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News Speaking to silicon.com, the NOA's offshoring director Mark Kobayashi-Hillary said: "The way that this economy is going at the moment means that [offshoring and onshoring] are both on the table in a way that they haven't... [09 Jan 2009]
Bad economy is good for netbooks
News DisplaySearch is forecasting that once the economy turns around, consumers will return to buying the notebook with the most features they can get for their money. While there's been discussion lately about what the best... [02 Apr 2009]
Microsoft invests $24m in multitouch tech despite economy
News The economy isn't stopping Microsoft from spending in key areas. The software maker on Monday announced a new ad campaign and investment into a start-up focused on multitouch. Microsoft is part of a $24m financing round... [13 Jan 2009]
Ballmer on the economy: Tech will save us
News The tech industry may not stop the economy from slowing but it will be a big part of the eventual recovery, Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer said on Tuesday. Nothing is going to stop deleveraging; the economy... [04 Feb 2009]
Illegal downloaders crackdown: Digital Economy Bill to cut them off
News Internet users who illegally download copyrighted content could have their connection cut off as part of the Digital Economy Bill unveiled on Friday. Digital Economy Bill cracking down on illegal... [23 Nov 2009]
Customers exercising buying power in weak economy
News The deflationary economy is giving customers stronger buying power, with organisations choosing to renegotiate contracts with suppliers every six months instead of entering long-term agreements, according to new research. [06 Jan 2004]
Business Intelligence: A Strategic Imperative in the Current Healthcare Economy
White Paper The recent downturn in the economy has only exacerbated many of these challenges, driving hospitals to cut costs through layoffs and freezing capital spending - drastic moves and abrupt changes for an industry... [29 Aug 2009]
G8 vows to move faster over net economy
News Co-operation between public and private sectors is also crucial to developing the net economy, but the leaders insist governments need to create "an IT-friendly environment by avoiding undue regulatory interventions that... [24 Jul 2000]
Targeted Investment in Broadband Infrastructure: Addressing Key Issues for Revitalizing the United States Economy and Regaining Broadband Leadership
White Paper Broadband infrastructure is a major driver of the 21st-century global economy, but the United States has steadily fallen behind other countries in broadband penetration and capabilities. Investment in an infrastructure... [02 Oct 2009]
Breaking China: Tech trend-spotting in a burgeoning economy
Comment In the third - and final - of his interviews with entrepreneurs from overseas making their way in China, silicon.com's Dan Ilett talks to an American with a unique perspective on the biggest trends in the country's burgeoning technology... [18 Jul 2006]
Outsourcing could boost UK economy by £16bn
News Increased IT outsourcing during the next five years could boost the British economy, increasing GDP by £16bn and narrowing the 'productivity gap', according to new research. Douglas McWilliams, CEO of the CEBR, said in... [20 Jan 2004]
Autonomy and Intel to 'enable the Internet economy'
News UK-based software company, Autonomy Systems, has signed a deal with Intel to develop new technologies designed to "enable the Internet economy". He said: "We envisage Autonomy's software as a base level operating system... [14 Jan 2000]
Enhancing Your Infrastructure in an Uncertain Economy to Support Your SOA Business Initiatives
White Paper Uncertainty about the economy is causing many IT executives to reevaluate current and new initiatives. Investments may be delayed unless they either will result in tangible and rapid cost savings or are critical to the... [16 Sep 2009]
Leader: Will IT give the economy a break?
Leader Many parts of the economy are stuttering and there are those - not least in the appropriate government departments - who are looking to IT as an answer. If we take a whistle-stop tour of some of the main sectors of the... [13 Oct 2005]
Scenario Planning and Budgeting: Agility in a Volatile Economy
White Paper SAS provides the integrated solution and toolset that brings together all the components one needs in order to become more adaptable and agile in an unstable economy - planning, reporting, budgeting, consolidation, risk... [16 Sep 2009]
