Stories by Stephen Lawson

China's software industry under threat from piracy

More than one in four software companies in China believes piracy is the biggest barrier to the development of China's software industry, according to a report Friday on the Web site of the official People's Daily newspaper.

Voice over DSL Set to Expand Beyond US

Cost-cutting technology to carry multiple voice calls over DSL (digital subscriber line) is set to break out of the US market, as equipment manufacturers tune their software to comply with a standard used in nearly every other country.

PCCW, Telstra Finalise partnership

Hong Kong internet company Pacific Century CyberWorks on Thursday announced final agreement on a partnership with Australian telecommunications carrier Telstra to create joint ventures in internet backbone capacity, data center services and wireless ...

IDC Sees Online Ad Boom in Asia-Pacific

Online advertising will proliferate across the Asia-Pacific region (excluding Japan) over the next four years, growing to a value of more than US$1 billion by 2004, according to a report released today by International Data Corp. Asia-Pacific.

Sony takes back PlayStation 2 units for testing

Sony Computer Entertainment (SCEI) has taken back PlayStation 2 game consoles from some users for testing, though it has stopped short of issuing a recall of the hot new product or its memory card, a Sony representative said yesterday.

Web site pays HK users to look at ads

You may soon be able to get paid for looking at online advertising if Hong Kong-based AdsHouse.com has anything to say about it. Usually, advertisers will pay a Web site a fee for the number of "eyeballs" it directs to the advertiser's site. AdsHouse...