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Sepertinya, aku semakin menjadi maniak situs Friendster. Naluriku semakin terpacu untuk lebih meng-”utak-atik” situs social networking ini. Entah mengapa aku tidak begitu tertarik dengan Facebook, MySpace, dan situs social networking lainnya selain Friendster…

Bila dilihat, ada yang baru dari Friendster. Selain aplikasi-aplikasinya yang tambah banyak, tentu saja bagi kita yang hidup dan dibesarkan di INdonesia dan paham betul dengan bahasa Indonesia, hal ini menjadi suatu kebanggaan. Apa pasal? Soalnya, Friendster meluncurkan layanan teknologinya dalam bahasa Indonesia, setelah mereka meluncurkan dalam enam bahasa lainnya. Tapi, ada satu hal yang aneh berkaitan dengan layanannya dalam bahasa ibu pertiwi… Continue reading Friendster Berbahasa Indonesia…

Sepertinya sudah sekian lama aku tidak nge-blog….hmmm, banyak hal yang terjadi. Dan banyak hal juga yang bisa diceritakan sebenarnya. Tapi, ada satu hal menarik begitu melihat tampilan baru dari wordpress….wuihhh…. lucu juga ya inovasinya…. Ada apa ini??

Mungkin ini yang dinamakan inovasi dalam menghadapi persaingan… Awalnya wordpress “datar-datar” aja. Tapi sekarang udah bisa masukin suara, musik, gambar, video, dll…hmmm canggih juga. Continue reading Nge-blog lagiii!!!!…

Wednesday, 9 January 2008

The function and job scope of the Indonesian Telecommunications Regulatory Body (ITRB) is apparently still under question.

Answering to SDA Asia’s query on the position and clear job description of the ITRB, member of ITRB,Heru Sutadi, said that the telecommunication industry in Indonesia is now in a transition era, so there are many rules that need to be finalised. Continue reading ITRB Should be Independent…

Wednesday, 9 January 2008

IBM announced that Suryo Suwignjo has been named President Director of IBM Indonesia. Suryo is succeeding Betti Alisjahbana who will be assuming a key role in driving business transformation in line with IBM’s strategy for ASEAN, with immediate effect.

“As we enter the next phase of IBM’s growth in Indonesia, under Suryo Suwignjo’s leadership, the team will strengthen its focus on delivering innovative client value to generate both immediate results and future growth opportunities,” said Ong Hoon Meng, General Manager, IBM ASEAN. Continue reading Suryo Suwignjo Named President Director, IBM Indonesia…

Monday, 7 January 2008

Telecommunication executants in Indonesia have been urged to stop their operation in radio frequency 1.9 GHz and to migrate this frequency to 800 MHz. According to Gatot Dewa Broto, Chief of General Affairs and Public Relations Directorate General Post and Telecommunications Ministry of Communication and Information Technology, this announcement is apparently the result of a recent evaluation on 1.9GHz. Continue reading Users of Frequency 1.9 GHz to Start Migrating…

Friday, 4 January 2008

Political instability may have led to a slowdown in Bangladesh’s business investments, but the PC market has managed to remain as it was in Q2 07. According to a recent IDC study, while the market showed a declining trend starting from the first quarter of the year, Q3 07 showed the least with less than one percent decrement sequentially.

IDC expects shipments to stand still year-on-year to reach 185,000 units in 2007 due to floods, political turmoil & hurricane in recent months.

Nonetheless notebook expansion continues to grow as public awareness on the products are growing rapidly despite the negative tension on the market. Continue reading Bangladesh PC Market Maintained Plateau in ‘07…

F5 Networks, Inc, the global leader in Application Delivery Networking, announced a new version of its BIG-IP Application Security Manager™ (ASM) solution.

The new BIG-IP ASM delivers unprecedented security capabilities, enabling both network and security architects to manage the multiple layers of their application security environments comprehensively and transparently. In addition, BIG-IP ASM’s robust capabilities and ease-of-use make it an ideal security solution for architects seeking to safely introduce new technologies into their application delivery infrastructures, including solutions that ensure regulatory requirements for financial, e-commerce, health care, and retail industries. Continue reading F5 Networks Delivers Comprehensive Application Security Solution…

Wednesday, 2 January 2008

With increasing concern about global warming, 2008 will see more governments impose guidelines and legislation around carbon emissions and major corporations will set targets for reduction of carbon emissions.

A major source of carbon emissions comes from the generation of electricity and the increasing demand for compute power, network bandwidth and storage capacity will increase the need for data centre power and cooling. The US government just completed a study which estimated that the IT sector consumed about 61 billion kilowatt-hours (kWh) in 2006 (1.5 percent of total U.S. electricity consumption) for a total electricity cost of about USD 4.5 billion. This number is expected to double in the next 5 years. Continue reading Storage Trend Predictions for 2008…

Wednesday, 2 January 2008

Fujitsu Indonesia has launched the fi-6140 and fi-6240 colour A4 scanners for Indonesian market to mark the New Year. According to a press release issued, Lina Melinda, Deputy Group Manager, Business Administration Group PT, Fujitsu Indonesia said that the fi-6140 and fi-6240 are designed to digitize cards, paper, photographs, transparencies, and other items with sizes ranging from A8 (53mm x 74mm) to A4 (210mm x 297mm).

“Both scanners also support barcode and patchwork reading, thus allowing them to simultaneously scan and separate different scan jobs for time savings,” added Melinda. Continue reading Fujitsu Indonesia Launches 2 Scanners in the New Year…

Monday, 31 December 2007

Open source has been predicted to be one of top IT business models to watch out for in 2008. According to Made Wiryana, Academician, Lecturer, and open source expert, disappointment in Windows Vista coupled with great responses and high expectation to low end machines that come bundled with the Linux operating system and the rising interest in green IT, has made many think positively about Linux.

“For example many departments in Indonesia already have migrated to Linux. This phenomenon drives people to open source,” said Wiryana. Besides this, many big IT vendors such as IBM, Oracle, and other vendors who are specifically focused on services will see this open source as a trend.

IT business without community is impossible, Wiryana adds. He reckons open source businesses can solve local IT problems and big IT vendors should support and develop open source communities. Continue reading Open Source to Grow in 2008…