Takafumi Horie: Crimes or misdemeanors?

Takafumi Horie: Crimes or misdemeanors? Takafumi Horie, dotcom challenger of Japan's corporate elite, may have taken a step too far. FROM THE ECONOMIST ...

Czech Republic: Moving ahead with privatisations

Czech Republic: Moving ahead with privatisations. The Czechs are pushing ahead with a spate of big privatisations, says Business Eastern Europe ...

India software: To have and to hold

India software: To have and to hold. EMC India has shifted its focus in storage to services and solutions, and away from hardware. ...

Global Technology Forum USA technology: Greetings and ...

FROM CFO MAGAZINE. When David Mroz, a manager at Shannon Precision Fastener, needed to buy a new LCD projector for a training class, he didn't head to ...

Global healthcare: The no-computer virus

From The Economist magazine. The inability, and reluctance, of doctors and hospitals to use information technology more widely is killing thousands of ...

South Africa energy: Power surge

South Africa energy: Power surge. COUNTRY BRIEFING. FROM THE ECONOMIST INTELLIGENCE UNIT. South Africa is set for massive public investment in the power ...

UK online stores expect bumper Christmas

UK online stores expect bumper Christmas. FROM FINANCIAL TIMES. By Maija Palmer, IT Correspondent. Online shopping is expected to increase by more than 40 ...

MTN gets numbers right in Africa

MTN gets numbers right in Africa. FROM FINANCIAL TIMES. By John Reed. In the South African battle for mobile phone business, Johannesburg-listed MTN has ...

Thailand automotive: Industry reaches crossroads

Thailand automotive: Industry reaches crossroads. Since starting Able Autopart Industries nearly 20 years ago, Yeap Swee Chuan has ridden the success of ...

USA: Going digital in hospitals

USA: Going digital in hospitals. FROM FINANCIAL TIMES. David Veillette, chief executive officer of the Indiana Heart Hospital, was shocked to realise he had ...