Seoul Bourse in August Keeps Upward Trend, Reflecting Expectation Psychology The Seoul stock market in August kept its upward trend in general, coming out of the downward trend, which continued for five months from March this year to July. The Korea Stock Price index (KOSPI) soared by 56.48 points or 7.68percent during the first 24 days of August, posting the highest increase rate in the wor

The Program Deliberation and Meditation Committee (PDMC) under the Ministry of Information and Communication (MIC) recently delivered an authoritative interpretation on the controversial use of software based on the streaming technology. The Committee ruled that the use of such software, sitting in server, is not a copyright infringement. However, the PDMC? decision may bring considerable criti

Current Status of Ubiquitous Computing Environment Drive and Prospects Xerox researcher Mark Weiser introduced the concept of ubiquitous computing to the world in 1988, and it has been touted more than ever by the IT industry recently. Businesses as well as governments are moving fast to install the ubiquitous computing environment as they see the new idea will be applied to all sectors of dail

Could Bill Gates Make it in Korea? Often called the most wired country in the world, Korea is a major power of information technology or so people have thought. The latest criticism of the domestic industry by a famous insider was thus a shocking reminder of why the nation cannot afford to remain complacent with where it stands now. After enumerating problems facing industrialists, consumers an

Policy Success Depends on Will to Implement The government's policy package to support struggling smalland medium-sized enterprises, albeit somewhat belated, deserves a favorable evaluation. Unlike the indiscriminate support measures of the past, the latest is tailored to businesses with diverse characteristics and in different stages of growth. Also noteworthy is that the government will posit

Expected to Trigger Market Growth Intensive Investment in Home Networking and Mobile Fields Likely Ubiquitous is a Latin word meaning "to exist at any time and place" like water or air. In computing, the word "ubiquitous" indicates an environment in which users have access to networks without any limitation in computer, network and place. The term was first used by Mark Weiser of Xerox in 1988,

Will Confident to Lead Global Home Networking Market Heemin Kwondirector at Samsung Electronics Digital Solution CenterQ: What are Samsung's business developments in the home networking market? A: We have promoted our home network division as one of our future solution businesses since 2000. We have provided home network total solutions to apartments these systems control not o

IT Corporations Concentrate Efforts on Strategy Preparedness Privacy, Security the Big Issues The history of computing has been characterized by three main eras: mainframe computing, for one computer shared by many, then personal computing, for one computer per person, and finally "ubiquitous" computing, meaning many computers per person. Firms that embody the trend toward ubiquitous computing

Focus on 'Anytime, Anywhere, Any Computer' The attitude at Hyosung Information Systems is that is the very one thing for a corporation to be able to safely store all of its information, but that it must be able to access that data anytime, anywhere, and on any computer. As such, the ability to connect is the most important feature of ubiquitous environment. For this, the role of highperforma

Important Role in Communication Infrastructure and Mobility Security Nortel Networks is proud that the company plays an important role in communication infrastructure and mobility security that are absolute requirements for the realization of a ubiquitous environment. In support of ubiquitous infrastructure, Nortel Networks provides a "Wireless Mesh Network" (WMN) solution, which extends the

Will Develop as Nation's 2nd Growth Momentum Promoting All Possible Biz The government's IT839 strategy, a plan to develop eight important IT services, three infrastructure zones, and nine key IT industrial sectors, has the ultimate goal of propelling Korea's economic growth beyond the level of $20,000 per capita. The domestic IT industry, which comes from very humble beginnings, has become

Slow Economy, Local Start-ups' Downfall Give Chance to Rivals Recovery Seen in Software, Network Sectors; Gov't Supports Positively Korea's reputation as an IT infrastructure superpower has been shaken. Rival countries such as Japan and China have started to catch up with Korea in next-generation IT infrastructure construction; furthermore these nations have elbowed out Korea in the computeriza

L4-7 Optical Transmission Device Cos. Fare Well Overseas The Korean communications network device market will be a fierce battleground this year in which neck-and-neck competition will be waged between existing players and new entries. With the runnerup group's aggression to take a larger share of the market from leaders strengthening from late last year, several multinational firms entered the

Network, Security, Server Makers Jump High, Gov't Vows to Support Competitive Cos. after Scrutiny Korea has poured enormous investment into the IT (information & technology) sector since 1998. The government designated the IT industry the number-one driving force for enhancing competitive advantages, and has made steady investments and support to the industry. As a result, Korea is perceive

Vaccines Account for 80% of Market; IPS Market on Growth Trajectory So far no domestic software company has succeeded in achieving 50 billion of annual sales. Hanasoft and Handysoft each passed the 40 billion mark in 2000, but since have experienced a decline in revenue with the bursting of the venture bubble. After three years of efforts to recover, domestic software companies set symboli

Targeting $14.78 Million Sales This Year, Based on Good Response in Asian Markets A specialized L4-7 switch company, Piolink aims to provide a safe and secure Internet environment to users and have more of them enjoy its benefits. The company has set up a long-term management objective to become a specialized L4-7 switch maker and carry out the goal through steady research and developmen

Aim: To Join the Ranks of Top Five Anti-virus Companies in theGlobal Market by 2008 Hauri (www.hauri.co.kr), which is becoming a computer virus expert providing diverse anti-virus solutions, launched new CBD-based solutions in May 2004. Hauri launched 'Live Call Sweet', 'ViRobot Desktop 5.06' and 'ViRobot ISMS' to upgrade existing vaccines for desktops, groupware file servers, gateway servers

Slow Economy, Local Start-ups' Downfall Give Chance to Rivals Recovery Seen in Software, Network Sectors; Gov't Supports Positively Korea's reputation as an IT infrastructure superpower has been shaken. Rival countries such as Japan and China have started to catch up with Korea in next-generation IT infrastructure construction; furthermore these nations have elbowed out Korea in the computeriza

L4-7 Optical Transmission Device Cos. Fare Well Overseas The Korean communications network device market will be a fierce battleground this year in which neck-and-neck competition will be waged between existing players and new entries. With the runnerup group's aggression to take a larger share of the market from leaders strengthening from late last year, several multinational firms entered the

Network, Security, Server Makers Jump High, Gov't Vows to Support Competitive Cos. after Scrutiny Korea has poured enormous investment into the IT (information & technology) sector since 1998. The government designated the IT industry the number-one driving force for enhancing competitive advantages, and has made steady investments and support to the industry. As a result, Korea is perceive