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UN IIST shifts focus
Database, Don Sambandaraksa, Published on 05/01/2011
» MACAU : In 1991, with the the return of Macau to mainland China in 1997 looming, the Portuguese and Chinese governments agreed to set up an international project and hosted the United Nations University there. Over the years the International Institute for Software Technology has turned out many academics who have gone back and helped develop their home countries.
Challenges ahead for telco firms
Database, Don Sambandaraksa, Published on 29/12/2010
» The new Frequency Allocation Act has failed to keep up with technology according to an NTC commissioner while all the major telcos agree that concession conversion is needed for a level playing field and to prepare the industry for imminent AFTA and WTO trade liberalisation.
Survey reveals huge redundancy
Database, Don Sambandaraksa, Published on 29/12/2010
» Thailand is already swamped with fibre-optic cables connecting every district and does not need to spend on yet another next generation network (NGN) project. Instead, work should focus on using the idle existing networks and building out the last mile to the villages and homes, according to academics from Thammasat University's Faculty of Economics.
A journalist's work never ends
Database, Don Sambandaraksa, Published on 29/12/2010
» Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva got one very special Christmas present, one he was probably not counting on, thanks to the netizens of Facebook.
TGS 2011 to highlight classic retro gaming contest
Database, Don Sambandaraksa, Published on 22/12/2010
» The Thailand Game Show (TGS) will be held at the Queen Sirikit National Convention Centre (QSNCC) between Jan 6-8. The event, now in its fifth year, is themed Power-Up+.
MS re-claims lead with HD7 phone
Database, Don Sambandaraksa, Published on 22/12/2010
» Microsoft is back to re-claim its throne at the top of the smart phone pecking order with the launch of the Windows Phone 7 HD7 phone that was launched, and immediately sold out, in conjunction with HTC and Dtac.
Let the humanoid race begin
Database, Don Sambandaraksa, Published on 08/12/2010
» Applicants are now being accepted for the national round of the Robocup humanoid soccer championship, with 1.7 million baht of backing from Seagate. The winner will represent Thailand in the world Robocup Soccer 2011 championship in Turkey.
Symantec boosts authentication
Database, Don Sambandaraksa, Published on 17/11/2010
» After 27 years of providing security for end points, Symantec has launched a new logo and acquired a number of companies that together will provide the trust, strong identity and encryption it needs to protect a world where servers are virtualised and are somewhere in the cloud outside of the company's data centre and where CIOs need to be responsible for data that flows readily to their employee's personal smart phones.
Expert emphasises independence
Database, Don Sambandaraksa, Published on 10/11/2010
» Speaking at a seminar entitled Leadership and the Independent Regulator at Thammasat University, Professor Mark Jamison, Director of the Public Utility Research Centre at the University of Florida, explained why the world needs independent regulators and what independence means when it comes to regulators such as our own National Telecommunications Commission.
Disappoint people at a rate they can endure
Database, Don Sambandaraksa, Published on 10/11/2010
» I wonder what Professor Jamison would think of our beloved National Telecommunications Commission (NTC). Quite a bit, I am sure, but he was tight-lipped when I asked him as he also works for the seven great ones in a consultancy position. Let's see.