April 2011

Access to social media facilities is now a key requirement in IT service management, and organisations that delay implementation could be making a big mistake, according to Ovum.

With work taking over the majority of our waking hours, it is not surprising that the unique demands of a career play a major role in shaping one’s behaviour.

In 2011, new hires will be mainly in the social media and marketing space, according to research issued by the Society of Digital Agencies (SoDA), as brands and agencies continue to expand their business focus on digital.

Despite the serious threat posed to enterprises from accidental and malicious misuse of data, uptake of data loss prevention technology will remain low for the next four years, according to Ovum. In a new report, the independent technology analyst firm states that the data loss prevention (DLP) technology market will reach global revenues of just

Conducted by Nielsen in January and February 2011, the wide-ranging PayPal Online and Mobile Shopping Insights Study sampled 407 Singapore shoppers for their online and mobile shopping transactions over the past 12 months, exploring potential growth and respective trends in Singapore.

The independent search marketing specialist and technology firm Greenlight reveals the big winners and losers, visibility-wise, from Google’s Panda algorithm update, which has been designed to improve Google’s ability to detect and devalue “low quality content”.

According to Springboard Research, the IT Services market in the People’s Republic of China (PRC) will witness strong growth after recovering from a slight slowdown in the wake of the global economic downturn.

Business confidence has grown since 2010, but is now accompanied in Singapore by reports that revenues and profits are increasing in line with expectations, according to the Regus Business Confidence Index, which is based on the opinion of over 17,000 companies from around the world.

Blended Threat Blended threats are bundles of malicious programs that combine the functionality of different types of malware, including Trojans, worms and backdoors.

Interpublic Group’s Mediabrands announced today the appointment of Eden Engelken as Director of Infrastructure and Operations, Asia Pacific. Based in Singapore, Eden will be responsible for managing Mediabrands’ technology infrastructure across global and local markets as well as ensuring technology delivery with rigor and governance across all project deliverables.  He will provide leadership to a