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Bit9

Nov 1, 2008

Is it time to get out of the anti-virus arms race? If new security vendor Bit9, Inc. gets its way, banks may soon be able…

Standards Are Standing in Way of External SOA

Oct 27, 2008

The promise of service-oriented architecture (SOA) is a world where everything interoperates seamlessly, pieces of applications are reused endlessly and development of new systems is…

Surviving the Tech Manager’s Global Squeeze

Oct 14, 2008

It’s the new reality of IT: working as part of a global team, with coworker and outsourcers all over the world, coordinated by a project…

Expat fills China’s TV gap online

Oct 9, 2008

I love living in Shanghai, but there are three things I really miss about the U.S. I miss driving, though I’m sure I’ll change my…

All A Twitter Over Twitter

Oct 1, 2008

New channels of electronic communication have been a boon to many industries, opening up sales and marketing opportunities, helping improve customer service and speeding up…

OppenheimerFunds gets return on investment from Agile, SOA

Sep 29, 2008

OppenheimerFunds used to have a data entry efficiency problem. Address changes that customers made on its Web site had to be manually re-entered into a…

OppenheimerFunds Gets Return on Investment from Agile and SOA

Sep 26, 2008

OppenheimerFunds used to have a data entry efficiency problem. Address changes that customers made on its website had to be manually re-entered into a variety…

Are Firms Ready for Twitter?

Sep 15, 2008

New channels of electronic communication have been a boon to many industries, opening up sales and marketing opportunities, helping improve customer service and speeding up…

Standard Chartered Issues Yuan Debit Cards in China

Jul 24, 2008

United Kingdom-based Standard Chartered bank has begun issuing yuan-denominated debit cards in China after signing a card agreement with China UnionPay, a bank spokesperson tells…

Chinese Making More Inquiries About Credit Records

Jul 21, 2008

In an apparent sign of the growing sophistication of the Chinese lending market, Chinese citizens made at least 150,000 inquiries about credit records in June,…

China Bullish on Card Readiness for Olympic Games

Jul 15, 2008

As the 2008 Olympics draw closer, the number of shops in Beijing that accept internationally branded payment cards stood at about 110,000 at the end…

China embraces ‘Kung Fu Panda’

Jul 1, 2008

DreamWorks toon grosses $14 mil in 10 days SHANGHAI — DreamWorks Animation’s “Kung Fu Panda” took in 97 million yuan ($14 million) during its first…

Nasdaq Lends Ukrainian Market Helping Hand

Jun 30, 2008

Suffering from a lack of liquidity and poor securities processing, Ukraine is hoping that Nasdaq OMX Group can provide some relief and bring the country’s…

Shanghai fest stumbles at start

Jun 14, 2008

SHANGHAI — Zhang Ziyi, Jackie Chan and Wong Kar Wai opened the 11th Shanghai International Film Festival on Saturday, calling on guests and media to…

Music industry allies against Baidu

Jun 3, 2008

Music industry groups have called the popular Chinese search engine Baidu “the largest and most incorrigible purveyor of pirated music in China.” Other organizations backing…

Shanghai puts kibosh on new billboards

May 2, 2008

SHANGHAI — Citing too many billboards that are too densely placed, Shanghai has suspended all new outdoor advertising ahead of the 2010 World Expo, echoing…

China’s Tudou scores $57 mil in financing

Apr 28, 2008

China’s top video-sharing site,  Tudou.com, announced $57 million in new financing Monday, confirming rumors previously circulating online. Investors include IDG, Granite Global Ventures and General…

Olympics: China’s local media producers

Apr 24, 2008

Whatever you think of mixing international sports with China’s politics, the Beijing Olympic Games could prove a 17-day coming out party for the country’s media…

Beijing Olympics, a boom or bust for China-based producers?

Apr 24, 2008

Whatever you think of mixing international sports with China’s politics, the Beijing Olympic Games could prove a 17-day coming out party for the country’s media…

Olympian heavy lifting awaits Chinese media

Apr 24, 2008

Whatever you think of mixing international sports with China’s politics, the Beijing Olympic Games could prove a 17-day coming out party for the country’s media…

Chinese courts hit Net cafes

Apr 24, 2008

This article originally appeared in The Hollywood Reporter. Beijing courts promised heavier fines for Internet cafes that allow patrons to illegally download movies, laying down…

38 injured in China set collapse

Apr 22, 2008

SHANGHAI — The collapse of a bridge during the shooting of a Chinese television production in southwest China on Sunday injured 38 people, state-run media…

‘World of Warcraft’ hits new high in China

Apr 16, 2008

SHANGHAI — “World of Warcraft” has hit a new high in China, with the massively multiplayer online game registering more than 1 million players online…

Wall Street Expanding Virtual Horizons

Apr 7, 2008

Virtualization, in one form or another, has been around almost as long as computers. When the term arose in the 1960s, it referred to the…

Big profits, growth at China’s Hengdian

Mar 28, 2008

Liu Zhijiang, president of Hengdian World Studio, said Thursday that his company — operator of the biggest film and TV back lot in the world…

Hengdian sees growth in partners

Mar 27, 2008

SHANGHAI — Liu Zhijiang, president Hengdian World Studio, said Thursday that his company — operator of the biggest film and TV back lot in the…

Software as a Service as a Security Battleground

Mar 24, 2008

Salesforce.com reached a milestone last fall: 1 million people using the online software company to host their customer relationship management systems and other key business…

Server Virtualization: Powerful Tool, Extra Exposure

Mar 24, 2008

Dividing a server into multiple virtual machines has brought down firms’ purchasing costs and allowed for more efficient use of existing hardware. However, virtualization also…

CA co to sell Beijing Games web ads

Mar 20, 2008

SHANGHAI — A California company has been chosen to manage China Central Television’s online ads during video broadcasts of the Beijing Olympics on CCTV.com. ViDeOnline…

Co-pro ‘Milk & Fashion’ gets China distrib’n

Mar 6, 2008

SHANGHAI — American-Chinese co-production “Milk and Fashion” will be distributed in China by Shanghai-based Red Art beginning in June, the film’s producer said Thursday. An…