SAP is buying business-to-business e-commerce services provider Crossgate for an undisclosed amount, the company said. Crossgate is a long term …
EMC adds unstructured big data analytics to Greenplum platform
EMC’s Greenplum subsidiary recently announced a new capability to its Hadoop Data Computing Appliance (DCA) that allows users to mix …
Twitter buys social analytics firm Julpan
Twitter has acquired Julpan, a startup founded last year that analyses the way people share information on the social web …
Salesforce.com acquires help desk service firm Assistly
Salesforce.com has acquired help desk service provider Assistly for approximately US$50 million, the two companies announced yesterday Salesforce.com chairman and …
Ousting Apotheker may add to disruption at HP: analysts
The man Hewlett-Packard (HP) hired just one year ago to build its software and cloud computing businesses, as well as …
Oracle announces database appliance for SMBs
Oracle is hoping to capture the fancy of smaller companies enamored with its Exadata data-processing machine, announcing yesterday the availability …
Gmail threatens Microsoft in enterprises, says Gartner
Google’s share of the enterprise email market currently “hovers” at around 1%, but it will reach 10% within a few …
IBM top in IT services in Southeast Asia: IBM
IBM is claiming the number one spot in Southeast Asia when it comes to IT services. Citing an IDC study, …
Google Wallet goes live
At long last, Google has launched its Google Wallet mobile payment application on Sprint Nexus S 4G smartphones. Google Wallet, …
HP confirms layoffs at Palm unit
HP has started laying off workers associated with last year’s billion-dollar acquisition of Palm, as it closes down the mobile …
Mobile device chaos creating heightened security demand: IDC
The proliferation of mobile devices is competitively important for businesses but is creating “chaos” for security professionals, IDC has warned. …
Dell plans to double staff working on Force10 products
Dell plans to double the number of staff selling, marketing and developing the products of Force10 Networks, the networking company …
Micron unveils entry-level SSD for blade servers
Micron has released its first entry-level solid state drive (SSD) aimed at being used as a boot drive in servers …
76% of UAE residents have fallen victim to cybercrime: Norton Cybercrime report
Norton by Symantec today released the Norton Cybercrime Report, detailing research and analysis on the UAE’s digital landscape that shows …