Jyoti Lalchandani, IDC’s Group Vice President and Regional Managing Director for the Middle East, Africa, and Turkey, talks about how the CIO’s role is evolving to become an organisation’s innovation and integration leader.
HP releases new flash storage solutions for SMBs
Recently HP has released a line of new hybrid flash storage offering aimed at the SMB and new start-up space.
IT security still a key concern for SMBs
Jim Hamilton, Vice President, Member Communities, CompTIA said the SMBs’ relationship with technology is becoming more critical.
Hacking Team: anti-terrorism tools were not compromised
The founder of Hacking Team, the Italian surveillance software company, which suffered a 400 GB data breach last week reassures clients that its anti-terrorism work has not been jeopardised.
Microsoft suspends Windows 10 preview
On July 13th, Microsoft suspended the delivery of the new preview builds of Windows 10, saying that it was “very close” to wrapping up the operating system.
Huawei buys Amartus’ SDN division
Huawei has bought the software-defined networking (SDN) division of Irish telecom software maker Amartus.
IBM to offer Watson to Africa and the Middle East
IBM has recently partnered with Abu Dhabi company, Mubadala, to offer its Watson-based data analysis services to the Middle East and North Africa.
Surpassing quantum encryption
IT security is a fast moving and exciting field to be in. Fascinating industry news greets me almost every morning.
IDC: Worldwide PC market declines
A recent report by IDC revealed that worldwide PC shipments in the second quarter of 2015 declined 11.8 percent compared to the same period a year ago.
Oracle unveils VM VirtualBox 5.0
After entering beta three months ago, Oracle’s VM VirtualBox 5.0 virtualisation software is now officially available in the market.
Smartphone ‘kill’ switch
A report suggests that Apple’s introduction of a smartphone ‘kill switch’ resulted in a significant drop in phone thefts.
Symantec uncovers Morpho hacking activities
A cyber espionage group has targeted high-profile technology, Internet, commodities and pharmaceutical companies in the US, Europe and Canada, reports Symantec.
Veritas reveals new strategies
Veritas has recently revealed a new strategy to grow its information management business, an initiative following its separation from security vendor, Symantec.
Scotland set to open CodeClan academy
CodeClan, a software skills academy, will soon be opening in Scotland this September.