Gartner kicked off its annual Symposium/ITxpo conference at Madinat Hotel on 1st April, and the overriding emphasis of the event was digitalisation.
Citrix appoints Logicom as Middle East VAD
Citrix has announced the appointment of Logicom as its second value added distributor in the Middle East region.
Symantec hotseat far from secure
It seems sadly ironic that the role of Symantec CEO is shrouded in insecurity. The antivirus and security software vendor …
The draw of NAS
Given the heavy cost of cloud services, Network Attached Storage has emerged as a cost-effective solution for SMBs looking to store their data. We take a look at the benefits of NAS and how it can be used as a flexible tool within an organisation.
IT spending by UAE businesses to top $4.6 Billion in 2014
Business IT spending in the UAE is expected to increase 8.3% year on year in 2014 to total $4.63 billion, according to the latest figures released today by IDC.
Twitter fights Turkey ban with freedom of speech lawsuit
Six days have passed since Turkey’s government blocked its citizens’ access to Twitter, and the network is now taking the country to court.
ICANN signs contract with .africa operators
The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) has signed a contract with ZA Central Registry (ZACR), paving the way for Africa to begin launch preparations.
Arista Networks expands cloud platform with new 100 Gigabit options
Arista Networks today announced two new 100 GbE modules that through open and programmable overlays can achieve VM mobility.
Toshiba Kirabook: Rich and thin, but still falls short
Toshiba’s engineers committed a few critical design mistakes that severely undermined their Ultrabook’s claim to luxury status. Thankfully Toshiba has made amends–mostly. The second-gen Kirabook is better, more powerful, and less expensive. But it remains a few features short of being a masterpiece.
CNME hosts fifth annual Network World ME Awards
CNME hosted its fifth annual Network World ME awards last night at the Godolphin Ballroom in Jumeirah Emirates Towers.
Nokia releases X smartphone family in UAE
Nokia has released its Nokia X Android smartphone family – which has a tile-based interface inspired by the Lumia family – in the UAE.
Aruba unveils Mobility-Defined Networks
Aruba Networks has unveiled its Mobility-Defined Networks, a new architecture that aims to enable IT departments in the Middle East to build an ‘all-wireless workplace’ designed to enhance #GenMobile productivity and job satisfaction.
ESET: 25,000 Unix servers hit with backdoor trojan
Security researchers at ESET, in collaboration with CERT-Bund, the Swedish National Infrastructure for Computing as well as other agencies, have uncovered a widespread cybercriminal campaign that has seized control of over 25,000 Unix servers worldwide.
Dimension Data adds Cisco's HCS to UC services
Dimension Data has announced that it is extending its portfolio of cloud-based Unified Communications (UC) services to include Cisco Hosted Collaboration Solution (HCS).