Australian ISP triumphs in landmark copyright trial
Judge dismisses case against Internet provider
By MIS Australia staff
- SAP hits reset button with CEO change
- Brazil navy beefs up artillery with dual-target capability
- Carbon-tracking software market starts to get hot
- Sharp, Samsung settle all outstanding LCD patent cases
- Blackberry spyware source code released
- Deal Done, Oracle looks to reassure Sun users
- IT test lab ready for 2010 Youth Olympics
- Open Text generates US$248 million in the second quarter of fiscal 2010
- Specific software sector almost out of the woods
- Sri Lanka’s Telecom Mobitel to offer CNN mobile news
Most Commented
Most Commented
CIO Focus
Cloud
SaaS BI growth will soar in 2010
The deployment trends seem to indicate so.By Chris Kanaracus | 03 Feb 2010
Cloud
CommVault ties backup software to the cloud
Many traditional storage companies are likely to also integrate their products with public cloud services. What does that mean for their enterprise customers?By Jon Brodkin | 03 Feb 2010
IT Investments
Rescue Mission: How To Grow Your Business With No Budget
Two experts run through a scenario to show it’s possible.By Paul Bergamo and Jesus Arriaga | 03 Feb 2010
IT Investments
ERP: How and why you need to manage it differently
The new and necessary approaches to drawing value from your ERP systems.By Kim S. Nash | 03 Feb 2010
Blogs & Opinion
Cloud Computing
Is ‘cloud computing’ hurting cloud computing
The concept of cloud computing is more than just ‘over the Internet,’ so using that phrase isn’t right, either.By David Linthicum | 08 Feb 2010
Customer Service
What should a defective laptop cost?
One reader balks when asked to pay to have his brand-new computer repaired.By Christina Tynan-Wood | 03 Feb 2010
Cloud
Cloud security: Root of trust
In security, trust is an intransitive relation with a specific hierarchy. Therein lies the rub.By Jon Brodkin | 03 Feb 2010
Reviews
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
Jack's Musings
HP Mini 5101
Flying with a HP Mini to three cities and two hotels in Germany in six days.By Jack Loo | 22 Dec 2009
Software
First Look: Chrome for Mac
First, before you consider switching, realize that Chrome is very much a beta release on the Mac.By Rob Griffiths | 09 Dec 2009
Tech Centre
Mobile
Augmented reality: Pure hype or Next Big Thing in mobile?
'Surf the world' as you walk through itBy Howard Wen | 27 Jan 2010
Software Testing
The future of testing - How testing and technology will change
During these challenging economic times, there is a dramatic increase in the desire for quality assurance (QA) professionals to understand better where the software testing industry as a whole is heading and how testing processes and the technology involved will most likely change.By Joachim Herschmann | 26 Jan 2010
Security
The Asia Pacific enterprise I.T. security study 2009
The August 2009 survey of IT leaders in ten Asia Pacific countriesBy MIS Asia | 25 Jan 2010
Telepresence
Telepresence catching on, but hold onto your wallet
Depending on how a system is being marketed, there can be a blurry line between high-definition videoconferencing and outright telepresence.By Esther Shein | 25 Jan 2010
Telecom
'Our plan is to be more aggressive': Avaya Asia Pacific President
MIS Asia asked Francois Lancon, Avaya Asia Pacific's new president, about his plans for the region and about his business objectives for 2010 and here are his answers.By Zafar Anjum | 22 Jan 2010
Executive Moves
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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 -
Lawson AP
Marketing takes new direction at Lawson AP
The appointment of Haren Samarasekera should ultimately create customer value.
By F.Y. TENG | 28 Oct 2009 -
Patni
Patni hires new APAC business head
Former boss of CrimsonLogic is back as the head of Indian specialised IT services company business in Asia Pacific
By F Y Teng | 24 Aug 2009
Events
MIS Asia & Computerworld eGovernment Seminar 2010, Singapore
Raffles Hotel, Singapore | 10th Feb 2010CIO Asia Conference & Awards 2010, Singapore
Singapore | 9th Mar 2010CIO 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 2010
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Video - Editor's Pick
News Report
Adult movie makers tiptoe towards 3D
At last week's Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas TV makers pushed 3D as this year's big thing in entertainment but across town at the Adult Entertainment Expo the porn industry, usually a leader in adoption of new technology, was a little cooler on the technology (Viewer discretion is advised for this video).By Martyn Williams | 19 Jan 2010
News Report
Ford adapts Sync to create myFord Touch driver interface
The technology will roll out at high end first but come standard with the Ford Focus from 2012By Nick Barber | 12 Jan 2010
Podcast - Editor's Pick
The HP-Microsoft partnership
Microsoft and Hewlett-Packard have declared a plan to boost spending on product integration and joint marketing by US$250 million over the next three years. Here are some details on the plan by Jeff Carlat, Director, Partner and Platform Software, Infrastructure Software and Blades, HP Enterprise Business.By Ross O. Storey | 20 Jan 2010
Sound Bite
Google Chrome OS
Caesar Sengupta, Google’s product management director for Chrome OS, on the Chrome OSBy Zafar Anjum | 13 Jan 2010
Online Poll
Is Google's Nexus One a big threat to iPhone?:
Featured Whitepapers
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EMC Symmetrix V-Max
Simplify and automate management of virtual data centers with EMC
Simplify and automate management of virtual data centers with EMC
Source: EMC
03 Dec 2009 -
Successful Data Center Consolidation
Five Steps to Successful Data Center Consolidation
Downsizing and consolidating data centers can yield some impressive long-term savings, but it requires careful planning and a commitment to continued maintenance. The following five steps will help you in your data center consolidation efforts: Building a business case, Understanding what you have, Identifying the best candidates for consolidation, Repurposing and reconfiguring IT resources, Maintaining what you have achieved.
Source: BMC
30 Nov 2009 -
Cost Comparison of Network Deployments
A Comparison of Total Costs of Ownership of 10 Gigabit Network Deployments in the Data Center
Synopsis In the whitepaper, four different data center networks (3 on cabling architecture and 1 on converged model) were proposed to illustrate CAPEX and operational considerations. 1000 servers spanning 50 cabinets were used as a baseline for all comparisons.
Source: Commscope
08 Jan 2010 -
NEC-Mission Critical Servers
NEC-Mission Critical Servers
See IDC's views on deploying mission-critical workloads on X86 server infrastructure and how IDC views NEC in the x86 server space and how NEC can support to realize to virtualize your environment and deal with challenges.
Source: NEC
08 Jan 2010
Latest Whitepapers
- SOA Strategy
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- The Asia Pacific Enterprise I.T. Security Study 2009
- Source: CIO Asia/Oracle
- New Age Security
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