Last time I checked, the whole argument in favour of using consumer technologies in the enterprise was their flexibility, their design experience and their overall more user-friendly approach to offering products and services. If that's the case, why do Facebook and Google suddenly seem worse than the most dictatorial IT exec?
Tens of thousands of video conferencing setups, including some in corporate meeting rooms where the most confidential information is discussed, are vulnerable to spying attacks, researchers said.
NEC said Thursday it will cut 10,000 jobs, including 3,000 outside of Japan, and it now forecasts a US$1.3 billion loss in the current fiscal year through March.
One year after announcing her intention to develop a European Cloud Computing Strategy, Europe's Digital Agenda Commissioner Neelie Kroes has made a first cash commitment at the World Economic Forum in Davos.
Radiation from the largest solar flare in more than six years shouldn't adversely affect communications or technology for most people on earth, experts say.
After two straight years of nearly flat salaries, tech professionals have begun to see significant pay increases at last.
Debunking myths about the consumerization of IT, a new survey shows companies embracing consumer gadgets.
Bill Gates says that he has been inspired to push on with his philanthropic work after the death of Steve Jobs reminded him that we only have "limited time" on earth.
When developing and integrating cloud systems, the public interfaces and external "contracts" among services mean that design and architecture can evolve rapidly and in parallel.
President Barack Obama Tuesday attacked offshoring, urged businesses to bring jobs back to the U.S., and renewed his appeal for visa reforms to keep foreign students from returning home after earning advanced degrees.
Times are lean. Business in the developed nations is struggling. We're facing a bleak short-term future for most every enterprise. Getting more for less has to be high on any CFO's agenda. So it's probably a good time to take a little look at boosting productivity. "
Continuing his longstanding use of social networks, President Barack Obama is set to do an interview in a Google+ Hangout on Jan. 30.
No details have been revealed about the number of layoffs in each region, including Singapore.
It is not possible for Google to monitor everything on its website, said its chief business officer Nikesh Arora in Davos, according to a report.
Apple now holds $97.6 billion in cash, enough to purchase Sony five times over -- and seems set to use some of it for strategic acquisitions. Does this reflect a new phase of consolidation as M&A activity intensifies? Or is the company bucking a highly conservative trend?
It is not possible for Google to monitor everything on its website, said its chief business officer Nikesh Arora in Davos, according to a report.
Bizarrely, in a recent corruption case involving the former heads of the Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) and Central Narcotics Bureau (CNB), Peter Lim Sin Pang and Ng Boon Gay, an angle of sex has been thrown into the mix as reported by the local media, making tongues wag.
Enterprise software has been available for all core corporate functions. Yet, some CIOs choose to customise their software from scratch. CIO Asia discovers why.
Analytics vendor says 2012 to be the year for mobile offerings and its High-Performance Computing portfolio.
When developing and integrating cloud systems, the public interfaces and external "contracts" among services mean that design and architecture can evolve rapidly and in parallel.
Application delivery networking provider F5 Malaysia releases new version of its BIG-IPR software to help build dynamic data centres for local businesses.
Care to download and print your dinner? Not today, of course, but the possibility may exist in the not-to-distant future.
Amid renewed reports of poor working conditions at factories making Apple products in China, it's unclear whether customers will demand change.
Twitter announced Thursday that it has technology in place to selectively block tweets in specific countries.
Amid renewed reports of poor working conditions at factories making Apple products in China, it's unclear whether customers will demand change.
Panasonic launched a wireless broadband service in Japan this week that is intended to encourage customers to use its coming wave of Internet-ready appliances and services.
Canonical will outfit the next release of its Ubuntu Linux OS with a new type of interface that will allows desktop users to execute functions for any program through a command line interface, or by voice command.
It is not possible for Google to monitor everything on its website, said its chief business officer Nikesh Arora in Davos, according to a report.
Like taxes and death, it’s virtually inevitable that you will fill up your hard drive. In decades gone by, that might mean scrutinizing the data stored there and figuring out what to throw overboard to free up space. But, storage is relatively cheap, and there are a variety of options available to extend your storage capacity.
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A CSO perspective by Dave Martin
