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2012, Feb 08
2012, Feb 08 The newly formed Asia Cloud Alliance vowed to resolve issues surrounding cloud computing to lower barrier to adoption and meet industry-specific needs.
Launched at an event hosted by PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) in Hong Kong, the Alliance is a joint venture initiative of Oracle, telecommunications carriers, IT and professional service providers in the Asia-Pacific.
It used to be national symbols, heroes and local leaders, cultural icons or historical landmarks. Now, you have the image of a mobile phone, modern refrigerator, flat-screen television, digital media player and Global Positioning System (GPS) in postage stamps.
CIO Connect, an organization dedicated to developing and advancing CIOs, has expanded to Singapore so it could better serve the needs of IT leaders in Asia-Pacific and strengthen its presence in the region.
In anticipation of more exponential business growth against a back drop of an initial user base of 2 million to over 22 million, China Mobile (Fujian) Ltd. (Fujian Mobile), a rapidly expanding subsidiary of China Mobile (HK) Group Limited, has selected Oracle Exadata Database Machine for its next-generation Business Analysis Support System (BASS).
The increased interest of companies to utilize enterprise applications (EA) for business process automation and faster time-to-value will continue drive the growth of the EA software market.
But the upward trend in growth could be affected by the uncertainty surrounding the European economic crisis and the threat of a double-dip recession looming large in 2012.
Health Connect, a joint venture between SK Telecom and Seoul National University Hospital (SNUH), was officially launched recently with the goal of developing futuristic healthcare convergence technologies and enhancing national welfare by reducing social cost due rising healthcare expenses in Korea.
The role of contact centers in organizations has changed over the years from a mere provider of customer access in the 1990s to the multi-channel facilities that they are now, serving customer demands in a 24x7 world. The journey, however, is not without order and chaos.
Taiwan's National Communications Commission recently announced that transition to digital television will be completed one year ahead of schedule in 2014.
The Asian Development Bank (ADB), in partnership with the World Bank and Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), has joined AidFlows.org to provide the world a better picture of how much development aid is provided and received
Thailand and Vietnam have signed a memorandum of understanding on health cooperation, under which Thailand will help Vietnam develop its universal health care coverage scheme.
The agreement was signed by Thailand Public Health Minister Wittaya Buranasiri and Vietnamese Minister of Health Dr. Nguyen Thi Kim Tien in Bangkok on January 26.
The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) in the Philippines has synchronized the country's trade and investment promotion activities of the government through its newly launched Global Marketing and Intellgence System (GMIS).
Consilium and Orange Business Services are modernizing maritime communications with the launch of a paperless navigation solution that enables shipping companies to move to a fully electronic platform for navigation and communications.
SugarCRM is bringing together CRM thought leaders from around the world at its 6th annual SugarCon event in San Francisco, April 23-26. Guy Kawasaki, co-founder of Alltop.com, founding partner at Garage Technology Ventures and columnist for the Open Forum of American Express, will be the keynote speaker.
Avaya Flare Communicator, which delivers unified communications and collaboration capabilities over WiFi and 3G networks, is now available on tablets. The new mobile solution enables enterprise-class voice, instant messaging, and presence with email integration on mobile devices.
After overtaking India as the call center capital of the world in 2011, the Philippines is now eyeing leadership in 4 fast-growing outsourcing services -- healthcare information management outsourcing, finance and accounting outsourcing, HR outsourcing and animation and game development.
"Being global but acting local" is a commonly used phrase in the marketing industry. But it has real-world implications and is the subject of many MBA courses, particularly those focused on international business.
The Facebook journey shows Asian businesses that to successfully develop a massive audience, they have to break out of their home region, says Jan Dawson, Ovum Chief Telecoms Analyst.
The proliferation of powerful consumer devices, ubiquitous services and easy-to-use applications has created radical changes in workplace technology. Analysts and media commentators have called this trend the “consumerization of IT,” and like many hot technology trends, certain misconceptions have emerged.
Neptune Orient Lines' (NOL) CIO Wu Choy Peng observed that markets were getting increasingly volatile with changing consumer demands and supply shifts, while manufacturing bases were adding greater complexity to shipment planning and order fulfillment for its subsidiary APL Logistics.
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