Conglomerate replaces two execs responsible for auditingSamsung Group has replaced its top auditing and human resources managers, signaling that a conglomerate-wide shakeup may take place soon.Samsung said it named Chung Hyun-ho as the new head of the business examination team, which oversees audits, and Chung Keum-yong as the chief of human resource support.The replacement of the company’s high-r

Industry June 15, 2011

Google Korea introduced in Seoul on Tuesday the company’s efforts to make the Web accessible to everyone.“The work we do on accessibility is to make the information accessible to everyone ― seniors like your grandfathers and grandmothers, users who are blind and those who have hearing impairments,” said Google Inc. research scientist T.V. Raman at a press conference in Seoul.According to figures r

Technology June 14, 2011

Failure of bill passage would likely damage smaller broadcasters: expertsAttention is being paid to the parliamentary passage of the controversial advertising broker bill as the National Assembly committee dealing with the issue is due to open its general meeting later this month.The opposition Democratic Party said Monday it decided to go with having a single advertising broker for public televis

Technology June 14, 2011

Samsung Electronics and SK Telecom were picked as the best companies for people to work in a survey released by an economic consulting firm on Monday.The Korea Management Association Consultant said Samsung Electronics received the highest marks in manufacturing and SKT was rated No. 1 in service providers when selecting the top company to work for in Korea in a survey answered by 5,214 people.Sam

Industry June 13, 2011

Unsuccessful ventures eat into mobile carrier’s valueSK Telecom, the nation’s No.1 wireless service provider, has proved to be far from savvy when it comes to overseas ventures. After unsuccessfully knocking on the doors of numerous overseas markets including the U.S. and China for six years, the company was forced to call it a day. The failure was such that former SKT chief executive Chung Man-wo

Industry June 12, 2011

KT chairman Lee Suk-chae (center) receives the IEEE Distinguished Industry Leader Award in Kyoto on Tuesday. At right is IEEE fellow Lee Byung-ki and at left is head judge Vincent Poor. (KT Corp.)KT chairman Lee Suk-chae received the IEEE Distinguished Industry Leader Award on Tuesday, which is considered to be one of the most prestigious awards in the field of information and technology.Given by

Industry June 7, 2011

KT, LG CNS lead Korean firms moving into what promises to be key industryWith Apple Inc. officially announcing its dive into cloud computing, many local players believe the field is likely to become the next hottest trend of the mobile Internet era.Cloud computing technology enables people to access data and software, which are stored on servers and devices, through the Internet, making the inform

Technology June 7, 2011

Samsung SDI, LG Chem, Hanwha participate in solar power projectsAn increasing number of firms are betting on solar energy projects as solar power is figured to be one of the fastest-rising new growth engines in the country.Large businesses, such as Samsung SDI, LG Chemical, Hanwha and SK subsidiary SKC, are gearing up to increase production to prepare for the rising demand for solar energy.Accordi

Industry June 6, 2011