Author: A. Asohan

Fujitsu soldiers on despite Surface surprise
Fujitsu, as with many other original equipment manufacturers in the Windows world, is still discussing a response to Microsoft Corp’s surprise unveiling of its own Windows 8 tablets last week, as it launched its own 2012 Lifebooks in Malaysia.
The ‘hidden’ Microsoft comes to the Surface
Last week, Microsoft unveiled two tablets powered by its upcoming Windows 8 OS that largely wowed a skeptical tech audience, throwing the gauntlet not only at Apple and Google, but also at its own OEM partners.
Disaster: Malaysian companies not confident they can recover
Organizations in Malaysia spend more of their IT budget on backup and recovery than their regional counterparts, but are seemingly less confident of their investment in such risk management.
Govt guys to start-ups: Think big, go for it
A press conference held to congratulate five start-ups chosen to go to Silicon Valley for a four-week entrepreneurship learning and networking tour saw pep talks to “do your own thing” coming from the most unusual of sources: The Government Guys.
Job-hunting? Clean up your social media profile
Welcome to the new world, where your digital footprint is as important as that piece of paper you carry to job interviews saying you have earned a degree.
Internet speeds: It’s not just about the infra, silly
When it comes to the ‘perceived speed’ of Internet access, infrastructure is only one factor in the equation, says a Goggle VP. Having data stored locally is just as important.
Malaysia to get Google’s g|Day on steroids
Google Inc will be hosting a much expanded g|Day in Malaysia in October, as part of its efforts to grow the Internet community here.
Huawei’s first global training center outside of China
Global ICT solutions provider Huawei has chosen Cyberjaya as the site for its first global training center outside of China, saying that this center would also serve as the worldwide point for all English-medium training it will provide.
Working on the next-gen Internet
Changes have to be made to make the Internet more effective and more cost-effective to accommodate the data explosion that is happening. Bell Labs and other researchers as well as Internet bodies are working on content-centric networks, not the location-centric networks that are being built today.
Bandwidth throttling: It’s so last year
Bell Labs India believes one of its research projects may do away with the need for bandwidth throttling by ISPs – merely one example of how a technology developed for an emerging market may have a disruptive impact in a developed economy.
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