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A virtual nightmare for traditional outsourcers
Database, Don Sambandaraksa, Published on 05/01/2011
» Asia was a bit slow adopting virtualisation, but is now leading the push to cloud computing. However, the road to transformation is a long one with many questions that need to be asked.
Recruiter shares his thoughts
Database, Don Sambandaraksa, Published on 05/01/2011
» Peter Fischbach was a serial entrepreneur and computer contractor in New York before he came to Thailand in the '80s. His first job was for a purchase order system for the United Nations in BASIC in DOS. Soon after settling down, he found out there were no IT recruitment and placement companies so instead of continuing as a programmer, he set up ISM recruitment and now lays claims to one of the largest if not the largest database of Thai IT professionals. He shared his experience on the Thai IT scene over two decades with Database.
Kaspersky to build up Asean market
Database, Don Sambandaraksa, Published on 22/12/2010
» Kaspersky has announced its plans to take on the lucrative corporate malware protection market here in Asia through sheer technical excellence and promises to do everything, up to and including flying out researchers to investigate problems on-site to help solve the growing problems of targeted attacks that corporations have to face.
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.
Jabra expands in wireless market
Database, Don Sambandaraksa, Published on 01/12/2010
» Jabra might be known for its stylish consumer Bluetooth headsets but in fact 75 percent of its revenue comes from its enterprise solutions. Pick up the phone to a call centre, and chances are the operator is using a Jabra headset. Go into a modern open-plan office, and chances are the executives walking around are also using long-range Jabra wireless headsets to keep in touch. Ralph Ede, Managing Director for Jabra in South Asia, explained the other three quarters of his business.
Industry looking to fine-tune performance as popularity grows
Database, Don Sambandaraksa, Published on 24/11/2010
» New 3G technology on the network side could mean a 30 percent improvement in battery life for smart phones, while development of 2G networks continue to increase data capacity in a world that will soon be dominated by handsets sending small amounts of data all day.
Easing the healthcare burden with technology
Database, Don Sambandaraksa, Published on 24/11/2010
» Cisco HealthPresence at first looks like a video-conferencing system with some clinical tools attached, but it is just one component of Cisco's portfolio of healthcare solutions that build on its existing network, radio and unified communications all the way through to voice and video expertise that will soon change the way healthcare is delivered.
'Bulldozer' aims at changing the server landscape
Database, Don Sambandaraksa, Published on 17/11/2010
» Don Newell, AMD Senior Vice President and CTO for Servers, said that today the company is focusing on changing four-way server economies. Traditionally, going from two-way to four-way often meant a 3x increase in price, not 2x. With AMD, the linear relationship is restored.
The converging conference
Database, Don Sambandaraksa, Published on 27/10/2010
» Avaya has taken the consumer web and launched a portfolio of business-centric services which will soon give corporations a level of versatility and ease of use that have long evaded corporate users - until now.
When disaster strikes, why doesn't Thailand learn its lessons?
Database, Don Sambandaraksa, Published on 27/10/2010
» Disasters. With the Indian Ocean earthquake back in 2004 and the resulting tsunami, one would think Thailand would have learned a thing or two about handling disasters. Perhaps, but many of those lessons were not put to use when the floods hit the country last week.