Attract foreign talent with 'split pay'
Offer salaries in currencies of expatriate's home and host countries to combat inflation and currency fluctuation, advises HR firm.
Indian BPO staff turnover skyrockets
Indian outsourcers are facing record staff turnover according to a new report, with companies struggling to hold onto bonus-hungry workers.
Chrome's primary target is Microsoft
Google's new browser poses the greatest threat against Microsoft, not so much other competing browsers, according to industry players.
Microsoft exec rebuts hypervisor security claims
At the TechEd conference, Microsoft security strategist Steve Riley has answered claims that the company's hypervisor software could be maliciously replaced on PCs without administrators knowing.
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Red tape hampering tech research
EC commissioner Viviane Reding has blamed red tape for hampering Europe's efforts to capitalize on its high tech research.
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Chrome's JavaScript challenge to Silverlight
The advent of Google's Chrome browser, software pros say, should spur a big speedup for JavaScript, which would raise its standing against Microsoft's Silverlight technology.
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China's Alibaba expands to India, Japan
The mainland's strong currency and weakening exports are driving the popular e-commerce business to look for customers abroad.
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Creating a 'Facebook for spies'
The CIA, FBI, and National Security Agency are reportedly testing a social-networking site designed for use by analysts within the 16 U.S. intelligence agencies.
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Security firm spots Chrome 'SaveAs' flaw
Bach Khoa Internet Security of Vietnam reports that the new Google browser is susceptible to a critical buffer-overflow flaw.
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Facebook botnet risk revealed
Researchers created a demo "Photo of the Day" app that turned Facebook users' machines into a botnet. Social networks, they warn, are ideal for attack platforms.
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Red Hat buys virtualization player Qumranet
With the US$107 million purchase, Red Hat gains hypervisor and desktop virtualization tools to challenge VMware and Microsoft.
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Samsung contemplating SanDisk acquisition
South Korean consumer electronics giant is considering a buyout of the chipmaker to reduce its NAND flash memory costs, according to PaidContent.
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Dell planning to ditch factories
CFO Brian Gladden has said the company has "more work to be done" to improve profitability. Now The Wall Street Journal reports that Dell is planning to lower costs by selling off its factories.
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Nokia market share to take a hit
The No.1 mobile handset maker in the world says a weakening global economy and price cuts from competitors will affect its market share standing for the third quarter.
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Firefox counters Google's browser speed test
Mozilla fights back against Chrome, saying the upcoming version of Firefox beats Google's browser in a JavaScript race.
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Parallels plugs USB links into virtual desktops
The virtualization company is partnering with Silex to incorporate USBs into customers' virtual networks.
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Microsoft's cloud Office lands one million users
One million customers have signed up to Microsoft's Office Live Workspace online collaboration tool, six months after its beta launch.
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UK airport gets massive Wi-Fi hotspot
Heathrow's Terminal 5 has gone live with a Wi-Fi hotspot for its passengers.
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