TSA installs full-body scanners to screen air travelers
Passengers can elect to skip the full-body imaging units in favor of a physical pat-down and metal detectionBy Nick Barber
- Samsung finding new ways to push 3D to users
- Data issue hits BlackBerry devices for second day
- Free download of Office 2010 beta available to all Malaysians
- TSA installs full-body scanners to screen air travelers
- Thailand approves credit card hacker's extradition to US
- W3C pulls former Novell CTO for CEO spot
- Satyam still risky a year after fraud revealed: Forrester
- US lifts Iran, Sudan, Cuba Internet services export ban
- Solving bottlenecks and data explosions: Oracle Malaysia
- Thai eye hospital opts to replace management solution
Most Commented
Most Commented
CIO Focus
Mergers & Acquisitions
M&A mistake: Too many CIOs arrive late to the dance
There's probably no greater indication of a CIO's strategic importance to his company than what happens at the time of a merger or acquisitionBy Thomas Wailgum | 08 Mar 2010
IT Management
CIO to CIO: Reaping the benefits of business service management
Business service management is more of a journey than a destination.By Mark Settle | 08 Mar 2010
Public Sector
US Federal CIO describes problems, changes in IT
Vivek Kundra talked about the many inefficiencies in US government IT and some moves to make data more accessible.By Nancy Gohring | 08 Mar 2010
Public Sector
Hong Kong government CIO: IT budget is up, not down
Five new major IT projects are due to start soon.By Teresa Leung | 08 Mar 2010
Blogs & Opinion
Telecom
Chinese New Year breaks SMS records
The Chinese New Year is often a record-breaking season for telecommunications, and this year was no exception.By Jane Wang | 09 Mar 2010
IT Management
Predictions for the next decade
Consumer and enterprise IT will change dramatically and the traditional IT function will disappear.By Axel Winter | 09 Mar 2010
Cloud Computing
A practical look at cloud computing
Lower costs, greater flexibility and access to resources on demand: it’s no wonder cloud computing is attracting attention.By Wilson Ho | 09 Mar 2010
Public Sector
DHS Crowdsources Ideas for Cybersecurity Campaign
The US's DHS is looking for ideas on how to better discuss cybersecurity with the American public.By David Coursey | 08 Mar 2010
Reviews
Application
What is Google Wave?
Google Wave is one of the most hyped but least understood services Google has ever launched.By Gina Trapani | 23 Feb 2010
Google Buzz
Sorry, Google: I'm just not buzzed about Buzz
Google just unveiled its latest Facebook/Twitter-killing social email app, Google Buzz. But Cringely is less than impressed.By Robert X. Cringely | 11 Feb 2010
Laptops
Acer Aspire 8940G-6865
Acer offers a quad core system, plus discrete graphics and Blu-ray playback, at an attractive price and tuned for usability.By Loyd Case | 26 Jan 2010
Techlightenment
Cinema and technology: Avatar (2009)
The geek shall inherit the earth. I mean the good geek. That is one of the principal messages of the James Cameron film.By Zafar Anjum | 07 Jan 2010
Server
Apple for the enterprise
Apple is now pitching its Mac OS X Server Snow Leopard for small and medium enterprises in Singapore.By Zafar Anjum | 22 Dec 2009
Tech Centre
4G
The state of 4G in 2010
You can expect lots of exciting trailers and teasers that will tide you over, but don't expect to see any real action until the latter half of the year.By Brad Reed | 09 Mar 2010
Executive Q&A
The Word
“When the outside world looks at us and they see the embodiment of our values and our people, the word ‘trust’ comes up a lot.”—Stephen WattsBy F.Y. TENG | 05 Mar 2010
Networking
Energy-efficient Ethernet: A greener choice for 2010
Data center managers and equipment vendors looking for greener alternatives will begin to benefit this year from a major initiative aimed at reducing the power consumed by Ethernet equipment.By Sanjay Kasturia | 04 Mar 2010
Virtualisation
5 things VMware must do to fend off Microsoft
The industry's biggest x86 virtualization vendor is facing a strong challenge from Microsoft, which is enticing IT executives with Hyper-V, an alternative that may not be quite as sophisticated as VMware but is less expensive.By Jon Brodkin | 02 Mar 2010
Virtualisation
Cloud, virtualization: Wasting IT resources
Despite enhancements on both cloud and virtual computing products, major vendors aren't taking into account many of the ways even a technology designed to save IT resources can unintentionally waste them.By Kevin Fogarty | 01 Mar 2010
Executive Moves
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Emerson Network Power
Emerson Network Power appoints new technical and enterprise sales leader for Asia
Jeffry Toon also serves as the director of data centre architecture for strategic accounts in the region, said the company.
By Zafar Anjum | 25 Feb 2010 -
Nokia Siemens
Nokia Siemens Networks appoints new chairman for Malaysia
Spotlight is on user experience: Tan Sri Rainer Althoff
By AvantiKumar | 21 Feb 2010 -
AT&T
Johnny Ng to manage AT&T’s sales team in Greater China
Appointed as company’s general manager for the region
By Anuradha Shukla | 20 Jan 2010 -
HP
HP boosts imaging and printing solutions in Malaysia
Appoints new GM for IPG
By AvantiKumar | 08 Nov 2009
Events
CIO Asia Conference 2010, Malaysia
Kuala Lumpur | 11th Mar 2010CIO Asia Conference 2010, Hong Kong
Hong Kong | 18th Mar 2010MIS Asia IT Nation Forum 2010, Singapore
Raffles Hotel, Singapore | 6th Apr 2010Computerworld Forum: Security 2010, Malaysia
Kuala Lumpur | 8th Apr 2010Computerworld Forum: Security 2010, Singapore
Singapore | 16th Apr 2010
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MIS Asia IT Excellence Awards 2010
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CIO Asia Conference & Awards 2010 and the Great Debate
Showcasing the ‘new economy’ IT approaches that are expected to lead the way in the adoption of cost-effective technology in the post-recession environment. Presenting the five CIO Awards to the most outstanding enterprises in CIO 100 index.
Find out more!
Computerworld Forum: Security 2010
There are huge risks and threats out there. Can enterprises in our part of the world tackle them? We’ll examine current information and overall security issues, risks, threats and options to resolving and solving them, perhaps for the long term.
Malaysia Event | Singapore Event
MIS Asia IT Nation Forum 2010
Discover the top IT initiatives for 2010, based on the findings from the 4th annual MIS Asia IT Nation Survey.
Click here for more details.
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Video - Editor's Pick
News Report
Bloom Energy unveils its fuel cell system
Bloom Energy unveils its fuel cell systemBy Martyn Williams | 26 Feb 2010
News Report
IBM launches eight-core Power7 processor, servers
On Monday (8 Feb) IBM introduced its latest Power7 processor, which adds more cores and improved multithreading capabilities to boost the performance of servers requiring high up time.By Nick Barber | 10 Feb 2010
Podcast - Editor's Pick
A walk in the clouds with Arun Kumar (Red Hat)
Arun Kumar, Sr. Director Services & Pre-Sales, APAC/Japan, Red Hat, shares his thoughts on Open Cloud Computing with MIS Asia Online Editor Zafar Anjum. He also highlights Red Hat's directions for 2010.By Zafar Anjum | 09 Mar 2010
Interview
China's innovation, Singapore's creativity
Jimmy Wong, President/Director of Living 3D (China) and Nickson Fong, CEO, Eggfinity (Singapore) share with Zafar Anjum, Online Editor, MIS Asia, their collaboration plans to shape the future of auto-3D technology in the regionBy Zafar Anjum | 05 Mar 2010
Online Poll
Just as in the real world, is the increase in the incidence of cyber-terrorism a precursor to the gradual loss of civil liberties in the cyber world?:
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Downsizing and consolidating data centers can yield some impressive long-term savings, but it requires careful planning and a commitment to continued maintenance. The following five steps will help you in your data center consolidation efforts: Building a business case, Understanding what you have, Identifying the best candidates for consolidation, Repurposing and reconfiguring IT resources, Maintaining what you have achieved.
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Innovating in a Time of Change
Innovation in a Time of Change – Investment and Technical Trends in the Data Center
This 2009 Data Center Survey reveals how data centers respond to new challenges and opportunities. Over 730 IT professionals from 54 countries in charge of their organizations' data centers were surveyed to identify their priorities and action plans to adopt new technologies.
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See IDC's views on deploying mission-critical workloads on X86 server infrastructure and how IDC views NEC in the x86 server space and how NEC can support to realize to virtualize your environment and deal with challenges.
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