China and India will become the powerhouse of Asia between now and 2007, reports news agency AFP.
Business software giant SAP has officially opened research and development centers in Shanghai, China, and Bangalore, India, bringing the total number of such labs worldwide to eight.
Computer security giant Symantec this week said it would not integrate the software of recent acquisition PC Tools into its mainstream Norton suite, instead using the products as its low-cost option for countries such as India and China.
The Bric countries (Brazil, Russia, India and China) dominate a list ranking the top 30 global offshoring locations.
Forget China and India, Vietnam is tipped to become the hottest offshoring destination within the next five years.
The mobile market in India, I recently learned, is racing towards 300 million -- and doing so at a rate of 8.77 million new subscribers per month, according to the latest government figures.
"No army can withstand the strength of an idea whose time has come," said Howard Charney, Cisco's senior vice president, borrowing from Victor Hugo to summarise the power of the Internet.
Wipro's Sudip Banerjee explains why many Indian companies fear being left behind by an emerging -- and less expensive -- China.
A leading Asia-Pacific tech analyst claims the outsourcing of information technology and business processes offshore is "not something to get overly excited about," despite increasing international controversy over the migration of jobs to lower-cost countries.
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China and India's massive investments in education will pay dividends for Australia but CIOs will need to look at restructuring the organisation to make use of the abundance of skills in Asia, says Marcus Blosch, research VP, Gartner.
The German chipmaker is expanding its research and development facilities and staff in its Asia-Pacific unit to concentrate on developing chip packages, microcontrollers and communications chips.
Market scepticism hasn't dampened industry fervour in Asia-Pacific for rolling out public wireless access points, known as hot spots, nor has it put the brakes on user subscriptions, according to a study by market analyst firm IDC.
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