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China IT spend to surpass Japan by 2013

b04f4eff4654dc6f28ca692c05511c99 — Sun, 27 May 2012 17:40:30 +0800

China is set to overtake Japan as the largest spender on IT goods and services in the Asia-Pacific region, IDC’s latest IT forecast reveals.

Cloud gaining momentum among Asia-Pacific retailers

b04f4eff4654dc6f28ca692c05511c99 — Sun, 27 May 2012 01:03:32 +0800

Adoption of retail-specific technology in Asia-Pacific is less when compared to the other regions as the industry is still developing. However, the positive economic outlook in Asia will drive the future adoption of cloud among retailers in this region.

CITIC Securities applies new accounting solution to improve asset management

b04f4eff4654dc6f28ca692c05511c99 — Sun, 27 May 2012 00:59:21 +0800

CITIC Securities (CITICS), one of the largest securities firms in China, is improving its asset management business with a new accounting solution that can meet multi-currency, multi-GAAP (Generally Accepted Accounting Principles), multi-market and multi-product valuation accounting requirements.

Accelerated demand for BYOD service and support seen

b04f4eff4654dc6f28ca692c05511c99 — Sun, 27 May 2012 00:51:25 +0800

Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) brings unique system requirements for service providers and support issues for businesses, the results of a global survey that explores the growing demand for BYOD bares.

The battle for spectrum: The government as arbiter

a38c77c84a68365538a62009357af1e9 — Thu, 24 May 2012 10:00:24 +0800

Balancing public and private interest has been the responsibility of governments for ages, or the typical struggle of what is socially good and beneficial versus what is commercially viable. But post-modern battles are hardly the good versus evil types anymore, but an overlapping matrix.

Australia, US forge cyber security alliance

a38c77c84a68365538a62009357af1e9 — Wed, 23 May 2012 07:32:15 +0800

Australia and the United Sates have forged an alliance to lead in improving global cyber security and develop cyber incident response capabilities, Australia's Attorney-General and Minister for Emergency Management Nicola Roxon said in a statement in the read more

BSA: 63% of computer users in Asia-Pacific admit they pirate software

a38c77c84a68365538a62009357af1e9 — Wed, 23 May 2012 06:38:03 +0800

The Business Software Alliance (BSA) reported that 63 percent of computer users in Asia Pacific admit they have acquired pirated software. The commercial value of unlicensed software installed on personal computers rose by 12% to nearly US$21 billion in 2011, the highest loss recorded to date.

Social networking to play a key role in healthcare delivery

a38c77c84a68365538a62009357af1e9 — Wed, 23 May 2012 06:34:14 +0800

Social networking will play a major role in an emerging healthcare delivery model that also explores the role of mobile technology in supporting collaborative teamwork, a new report from IDC Health Insights said.

More IT, business leaders saying Yes to BYOD, Cisco study shows

b04f4eff4654dc6f28ca692c05511c99 — Tue, 22 May 2012 17:34:45 +0800

IT and business leaders are accepting, and in some cases embracing, "bring your own device" (BYOD) as a reality in the enterprise.

A Cisco Systems’ IBSG Horizons Study of 600 US IT and business executives shows some of the quantifiable benefits and complexities associated with allowing employees to use their own mobile devices on their employers' networks.

Big leap for Singapore government in the cloud

a38c77c84a68365538a62009357af1e9 — Tue, 22 May 2012 09:06:01 +0800

In Asia, you can count on the Singapore government to lead in IT innovations and e-governance. This time, it is leading the move to the cloud.