Eileen Yu

Eileen Yu began covering the IT industry when Asynchronous Transfer Mode was still hip and e-commerce was the new buzzword. In her B.T.W blog, she takes an offbeat look at issues about life and finds a connection to the tech and business landscape. Eileen is senior editor at ZDNet Asia, where she oversees the business tech news site.

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Asia on a roll

An American multinational recently launched a new facility in Asia, and reporters were invited to cover the event graced by executives from its corporate headquarters. This was its first facility outside its home turf.

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The mark of a number

It's the 6th day of the 6th month in the 6th year of the millennium. Most of us would recognize that as a symbol of the antichrist, or more commonly described as the mark of the beast.

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Milking Java for Sun

This year, Jonathan Schwartz got to helm JavaOne--Sun's love fest for Java developers--for the first time after taking over the CEO post from Scott McNealy.The conference is supposedly the biggest ever, since the first JavaOne conference in 1996, attracting some 20,000 visitors including those who participated online.

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A copycat formula for SMBs?

At a recent conference for SMBs in Singapore, an entrepreneur lamented that organizations in the island-state are unwilling to pay a premium for quality.Jean-Louis Michelet, who is better known as the deputy chairman of the Singapore International Chamber of Commerce, noted that this mindset was particularly disturbing in the services industry.

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