VIDEO | Technologists say apps can aid in Asia
Tech innovators and app designers attending the recent ''Apps For Asia - Redesigning Development'' program in Uttar Pradesh, say technology holds the answer to many of Asia's poverty-related problems.
EMC, IBM eye web hosting company SoftLayer — sources
Dallas, Texas-based SoftLayer has hired Morgan Stanley and Credit Suisse to run the sale process, the sources said, asking not to be named because the talks are private.
Silver Lake close to raising $10 billion for Dell’s privatization – source
Silver Lake’s fundraising performance indicates strong investor confidence in the firm at a time when it is trying to pull off the largest leveraged buyout since the financial crisis.
China Mobile’s 4G spending spree to pay off
China Mobile Ltd said it plans to spend $6.7 billion developing 4G technology this year, hoping to tap pent-up demand for Apple Inc smartphones as it gets an iPhone model that will finally run on its network.
VMware projects revenue hike, EMC unveils Pivotal plan
The company, which is 80 percent-owned by data storage leader EMC Corp, was presenting at an investor meeting on Wednesday where the two companies also outlined their plans to set up Pivotal, a venture that will be majority-owned by EMC.
AMD to sell and lease back Austin, Texas, campus to raise cash
The sale of the campus comes as the company and its larger rival, Intel Corp, struggle with slowing personal computer sales.
South Africa’s Naspers in $570 million Russia Internet deal: report
South African media and e-commerce firm Naspers Holdings will merge two of its Russian Internet sites with rival Avito.ru.
FROM THE EXECUTIVE | The networking big three
At a time when IT budgets remain relatively flat, IT organizations are faced with a number of major shifts in networking that cannot be ignored.
3D design software provider unveils new origami-inspired brand identity
Now on its 30th year in the business, Autodesk Inc. recently unveiled its new brand identity via its origami-inspired logo at the TED Conference held in Long Beach, California
Teradata integrates big analytic architecture
The Teradata Unified Data Architecture is a framework for organizations to address all types of data and multiple Teradata systems.
Search for quality jobs easier with ‘refreshed’ jobsDB
Matching job seekers with vacancies is now easier with jobsDB, which had a brand refresh event where enhanced services for applicants and employers were unveiled.
Siemens unit axes Chinese factory in cost-cutting drive
Osram is selling the plant in the southern Chinese city of Shaoxing to the Hong Kong-based firm Super Trend Lighting Limited, the German firm said, declining to reveal the financial details of the deal.
Samsung set to buy 3% stake in Sharp: report
The Japanese economic newspaper Nikkei said in its online edition that Sharp would sell Samsung new shares worth around 10 billion yen (83 million euros, $108 million).
Top outside shareholder demands Dell open its books
Southeastern Asset Management, which holds more than 8 percent of Dell shares including options, asked for the records in a regulatory filing Tuesday on behalf of its largest client, Longleaf Partners Fund.
Record number of entries for national search for best technology based business ideas
In April, IdeaSpace will award the top ten aspiring startups behind these ideas with six months of incubation and funding of up to PhP5 million each.
Sony sells Tokyo office building for $1.2 bn
The news comes after the company in January announced the sale of its US headquarters in Manhattan for more than $1.0 billion while this month it also sold part of its online medical services unit.
MWC 2013 | Setting standards important for helping people speak across frontiers: Open Mobile Alliance
The OMA, founded in 2002 by the world’s most important mobile operators and network suppliers, is a focal point for helping develop specifications to help support interoperable mobile services across different devices, frontiers, operators and networks.
Top 5 Philippine-branded mobile devices of Q1 2013
We sifted through what seems to be a huge pile of those launched — but not necessarily available — in the first quarter of this year and came up with five that have tickled our fancy.
