Information Technology

30 August 2016

Judging by the political winds, Silicon Valley seems headed for a showdown with antitrust regulators. For the first time since 1988, the Democratic Party’s platform includes stronger antitrust enforcement, while leading liberals have singled out Google, Apple and Facebook for holding too much market power. Judging by the political winds, Silicon Valley seems...

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16 February 2016

QR Code to Barcode…Step Aside

The ubiquitous barcode has revolutionised the retail industry since its arrival on a packet of Wrigley’s chewing gum in 1974. The black and white striped sticker encodes information about the product that can be easily scanned, speeding up checkout and...

3 February 2016

Engage on any Good Strategic Proposals Lately?

Ken Wolter / Shutterstock.com Ken Wolter / Shutterstock.com Spare a thought for the CEO of Yahoo, Marissa Mayer. Nearly four years on the job, the ailing internet giant is still struggling to deliver a credible path to growth. And following...

3 February 2016

The Alphabet According to Google

We have got used to Google as a massive global success story. However, sometimes the detail is more interesting than the top line. On February 1 an announcement by the firm’s holding company Alphabet gave investors their first real insight...

19 January 2016

You Say You Want a (Digital) Revolution

The World Economic Forum Meeting at Davos, Switzerland this year is all about navigating a path through the “Fourth Industrial Revolution”. Preceding industrial revolutions centred on machinery, electrified mass production, and computers. The fourth premise is on emerging breakthrough technologies...

24 November 2015

Hackers Fuel Cybersecurity Industry

Cybersecurity software has been a major focus in pop culture since the release of the 1995 film, Hackers starring Angelina Jolie. Computer break-ins have since been a significant theme in countless movies and television programs. The entertainment industry has provided...

6 October 2015

Are U.S. Cybercrime Tactics Missing the Real Issues?

In late September 2015, the Presidents of China and the United States reached a number of agreements on cyber security, cyber espionage, and cybercrime. They provide for a new high-level contact group as well as assurances to investigate and resolve...

2 August 2015

China Sets a Course for Cyber Security

In February 2014, Chinese President Xi Jingping declared his intent to do everything necessary for China to become a cyber power. Since then Xi and his government have been hyperactive on all relevant fronts: political, legal, economic, organisational and diplomatic....

25 May 2015

Non-neutral Net Neutrality

Telecommunication companies were up in arms in February after the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) made net neutrality the law of the land by classifying broadband internet as a utility, seeming to ensure there would be no pay-to-play fast lanes. Not...

14 May 2015

Getting After Google

pixinoo / Shutterstock.com Last month, the European Commission (EC) filed a formal antitrust complaint against Google for abusing its dominant market position in internet search. pixinoo / Shutterstock.com Last month, the European Commission (EC) filed a formal antitrust complaint against...

5 May 2015

For Now, Chinese Businesses Still Drive e-Commerce

As China seeks to further boost the e-commerce sector, it is likely to attract new capital and create new jobs and entrepreneurs. Recently, the State Council, China's cabinet, announced that it would boost the development of e-commerce by cutting red...

2 April 2015

Technological Advances are Changing the Banking Model

The banking sector has witnessed many technological changes in recent years that offer more personalized services.  The shift towards getting more digital just got more exciting with the introduction of many user-friendly technologies. As banks try to make banking quicker...

20 November 2014

A Cyberspace Lesson from South Korea

Over 3 million South Koreans have downloaded a Germany-based smartphone messenger app, Telegram, while 400,000 users of Kakao Talk — the nation’s most widely used messenger app — terminated their account, in protest against government attempts to crackdown on dissenters....

30 June 2010

IT Industry, Information Technology Industry

  Information technology, and the hardware and software associated with the IT industry, are an integral part of nearly every major global industry.   Information technology, and the hardware and software associated with the IT industry, are an integral part of...

30 April 2010

Mobile Phones And Business Development

It’s the case of Mobile Phones, where developing nations have surpassed to the developed nations in terms of user base. Use of mobile phones has become more beneficial on the part of small enterprises in developing nations. The use of...