THE downturn may have dragged Singapore's server market down in 2009, but vendors signed off the year on a high note which points to a recovery this year, according to technology research firm Gartner.

(SINGAPORE) A global study on cyber attacks shows that 66 per cent of Singapore enterprises have experienced attacks in the past 12 months and this resulted in losses in the region of US$495,000 for these companies.

(SINGAPORE) Technologies to make wireless as fast as wired communications are being hatched in a research venture by National Instruments (NI) and Nanyang Technological University (NTU).

THE shopping centre investment scene seems to be abuzz. At least one property is being put on the market officially.

(HONG KONG) China's property prices rose at the fastest pace in 23 months in February, adding urgency to the government's efforts to rein in speculation and increase the stock of affordable housing.

(SHANGHAI) Home Inns & Hotels Management Inc, China's second-biggest budget hotel operator, said this year's World Expo here will boost room rates by as much as 20 per cent, and it's adding up to 200 hotels nationwide.

IN THE past couple of years, Wong Kok Hoi, chairman and chief investment officer of APS Asset Management, has been quoted in the media frequently for his comments on the investment performance or strategies of the Government of Singapore Investment Corp (GIC) and Temasek Holdings.

THE outlook for returns among hedge funds is optimistic, says Man Group chief executive Peter Clarke, thanks to a renewed backdrop for 'alpha' trades.

THE phrase 'Catch-22', taken from the title of Joseph Heller's seminal work, has come to describe a double-bind scenario where one feels caught between the devil and the deep blue sea. It may also soon come to describe the situation for developers here with the recent announcement of new government measures aimed at cooling property market sentiment and avoiding a housing bubble, barely half a year after the introduction of initial measures.

SINGAPORE motorists may soon get a wider range of less expensive Japanese cars built in Thailand, but ultimately, they will still not be as attractively priced as Korean models, say some distributors.

AUTHORISED Nissan distributor Tan Chong Motor Sales is confident of gaining a whopping 30 per cent of the light commercial vehicle (LCV) market when its new NV200 panel van enters the market next month.

SOUTH-EAST Asia's first full low-floor bus will hit the roads here soon.