BlackBerry plans to lay off an unspecified number of staff in its devices unit, as it attempts to make that …
Three steps to CIO success
New CIOs must be ready to go live on day one, learning the company’s agenda and positioning themselves as architects of innovation, says Diana Bersohn, Managing Director, IT Strategy and Transformation, Accenture.
IDC reveals most favoured software vendors by enterprise customers
A recent report which was jointly prepared by IDC and Flexera, reveals that organisations form deep-seated opinions about software vendors based on a wide spectrum of criteria – factors that vendors should take note and be aware of as they develop, launch and support their products.
HP sells 51% stake in China unit to Tsinghua Holdings
Hewlett-Packard has recently sold a majority stake in its China server and storage business to Tsinghua Holdings as they launch a joint venture they expect will boost sales of HP enterprise hardware products in the country.
Huawei launches OS for IoT
As Huawei Technologies target smart homes, cars, wearables and more with its own operating system – Liteos. The Chinese tech company recently launched the OS to help third-party vendors break into the emerging Internet of Things space.
IBM brings OpenStack to its SoftLayer cloud
IBM has recently launched IBM Cloud OpenStack Services, which allows customers to run OpenStack jobs both in-house and in the IBM SoftLayer cloud, with minimal headache moving applications back and forth.
Dell to release new cloud-ready printers
As people are increasingly using smartphones and mobile devices to access remote documents, Dell is now taking their printers to the cloud.
Qualcomm announces two new chips for IoE products
In light of the emergence of the Internet of Everything (IoE), Qualcomm has announced that it expects there to be 5 billion non-handset connected devices by 2018, seeing it as an area with ‘massive opportunities’ to both drive and lead the industry.
Postmodern ERP
Gartner’s Denise Ganly explains why the ERP ‘megasuite’ is dead and why ‘postmodern ERP’ is a vital foundation for digital business.
Intel to integrate ASICs into Xeon chips
Intel is expanding its custom server chip programme by integrating a special processing unit that could speed up specific applications in cloud computing environments.
Dimension Data, NTT partner to move SAP apps to cloud
cloud_lenovaDimension Data and NTT Data, has recently launched a new set of services to help move clients SAP workloads to the Cloud.
Cloud in-class
Cloud is transforming business globally, and the education sector is no different. Dave Millington, Product and Technology Director, Ellucian, outlines his take on the best ways to determine an institution’s readiness to adopt the technology.
LTE – a step towards the future
Tarek Saadi, Vice President and Head of Sales, Ericsson Region Middle East and East Africa, talks about how LTE networks are changing the face of mobile technology.
Digital wipeout
Though the world of digital marketing is currently on a high, it seems like the trend may be too good …