Stories by Veronica C. Silva

Asia group launches cloud index, 'cloud map'

Asia's cloud computing industry group recently unveiled two initiatives that can help guide organisations in the region as they consider adopting cloud computing.

Gartner: More IT investments in the Asia Pacific next year

Organisations around the world are now more willing to invest in IT, according to a survey by Gartner. But those in the Asia Pacific region are a little bit more bullish, with more than 72 per cent of respondents saying they will invest 10 per cent more than this year's budget.

US tech companies score in environment bid

An environmental watchdog in the US recently released the 2010 list of top companies worldwide that have been doing more than their fair share of work in the reduction of carbon emissions.

BT to expand aggressively in APAC

Global telecommunication services provider British Telecommunications (BT) has unveiled details of its growth plans for the Asia-Pacific region. These included investments in IT infrastructure and new staff in the region, starting with the appointment of a Southeast Asian head.

NEC develops green technology from non-food components

Japan's NEC Corporation may have found the answer to the nagging debate between saving the environment without necessarily starving the population. And NEC found the answer while addressing the demand for durable plastic for the electronics industry.

Job ads up in second quarter of 2010: Asia Job Index

Job advertisements in Asia recovered in the second quarter of 2010 with some sectors regaining the levels attained during the pre-financial crisis period.

Industry players collaborate on cloud computing

Major industry players recently forged an alliance to collaborate on cloud computing, which has recently become the buzzword in the IT industry.

New cyber attacks more malicious than Love Bug: Symantec

A decade after the Love Bug virus attacked millions of computers worldwide and put the Philippines in the IT world map in a negative way, computer security experts have noticed that today's computer attacks are more malicious than the original computer security threat.

NEC develops simulator to test LTE

Japan's NEC said it has successfully completed and tested a network simulator for network optimisation of LTE (long term evolution), the next generation mobile broadband standard.

Cyber criminals exploit Haiti tragedy with malicious attacks

There was no let up in spamming and phishing activities last month even as the entire world watched with sympathy the tragedy in Haiti. To add to the sorrow behind the devastating earthquake on 12 January, cyber criminals took advantage of the tragedy to launch spamming and phishing attacks.