David Legard

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IDC: Asian ISPs look beyond dial-up access

ISPs (Internet service providers) in the Asia-Pacific region (excluding Japan) need to diversify their business strategies because simply offering free Internet access in this competitive market no longer represents a viable business model, according to a report released Tuesday by market analyst International Data Corp. (IDC).

Chinadotcom makes further layoffs as losses rise

Electronic business services provider Chinadotcom Corp. will trim 40 staff from its Web Connection consultancy unit after its third-quarter net loss rose to US$20.5 million, the Hong Kong-based company said in a statement Friday.

B2B cited as next net shakeout sector

The next big Internet shakeout will occur among vendors of business-to-business (B2B) electronic commerce products and services,...

Global ASP Hosting to Reach US$2.5B by 2004

The worldwide ASP (application service provider) hosting market will grow at 62.3 per cent annually to reach...

AMRI VI: knowledge economy key to ASEAN’s growth

The knowledge economy has a crucial part to play in fostering economic development in the 10 ASEAN (Association ofn Southeast Asian Nations) countries and in creating peace and stability in the region, according to Vietnam's deputy primen minister Nguyen Manh Cam.

Vietnam plans enhanced CDMA mobile phone network

Vietnam is to build a US$230-million CDMA (code division multiple access) mobile phone network with data transfer capacity of 144K bps (bits per second), the country's telecommunications regulator said Thursday.

Study: half of SMEs will suffer Internet attack

Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are likely targets for Internet attacks and many will suffer a successful...

Creative Technology buys Aureal assets and settles lawsuits

Sound card and multimedia hardware vendor Creative Technology Ltd. will acquire substantially all the assets of audio...

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