First-quarter server revenue dropped by 24.5 percent year-over-year, as economic turmoil bit ever deeper into companies' IT budgets, according to IDC.
Worldwide revenue in the first three months of 2009 fell to US$9.9 billion, according to figures...
IDC: Biggest quarterly drop in 12 years for servers
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Dell unfazed by Acer's 'elasticity play'
Dismissing Acer's market gains as "elasticity play" and limited in reach and effectiveness, Dell Computer says its aim to be Asia's No. 1 PC vendor remains in sight.
During a call with regional journalists Friday to announce the company's fiscal...
Malaysia keeps lofty spot for global services
Though Malaysia maintained its position as third-most preferred location for global services, after India and China, in AT Kearney's 2009 Global Services Location Index (GSLI), the country must remain wary of up-and-coming regional rivals, said a government...
Time Warner to spin off AOL
Media giant Time Warner announced Thursday morning that it will cast off its AOL division to become a standalone company.
Before that separation can take place, Time Warner will buy the 5 percent of AOL owned by Google so that it will have 100 percent...
Greenpeace: IT companies weak on climate change
Having issued a middling report card to consumer electronics companies earlier this year, environmental watchdog Greenpeace is now targeting big IT companies which it says are not pulling their weight when it comes to tackling climate change.
With its...
Sophos: Mind your software defaults
Organizations need to pay attention to software configurations and control them appropriately, or risk compromising their security posture, industry experts have warned.
Users can be better protected if more thought was given to the default product...
Philippines not banking on virtual currency yet
MANILA--The e-commerce landscape in the Philippines can be likened to the country's geographic nature: a vast but disparate archipelago with different regions speaking their own languages.
While local sites have sprouted recently to stake a claim on...
Does Microsoft's new limited liability company point to search deal?
Microsoft last week registered a limited liability company (LLC) in Delaware, stoking speculation that it is planning an acquisition or joint venture. If true, Microsoft may be planning a little bit more than a demo of its search engine and a big ad...
First-time project managers need failures
One of the greatest impediments to first-time project managers' success is their need to succeed. There are three things they really need--and early success isn't one of them.
Nothing succeeds like success, except in project management where nothing...
Seven (nasty) truths about IT spending
An article discusses harsh realities associated with out-of-control IT costs. While cost containment is integral to reducing failed IT projects, Draconian inflexibility is not the way to go.
An article in the March issue of Harvard Business Review,...
Confirmed: Apple tablet in 2010
A source familiar with Apple's product plans says that the company plans to introduce a tablet-based device in early 2010. This is consistent with the report from Piper Jaffray’s Gene Munster.
Here's the body of Munster's note:
Signs pointing to a...
Virtual worlds an inroad to new generation
Virtual worlds aren't dead--they're enjoying a re-awakening, as marketers learn to connect both the real and virtual, say observers.
Mary Ellen Gordon of Market Truths, a U.S.-based research firm specializing in virtual worlds, said in an interview...
Clickjacking: Hijacking clicks on the Internet
What if you reached to grab a newspaper out of a news stand and you found a rock in your hand instead? How about opening the front door to a grocery store and ending up on a boat?
This sounds like a Matrix movie, but the virtual equivalent of this is...
Pirate Bay: In search of an unbiased judge
The search for unbiased judges in the high-profile Pirate Bay case in Sweden seems never-ending.
Finding legal authorities who are not connected to the people involved in the case is apparently difficult in a country that counts only 9 million inhabitants.
Shortly...
Windows server has Linux in crosshairs
Microsoft's new entry-level server edition, Windows Server 2008 Foundation, is aimed squarely at Linux, and the software giant says its "simplicity" is expected to give it the edge over Linux as the choice server OS for the small business segment.
By...
Singapore govt needs holistic Web approach
The Singapore government will need to adopt a whole new mindset and holistic strategy, in its efforts to engage its citizens via the Internet and other new media platforms, say industry watchers.
The local government has in recent months indicated...
Iran blocks access to Facebook: report
Gulf News Archive Facebook is a social networking website that allows users to communicate and share information on the internet.
Tehran: Social networking site Facebook is now blocked in Iran after the government ordered...
How Facebook, MySpace and YouTube Killed eBay
Editor’s note: This is a guest post by Keith Rabois, vice president of strategy and business development for Slide, the social entertainment company. Prior to Slide, Keith was a VP at LinkedIn and an EVP at PayPal in charge of among other things, competitive...
Microsoft patents means of limiting software
Microsoft on Tuesday was granted a patent for a way of limiting access to certain features of an operating system depending on whether a user has paid for those features.
The patent, titled "Restricted software and hardware usage on a computer", ...
Online payment security gets APAC nod
Three in five online shoppers in the Asia-Pacific region are satisfied with current levels of online payment security, but more can be done, a new study has revealed.
The study found that 61 percent of online shoppers in the region deemed online payment...
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