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Archive for July 2008

On Even Ground

Posted by: Admin on: July 30, 2008

Embrace Easy, Excellent and Exciting Computing with the new ASUS Eee PC 1000
by: Jerry Liao
I always believe that when people starts imitating or following something you’ve started, then perhaps I am doing something right. This can be applied to what ASUS did when they launched their first EEE PC, it became a huge success [...]

A Run for Your Money

Posted by: Admin on: July 27, 2008

Security flaws in online banking sites found to be widespread
by: Jerry Liao
Just last week, I was asked why online shopping in the Philippines is not as popular as in other countries. My answer is simple – TRUST. Trust among the players – payment institutions, sellers and buyers. Payment institutions should trust [...]

Race to Leadership

Posted by: Admin on: July 22, 2008

IDC / Gartner : Worldwide PC market grew steadily in Q2-08
by: Jerry Liao
Worldwide PC shipments reached 71.9 million units in the second quarter of 2008, a 16 percent increase from the second quarter of 2007, according to preliminary results by Gartner, Inc. HP continued to maintain the No. 1 position with its worldwide [...]

The Web Squabble

Posted by: Admin on: July 20, 2008

Google/Yahoo or Microsoft/Yahoo – Which is Worse?
by: Jerry Liao
The battle for web supremacy is reaching its peak with Microsoft explaining to Congress how a Google / Yahoo deal will threaten the Internet economic balance. On the other hand, Microsoft is also trying to buy Yahoo, and this time teaming up with investor Carl Icahn. [...]

Final Analysis

Posted by: Admin on: July 15, 2008

Business Objects Announces Industry’s First Intelligence Platform
by: Jerry Liao
What do you do after gathering all the data that you have? Generate reports perhaps – then what? Did it ever occurred to you that you can create scenarios to help companies arrive to better corporate related decisions. This is just one characteristics [...]