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• E-biz still the top driver

  Scary stories will not slow the growth of e-business as the Asian Pacific region continues to embrace online commerce. The key, according to some, is the correct application of corporate intranets.

• Slammer 'could have originated from Asia'

  Internet traffic began to increase in Asia before other regions, leading to speculation that the worm could have started there

• Asian PC sales up 18 percent

  PC sales in the Asia-Pacific region sagged 7 percent in the first quarter of 2001 but the market has been growing more than 18 percent for the year, according to IDC.

• Asia heats up for handhelds

  Handheld computer sales may be slowing in the States, but opportunities for growth elsewhere are in full bloom, according to a new report from market researcher IDC.

• PCs to buoy Asian hardware sales

  Computer sales in Asia are expected pick up this year but sales of printers, servers and workstations will lag, according to a report.

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• Rising Linux usage in Asia Pac enterprises

  Asia Pacific companies are increasingly running their server applications on Linux operating systems, driven primarily by cost concerns, according to recent research.

• Consolidation, outsourcing to dominate Aust 2003: analyst

  Regional outsourcing, stronger government leadership and vendor consolidation are among the trends likely to dominate Australia's tech industry in 2003, a leading analysis company claims.

• The risk of IT

  Some high-profile IT disasters have made boards of directors highly sensitive to risky IT rollouts. We look at how IT affects the bottom line, and how CIOs can progress with IT projects while avoiding disastrous implementations.

• Identity fraud costs Australia AU$1 billion a year

  Identity fraud cost the Australian community AU$1.1 billion in 2001/02, according to a report released by a senior Minister, who also acknowledged the rapid subsequent growth of the problem.

• The future of managed e-mail

  MailGuard's Andrew Johnson and MessageLabs' Nick Hawkins -- the leaders of two popular managed e-mail services specialists -- go head to head.

Reviews (5)

• Australians offered service for faulty Sony camera

  In Asia-Pacific, Sony is offering free diagnosis and repair of a battery fault in the Cyber-shot DSC-P1 digital camera, after customers complained of a shorter-than-expected battery life.

• Intel touts extended uses for PC

  Chipmaker Intel not only wants to get inside the personal computer, it now wants to be outside, too, amid slumping demand for PCs that has Intel touting new consumer devices to change the way PCs are used.

• Battling for better backup

  How can Australian businesses configure backup software so that it reduces rather than increases workloads, and perhaps even provides some return on investment in the process?

• Wireless Technology On The Move

  You say you want a revolution? Emerging wireless technologies will make the Internet quicksilver-fast, more personalised and a whole lot easier to navigate, experts say. And Australia and Asia are leading the race.

• Mobile phone carrier technology chart

  Head spinning from all the cell phone acronyms and wireless tech jargon? Forget the Valium and chill out instead with our handy carrier technology chart. In seconds, you'll know what phones work with which networks and what it all means.

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