A proposal by a group of peers to have digital hubs set up across the UK is unrealistically costly, analysts have warned. Analysys Mason said it had calculated a “back of the envelope” sum of £1bn for building open-access hubs that “serve the most rural 10 percent of the UK” — the part of the […]
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Analysts question cost of Lords’ ‘digital hubs’ idea
Senators attempt to give federal datacenter consolidation the force of law
While the ongoing Federal datacenter consolidation effort certainly seems to be making progress in fits and starts, U.S. Senators Michael Bennet and Tom Coburn are attempting to give the mandate a bit more bite by legislating the consolidation process. They are doing this by filing an amendment to the Cybersecurity Act of 2012, which is […]
JobWatch: jobs down; and staying down?
The latest employment statistics make depressing reading for job seekers. The big question is: are jobs disappearing in the short term because of a global downturn, or is this part of a far-reaching restructure within the industry? With infrastructure moving into the cloud, is there a need for quite so many IT managers? When you […]
Fast and furious fraud detection taps big data
Big data has a role in helping to detect fraud, but sifting through that data can also mean big waits — the last thing a customer wants when transactions are moving to real-time. So how do banks use big data while keeping it fast? According to Terracotta CTO Greg Luck, most of them do it […]
Brisbane Airport ditches IBM for Cisco’s UCS
Four years ago, Brisbane Airport Corporation started a virtualisation journey that saw it move from 70 servers down to 12 — but it found that it could still improve on this. The company implemented VMware’s ESX to achieve its consolidation down to 12 IBM X-series servers. However, with a new airport operational database application (which, […]
7 in 10 to be LTE users in South Korea by 2013
The number of South Korea smartphone users on LTE could hit 42 million next year, making up 73 percent of all mobile phone users. According to a study by ROA Consulting on Tuesday, this will be driven by a surge in new devices and ramped up marketing campaigns, and help LTE surpass 3G numbers in […]
NBN plan key to public confidence
Public confidence in the National Broadband Network (NBN) could be undermined if the next corporate plan for the AU$36 billion project doesn’t offer firmer targets, coalition MPs and an industry expert have said. Communications Minister Stephen Conroy is expected this week to release the 2012 three-year plan, which will update figures in the inaugural plan […]
Symantec extends security response network to SEA
SINGAPORE–Symantec on Wednesday announces the opening of its first security response center in Southeast Asia, which will focus on monitoring the region’s online threat landscape and improve cybersecurity knowledge. The company said in a statement that the center will boost its regional coverage and allow it to “identify and analyze emerging Internet security threats, deliver […]
Anonymous vows revenge over logo trademark
Anonymous’ iconic logo was quietly trademarked in France in February, but now that Anonymous has found out, it’s not going to take it lying down. (Credit: Anonymous ) Twitter user Asher_Wolf picked up on the trademark application (PDF) yesterday, but the application was first filed with the Institut National De La Propriete Industrielle (INPI) in […]
India BPO biz as usual despite massive blackouts
Many Indian IT business process outsourcing (BPO) providers have managed to sustain operations, amid the massive power cuts that has hit over 20 states including the capital New Delhi. According to the Economic Times (ET) on Tuesday, three power grids in the country failed, starting with the northern grid which collapsed for the […]
Lenovo joins forces with EMC
China-based PC vendor Lenovo has struck up a partnership with EMC in a bid to gain more ground in the servers and networking storage space. The relationship will help EMC expand its footprint in China and other growth markets. The two vendors have started a server technology development program that will see Lenovo bring out […]
S’pore sets up council for media literacy, cyberwellness
Singapore has set up a council to lead public education on media literacy and cyberwellness as well as advise the government on policies related to the media. In a statement Monday, Singapore’s Media Development Authority (MDA) announced the setting up of the Media Literacy Council (MLC). The council will be led by chairman Tan Cheng […]
S’pore sets up council for media literacy, cyberwellness
Singapore has set up a council to lead public education on media literacy and cyberwellness as well as advise the government on policies related to the media. In a statement Monday, Singapore’s Media Development Authority (MDA) announced the setting up of the Media Literacy Council (MLC). The council will be led by chairman Tan Cheng […]
Smartphone OS makers eye developing markets
The mobile industry can expect to see more than two smartphone operating systems (OSes) meeting the global market’s needs, even if Apple’s iOS and Google’s Android platforms are generating most of the buzz right now. There is room for smaller competitors which can ride on developing markets’ shift toward advanced mobile handsets to become a […]
Smartphone OS makers eye developing markets
The mobile industry can expect to see more than two smartphone operating systems (OSes) meeting the global market’s needs, even if Apple’s iOS and Google’s Android platforms are generating most of the buzz right now. There is room for smaller competitors which can ride on developing markets’ shift toward advanced mobile handsets to become a […]
Panasonic back in black on cost reduction
Panasonic’s operating profit for the first quarter increased 6.9 times compared with last year and net income swung back to black–due to fixed cost reductions and the streamlining of material costs. In a statement Tuesday, the Japanese electronics released its financial results for the three months ended June. The company’s operating profit increased to 38.6 […]
Panasonic back in black on cost reduction
Panasonic’s operating profit for the first quarter increased 6.9 times compared with last year and net income swung back to black–due to fixed cost reductions and the streamlining of material costs. In a statement Tuesday, the Japanese electronics released its financial results for the three months ended June. The company’s operating profit increased to 38.6 […]
Ubisoft stoppers Uplay plug-in hole
Games company Ubisoft has patched a serious vulnerability that could have allowed a hacker to take over a victim’s computer. Ubisoft has patched a hole in its Uplay browser plug-in. Image credit: Ubisoft The flaw lay in a browser plug-in for Uplay, Ubisoft’s in-game rewards and connection system, and could have allowed a malicious website […]
Ubisoft stoppers Uplay plug-in hole
Games company Ubisoft has patched a serious vulnerability that could have allowed a hacker to take over a victim’s computer. Ubisoft has patched a hole in its Uplay browser plug-in. Image credit: Ubisoft The flaw lay in a browser plug-in for Uplay, Ubisoft’s in-game rewards and connection system, and could have allowed a malicious website […]
IaaS vendors with Asia focus should specialize
The infrastructure-as-a-service (IaaS) market in Asia is still immature, which offers both opportunities and challenges to vendors, with one industry watcher calling them to focus their marketing efforts on specific customer segments. Arun Chandrasekaran, research director at Gartner, said the overall IaaS market is growing as more vendors such as Google and Microsoft have ventured […]