On the trail of the 'ILOVEYOU' author
Digital detectives are closing in on their man. Or is it their woman?
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Chipmaker Analog Devices plans US$36 million expansion
Signalling a robust future in the US and Europe telecom industry, AnalogDevices is constructing a new three-storey factory building with anaggregate floor area of 18,275 square meters. Commercial operation of theexpanded facility would start by February 2001.
E-mails give few clues to ILOVEYOU author
Philippine-based Internet provider Access Net Inc. has turned over all information regarding the owner of an e-mail account contained in the ILOVEYOU worm to a joint task force of Philippine law enforcement officers and U.
Report: Teen responsible for 'Love Bug'
As investigators zeroed in on a suspect in the ILOVEYOU virus case Saturday, reports of infections have finally begun to slow down. Several sources indicate the virus writer left a fairly obvious electronic trail, and U.
Philippines ISP hunts for 'ILOVEYOU' author
Sky Internet Inc., the Quezon City, Philippines, Internet service provider which inadvertently hosted some of the "ILOVEYOU" worm code, said on Thursday that the company is hunting the writer.
Malaysia: Seagate closure draws mixed reaction
Disk-drive giant Seagate Technology Inc.'s (seg) decision to shut down itsrecording head plant in Ipoh -- slashing potentially 6,000 jobs from its11,000 payroll in Malaysia -- has brought a mixed reaction from the affected employees.
Asia Pacific carriers unite to promote open market policies
Global and regional carriers have formed the Asia Pacific Carriers' Coalition (APCC) to "promote open market policies and best practice regulatory frameworks" throughout the region.The group includes carriers such as AT&T, British Telecom, Cable & Wireless, T-Systems (a division of Deutsche Telekom), MCI, Macquarie Corporate Telecommunications, StarHub, and Pacific Internet.
Philippines orders government agencies online
A new Philippine law mandates a two-year deadline for government agencies to begin providing services and doing official business online. The Department of Agriculture has a head start, with a launch this fall of a marketplace where farmers can post their products before harvesting and immediately find buyers online.
Security survey: Two-thirds of Asian firms hit
KUALA LUMPUR--A recent survey on information and communication technology (ICT) security in Malaysia has discovered that 68 percent of respondents suffered some sort of cyber-security breach in 2000. The study, conducted by the National ICT Security and Emergency Response Center (NISER), a goverment-backed cyber security organization, indicated that the level of awareness of the need for a thorough process to deter hackers and crackers was very low compared to the US.
Philippines faces IT manpower shortage
IT professional shortage is likely to increase by some 70 percent over the next few years.