IT FOR BUSINESS Strategy aimed at more efficiency for small enterprises
With the increasing demand for IT among small and medium-sized enterprises, Hewlett-Packard has developed an smart office strategy to help SMEs utilise new technology to improve their efficiency.
Storage products get virtualisation built in
Having last month celebrated the 50th anniversary of disk data storage systems, IBM plans to develop the next generation of virtualisation for its storage products.
Matching fund to encourage local skills
The Market for Alternative Investment (MAI) is setting aside Bt1 billion to join with local and foreign venture capital funds to set up an MAI Matching Fund project to develop the venture-capital industry and encourage local industry.
PHARMACEUTICALS New use found for rice starch
It was a lucky coincidence that, during an experimental process, Saiyavit Varavinit, an organic chemist from Mahidol University, discovered a new property of Thai rice, which can be used as a key material in the pharmaceutical industry.
Nine types of bacteria remove garbage odours
If don't like the smell of garbage, you will now be able to breathe easier using a new technology that destroys the odour and turns rubbish into fertiliser.