Nicht nur Industrieunternehmen benötigen CRM-Lösungen. Die European Business School (EBS) aus Oestrich-Winkel will in diesem Jahr so eine Software einführen. Damit will die Schule ihr Marketing für Bildungsangebote, das Veranstaltungs-Management sowie das Beziehungs-Management effizienter gestalten. …mehr
Der CIO wählt Lösungen grundsätzlich nach Funktionalität und Preis, so sagt er. …mehr
Mit der Analysesoftware wollte Microsoft sich bei Finanzabteilungen etablieren und seine Frontend-Dominanz bei Excel ausspielen. Nun kommt überraschend das Aus. Die Zukunft heißt SharePoint Server. …mehr
Irgendwie wird die Angelegenheit langsam skurril: Erst meldete Seagate Probleme mit Barracuda-7200.11-Festplatten. Ein Firmware-Update zur Problembehebung wurde wieder zurückgezogen. Jetzt gibt's eine neue Firmware. …mehr
Viel diskutiert und oft überfrachtet: IT-Governance ist keineswegs trivial, aber auch keine Raketenwissenschaft, so der Tenor einer Diskussion unter CIOs. …mehr
Der künftige Interims-CEO von Apple, Tim Cook, hat den anhaltenden Spekulationen um ein abgespecktes Einsteiger-iPhone oder ein Netbook ein Ende gesetzt. …mehr
Der auf Netzsicherheit spezialisierte Anbieter SonicWALL hat sein Portfolio an UTM-Lösungen (Unified Threat Management) nach oben hin ausgebaut. Die neue Appliance-Serie "TZ 210" soll kleineren Unternehmen erschwingliche Sicherheit auf Enterprise-Niveau ermöglichen. …mehr
Der MSI Wind PC Nettop ist mit Intels Atom-Prozessor plus Chipsatz-Grafik bestückt. Damit ist man für Büro-Anwendungen sowie zum Surfen im Internet bestens gerüstet. Darüber hinaus bietet der Desktop-PC vielfältige Schnittstellen, DVD-Brenner und Anschlussmöglichkeit für eine Heimkino-Anlage. …mehr
Mit seinem neuen Bonsai-Rechner "Vaio P" hat Sony Anfang des Jahres für Furore auf der Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas gesorgt. Die COMPUTERWOCHE hat ein Vorserien-Modell getestet. …mehr
Es dürfte nicht mehr lang dauern, bis das Nokia E75 auf den Markt kommt. Von Nokias neuem Barrenhandy mit Ausziehtastatur sind wieder eine Menge neue Bilder auf einer schwedischen Website aufgetaucht. …mehr
Entgegen Bedenken des Secret Service wird der frisch vereidigte US-Präsident sein Lieblingsspielzeug weiter benutzen - wenn auch mit Einschränkungen. …mehr
Was zunächst wie ein ganz normaler Monitor aussieht, entpuppt sich bei näherer Betrachtung als kompletter PC. Beim Averatec A1 ist PC, Bildschirm, Webcam, Lautsprecher und Mikrofon zu einem einzigen Desktop-Gerät verbaut. Als Prozessor kommt Intels Atom-CPU zum Einsatz. Das Betriebssystem ist Windows XP home. …mehr
Hacker haben offenbar einen Weg gefunden, Mobiltelefonierer um ihr Geld zu erleichtern: Laut Kaspersky Lab bedient sich derzeit ein auf Symbian-Handys abgerichtetes Schadprogramm von den Mobil-Accounts ihrer Nutzer. …mehr
Fast jeder zweite IT-Verantwortliche geht davon aus, dass sich die Krise nicht negativ aufs IT-Budget auswirkt. …mehr
Fujitsu Siemens Computers (FSC) will auf der CeBIT eine neue Reihe "grüner" PCs präsentieren, die im Standby-Modus überhaupt keinen Strom mehr verbrauchen. …mehr
Bestimmte Internet-Veröffentlichungen sollen neuerdings zur Archivierung an die Deutsche Nationalbibliothek abgeliefert werden. Das hat Konsequenzen für Ihr Unternehmen! …mehr
Der schwer angeschlagene Speicherchip-Hersteller Qimonda ist pleite. Die Infineon -Tochter habe Insolvenzantrag beim Amtsgericht München gestellt, sagte eine Gerichtssprecherin der Deutschen Presse-Agentur dpa am Freitag. …mehr
In den USA startet am 27. Januar ein spannendes Experiment, das Zeitung und Internet in innovativer Form miteinander verbindet. …mehr
Die Auswirkungen der Finanzkrise zwingen die meisten Unternehmen nun dazu, auch bei ihren Geschäftsreisen einen Gang zurückzuschalten und Einsparungen vorzunehmen. …mehr
Die derzeitige Schwächephase am internationalen Werbemarkt treibt die Suche der Branche nach neuen effektiven Online-Werbeformen weiter voran. …mehr
Das HTC Touch Cruise 09 ist der Nachfolger des vor einem Jahr präsentierten Cruise. Es soll im Frühjahr 2009 in den Handel kommen. …mehr
Der österreichische IT-Experte Alexander Seewald hat ein Frühwarnsystem für Botnetze entwickelt, das von Spammern nicht erkannt wird und somit zuverlässig vor der Infiltration bedrohter Rechners warnt. …mehr
Durch das Google-Betriebssystem Android können immer mehr Elektronik-Hersteller auch zu Handy-Produzenten werden. Jetzt hat der chinesische Netzwerkausrüster Huawei angekündigt, dass er im Februar ein Android-Smartphone präsentieren wird. …mehr
Das US-Unternehmen Rackable Systems hat eine neue Serverarchitektur vorgestellt, die einerseits kostengünstig und andererseits energiesparend ist. …mehr
Die Mozilla Labs basteln mit "Test Pilot" an einem Add-On, mit dem Millionen User direktes Feedback zu Fragen der Benutzerfreundlichkeit liefern sollen. …mehr
Die Situation bei dem ums Überleben kämpfenden Chiphersteller Qimonda spitzt sich zu. Die Infineon-Tochter braucht kurzfristig weitere bis zu 300 Millionen Euro frisches Kapital. …mehr
Der kriselnde Computermarkt hat den US-Chiphersteller AMD auf seinem Sanierungskurs erneut tief in die roten Zahlen gedrückt. …mehr
Beim Internet-Konzern Google läuft trotz der Wirtschaftskrise das Geschäft mit Werbung rund um die Online-Suche weiter rund. …mehr
Am 24. Januar 1984 kam der erste Macintosh zur Welt. Seitdem ist viel passiert - wir blicken zurück auf Höhen und Tiefen eines polarisierenden Unternehmens. …mehr
The WiMax Forum kicked off an initiative on Thursday that someday may be critical for making WiMax a true rival to cellular networks. …mehr
Are iPhone sales weak, or strong? Many people are looking to analysts for guidance to help digest Apple's latest earnings report, but the skepticism over the iPhone numbers appears to be seriously misplaced. …mehr
Intel has asked for a meeting with Advanced Micro Devices to discuss how its formation of The Foundry Co. may affect long-standing cross-licensing agreements between the two companies, AMD said in a regulatory filing Thursday. …mehr
In his first full day in office, President Barack Obama issued several broad directives that are being widely hailed by consumer-advocacy groups as important first steps toward making government more transparent. Even though implementation plans have yet to be drafted, some observers believe that the Web will begin to play a much larger role in disseminating information from government agencies. …mehr
Sony CEO Howard Stringer hinted on Thursday that the company has a number of new mobile devices in the pipeline. …mehr
Online video performance on Inaugural Day drew mixed reviews. Judging from the online feedback, some people enjoyed watching Obama's swearing-in ceremony and speech over the Web. However, because of jerky or frozen video, missing audio or other problems, many wished they could have watched it on a more reliable medium, such as television. …mehr
PlayStation Official Magazine U.S. gives Killzone 2 a perfect score of 10/10 and PlayStation Official Magazine U.K. gives the PlayStation 3 exclusive a 9/10. Regardless of the fact that the official PlayStation magazine is giving this PS3 exclusive a high score, GamePro anticipates near perfect scores across the board. Aggregated Killzone 2 scores can be found at GameRankings.com and MetaCritic.com. …mehr
A majority of the staff making up Canadian video game development studio EA Black Box, creators of the Electronic Arts' skateboarding series, Skate, Skate 2, and Skate It, has been laid off. …mehr
Asia Pacific governments and businesses will face pressure during 2009 to 'put the customer first' with their information security strategies, according to information services company Unisys. …mehr
South Korea's Samsung Electronics recorded a net loss for the last three months of 2008, while its net profit for the entire year fell 26 percent, it said Friday. …mehr
The FCC is investigating Comcast's alleged monopolistic practices yet again. This newest inquiry pertains to a new policy by the giant cable-and-Internet provider which may throttle competing Voice Over Internet Protocol (VoIP) services, thus degrading their quality of service. …mehr
WhoRunsGov.com, a unique new Web site that profiles Washington players and that eventually will be turned into a fully functioning wiki, debuted Thursday. …mehr
YouTube has long had a thorny relationship with big media companies, some of which Google's video-sharing site for their copyrighted content. But now YouTube appears to be playing nice by sharing a piece of the ad revenue pie with the big boys. …mehr
Google's profit took a dive in the fourth quarter, which ended Dec. 31, while revenue grew almost 20 percent, the company announced Thursday. …mehr
Though Google, IBM and Apple offered scraps of good news this week, for the most part earnings reports from companies including Nokia, Sony, AMD and Ericsson were grim, illustrating the extent of the global economic downturn and its impact on technology sales. …mehr
WiMax is starting to make an impact on how some Americans use wireless Internet connections, but cost and compatibility issues have prompted some users to question whether WiMax is a good investment. …mehr
Australian economy class travellers will be the first to benefit from iPod and iPhone connectivity on Singapore Airlines' newly delivered A330-300 aeroplane. …mehr
To increase the level of protection for its clients, Metrobank, one of the largest private banks in the Philippines, is deploying the Two-Factor Authentication (2FA) security solution for its Metrobank direct, an Internet banking facility. …mehr
Russian security vendor this week began sounding the alarm about an overseas mobile-phone scam that smacks of the movie "Office Space" and may portend future dangers for global users. …mehr
The Obama administration has published a high-level plan to protect U.S. computer networks, saying it considers cyber infrastructure "a strategic asset" and will appoint a cyber adviser who will report directly to the president. …mehr
Google brought in US$5.7 billion in the just-ended quarter, up 18 percent from $4.83 billion one year ago. That total includes "acquisition costs" -- the commission payments Google makes to website partners. When those are backed out, Google recorded sales of $4.22 billion, slightly above the $4.12 billion expected by analysts polled by Thomson Reuters. …mehr
After Sony bashed Microsoft's Xbox 360, calling it something that "lacks longevity" and stating that it's impossible for their competitor to sell more Xbox 360 units than the PlayStation 3 due to Microsoft's tendency to make consoles with short lifespans, Microsoft has now responded. …mehr
Microsoft's first-ever layoffs point to a need for the company to rethink its Windows client business, which is largely responsible for the disappointing financial results that led to thousands of Microsoft job cuts announced Thursday. …mehr
Advanced Micro Devices reported a steep loss and declining revenue for its fourth quarter as the chipmaker continued to suffer amid the faltering economy. …mehr
Without much fanfare, or any new information about the title (other than news earlier this month about the first person viewpoint and a certain ), Ubisoft announced this morning that their upcoming action-survival game I Am Alive will ship this March. The game focuses on Adam, the survivor of a cataclysmic event of unknown origin that hits Chicago hard, toppling whole buildings and leaving other survivors desperate for water (as shown in the trailer from last year's E3). …mehr
The morning after Sony said it expects to report its first net loss in 14 years, shares in the consumer electronics company slid 7 percent. …mehr
Consumer Reports, the consumer advocacy magazine, says that getting Internet service via fiber data optic providers Verizon FiOS and AT&T U-verse are the best options for customers looking to bundle Internet, TV and phone service from one company. …mehr
A new technology funded by the European Union may one day let medical testing be done on a portable device, with lower rates of error. …mehr
Cathay Pacific passengers in Hong Kong can now check-in for their flights anytime and anywhere using their Web-enabled mobile phones. …mehr
A day after Encyclopaedia Britannica renewed its vow to make an online push, it became clear how steep of a climb it faces. …mehr
For the best broadband, head northwest. That's the word from Forbes, which has chosen Seattle as the nation's most-wired city. The publication's annual list of top tech towns picks the 30 best U.S. cities for broadband access. The Emerald City earned high marks for its high-speed Internet access and plentiful Wi-Fi hot spots. The fact that it's home base for tech giants such as Amazon and Microsoft didn't hurt either. …mehr
Networking company Cisco hosted a virtual 'lo hei' for employees and their families as a precursor to the Chinese New Year celebrations Thursday (22 Jan)--a first-ever virtual 'lo hei' through Cisco TelePresence. …mehr
I don't know about you, but I wouldn't want to be anywhere near Redmond this week, and certainly not within furniture-heaving distance of Steve Ballmer's office. It's been a bad bad week for Microsoft Mavens. …mehr
Easing months of speculation that the upcoming Christian Bale film Terminator Salvation will receive a neutered PG-13 rating, director McG tells GamePro that he "suspects we'll be [an] R." …mehr
Gemalto provides telecommunications, financial services, eGovernment identity and access management, plus IT security and mass transit systems for more than one billion people worldwide. In Singapore, the firm has some 1,000 employees, with 160 engineers engaged in research and development. MIS Asia editor Ross O. Storey, spoke to Ng Fook Seng, Gemalto's Senior Vice-President, Security Business Asia, about the firm's Asia plans. …mehr
While there are many questions I'm used to answering about my iPhone--from "What's your favorite app?" to "How's the battery life?"--there's one type of question I never thought I'd have to answer: "What's your favorite iPhone browser?" Until just recently, the only possible answer to that question was "Mobile Safari," because that's all there was. …mehr
Hong Kong mobile operator CSL Thursday announced its plan to implement a new supply chain service platform in all of its customers and retail outlets. …mehr
Cable&Wireless Europe, Asia & US has launched its Next Generation Network known as the Multi-Service Platform (MSP) in India. …mehr
Silicon firm Intel Corporation has said it plans to close two assembly facilities in Penang as part of a worldwide plan to align manufacturing capacity to current market conditions. …mehr
Indonesian mobile wireless service provider Excelcomindo Pratama (XL) has deployed a new technology from Cisco that allows it to increase the capacity of its network up to seven times at less than half the cost, claims the networking firm. …mehr
The distribution of malware on social networking sites first occurred in small amounts towards the end of 2007, but that trend appears to be on the rise. …mehr
An American company's ultrasound imaging system that lets physicians look at real-time images from inside the heart has been approved by European authorities, according to . …mehr
The baidu.tel domain name has been secured by a Netherlands-based Internet services company instead of China's largest search engine, both called Baidu. …mehr
U.S. Sen. Charles Grassley (R-Iowa) told this week that U.S. citizens should get priority over H-1B visa holders as the software vendor moves forward on its . …mehr
A few years ago, online Bush-bashers ganged up to link the term "miserable failure" from their blogs to the 43rd President's homepage. As a result, a Google search for "miserable failure" returned the White House's website as top result. …mehr
The Wall Street Journal has reported in an email alert that 69-year-old Craig Barrett, who joined Intel as a manager in 1974, will step down at Intel's annual shareholder meeting in May. , another 69-year-old who has been an Intel director since 1993, will become non-executive chairman. …mehr
Dell Friday introduced the Inspiron Mini 12 in India, a netbook with a starting weight of 1.24kg and thickness of 0.92 inch. According to a press release, the laptop also features Windows XP Home, a built-in webcam, 1GB of RAM and an 80 GB hard drive. The Mini 12 has a 12.1 inch WXGA display and connectivity options include built-in Bluetooth and 802.11b/g wireless. It is expected to be priced around Rs. 31,000 (US$627). …mehr
Though the Budget 2009 announced by the Singapore government Thursday evoked mixed reactions, the Singapore infocomm Technology Federation (SiTF) has welcomed it. …mehr
Michael Copps, one of the FCC's three remaining commissioners, is generally considered a good guy by advocates of an open, expanding Internet. His 2006 editorial,"," for the Washington Post blamed the United States' embarrassing 15th-place spot on the world's list of most-wired countries on telecom mergers, some of which left homes and offices with only one available ISP. "How have we fallen so far behind? Through lack of competition," Copps wrote. More recently, Copps pushed for real-world tests in small markets of next month's mandatory cutover from analog TV broadcasts to . …mehr
