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Chinese Microblogging Service Weibo to Launch in English, Compete With Twitter
Chinese microblogging service Weibo (news, site) is planning to do an English-language launch within two months. How will Weibo compete against the more internationally-established brands, particularly Twitter? Social networking trends in the Asia Pacific region point towards a preference for local networks and services -- this is
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Aussies Love Facebook, Businesses Down Under Want In On the Game Too
Preference for social networks varies across regions and countries. In the Asia Pacific region, it's a mixed bag, with some countries preferring local networks, but some going with the worldwide trends.
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China's Baidu, Microsoft to Challenge Google Outside of China
Baidu (news, site ) has the biggest search market share in China. With Baidu currently working out a strategic search partnership with Microsoft, the company is reportedly challenging Google's search dominance elsewhere. Baidu and Microsoft are currently content partners in search.
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BPO Firms in India & China Face Challenges From New Privacy Laws
China and India are two popular destinations for outsourced business processes. Recent developments in the legal and regulatory environments in both countries might make it difficult for BPO firms to operate, particularly those that involve sensitive data such as contact details and personal information.
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APAC Businesses Need to Beef Up Disaster Recovery Planning
Hindsight is 20/20. You only get to realize the importance of doing something when the time comes for you need it. Disaster recovery planning is just that -- it's something you do now, in order to avoid problems in the future.
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Laserfiche Certified For Aussie Doc Management Standards Compliance
Laserfiche (news, site ) has recently been granted certification for full compliance with the Australian government's Victorian Records Management Standard, along with other certifications. This means Laserfiche is now eligible to provide services and solutions that require long-term availability of documents in electronic format, particularly for government projects.
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China to Lead APAC in IPv6 Deployment
IP addresses are running out, given the limitations of the four-block 32-bit addressing system currently in place. Reports say that IPv4 addresses will run out within the year, and so the online community needs to work on the transition to IPv6 soon.
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India's HCL Technologies Sets Up Enterprise Mobility Lab in Singapore
The Asia Pacific region is a big market for enterprise mobility, currently a leader in terms of mobile broadband subscriber base and having a growing industry for mobile data services. Given these trends, HCL Technologies has invested in an enterprise mobility lab in Singapore.
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Elcom Releases CommunityManager.NET 7.3; Highlights Testing, RSS, EditLive Integration
Australian firm Elcom (news, site ) recently expanded into the North American market, adding analytics and mobile capability to its CommunityManager.NET release. Clients and customers have reason to rejoice, with the release of the latest version of CommunityManager.NET, now at version 7.3.
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APAC Cloud Adoption Dependent on Partnerships with ISPs
The Asia Pacific market for cloud services is forecast to grow through the medium term, with 83% of companies in the region considering cloud deployments, and 34% actually apportioning 2011 budgets for cloud-related activities.
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IBM Building Largest APAC Cloud Computing Center in China
Data centers and telecommunication companies are facing up to the challenge of meeting the demand for cloud computing. In the Asia Pacific region alone, the market for cloud computing services is forecast to grow in the medium term.
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Facebook Faces Privacy Challenges in Japan
Facebook (news, site ) might be the Internet's billion-dollar baby, but the social networking giant is not exactly a Goliath in the land of the rising sun.
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2011 Will be the Year For Mobile in APAC
The market for mobile broadband use is said to reach the 1 billion milestone later in 2011, in terms of user base. However, the Asia Pacific sees big disparities per market, particularly with developed vis-a-vis emerging economies.
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BT Opens Customer Showcase in Australia, Highlights Cloud Computing
Service providers are well-aware of the forecast demand for cloud services in the Asia Pacific region in the medium-term. Add to this the fact that Asian governments are looking into securing contracts for various cloud deployments and it makes sense that Telecoms provider BT (news, site ) has
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