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Richard Bowman

Security

Developing world, developing problems

Fertile ground for the distribution of viruses, spam and malware
By Richard Bowman | 24 Apr 2009 Tags: Security
Leo Apotheker

Software

SAP expands business-intelligence strategy

Co-CEO Apotheker previewed new products and acquisition of sustainability company at event in New York
By Elizabeth Montalbano | 12 May 2009 Tags: Software,SAP
Tim Burners-Lee

Internet & Privacy

Anger rises at tangling in the web

The founder of the modern internet has waded into the controversy surrounding sophisticated online advertising practices
By Ben Woodhead (MIS Australia) | 24 Apr 2009 Tags: Internet
Ray Ozzie

Software

Ozzie: E-mail, collaboration will drive move to cloud

Microsoft chief software architect said enterprises need to test applications before trusting vendors with them
By Elizabeth Montalbano | 21 May 2009 Tags: Software

Enterprise Applications

Business Process Management

BPM resilient to the downturn

Judging from the first quarter 2009 results for German-based firm IDS Scheer, one strategic enterprise approach that is proving resilient to the global economic downturn is business process management.
By Ross O. Storey Tags: Business Systems,Business performance management

Green IT

Going green faces growing costs: Aberdeen

New levels of complexity for environmentally-friendly business approaches
By Ross O. Storey Tags: Green IT,Environment

Web 2.0

Web 2.0 for the major enterprise

These technologies can revolutionise communication and interaction in companies and in government.
By Ross O. Storey Tags: Web 2.0

Hardware

Components

Intel 'breaks' Moore's Law with new Atom chips

With no speed bump and focus on price, Nvidia might make inroads on performance
By Eric Lai Tags: Components

Hardware Systems

PC shipments to recover in 2010, IDC says

IDC says PC shipment would worsen in 2009 before showing a gradual recovery in 2010
By Agam Shah Tags: Hardware,IDC

Finance

Wells Fargo CTO talks keeping costs flat

Scott Dillon, chief technology officer of Wells Fargo's Enterprise Hosting Services, talks about his IT group's approach to keeping costs flat while improving performance
By Lucas Mearian Tags: Virtualisation,Storage

IT Services

Outsourcing

India trade group chief criticizes proposed H-1B bill

Nasscom's Som Mittol says Grassley-Durbin bill could push more U.S. IT work offshore
By Patrick Thibodeau Tags: Outsourcing

Outsourcing

Offshoring? Try China and India plus a third site

Expertise that varies by country is helping fuel multiple-region outsourcing plans
By Owen Fletcher Tags: Outsourcing

Internet & Privacy

Anger rises at tangling in the web

The founder of the modern internet has waded into the controversy surrounding sophisticated online advertising practices
By Ben Woodhead (MIS Australia) Tags: Internet

Open Source

Open Source

Key legal win for open source

The ruling in Jacobsen v. Katzer concerns an open source software program made available in source code form for download and use by the public, free of charge.
By Maureen Garde and Jeffrey Neuburger Tags: Legal,Open source

Open Source

Open source infiltrates government IT worldwide

Linux and Open Source solutions are growing. The growth is not just within commercial enterprises.
By Jim Romeo Tags: Open source,Software

Open Source

Open-source applications gaining ground across Asia

Reception toward open source technology has been very positive across Asia, the top executive of a Philippine-based global software and engineering services company said.
By Computerworld Philippines staff Tags: Open source,Software

Security

Security

How do you tackle cyber crime?

Information security is a 12-month-per-year effort and not like an annual hair cut, says Mark Goudie, managing principal, Asia Pacific, investigative response, Verizon Business
By Carol Ko Tags: Cyber-crime

Data Protection

How and why to create data destruction policies

Why get rid of our beloved data when we can always buy more storage space?
By Mark Grossman and Tate Stickles Tags: Security

Firewalls

The next generation firewalls

Fairfax Business Media Asia managing editor Ross O. Storey, spoke to Chris King, director, product marketing at Palo Alto Networks, about the need for the ‘next generation firewall’.
By Ross O. Storey Tags: Security

Software

Virtualisation

Towards virtualisation 2.0

Virtualisation moves into new territories
By Darren Greenwood Tags: Virtualisation

Cloud Computing

Pre-empting business strategies for cloud computing

This new computing model is creating a huge buzz of interest among service providers and end-users because of its potential to deliver major cost and operational benefits.
By C. K. Lam Tags: Cloud computing

Software

Rivals level guns at IE in enterprise browser war

While Microsoft's browser is the standard with enterprise customers, Mozilla and Google are readying tools to compete
By Elizabeth Montalbano Tags: Software

Storage

Data Management

Data management: A key to global crisis

Asia-Pacific enterprises warned of placing too much faith in risk management systems while overlooking data management.
By Ross O. Storey Tags: Database,Database network management,Financial Crisis

Virtualisation

78 per cent of IT execs deploy virtual server tech: Forrester

They use it for production application workloads, finds survey.
By Carol Ko Tags: Virtualisation

Virtualisation

FAQ: Desktop Virtualisation

Some details on how the technology works and why it might be a fit for your company
By Jon Brodkin Tags: Virtualisation

Telecoms & Networking

iPhone

Can you manage an iPhone like a BlackBerry?

Apple's iPhone 3.0 OS and iPhone Configuration Utility 2.0 extend the iPhone's enterprise-class management and security features.
By Doug Dineley Tags: iPhone,Blackberry

Mobile Phones

How cell phones will replace learning

Can you find out anything instantly with a cell phone? Not yet.
By Mike Elgan Tags: Mobile Telephony

Networking

Thailand hospital e-health system saves money, lives

Digitization has sped processes and eased information access
By Dan Nystedt Tags: Networking

Feature

Axel Winter

IT3.0 – From Lean to Outsourcing

An internal ‘banking cloud’

Application of a multi-sourcing strategy
By Axel Winter | 25 May 2009
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