Currently, the Internet becomes a requirement for many people. Hope will be an Internet service with cost-awaited each person. Indeed, the trends internet services in Indonesia in 2009 is estimated to be more fuel cheap and widespread, as the implementation of WiMax and social networking sites.

Chairperson Institute of Research on Sharing Vision, Dimitri Mahayana, to reveal the number of internet users currently around 30 million still show a small number compared to the number of residents.

These figures, he said, also far less than the number of users of cellular teledensity the national level has been exceeded half of the citizens, namely 130 million users of 240 million people.

"In addition because the Internet will not need a phone, the number of customers affected by this service that rates are still very expensive. Internet fare competition has been the most mobile, "he said in Bandung today.

As quoted Bisnis.com, Sharing Vision noted the average cost to subscribe to the internet ranges Rp100.000-Rp200.000 per month with limited access, while the level of use of the cellular balance of less than Rp50.000 plus a number of free services.

He revealed the tender service Worldwide Interoperability for Microwave Access, which will be held early next year with the zoning scheme operator votes will trigger a decrease in tariffs Internet.

"With the tender in more than 15 areas, will work in many new service. WiMax is a zoning system will also make services more easily monitored by regulators, the public and the press. "

Therefore, he said, tariffs, the Internet will be provided with the same fare with cellular service, but quality services will not be overlooked it.

Dimitri disclose the cheap fares will also appear as a service winner WiMax license will create new market segments, namely the CSME internet users, so the scale of the economic draw.

On the other hand, research institutions also noted that the presence of a social networking site will attract new users, namely the internet lover community lifestyle while children advance digital entertainment.

Social networking sites such as Facebook, Friendster, and Tagged will make demographic internet users increasingly diverse, so the number of internet users next year is projected at least 35 million.

"We see the application of the Internet for this majority to email and browsing, next year will grow with this social networking site. If the Internet is used for work, next year also to lifestyle. "

Shared Vision survey in April 2008 and even shows that the area of social networking sites have reached 44% while the rest is used for browsing 31%, 24% and email.

Meanwhile, internet users for the long, Dimitri estimate the changes will occur behaviour which often tend to be more clever when using mobile phones to access the Internet.

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Oil prices rose on both exchanges in New York after the attacks Israeli military air routes in the Gaza potentially disrupt the supply of this black gold from the Middle East as a region the oil-rich.

Oil prices penetrate U.S. $ 40 more a result of the war Israel-Hamas. Due to the conflict that Israel and Hamas return heat to make the world price of crude oil that had dimmed again flare. Crude oil prices back up to the level of U.S. $ 40 per barrel.

In early trading on Monday (29/12/2008) Intercontinental Exchange in London, oil types of North Sea Brent February delivery jumped 3.53 dollars to the level to U.S. $ 41.90 per barrel.
While the New York contract for the type of oil Light Sweet February delivery jumped 3.50 dollars to the level of U.S. $ 41.21 per barrel.

The broker is concerned the increased conflict in Gaza path will spread to areas in the oil-rich Middle East.

"The geopolitics have disappeared from the stage oil in recent months, but will get more price premium with the emergence of conflict in Gaza," said Olivier Jacob Petromatix in the consultant's research note, as quoted from Reuters.

As is known, Israel again attacked Hamas in Gaza. Around 300 people died as a result of attacks in Israel.

Not only because of political factors, oil prices also jumped as OPEC began to realize a reduction in production decisions. In last meeting, OPEC decided to reduce production to 2.2 million barrels per day per 1 January 2009.

Not only the price of oil, gold prices also bounced participate because of factors is geopolitics. The gold price rose more than 2%, which is the most since early October.

Not only commodities, oil and gold, the U.S. dollar also shaken by the conflict in Gaza. In early trading in London, dollar had fallen sharply on the euro and yen.

Euro to be 1.4278 dollars, compared to the previous level of 1.4025 dollars. Meanwhile, against the yen, the U.S. dollar also weakened to 90.44 yen level, from the previous 90.78 yen.

U.S. dollars are often face pressure if the Middle East conflict.

"Development in the Middle East would still create a strong euro plus at least one or two days," said Yuji Saito, head of Forex from Societe Generale as quoted from the AFP.

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In early 2009, Bank Indonesia (BI) requested lower interest rates again reference alias BI Rate of 50 basis points to 8.75 percent.

It is disclosed by the economist Fadhil Hasan contacted detikFinance, Sunday (28/12/2008)
"The government should respond to the decline in the price of fuel with lower the BI Rate to 50 basis points," he said.

According to him, the time is right to cut the BI Rate is in early January 2009. "Each month's initial meeting them always. Now, in early January meeting that they should immediately lower the BI Rate," he added.

He said that the decline in the BI Rate is possible because inflation pressure is not expected a month earlier, mainly because the government is two times lower the price of fuel. In addition, the value of the rupiah against the U.S. dollar is relatively stable and still in the safe limit in the range of Rp $ 11.000/US.

"From the price of commodities and basic materials has been duly BI Rate at 8.75 percent," he said.

Fadhil also said, a reference trimming interest rates in line with the government's plan for a moving real sector driving the economy. If interest rates are low, the real sector will be easier to rise, especially in the search for additional funds from the bank loan.

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As quoted Bisnis.com, Indonesische Overseas (Indover bank) finally liquidated after the central bank to apply to the bankruptcy court Netherlands.

Bank Indonesia Governor, Boediono has revealed the government to fly to the application process Indover bankruptcy since early December and then to the court in the Netherlands through administratur central bank in the State this windmill.

"It appears that [the bankruptcy application] has been approved by the Netherlands. We are still waiting later, what should be done to secure our interests there, the government and Bank Indonesia," he said.

Boediono said the bankruptcy stay is awaiting the implementation process of liquidation, which must be implemented in accordance with the provisions of the applicable law in the Netherlands.

Deputy Governor of Bank Indonesia, Muliaman D Hadad , describes the status of the business of Bank Indonesia in the Netherlands have been included in the liquidation phase, so it is not possible for more investors into Indover.

"I think too late. Investors can not go to the Bank Indover because the liquidation was running," he said.

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The largest bank in the United States, Citigroup Inc., reduce 52,000 employees worldwide, at least 1,000 people came from the broker units retailer in Japan. Japan's NHK reported early retirement at Nikko commence this morning.

Employees of 7,000 people at Nikko Cordial Securities Inc., became the first employee of Citigroup dismissed the deadline on 8 December 2008.

Atsuko Yoshitsugu, Citigroup spokesman in Tokyo said in the memo, Citigroup President Eiji Watanabe, a person familiar with the situation at this time, Nikko Cordial offered to give their employees the retirement age above 40 years old on 21 November 2008. Offer early retirement, including the payment of salaries to two years.

Vikram Pandit, Chief Executive Officer of Citigroup plans to reduce about 1 / 7 unit of credit in the world, so dismiss 352,000 workers and selling assets after a loss of more than U.S. $ 67 billion from the credit crisis in the U.S.. Companies have cut employees in the unit of investment bank and consumer financing in Japan and sell the unit trust local banks.

Bank based in New York, the funds also receive assistance to rescue (bail out) from the U.S. government worth U.S. $ 45 billion, and spend 1.6 trillion yen (U.S. $ 17 billion) for the maker Nikko Cordial in the past year.

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In 2008 traffic circulation computer virus in Indonesia this can not be released from the many local virus. In fact, its attack considered comparable with the virus from outside.

Anti-virus experts from Vaksincom, Alfons Tanujaya said, about 100 variants of the virus detected each month. Thus, how can this amount of virus invasion in the next year.

Now, of course, the sequence of this virus variants are prominent. Some of them are considered to have a big impact for the victims. This detikINET from Vaksincom, on Monday (9/12/2008), they include:

W32Dewi.161081
The virus known as' the virgin 'is spread start in February 2008. The virus infects the image file with the extensi. jpg, so the original file can not be opened. But unlike most other viruses, 'the virgin' is not the function block some windows. Only he put themselves in the start-up folder, so that each time the user's PC, the virus will always reproduce themselves.

Cetix
Viruses are stored from Bali began circulating since April 2008. In addition infecting Microsoft Word files (. Doc), cetix can also attack the virus the folder and it can maintain itself with how to do restart the computer when users try to run a program that seeks to turn off the virus.

Virus Hampa W32/Agent.EAOI
'Sincerely people battlefield' clause that will appear when we have a computer virus or empty W32/Agent.EAOI this. Viruses that display messages in the language of Medan, the sounds echo start since May 2008. The virus is placed on computer memory and including the type of virus that are difficult removed. The virus will do empty log off if we try to remove them. Unsparing, folders and subfolders will be hidden by the virus is mainly to bring the file from.

W32/Alman (Almanahe)
This virus had caused many computer users in July 2008. Utilizing bring floppy disks or as a media distribution, W32 will file that will automatically if the user starts the road to bring connecting or diskette to the PC. The virus also has the unique wizardry, he can prove himself to the anti-virus program and will try to download certain malware.

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Various important information when it is easily obtained with very quickly. Google introduced the technology necessary to search the information given name of the Google Search Appliance and Google Mini for customers in Indonesia.

Various local companies and organizations can now use Google's search technology through their internal content, including intranet, databases, business applications and public websites companies. Bee-Loon Tan, Head of Enterprise Sales, Google Southeast Asia, said that "With the Google Search Appliance and Google Mini, companies with different scales can find information in their companies quickly and easily, with still using the simple Google interface. " By combining Google's deep knowledge in the field of search and control security better for the environment is protected behind a firewall, we assist companies in Indonesia to take advantage of value from their information assets.

Google Search Appliance can index up to 10 million documents in one box, with features that ensure the security of each user can search the information that they are only allowed to see. With the features of Google Onebox for Enterprise from the Google Search Appliance, employees can also access the relevant information in real-time from various corporate information stored in the enterprise application solutions, such as CRM, ERP and business intelligent system from Business Objects, Cognos, Microsoft Exchange, Netsuite, Oracle, Salesforce.com, SAP, SAS and other lain. Google Search Appliance is sold with prices starting USD 45,000 (MSRP) to search up to 500,000 documents. Organizations can also create modules Onebox to access applications that make their own.

Meanwhile, the Google Mini, designed for small-scale company that can add Google search engine into their corporate network. With a plug-and-play simple, Google Mini can be installed in less than one hour and requires minimal administrative support. Google Mini is available in various versions, Google Mini can be the most inexpensive to search up to 50,000 documents with the price of USD 4,500 - including all hardware, software and support for 2 years.
Besides, Google also announced the PT. EBconnection Indonesia as a reseller for products at Google Enterprise search Indonesia.

"Our customers are very interested in our business with enterprise products from Google to give their employees the search results quickly, and on relevant as they always expect from Google," said Rivaldi Rivai, Managing Director, PT. EBConnection Indonesia.

Currently more than 10,000 companies worldwide have been using enterprise search products from Google this. Please note that last year, Google's enterprise business has grown more than 100%.

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While this requirement will be desktop computers and laptops increased so that the needs of accessories also increased rapidly to comfort in use. One of the accessories is the mouse.

On 2 December 2008 Microsoft Hardware has launched 6 hardwares in the Sudirman FX Plasa. Microsoft Explorer Mini Mouse and the Arc Mouse that relies on bluetooth technology, and the LifeCam Show and LifeCam VX-5500, Side Winder X5 Mouse and Keyboard Sidewinder X6.

For your work as comfortable repose in the table glass, for example, you currently can use this mouse from Microsoft. Microsoft uses the technology BlueTrack Technology to try to reach the market opportunities in Indonesia. Accessories mouse, the Microsoft Explorer Mini Mouse, use the technology so that you can use the device at all even on the surface of glass or ceramic surface even.

Besides introductions of Arc Mouse is a mouse with a unique design, such as the crescent moon and size that can be summarized up with 60% of the original size so it can be easily taken everywhere.

Microsoft's other products are introduced, which is also the web 2 MP camera that is innovative enough LifeCam Show and LifeCam VX 5500. From the features, both equipped with Video Messages that allows the transmission or reception of the video message. Besides, the object or video images can be edited directly by users.

Sidewinder X6 keyboard is also a product of other innovative keyboard where the keyboard is intended for the game. It has facilities keyboard Cruise control where gamers can be explored without the need to arrest any one button.

As said by Lucas Tjahja Prawira, Small and Midmarket Solutions and Partners Group Director of Microsoft Indonesia, 6 products was launched is part of the innovation Entertainment Devices Division (EDD) launched the Microsoft.

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Indosat business in the field of Internet service providers, Indosat Mega Media (IndosatM2), launched a social networking site in the country with a shop selling music online called K-Music (Kongkoow Music). Mohammad Amin, Planning & Development Director of Indosat M2 want to make the social networking site Kongkoow becomes MySpace into his country.

"I hope this can be a Kongkoow his MySpace Indonesia," Amin said after the launch of FX Plaza, Sudirman, Jakarta, Friday afternoon, (28/11/2008). Amin also hoped that the Indonesian people do not always have to use the social networking site owned by overseas such as MySpace and Facebook. With social networking sites using their own so we can love the product in their own country.

In Kongkoow site visitors can enjoy various kinds of entertainment, ranging from playing games online, upload photos, YouTube style service to make the blog. For K-Music, there are more than over 2000 songs from various types of music such as pop, jazz, rock, religious until "dangdut" was ready to download. In launching this, IM2 together 11 companies such as Trinity Optima Production, Sony BMG Music Indonesia, Prima Pelangi Sejati, the Ramayana Virgin Music, Musica Studio, Sani Sentosa Abadi, Aquarius Musikindo, EMI Indonesia, Indo Semar Sakti, E-Motion Entertainment and Warner Music Indonesia.

For each song downloaded charged Rp. 6000 per full song tracks. However, visitors to download a registration must do first with an account at the entrance to the www.kongkoow.com http://music.kongkoow.com.

Customers must set up your i-Pay first to be enjoyed, in iPay. I-Pay account can be charged through a voucher IM2, voucher Indosat, ATM (Permata & BNI), Internet banking (Permata) & SMS banking (Independent).

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