Japan's Sharp said Tuesday it will slash employee salaries by up to 10% from next month, in a round of cost-cutting that will save it about $180 million during the current fiscal year. The manufacturer of TVs and display panels for ...
Tags: Japan, Sharp, cost-cutting, computer peripherals
In a decision likely to be sobering for companies fighting insider threats, an appeals court has ruled that an employee who used his valid computer access rights to access data from his employer can't be prosecuted under a federal ...
Tags: federal law, cybercrime, hacking, USA
A front runner of biometric research and development,a company Suprema has had a breakthrough in technology that I find to be very beneficial:The Facestation! The Facestation is a facial recognition door access control device that was ...
Tags: Facial, Decoration, Suprema
US based Lincoln Financial Group has spun off Lincoln VisionConnect, a fully insured vision plan for employer benefit packages, which caters full range of vision benefits, assisting employees to improve quality of life and production of ...
Microsoft has launched Windows Server 2012 to general availability with a strong message that the operating system will capitalise on the growing importance of cloud and bring-your-own-device (BYOD) computing. "This is one of the most ...
Tags: Microsoft, Windows Server 2012, cloud, bring-your-own-device computing
The majority of IT departments might accept employees are using their tablets and smartphones in the workplace, but less than a quarter have policies to control it. This was the finding of new research published by LANDesk today. Of the ...
Tags: tablets, smartphones, software, personal devices
More than two-fifths of companies worldwide have failed to prepare for cyber threats, a survey from security company Kaspersky Lab has revealed. Some 41% of more than 3,300 IT professionals polled in 22 countries – including 200 in ...
Tags: cyber threats, Kaspersky, online attacks
Symetra Life Insurance, a subsidiary of Symetra Financial Corporation, has selected Craig Raymond as its new senior vice president and chief strategy officer, effective from 17 September 2012. Based in the greater Hartford, Connecticut, ...
Tags: Symetra Life Insurance, Symetra Financial Corporation, Craig Raymond
IDG News Service-Google may be moving too slowly in building up Google Apps'enterprise social networking(ESN)features,at a time when this type of software has become a key component in workplace collaboration suites. On Wednesday,the ...
Tags: Google, enterprise social networking, Apps, ESN software
Windows 8 may be the most disruptive operating system upgrade in 17 years,but the learning curve isn't as steep as some have claimed,enterprise support company PC Helps said today. "It will be very difficult to adjust to,no doubt of ...
IBM plans to boost its enterprise social line of software by acquiring Kenexa, a maker of cloud-based human resources applications, the companies said on Monday. IBM has agreed to pay US$46 per share for Kenexa in a cash transaction worth ...
Tags: Social Business, IBM, acquisition, US
ALMHULT, Sweden—That couch catching your eye in the 2013 edition of IKEA's new catalog may not be a couch at all. It is likely the entire living room was created by a graphic artist. In fact, much of the furniture and settings in the ...
Tags: market view, IKEA, pine
You can hire the right employees for your business,but if your managers don't manage them well,those good employees may wind up messing up,rather than stepping up. Jen and Tim are managers of two totally different functions within ...
X5 Retail Group has booked a 20.6% decline in first-half profits, with declining sales and margins hitting the bottom line and currency exchange dampening comparisons. The company said today (21 August) net profit slipped to US$135.2m in ...
Tags: retailer, net sale, report, X5 Retail Group
IDG News Service - Hewlett-Packard on Wednesday announced a US$8.9 billion loss for its third quarter ended July 31 due to writedowns and weak hardware sales and also said full-year results would be at the low end of its previous guidance. ...
Tags: HP, weak sales, revenue, Personal Systems Group