1. People, documents must tie in with BPM

Business process management should be integrated with people and documents, as well as Web 2.0 tools, to be relevant, says BPM exec.

2. Will consumers plug into home energy displays?

Dozens of companies are developing tools to ratchet down home energy use as part of utility smart grid programs, but nobody is sure which approach will stick with consumers.

3. 5 tips to ensure cloud data quality

Choose neutral platforms and read providers' fine-print. These are steps companies should take before leaping to cloud, say data management vendors.

4. Judge sets February hearing for new Google Books deal

Schedule is laid out for second round of final approval process as preliminary approval is given to revised deal submitted last Friday.

5. 'Best effort' insufficient for cloud

Cloud ecosystem needs operator participation to provide single point of blame, to win businesses' confidence in moving over, says consultant.

6. S'pore transport regulator partners Google Maps

Country's Land Transport Authority hopes to make public transport "choice mode" by offering Google Maps as part of travel planning service.

7. IBM: Computing rivaling human brain may be ready by 2019

Leading scientist, working with colleagues from several top universities, has pioneered computational analysis that rivals that of a cat's cortex. Human brain could be just a decade away.

8. Contact center by phone still popular in Asia

Calling contact center still preferred method for Asian customers seeking tech help, even with emergence of new media tools, says market specialist.

9. GE inks deal for 'cleaner coal' in China

Timed with Obama's visit, General Electric announces deals in China around high-speed rail, hybrid locomotives, and coal gasification plants with underground carbon storage.

10. Asian travelers want to fly by mobile

Travelers want to use mobile phones to access more travel services including flight check-in and seat change, survey finds.