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RSS sarsSARS may provide Chinese PC sales boost
News The severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) outbreak in China has dealt a hard blow to PC shipments in the People's Republic, according to a market analysis firm. But in the months ahead, demand will go up, as... [22 May 2003]
Border Screening for SARS
White Paper With the rapid international spread of severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) from March through May 2003, Canada introduced various measures to screen airplane passengers at selected airports for symptoms and signs of... [27 Jan 2005]
Two trade shows cancelled due to SARS
News The CommunicAsia and BroadcastAsia trade shows, scheduled to begin on 17 June this year, has been scrapped because of the SARS outbreak. The show organisers Singapore Exhibition Services (SES) announced their decision to... [01 May 2003]
'Fake SARS cure scammer' scammed by 419ers
News One unlucky victim of the 419 scam, Weidong Xu, had allegedly been collecting readies from friends and neighbours - one of his contributors got a second mortgage on his house - and promising to create a research centre to stop the deadly... [01 Apr 2004]
HP quarantines North American workers in SARS alert
News In what may be the first case of North American tech operations being affected by the mysterious SARS virus, Hewlett-Packard has sent about 200 workers home from a Toronto-area office amid concerns that two employees may... [11 Apr 2003]
Virus warning: Latest worm exploits SARS fears
News In this instance an email arrives offering information about the spread of SARS, which has killed dozens of people worldwide. The Coronex worm uses a variety of subject lines, message bodies and attachment names to... [23 Apr 2003]
US SARS spammers handed warning
News Two US federal agencies are targeting sites and spammers that promote SARS cures and prevention products, saying they must remove the misleading information or risk penalties. The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and the... [12 May 2003]
Intel Xeon Processor-Based Platform Drives Filmless Radiology at Tan Tock Seng Hospital to Get Medical Info to Clinicians Faster Than Before
White Paper When the Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) crisis broke out in Singapore, Tan Tock Seng Hospital (TTSH) had just gone online with its new Radiology Information System (RIS) and Picture Archiving and Communications... [17 May 2007]
Motorola ploughs $90m into China
News Communications equipment maker Motorola said it will invest $90m to set up a new research company in Beijing, SARS or no SARS. My presence here demonstrates both Motorola's concern for its employees as... [21 May 2003]
Killer flu in Asia - internet and mobile networks play key role
News As Asian authorities scramble to contain the outbreak of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS), their citizens are now turning to the internet and mobile communications to protest public health policy and spread word... [31 Mar 2003]
South African Revenue Service Saves $3 Million a Day Using Siebel’s Single View of the Taxpayer Solution
White Paper With the UAN implementation paying for itself literally within days, the South African Revenue Service (SARS) anticipates future potential savings of almost $3 million (U.S.dollars) per day. Learn more about this... [23 Nov 2004]
Text messages warn of 'killer flu' hot spots
News Those opting for the service will have their phones tracked, and will be warned by SMS whenever they stray within a kilometer of a building where there have been instances of SARS (Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome)... [22 Apr 2003]
Motorola Singapore: Staff quarantined in 'killer flu' scare
News Last Thursday, the US-based electronics maker decided to tell night shift workers to stay home following news that a female employee was diagnosed with SARS (Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome), a potentially fatal... [31 Mar 2003]
No turnaround in handset market
News A remaining concern is the SARS epidemic in China, which has slowed one of the few bright spots in the otherwise slumping wireless sector. In June, Nokia blamed SARS and a large inventory of mobile... [15 Jul 2003]
The silicon.com Weekly Round-Up: 25.04.03
Comment The former British colony is the current epicentre of the SARS virus, and one enterprising mobile phone operator is capitalising upon people's concerns with an innovative use for text messaging which it claims could save... [25 Apr 2003]
