Wikia, the profit division of Wikipedia is launching a search engine in early 2007. Named Wikiasari, it will use the same human generated content as its USP that has made Wikipedia a hugely successful site.

Yahoo China has received a shot in the arm after a Beijing court ordered Qihoo, a local language search engine run by a former Yahoo china employee to stop making Yahoo look like a malware.

Nasdaq has threatened to delist Dell Inc. after it failed to report its third quarter earnings. Dell has already appealed against a previous delisting threat issued by Nasdaq.

IBM has joined hands with Intel Corporation to improve the way IT managers select, deploy and measure virtualised server solutions for enterprise data centers.

mBlox, a mobile transaction network, has opened its Asia Pacific headquarters in Singapore to support demand in the region. With the expansion in this high growth region, mBlox is offering connectivity and access to Western PSMS services to Asian Communications...

IBM has outperformed storage software vendors EMC and Symantec in the third quarter of 2006, according to new market share data released by IDC. According to the report, IBM’s storage software revenue grew 39 per cent and was the only vendor among the top three...

Following the massive battery recalls announced by Apple and Dell recently, Sony Electronics President Stan Glasgow said last he believes notebook makers will likely soon incorporate lithium polymer battery technology instead of the currently used lithium ion...

Hitachi Asia has released JP1 Version 8 of its Hitachi Job Management Partner 1 (Hitachi JP1) suite of integrated systems management solutions in Southeast Asia region. Anchoring on three key factors—IT Compliance, Automation and Monitoring—JP1 Version 8...

Informatica Corporation, a provider of data integration software, has appointed Joel Momberger, Managing Director SEA, Divisional Headquarters for Asia Pacific, Bernard Gan, Regional Manager, Asia Pacific and Sid Lasley as Technical Director, Asia Pacific...

Cisco has appointed Dan Scheinman to lead the newly formed Cisco Media Solutions Group that will be responsible for developing and marketing infrastructure products. Scheinman – till recently was senior vice president of Corporate Development at Cisco— will be ....

Yahoo’s memo called the Peanut Butter Manifesto is making inroads into the company as a major reorganisation is in full swing. The document contained confidential material that talked about how the company plans to trim its staff by one fifth...

Despite widespread views to the contrary, enterprise businesses will likely become a hot market for IP Multimedia Subsystem (IMS) services, reports In-Stat. BEA, a maker of enterprise and communications infrastructure software, and Huawei, Chinese Telecom equipment company have...

The APAC Very Small Aperture Terminal (VSAT) market is firmly in its growth stage, and has come to represent the new battleground for global VSAT players who are faced with declining growth in other regional markets. VSAT services are beginning to gain greater...

Motorola has shipped two million MOTOMING units in Greater China, taking 50 per cent of the country’s pen-based PDA market. The company boasts that the phone by saying it has a compact size with a transparent flip-cover and three different colour choices...

Microsoft was given till November 23 by the European Union (EU) to submit the secret protocols of its Windows operating system to rivals or face the prospect of more fines. Microsoft could face a fine of up to three million euros (USD 3.85 million) a day it if failed...

Yahoo’s memo called the Peanut Butter Manifesto is out in the open. The document contains confidential material that talk about how the company plans to trim its staff by one fifth. Yahoo senior vice president Brad Garlinghouse wrote the memo...

Microsoft has revealed plans of licensing the new User Interface (UI) in Office 2007 for free so developers can build applications that look similar to the programs in the suite. The Redmond, Washington -based company is licensing both design...

The Universal Music Group, a music company, has filed a copyright infringement lawsuit against MySpace and parent company the News Corporation for allowing users to upload and download copyrighted songs and music videos. The lawsuit, filed in federal court...

In its forthcoming Vista operating system, Microsoft heavily emphasises security. Microsoft co-president Jim Allchin said, "My son, seven years old, runs Windows Vista and, honestly, he doesn't have an antivirus system...

Microsoft and FPT of Vietnam have entered an agreement to promote market research in Vietnam and across the Asia-Pacific region. Under the terms of the deal, the two companies signed a three-year alliance agreement in Hanoi...