Posted on March 10, 2010 by WSJ.com: Deals & Deal Makers
China Mobile said it agreed to buy a 20% stake in Shanghai Pudong Development Bank for $5.83 billion as the mobile operator seeks to expand into mobile payment services.
Continue ReadingPosted on March 10, 2010 by Roy Adar
With global organizations depending on the sharing of sensitive information to support everything from financial transactions to patient care records, many believe they are relying on secure methods to exchange data with trusted partners. However, there is often a significant and alarming gap between perceived security and real vulnerability.
Continue ReadingPosted on March 10, 2010 by Jack M. Germain
Some system utilities do a variety of things well. They come with tools to give users lots of solutions in one package. Other system apps like the Atol File Manager perform a dedicated function flawlessly without adding other specialties. Atol took a while to grow on me, but now this app is one of my most-used Linux tools.
Continue ReadingPosted on March 10, 2010 by Renay San Miguel
“Avatar” may be the box office champ in this or any other galaxy, and the first weekend of ticket sales for “Alice in Wonderland” has certainly put a Cheshire Cat smile on the faces of Walt Disney studio executives. However, all that monetary activity stems from watching those two movies in the plush, dark expanses of a special, 3-D-enabled movie theater.
Continue ReadingPosted on March 10, 2010 by Richard Adhikari
Apple has announced the iPad will hit retail shelves April 3, sending the adrenalin surging through competitors’ veins. HP and several Chinese manufacturers have announced tablets in what might be perceived as an attempt to capitalize on the not-quite-a-laptop, not-really-a-netbook category.
Continue ReadingPosted on March 10, 2010 by Denis Pombriant
I wasn’t sure what the reaction would be to last week’s column on customer experience.
Maybe I hang around with vendors and other analysts too much, because customer experience is a hot topic among, us and it’s generally seen as a good thing. However, judging by last week’s mail and some further digging at the Harvard Business Review’s Web site, it appears that there are at least two camps with decidedly different views.
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