A 2009 prediction of IT trends in Malaysia reflected the same senti­ments that SMEs are looking to move towards an operational expenditure (OPEX) model and reduce their capital operations (CAPEX) model. This is against the backdrop of prediction that IT spend in Malaysia is expected to increase by 1% despite the current economic downturn. This prediction is a result of an expected demand by businesses to use IT innovation to improve the business by outsourcing several operations to achieve reduce operating cost. SMB worldwide spend on remote managed services grew about 9.2 percent in 2009 to reach about US$3.6 Billion and ...

Many organizations do not realize whether they are already running in efficient mode or inefficient mode. Some was thinking that [caption id="attachment_150" align="alignright" width="209" caption="Group Energy"][/caption] their business process is already efficient, although it is not true. Many managers think that they have been running the business the way it is for many years, and they were seeing no reason for changes. They believe this because their business has survived implementation of any improvement methodology, and will endanger organization in the future as they nee for many ages until now. This kind of idea will halts to be more competitive. Statistically, major resistance ...

The ongoing agitation of the pilots at Jet Airways has taken a toll on the company's shares as well. The stock has been at the receiving end of the investors' ire which has plummeted more than 10% in the last two sessions. Jet chairman Naresh Goyal told a TV channel Tuesday night that the pilots have held the airline and the to ransom. He added that he will not hesitate to shut down operations if the employees do not comply with the company's principles. Market watchers said the crisis came at a time when concerns about the prospects of the aviation ...