Microsoft partners with Samsung, HP to help stop Windows piracy
Microsoft signed a similar agreement with Lenovo in March.
Asia Pacific contact centre markets to grow
Frost & Sullivan predicts these markets will employ more than six million agents in 2019.
Qualcomm targets China, emerging markets with new lower-end Snapdragon chips
The new chips offer support for TD-SCDMA networks, a 3G technology used in China.
Fujitsu and Chulalongkorn University start student performance management platform trial
When successful, the system will be marketed to other schools in Thailand and even other countries.
Calling Lara Croft: Researchers use lasers to uncover lost jungle city
An Australian research team has used a laser-based remote sensing technology to uncover an ancient metropolis buried beneath the Cambodian jungle.
Huawei unveils first SOC in Indonesia
Service Operation Center designed for telecom operators aiming to increase end-user satisfaction.
Japan's NHK develops robot camera array for Matrix-like effects
Japan's public television broadcaster, NHK, has developed an array of video cameras that are synchronized to create "bullet time" shots like those popularized in the film The Matrix.
Rogue public cloud usage to be countered with proactivity
IT departments need to maintain pace with Cloud evolution.
Today's workers demand flexibility, mobility—and Facebook
The corporate office is dead. Long live Starbucks.
Top tier SMBs spending less on IT than bottom tier: Symantec
Security vendor claims larger scale does not automatically translate into more spending.
Report: Microsoft and Nokia talked acquisition
Microsoft and cellphone maker Nokia were in advanced talks about an acquisition of the Finnish company's device business, but the discussions have broken down, according to a report in The Wall Street Journal.
15 ways to protect your e-commerce site from hacking and fraud
Hackers are stealing credit card and other sensitive information from e-commerce sites. To protect (and reassure) your customers, it's imperative to know how to protect your e-business and your sensitive customer data. E-commerce and security experts share 15 tips on how you can prevent fraud and keep your site safe.
What’s driving M2M?
Niklas Ekarv, Head of M2M, Asia Pacific, Vodafone, speaks on growth areas in the M2M space in Asia and beyond over the next few years, including the tracking of driver behaviour.
Most data in organisations is "junk," difficult to get context: CommVault
Back-up vendor recommends adopting an open minded approach when looking for value in unstructured data.
MANAGEMENT CENTRE
Profile IT: St Mary's College ICT manager, Paul John Stanners
IT managers are faced with the challenge of migrating infrastructure to the cloud, says Stanners.
Internet should be prepared for 'militarisation': UK ministry report
Stephen Bell looks at a report on cyber-conflict called The Global Cyber-Game.
Today's workers demand flexibility, mobility—and Facebook
The corporate office is dead. Long live Starbucks.
Swedish court OKs Pirate Bay co-founder Svartholm Warg's extradition to Denmark
The decision to extradite the Pirate Bay co-founder can be appealed
Asia Pacific contact centre markets to grow
Frost & Sullivan predicts these markets will employ more than six million agents in 2019.
Scope creep a major issue for Singapore CTOs and CIOs
Prominent causes for scope creep include poor project management, staff continuity and changing regulatory environment.
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RESOURCE CENTRE
APPLICATIONSTakaful Malaysia slashes data costs by half with CommVault
The adoption of CommVault's Simpana data management platform also brings big data analytics into the insurance firm's strategic business scenario, says Takaful Malaysia's CIO.
Public cloud benefits outweigh security and data sovereignty risks, says head of Parliament IT
'Cloud first' policy will include Microsoft Office 365 roll out.
Data wiped from 630 Megaupload servers
Megaupload did not ask for the data, hosting provider LeaseWeb said.
3D printer creates lithium-ion batteries the size of a grain of sand
The nanobatteries could power miniaturized medical implants, compact electronics or tiny bots.
HBO Go, WatchESPN come to Apple TV
You can now watch Tony Soprano whack his enemies from your Apple TV.
HBO Go on Apple TV a no-go for DirecTV customers
HBO Go and WatchESPN have come to Apple TV? Unless you're a DirecTV subscriber. Has the company learned nothing from the digital music wars?
MOBILE AND WIRELESSWindows Phone 'weak', Huawei sneers
Huawei consumer chief says just three or four smartphone companies will survive.
NETWORKING'Fingerprinting' added to Barracuda's firewall armoury
Barracuda Web Application Firewall version 7.8 firmware has specific enhancements to offset automated attack attempts from botnets, says Barracuda's Malaysia-based regional manager.
iPad 5 rumor rollup for the week ending June 18
Foiling Samsung, mini shipping, name that iPad prototype.
NSA defends spying as backlash rages
Security guru Bruce Schneier makes call to "stop the madness" of NSA "cyberwar" efforts.
Ferromagnetics breakthrough could change storage as we know it
MIT prof says new method of writing to magnetic media should cut power consumption by a factor of 10,000.
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BLOGS
BLOG: 70% of Indian CIOs will report into CEOs by 2016
I recently analyzed 60 companies in India to understand the CIO reporting structure and the key projects that these organizations are focused on.
BLOG: 10 things the CEO can do to drive digital
Forrester held its European Business Technology Forum in London this week -- a convocation ofCIOs, Enterprise Architects, Infrastructure and Operations Professionals, Security and Risk Professionals, and Sourcing and Vendor Management Professionals.
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