Alcatel-Lucent this week will unveil a new Ethernet switch for enterprise campus networks that is designed to extend voice, data and video convergence to …
Amazon expands integrated status monitoring
Amazon Web Services has added the ability to monitor the status of storage volumes on EBS (Elastic Block Store), the …
Former Google exec criticises CEO Larry Page
A former Google executive has said the company is so focused on advertising and its increasing rivalry with Facebook that …
Talent pool too small for skyrocketing cloud job demand
The number of job postings in the cloud computing industry is growing so rapidly that there aren’t enough qualified workers …
Google restores interoperability with AOL AIM
Google and AOL have restored the interoperability between their two instant messaging (IM) networks, a little over two weeks after …
Meru unveils virtualised WLAN infrastructure
Meru Networks this week unveiled virtualised versions of its wireless LAN infrastructure software, part of trend that’s simplifying enterprise WLANs and eliminating …
Dell snaps up SonicWall
Dell announced on Tuesday that it is planning to acquire SonicWall, a security vendor that specialises in firewalls, network security …
ADEC selects EMC to transform IT infrastructure
Abu Dhabi Education Council (ADEC) has selected EMC to transform its IT infrastructure by deploying the Symmetric XMAX solution. The …
Don’t risk falling behind on IT trends: Microsoft
Microsoft yesterday sent out a message to companies in the Middle East to embrace IT trends and not risk getting …
SafeNet acquires Cryptocard
SafeNet has acquired Cryptocard, a privately held leader of cloud based authentication solutions, in a move to broaden its authentication …
HP ESSN highlights channel initiatives and growth in the ME
At a HP channel partners conference titled ‘Grow with HP’, Alaa Alshimy, director, HP Enterprise Servers, Storage and Networking (ESSN),HP …
Intergence to double GCC consultants
IT optimisation consultancy Intergence has revealed it will double the number of consultants operating in the GCC over the next …
Cisco chosen to provide Al Hamra Tower’s ICT infrastructure
Al Hamra Real Estate Company has chosen Cisco to provide ICT infrastructure for Al Hamra Tower in Kuwait, an iconic …
GroupLogic aims at Dropbox with enterprise file-sharing app
GroupLogic has released a file syncing and sharing application that offers the same convenience as Dropbox but with enterprise-level management …
Infor launches first ERP app tied to Salesforce.com
Infor on Monday launched Inforce Everywhere, the first in a series of planned software products that will tie its ERP …
Bayt.com relaunches with new features
Jobsite Bayt.com has relaunched its website with an updated design and new features, including a mobile application, a reworked CV …
IBM user group: 75% of companies aren’t collecting social media information
A recent survey of the IBM SHARE user group found just 25% of respondents were collecting data from social media …
Storage software sales hit all-time record highs
The sales of storage software last year produced record revenues of more than $14 billion in 2011, according to market …
Twitter acquires blogging company Posterous
Twitter has acquired blogging company Posterous, and said its engineers, product managers and others will join Twitter teams working on …
Yahoo sues Facebook
Yahoo is accusing Facebook of copying a range of technologies that the flagging search company invented, in a lawsuit that …