Brad Gray to lead Polycom for SEA
With 22 years of IT and telecommunications experience, Gray will focus on partner relationship management for Polycom.
Act on technology to achieve competitive advantage
Mobile, social, virtualisation, big data and cloud are past the exploration stage for CIOs
An event for the CIOs by CIOs
The 26th edition of CIO Workshop will have a strong focus on mobility
Yahoo on Tumblr: We won't 'screw it up'
Yahoo will now have to figure out how to grow Tumblr revenue without alienating its user base
Panel: Apple uses firms outside US to avoid taxes
Apple Inc. employs a group of affiliate companies located outside the United States to avoid paying billions of dollars in U.S. income taxes, a Senate investigation has found.
CIOs' relationship with marketing is weak: survey
CIOs are not putting the same amount of effort into partnering with marketing as they are with finance and operations.
Immigration reform may spur software robotics
A clampdown on visa use by offshore firms may prompt creative responses.
Skill shortages? Not if you pay or train
Companies in search of workers with the most sought-after IT skills may be better off investing in training programs for current workers than hiring new employees, according to IDC
Report: Yahoo board approves deal to buy Tumblr for US$1.1B
Rumours that Yahoo might be in talks to acquire the blogging site emerged last week
New Intel CEO creates 'New Devices' division focused on 'cool technology'
A mere five days after taking the reins at Intel, new CEO Brian Krzanich is making waves.
5 reasons to move to Big Data (and 1 reason why it won't be easy)
Companies of all sizes are beginning to reap the benefits of data analytics technology. If you're not up to speed yet, here are five ways that big data can benefit your business--and one precaution that may well thwart your big data plans.
Big Data—How to extract value from the information explosion
Without preparation, organisations may be overwhelmed with the sheer volume, variety and speed of raw information now available.
Paul Glen: The secret to keeping processes vital
As long as a problem seems present, gnarly and intractable, we enjoy following the process that solves it. But once the problem has been solved, it's not so interesting to us anymore.
IT's new concern: The personal cloud
Personal Cloud services are difficult to control, and users are adept at going around IT.
Gartner analysts on the ‘Nexus of Forces’
In Singapore, some Gartner analysts did some crystal ball gazing to share with CIOs their insights on the biggest forces impacting businesses today.
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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CIO MANAGEMENT FOCUS
CAREERS
Telstra set for further job cuts
Telstra has unveiled a major overhaul of its internal operations, a decision it concedes is likely to lead to further cuts to its 30,000 strong domestic workforce.
IT GOVERNANCE
US power companies under frequent cyberattack
Legislation that would give the federal government power to oversee the protection of utilities has stalled.
LEADERSHIP AND MGMT
Act on technology to achieve competitive advantage
Mobile, social, virtualisation, big data and cloud are past the exploration stage for CIOs
LEGAL
Pentagon clearance for iOS could open even more doors for Apple in the private sector
Industries like finance and healthcare may take a closer look at iOS now that it has the Pentagon seal of approval.
OUTSOURCING
How India's IT outsourcing leaders can stay on top
After a decade of double-digit growth, India's offshore IT outsourcing leaders must shift strategies if they want to continue to dominate in technology services as growth slows in a maturing market. Here are six things Indian outsourcers need to do to grow.
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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CIO TECH FOCUS
APPLICATIONS
IBM launches Watson customer service smart bot
The IBM Watson Engagement Advisor can scan a big data repository and return an answer within seconds.
CLOUD COMPUTING
Malaysian companies will benefit from convergence of two technologies, says Compuware
Compuware's new APMaaS platform is the result of the merging of PurePath from dynaTrace and the Gomez Performance Network into a single cloud-based environment.
DATA CENTER
NextDC awarded ISO quality management certification
Certification covers design and development of secure data centre infrastructure
IMAGING AND PRINTING
Sanity deploys Oki printers
B431dn devices to appear in 120 retail stores
INDUSTRIES
PIKOM continues call for single ICT ministry
The National ICT Association of Malaysian generally welcomes the new cabinet lineup announced by the re-elected Prime Minister following the 13th general elections in the country.
INTERNET
WikiLeaks' donations barely enough to keep the servers running
The project can only be better supported if donations increase, according to WikiLeaks' donations handler.
MOBILE AND WIRELESS
BLOG: Crosswa.lk Aims to let you download iOS apps directly from websites
Crosswa.lk has developed an API that lets app creators post links to their iOS apps on websites so users can download them without visiting iTunes. CIO.com blogger James A. Martin says the idea is a novel one, but it needs work.
NETWORKING
Aruba Networks latest to unveil 802.11ac access points
Joins other WLAN vendors ushering in the "gigabit Wi-Fi" enterprise
OPERATING SYSTEMS
Awesome video shows Leap Motion's Windows 8 gesture control capabilities
A new demo video from Leap Motion shows how waving your finger in your air like you just don't care is totally possible with Windows 8.
SECURITY
The true root causes of software security failures
Developers being overly trusting is one of them.
STORAGE
Western Digital releases its first 1.5TB mobile drive
HGST has announced its highest capacity 9.5mm-high mobile drive, a 1.5TB, three-platter model that is being targeted at the "prosumer" market.
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Hybrid cloud and the future of cloud computing
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Sumitomo and NEC to build high-speed communications infrastructure in Myanmar
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NYSE Technologies expands network into Hong Kong and Tokyo
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