11 | ICT magazine

RSS Feed

Twitter

Facebook

Posts Tagged ‘11’

Microsoft Must Fight Google`s Search Accusations: 11 Reasons Why

February 3rd, 2011 | No Comments

News Analysis: Microsoft has been accused by Google of using the search giant’s search results. Although Microsoft has acknowledged that it uses "clickstream data," it needs to fight Google on this issue. – Microsoft and Google are at it again. In a shocking announcement on Feb. 1,
Google revealed that it believes Microsoft’s Bing platform is using its search
engine results in some cases. The company provided several examples of the
issue, and said that it even created fake search results to see if …

SIA off 1.1%; 3Q saved by savvy Hedging – UOB KayHian

January 31st, 2011 | No Comments

Singapore Airlines (C6L.SG) is off 1.1% at $14.88, in line with a broadly weaker market, despite below-consensus 3Q results, with management noting a cloudy outlook. UOB KayHian says SIA’s “strong grip on its costs” could support its stock near term; the house notes passenger unit costs were at 8.6 cents/ASK, against its forecast of 9.0 cents/ASK; “This suggests that SIA had hedged a substantial portion of fuel requirements.”

STI drops 1.1% to 3,205.48 at closing

January 20th, 2011 | No Comments

Singapore’s Straits Times Index dropped 1.1% to 3,205.48 at the close, the most since Nov. 23. All but one of 30 companies in the benchmark index declined.

Shares on the measure trade at an average 14.6 times estimated earnings, compared with about 15.6 times at the end of 2010, according to data compiled by Bloomberg. The following shares were among the most active in the market.

STI slumps at 1.1%; 3200 support should hold – DBS Vickers

January 20th, 2011 | No Comments

Singapore’s STI is down 1.1% at 3206.11, tracking broad declines across the region, which are led by the Shanghai Composite Index’s 2.9% fall on unabated concerns over further tightening measures from Beijing, which would put the brakes on the world’s second largest economy.

“Singapore’s equities are reacting in response to near term weakness in Shanghai,” says Yeo Kee Kian, a market strategist with DBS Vickers.

CapitaCommercial Trustâ€™s FY 2010 DPU of 7.83 cents, up 11% from 2009

January 18th, 2011 | No Comments

CapitaCommercial Trust (CCT), Singapore’s first listed commercial REIT with a market capitalisation of $4.3 billion, says distributable income of $221.0 million for the financial year ended 31 December 2010 (FY 2010).

This is 11.3% above the same period last year.

FY 2010 estimated distribution per unit (DPU) of 7.83 cents is a 10.9% year-on-year increase from FY 2009 DPU of 7.06 cents.

11 Serbians decide to stay in Tunisia

January 18th, 2011 | No Comments

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has announced that it will not organize any more special flights out of Tunisia. 11 Serbians are still in the north African country that saw violence and unrest this week, but they will have to return home on regular flights.

Michael Douglas â€” Cancer-Free â€” On â€œThe TODAY Showâ€ [Jan. 11]

January 11th, 2011 | No Comments

Michael Douglas has beaten cancer. In a Tuesday morning interview with Matt Lauer of NBC’s The TODAY Show, the Oscar-winning Wall Street star announced that odds are that he’s beat the Stage IV throat cancer that doctors diagnosed him with last summer. “I feel good, relieved. The tumor is gone. But, you know, I have [...]

Jan. 11, 1922: Insulin Makes a Nice Shot

January 11th, 2011 | No Comments

1922: Insulin is used for the first time to treat diabetes in a human being.
During a clinical test at the University of Toronto, an injection of bovine insulin was administered to 14-year-old Leonard Thompson by endocrinologist Frederick Banting, who had been researching ways of extracting insulin from the pancreas. The boy suffered an allergic reaction [...]

Tiger +1.1%; Strong numbers but stock expensive: Credit Suisse

January 11th, 2011 | No Comments

Tiger Airways (J7X.SG) is +1.1% at $1.82, in average volume of 939,000 shares so far, as the airline’s solid December operating data fail to generate much excitement.

The carrier reported it flew 555,000 passengers in December, +22% on-year, +19.6% on-month, at an average load factor of 91%, +1 percentage point on-year.

Jan 11: Eurozone fears weigh, Tiger Airways in focus

January 11th, 2011 | No Comments

Singapore shares may open slightly lower on Tuesday tracking losses on Wall Street overnight, as investors turn more cautious amid fears that Portugal will be the next euro zone member to need a bailout. Singapore’s benchmark Straits Times Index <.FTSTI> was down 0.98% on Monday to 3,229.27 points.

Here are some stocks and factors to watch:

Jan 11: Guocoland, Indofood Agri, Tiger Airways

January 11th, 2011 | No Comments

The following companies may have unusual price changes in Singapore trading today. Stock symbols are in parentheses, and share prices are from the previous close. Singapore’s Straits Times Index dropped 1% to 3,229.27.

Verizon iPhone Could Be Unveiled Jan. 11

January 9th, 2011 | No Comments

Verizon is hosting a Jan. 11 event in New York City, where many in the industry believe Verizon will unveil plans for bringing the iPhone onto its network. – Verizon is circulating invitations to a Jan. 11 event in New
York City, sparking rampant speculation that the
carrier intends to announce that it will carry Apple’s iPhone.
According
to the bright red invite, the event will take place at 11 a.m. EST at Frederick P. Rose Hall at Lincoln
Center,…

NetApp’s 11 Storage-Related Predictions for 2011

January 3rd, 2011 | No Comments

NetApp started out in the early 1990s as a "nice little file server company," in the words of Chairman and former longtime CEO Dan Warmenhoven. Since then, however, it has blossomed into one of the world’s most successful independent data storage companies and its prospects again look good going into a new year. It is the second-largest independent NAS maker/seller in the world behind EMC and No. 3 to EMC and IBM for external disk storage, according to IDC. This slide show looks ahead at some of the important trends in storage technology the company sees for 2011. "2011 will feel much like 2010," NetApp CEO Tom Georgens said. "We’ll see the same economic conditions (low interest rates, high unemployment, long-term uncertainty) and the same major IT themes. The IT refresh will continue to drive business. Next year will be a year of solidification and increased adoption of some key storage technology trends that began in 2009/2010." It will also be the year to begin the migration of business critical production apps to the cloud and this transition will stretch beyond 2011, NetApp predicts. – …

Opera 11 Web Browser Extends User Controls

December 29th, 2010 | No Comments

The Opera 11 Web browser has added extensions, tab stacks and a polished e-mail client to woo users from Microsoft’s Internet Explorer, Apple’s Safari or Google’s Chrome. The new features are offer some compelling reasons to consider a new browser experience if your daily work involves routinely looking at large numbers of related Websites. Using extensions to enhance the Opera Web browser can also take some of the effort out of surfing the Web by blocking ads, remembering passwords and performing other chores using standards-based additions to the base Opera browser. To read the full review, click here. Or if you have experience with Opera 11 share your thoughts at http://labs.eweek.com/ – …

11 Expert Predictions for Cloud IT in 2011

December 29th, 2010 | No Comments

Theres little question that cloud IT came into its own in 2010. During the last couple of years, most of the research, testing, re-testing and quality assurance work on this new phase of IT has been completed at the high-performance computing and large enterprise level, and midrange and smaller enterprises are now following suit. Services developed for public- and private-cloud-related IT are now handling workloads that used to be processed exclusively onsite in numerous enterprise departments. Generally, we are talking about workloads from departments such as sales and marketing, human resources and financial; entire supply chains involving other companies are working within protected private cloud systems. In this slide show, eWEEK, with the assistance of data management software provider Aprigo, brings you a collection of predictions from known and respected authorities, including company founders, chief technical people and a systems administrator or two. – …

Opera 11 Takes On IE, Safari, Chrome

December 28th, 2010 | No Comments

Opera 11 shipped Dec. 16 with new extensions, tab stacking and visual navigation aids that put the web browser on a competitive footing with Microsoft’s IE. The features add productivity and conveninece to the Opera experience and could be compelling advantages for web users who need quick access to many different web pages at the flick of a wrist. – Opera 11 debuted Dec. 16 running on Windows, Mac and Linux platforms
and now equipped with stackable tabs, visual mouse navigation aids and
extensions that add useful widgets to the full-featured Web browser. As
I noted in a first look at the alpha version, Opera 11 is stepping into
competitive …

Apple iPhone, Google Android Devices: 11 Notable Smartphones of 2010

December 22nd, 2010 | No Comments

The best smartphone is in the hand of the beholder. During 2010, however, the 11 pictured here were all notable competitors for the title, highlighting emerging technologies and managing to stand out during a year that saw a flood of devices, all competing for consumer and enterprise attention. This year also saw smartphone adoption blaze upward even as the economy continued to keep many down. Subsidies from carriers were partly to thank, but so were features such as 4G compatibility, dual cameras, gorgeous displays, high-end cameras, super-fast processors, HDMI support, the ability to act as a hotspot to a handful of other devices, NFC (near-field communications) technology, and the arrival of new mobile operating systems that finally got people as excited as theyve been about Apples iOS namely, Googles Android, Microsofts Windows Phone 7 and even Samsungs Bada. – …

MTV â€œWhen I Was 17â€³ Dec. 11: Feat. â€œJersey Shoreâ€™sâ€ Ronnie, Sammi, & Vinny

December 11th, 2010 | No Comments

Before Ronnie Magro-Ortiz was bouncing around with vodka-soaked tarts — much to the chagrin of girlfriend Sammi Sweetheart — he was losing his virginity in the backseat of a Toyota Camry. Talk about keeping it classy at an early age. Jersey Shorers Ronnie, Sammi, and Vinny take fans on a blast to the past on [...]

Davis Cup final: 1-1 after first day

December 3rd, 2010 | No Comments

Serbia and France have scored one victory each in the first day of their Davis Cup final clash in Belgrade.
France was one up this afternoon, after Gael Monfils beat Janko TipsareviÄ‡ in straight sets, 6-1, 7-6 (7-4), 6-0.

Keppel +1.1%; More newbuild orders expected: OCBC

December 3rd, 2010 | No Comments

Keppel Corp. (BN4.SG) +1.1% at $10.94 after it signs contract to build 2 jack-up rigs worth US$360 million ($470.7 million) with Mermaid Maritime’s (DU4.SG) 49%-owned Asia Offshore Drilling, with option to build another 2 units which would bring total contract value to more than US$720 million.