More than 20 industry organisations support a petition that urges the Hong Kong government to establish the Technology and Communication Bureau, according to Charles Mok, Legislative Councilor (IT Constituency) and petition organiser.
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Etisalat announces AAE-1 submarine cable
Etisalat has announced the Asia-Africa-Europe-1 (AAE-1) undersea cable, which according to the company is the largest global submarine cable system bringing additional international capacity to UAE connecting Europe and Far East.1 5722
Prism leaker steps forward, cites ‘massive surveillance machine’
The person responsible for disclosing details on the growth of U.S. government surveillance programmes that exploded into public view last …
Largest ever DDoS attack directed at financial firm, Prolexic reports
DDoS attackers attempted to bring down an unnamed financial services firm earlier this week using one of the largest traffic …
DISTREE opens new Asia office in Taipei
DISTREE Events has opened a new office in Taipei to meet increased demand from local ICT and consumer electronics brands …
Simplifying security
Conventional wisdom says that simple security is an oxymoron. Good security is complex, while uncomplicated security is weak. Whenever security …
Asia-Pacific data centre industry poised for growth
Continued growth is expected for the Asia-Pacific data centre industry in 2013 and 2014, according to global data centre vendor …
Google to invest US$300 mn in Hong Kong data centre
Google will inject US$300 million as a long-term investment in its Hong Kong data centre that will go live in …
Huawei buys out Symantec in joint venture
Huawei Technologies will buy out the rest of a joint venture with Symantec for US$530 million, the companies announced yesterday. …
Jack Ma wants answers from Yahoo on possible deal
In response to queries regarding a possible buyout of Yahoo, Alibaba Chairman and CEO, Jack Ma, made his intentions clear …
Hong Kong is cloud ready, says industry body
Hong Kong is increasingly becoming the North Asia data hub with many cloud service providers setting up data centres in …