A regional increase in the ‘bring your own device’ or BYOD trend within the Middle East’s workplaces bodes well for …
4 critical trends in IT business continuity
In IT, failure is not an option. Not surprisingly, organisations have made it a high priority to develop and implement …
Logitech targets small workgroups with HD video conferencing unit
Logitech hopes to address changes in enterprise teamwork with a high-definition video conferencing unit designed for ad-hoc collaboration among small …
Ciena unveils optical networking ‘game changer’
Network specialist Ciena Corporation today announced WaveLogic 3, the industry’s first software-programmable coherent technology that scales to 400 Gb/s. Ciena …
Microsoft’s Q2 net income slightly down
Microsoft revenue rose in the second fiscal quarter, while its profits dipped a bit. Revenue for the quarter, ended Dec. …
Value spin off
Almasa has chosen to spin off its value division leveraging on industry stalwart Roger El Tawil to deliver on the …
Microsoft quarter shows continued growth
Microsoft kicked off its first quarter of fiscal 2012 with solid growth, reporting a 7% increase in revenue compared to …
Polycom buys ViVu for Web videoconferencing
Polycom has acquired ViVu, a provider of software for embedding videoconferencing in websites, for an undisclosed sum, the companies announced. …
Microsoft starts rollout of Windows Phone 7.5 ‘Mango’ update
Microsoft has begun its Windows Phone 7.5 “Mango” update to smartphones globally. The update of the mobile operating system, with …
Microsoft blacklists all DigiNotar certificates
Microsoft yesterday blacklisted all DigiNotar certificates after seeing active attacks from at least one fraudulent digital certificate issued by DigiNotar. …
CIA, Mossad, MI6 targeted by Iranian DigiNotar-hackers
After breaching the Dutch CA (Certification Authority) DigiNotar, Iranian hackers managed to sign forged certificates for the domains of spy …
Hackers steal SSL certificates for CIA, MI6, Mossad
The tally of digital certificates stolen from a Dutch company in July has exploded to more than 500, including ones …
Mobile apps fail at security: viaForensics
A study from digital security company viaForensics paints a stark picture of the vulnerability of smartphone user data. viaForensics evaluated …
D-Link debuts media router
D-Link Middle East & Africa has announced the launch of a media router ideal for streaming high definition (HD) online …
Is the BlackBerry PlayBook for you?
In early May, I was one of the fortunate few in the UAE to have had a BlackBerry PlayBook in …
Microsoft offers developers early access to Windows Phone
Microsoft began this week an early access program for developers to get the upcoming “Mango” release of Windows Phone. In …
New ‘Mango’ Windows Phone version integrates apps
Microsoft on Tuesday unveiled many new features to its Windows Phone software but it left out a few that some …
Facebook shares data centre secrets
Facebook is sharing some of the secrets that help make its data centre one of the world’s most efficient. The …
Save lives with IT collaboration: UN
A United Nations report into disaster relief calls for improved data sharing and technology collaboration between agencies to help save …
HP’s new laptops provide easy self-repair
Hewlett-Packard today announced Intel-based business laptops with features that could make it easier to swap components or fix the PCs. …