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The e-business market in Asia is set for substantial growth but is being threatened by a significant amount of regional software piracy, according to representatives of Attachmate. Attachmate partnered with the Business Software Alliance on Thursday (BSA) to combat intellectual property theft. “E-business is the main driver of growth for most new applications,” said Sammy […]

X-media Interactive Pte Ltd. (XMI), a member of Singapore’s X-media Group, has launched a virtual community for young people called Gatecrash.com. Gatecrash features a range of topics including entertainment, music, fashion, jobs, food, computing, Internet, e-commerce, bargains and swaps, sports, and current affairs. Some of the sections contain discussion groups. “We want to create a […]

Lotus Development AP and the National Computer Board (NCB) have collaborated to produce the latest application edition to Singapore ONE–Lotus Quickplace. Quickplace permits corporate users to set up workgroups on the corporate intranet or the Internet. “We are happy that Lotus is committed to adapting Quickplace to exploit Singapore ONE’s broadband infrastructure. Once online, Singapore […]

Hongkong Telecom (HKT) and Microsoft have concluded an agreement that will enhance the Internet access and e-commerce services of the dominant Hong Kong ISP market share holder, according to local papers Ming Pao and the South China Morning Post. News of the deal on Friday sent the telecom’s share prices on the Hang Seng Index […]

Hongkong Telecom has successfully acquired the Internet business of First International Computer (FIC) of Taiwan. Late in 1998, Hongkong Telecom acquired Hong Kong rival Star Telecom’s Internet business and attained over 60 percent market share. Hongkong Telecom said that it acquired 85 per cent stake in FIC Network Service, Inc.(FICNet), a subsidiary of FIC, at […]

Singapore is rapidly developing the infrastructure for broadband and home grown e-commerce capabilities, according to Michael Yap, the new chief executive of the country’s quasi-governmental National Computer Board (NCB). “Singapore is well-positioned in these two areas,” said Yap in his keynote speech at Internet World Asia@Singapore. “We have invested heavily in both e-commerce and broadband […]

One of China’s most successful portals, Sohu, has developed the Learning Channel for Chinese users, which includes free English language tutoring centers, children’s reading materials, foreign study guides, and graduate exam prep materials. The Learning Channel is allegedly the first large scale Web site in Mainland China designed to deliver high quality educational material to […]

MCI WorldCom, Inc. has launched Internet services for businesses in the Asia-Pacific region that will be available through MCI WorldCom’s UUNET division. “As one of the world’s leading Internet communications companies, MCI WorldCom provides comprehensive and reliable Internet-based solutions to enable Asia’s businesses,” said John Sidgmore, vice chairman of MCI WorldCom. “We are committed to […]

In two separate events on Friday, Hong Kong officials talked about promoting the Internet industry in the Special Administrative Region (SAR) but offered few specifics on how the government would meet the needs of e-business enterprises. At a press conference announcing several corporate supporters of the Chief Executive’s Commission on Innovation and Technology, little was […]

AT&T is now providing an end-to-end full channel private line service from the United States to Japan. The service is being offered in partnership with NTT Worldwide Network Corp. (NTT-WN) and supports speeds from 56 kbps to 2.048 mbps, with 45 mbps and 155 mbps provided on an “individual-case basis.” “Our AT&T full channel service […]

Strengthening its position in what will be the largest networking market outside the U.S., Cisco Systems has signed an agreement with the Guangxi Post and Telecommunications Administration (GXPTA), one of China’s largest telecommunications service providers, to build an IP over ATM network in China. According to Cisco, the new equipment, a mix of Cisco’s latest […]

EDS Opens E-Business Center in Hong Kong Banking on the growing need for electronic business solutions in Asia, the Hong Kong branch of Electronic Data Systems (EDS) is opening a Business Technology Center in Kowloon Bay. “Electronic business capabilities are changing business forever – from day-to-day operations to how companies communication with their customers, suppliers […]