ministry"? I think it's called SKMM. 06 Apr 2009 4:23pm

Thomas M. says...
This is one of the most touching stories I have read in my whole life. Typically, my eyes grow moist whenever I read anything written by the geniuses behind this portal. I found myself sobbing frantically when I read this story. Great job! 06 Apr 2009 4:36pm

Girish A. says...
Yes. Don't criticise any of the writing here! I swear I will run you through with my sword if you do any criticising. Only give constructive feedback, that means NO CRITICISM! And another thing, it's good to see a company give SingTel some competition over in Singapore. Good job, from me too. 06 Apr 2009 6:34pm

Mader Chodhn says...
This news story is a towering inferno of genius. But let's not forget it was a Chinese man and an Indian man who together built up, but also brought down CA as well. When CA went down, a lot of us in IT were scuttling wondering what to do with that damn Unicenter (of whatever was left of it in our infrastructure, ironically). But good for them, they are growing up. I hope they've found their niche. They like to think so. And that kind of positive streak is aflame in this remarkable article. 07 Apr 2009 12:25pm

Joseph Martin Sta. Ana says...
This is great stuff, admired the flexibility on its approach! Its a good example of reaching out to the real market with technologies, and adjusting to customer needs. Cheers Owen! 07 Apr 2009 1:16pm

Andy Tan says...
Try to access this site but there is error: RSL Error. Tested on FireFox and IE 7. Same problem. Disappointed. 07 Apr 2009 1:47pm

Elly Awuor says...
this is a nice move and encouraging to up coming programmers in countries a pafrom the West. 13 Apr 2009 11:32am

Louis Chua says...
In another lifetime, I had the opportunity to interview Scott McNealy (with a roomful of other journalists!) and he said Sun has 10 billion dollar war chest when asked if Sun has made the right move. A couple of years later, I asked the same question when it was obvious that Sun had made the wrong moves, and his reply was that Sun has 8 billion dollar war chest. Last week, no one even want to buy Sun for 7 billion dollars. Goes to show, arrogance kills. 13 Apr 2009 4:16pm

Thomas M. says...
This is an absolutely brilliant piece on the state of affairs among small and medium enterprises today. And it has so many lessons for similar organisations in Asia, including my temporary home for now Malaysia. Such astute observations were made here, line after line, I could not stop myself from reading this over and over again. Truly a marvelous read. No kidding. SMEs are not prepared for disaster. Indeed they would be washed away if it were not for the government and the support of media outlets in possession of unparallelled ingenuity such as this MIS Asia portal. 15 Apr 2009 6:41pm

Diogenes says...
There were layoffs in Feb. of people close to retirement age in the US, from the only division that made money at HP. As a result, morale sucks and there are official slowdowns in Europe and "work to rule" other places. Mark Hurd will run HP into the ground. And then get millions for his "success". Perhaps the HP board should amend his contract so that his parachute is dependent on the company's results, so that if they're in the tank, he gets a normal HP worker's severance benefits at that time. I'd recommend buying one share of HP and clogging their meeting with requests for Hurd to step down, uncompensated. 16 Apr 2009 11:17am

Samuel Leung says...
The main problem with this system is that it does not welcome the business travellers using BlackBerry. I was still unable to do an online check-in via BlackBerry Bold last week. 21 Apr 2009 1:52pm

Atif Siddiqui says...
Hi. I am intrestedin SAP for healthcare. can you please send me the all details about that. I am Business graduate from UK based university and having more than 10 year experience in hospital management. Please feel free to contact me, if you have any query. Thanks Atif Siddiqui 21 Apr 2009 7:37pm

442 says...
Let's hope the Sun doesn't come down on Oracle. 22 Apr 2009 12:57pm

Bing Bing says...
I wonder why there hasn't been much hints prior to this Oracle-acquisition. What about IBM? Anyone can shed light on this? 22 Apr 2009 1:11pm

IT Guru says...
Apparently, Microsoft is supposed to benefit from this development as another report on your site mentioned. However, Microsoft chief Steve Ballmer seems to be clueless on this deal. When asked for his thoughts on Oracle's plans to acquire Sun Microsystems, his response was simply: "I am very surprised. I have to think about it." LOL! 22 Apr 2009 1:15pm

Office Plumber says...
I guess Steve was thinking about clearing the 347th level in Gears of War 22 Apr 2009 4:30pm

Demoralised N Disillusioned says...
i am worried about the soon-to-happen job cuts at Sun. 22 Apr 2009 6:00pm

Perry Mason says...
I don't usually read stories by people other than the geniuses who write for mis-asia.com. But this one caught my eye. Deficient this story may be in many respects, not the least of which is humour, and the casual flourish of a Nobel Prize-winning writer (by the way, all these things those who write for this site have)—the subject is mighty intriguing. I must say I worry for Oracle. Seriously, buying Sun?! Hope this was a well thought out acquisition. All the others before this (incl. Hyperion, BEA etc) were OK. Just OK. The integration of their tech with Oracle's tech has been...OK, but hey, their installed bases, though small, were well-rooted and strong! However, this, blowing more than US$7 billion on some things that were once cool and possibly innovative on their own. Hey, I have a dusty ol' IBM PS2. It's a great relic from the recent past. Anyone interested? You can have it for about US$2 million. Shipping free! I hope Oracle knows what it's doing here. 22 Apr 2009 6:01pm

Arlene says...
My my my..this sure is a surprise. But I think it's a bad buy. 22 Apr 2009 7:40pm

Office Plumber says...
I feel Cathay Pacific should have put their investment in enabling check-in operations to be faster - perhaps applications that improve productivity of counter staff, cleaning and smoothening the backend software handling check-in, or even crowd/queue management. After all, the airline is in the service industry. Investments in technology should be about improving the way the service staff work, not something faceless and nameless (w/o a soul?). Better productivity brings out the smiles from your staff, isnt that what the passenger wants to see? 23 Apr 2009 12:35pm

Thomas M. says...
Bad buy? No shit! Most important of all: they should do right by getting rid of the deadwood and parasites like that fat evil witchy Xitch XXXXXXXX XXX and her Nickhead supporters out in the local advertising industry (if you can call it that with Nickhead cockroaches scrambling about). 29 Apr 2009 10:57am

Kheng says...
I am not appalled by the finding. My question is, have the HR and hiring managers consider all suitable candidates or only those who are below 35s. 29 Apr 2009 8:07pm

Bing Bing says...
Cool! I'm using a LG netbook with a 10-inch screen size. And I carry it all the time when I work out of the office.work. 30 Apr 2009 4:34pm

rasoulaghei says...
hello. i need more information about IMPACT project. please help me! tanks 04 May 2009 12:31pm

Girish A. says...
This is a waste of money. The biggest winners are the Sun shareholders (someone not only put Sun out of its misery, but even rewarded these shareholders), the biggest losers are some of the Sun workers (10,000 or so, according to yet another brilliantly written story on this divine site) and maybe Oracle workers who may be made redundant as a result of this deal. Perhaps, Oracle can make something of the remnants of a former tech company that took itself too seriously, sell off its parts for some good use somewhere etc. 04 May 2009 5:54pm

Jason says...
China is not green enough,what make you think the rest of the countries, Can those user that implement IP Phone able to switch their IP phone thus saving up to 15watt/hr after office hr. Had you done research on the above.I believe none of the company you may research on do that. 05 May 2009 11:03am

Carol says...
This web story is a report on IDC's research -- their 2008 Green poll conducted on 580+ senior IT executives in eight markets. If you're ready to offer your insights in Green IT, welcome to send us an e-mail and we can cover your views as well. 05 May 2009 1:41pm

442 says...
Congratulations to SingTel. 06 May 2009 1:31pm

John says...
I am an Australian IT project manager living and working in the Philippines. If you are already outsourcing IT to the Philippines, or considering doing so, I maybe of assistance. I can be contacted via aussieinmakati@yahoo.com 11 May 2009 11:33am

Louis Chua says...
The piracy market in China is, in a large extend, also fueled by foreigners who went visiting. Most of the markets that sell pirated stuff in China are visibly patronised by foreigners. Perhaps US should enact a Global anti-piracy law on their citizens. Anyone caught buying pirated stuff overseas will receive punitive damages. That should significantly dent the piracy market in China. 13 May 2009 1:38pm

442 says...
That's good news! 14 May 2009 12:50pm

gheeyong says...
when YTL's wimax launch? we knew there is 4licence release fr gov but till now only see P1 in market... 18 May 2009 12:24pm

Michael Lenoch says...
I don't think anyone can conclusively say whether or not iPhone users have short attention spans. But what you can in fact irrefutably say is that the Apps on the App Store tend to be throw-away, or typically don't have a long- term attention grabber that has fans come back for more. Regardless, isn't it somewhat of A good thing that the App Store's users have short-attentions spans, which means the store is something that will surely be ever-evolving. 18 May 2009 4:38pm

sathiya says...
hi everybody, please tell the opportunities for electronics and communication engineer in singapore. i am a fresh electronics &telecomm engineer. i want to know the jobs in foreign countries also 21 May 2009 12:30pm

Reader says...
Can't agree more to the need of revamping existing search methods. In fact, the senior management of every portal that carry search function(s) should reflect on how functional their search engines are. As for this search engine offered at www.mis-asia.com, I believe there's much room for improvement. 21 May 2009 7:57pm

CarrieBradshaw says...
When will the layoff stops? I read about" greenshoots" and was thinking that retrenchment will stopped. No such luck at HP. Wonder who will be next ? Maybe the economy is not as rosy as what the recent sharemarkets rise has painted. 22 May 2009 2:40pm

enkhod says...
Is it possible to have IE8 with English-Mongolian dictionary on it? 26 May 2009 12:18pm

Lee G says...
A weak press release that uses most of its space explaining why the product isn't what it appears to be (a Netbook, which aside from its processor, it is), then pretends Dell has caught up with a nearly 2-year-old Mac design. What I'm actually hoping for is either a Mac Netbook (preferred), or as a last resort, a small-format Netbook with long battery life that will run on OS X. Anybody else want one of these? 27 May 2009 11:08am

Dennis T. Su says...
Regarding UNICF is bringing modern tech to rural China by teaming up with BT Group of UK, this is about time to read about good news such as this. We, the China Tomorrow Education Foundation, www.ctef.org, based in the Pacific Northwest of the United States have been trying to promote this concept for a few years now. While our mission is mainly focussed on improving the learning environment in rural China's elementary schools, we also provide mobile libraries and multi media learning center. For a start, we teamed up with one school in Henan by equipting the facility to train teachers within the school district about comp[uter technology. We love to hear more about this UNICF program. 27 May 2009 11:15am

Carol says...
Thank you, Dennis. What are the challenges in bridging digital divide in rural China? Can you share more with us? 27 May 2009 6:02pm

Benny says...
CRM is definitely getting hotter this week with great interest and adoption by mid size companies. Working with SugarCRM, iZeno is able to reach out to many companies in the region looking for a cost effective yet flexible CRM solution. 29 May 2009 12:00pm

Weijuan Shi says...
I work with Dennis in the same org, China Tomorrow Education Foundation. We only so far had one such project on bringing digital technologies to the rural classrooms. There is limited experience to share yet. I actually won't call it's a "divide" because almost everyone there is on the same side: no access to ditial technologies at all. The challenges I see from us a US-based charity org point of view: 1) how to assess the needs there and make sure we allocate appropriate fund to get them started 2) once someone (e.g., a teacher) starts, how to make sure he's well trained on using the equipments. There are decisions like: do we want to support him to taking trainings? 3) how to scale it, meaning how to bring this to more schools? do we let them share and make the equipment a mobile one (we do have mobile libraries), how feasible is that; or do we look for other schools/teachers to support, where to find a good candidate who's comfortable taking it. I am interested to know how the parties in this story do. Probably they don't have those challenges coz they are much more bigger orgs than us CTEF. They may have more funding, resources and leads. 01 Jun 2009 12:24pm

Mr.Vijay says...
hi all , Can we know the details of Singapore Software Testing Board . With regards, Vijay vijay@spectramindsolutions.com 01 Jun 2009 12:23pm

Carol says...
Thanks for sharing, Weijuan. You've raised the key point here -- how to make modern technologies a sustainable development in rural areas, after being introduced. Thanks for pointing out the practical concerns of NGOs such as the CTEF's. I'll take your points into serious consideration. 01 Jun 2009 12:36pm

Carol says...
No political implication here. But I think the best way to let problems/things die down, if this is the government's will, is to first address them. This process takes time, understandably. But it's only after untangling one's feet that he/she will be able to walk bigger steps in the future. 01 Jun 2009 12:49pm

Weijuan Shi says...
Thanks Carol. Do you happen to have the contacts of the UNICIF and BT Group? We are interested in connecting with them. 04 Jun 2009 5:37pm

442 says...
Great news! Looking forward to the new version of the iPhone. 09 Jun 2009 7:33pm

Anil says...
We need cn3 Intermec Device approx 30 no. Regard, Anil Bisht 11 Jun 2009 11:20am

savitha says...
I have a physically handicaped girl in bangalore who is looking for a bpo job. Do let me know how to proceed. 12 Jun 2009 12:45pm

Chong says...
ya... When YTL Wimax will launch? Always hear the sound but never c the "people".... 17 Jun 2009 2:01pm

Thomas M. says...
Singapore a media hub? What a joke! 19 Jun 2009 4:24pm

442 says...
Why, Singapore not good enough issit? 19 Jun 2009 7:48pm

Martin Podolak says...
That is purely propaganda. Facebook is always blocked in Iran. The block has nothing to do with the elections. 22 Jun 2009 12:44pm

brentlan says...
dear sir /ma i want to buy some of you laptop and i want to know the cost of it ,and the shipment price proved me your website so i can choose from there thanks brentlan 22 Jun 2009 12:44pm

David Ko says...
Nothing new. Other vendors already doing this. Or is this covered only because they're HP? 23 Jun 2009 1:50pm

yash says...
how to safe my cell from these imei things?/? 29 Jun 2009 12:44pm

YY Huang says...
Would like to know if Storm has 3.5G video call feature?Thanks 29 Jun 2009 12:43pm

442 says...
Definitely on one of my favourite and best animated film that I have seen. 10 Jul 2009 4:51pm

Magdalena Szarafin says...
Malaysia has a chance to get one of the most important offshoring destinations ín the coming years. This country has a pool of talented, high-qualified people as the educational structures are similar to those of India. Of course, the labour market is not as huge as that of India or China, however, Malaysia will for sure attract many foreign direct investments in the future. Magdalena Szarafin http://www.szarafin.info 13 Jul 2009 4:31pm

Sham Gandhi says...
Dear Sir, This is a great project of India. I would like to to be part of the same. May I know, whom to contact for this. Thanks and Regards, Sham Gandhi 13 Jul 2009 4:31pm

jmt says...
Oh dear ... likening your software to iTunes is no way to install much confidence in the future of Business Objects. 14 Jul 2009 12:50pm

Lay Kin says...
I really admire the efficiency of Hong Kong ICAC. Do pray and hope that one day, there will be a 'change' or in fact, wishing for a 'miracle' to happen that my country too have the same INDEPENDENT COMMISSION that bring justice to the people here. 20 Jul 2009 11:18am

SG Travel says...
Yes, that's right. But Singapore itself is still a bustling metropolitan city worth envy. 21 Jul 2009 7:46pm

ladycooper says...
We have been years as reseller of .my Domain Registry. We withness how .my Domain Registry improve their services from time to time. Keep up the Good Work. 28 Jul 2009 1:00pm

SANDEEP. B says...
Hi I am undergraduate physically handicapped guy of 28 yrs with computer knowledge and Kannada-English languages known looking for job of any suitable post and salary where the company has the vehicle providing facilities for pick and drop. 28 Jul 2009 4:19pm

Shahidan Abdullah says...
Both JEN-ii and iDOLA are developed using Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) low power embedded processor NOT Intel as per stated in this article. Shahidan Abdullah Mimos Berhad 29 Jul 2009 3:11pm

moses emeka fted says...
please i need one,how can i get it. 03 Aug 2009 11:15am

Leona says...
What's the point of the launch when stock is scarce 11 Aug 2009 7:32pm

jpate says...
it seem's funny to me who would give a free phone away [pleas give me one for school] 12 Aug 2009 6:03pm

maggie says...
Hi, "AvantiKumar" the above article is really nice & i have learned lot’s of things about Asia’s Outsourcing role in the new economy. http://www.ramshyam.com 17 Aug 2009 12:53pm

Faysal Abdul Aziz says...
The information published here is incorrect! Some publications have already made amendments. Kreateevee is NOT the first company in Malaysia to launch a multi-touch surface. Smart Surface Sdn Bhd is the first one. They also won numerous awards (both local and international) for their work. One would expect that writers would at least verify and validate stories before publishing them..!! 17 Aug 2009 12:53pm

AvantiKumar says...
Greetings, Faisal: thank you for your comment. I have sent you an e-mail to follow up for more news on this interesting market sector. 17 Aug 2009 3:18pm

PANNEERSELVAM GOPALAKRISHNAN says...
Hi, wish you the best, You have to work hard then what you have mentioned in your agenda, because other countries like, china,malaysia trying to acquire majority software platform from asia pacific 17 Aug 2009 2:57pm

Tetsuo says...
Good. The fewer of these follower-hungry, attention-whoring social media douchebags on Twitter drowning out the actual content the better. They're all, to a man, completely worthless and contribute nothing but white noise. Hey, guys, here's a tip - if you tweet good content, you won't NEED some spambot artificially generating followers who don't really want to hear what you have to say in the first place but are, like you, just interested in adding valuable inches to their e-XXXXses. 18 Aug 2009 4:34pm

Brijesh Shukla says...
Nice to know that SUN has granted one of the MySQL authorised training centre in Hongkong. I wish, it will help to boost the MySQL knowledge among the databese professionla in APAC zone. Thanks Brijesh Shukla www.e3s.in 24 Aug 2009 1:51pm

Faysal Abdul Aziz says...
Thank you very much. I have read the article. http://mis-asia.com/news/articles/malaysian-multi-touch-screen-pioneers-win-awards 26 Aug 2009 12:58pm

not an I ndian says...
heaps of indians aye! 26 Aug 2009 12:57pm

cheap computers says...
I think the process helped eliminate stockpiles of unsold computers and maximized use of inventory. 31 Aug 2009 12:18pm

cheap computers says...
I think the mobile phone and the personal computer market converging and that because millions of people have their first Internet experience on a phone, this somehow suggests that Nokia should jump into the laptop game. 31 Aug 2009 12:16pm

willy says...
am a kenyan orphan needy student. How can i be one of the beneficiaries of these recycled computers. 03 Sep 2009 12:30pm

anonymous says...
Two young malaysian? The fact is, Faysal is from Bangladesh and Homam is from Syria. The article is incorrect 03 Sep 2009 4:06pm

vikas garg says...
Hi! Nokia is not Swedish, as mentioned in the Article, it is FInland comapny. It is also good to see an India take charge of the this huge orgnaization br Vikas Garg 03 Sep 2009 4:05pm

Khairul Azman says...
Multi touch pioneers? This is laughable. A check on their domain reveals that their website was created in April 2009 and their supposedly ITEX award was in May 2009. Prior to that, companies like Kreateevee and Dragonsoft already have this product. Just check on youtube and see when were the videos posted. Not sure how can this company (who to my knowledge is made up of a Bangladeshi and Iranian or something) claim to be a pioneer and the first one to launch multitouch in Malaysia. They can't even claim they are a true Malaysian company. It's just by name. This guy faysal(http://www.linkedin.com/in/faysalabdulaziz) admits that he worked in Kreateevee prior to forming Smart Surface. He could be working on this multi touch thing while he was there. Although he only mentioned that he got the inspiration for this multitouch table back in APIIT and not Kreateevee. But anyone can claim anything don't they? 03 Sep 2009 4:30pm

vikas garg says...
Hi! Firstly it feesl very good to see an indiam head this company specially as none of the Indian vendors dominate this space. Secondly i see two incorrect statements- 1.Nokia is a FInland company and not Swedish. 2.Nokia did not ultimatelty win the bid for Nortel Wireless assets, it was Ericsson a Swedish company which won the bid . br vikas garg 04 Sep 2009 12:50pm

Dia Ul Din says...
To Mr. Khairul Azman, Kreateevee only launched there product in Jul 31st. Please check the following formal link: http://www.mis-asia.com/news/articles/malaysian-company-launches-interactive-multi-touch-table-for-global-market Or check Kreateevee own website: http://www.kreateevee.com/index.php/the-news/77-tabling-a-new-type-of-kiosk Dragonsoft has yet to come up with a workable model that they can actually go fully public and announce it in press. So yes Smart Surface IS the pioneer in Malaysia. To Mr. Khairul Azman & Anonymous. A company belongs to where it is registered and where it operates and where the technology is being developed, and never judged by the origin of the people working in it or own it. Otherwise, 90% of American companies would be considered foreign according to your logic. Also Smart Surface Sdn Bhd is partially owned by Malay (Bumiputra) shareholders. It is very absurd for you as Malaysians (if you actually are Malaysians) to deny the success of a company bringing foreign talents and foreign investment to develop technology in Malaysia and produce state-of-the-art "developed & Made in Malaysia" products. 04 Sep 2009 12:49pm

anonymous says...
I see that the author of the article amended it to "two young Malaysia-based entrepreneurs". That was the intent of my post, thank you. With respect to the launch, the word means "to introduce to the public or to the market" (http://www.thefreedictionary.com/launch), which I believe that means the first to acquire press exposure about the product. Dragonsoft and Smartsurface has been around the market with the product, but it seems that only Kreateevee had officially launched it. Dragonsoft is actually the pioneer in this field and the article is incorrect again where it it says, and I quote "Two young Malaysia-based entrepreneurs have won awards for the design and build of the country's first muti-touch screen in the country, called Smart Surface". There is a typo in the article as well, where "muti" should actually be "multi". Smart surface is not the first to design and build a multi-touch screen in the country, credit ought to be due to Dragonsoft. Kreateevee, however is the first to officially launch this product. Many companies around the world have products that are sold in the market way before they officially launch the product and this is one of those scenarios. This also means that smart surface is merely a follower in the market, adopting, if not acquiring the know-hows of the technology from these two companies. Nothing newsworthy, nothing much "to deny the success of a company bringing foreign talents and foreign investment to develop technology in Malaysia and produce state-of-the-art developed & Made in Malaysia products" as you so elegantly mentioned. To address whether I'm Malaysian, it doesn't really matter, because products of this kind has garnered international attention at this point, so its of no consequent if anyone wishes to observe/comment on the market development in Malaysia with respect to this technology. All the best to all competitors working on their respective technology, however, what really boggles me at this point is the fact that smart surface has been notorious in their business practices about instituting legal action against everyone and anything (see http://www.lowyat.net/v2/latest/lowyat.tv-exclusive-look-at-smart-suface.html). Bad mojo, if you ask me ;-) 08 Sep 2009 12:11pm

aman kumar says...
hiii bankcrupty is very bad cndition for us.lehman brothers is bankcrupted is very dangerous feeling for us. 08 Sep 2009 12:11pm

Khairul Azman says...
To Dia Ui Din (please put a more convincing name next time), perhaps Kreateevee & Dragonsoft did not shout about their products in the press but they definitely had the products before you came to market. And as far as i know they've been selling to a few companies already. So you are the first one to shout about it in the press. Ok i have to give that to you. But declaring yourselves as pioneers is really over the top for me. Almost ridiculous. You've been claiming this and that and then you won the ITEX award from deploying a mix of open source solutions which you did not credit. Shame on you. There's nothing wrong with using open source solutions but the fact that you've been denying and claiming it your own is making your company less credible and i hope people will see through that and not just be blinded by your statements. As i've mentioned earlier, you have a SDN BHD company but this company is not a *True* malaysian company in anyway. The founders and workers are all from other countries. Interpret it in whatever way you wish. 08 Sep 2009 12:10pm

anonymous2 says...
Can someone tell me how would Smart Surface be "acquiring the know-hows of the technology from these two companies" when they have much more advanced technologies such as LCD and Vertical Wall while the other companies have nothing but a rear-projection table? 09 Sep 2009 12:20pm

j smaron says...
"The smartbooks his company is developing will have screens between 7 and 10 inches, the same size as standard netbook screens.". Thats because the smartbook is seeking to replace the netbook, however not all models will be competitors, they will just chip away at the netbook market. Came across this through http://www.smartbook.asia 09 Sep 2009 12:19pm

Faysal Abdul Aziz says...
@Khairul Azman: I see that you have done your homework about my work history. Now allow me to set the records straight. I acted as a consultant for Kreateevee to pass on the multi-touch know how to them. There are quite a number of MT developers out there, but most of them are hobbyist. Some of them managed to rise to the level of professionals and create amazing MT surfaces (e.g Harry from Natural UI Sweden, Taha from US etc). But unfortunately Kreateevee was not one of them. I acted as their consultant advising them on how to build their surface, but their stingy company policies and unethical and racist attitude towards people made me loose my taste to advise them. Yes, they did post quite a fey videos on youtube, but guess what?? Many hobbyists did the same long before they did. What we at Smart Surface did is make a commercially viable MT surface.. not a backyard hobbyist version. As for Dragonsoft, well, lets have our clients speak for it.. Dragonsoft's clients for MT were so unsatisfied with them that they came to us and took our surfaces... Now can anyone answer me why is it that both Dragonsoft and Kreateevee are using the EXACT SAME TECHNOLOGY available to all hobbyist MT builders while we are using entirely different technology? Let me guess... we traveled in the future, stole their tech and traveled back and implemented it eh..?? LOL... the joke's on you pal.. 09 Sep 2009 5:17pm

442 says...
Great new features!!! Can't wait to lay my hands on it! 11 Sep 2009 12:12pm

Asha.S says...
i stammer so for this reason i'm not able to get do get a work .Well i was working as a Data Transcriptionist but now the projects r not there so i had to quit my job. Please find a suitable job in your institution. i'm very much in need of a job.I will do my best. 14 Sep 2009 12:41pm

Design School says...
The importance of this subject is been recognized very late but it is never too late.http://www.raffles-design-institute.edu.sg 14 Sep 2009 12:40pm

Khairul Azman says...
The reason why i know this much is because I'm very interested in the MT field in Malaysia and i'm writing a report on this small but exciting industry. Commercially viable or not is really up to the buyer. Even if you are the first one to claim that you have a commercially viable product doesn't mean that you are a pioneer. Kudos to the writer to change some words in the article. I did make some calls to verify your feedback but it doesn't tally. According to Kreateevee they did not hire any consultants for the MT. They only had a programmer from Bangladesh that was working for them before but then he was fired because he apparently seek for investors on the MT he was working on in the company. They said they have proof on this. I'm requesting them to release the correspondence so i could have a look. Hopefully after all this, we can clear up who stole who's tech. Dragonsoft said that you visited them as well and at the same time asked a lot of questions on the impression that you wanted to work with them. They said that you just started picking up MT and the fact that you got the inspiration from college is a lie. It seems to me your company is making a lot of false statements and confusing a lot of people. 14 Sep 2009 7:11pm

ida says...
u say d company racist but they hire and pay ur salary!! also u work with them and then start company makeing same product, that very bad. ppl say v work 2 cari makan la, d company pay u 2 work not steal d tech and b competitor, u not scared that legally wrong?? 16 Sep 2009 4:46pm

Mac Donald Muswere says...
am so anxious to get the latest model of iPhone 3Gs.my country now supports 3G. 18 Sep 2009 11:53am

Faysal Abdul Aziz says...
I have all the proof as well. In fact, I also a have a report issued with the labour office and a letter signed by Mr.Stewart himself offering me the position of a consultant. Moreover, our chairman has written records of correspondence wit Kreateevee's CEO who adopted some very immoral and illegal methods of communication. When he was contacted for confrontation, he cleverly retreated. If this goes any further, there will be legal action taken against anyone attempting to defame us or any of our associates. So bring it on buddy..!! 23 Sep 2009 11:55am

Sean says...
The iphone is well over priced here in australia and i went off to get a nokia n96-1 because it's got 900mhz & 2100mhz where the iphone has only 850 1900 2100mhz when is apple going to bring out an iphone that has 850 900 1900 2100mhz 3g umts they have to think of countrys in europe, australia new zealand and the middle east and asia and the south pacific and they would sell alot more iphones mayby triple the amount of the phones it would benefit people from europe who want to roam in the us and more country's are going over to 900mhz 3g for extra useage on the networks and here in australia one network uses 850 mhz and the rest uses 2100 mhz and 900 mhz 3g umts is comming on line with optus and vodafone and ive used optus 900 mhz 3g umts and it works better then 2100 mhz 3g umts. the iphone is more for the us market it mite let networks use 850 and 900 2100 mhz 3g umts and i would like to see a cell phone company do this as a triband network for the first time 25 Sep 2009 5:18pm

Khaled says...
Can you delevre such a stuff inside libya! 25 Sep 2009 5:17pm

cheap computers says...
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ANTI-COUNTERFEITING AND PIRACY INITIATIATIVE (ACAPI) says...
It is heart warming to read about the success of HP's global anti-counterfeiting campaign. This is the kind of industry-leading practice that can help in eliminating the menace of fakers. I hope that HP Nigeria will borrow a leaf from this and Get Involved in the fight against counterfeiting and piracy,currently lead in Nigeria by the ANTI-COUNTERFEITING AND PIRACY INITIATIVE (ACAPI). 01 Oct 2009 1:01pm

Graham says...
What the! a 35 hour working week? What planet it that? 01 Oct 2009 1:00pm

Lennie says...
http://nuigroup.com/forums/viewthread/6321/ 02 Oct 2009 12:10pm

Aidil says...
Hm, here's a question. What is the role of technology? Profit? Fame? Showboating? Vanity? Or is technology just an enabler for us to live happy, fulfilling and sustainable lives? *** On ownership. No one 'owns' multitouch. Even microsoft can't quite get full patents[1] for their table (tho they do have patents for their unique setup). Even Malaysian companies like ifinteractive.com don't claim that they are the first in Malaysia to market multitouch way back in 2001[2]. Nobody owns it, because the technology is already out there, free for anyone to learn and do. And, because groups like nuigroup.com are bringing back power to the people. In this kind of community, there's no suppression of technology and knowledge, and one can feel a vibe of mutual respect within that community - a community that has people from almost all countries throughout the world. So the challenge to us all is this - can we too, create this freedom of knowledge and mutual respect between us all right here right now? I'll leave you all with that. Thanks for taking the time to read. :) *** Ref: 1.patents and ownership: http://nuigroup.com/forums/viewthread/359/ 2.ifinteractive on multitouch: http://www.if.net.my/manifesto/#/projects/all/shifting_nature http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zn5ENyyMxqg&feature=PlayList&p=D09D01CAFA278C26&index=5 02 Oct 2009 12:08pm

asdf says...
ok... but not really exciting compared to the 9700 (aka bold2, aka onyx). please don't take too long to bring that to SG. 02 Oct 2009 2:47pm

Reuben says...
I like my ASUS 1005HA netbook because of its slick operating speed and nice display. Getting a dual screen netbook with a virtual keyboard would be great! Yet how can they find the mobile computing power for this product? How long would it last on batteries? Here is some discussion of the limitations of netbook computing: http://bit.ly/44CHFm 08 Oct 2009 1:25pm

shubha srinivasan says...
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cheap computers says...
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442 says...
It's great news for the consumers! Hopefully StarHub will start selling iPhone and get back a share of SingTel iPhone dominance after losing the rights for telecast of the Barclays Premier League. 14 Oct 2009 5:20pm

tirath says...
What is the "Risk Free Offer" from Getronics Malaysia? Sorry cannot understand your news. 20 Oct 2009 6:40pm

s m ashiquer rahman says...
Hi, i am md. abul hossain & my project patner md. rubel basar.we have done a project on "device control by using mobile phone(SMS)" & by this project we can control any amount of devices at any distance in the world by means of wireless device controll.It can control any devices which is operated by electrical power such as fan,light,high power plant line,TV,pump,generator,industrial motor,pc,electrically operated door etc. we have finished our project at 20.12.2008. so any one can contact by the following address"ashique_ece@yahoo.com" or "ashiqueece@yahoo.com" 21 Oct 2009 5:15pm

442 says...
It's still value for money with the increased storage, faster speed and wireless mouse. 22 Oct 2009 2:40pm

Indian Tiger says...
No one can distort our map in any case it is crime towards India whether it is anybodies policy to soothe everyone or no-one. But in any part of world India should be visible as shown by our Indian Govt. I demand stern action against Google or other websites which are showing map with disputed area and operating India. Make an example for other websites also that they can not even think about it. General people of India think that China is the major threat in every area. China is making every possible move which can make a liitle or big harm to India. 1. Fake drugs in Nigeria labelled as Indian. 2. Denial of visa to two IAS officers from Arunachal Pradesh saying that they are travelling their own country. 3. Visa on separate paper to Kashmiris. 4.Showing J&K as a different country in maps distributed in tibet.5. Painting Stones with China in red inside Indian border. 6. This March, China broke with Asian tradition and tried to block a $2.9 billion loan to India at the Asian Development Bank, furious that the loan would fund a $60 million flood-management program in Arunachal Pradesh. 7. Increase in incursions in Indian territory. 8. China remains an opponent of India's bid to join the United Nations Security Council and a staunch ally of India's nemesis, Pakistan. 9. Making String of Poisionous pearls around India. 10. Back in 2006, China's Ambassador to India ignited a political firestorm when he declared the "whole state of Arunachal Pradesh is Chinese territory... we are claiming all of that. That is our position." 11. Resisting visiting of Arunachal Pradesh by our PM and Honourable Dalai Lama. 12. Dumping cheap and low quality goods in Indian Market to slowdown our industries. 13. Printing fake Indian currency and make it run into India by Pakistanis through Nepal, Bangladesh. 14. Supporting Indian rebels in north-east and in naxalites with arms and amunitions to make hue and cry within INDIA. and that is not the end of incidents but it is a very well planned strategy to make India entangled in various issues at one time with motive that India should not have time to think about strength, growth, stability towards superpower. Wether it is economic, political, defence, or on international platform or in every way it can, dumping cheap goods, financing neighbouring countries and making strategic naval base for future attck or dominance in Arab, Hind ocean. I think general people of INDIA can or should do one thing do not buy "made in china" product buy other same product a little expensive because every paise they are making in India using it against India. India should develop infrastructure along all china border area on a war foot. Just keep on buying new defence equipments or technology from any where in the world as soon as possible because in the crucial time some good friends may say NO. Give a compulsory small military training to every border area villagers. Do some strong and visible steps for safety and security of My Motherland INDIA. 26 Oct 2009 3:44pm

johnmath888 says...
Yes i agree outsourcing is doing good in asia! http://www.myglobalstaff.com 26 Oct 2009 2:09pm

cheap computers says...
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Deep says...
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Lydia Nakaye says...
Can I please have your contact details for Uganda, would like to procure some scanners 05 Nov 2009 9:14pm

Andrew Baker says...
Interesting, but comnments like "more than a third of Singapore candidates (31 per cent)" question the reports reliability - I always thought that more than a third should be >33%. 06 Nov 2009 3:12pm

audrirayfo says...
amount developed system small gps 11 Nov 2009 1:11pm

BornWithEyes says...
Such vile hypocricy! I've lived in China for almost 5 years. You can walk into the swankiest hotel in Beijing and be propositioned by a prostitute. In practically any hotel the prostitutes come around at midnight, knocking on your doors, asking if you want servce. You can walk down any famous shopping street and receive several propositions for sex. You can drive along any main road in any city at night and see young women (girls) in little pink shops with their legs spread, hoping for customers. Who is protecting these sex workers? The police. They get money and fringe benefits. Why does the government supposedly want to stop porn? Because it cuts into their income. Is porn worse than prostitution? Disgusting, greedy hypocrisy. Don't dare respect them. 11 Nov 2009 8:01pm

pukar gurung says...
mobile looks nice.i like to ask that how much it cost in nepal. thakyou pukar 16 Nov 2009 12:59pm

Ritesh says...
we are useing airtelnet it is very low speed example .658bps to 165kps but it is cheap to afford airtelnet to a student in India ther is many costly companey .......... 17 Nov 2009 6:24pm

Suren says...
I was there at the ITEX, joining as exhibitor. Yeah, they were quite arrogant there. I heard they claim they wrote all the code from ground up. Then one of their program crashed and they jumped out of window to fix it. I saw they're actually running tbeta or sth. And the apps they showcased to the judges, also done by someone else. Too bad, the judges probably weren't aware of all this. 23 Nov 2009 7:05pm

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SaaS growth in SMBs in Asia is also visible. The growing demand for Online Payroll Software (Eg:- Greytip Online ), Online CRM ( Eg:- Impel), Online Collaboration tools ( Eg:- Deskaway, Webex) endorses the same 25 Nov 2009 8:37pm

cheap computers says...
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Slomoban Mirosaviavic says...
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K55 says...
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Sean says...
The iphone here in Australia has 850 mhz 1900 mhz 2100 mhz 3g umts apple should bring out an iphone that is 850 mhz 900 mhz 2100 mhz or make them quad band and it would be more populia and 1900 mhz dosn't get used in australia and alot of other country's 04 Dec 2009 7:21pm

ARUN KUMAR says...
Here i am seeing the HUAWEI going to add 2000 people, but i didn't get joining till today where as i selected in HUAWEI on 8th feb 2008, i did all procedure but i am getting confuse whether they will give me joining or not, with regards ARUN KUMAR +91-9934526188 04 Dec 2009 4:29pm

Amir says...
so when will google street view come to Malaysia ? 10 Dec 2009 1:26pm

chuck manto says...
Check out the Space Weather Forum presentations via Google and the NASA/NOAA press release about the revised worst case scenario expressed as a 100 year solar storm (some may say 30 yr) which would be ten times more powerful than the 1989 Quebec storm. It has occurred in 1920 and twice in the 1800's. The result would be a year long power outage in areas such as the US East Coast that uses large power transformers. This would be a similar event to a man-made EMP event. 09 Dec 2009 2:35pm

Andrew says...
I realise that I am late to this discussion but, as the Publisher of MIS Asia, I will ask our editorial team to contact SmartSurfrace, Dragonsoft and Kreateevee regarding their products. We will offer each company the opportunity to submit a write-up on their product. They can write about whatever they want: i.e. its target market, unique selling points, features, price points, market share, etc. But they will be limited to a strict maximum word count of only 500 words! Due by 5pm, Thursday, 7 January 2010 - for posting on our website the following Monday. This is their opportunity to "elevator pitch" the market, in their own words. And let's see what our readers have to say. 10 Dec 2009 1:20pm

Andrew Peters says...
is it meant to be friendser below and NOT facebook ? In addition, MOL plans to use the other business interests of its main shareholder to attract more users to Facebook. Those businesses include franchises in Malaysia and other parts of Southeast Asia for Starbucks, 7-Eleven, Borders, Krispy Kreme, Wendy's, and Papa John's Pizza, the statement said. 11 Dec 2009 5:46pm

Hsiaoshuang says...
It's the height of idiocy to spend real money on unreal stuff. 14 Dec 2009 7:00pm

Frederic says...
...business analytics to emerge...Isn't a bit late. Analytics has emerged and is soon to become mainstream. 15 Dec 2009 7:10pm

Marietta Dickison says...
I would like to go back to my original g-mail. www.google.ca This new igoogle system does not work.When I sign into my gmail I get a message saying redirecting windows internet explorer and then I wait and wait and nothing happens. How do I get out of this and back to the original G-mail 16 Dec 2009 2:15pm

Tommy Tan says...
Please be informed that the headline "Kagamas selects Kompakar’s HR suite to help align employee initiatives to corporate goals." By AvantiKumar "Kagamas" should be spelt as "Cagamas" likewise in the 4th paragraph the statement "He said factors such as the reliability of the HCM suite as well as the ability to align strategic HR initiatives narrow down the choice of the Kagamas solution.", "Kagamas" should be spelt as "Cagamas". 04 Jan 2010 6:53pm

used computers says...
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Hsiaoshuang says...
What can Apple do against the giant Red monster sitting in Beijing controlling 3 million soldiers and hundreds of nuclear bombs? Even Obama has to bow to its might. 06 Jan 2010 12:46pm

cheap computers says...
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Terance says...
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Dirk Uys says...
I have been contacted by Morgan adams aturney and he told me I have won an amount of 820000 pound, when I wants to claim my winning fund I had to pay all sorts of fees. It was lawyers fees, transfer fees, tax, depresiation of the rand pound, all together I paid an amount of R72240.00, then there were anoyher request for 2960 pound for the release of the winning certificate, which I couldn't pay anymore. I asked him to send my money back, then he asked me for a international passport, which I don't have and it were never of importance when I had to pay the money, but now I can't get my money back because of that. 12 Jan 2010 8:17pm

cheap computers says...
Netbooks carry lower profit margins than full-fledged PCs. http://www.electrocomputerwarehouse.com/ 12 Jan 2010 8:15pm

Jackeyip says...
It is disappointed that there is no sony E book selling in anywhere of HK. 20 Jan 2010 7:15pm

aNAND says...
hello...there... this is write way to minimize fraud but some time it is horrible to activate kaspersky online like our country (Nepal).i tried to upload key files for further but all gone vain...so plz help me out... 20 Jan 2010 7:14pm

Sumalatha Samuel says...
Respected sir, Do you have any branches in India (Hyderabad).We are interested to sell GPS products of your organization. Please convey your opinion so that I can give you more details about us. Thanking you Sumalatha 25 Jan 2010 8:01pm

AvantiKumar says...
Update note: Following our publisher's invitation, there is a new posting, which continues this saga, at the TechMalaysia column: http://www.mis-asia.com/opinion__and__blogs/bloggers/who-touched-first 25 Jan 2010 8:01pm

Arnel Lee Hadlocon says...
I want to lay my hand on one of those babies. Give me one 25 Jan 2010 8:00pm

Arnel Lee Hadlocon says...
can you give one for free? just hoping.... 25 Jan 2010 7:57pm

Benny says...
We have also seen more CIOs seriously look into deploying Open Source solutions such as Virtualisation,CRM and BI in this recent months. With lowering cost and keeping to their budget and the maturity of open source applications and service providers,it seems to be the right time for Open source. 26 Jan 2010 5:59pm

priyanka grover says...
how will these gestures mobiles area could be able to turn into goldmine for lawyers ? please reply as soon as possible. thankyou 17 Feb 2010 6:27pm

Dane Smith says...
Money has been around for many generations and takes many different shapes and forms, but I personally think that money made from paper will always be a invitation to counterfeiting. The same goes for cheque books. We live in an era where all forms of money should be digitalized. Bank cards such as the America express are good examples because it is accepted in most payment area and there is the visual identification(photo) of the person on the card. But I still think that with technology nowadays we should be moving to finger print payments or retinal payments. The fact that every person has a different finger print and retinal scan means that it is the ideal way to identify a person thus a payment though there account. Imagining a world where you don’t need to worry about a wallet or how much cash you have on you… 08 Mar 2010 7:13pm

Arul says...
Not many Malaysian businesses are willing to jump into e-commerce since the costs associated with setting up online stores are high. But recently cheaper options are available with innovative e-commerce sites like http://lot.my. Plus, the ‘Buy Online Campaign’ can only work if the Malaysian public trusts the online purchase mechanism. I guess there's nothing much we can do about this, except more campaigns to educate the public. 26 Feb 2010 5:46pm

Reene says...
But Obama's twitter account is not his... As in... it's not managed by himself. He himself has admitted that he doesn't know what is Twitter.. Do you consider that valid? 24 Feb 2010 12:23pm

Joshua Purushotman says...
Hello, I am the Group Account Director at Compass Communications, a major Public Relations firm in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. We wish to invite you to our client's functions and events, as well as send you Press Releases to upload onto your site. As these are all time sensitive as they have to go out at the same time we send invitations / press releases to the mainstream media, I'll appreciate if you could please provide me with your mobile number and e-mail add for convenience. Regards, Joshua 26 Feb 2010 5:43pm

Thomas M. says...
What is this story doing here? Who gives a shit what goes on in the bowels of the world we call Australia? What's their chickenshit national broadband network got to do with us in the civilised world? 04 Mar 2010 5:39pm

Tan Hong Lu says...
Telekom Malaysia is a joke. Their customer service is almost non-existance (they hardly answer the phones or the line get cut-off). The 4mb/2mb internet line does the whole areas as advertised. (I know because i signed up for the 4mb line for my house in SS19/1G but the contractors told me the 4mb service is not available in my area as advertised by their company. Sometimes you wonder why God even allow Malaysians to run a Telco company which is still operating at the pace of the last millenium. I'm utterly disappointed with their crap service level. 04 Mar 2010 5:34pm

sXkucSzHMDcH says...
R2Y8qv Excellent article, I will take note. Many thanks for the story! 09 Mar 2010 12:42pm

Harris says...
How will it affect Microsoft's off and on courting with Yahoo? 30 Jul 2008 10:50am

Wong Swee Kheong says...
Good article. Can give more sample stories of vendors RFID achievement. 22 Aug 2008 1:10pm

JQ says...
When is the T500,R500 launching in malaysia? 27 Aug 2008 10:29am

Samuel Leung says...
A very subjective article on the 2008 Olympic. The comment on green Olympics a failure is unclear and without grounds. Why wirless Beijing a loser? Is it talking about GPRS or 3G? If it is Wifi, then, it shouldn't conclude as such because of the characteristics of WiFi. Chinese viewers got standard definition TV all the way is wrong. The author may not have too many Chinese friends. It is too early to comment on the new mobile telephone standard developing in China. It is a different method of sharing radio channel which is unfair to be regarded as a glorified 2.5G service that provides a much lower bandwidth. The last paragraph contradicts with the previous comments, such as ".... first taste of 3G service with Samsung handset". 29 Aug 2008 11:05am

Joseph Martin Sta. Ana says...
Considering the cost down of setting up your internal infrastructure, you may actually have your servers hosted locally via intranet or VPN in a remote secure site within your organizations premises and have it maintained on administrator access of your own qualifid personnel... this with services of course of IT professionals and Service oriented enterprise without sacrificing the confidentiality of your business data having hosted by any third party. Never risk it... and get professional services by these enterprise to actually educate your organization in implementing business continuity planning and data warehousing. This should grow into a standard among info critical businesses. Cheers! 03 Sep 2008 10:30am

Paul says...
The font size of the bullet points is too small for my eyes. 05 Sep 2008 11:08am

Andrew says...
As banks merge, their back office operations will be consolidated. This will take time, probably years, and the lead bank may be able to source enough internal talent from both organisations to reduce the overall need for any external suppliers. So contractors may have a legitimate cause for concern. But outsourcing is not dead and Arpit may wish to note that Citibank has justed signed a deal with Tata to outsource its back office. 09 Oct 2008 5:31pm

Rangga says...
i wanna know where head office lenovo address in KL cause i wanna go there and wanna buy lenovo S10, thanks 03 Dec 2008 7:14pm

Mr. Salmasi says...
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Mark Lounsbury says...
Face the facts and the truth. GUILTY. Want more? http://julie-amero-alex-eckelberry.blogspot.com/ Just the facts. p.s. Alex, this is not over till the fat lady sings. :-) 28 Jan 2009 1:29pm

Matthew Webster says...
Mr. Violino has high-lighted a number of the reasons for vulnerability scanning as well as many of the steps organizations should take when rolling out a vulnerability scanning program. The need for vulnerability and risk management is clear, but the steps to accomplish vulnerability mitigation extend further than has been noted. It is important to consider a few additional items when determining how to approach vulnerability scanning. Network or host-based vulnerabilities do not exist in a vacuum. As has been mentioned, vulnerability management products are moving into the risk arena, beginning consider the “nature” of attached devices when scanning for vulnerabilities. A common example of this is a vulnerable server sitting in a lab, behind numerous firewalls is much less “risky” than a vulnerable web server sitting on a DMZ. Remediation of which device should be a priority? Clearly finding and identifying these devices is critical. Mr. Violino has correctly noted that enterprises are ever-changing, complex and generally growing, which further complicates matters. Because of this, the first step in any vulnerability and/or risk management program is to define what makes up a given enterprise. What are my devices? What are my connections? With whom am I connected? What are my most critical assets? What don’t I know about my enterprise? Once an organization fully understands the “lay of the land” true vulnerability/risk mitigation can begin. You can’t secure what you don’t know exists. Of course, this “discovery” is an ongoing exercise due to the ever-changing nature of today’s enterprises. In summary, vulnerability and risk management are tied, with risk management and mitigation being most appropriate approach for the more security conscious organizations. And, any successful risk management program will include a discovery and identification phases to determine the make-up of the enterprise. 16 Mar 2009 1:03pm

chris says...
Good list! I've added it to my entry http://blogs.itworldcanada.com/idol/2009/03/30/lucky-number-windows-7/ 31 Mar 2009 2:51pm

Martin Leo says...
A very generic and not so useful article. When I started reading I was hoping to find specific information pertaining to how Tech Mahindra control would change/impact Satyam's operations. 14 Apr 2009 2:09pm

Kris says...
Who needs yet another version of Windows?... I am happy with WinXP (and, yes, also, still, with WinME which runs just fine on an old HP, thank you, despite all the rubbish about WinME being the worst version-ever), next to Ubuntu and my iMac with OSX 10.4. Vista, no thanks. Windows7, no thanks. And I wish people would look a little further than the tip of their nose and try a Mac, or GNU/Linux, which has finally come of age... And, besides, one company having so much power is "unhealthy" (need this be said?). 08 May 2009 11:24am

Blamer says...
Nice article. Clarified the basics (which I thought I already knew) and taught me a few additional bits as well. 11 Jun 2009 4:20pm

mark millard says...
Really appreciated your article. We are thinking of using this as a safety aid for mobile workers. Can you tell me if Google Altitude stores the last known position from an accurate or GPS fix when you go inside a building. So, for example, would it say that half an hour ago this was the fix and no other position since?? how would it handle that? regards, Mark 22 Jun 2009 12:43pm

Michael Angelo E. Racelis says...
This topic is very helpful to all those who need assistance in their personal computer security and protection. It gives us the idea on how the criminals subject to this kind of works to intervene the process of economic growth. 07 Jul 2009 1:56pm

Michael says...
Thank you for the article. I enjoyed reading your views on 10 things Windows 7 must do to succeed. Point #6 - that Microsoft should not promote or even offer Windows 7 as an upgrade if it does not accomplish points #1 - 5 - really grabbed my attention. I agree with you here on principle, and I think Windows 7 should have no problem overcoming these challenges. (System requirements show it runs on older computers, and my own experience running the Release Candidate has been positive). Oh, and I agree that Apple is good at selling its users upgrades... the only problem is, Apple users represent only about 10% of computer users worldwide, so Microsoft is better off doing what they do best - meeting user expectations. 08 Oct 2009 1:24pm

Warren Sarmiento, MD says...
Shakeel's accomplishment is worth the accolades! Great job! 01 Sep 2008 10:59am

Vijay Kannan says...
Yes.BI at it's Best.... 29 Sep 2008 10:21am

Deepika says...
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Robert Pogson says...
“In some ways, we are only at the beginning of changes. Now, one billion people currently have access to the Internet, and there are still five billion to go. As a company we are committed to expanding access to all.” Why then did it take the European Union four years to force Microsoft to open up the networking protocols, why will Vista will not run on 75% of the world's PCs and why did Microsoft push a document standard that they cannot follow? 08 Oct 2008 12:06pm

Brian says...
Gary, Great article! Would love to have an e-copy of Mr. Buffets remarks. Please send to bkseets@gmail.com. Thank you Brian 24 Oct 2008 7:54pm

shirley says...
eMail management has become a high priority for all businesses, both large and small, with most written correspondence being delivered in email form. Businesses can use tools like SharePoint to manage most of their important business documents, but the inability to easily place emails into SharePoint and share those files within a document library is a problem that many SharePoint users have encountered. nSynergy developed a tool called myDocs to integrate SharePoint and Outlook, and finally solve the problem of managing email within SharePoint. For more infomation about nSynergy and myDocs, please visit www.nsynergy.com 05 Nov 2008 6:54pm

Andrew says...
No one likes to get fired, especially if they feel that they haven't done anything wrong. It can be a hard lesson to learn on life's journey but some of the strongest, brightest and most capable people I know have bounced back from these types of experiences and risen to greater heights. I'm sure Gen Y will prove as resilient as the generations that have gone before them. 07 Nov 2008 7:25pm

Karmayogi says...
Yes, I agree with you. I have also seen talented people survive firings and lay offs. Talent cannot be suppressed for long and it tends to come out. But the in-between phase (between a lay off and landing an actual job) can have a far-reaching financial and emotional impact. 07 Nov 2008 8:24pm

zuraidah mohd hussin says...
Well done yasmin. I do communicate once with her via e-mail. I recognise her as my early days classmate. I her number as well her e-mail address. could I have it. 11 Nov 2008 12:42pm

CHINKI says...
Very informative site. Keep it up. Please keep me posted of recession scenario and layoffs in Germany. 25 Nov 2008 11:55am

Richard Schmidt says...
I also would like a copy of Warren Buffett's letter 30 Dec 2008 3:30pm

Pradeep Bhanot says...
Fiona, you make some great points. I am also seeing an increasing contraction of project portfolios towards more defensive ones that ensure regulatory compliance and keep the lights on (what you call break-fix). Doing a risk assessment is a key activity in these times. I also would also replace existing ambitious projects with smaller ones that show fast returns on a smaller investment. This would keep the “skunk works” groups productive and engaged and provide valuable new revenues to see the company through the economic downturn. 17 Feb 2009 12:07pm

442 says...
Beside looking at cost saving, companies should also be looking at means and ways to improve their businesses. 19 Feb 2009 1:03pm

Anonymous says...
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David says...
Everyone wants to earn more money, get a better job, increase their income. The economic climate may be bad but it's definitley still possible to achieve this in a job, especially with IT jobs. IT Training isn't necessarily the only answer. There are other ways to study and learn new technology to help you make the big money. Job opportunites will be there and reading the right ebooks will help. Regards, David http://www.jacksguides.com 06 Apr 2009 11:19am

Mader Chodhn says...
The greatness of this article, in particular the intimate rapport between interviewer and interviewed, is incredibly powerful. I started tearing when they started talking about the lack of mathematics and physics scholarship in the developed world. 07 Apr 2009 11:52am

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Samad says...
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Thanakorn W. says...
This makes me excited about what can possibly happen via this technology in the future. Do anyone think that multimedia services can be implemented in this system? It will be so cool if passengers can reserve movie tickets in a taxi while en route or even re-schedule a flight from a taxi while traffic congestion is bad and late arrival to the airport is likely to happen. I'm really interested in this possibilities, please tell me if this is really possible. My email address is "thanawesa@gmail.com" 28 Jul 2009 12:58pm

Dr.Zuber M Shaikh says...
It's really great!!!We too here in Riyadh-KSA working on the same kind of Project. Keep in touch, all the best. Kind Regards 14 Aug 2009 1:08pm

Frederic Moraillon says...
Technology is but one aspect. The second is that you have to be ready to accept what business analysis finds out. Many senior people find it difficult to accept that what they thought about a market or group of consumers is wrong. Sometimes even experience will get in the way. BA requires a major shit in thinking about markets and the role of IT in an organisation. The other dimension is the 'so what' test. So what if I know more about our customers if my marketing organisation or sales force is not able or ready to take advantage of it? BA is the way to go for the best companies to stay on top but it requires a radical strategical and tactical shift in thinking. 18 Aug 2009 4:14pm

Sanjay Verma says...
Best outsourcing deals we have found at www.outsourcingdeals.com. They are the only E2E outsourcing bidding platform. 09 Sep 2009 12:20pm

INDIAN says...
It is very interesting to see the phenomenon of I scratch your back and you scratch my back. Mr Ratnakar is into SAP Market with throw away prices in order to capture the implementation and he is not having the domain specialist. To 01 Oct 2009 1:03pm

jm888 says...
I don't think this will be achieved 100% because company in the US has its own option if where they want to outsource it is a matter of generating revenue.. www.myglobalstaff.com 02 Nov 2009 5:13pm

Amit says...
She was interviewed in May 2009 - and you file a story in Nov 2009? Do you even realise how much the world - especially the technology vendor space - has changed since then? What use is this article, for the informed reader? Really - MIS Asia ought to do better!! 10 Nov 2009 2:37pm

Mazhar Ali says...
Very well planned and documented system. I did visit the Hospital where a very well organized system has been established to satisfy patients needs. 10 Dec 2009 1:27pm

Rainer says...
I am wondering who is provding the support and the future maintenance and enhancement of the ERP solution. I call this future security on Investments. How about the company grow furhter and the number of 1330 concurrent user is not sufficient to cater for daily operation? Where is the scalability? I'm wondering why 5 quotes are required for a PO. If htis is the driver for self developing a software how about really important issues? I can understand the frustration with standard ERP packages that they enforce standard processes based on what the developer define as best practice but I never heard about the limitaion of only 3 quotations in a standard package. In today's business environment changes are so fast that an inhouse developed solution require a big team to keep up with the pace of changes. Sorry but in my opinion a wrong decision. 20 Jan 2010 7:15pm

Santosh Nair says...
Thank you for sharing the information about the adoption of cloud computing in organizations. a) How does the situation look like in Asia Pacific? b) When it comes to private clouds, what are the IT executives targetting at - SaaS / PaaS / IaaS? What's their priority? 26 Feb 2010 5:50pm

Liz Hurley says...
But will the CFOs and CEOs in most companies allow this kind of approach? 30 Jul 2008 10:31am

Karma Yogi says...
I guess you have raised a very valid point. Companies should take note of this observation. 11 Aug 2008 5:53pm

Torie Lee says...
Yes, thanks, we are looking forward to the new insights): 22 Aug 2008 12:10pm

Anthony Hopkins says...
Hi - normally I don't comment on items, I am too busy. However, after a few days of logging in to this site, I thought I would like to say how refreshing it is to have remarkably intelligence and astute journalists working in the region. Too many good examples here to list, so let me just pick Mr AvantiKumar. Excellent tone and opinions. Keep it up, team! 22 Aug 2008 12:43pm

Carol Ko says...
Thanks for the sharing. Apart from CIOs, all top management executives should actively consider such open and bilateral ways of office communication. It's a remarkable test for courage, though. 25 Aug 2008 10:49am

Tech Fan says...
I think not being involved in IT development does not necessarily mean slower adoption of latest technologies available in the market. This is especially so for banks, which are security sensitive and service intensive. 25 Aug 2008 12:09pm

Andrew says...
While working in Manhattan in 1998, with the dot com boom going strong, the British web design firm I was with was negotiating for 2 apartments for its overseas staff. The real estate market was very hot (worse than Singapore in 2007) and landlords were asking for 12 months rent in advance! This was a large cash commitment for a small firm setting up its first overseas office. We stretched up from 3 to 6 months but could go no further while the landlord stood firm. Finally, our visiting CEO calmly said, "Do you want to do a deal or not?" A fair but blunt question, to which the landlord agreed - 6 months. The cultures and promptors may be different but the result is still the same. Do you want to do the deal? 25 Aug 2008 5:03pm

Zafar says...
Like that show, deal or no deal is the question. Thanks for commenting. 25 Aug 2008 7:28pm

Karma Yogi says...
Can't agree more with you on this noise pollution that today's youngsters are subjecting themselves to--"What damage is being done to people’s hearing by this constant assault on their audio senses can only be imagined." I really fail to understand why they do that. They can use their eye and do something harmless like reading, can't they? 27 Aug 2008 7:53pm

BingBing says...
The hype is still around in Hong Kong. Six of us were having dinner the other night and three of them carried iPhones. Now, my 59-year-old dad is considering buying an iPhone for my 54-year-old mom. Next time, I suppose he would buy one for my grandma. 29 Aug 2008 6:32pm

iphonefan says...
When i first show the iphone to my friends in Kuala Lumpur yesterday they were amazed and everyone of them wanted me to get them one from SINGAPORE. Malaysia is not launching the iphones this year. Bidding on ebay and shops at LowYat Plaza are indicating a price close to Rm3500 for a 8G 3G new iphone. Apple - you have done it again !!!! 29 Aug 2008 7:30pm

Zafar says...
Thanks BingBing for your comments. Your father presenting the iPhone to your mom sounds cute. 29 Aug 2008 7:57pm

Zafar says...
Hi iphonefan, thanks for sharing your personal experience here. Do you think a lot of people will buy the phones from Singapore and use it in Malaysia? 29 Aug 2008 8:01pm

Suraj Pandey says...
Certainly, Cloud Computing is in its priliminary stage. We cannot expect 100% out of any system, nomatter how mature the system is. However, failures must be tolerable and recoverable. Big companies try to monopolize the market by introducing new buzz words. We cannot stop this from happening, rather we should leverage from their technological innovations and attempts to provide access to prorietory resources. Thanks to Amazon, Google etc. that we now can use their resources. 01 Sep 2008 5:36pm

Ross says...
Apple has always been very clever at marketing and building up the expectations and interest for their product launches. Someone once told me that Nokia sells more phones in a day than Apple does in a year, and yet there is not the same 'hysteria' about Nokia launches, perhaps because there are so many of them. If you were like Apple, and wanted to give the 'bigger boys' a run for their money with a niche product, what better way than to 'ration' the supply of iPhones, country by country, and to give the impression that supplies are limited. Brilliant! 01 Sep 2008 6:06pm

John Keay says...
Ross, if a CIO is suffering 'analysis by paralysis' then they are probably not in the right role. An upgrade or any other major undertaking should be assessed against primarily the risk of not undertaking the activity and secondly given IT today is a conflict of limited resources, what would we not do in order to proceed with the upgrade. In the same vein as eating the elephant, all journeys start with small steps. jk 02 Sep 2008 2:06pm

Zafar says...
Yes, Ross, creating extra demand by limiting supplies is a clever strategy and Apple knows how to do it. 02 Sep 2008 2:26pm

Andrew says...
The transition Chinese banks are undertaking must be amongst the most challenging ever encountered given the unique market characteristics and rapid rates of growth and change in China. To be somewhat released from a Communist system of central control and being forced to carry loss making state run enterprises to a more Capitalist system with few risk management controls in place will surely create some excesses. Yet the banks have so far weathered the stock and property markets' retreat this year and I don't recall a major bank failures (unlike the USA). Perhaps there is even more cash still stuffed in the mattresses? 03 Sep 2008 11:48am

Ross says...
Fair comment, John. CIOs today definitely have to strictly prioritise their projects and prompt, but considered, decisions need to be made. I guess the whole point is that analysing an issue to death, wasting time and procrastinating, has a definite opportunity cost. Over-analysing any project could stem from fear of taking action. At the roundtable discussion, the point was made that, instead of getting tied up with analysis, a better approach might be to focus on one small aspect first. 03 Sep 2008 3:06pm

Verdayne Nunis says...
Glad you enjoyed the Microsoft event, Jack and thank you for the feedback on the presentations. We will work on making them shorter if at all necessary at such networking events. The press attending were from a wide range of publications. Several were familiar with Microsoft's business while others were new to us, so we tried our best to cater to the broader group. Nevertheless, it was great to see the Fairfax team there in full force ! 08 Sep 2008 5:08pm

Perry Mason says...
IT-business alignment is important. IT should be about using IT to gain competitive advantage as well as streamline cost control. Yada yada...Now, I'd like to hear the truth. A lot of alignment doesn't happen because people don't get along, pursue personal agendas (primarily hanging onto their own jobs) and/or poor management (IT and business side), plain and simple. It's all about the people and unless we learn to weed out the wrong kinds, staging the odd pogrom and organising the occasional lynch mob etc, we will never have effective alignment of any kind—IT-business/management-staff/private-public enterprise/etc. 10 Sep 2008 4:33pm

Indie says...
Dude, movies are about suspension of disbelief. That's why Indie's fridge scene becomes acceptable to the viewer. Good post! 10 Sep 2008 4:48pm

Morgan Murugan says...
Didn't know about this award but I am also surprised to read about the winner. Maybe saleable technology is what matters. 10 Sep 2008 4:52pm

Perry Mason says...
There are very few CIOs living today who can lay claim to expertise and knowledge in multiple fields and across several disciplines. One that immediately comes to mind is the late Robert Iau, a business leader, an ICT pioneer, an accomplished (airplane) pilot and notable architect whose ingenious concept (giant tentage) for the Esplanade was passed over for the two bug eyes we have today. And off the top of my head right now, I swear I can't think of anyone from round these parts as accomplished a gentleman as Iau. Still, I guess it doesn't hurt to aspire to something great. Even an idiot can achieve great things through sheer hard work and a bit of luck. 10 Sep 2008 4:57pm

Waldo says...
Indeed, I was astounded at the creativity behind Wall-E. Its ability to keep audiences enthralled despite having minimal dialogue was a great achievement. And a 2.5 yr old too! It's pretty nostalgic, really, as I remember the cartoons of my youth - Tom and Jerry and those short Disney clips - where the characters communicated mainly by gestures and music was used to set the mood. It reminds us that we don't always need conversation to be kept entertained! 10 Sep 2008 6:24pm

venus says...
If tecnnology can be used to fascinate the movie audience, I say go for it. I think viewers are smart enough to distinguish fact from fiction. 10 Sep 2008 7:14pm

easwaran says...
zafar, interestingly enough i took my daugher who is 2.5 years old as well, and it was her second movie (kungfu panda) was her first. Any Yes, she did sit through the whole movie this time and soaked-in on the limited dialogue throught out the movie. this is a different perspective of the impact of the movie in our lives i guess 11 Sep 2008 11:18am

BingBing says...
With science and technologies spearheading in all ways (such as the "experimental" folks at CERN), I do not doubt that virtual reality will one day become real virtuality, when "humans" can be "born" out of the "reconstruction" of biometrics, unique identity traits, body organs, voice simulation, etc. Horiffic, but not an impossibility. 11 Sep 2008 5:59pm

BingBing says...
Great piece, thanks Zafar. The next story I would certainly love to hear from MIS Asia is, given the same capabilities and experience in IT, would company staff prefer their CIO boss to be a woman or man? Might not be politically correct, but would definitely be interesting! 12 Sep 2008 2:19pm

Zafar says...
Thanks BingBing for your comments. What you have suggested is interesting but we will see if we can do a story like that. 12 Sep 2008 3:46pm

Morgan Murugan says...
Excellent points. I hope all coprorates will pay heed to these suggestions. 18 Sep 2008 2:50pm

Carol says...
Thank you, Morgan. I'll write the next five 'pitfalls' next week. Stay tuned. 18 Sep 2008 4:06pm

Karma Yogi says...
The deep and dark world of the internet is ever fascinating--if what we see is just the tip of the iceberg, God knows what we will be able to see and experience underneath and what implications the vast hidden material will have for the human civilization. Thanks for your thoughtful blog. 18 Sep 2008 4:12pm

Ross says...
We should give corporates the benefit of the doubt about not yet realising how best they can use their websites to promote their enterprises. Basic information like the name and bio of the CEO is hardly a top secret. I think too many organisations are yet to realise that a web site is a living, breathing thing, that requires constant upgrading and refreshing. Too many still regard them as coloured on-line brochures to protect them from prying journalists. 18 Sep 2008 5:31pm

John Liew says...
Good points re. "Five pitfalls...." But no surprises here. Having my cultural background/heritage rooted in Asia, and in working with a diverse Asian community locally and overseas, your findings are not surprising. This highlights a particular area of my passion and interest; viz., the education system of the various Asian and non-English speaking countries. You'd be aware that the English language is not a mandatory second language in most Asian or non-English speaking countries. As students go through these systems of learning and study, their command of the language appear to continue to diminish rather than raised. This has the tendency to translate into the workplace when these students mature, gain employment or become business/organisation owners and where their command and competence of the language is locked in a cultural and mental time capsule. This is exacerbated with the "shortened" form of the language via texting, blogging, and the like. Added to this, the "Just In Time" knowledge society that is our current "click & go" generation seems to be creating a new generation of talented short-term memory groups. Maybe this an opportunity for deeper research into the state of the (English) language study, proliferation and the various imperatives of the education system in some of the Asian countries. John Liew 19 Sep 2008 11:51am

Ross says...
Call me old fashioned, but I don't think that computer games - even online computer games - will ever replace the fun that families can have by playing board games like Monopoly on the dining room table. Online games might be interactive, but the face-to-face fun that family members can have together - where they shake a dice in a cup and look each other in the eye - will never be replaced by computer terminals. 19 Sep 2008 2:10pm

BingBing says...
Thanks for point me to the Freakonomics Q&A. Like what other commentaries suggested, I also wonder what the bank regulators have been doing all this while. 19 Sep 2008 4:53pm

Carol says...
You got the point, John. This is partly a language problem which MIS Asia leaves it to the governments to address. Issues of corporate website functionality matter because, as journalists, we have to put up with these cliched, legacy, practical and also avoidable problems day after day. 19 Sep 2008 5:38pm

Laju Khemlani says...
Zafar, thanks for the article. But, I think comparing the recent financial crisis to 9/11 is a bit much. Laju K. 22 Sep 2008 3:40am

Ross says...
I wonder how long it will be before such GPS systems are developed further and plugged direct into a car's central control - it's steering and braking systems. The way technology is taking off, it likely won't be long before we have 'robot cars' that take driving out of the hands of fallible human beings. Hollywood has already depicted this (have you seen 'I, Robot')and is well known for showing things that turn out to be real. 22 Sep 2008 12:39pm

Jared says...
Culture and generation mentality plays a major part in determining how well received online games are in each country. As a 'Gen X' person, the impact of online games has had as much an impact on me, if not more so, than traditional board games. Family members can now hook up on LAN games with one another. And the lack of face-to-face is alleviated to some extent by instant messaging and web cams for family members geographically separated for short time periods. 22 Sep 2008 5:23pm

Sam Ng says...
I totally agree with Jared, I stay at Bt. Batok, every morning I expect to miss 2 -3 trains before I able to squeeze into the train towards Jurong East, worse experience start after end of last year after the taxi price hike, suddenly so many people taken MRT 24 Sep 2008 4:10pm

A Singaporean says...
Why weren't big Singapore companies such as DBS Bank and SIA included? 25 Sep 2008 6:50pm

Simar Onkar says...
To the amusement of none? Are you kidding, Zafar? That ought to have been (and I think this is what you really meant): To the amusement of one and all! We are all watching and reading about it everyday, aren't we? It's amazing, isn't it? All that goes on in our country in the name of governance and politics and technology and industry. I think we are a perfectly outstanding example of what a demo(n)cracy is: off the people, far the people, and buy the people. About time we laid down a complete minimum eligibility criteria for holding political office in our country, isn't it? In addition to what's already been laid down - that you must be an adult, with no criminal record, ... blah, blah ... blah, blah. 29 Sep 2008 5:10pm

Carol says...
Thank you for your comment, Singaporean. Our editorial team had approached the CIOs of DBS Bank and SIA but unfortunately, they declined to take part in the MIS100 survey this year. 30 Sep 2008 11:25am

Zafar says...
Ha ha, Simar, you can see the humour there but I guess it is dark humour. Your definition of Indian democracy is also funny. All this is sad but true. Thanks bro for commenting. 30 Sep 2008 11:32am

Simar Onkar says...
The minimum conditions that one must satisfy in order to enter politics in India are contained in Chapter III of this pdf file: http://www.eci.gov.in/ElectoralLaws/HandBooks/Handbook_for_Candidates.pdf Judging from the terrible mess we, or for that matter almost all the world's democracies are in today, I am led to wonder if it is the best form of government that we human beings have been able to devise so far. At best, it just seems to me to be the "least worst" type. 30 Sep 2008 6:31pm

Sami A. Khan says...
Zafar, good job...But the solution lies in providing employment...Rozgar yojnas are not enough for that sake? What Tofler says of Information age doesn't apply to India or can we recraft our agenda? But who will do it. Have and haven't conflict of inetrest will go on and poorers have better future!To some extent they did in NEPAL. What is governance in India,we all know...might is right. If we talk of empowering our poors by technology, sounds good(Right to Information is already there now)...but who will do this... BJP, Congress, CPM...none of them, poors are their vote-bank and they will not want them to get educated and empowered...like Old Zaminadars in Indian villages not letting children getting educated.And worst is the case of educated army of unemployeds... Na Ghar ka na Ghat ka. 02 Oct 2008 11:35am

Shobha says...
Thanks Zafar. I agree with quite a lot of what you say. But on the whole, I still don’t think the situation in India is so dire. If one looks for arguments to prove our darkest fears there are always ways to find justification for them. I’m tired of the “let’s prove to the world that India is not what its policy makers make it out to be” syndrome. Had enough of it as a hungry, eager teenager thirsting to belong to a world devoid of dirt and poverty and naked sadhus and crumbling cities and desolate villages and broken dreams. So when I now see a different India and Indians – confident and creative - I hasten to grasp that version of India and bask in the light of hope shining from her myriad eyes – the hope that my parents’ generation did not have enough of. Crafty India? That too and Clever – oh so clever that it has the world watching with trepidation and oozing envy. Perhaps it’s more a feeling of “schadenfreude” that makes many want to believe (and prove) that India (and along with her – Indians everywhere) can’t make it? On my part, I have one big wish – that India and all her neighbours have prosperity and peace and cause a ripple effect throughout Asia and the rest of the world. The crucible of hope is India. 02 Oct 2008 11:47am

malaysian watcher says...
Found this posting echoed many of the sentiments in the ICT fraternity here in Malaysia. Many are saying that the battle "is won in the mind" and that keeping cool and getting on with the plan is what will bring success. 07 Oct 2008 1:26pm

malaysia watcher says...
Without a doubt this post raises the most important question for ICT professionals everywhere. Much more important than the economy, or affairs of the state. However, I refuse to let on whether I prefer to push or pull. That's an official secret. 08 Oct 2008 12:09pm

Lionel Wirjo says...
I think it depends on how long companies think this downturn will be. If it is preceived to be longer downturn (2 years minimum according to some experts), companies tend to conserve cash and look for immediate return that can make them more cost efficient. In the current credit crunch, will this make things (in this case, IT purchases) tighter? In any case, I agree that most US companies see this downturn as opportunity. In the past dotcom bust (2001 - 2003), companies were making purchases in Business Intelligence (BI) applications that would help them analyze their cost and streamline their operations. I see BI will be another bright spot in IT purchases this time around. 08 Oct 2008 12:04pm

Carol says...
I quite fancy the idea of working in mobility. Given the choice, I'd rather have a blackberry than an iPhone to work with so I'm not tied to the office to file stories. With such delicious device, 'push' or 'pull' is out of concern. Then again, how many journalists are fortunate enough to enjoy such luxury? 09 Oct 2008 1:09pm

Chris Boorman says...
Ian, I was interested in your article. Not sure how much you have followed Informatica but unifying data quality and data integration into a single platform is not new. We launched a new version of our unified platform at our own worldwide users conference earlier this year. So I find it interesting to see SAS and Dataflux follow-suit. Data is a strategic asset in all corporations and a unified, comprehensive and open data integration platform is critical in helping corporations to drive value from these assets. SAS appear to be very late to the party in planning this capability. Kind regards Chris 10 Oct 2008 12:04pm

malaysia watcher says...
I know a colleague who's used a BlackBerry to send in work while mobile. He said he prefers a Nokia as he can edit office and PDF (not to mention multimedia) files while on the move. 10 Oct 2008 5:13pm

Ragav says...
HI, Does this change benefit the employees of CGSL? thanks 10 Oct 2008 6:07pm

Andy Mac says...
My goodness, what silly rubbish. Most people get more radiation exposure every day from the sun than they will get in a life time from such equipment. This is just old men tales. And what about the radiation from 2G and 3G towers. How do you think they can get to communicate with you as well as all those TV satellites beaming TV signals all over Asia? Man what a waste of column space. 16 Oct 2008 6:01pm

MalaysiaWatcher says...
Good to see this - was wondering why India did not kick into higher gear much earlier - its got all the drivers to make it "the US of the East". Naipaul's insights into cultural blocks are pretty interesting. 24 Oct 2008 7:58pm

Andrew says...
There is no point laying awake at night worrying about events beyond your control. By focusing on the job and delivering results, an employee demonstrates their value to clients and colleagues. Such performers are rarely the first to be cut and, if cut, are the first to be hired. For cash rich corporates, crisis = opportunity and 2009 should be a good year to go shopping for assets and talent. 28 Oct 2008 12:27pm

Andrew says...
Your idea of auto voice interviewing may not be that far away. If/then logic trees can direct a question and answer stream and such logic trails are already used in the automated response programmes of banks, etc for providing standardised service responses such as credit card balances. But anyone who has used those systems knows that they can be frustrating and they don't address unique situations - so you press "0" for the operator and speak to a live person. That Pulitzer prize winning story may also require some leg work beyond 9am-6pm, especially in this globally integrated world. So you may want to pull the long hours and get your bosses buy-in to come in late the next day. 31 Oct 2008 12:39pm

Jared says...
I'm aware there are existing logic systems, of which the most basic is the automated phone response system that processes standard enquiries and transactions. You're right that such systems and the like provide only standardised responses. That's why we still have the press '0' option. Actual work schedules depend a lot on the nature of the industry. I'm fine with flexibility in working hours, but the goal is to have such technologies minimise the need to work overtime unless absolutely necessary. The road to perfecting technology has seldom been smooth but that should not deter us from making it a goal, especially if it would make our jobs easier. 31 Oct 2008 2:22pm

Andrew says...
As an American, I think the first major problem with the campaign is that it is way, way too long. We need to shorten the cycle to 6 months, maybe 12 if you include the party primaries. But that still means campaigning 1 out of every 4 years! What a waste of time, money and energy. The British get the job done in a fraction of the time and money. The second major problem is the electorial college. Get rid of it! Winner take all, state by state is not 1 man, 1 vote. Many people don't vote because they know their state has a majority view, so what's the point as their 1 vote won't change anything. A nationwide vote will bring out more voters as every vote counts. 04 Nov 2008 6:55pm

Andrew says...
Here is a refreshing view of the election coverage from our colleagues at the Sydney Morning Herald. Media focus more fashion than facts http://www.smh.com.au/news/opinion/gerard-henderson/media-focus-more-fashion-than-facts/2008/11/03/1225560733790.html 04 Nov 2008 7:17pm

Buvanaa says...
i want to trace incoming calls and outgoing calls from my hubby's mobile number, and messages too hw shall i go about. pls let me knw. shall 05 Nov 2008 6:24pm

Andrew says...
It would be interesting to learn how the fingerprint processors work and the infrastructure and response times behind it. "paying by leaving their fingerprints on fingerprint recognition processors" seems to suggest that fingerprint data is collected at purchase but does this also mean they are validated against a central database in real time for on-the-spot authentication? or is it collected but takes more time for authentication than practically allowable for on-the-spot transactions and flags are thrown up later once processing finally happens? The latter may still present acceptable fraud risk levels for micro-transactions but would still seem to be a higher financial risk for the backs. 13 Nov 2008 12:58pm

mangovictim says...
So when will we see a gay prime minister? 14 Nov 2008 9:04pm

Ira says...
A genuine Renoir (or a Monet) would be nice, although I hasten to add that public housing is no place for Impressionist art. But seriously, in these difficult times, a gift of any kind would be appreciated. 17 Nov 2008 6:43pm

Perry Mason says...
Two things. And I'll quote an old song by Prince (before he was formerly known as etc). First. We have more, if not important then, urgent things to fix, using our current limited resources. "Sister killed her baby 'cuz she couldn't afford to feed it And we're sending people to the moon...." There's the environmental problem, war, famine, disease etc. Second: haven't we lost enough people in this enterprise? Isn't there enough reason to stop after the Columbia blew up? (BTW, this song refers to the Challenger disaster.) "It's silly, no, when a rocket ship explodes And everybody still wants to fly Some say, a man ain't happy Unless a man truly dies...." Evidently not. 19 Nov 2008 6:51pm

BingBing says...
This fixer has a very expensive face indeed. As tech journalist, I wish the phrase works equally well during requests for CIO interviews or CIO survey responses too, hehheh. 24 Nov 2008 12:43pm

442 says...
To me nothing beat having the newspaper on table enjoying my cup of coffee in the morning. Further more the old newspaper comes in handy when I bring my dog out on stroll. 10 Dec 2008 5:36pm

Andrew says...
Very interesting. Can you elaborate a bit further on the relationships between these businesses, their models and how the work with the app developers on a practical, day-to-day basis? i.e. How do these companies like Salesforce.com com build, manage and reward their developer communities? 11 Dec 2008 5:35pm

Rajiv says...
Thanks for the comment, Andrew. Let me take the example of Salesforce. Salesforce has built online marketplace called AppExchange, which allows developers and Salesforce.com's software partners such as Adobe, Factiva etc. to distribute their applications through Salesforce's hosted-computing platform. This is a classic case of a killer app becoming a platform. To my knowledge, Salesforce doesn't charge its developers and partners a distribution fee for delivering the software through AppExchange. The revenue for Salesforce comes from customers paying a license fee for using the platform. As far as the relationship between the platform company and the developers is concerned, platform companies exercise different levels of control. Apple for instance certifies the 3rd party apps before making it available on its store. Others like facebook do not have a certification process. 12 Dec 2008 2:55pm

Andrew says...
This is interesting, and forgive me for trying to drill deeper but I am curious about the motivations driving various app dev communities. My impression is that open source, Salesforce or Facebook contributions may be driven by the developer's personal interest in the app and maybe for recognition rather than money. But it appears that an official Apple iphone app which is successful can generate alot of money for the developer and company (http://computerworld.co.nz/news.nsf/devt/642E2BD11FD804BBCC2574AF0034C867?Opendocument&HighLight=2,iphone,app). Are there any other companies where you see a lot of money generated for the developers? And are the apps being monetised more easily in online or mobile platforms? 12 Dec 2008 4:00pm

Andrew says...
Yahoo has lost a lot of top people over the past 1-2 years and the selection of its next CEO is critical to its survival. I think Peter Chernin would be crazy to leave News Corp after what he's built there. I suspect that the new CEO's first order of business will be to do a deal, be it M&A or sell the search business. Either one is probably the death for Yahoo and so no aspiring or established CEO will want the job. This is where the board should listen to Icaan. At least he will be able to extract maximum value from the chop and changes. 12 Dec 2008 4:26pm

Rajiv says...
You are absolutely right about recognition being the motivation for most open source contributors. When it comes to platforms such as facebook, the story is slightly different. Although you will find plenty of app developers who develop apps on facebook just for fun and/or for recognition, there are some serious businesses out there too. There is a company called RockYou that creates self-expression widgets for social networking sites. If you are a facebook user, you would have probably used their apps - superwall, likeness, birthday cards. RockYou has over 10 million registered users and gets over 150 million widget views worldwide per day. So far they have raised close to $70 million in venture funding. Their business model revolves around advertising. Internet app developers predominantly rely on ads to monetize their apps. In the mobile arena pay per download model seems to work fairly well. With the advent of Android, it has become easier for developers to create apps for mobile phones. The growth of mobile apps will ultimately be determined by the adoption rate of smart phones. 12 Dec 2008 7:58pm

Suresh says...
Nice Article Rajiv. I guess, Licensing and Advertising are probably the two most prevalent revenue generating models available for both the platform providers and the application developers today. Microsoft, with the the windows desktop platform, created the licensing model and the internet companies are currently perfecting the advertising model. what remains to be seen is if the benefits of the licensing model like the tangibility and quantifying of products licenses, pricing power, a certain level of revenue predictability, product feature differentiations etc that all the application developers have enjoyed so far can translate to the advertising model. 16 Dec 2008 12:03pm

Thomas M. says...
Yes, and how exactly do you google yourself with a dongle? WTF, get your English right, man! 16 Dec 2008 7:50pm

Santosh Nair says...
English vocabulary has constantly been enhanced by major 'top of the mind' brands. Some made it to the official dictionaries as well. Google is definitely one of the latest and hottest ones that made it through. For years now, in India, people use 'Xerox' to photocopy documents, and 'Colgate' to buy any brand of toothpaste. So invariably it would be 'can you get me 2 xerox copies of this document' or 'do you sell colgate? ok.. what brands do you have'? It is interesting to know the origins of the two most popular search engines. So does the success of one over the other have anything to do with the origins of their names? Maybe, I suppose. 16 Dec 2008 8:23pm

Carol says...
Yes, this is unsettling. I went to a F-Secure mobile security media briefing on Monday and was awestruck that today, a free spyware CAN be easily downloaded and installed on most 2G cell phones including the 2G Blackberry, not to mention the iPhone or the Google T-Mobile G1. Dumb/poor victims who had previously 'lent' their cell phones to disguised spies, could have their phone calls and SMS messages tapped and pried without being aware (calling tone deactivated). Disgustingly, the spyware download site touts to aid users to 'catch cheating spouses'. 17 Dec 2008 1:04pm

Andrew says...
This holiday season you may want to watch the 1985 classic "Brazil" by Terry Gilliam, who was part of Monthy Python's Flying Circus. Its a dark satire on this issue, with sureal scenes and characters. One of my favorites is Robert DeNiro, who plays Harry Tuttle, a rogue heating engineer wanted by the Government for "terrorism." Watch "Do you have a 27B-6?" at http://au.youtube.com/watch?v=eosrujtjJHA&NR=1 18 Dec 2008 1:05pm

Eddie @ ciph.biz says...
I agreed that the e-retailing is doing much better than the shops retailing in US and UK. All these happen in US and UK, where e-Retailing business is matured. What about in Malaysia? or South East Asia? My question to Malaysian is, can anyone help me to name the top 3 e-Retailing site in Malaysia beside Lelong.com? I’ve been abit upset to read from recent e-Retailing report on Asia and Malaysia, where the Top 3 most visited e-commerce website is 1.Ebay, 2. Amazon, 3. Apple. 19 Dec 2008 12:08pm

TimZon says...
Google Video is certainly an exciting addition to GAPE but it seems to miss the mark in a few areas that we feel our TimZon.com solution provides. It's a video discussion solution for GMail and Google Apps users aimed at helping enterprises collaborate across time zones. 30 Dec 2008 3:20pm

Devaki Khanna says...
The Israeli strategy on Gaza reminds me of something said by an Israeli spokesperson on the Times Now network during 26/11. This person, a Dr. Kadar from Jerusalem, said that the Indian media was too intrusive and was giving away too much information. They were showing live footage of commandoes being airdropped onto the Nariman House rooftop. This could be based on their Lebanon experience. 12 Jan 2009 12:25pm

Judhi says...
Great analysis. 12 Jan 2009 12:27pm

Andrew says...
Very thoughtful and well written. It is impossible to stop citizen journalism as websites can now accept content from so many sources. The international press is already tabulating the body count and , tragically, so many children are amongst the dead. A manufactured justification for war may get you fighting but open democracies grow weary of war very fast. So unless the IDF intends to wipe Gaza clean, their core concern is not going to go away and their Lebanon experience will be repeated. I only wish Hamas and the IDF spent half as much time working together to live in peace as they did on trying to kill each other and spin it as a holy endeavour. 13 Jan 2009 2:08pm

Ian Hendry says...
An interesting piece, but I am sure your readers are left wanting more of the details. I would suggest they think in terms of using customer facing websites to aid in reporting customer service issues, with an online knowledge base or forums to help them help themselves (check out RightNow or Salesforce.com); internal collaboration tools on a secure intranet to get co-workers working better together; and sites like WeCanDo.BIZ (B2B) or Facebook (B2C) to help them build new customer relationships online. Ian Hendry CEO, WeCanDo.BIZ http://www.wecando.biz 21 Jan 2009 12:24pm

Thomas M. says...
How about we use a mallet or a brick, to bludgeon overpaid incompetent corporate leadership to death? 28 Jan 2009 2:48pm

Ricky says...
The answer is a qualified YES. Asian bankers by nature are naive , non risk-takers and conservative They will only implement something after their counterparts had proven working They afraid of failure They are only the followers 04 Feb 2009 2:57pm

Carol says...
Thanks for your comment, Ricky. May I know if you work with an Asia bank IT department? Can you share your first-hand experience with 'slow IT deployment'? In fact, shouldn't info-centric organisations like banks and hospitals deploy products that are thoroughly-tested?Bankers in the Western world are provenly more 'adventurous', how about their bank IT staff? 04 Feb 2009 7:57pm

shabahat zehra says...
i think ,it is just b/coz of negative backslash of media which resulted in making the image of IT industry worse in the eyes of the world .the government as well as other private players should take consideration for the recovery. 05 Feb 2009 8:45pm

Girish A. says...
Why would I want to be Skype? It's a company, and a service. I'm a human being, for God's sake! Are you on drugs? Is that why you are smiling vacantly? 12 Feb 2009 2:31pm

Prashanth Meka says...
In this spread-out world, it would have been nearly impossible to stay in touch and maintain relationships with anything close to the Dunbar number. But as you rightly pointed out, thanks to the Internet, we are able to maintain meaningful relationships beyond borders with a lot more people. However, one thing that hasn't changed is what I would like to call the 'Appetite for Relationships'. I would contest that this has pretty much remained unchanged over time, for example, although I have close to 500 friends on facebook, the number that I manage to (and wish to) maintain a relationship with is well below 150. Robin Dunbar seems to have used feasibility as a constraint for the number 150. But appetite, or desire, can be a constraint as well. 20 Feb 2009 8:18pm

Mudassir says...
An important factor to consider is the geographical and population density influence on such numbers - research has shown that in certain geographies people are wired to be more open (desiring), friendlier and conducive to relationship building. Also, inhabitants of villages and towns have a very different dynamic and propensity towards relationship building than those of the cities. And then there are the immeasurable aspects like how meaningful is meaningful or whether just reciprocating gifts which are not of almost equal value qualifies as a meaningful measure. Finally, I do agree with Prashanth that 150 is still probably a pertinent number (could be because we come from a similar educational, demographic and cultural background). 23 Feb 2009 12:21pm

Pankaj Virmani says...
In terms of leadership, perhaps there is a need for more women bankers at the top levels, both at the Wall Street and in normal banks. Also, banks started as lending institutions--can they get back to their primary role and stop selling insurance and all kinds of adjunct products? Back to the basics--perhaps that is the need of the hour. 25 Feb 2009 2:01pm

1927 says...
Yes, the gender imbalance will always be there unless or until men are willing to take on a far greater role in child rearing. It is already happening incrementally so I won't be surprised if in 50 years, we see a lot more women in top positions, possibly equalling men. 10 Mar 2009 1:37pm

Mader Chodhn says...
A good Englishman is a dead one. 10 Mar 2009 6:49pm

radicpunk says...
This economy monster looks more like a society problem at large. Years of capitalism and consumerism are corrupting the very minds living and breeding in this not-so-infinite world. Imagine 6 billion of the current world population living with carbon footprint of the first world countries. Mankind would just be seconds away from midnight on the Doomsday Clock. Huge radicals changes are needed if we are to find our way out of this darkest hour. 18 Mar 2009 4:33pm

Christina says...
Good work ,Sundeep. We need more people like you. 24 Mar 2009 1:59pm

Girish A. says...
The reason we are reluctant to give you feedback is because we don't trust you as an information source! 31 Mar 2009 3:26pm

Mader Chodhn says...
Ha ha, Girish, you are funny, always point out the obvious truth that no one else wants to out of politeness. My addition is this: Why should we help someone whose drug-addled mind litters this portal with that false bravado and mad positive thinking about the state of things in this world? I mean do we really want to answer questions like: "Don't you wish you were Skype?" WTF kind of question is that???!!! You want feedback. Here it is: Stop taking drugs. Get real. Face the world. 31 Mar 2009 8:53pm

Nilesh says...
Whoa, that was harsh but to each his own. Sadly, I think its just human nature that not many people do something for nothing. Having said that, just did it! 31 Mar 2009 9:12pm

George Weah says...
you know what, i think it should be harsh. actually, in my country we do some riotous justice sometimes. we take drugs abuse seriously. i think everyone should take the drug problem seriously. Mader Chodhn is right. stop taking drugs Mr O'Storey. stop taking drugs before it completely takes you! Girish is right too. if we don't trust you as an information source, why should we bother to give you feedback you can use later on to sell to other people who then sell to other people who then sell things to us? not only are you wasting your time, you are giving money away. take a breath and do you a favour? no, you give me a breast and maybe i answer one question! 01 Apr 2009 1:53pm

Ross says...
Gentlemen, We have no intention of using our readership survey information for anything but our own internal development. We certainly would not give such valuable information to anyone else and value such feedback very highly. As to not trusting us as an information source and therefore being reluctant to give feedback, isn't that a bit twisted. If you don't trust us an an information source and don't tell us why, it's hardly worth making the comment. 02 Apr 2009 5:37pm

Mader Chodhn says...
"The Byteback programme has...diverted 1,125 tonnes of computer waste from landfill, avoided more than 6,000 tonnes of carbon dioxide...". Big deal! What about the detritus that fills the streets of Sydney and Melbourne etc? Nothing. It's so bad, it has spilled over and into other countries nearby in Asia. If you want corporate social responsibility, how about you start hiring the right people for the right market, instead of having what is essentially a natural farmer run a software company's operations in an Asian city. 02 Apr 2009 6:40pm

Carol says...
Hi Mader Chodhn, thank you for your interest and comment on this blog post. I haven't been to Sydney and Melbourne. If what you said was true, I'm sure I'd be equally appalled by their poor municipal administration. But then, everything's got to have a start. Why not give such recycling programmes a chance? If you'd ever visit Hong Kong, check out Tseung Kwan O besides getting yourself drunk at Lan Kwai Fong or getting yourself melted in the Ocean Park. There is a major landfill area in TKO, surrounded by 10 to 20 high density housing estates. For us Hong Kongers, is "1,125 tonnes of computer waste from landfill" a big deal? I would certainly say 'yes'. 02 Apr 2009 7:27pm

Andrew says...
As I read through our initial readership survey results today, I was pleased to see that the #1 word used to describe MIS Asia was "informative." Successful businessmen know that knowledge is power and they invest in their own development on a daily basis. They will also improve their resources because it is in their own self interest. Nilesh says its not in human nature to do something for nothing. I guess he has not heard of the open source movement yet. Mader apparently does not wish he was Skype. I guess he's not keen to challenge the titans of telco and make a bloody fortune doing it. For those of you have taken the time to complete our readership surveys, thank you for giving us something constructive we can use. 03 Apr 2009 12:34pm

Anon says...
My responsibilities span the globe. The few statements regarding feedback speak volumes about this region. While these folks (Girish, Nilesh, and Mader) are just a small sample, I have certainly run up against this same mentality with my colleagues. It is so disappointing. If you want things to improve, you have to provide feedback - not slam the door. I am not based in this region and I do look to articles from these publications to assist my knowledge and understanding. Simply put: participate or find another line of work, gentlemen. You are part of the problem if you are not helping find a solution. 06 Apr 2009 11:03am

Perry Mason says...
I've been away from this for a while now. But now feel compelled to say something about this feedback discussion. 1) This is an issue of trust. You can say: "We have no intention of using our readership survey information for anything but our own internal development." We don't KNOW that. We can only choose to believe that or not. 2) The guys not choosing to give feedback because they don't trust you etc—I don't quite understand why that is "a bit twisted" though. But I'm sure it makes perfect sense in some way. 3) I do understand why the comment was made. If this guy doesn't trust you as an information source, and is not willing to give you his information, maybe he wants to let other people know what he thinks and possibly save them the trouble and possible pain for trusting you as an information source. Or, even better for your website, you will have a strong community of readers who believe you and stand up to defend your claims as a trusted information source. It's good either way. 06 Apr 2009 12:31pm

Carol says...
Great, Zafar! I've just become a follower. 06 Apr 2009 12:42pm

Perry Mason says...
This editorial is an absolutely brilliant piece of writing and don't you dare say otherwise! This is my last comment on this issue, because I don't think carrying on a discussion with any of you here is going to be good for any of us since you're all going to go back to believing what you believed etc. I'm just getting this off my chest about the last comment made, by Anon. "My responsibilities span the globe." And we're supposed to take your word for it? And therefore what you say carries more weight than anyone else here on this board? Hey, Anon(ymous), I'm a famous lawyer from the fifties, and given my 60 years in the legal profession whenever I talk about the IP rights, what I say is right. (And if anyone believes that he's stupid.) Also, Anon, are you clairvoyant? How else would you know what these gentlemen do for a living to tell them to "participate or find another line of work"? Did it ever occur to you that maybe they've been retrenched and have as much rage if not more than the former employees of Sony in France who took their boss hostage earlier this year? And your parting: "You are part of the problem if you are not helping find a solution." Sounds a lot like: if you are not with us, you are against us. Wonder where that's from...not just George Bush but also the LTTE (what they're saying to villagers reluctant to take them in). Bush is out of office now. And the LTTE is getting decimated every day. 06 Apr 2009 1:01pm

Thomas M. says...
Yes, this portal is really something now! Well ahead of the loop! 06 Apr 2009 1:06pm

David Mills says...
A very good perspective Axel, I guess one question I have is where does CMMI fit into all this? Some off shore providers I have worked with have been CMMI Level 5 certified, but the actual delivery didnt seem to match up with that certification. So how do you know as a customer the delivery quality, as it seems basing it on certifications or use of methodologies might not translate into to quality results. Look forward to your follow on commentary. 06 Apr 2009 7:19pm

Axel Winter says...
Yes, I also noted the increase of CMMI (and other) certifications. However, I can not confirm that this actually changed the issues I highlighted. In effect in meetings where I inquired after very standard SDLC steps, I received very light responses, if any (e.g., RUP which almost ingrained into Java JEE Delivery should be just a 'no brainer' in discussions, sadly enough it isn't). Based on the off shoring business model, I would say that the only solutions is for the client to drive Architecture Standards, Reference Architecture (code), SDLC Design Activities, and a certain level of control and hence governance. The issue with this is of course IT Organizations not doing this already, will add significantly to the cost and also time to market again. On the other hand, a lack of quality is not desirable either (not working ATMs are not convincing for CEOs). There is a sweet spot, a model, which can address these shorting comings, but it requires in depth skills to set this up. Now this is a longer discussion to have ... Axel 07 Apr 2009 11:08am

Perry Mason says...
This column was a jolly good romp. What a marvelous ride! A joy to read, indeed. Anyways, this is Ned Ludd and the stocking frames all over again. And as with him and his followers, so with these poor folks in Broughton. Personally, I don't particularly like the assault—perceived or real—on my privacy, but what can I do? Where I currently stay, the government is pro-business, and that usually translates into minimal rights for the individual. That's just the way it is. We'll all have to adjust and continually learn new ways to work and live. Hell, it's been more than three centuries since the start of the industrial revolution, and roughly that much time since the emergence of precursors to the modern computer, and haven't MOST of us been employed at least once in our lives and haven't MOST of us been safe from our own governments? 07 Apr 2009 6:22pm

Girish A. says...
This managing editor O'Storey has certainly outdone himself, nay this entire portal, with this column. What an original thinker—damn right, we all have to move on with the technology. I should flagellate myself for having thought less of this MIS Asia, the world's only authoritative source on business news and IT news and everything news! Three cheers for this wonderful bit of writing. Addressing these sad people in that English town, I agree wholeheartedly with his eminence: Live with it! 07 Apr 2009 7:31pm

George Weah says...
You people may have missed a very strong but subtle point in this article. The one telling sentence being, "Such techno-xenophobia really seems a blast from 30 years past." Without actually saying it bluntly, the ingenious writer behind this article has skillfully suggested the whole idea that these rural English people have either a fear of or hatred for foreign technologies. (Ref. the Techno and Xeno combo.) And that they have held these fears or feelings of contempt for a long time since the wane of the British Empire. (Ref. "from 30 years past"—this is ARGUABLY the last time the British really led many cultural movements, round the 1970s, especially as they were seen here. Some would place it at round the 1980s because of the pop culture driven by British pop music, but that's another discussion.) Now do you all see how brilliant this column really is? 07 Apr 2009 8:01pm

Rishi Dixit says...
This interconnectivity is actually migrating the world order to a more open and transparent one. People are discovering the power of the Internet to showcase not just themselves but also what and who they are associated with as well as their deeds. There is an overflow of information from all over, which is driving the world and to some extent its opinion and preferences. People rely on their network of personal and professional contacts to decide/do things. And this makes these social networks all the more powerful - something that even mass media hadn't achieved. 08 Apr 2009 11:35am

Thomas Magnum says...
Yes, this is one of the best op-ed written by any writer in the English language. Period. And no, self-flagellation is not enough for doubting such genius when it stares into your face. Defenestrate yourself. And I warn all detractors of this site and its writing right now, I shall find you and strike you down if you dare offer non-constructive, i.e. negative, feedback about anything on this site. Even saying you don't trust the people behind this site is blasphemous. I warn you all now. Anyway, all this talk about invading personal privacy. Not only is the deux ex machina (behind MIS Asia) correct in saying we all have to live with it, roll with the punches, move along with life etc, it is the truth. It's better in the end for society as a whole. Move on. 08 Apr 2009 2:03pm

Mader Chodhn says...
This is such a delightfully brilliant piece of commentary I needed to lie down after reading it the first time. Yes, it floored me! What manner of man can write with such flowing grace, he stands out alone and far from the plebeian crowd? Only something supernatural, such genius! We must heed the advice being dispensed here on this platform of the gods, this portal we must be damned if we don't trust. This place called MIS Asia! 15 Apr 2009 6:54pm

Perry Mason says...
Ah yes, I must agree with you Mr Chodhn. But it’s so obviously divine in understanding of the laws of this and the next spiritual world that it begs the question thrown open by that old Latin expression: Homo solus aut deus, aut daemon. Since all on this MIS Asia portal can only be positive, therefore good and constructive, the man is a god. 15 Apr 2009 7:21pm

Harish says...
Hey Zafar I invite you to have a look at http://indianelections.blogadda.com where we have social media conversations on Indian Elections 2009. Apart from aggregating content and real-time twitter conversations, you'll also find relevant pictures and videos. I'm sure you would enjoy discovering around 7 blogs of candidates. :) Would appreciate your feedback on this. Thanks! 17 Apr 2009 11:02am

Zafar says...
Hi Harish, thanks for your message. Will look up the election blogs. 17 Apr 2009 11:06am

Harish says...
Great. I would love to have your feedback on the social media aggregator we have developed for Indian Elections. Do mail me your views if you have some time. :) Also, I read your tweet about this. Unfortunately, you've mentioned bigadda in that tweet. (http://twitter.com/MISAsia/status/1538330871). It's BlogAdda and not bigadda. Thanks! 17 Apr 2009 5:41pm

Michael Ironside says...
More often than not, the government leads in Singapore. The people in this country are fortunate and should be grateful, to be sure. But I think they should also try to drive key movements from within and through the private sector. I appreciate that that's an easy thing for someone like me, without a vested interest, to say, and I know that many companies (including some SMEs) could crash and burn in the kind of dynamic, highly competitive market I envision, but it could force a people, a society to mature faster. We all have to grow up and start doing things on our own. And not stick out our hands and ask for handouts etc. Societies and markets have to be viewed that way too. In the case of ICT adoption, it could mean we'd have stronger and yet hungrier enterprises, and even more vibrant tech and media industries, as well as all other sectors that ride on them. I'm sure I'm not alone. 22 Apr 2009 6:43pm

Perry Mason says...
It's interesting the author should bring up the story of the little Dutch boy with his finger in the dyke, know its fictive origins, and wash it away with a strong argument. Indeed, one almost immediately recalls a Warner Bros. (?) cartoon character who soon after plugging his first hole with one finger, sees another spurt of water sprouting up, which he plugs with another finger and so on...until he's out of fingers and dyke crumbles and collapses in a rush. Point taken, and, in agreement with the author, the point is it's been decades since the days of ARPANET, and the digital frontier that that Cold War (for the lack of a better word) relic opened up can be pretty much lawless. The most frightening thing is not that it is lawless. The most frightening thing is how so many of us think we can hire some experts, slap a white hat on a former (presumably reformed) cybercriminal, draw up some regulations, pass some legislation, and get them to work together—and think we're safe. We're not safe and we should all always be on guard. 22 Apr 2009 7:15pm

Thomas M says...
Agreed, Perry. Strong argument. But I should say that the people who post anonymously etc are not the ones we should worry overly much about. It's the so-called other 'digital press' who parade as journalism platforms or trade media, so easily put their names on something obviously paid for and work as mouthpieces of their repressive governments like the Pravda of the old Soviet Union. What's worse are those who routinely vomit the rhetoric of hate simply, openly, brazenly, and get their books (if you can call them that) ranked high on the bestseller lists. Those are the ones we should watch out for. Because they have a following. Right or wrong, they have a following just like those of us using IT know there are followings, no matter how irrational and greatly outnumbered (e.g. Mac OS or Sun Solaris lovers). Sadly, I most certainly concur in this one respect: We can only hope to contain them (the threats), not eradicate them. It's a cold, hard world out there; and worse in the digital world. 23 Apr 2009 10:55am

Girish A. says...
This is the perfect start to the day: reading an Op-Ed by Mr Storey! And how timely this piece is, with the spectre of the swine flu swirling round the world, and the emerging cases of it here in this country I've just been posted to, it's good to hear that companies are spending more money on healthcare and in the healthcare market. I can only be more impressed and heartened if these people did it out of the goodness of their own heart and things like moral obligation, instead of pure avarice. 29 Apr 2009 8:19pm

Jeff Bernstein says...
Interesting activity on this topic in the US today, http://hsc.house.gov/press/index.asp?ID=450 Here is a link to a video of the AURORA EXCERCISE mentioned in the article, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fJyWngDco3g&feature=related 04 May 2009 12:32pm

Al says...
Hi Thanks for the interesting article. Another Excel add-in that would be of interest is the SQL Drill addin. It is a freeware that gives easy database access straight from Excel. It works with any standard database type like SQL Server, Oracle, DB2, Sybase etc. If anyone is interested, they can read more about the add-in on http://www.sqldrill.com This is a work in progress so any feedback is really great. Thanks, Al 04 May 2009 12:31pm

Gilgamesh says...
> but I can’t help asking why the Kindle could not be a > laptop with enhanced e-book reading capabilities People would like to be able to read without recharging an e-book reader at least for a few days... That's why... 15 May 2009 11:24am

Phogg says...
The design goals for current electronic books focused on being readable in sunlight, and having a battery life measured in weeks rather than hours. Given these as the highest priorities for bibliophiles, how does this machine from ASUS measure up? 15 May 2009 5:23pm

Girish A. says...
What the most high editorial authority this side of heaven is saying in his divine piece here is ultimately what the people behind Kindle—and you, evidently—consider "highest priorities for bibliophiles" are far from being so. In fact, they would probably much prefer having a piece of equipment whose capabilities are not locked up so their vendors/purveyors have customers locked in. 15 May 2009 6:28pm

Poul Hebsgaard says...
In contrast to traditional legacy enterprise software, which imposes structure prior to use, enterprise social software (2.0) as we know it today tends for the most part to encourage use prior to providing structure. Obviously with FRCP, Sarbanes-Oxley and other compliance issues in the USA this is a conflict and corporate management might feel under legal obligation (enable eDiscovery) to control and at least monitor the internal communication in order to hold people accountable for their actions communicated to others using Enterprise 2.0 tools. Now, the question is if this is not all due to the lack of proper tools for today’s white collar knowledge worker? And will we see Enterprise 2.0 evolve in a similar pattern to when ERP evolved from a bundle of best-of-breed point solutions to fully integrated ERP packages? I think so! 28 May 2009 11:35am

Web Designer says...
If the software patents are that much controversial then how could I get the patent on my designs ? Every now and then I find that our site is being copied. we change our design but still that is going on with our latest design. A large section of that, is copying our content. Cant understand how to prevent that. 29 May 2009 11:58am

Michael McLaughlin says...
Hi, and thanks for your comment. If you are doing new things with the underlying functionality of your websites then it might be possible to obtain patents for that new functionality. A patent for an invention gives you the right to exclude others from using your invention. If you're just implementing standard web techniques on your website, and someone is copying the format and/or content of the site, then that person might be infringing your copyright in the format/content. If this is harming your business, you might want to consider taking some proper legal advice on it. Any more questions, please let me know. 29 May 2009 4:49pm

Ross says...
Hi Gligamesh, It seems that at least one netbook producer is planning to undermine Kindle's turf, as I predicted. Check out this link: http://www.mis-asia.com/news/articles/bye-bye-kindle,-e-reader-screens-coming-for-netbooks 01 Jun 2009 12:22pm

Timothy says...
Hi! I came across this article of yours today (2nd June 09) and absolutely agrees with what has been shared! The point about many IT innovations presentations turning into sales pitches, simply puts me a step further from wanting to know the product more (before it even reach midway into the presentation). And no, I am never shying from different types of innovations' conferences / talks, even if they do not apply directly to my industry, but more often than not, I cannot help but say these presenters are more like hard-core sales rep. Well brought forth article. :) Thanks for voicing out my frustrations.... Let good products' presentations BE good innovations' presentations. Leave the sales outside the pic. If its good, sales will come in naturally (and perhaps faster) w/o tat sales pitching! Tim Senior Executive, IT Singapore 02 Jun 2009 1:37pm

wheregotfree says...
really great information. Thanks a lot 08 Jun 2009 1:36pm

Bing Bing says...
Agree to the idea that it's best to give the job to the busiest, as they usually act on them the soonest. I've noticed a similar situation in my own workplace -- but what if the busiest employees are constantly loaded with more assignments than the others? Wonder what management insights Scott can offer? 11 Jun 2009 7:45pm

Carol says...
Well said, Fang Yih. May I also ask if IT companies think Hong Kong is less important as a market than Singapore and Malaysia? If not, why are press conferences usually held first in South Asia than in North Asia? And why is it that very often, after attending 'product launch' events in this part of Asia, it's been found that the same product launch announcement has already been covered by my colleagues down in South Asia, while public relations people up here in North Asia kept sending me friendly reminders about when my version of the article will be posted? Maybe us ICT journalists aren't alone? As I do believe the PR people are equally lost in this 'global launch' cloud? 29 Jun 2009 11:37am

Santosh Nair says...
Dear Fang Yih, You are absolutely right in pointing out if the vendor referred to actually understood the meaning of 'global launch'. Well, hopefully the rightful vendor can address your query. It is good to know that Fairfax validates the information before publishing. I am glad to be an avid reader of CIO & MIS magazines. But for the other part of your article - does it really matter if the global launch was done in one part of the world and not the other? Would it by any chance diminish the importance of a market or requirement? Will users in the other parts of the world shun the product? Look at Apple. They launch iPhone in the US (tightly coupled with AT&T) but it has become a worldwide craze since. People long to own it despite it's glitches and shortcomings because iPhone has a global appeal. So I do not think that launching a product in one part of the world does not highlight nor diminish the importance of the rest of the world for any vendor. At least no one would accept that stand anyway. 30 Jun 2009 5:52pm

dechang says...
Whether they hold one global event or multiple events across different geographies is of course the vendors' own prerogatives. But you're right to ask what is the value for regurgitating the same stuff all over the world, when information flow today is almost instantaneous. They could have made one big announcement, and then reinforce with separate events with more localised information and related announcements. More importantly, local announcements must have local significance, so that news reporters and journalists can find a good angle to pitch their stories. I think most of the time, they forget that news on the Internet travels fast, and if there is no value add to the other subsequent announcements apart from the main one, then the vendors can't really blame you guys for finding the news stale. So will readers, if the story line sounds familiar. 30 Jun 2009 6:39pm

Paul Mah says...
You know, I went through the exact experience when I went to the "global" launch of a large computer maker recently. Went back, and promptly discovered it was already "launched" some time ago in the U.S. I suspect it is the practicalities of various PR agencies around the world having to justify their exorbitant retainers than anything else. And of course, there is that bean counter over at the local branch tracking the "local" KPI. One day, it will all implode. Until then, enjoy the cocktail parties and free lunches! 30 Jun 2009 6:57pm

Jay says...
I found this line a little sad and prehistoric. >>Economic downturns can be your ‘friends’ because they reveal leaders—the people who start work early and finish late. Tough times also means there’s more time for team building and greater communication of corporate vision. Leadership isn't about working longer hours. Suggest you remove your 1970/80's lens and step up. 03 Jul 2009 1:51pm

Carol says...
Did you ask him why he's coming over to Singapore when India was supposedly the biggest IT outsourcing exporter country in the world? Wouldn't he be better off in India when the ITO industry was 'rosy' and 'promising'? Or the ITO industry in India had only benefited the entrepreneurs but not so much the IT staff? 10 Jul 2009 7:24pm

Magdalena Szarafin says...
This article illustrates very well the profits which the country outsourcing has from outsourcing: as the lower prices for instance. Does protectionism have sense in today's globalized world? Can we live without offshore outsourcing? I would definitely say: we cannot.
Magdalena Szarafin
http://www.szarafin.info 16 Jul 2009 1:24pm

Mal says...
From what I can tell, the local teens who blog tend to prefer 'Plurk'ing instead.. http://www.plurk.com/ 22 Jul 2009 1:28pm

cheap computers says...
I totally agree to it. 04 Aug 2009 12:10pm

STEVE says...
has anyone who accepts work fron w.n.s asistance checked thier credit rating??? interesting.zero they owe me a lot of £ my bank are impressed..not 19 Aug 2009 12:36pm

Thomas says...
About your question on "Is it 100 per cent foolproof?", I don't think that's a valid point - not even our cells always function correctly 100%. Your argument sounds like skepticism rather than logical. 27 Aug 2009 4:29pm

Ross says...
I find it hard to believe that anyone mindful of the cost of electricty, would leave their computers turned on all night, but this is a good initiative just to hammer home the point. Now all we need to do is to encourage building management companies to minimise, or turn off, the thousands of lights generally left on in office buildings in our major cities. 31 Aug 2009 7:22pm

Joyce Teo says...
My friend bought an imitation iPhone in a Bangkok shopping mall a few months ago. But the thrill of owning one didn't last very long. It's like buying a cheap fake LV bag, and you find that some parts don't work well soon after. I'd say get the original or a cheaper "me-too" one from another brand. 03 Sep 2009 4:00pm

valluru says...
As a student i know about the biochips and its advantages ,but now i learn some valuble points .its nice 22 Sep 2009 1:18pm

Greg Tittybanks says...
Too much influence in this space by Cisco, which is way too much spread out intent on domination. In the end, the customers lose, for as long as Cisco goes down the path of expansion into wherever there's a market for it to spread itself shamelessly. Hopefully, the company's suffering financially badly enough so it will stop buying its way into any market it always feels a 'need' to. 29 Sep 2009 2:17pm

Goongoong Wooloongong Tittybrown says...
Gidday might. I say Cisco must be stopped by competitors. Market is healthy that way, f@#$. 01 Oct 2009 12:59pm

Booby Machatitties says...
I say man stop bashing a company because it is successful. Cisco, like Microsoft, cannot be successful today if its products are lousy. But I agree. More companies means more competition. That must be good for the market. 01 Oct 2009 2:25pm

Jeanisha Wan says...
I would say I agree too. As with politics and all other great organizations, the power is with the people. The people on top are leaders of the people, but that doesn't mean they are to be treated as gods and kings. Leaders are meant to lead and also serve. Then again, resorting to what was described in the Huffington post should be as a last resort. Else, it borders to the other extreme of anarchy. 02 Oct 2009 5:04pm

Mark says...
Its unfortunate for the ECO Reader that their timing has clashed with the Kindle launch to Australia. The Kindle is cheaper and a true object of desire. With the inbuilt 3G modem allowing in device buying I can see most selecting the Kindle. I did - sorry ECO, just bad timing beyond your control :-( 12 Oct 2009 8:49pm

Chris says...
It's great to read a review from someone who really understands ebooks and ebook readers! I have an ECO Reader and I love how I can get 'lost in a book' when I read on it. I carry my whole library everywhere on my reader. There's hundreds of thousands of free ebooks available online and I've downloaded and read many classic stories. I can choose which ebook store I purchase my ebooks from - I'm not tied to a single American store with proprietary formats as I would be with a Kindle. My ECO Reader has a sim card slot, so I'm hoping it will have 3G connectivity - one day. 14 Oct 2009 1:03pm

charlie chan says...
Kindle is good for reading a novel on a plane or train. For the real reading experience there is nothing like the feel and touch of a printed book. 10 Nov 2009 4:48pm

Michael says...
This is like saying "web is only HTML". Internet is freedom and ICANN is making the right decision. 19 Nov 2009 7:28pm

Kevat Shah says...
Wow, that has to be one of the best written articles about the current situation in India. I had similar views about a new Age of Renaissance which is about to start in India. I hope you keep coming up with more of these insightful articles. 16 Dec 2009 2:14pm

Andrew says...
As Publisher, I asked for each company to produce a 500 word write up about what made their company or product the best, with a promise that we would print their statements together and let our audience discuss it. We have not kept that promise. Smartsurface followed our rules and they deserve to have their article published. We should fix this. Andrew 21 Jan 2010 8:22pm

AvantiKumar says...
As Andrew rightly points out, SmartSurface met the criteria and its responses are therefore published above in the main article, as received. A. 22 Jan 2010 6:12pm

Jeanisha Wan says...
The hardest thing to change is always mindset. People are creatures of habit and PR professionals are of no exception. As a marketeer, I have dealt with a myriad of PR professionals. Some have moved with the times while some are still using the 'same old same old' approach. To some extent in some sectors, PR has even become greatly misunderstood as just advertising. We need PR professionals with more innovation and imagination. People who dare to reinvent the game. 22 Jan 2010 6:08pm

AvantiKumar says...
Update note: SmartSurface's responses are published in full, above. Many thanks for the additional clarifications. A. 22 Jan 2010 6:12pm

Paula Fisher says...
Great piece! I think its also worth adding that in some cases PRs are limited by the media they work with. Often, at a local level, the media prefer to receive more traditional forms of PR communications. A cursory glance at some of HK's local newspaper websites shows that local media has to play catch up too! 22 Jan 2010 6:09pm

Smart Surface Management Team says...
Thank you very much Mr. AvantiKumar, Mr Andrew & the team of MIS-Asia for this very professional proposition which you came up with after seeing the comments on the article featuring us. It is truly refreshing to see journalists upholding professionalism and impartiality to this high level. We hope this move will entice a healthy & civilized debate from other companies or interested persons in general. Smart Surface is the only company in Asia ENTIRELY specialized in surface computing and multitouch and one of the very few (less than 4 or 5) in the world. Respectful organizations have acknowledged this fact; such as Frost & Sullivan (see here : ) that conducted recent research on surface computing in the world and featured us, or BBC (who flew to Malaysia between 13th to 16th of January to film an exclusive documentary on us), or MDeC who recognized us as the only multitouch specialists in Malaysia when we were given the MSC status, to name a few. Thank you again and accept all the best regards from the team of Smart Surface. 22 Jan 2010 7:02pm

Andrew Smart says...
As a Publisher, resource and time constraints require us to make difficult decisions about the number of press conferences we can cover and the editorial return of each event. Often 2-4 hours are consumed by a journalist to attend a single event where nothing is said beyond what's in the pre-fab press release, and our more probing questions are deflected. Such information is better suited for our central PR email inbox where it fights for attention based on the relative value of its content. Also, follow up calls on this type of information aren't necessary. As we are niche, we host quarterly PR agency briefings to discuss the editorial positioning and calendars of our magazines plus upcoming events and awards programmes. Its taken us a few quarters but the growing response from the PR community is encouraging. And their feedback and ideas on our business has been valuable. After all, as Zafar has said, an important part of our success is dependent upon the effectiveness of our relationships with the PR community. So we've got to work hard to strengthen it if we want to succeed and serve our audience well. 22 Jan 2010 8:05pm

Sriram says...
This man who is well known in the rama raju nagar colony which situated in suchitra cross road hyderabad. Most of the linga raju clan started there business from here only, they never thought they will be like this today. Myself along with the colonly people fought for the justice in different fourm , but every body laughed at us, we went around the city in 2005 and gave the pamplets about these persons but no body bothered. This compeled me to go to court of law. I am sure this is not the end , we may have many who are hiding. The law should give him such a punishment that nobody ever take the cheating as there profession. 11 Feb 2010 2:59pm

Ross says...
Hi Robert, I just wanted to say that I love your stuff. It's great to see some sense of humour and one-liners in what can be dry techo columns. Reading your article gave me a belly laugh and it felt good. Keep up the good work. 17 Feb 2010 6:11pm

Anonymous says...
Good article. But...I think I'm missing something: without an optical drive, do any of these "netbooks" have ANY features (except a physical keyboard, which the touch-screen takes care of nicely) that you won't find on, say, an iPod Touch? The battery life and price are about the same, and the Touch is an *order of magnitude* smaller. You could argue for having a larger hard drive, though I don't see that anyone would utilize more than a few GB of storage on a system like this. In short, why would I buy a device the size of a textbook to do what something smaller than a checkbook can do? 11 Sep 2008 11:58am

Tim Lastoria says...
Where is the battery test portion of this review that was promised? :) 26 Sep 2008 10:38am

mike says...
I like that this is all possible. but i think there should also be a feature that allows someone with their computer on itunes to change songs on the ipod. even if it is ONLY the songs that are already synced with the ipod. Like a reverse remote. rather than having to hook a laptop up to the stereo. hook the ipod up and have the computer newhere u want. just a suggestion 14 Nov 2008 4:43pm

Jess says...
is the HTC Touch HD available for purchase in Egypt ? 09 Dec 2008 2:29pm

THU YA AUNG says...
My computar is Dell Inspiron Mini 9 WindowXp.I Wanted English Bar Software.PLEASE Gave Me. THANK YOU. 26 Mar 2009 3:42pm

David Abraham says...
Wanna to buy... 01 Apr 2009 9:01pm

Meor says...
NICE! but I wish I had one... with Nvidia GeForce 9800MT! huh... 20 Apr 2009 12:45pm

Jay says...
i like it but from where can i get one sent to zambia(in africa) 15 Jun 2009 12:33pm

marie payet says...
am looking for a cheaper laptops for my kid nor too expensive around one hundred to two hundred dollar 02 Dec 2009 5:09pm

sandurst says...
Thanks for the information that you have provided. I also got some information about the Installation of Chrome with Virtual Box from http://www.techarena.in/guide/18379-installing-google-chrome-os-virtualbox.htm will install the CHROME soon 16 Dec 2009 2:16pm

Ian Bruma says...
Agree with this view. Really so much hype around the launch. Is it worth it? 30 Jul 2008 10:39am

Rohit Khanna says...
Very well written article. nice to see experts from various indutries commenting on this very critical aspect in IT investment. 13 Sep 2008 11:37am

Applefan says...
Very interesting story! How about an article on the 5 most influential CIOs in Asia. Hmm wonder who they will be? Daniel Lai from MTR HK? Ms Rosina Howe from LTA Singapore? Or ?? 15 Sep 2008 10:33am

sandile says...
well actually i would like to know how important is the strategic operations management to a F1 team or manufacturer 26 Sep 2008 7:04pm

Robert Pogson says...
Beware wolves in sheep's clothing. Microsoft will do anything to preserve its monopoly. In the short-term, assistance to schools may seem a good thing but Microsoft's monopoly is not in anyone's long-term interests. XP was obsolete when it was introduced. Vista is not being adopted by business. Whose future is ensured by training students to use Microsoft's products? 08 Oct 2008 12:08pm

Yong Soo Onn says...
Could u forward me the branches u have in Klang Valley. The joint in Mid Valley is close for renovation n disappointed it took so long to open up. I'm eager to fest ur siew loong pow.Do reply. 03 Nov 2008 7:45pm

ZhangCao says...
From your magazine,I could get much konwledge. Thank you very much! Best wishes to your whole workers,and happy new year! Steve Jobs sence had said that stay hungry,stay foolish.By your magazine ,people can get much more informations they would love to. God bless you and me! 16 Dec 2008 5:36pm

Melissa Ooi says...
Dear Melissa Chua First of all, thank you for sharing the information on mobile technology usage in the Sir Run Run Shaw Hospital. However, I notice that the system was deployed in 2005. We are in 2009 now. Is the hospital still using the same system or has there been a newer updated version? Thanks. Melissa Ooi 06 Jan 2009 12:11pm

Mi.H says...
Dear Sir/Madam, We are an IT trading Company in Dubai UAE and looking for DELL Laptops to purchase in quantity of 500 & in dealer price, please contact us immediately, We only look for Dell Laptop made in Malaysia or Poland (NOT CHINA) , Payment is only L/C at site,our sales channels are pushing us to get prices & your fast reply will be very appreciated. Many thanks for your kind consideration and looking forward to hearing from you soon, Best regards, Mi. H., Research and Sourcing 18 Feb 2009 6:18pm

aliyazbek says...
hi want to buy the notebook 24 Feb 2009 1:06pm

Jackie Paper says...
Huh..A project with SAP r/3 named award.. it must be a dubious award.. Those customers who are using SAP r/3 need to pay expensive SAP extanded maintenane support for R/3 . There is no cost saving in the long run ... They should have been upgraded to SAP ECC 6... Best Bottom Line award , may not , it is a business case of failed IT Management .. see you 28 Jul 2009 1:00pm

fikri says...
find the information on outsourcing business worldwide and Malaysia 08 Oct 2009 6:03pm

Jason Yap says...
Fantastic. To embark SAP B1 solution into F&B business is an intelligent move. You can know the business result within few clicks. I am just wondering the data entry of the system would increase your operating headcount? 23 Oct 2009 1:22pm

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