PCCW Global Limited, a subsidiary of Hong Kong’s premier telecommunications provider, PCCW Limited, and Vizada Networks, a member of the …
HTC’s Mango phones, Titan and Radar, out next month
HTC recently launched two smartphones running Microsoft’s latest update of its mobile operating system, called Mango, as Microsoft struggles to …
Avoiding telecom slippery slope
Telecom operators worldwide face numerous obstacles to continued success: stagnating growth; heightened competition; and growing consumer sophistication. As these trends …
BPO growth continues despite mixed fortunes in developed countries: Gartner
The worldwide business process outsourcing (BPO) market is forecast to grow 6.3% in 2011 and 5% in 2012, according to …
Microsoft to co-develop cloud products with Chinese OS firm
Microsoft said today it will work with a Chinese operating system developer to create cloud computing products for the country’s …
Skype acquiring startup GroupMe
Internet calling company Skype said Sunday that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire GroupMe, a startup that …
Inmarsat launches voice distress service on FleetBroadband
Inmarsat, the provider of global mobile satellite communications services, has announced the commercial availability of a new voice distress service …
IDC advises retailers on tech initiatives for 2011
IDC Retail Insights today announced the availability of a new report, Perspective: Top 10 Recommendations for the Holiday Season, describing …
Lenovo’s net profits close to double
Lenovo reported strong earnings for the quarter ended June 30, with the company’s net profits nearly doubling year-over-year. Profits grew …
Dell’s desktop revenue suffers while server and networking revenues strengthen
Dell had strong profit growth in the second fiscal quarter of 2012, although the company’s revenue was hurt by a …
When service matters
Emirates Airlines is a regional success story of global proportions. However, its continued success relies on being able to scale …
Champions of value addition 2011
The combination of global economic changes and new technology life cycles has made global IT vendors more accountable for the …
Fabrics of our life
It is incredible how connected our lives are today. Increasingly sophisticated wireless devices are becoming common every day tools leading …
Smartphones boom while mobile phone sales drops: Gartner
Mobile phone sales floundered during the second quarter, in the wake of the earthquake in Japan. But smartphone sales continued …
Visa pushes merchants to adopt chip-based payments
Visa today announced plans that will let qualifying merchants in the U.S. eliminate the need to annually validate their compliance …
IBM rivals drop EC mainframe complaint
Three rivals of IBM have dropped a major European Commission antitrust complaint against the supplier, around mainframe technology, the company …
HTC sues Apple in the UK
Apple is being sued by Taiwanese smartphone manufacturer HTC in the UK. Bloomberg reports that no other details of the …
Processor shipment forecasts take the plunge: IDC
IDC dropped its growth forecast for yearly processor shipments worldwide due to a slowdown in consumer laptop sales in mature …
Dell warranties servers for ‘fresh-air cooling’
Dell said it will warranty servers to run at 113 degrees Fahrenheit (45 degrees Celsius) for a limited number of …
SAP project issues hurt Ingram Micro profits again
Ingram Micro’s profits were dragged down for the second quarter in a row due to problems with an SAP implementation …