SEJONG, Feb. 5 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s antitrust authority said Thursday it reopened a review on the merger between Microsoft Corp. and Nokia’s devices and services business to preempt any potential market distortions and ensure fair competition. In the “consent decree process” expected to last at least three months, the Fair Trade Commission (FTC) [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 31 (Korea Bizwire) – Samsung Electronics Co. has taken over Brazil’s No. 1 printing solutions company, Simpress, to bolster its printing business in the Latin American market, industry sources said Saturday. The tech giant recently signed a contract to take over a 100-percent stake in Simpress with a plan to run it as [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 21 (Korea Bizwire) — Microsoft Korea rolled out its first machine-learning tool in South Korea on Wednesday as the firm moves to expand clout in advanced technology based on fast-growing cloud computing systems. Azure machine-learning, which runs on Microsoft’s namesake cloud system, is an analysis platform developed by the U.S. software giant that [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 15 (Korea Bizwire) ― LG Electronics (LG) will begin rolling out the world’s lightest 14-inch Ultra PC (Model 14Z950) and the world’s first 21:9 curved all-in-one (AIO) PC (Model 29V950) in key markets including South Korea and countries in South America. The two Ultra PC laptops are super-lightweight and ultra-slim, and the AIO [...]
LONDON, Jan. 12, 2015 (Korea Bizwire) — PwC announced today that Sigal Zarmi has been named Vice-Chairwoman and Network Chief Information Officer (CIO) for PricewaterhouseCoopers International Limited. A photo accompanying this release is available at http://www.globenewswire.com/newsroom/prs/?pkgid=29999 Ms. Zarmi is responsible for the delivery of IT services to the PwC network, developing and implementing PwC’s IT [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 25 (Korea Bizwire) – Samsung Electronics will cut support for its proprietary mobile operation system “Bada,” proving that it failed in its development of the OS. According to industry watchers, Samsung recently announced that it would stop running the Bada developers’ forum on its Bada developers’ site (http://developer.bada.com). Last year, Samsung officially declared [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 23 (Korea Bizwire) – As cyber-attacks such as the breach of the Korea Hydro and Nuclear Power Company’s systems by an unidentified hacker group increase, the South Korean government is stepping up its efforts to check emergency response plans in the private sector. According to the Ministry of Science, ICT and Future Planning, [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 15 (Korea Bizwire) — Samsung has yet again postponed the release of a smartphone powered by its own Tizen operating system. That marks the fourth time that the company has pushed back the launch. According to IT industry experts, the Tizen device was originally expected to be launched on December 10 in India. IT experts [...]
SEOUL, Dec.5 (Korea Bizwire) – The harmless-looking wireless access point has been the main target of the latest security attack. According to industry sources on December 4, the DDoS (distributed denial-of-service) attack occurred to SK Broadband services on November 29 was a new type of security breach targeting the access point. At the time, the Internet service of [...]
SEOUL, Dec.3 (Korea Bizwire) – Hyundai Engineering & Construction said on December 2 that it has developed a software program to design the exterior of a building in an optimal way in terms of cost and energy efficiency. The architectural design program can allow designers to compare a myriad of alternative plans when choosing insulation materials and glass [...]