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ICANN approves '.asia' as top-level domain

December 8, 2006 Businesses in the Asia-Pacific region will have the domain as an alternative to country domains such as ".jp." TAGS: Asia-Pacific, Asia, domain, region

Singapore: One nation under Wi-Fi

August 28, 2006 Firecrackers and gum chewing might be frowned upon in Singapore, but the country is going nuts for Wi-Fi. TAGS: SingTel, Singapore, Asia, recruiting, hot spot, public health, Indonesia, nation, Wi-Fi, India

CA exec urges Asia to strengthen data-breach laws

September 28, 2007 Security sales director says region should follow Japan's example to ensure companies take data security more seriously. TAGS: Asia, identity management, data security, penalty, enterprise security, Japan, Computer Associates International Inc., law, network security, region, Singapore, exec, security, U.S., California

China leads Asia in malicious online activity

September 20, 2007 Report finds that China topped the region in the first half of 2007, producing the most malicious code, spam zombies, bots and attacks. TAGS: China, bot, Asia, malicious code, region, spam, activity, Symantec Corp., security

Asia warms up to intellectual property

August 23, 2006 As the relative value of IP increases, Asian businesses begin to take infringement issues more seriously. TAGS: Asian company, intellectual property, asset, IP, rights-management, Asia, Chinese company, value, Singapore, China, telecommunications, chairman, Nokia Corp.

China vies with U.S. for spam title, report says

April 21, 2006 Overall, computers in Asia relay more junk e-mail than those in any other continent, according to Sophos research. TAGS: Graham Cluley, Sophos Plc., spam, Asia, South Korea, spammer, North America, China, McAfee Inc., Internet Service Provider, Europe, U.S., security, antivirus, virus, Microsoft Corp.

Cybersquatting escalates in Asia

October 8, 2007 Inexpensive domain names are fueling the growth of cybersquatting in the region, says domain-name registrar. TAGS: Internet domain name, registrar, domain name, domain, Singapore, Asia, China, IP, brand, Microsoft Corp.

Lenovo snares another Dell executive

August 31, 2006 Senior vice president of Lenovo Group's global supply chain is the sixth recent hire from Dell. TAGS: Lenovo, supply chain, Human Resources, Asia-Pacific, Asia, Dell, senior vice president, president, region, vice president, acquisition, Japan, CEO, PC

BlackBerry outage: RIM a victim of its own success?

April 18, 2007 The very nature of RIM's network could have led to the outage that caused millions of BlackBerry users to go without e-mails for hours. TAGS: Research In Motion Ltd., outage, BlackBerry E-Mail, subscriber, RIM BlackBerry, data center, nature, Asia, e-mail server, e-mail, Europe, server

Infamous Russian malware gang vanishes

November 9, 2007 Trend Micro claims the Russian Business Network suddenly dropped off the Internet, but the group may have resurfaced in Asia. TAGS: Raimund Genes, malicious software, Trend Micro Inc., hosting, Taiwan, kit, security company, Asia, SQL, China, malware, HTML, antivirus

Infor to acquire SSA Global

May 16, 2006 In expanding its enterprise software offerings, company is expected to challenge Asia's market leaders, Oracle and SAP. TAGS: SSA Global, SAP AG, enterprise software, Oracle Corp., acquisition, Asia, manufacturing, software company

Microsoft to expand security research teams

February 7, 2007 Over the next six months, the software maker plans to establish security research and response teams in Europe and Asia. TAGS: Asia, RSA Security Inc., security, Europe, antivirus, Microsoft Windows Live, researcher, Microsoft Corp., McAfee Inc., virus, Microsoft Windows

Michael Dell pushes governments to invest in IT

May 4, 2006 Developing countries can improve lives of their citizens with fast networks and better access to PCs, he says. Photo: Michael Dell at WCIT TAGS: information technology, government, Asia, leader, Dell, AMD, server, PC

Alcatel to buy part of Nortel wireless unit

September 1, 2006 Company will bolster its 3G wireless business with $320 million purchase of Nortel equipment, technology. TAGS: Nortel Networks Corp., Alcatel, UMTS, wireless technology, broadband wireless, GSM, Lucent Technologies Inc., Asia, EDGE, EVDO, 3G, CDMA, radio, Europe, mobile phone

Lenovo's CEO replaced by Dell exec

December 21, 2005 After less than a year on the job, Steve Ward steps down. His replacement is a Dell executive for Asia. TAGS: Lenovo, IBM PC, phase, Stephen Baker, transition, integration, IBM Corp., exec, merger, Asia, CEO, Dell, PC

Motorola dialing up mainstream Linux phones

August 16, 2006 The open-source operating system is poised to move beyond high-end handsets and into a more wallet-friendly realm. Photo: Linux Rokr TAGS: Motorola Inc., Linux, Open Source Development Labs, fragmentation, Motorola ROKR, programmer, Asia, handset, mobile phone, open source, Europe, mobile device, operating system

Facing biometrics' limits

June 22, 2006 Although deployment will grow significantly, its climb will be limited to internal security networks, IDC predicts. TAGS: biometrics, authentication, bank, deployment, Singapore, ATM, Asia, security

Computing grid hunts for bird flu cure

May 5, 2006 Grid of 2,000 computers looks for a potential virus inhibitor among known compounds. TAGS: grid computing, scientist, lab, Asia, component, virus

Are commie cybersnoops watching us?

May 26, 2006 CNET News.com's Charles Cooper says the latest row over Lenovo speaks volumes about how politics can trump common sense. TAGS: Lenovo, Richard Smith, China, Asia, IBM Corp., U.S., security, PC, Microsoft Windows

The world is a tough oyster for U.S. PC makers

November 8, 2000 Although opportunities abound, brand-name PC makers acknowledge that becoming a force in emerging markets such as Asia and Latin America can be a challenging task. TAGS: Latin America, PC company, market share, Eastern Europe, tariff, Brazil, Compaq Computer Corp., emerging market, shipment, Gartner Inc., Alaska, Mexico, Asia, U.S., vice president, IBM Corp.
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