Blue Coat has announced that it has entered into an agreement to acquire network security company Crossbeam Systems. The acquisition …
Trend Micro updates security app to beat off Samsung attacks
Trend Micro has updated its mobile security software to detect potential attacks on several Samsung Electronics devices that have a …
Cisco makes fourth acquisition in a month
Cisco this week announced its intent to acquire BroadHop, a developer of network management servers and software for carriers. Terms of the acquisition …
Dell to buy data-protection vendor Credant
Dell has made a deal to acquire data-protection vendor Credant Technologies and plans to add the company’s technology to its …
Oracle Q2 profits rise 18%, but hardware sales continue to slide
Oracle on Tuesday reported that net income jumped 18 percent to US$2.6 billion while revenue rose 3 percent to $9.1 …
Citrix predicts apps, data governance challenges in 2013
Citrix predicts that the rise of consumerisation and the Bring-Your-Own (BYO) phenomenon will force IT departments to focus on the …
Citrix delivers 2013 tech predictions
At 103 percent the Middle East is reported to have one of the highest mobile penetration rates in the world. …
Keeping secure? Virtually impossible
The last 12 months has seen an incredible transformation from traditional IT towards a new, digitalised world which has begun …
Spain sailing
If there’s one thing I’ve learned in this industry, and I hope there is at least one thing, it’s that you shouldn’t get over excited about seeing a busy month come to an end
Celebrating innovation
SAP is a big company, so it goes without saying that it should present itself in a big way. Sapphire …
Microsoft Surface pricing makes sense, analyst says
Tablet makers have tried to chip away at Apple’s popularity by offering much cheaper products, but Microsoft has taken the …
7 tech trends that will impact your business in 2013
In the enterprise, the more you know about the future, the better off you are. This allows executives to make …
Apple shifts 2 million iPhone 5s in China
Apple reported Monday that it had sold a “record” 2 million units of the new iPhone 5 during its first three days …
2013 – The year mobile malware rears its ugly head
If you’re a user of Google’s mobile operating system Android and concerned about your smartphone’s security, expect to worry more …
Iran struck by cyberattack similar to April’s oil hit
Iran’s national CERT has warned of a new type of data-wiping malware that bears some of the hallmarks of a cyberattack that severely …
Clearing in the clouds: 16 useful cloud management tools
One of the biggest concerns users have with public cloud resources is not knowing how much they will cost, given the pay-as-you-go …
Egyptian hacker releases Yahoo vulnerabilities
A hacker in Egypt has released vague details of three vulnerabilities he claims to have found within Yahoo’s website, the …
Nokia rolls out Windows Phone 7.8 but no sign of existing model upgrade
Windows Phone 7.8 is available on Nokia’s new Lumia 510, but the company still won’t say when existing phones will …
Android botnet abuses people’s phones for SMS spam
In a new twist, spammers have built a botnet that sends SMS spam through infected Android phones, shifting the potentially …
NetApp and Aptec Ingram Micro launch Expresspod in the Middle East
ICT solutions Value-Added Distributor Aptec, an Ingram Micro company, announced yesterday the launch of NetApp’s Expresspod SMB Virtualisation solution in the Middle East.