FOLLOWING on the heels of the Ministry of Education's (MOE) move to put 30,000 teachers in 350 public schools on a Google cloud, Singapore's largest private tertiary institution - SIM University (UniSIM) - is also taking bold steps to put its archival data on a public cloud.
IF the mobile applications market already seems crowded with handset makers and online portals trying to push apps to consumers, expect things to get even more interesting as telecoms carriers get into the game.
COMPANIES continued to invest in data integration throughout the recent financial crisis and this investment has continued as economies pick up, said Informatica's CEO, Sohaib Abbasi. This interest has been a boon to Informatica, which specialises in data integration technology.
WITH Savills Singapore managing director Michael Ng headed for Singapore Land (SingLand) and its parent United Industrial Corporation (UIC) on Oct 1, his current job at Savills will be assumed by the property consultancy group's Southeast Asia CEO, Chris Marriott.
PRIVATE banks typically segment markets geographically as they set out to attract assets. UBS has decided to add yet another approach to its Singapore-domiciled client base - segmentation according to industry or professions.
(NEW YORK) Meyer Shields says earnings at Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway Inc will increase the most since 2006 this year. He's also telling investors to sell the shares because the economic recovery is weakening.
THIS year's Natas fair, which kicks off today, will probably leave many holidaymakers at sea - in terms of their vacation choices, that is. After all, judging from industry figures, cruising is what now floats Asian travellers' boats.
LOCAL film-making has a brave new face and if Boo Junfeng's ambitious debut feature film Sandcastle is any indication, the future looks bright for both him and the industry.
JUST when it looked like the local film industry was scraping the bottom of the barrel with back-to-back releases of two low-budget slapstick comedies - Old Cow Vs Tender Grass and PCK The Movie - comes a quiet little movie that has renewed our faith in local movies.
(WASHINGTON) Gasoline misers such as the Toyota Prius would get an 'A-' while muscle cars - including the Ferrari 612 - would get a 'D' under a labelling programme proposed by the Obama administration, which wants to convince consumers to buy vehicles that use less energy.
(DETROIT) Chrysler on Monday told 400 dealers about its plans to bring the Fiat brand back to the US after a 30-year absence, starting with the Fiat 500 mini- car later this year.
(NEW DELHI) Honda Motor Co plans to increase car dealerships by 28 per cent in India and will boost advertising to reverse flagging sales as it introduces its lowest-priced car next year.
