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Archive for February 2008

The Time is Now

Posted by: Admin on: February 26, 2008

SMBs in ASEAN to spend US$13.4B ON I.T. THIS 2008
by: Jerry Liao
DO they have the money? How serious are they? Are they difficult to work with? Do they have technology appreciation? and the question goes on and on. Questions that a supplier ask when faced with Small and medium businesses [...]

The Final Surrender

Posted by: Admin on: February 25, 2008

Toshiba Announces Discontinuation of HD DVD Businesses
by: Jerry Liao
When the HD-DVD and Blu-Ray formats was announced, everybody was so excited to try out both medium, to answer one simple questions – who has the better quality? Then the format war ensued. Some companies supported HD-DVD, and others supported Blu-Ray.
Articles describing the strengths [...]

How to Say NO

Posted by: Admin on: February 19, 2008

Yahoo Chief Explains Rejection of Microsoft Bid
by: Jerry Liao
By now, most of you have heard that the Yahoo’s Board of Directors has rejected the offer of Microsoft. But that doesn’t mean that Yahoo is already out of the woods – not yet. After the announcement, other companies have send feelers to talk [...]

Strictly Illegal

Posted by: Admin on: February 17, 2008

Teenagers Less Likely to illegally Download from the Net if they know the Law
by: Jerry Liao
I recently visited the website of the Business Software Alliance (BSA) to determine the status of piracy worldwide, particularly Asia and the Philippines. What I got was a study Global Software Piray done 2006 but was released [...]

Fault Lines

Posted by: Admin on: February 12, 2008

Workplace Autopilot threatens security risk perception
by: Jerry Liao
I have been saying all along that security is a process and not just a solution. You can have the right software, the right infrastructure, but if you don’t have the proper procedure or process in place, then you might as well throw away all your [...]