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IBM joins the 'cloud computing' bandwagon

IBM on Monday launched a major initiative into 'cloud computing', a current term for internet-based services, in an effort it hopes will challenge the early lead of cloud pioneers such as Amazon and Google. Read more »

Microsoft shows Singularity with OS from the lab

Microsoft used its annual TechFest gathering of research lab technicians in Redmond last week to launch a new prototype operating system called Singularity. Read more »

Sun: US recession would help open source

Sun executives claim that open source will benefit as US consumer spending grinds to a halt, and that its revenues are not negatively impacted by its development of "free" software. Read more »

Marriage and war spawn 10-year virus outbreak

The most significant changes to IT security have come from sociological shifts such as young virus writers finding love or seeking employment after international wars, says a security veteran. Read more »

China to overtake India in offshoring by 2011

Analyst group IDC predicts that in four years' time, Chinese cities will be the most popular locations for offshore global delivery. Read more »

Salesforce to open incubation centres

To drive entrepreneurship on the software-as-a-service (SaaS) model, Salesforce.com will set up AppExchange "incubators" for software developers in yet-unspecified locations around the world by next year, says chief executive officer Marc Benioff. Read more »

IBM to pour US$6 billion into India

IBM plans to invest nearly US$6 billion in India over three years, underscoring the country's ever-increasing importance as a global hub for IT outsourcing and expertise. Read more »

Offshoring giants see rapid growth

Three of India's biggest outsourcing companies have reported significant financial growth, demonstrating that the offshoring industry is showing no signs of slowing. Read more »

Victoria sends ICT trade mission to India

Some two dozen local and multinational IT companies will attend the BangaloreIT.COM 2004 trade fair in India this month with the financial assistance of the Victorian government. This is India's largest ICT trade event, attracting 185,000 visitors last year. Read more »

SAP to double programming staff in India

German software maker SAP plans to hire 1,900 software programmers to work in its Bangalore, India, development center by the end of 2006, the company said Tuesday. Read more »

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Java on Google App Engine? Not yet

Reports out of a Google developer conference in India indicated that Google was primed to add support for Java programs running on its presently Python-only Google App Engine. Read more »

How to achieve real diversity in IT

While just hiring people who look different may satisfy internal mandates or passing fads, the truly beneficial form of diversity comes from a diversity of ideas and experience. Read more »

Building Microsoft code inside the tornado

Q&A -- Vice president S 'Soma' Somasegar shares his views on how interoperability and open source will help Microsoft. Read more »

Top 10 reasons to avoid IT salespeople

Like the rest of us, salespeople and consultants are only doing their job -- but why do they have to be quite so annoying? Read more »

Outsourcing overseas

Sending software development tasks overseas is the latest cost-cutting phenomenon, but is it a case of 'you get what you pay for'? How can you optimise offshore development? Read more »

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