1. Developed SMBs to increase IT services spend
IT services expenditure among small and midsize firms in Australia, Korea and Japan will grow 10 percent from 2009 to 2013, says AMI.
2. S'pore says NBN will stay competitive
Tight regulation will ensure players on Singapore's next-generation broadband network will strive to be competitive, assures local telecoms regulator.
3. 'Not all jobs created equal' for social sites
Nature of business and sensitivity of corporate data key in deciding whether to block social networking sites at work, say industry watchers.
4. Technology sector to rev up IPO recovery
IT firms and emerging markets including China, India and Brazil, will lead recovery of public listing activities, finds new survey on global investors.
5. Zero-day flaw found in web encryption
A security issue with underlying web encryption protocols TLS and SSL has left many authentication mechanisms open to attack, according to security researchers.
6. Alterna-browsers Firefox, Chrome get quick fixes
Just eight days after a previous update, Mozilla Firefox 3.5.5 introduces fast fixes for three bugs, one of which was critical. Google Chrome has also been updated for security and stability.
7. Google offers JavaScript programming tools
In a new step to make the Web a more powerful foundation for programs, Google is releasing Closure Tools that it says produce faster, better code.
8. Getty and Flickr deepen photo-licensing ties
Flickr photographers now can more actively try to sell photos through Getty's 60,000-image collection. Meanwhile, Toyota shows that there's a market.
9. Private-sale shopping sites are hot
Saddled with unsold merchandise amid the recession, makers of luxury goods are selling their wares through members-only shopping sites.
10. Lack of global climate deal won't crush green tech
No matter what happens at global talks in Copenhagen next month, industry and national governments are likely to drive investment in the near term.
Last updated: 06 Nov 2009 06:40 PM