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Beijing Olympics, Google Earth, BlackBerry Bold and more
Photo Here is Europe and Africa in 2099 where the temperature increase ranges from about three degrees Celsius up to about 12 degrees. This month silicon.com editor Steve Ranger visited China for a behind the scenes tour of the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games... [30 May 2008]
Photos: Google Earth issues stark climate change warning
Photo Here is Europe and Africa in 2099 where the temperature increase ranges from about three degrees Celsius up to about 12 degrees. Warming in Africa is expected to hover around the seven degrees mark, a rise that could tip the delicate balance of... [22 May 2008]
Security skills top IT chiefs' wish-lists
News The security gap is even wider in China, India, Poland, Russia and South Africa where the emergence of a strong IT industry is relatively recent, said CompTIA. 'Safety first' is still the motto written in sweat above the door of IT departments... [13 Mar 2008]
Killer robots terror warning
News Robot weapons programmes are underway in Europe and other countries such as Canada, South Korea, South Africa, Singapore and Israel. China, Russia and India are also embarking on the development of unmanned aerial combat vehicle - with China... [28 Feb 2008]
Why no united front on cyber crime?
Comment After all, if the FBI only has a team of 100 officers to deal with all cyber crime offences and Interpol has perhaps only three for Europe, the Middle East and Africa, the level of priority and the scale of the challenge now facing our joined-up... [27 Feb 2008]
How to give tech to those on less than $1 a day
Comment But for these schools the innovation relates to how standard syllabus education has been provided, whereas the needs in areas such as sub-Saharan Africa, many South American countries and the burgeoning markets of China, India and through other... [07 Feb 2008]
Nokia: Record sales thanks to Middle East and Africa
News Nokia reported it saw the strongest growth in sales in the Middle East and Africa. Asia-Pacific and China also saw strong sales growth, while sales in mature markets like North America fell during the quarter. [25 Jan 2008]
Outsourcing market has mega comeback
News The year saw the Americas fall behind Europe, the Middle East and Africa in the number and value of outsourcing contracts for the first time. Companies in China signed several large outsourcing contracts as well in 2007. [17 Jan 2008]
India top choice for UK outsourcing
News China is only being used as an outsourcing destination by five per cent of UK companies but Morris forecast the rise of outsourcing providers in other countries in Asia, South America and Africa. India is now outstripping competitors worldwide for... [11 Jan 2008]
The rise of the 'Brics'
Comment For a start, it ignores Africa entirely, but it's useful shorthand for considering the way things are changing. It actually stands for Brazil, Russia, India, and China and was coined by the investment bank Goldman Sachs when they published a report... [18 Dec 2007]
Revealed: The top 30 offshoring destinations
News Europe, the Middle East and Africa: South Africa The Bric countries (Brazil, Russia, India and China) dominate a list ranking the top 30 global offshoring locations. China China is India's closest rival in Asia-Pacific in terms of scale but is held... [11 Dec 2007]
CIOs plan more outsourcing
News Romania10.South Africa India is the most popular place to offshore, according to the research, with China coming second and the US third. Saving money is no longer the top reason for IT outsourcing, according to a survey of more than 650 UK CIOs... [12 Nov 2007]
Frigoglass Accelerates Financial Reporting and Enhances Sales Analysis
White Paper Frigoglass is the world's leading manufacturer and solutions provider of Ice Cold Merchandisers (ICM), with operations in 14 countries across Western and Eastern Europe, Africa, India, China, and Indonesia. [05 Nov 2007]
UK to be top global talent hotspot
News David Peters, regional managing partner, Europe/Middle East/Africa (AMEA), at Heidrick & Struggles, said in the report: "The openness of our labour market, combined with our excellent schools and universities, proves that the UK is one of the best... [26 Sep 2007]
UK wary of offshoring to Brics
News Three-quarters of UK directors believe organisations in the developed world are better equipped technologically to take on international work than those in Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa - the so-called 'Brics' countries - according... [21 Jun 2007]
