Powered by a private cloud, Gulf Air, the principal carrier of Bahrain, has been able to transform itself into a …
MIT develops energy-harvesting chip
Over the years, we’ve seen researchers develop some rather unorthodox energy harvesting systems, including photovoltaics (solar panels), piezoelectric materials that …
Microsoft equips Windows Server for cloud duty
Microsoft is giving hosting providers and other organisations some tools for setting up their own Windows-based cloud systems using Microsoft …
Toshiba developing new data centre products
Toshiba said Tuesday it is developing a line of products for storing large amounts of data, based on its flash …
Apple climbs up Fortune 500 ranking
Apple is ranked at number 55 in Fortune’s Global 500 list, the company was previously ranked at number 111 in …
Mobile devices will be primary platform for accessing data: SAP
Mobility, cloud and in-memory computing are emerging as the top trends in the enterprise space today and in the coming …
Microsoft claims backup and restore breakthrough in Windows 8
Windows 8 makes the process of file backup and restore the easiest it’s ever been for users of Windows OSes, …
Discussing the future
On a Thursday last month, I found myself at a speech by Amit Singhal, senior VP of search at Google. …
Google's Schmidt says China censorship will fail
After carefully working with China for the past two years, Google Chairman Eric Schmidt bluntly predicted the fall of the …
Niger Dock selects Avaya for HQ infrastructure
Niger Dock, West Nigeria’s leading oil and gas construction and major marine services company, has chosen Avaya Networking to provide …
HP shows off 4 new all-in-one PCs with touchscreen technology
HP announced yesterday it is planning to make four new all-in-one desktop PC models available in August and September, upgrading …
Microsoft to buy maker of large, touch displays
Microsoft has entered into an agreement to buy Perceptive Pixel (PPI) a vendor of large-scale, multitouch displays, an acquisition Microsoft …
Gartner: IT spending stable, growth in cloud services
Global spending on IT products and services will rise 3 percent in 2012 to US$3.6 trillion, according to figures released …
BlackBerry App World tops 3bn, RIM says
After months of gloomy news to report, Research In Motion finally has something to brag about. Its app store, BlackBerry App World, …
Sharp will pay US$198.5 million to settle Dell price-fixing lawsuit
Sharp said yesterday it has agreed to pay Dell and two other companies US$198.5 million to settle a lawsuit for …
Salesforce.com to acquire shared-browsing startup GoInstant
Enterprise cloud computing company Salesforce.com said yesterday it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Canadian shared-browsing technology startup …
Intel invests $2.1 billion in tools maker ASML to enable smaller chip circuits
Intel will take a stake in semiconductor tools company ASML and invest in its research and development efforts, to advance …
Windows 8 goes to manufacturers in August, will ship in October
Windows 8, the next major upgrade of Microsoft’s operating system for PCs, tablets and laptops, will be released to manufacturers …
R&M unveils Middle East's first patch cord assembly
Swiss cabling firm Reichle & De-Massari (R&M) today unveiled its new patch cord assembly facility in Dubai – the first …
Hauwai launches public cloud solution and innovation centre
Huawei has announced the global launch of its Telco Public Cloud solution and Public Cloud Services Innovation Center, which are aimed …