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Mashups changing the face of copyright laws

Copyright laws have to evolve to catch up with the rise of user-generated content and mashups from the digital generation, says law professor.


Lenovo restructures, axes 2,500 staff

As part of reorganization, PC maker consolidates Greater China and Asia-Pacific operations. Singapore personnel among those affected by move, says spokesperson.


A year like the last, and then some

Stock markets remained volatile, economic forecast bleak. 2008 saw little change from the previous year, though some headliners and scandals did help spice things up.

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  • EMC to cut 2,400 from workforce

    Storage giant EMC announces a 7 percent global workforce reduction, despite preliminary record fourth-quarter revenues.

    Thursday, January 08 2009 03:16 PM


  • Cisco launches social-networking for businesses

    The world's largest maker of Internet infrastructure equipment is now helping big media companies build social-networking Web sites.

    Thursday, January 08 2009 11:10 AM


  • Windows 7 beta: First impressions

    A new version of Microsoft's operating system, bringing back that nebulous "Windows XP feel," won't wow anyone but will satisfy them on a much deeper level.

    Thursday, January 08 2009 01:50 PM


  • Report: Microsoft beats out Yahoo, Google on Verizon deal

    Microsoft is close to announcing it has beat out Yahoo and Google in a coveted deal to be the search provider on Verizon phones, according to a Reuters story.

    Thursday, January 08 2009 10:55 AM


  • Sun acquires cloud company Q-layer

    Software from Q-layer is designed to help companies simplify the management and deployment of data center applications.

    Thursday, January 08 2009 10:48 AM


  • Lenovo, Microsoft layoff rumors swirl

    Amid pessimism surrounding the economic situation, more rumors of layoffs within companies including Lenovo and Microsoft have surfaced online.

    Monday, January 05 2009 06:24 PM


  • Microsoft planning big layoffs for January?

    The latest rumor puts the possible job cuts at 15,000, or nearly 17 percent of Microsoft's worldwide operations, with MSN getting hit hard.

    Friday, January 02 2009 08:55 AM


  • Top 9 security predictions for 2009

    New year will see high demand for multi-function appliances, with adoption of 3G and Web 2.0 introducing new security vulnerabilities, says Fortinet.

    Monday, January 05 2009 05:08 PM


  • Creative Technology slices 2,700 jobs

    Axeing more than half the size of its 2007 workforce, the Singaporean music device maker says the retrenchment exercise was focused on a Malaysian subsidiary.

    Tuesday, January 06 2009 05:51 PM


  • Israel takes airstrikes to the Web

    Israel Defense Forces uses Twitter to spread message and posts footage of Hamas airstrikes on YouTube. Some videos were removed, and later reinstated.

    Friday, January 02 2009 11:56 AM


  • Ballmer: It's OK to wait for Windows 7

    Microsoft's CEO, speaking to enterprise customers, says Windows 7 is worth the wait and that a Yahoo deal still makes sense.  [4 comments]

    Friday, October 17 2008 07:07 AM


  • Demand for Linux PCs varies across Asia

    PCs sold to consumers with Linux OSes installed are receiving positive response, but this varies between different markets in the region, say manufacturers.  [3 comments]

    Wednesday, November 12 2008 08:18 PM


  • Vista marks end of 'planned software'

    Big software releases like Windows Vista demonstrate the limits of a "planned" development model characteristic of proprietary software, says Red Hat CEO.  [3 comments]

    Friday, October 17 2008 06:59 PM


  • SMBs early adopters of open source CRM

    Small and midsize businesses in Asia are leading the charge in adopting open source enterprise applications, notes new IDC report.  [3 comments]

    Tuesday, November 11 2008 08:57 PM


  • Urgency for IPv6 not felt yet

    Businesses have not channeled spending toward migration to IPv6 networks, but experts say this issue will be more pressing in the near future.  [3 comments]

    Friday, October 24 2008 06:56 PM


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