Independent research by PwC into the IT priorities of European Communications Service Providers (CSPs) has uncovered CIOs’ focus areas for 2012.The research found the majority of CIOs (60%) currently spend more than half of their opex budget on ‘maintenance.’ Addressing this is going to be a major priority in 2012 and CIOs will respond with ...

BANGKOK (AFP): Thailand’s worst floods in decades have jolted a global supply chain already straining under the impact of Japan’s tsunami, as deluged factories threaten some of the kingdom’s key export industries. The floods have killed about 300 people, damaged one-tenth of Thailand’s rice paddy and made major roads north of Bangkok impassable. Toyota, Ford, ...

Australia's car industry has been dealt a double blow, with Ford axing jobs in Victoria and Toyota forced to cut production because of a parts shortage.