Microsoft’s $8.5 billion acquisition of Skype could profoundly influence a set of collaboration and conferencing technologies called Unified Communications (UC) that …
Cisco plans job cuts, drops growth target
Cisco Systems plans to eliminate jobs as it focuses in on core businesses such as routing and switching, the company’s …
SAP to host user conference in Dubai
Technology themes such as mobility, cloud computing, and business analytics will top the agenda when SAP customers, experts, and senior …
eHosting DataFort achieves BCM certification
eHosting DataFort, a fully owned subsidiary of TECOM Investments, has achieved the BS25999-2:2007 certification, becoming the first managed IT service …
InfoFort to offer new data security services
InfoFort, an Aramex company, has announced plans to introduce a new Secure Data Destruction service to its wide portfolio of …
McAfee secures the cloud
McAfee has announced the McAfee Cloud Security Platform to help organisations safely and efficiently take advantage of Cloud computing. The …
HP counters Cisco with new switches, architecture
At Interop this week, HP unveiled products supporting a new architecture that attempts to unify enterprise data center, campus and branch networks …
IEEE seeks data on Ethernet bandwidth needs
The IEEE has formed a group to assess demand for a faster form of Ethernet, taking the first step toward …
EMC’s Tucci sees hybrid cloud becoming de facto standard
As far as EMC CEO Joe Tucci is concerned, the future of his company is the hybrid cloud and big …
Microsoft agrees to buy Skype for $8.5 billion
Microsoft has agreed to buy Skype for $8.5 billion, the companies announced Tuesday. The companies’ CEOs, Steve Ballmer and Tony …
Cisco, Xerox join for mobile printing
Cisco Systems has teamed up with Xerox to create a mobile printing system that lets users print from any device …
Microsoft set to acquire Skype: Report
Microsoft is close to finalizing a deal to buy Internet phone company Skype Technologies for over US$7 billion, and a …
A matter of scale
InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) is one of the largest hotel groups globally, with around 97 properties in the Middle East …
IBM rolls out tape library for big data
IBM has announced new tape storage and enhanced archiving, deduplication offerings designed to help clients efficiently store and extract intelligence …