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Hard-to-get credit, dominant conglomerates deter startups in HK

Though 80% of entrepreneurs don't regret starting a business in Hong Kong, many of them find difficulties in securing credit (78%), market domination by large corporations (68%), and red tape (61%) the major deterrents to would-be entrepreneurs in the city, said workplaces provider Regus.

The unvarnished truth about Big Data

There are plenty who believe that beneath big data’s shiny exterior, companies will find a hollow ring of tin plating. Will big data reveal itself to be just another IT fad?

MANAGEMENT CENTRE

LEGAL

Penguin settles with US states in e-book price-fixing lawsuit

Apple continues as a litigating defendant in the suits brought by the DOJ and the states

OUTSOURCING

Limited demand for multi-process HR BPO

Ovum study reveals buyers’ preference for shared services approach, single-process and add-ons for existing systems.

PROJECT MGMT

Guest View: The hidden costs of support

Sunil Desai, Director for Managed Services at Dimension Data Asia Pacific, points out that the bulk of support-related expenses fall outside the scope of traditional support offerings. It is important therefore to identify and eliminate 'hidden' expenses.

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RESOURCE CENTRE

APPLICATIONS

SAP Labs: We moved away from vanilla solutions to localisation

Navaneet Mishra, Vice President, Globalization Services, SAP Labs India, talks about how the company is leading the way in localising offerings for the Indian market.

CLOUD COMPUTING

Google Drive updates Android UI, adds document scanning

Stored documents can be searched like text files

DATA CENTER

Make the most of your energy, says Schneider Electric Malaysia

The energy management specialist hosts an exclusive screening of 'Epic' for guests, which include the children of San Pedro Charity Home in Kuala Lumpur.

IMAGING AND PRINTING

Aussie start up launches online document platform

SignForms.com gets backing from tech investment company, NGU Group.

INDUSTRIES

SAP Labs: We moved away from vanilla solutions to localisation

Navaneet Mishra, Vice President, Globalization Services, SAP Labs India, talks about how the company is leading the way in localising offerings for the Indian market.

INTERNET

Google launching new fund for later-stage tech investments

Google launching new fund for later-stage tech investments

MOBILE AND WIRELESS

LG Optimus range will be distributed in Malaysia by Brightstar

LG has an amazing product roadmap, said Brightstar Malaysia.

NETWORKING

Digital Track implements wireless solution for Hetero Drugs

As the vice president of sales of Digital Track Solutions, Venkat wanted to close a deal to implement a wireless solution for an existing client. The challenge was that a competitor—126,500,000,000 times the size of Digital Track Solutions—wanted it too.

OPERATING SYSTEMS

BLOG: Pixelmator costs $15 and does 95% of the stuff we use Photoshop for

Gibbs corrects his comments about the availability of Adobe's CS6, recommends Pixelmator to replace most of what you want Photoshop for, and suggests the Button TrackR to help you find your keys

SECURITY

Target located: The growth of the targeted attack

The growth of targeted attacks has been documented in the global press, but the severity is possibly understated.

STORAGE

ISV is Our Key Route to SMB Market in India: IBM

Viswanath Ramaswamy, Country Manager for Power Systems, Systems and Technology Group at IBM India/ South Asia, talks about the company's unique strategy for SMB market in India.

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BLOGS

BLOG: Yahoo goes big and buys Tumblr

The Tumblr purchase has to be followed up with other moves to bolster its mobile and social strategies.

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