Information Technology

Asia Pac security appliance market grew 14% to $1.1 billion in 2010

Highly publicized cases of security breaches brought the security appliance market a whopping $1.1 billion revenue in 2010 as companies try to...

Asia Pac security appliance market grew 14% to $1.1 billion in 2010

Highly publicized cases of security breaches brought the security appliance market a whopping $1.1 billion revenue in 2010 as companies try to...

Government forecasts $1.1bln public sector infocomm tenders

Overall outlook for the infocomm industry remains positive, according to the IDA, amidst increased spending in IT and demand for infocomm services.

Record US$233mn lost to pirated software in 2010

34 percent of software deployed on PCs last year was pirated, said the Business Software Alliance.

Hitachi joins forces with A*STAR to improve genomic sequencing data storage

The collaboration between the two organisations is aimed on meeting the high performance and low storage cost demands in storing, accessing, and...

TrustSphere named as a "Gartner Cool Vendor" for 2011

Gartner identified TrustSphere as one of the few highly innovative technology providers working on the mission-critical issue of protecting...

iPads and inflation: Double I's hurting PC sales

The Asia/Pacific (ex Japan) PC market posted a flat 1% growth for 1Q11, with only 26.8 mln units sold.

Malaysian telcos one-up SG firms in rates cut deal

The reduction in roaming rates would slice off Singapore mobile revenue by 1-2% compared to an estimated 0.5%-0.9% for Malaysian telcos, DMG Research...

Consumer demand for tablet computers will explode

The technology sector may have been overlooked by the market but consumers are still expected to spend on selected categories under the said sector.

Hill & Knowlton appoints Sara Gourlay as Executive Director

She will lead the technology practice for Singapore, following the departure of David Chin.

MDA and SingTel invest $4mln for IDM incubation program

Under the MOU, MDA and SingTel Innov8 will provide funding and create a dynamic environment for start-ups.

Singapore gets smart

Globally, 2011 is said to be the year of the smartphone. Although adoption rates have seen continuous growth across the world, cheaper devices and...

Symantec.cloud revealed how advance fee fraud spammers take advantage of the unrest in Libya

419 or advance fee fraud spammers have demonstrated how they are particularly adept at using the current events to their advantage.

IDA issued code of practice for internet infrastructure

ISPs will be required to implement specific controls progressively as the Code comes into effect from 30 April 2011.

Western Digital establishes hard drive R&D center in Singapore

Western Digital has established an R&D center in Singapore for the development of advanced hard drive technologies.

Technical consumer goods market grew 4% in 2010

Singaporeans are not tech-savvy enough compared to the Hong Kong market which registered a 14% growth.

Chatter.com is live

Salesforce.com is now enabling companies to create a free, private social network.

LG appoints James Park as SEA representative

James Park is appointed as President for Southeast Asia Region Representative, and Managing Director of LG Electronics Singapore.