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  • TECH

    What a shame

    Database, Published on 18/08/2010

    » Oracle, which recently bought Sun Microsystems - and thus the rights to Java - sued Google for using and misusing Java in the Android operating system and the world's new, most-popular smart phones; Google broke seven different patents, and Larry Ellison's Oracle has demanded a jury trial; Google briefly noted what a shame it is that "Oracle has chosen to attack both Google and the open-source Java community with this baseless lawsuit," and a bunch of lawyers are going to get new Mercedes before this one is finally settled with a huge exchange of money.

  • NEWS & PR

    Aliens among us

    Learningpost, David Canavan, Published on 24/08/2010

    » I have just returned from a visit to Chiang Mai, where I ventured into the forest looking for snakes, gibbons and other interesting wildlife. While there, a guide pointed out green tea plants, originally from India, planted by the local tribes. When grown, the leaves will be sold to make tea.

  • TECH

    Keeping abreast of IT security

    Database, Suchit Leesa-nguansuk, Published on 25/08/2010

    » In an increasingly connected world, computer security is no longer the concern of only IT departments, as engineering professionals also need to be aware of the risks when managing controlled systems, according to Chaicharearn Atibaedya, President of PTT ICT Solutions.

  • TECH

    China syndrome

    Database, Published on 21/07/2010

    » China handed over a new licence to Google for the US company to continue running its website and search-software peddling in the Middle Kingdom; the two conspirators had created months of tension over the question of whether China would put principle ahead of business, and whether Google would put doing-no-evil ahead of its share price; Google said it was thrilled that China would allow it to "continue to provide web search and local products to our users in China", while China had no comment about a routine business licence deal.

  • LIFE

    New attack another setback for tourism

    Business, Chadamas Chinmaneevong, Published on 28/07/2010

    » Thailand's tourism recovery will be delayed further to the second half of 2011 as Sunday's explosion near the Big C Ratchadamri store in Bangkok has sparked new concern about political problems, according to the Thai Hotels Association (THA).

  • TECH

    Expert warns of social networking

    Database, Sasiwimon Boonruang, Published on 30/06/2010

    » With the popularity of social networking applications rapidly increasing together with the growth of mobile devices, an expert warns users to be more cautious of threats that come with them.

  • TECH

    KYC/CDD to tackle financial terrorism

    Database, Suchit Leesa-nguansuk, Published on 07/07/2010

    » After the 9/11 World Trade Center attack, terrorism became a major global issue. Similarly in Thailand, the torching of many buildings on May 19 has been blamed on terrorists.

  • TECH

    Going places

    Database, Published on 07/07/2010

    » Google also wants to know where you're going and how you plan to get there; the king of search rifled the lunch money for $700 million to buy ITA Software, a US company organised in 1996 by computer scientists at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology; it sells the software that runs many airlines' reservations systems, and services travel sites including Kayak, FareCompare, Hotwire and Microsoft's own Bing Travel; Google CEO Eric "I Know Jack" Schmidt promised that he "will improve the way flight information is organised", but the US Justice Department said this deal will get a tough look by the anti-monopoly division.

  • TECH

    Cisco report highlights security woes

    Database, Don Sambandaraksa, Published on 01/09/2010

    » Cisco has launched its 2010 mid-year security report, which has shown a sea change in how businesses use IT resources with borderless networks, while IT departments struggle to provide security while coping with users using their personal phones to access corporate IT resources and cloud computing, which processes data outside the corporate data centre.

  • TECH

    Untangling the stats to establish the smart phone leaders

    Database, Don Sambandaraksa, Published on 21/04/2010

    » So what is the most popular smart phone platform out there? BlackBerry? It certainly seems that way with our former Prime Minister telling his peasant mob to use it to watch a certain coloured TV channel that is otherwise banned.

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