Dell has announced a desktop workstation that acts like a server from which remote client PCs can exploit graphics processing …
Malaysia to offer free e-mail to all citizens by 2015
Malaysia plans to offer every adult in the country a free Web-based e-mail account to ensure that tax returns, court …
Half way to the cloud
A CNME-Citrix CIO roundtable in Kuwait reveals that the local market fears that virtualisation and cloud computing may have to …
Mobile independence
Consumerisation of IT has created a desire in every employee to access corporate information using a array of personal mobile …
Red Hat becomes cloud service provider
Red Hat officials never seem to stop talking about cloud computing, but until recently all the company’s efforts were targeted at …
BridgeHead wins London Clinic contract
BridgeHead Software has won a contract to provide data back up and protection solutions to support The London Clinic, the …
Intel expects Oak Trail tablets to be available in May
Intel expects tablets running its power-efficient chip code-named Oak Trail to become available next month, the company said recently. Intel …
Dubai – a different future?
Before I finally leave Dubai, a place I’ve worked in for 20 years and called home for the last ten, …
Microsoft changes licence rates
Microsoft is boosting the price of a licence that provides client access to Windows Server, SharePoint, Exchange and Systems Center, but …
IE9 most power-efficient browser: Microsoft
Internet Explorer 9 (IE9) is the most power-efficient browser on the planet, Microsoft claimed this week. “IE9, which launched March …
Firefox 4 for Android
A week after it launched Firefox 4 for the desktop, Mozilla today shipped the final version of Firefox 4 for …
Cybercriminals selling exploit-as-a-service kit
Cybercriminals are taking a page from the software-as-a-service playbook: they’re now selling exploit kits complete with hosting services, with customers …
Firefox 4 sets unofficial download record
Mozilla set an unofficial record for software downloads on the second day of Firefox 4’s launch, the company said Friday. …
Oracle goes after Microsoft SQL server
Oracle is making a fresh run at Microsoft’s SQL Server, claiming on Tuesday that its open-source MySQL database offers up …
Geared for battle
Sathya Mithra Ashok writes on how Ducab uses a wise mix of security solutions to safeguard device and data. Dubai …
Nokia lays out risks in Microsoft deal
In a recent filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, Nokia laid out the threats it faces as part …
Mozilla releases Firefox 4.0 release candidate
The Mozilla Foundation has issued the first release candidate of Firefox version 4.0, finishing a gruelling and ambitious beta development …
VMware buys WaveMaker, aims to ease app development
VMware said yesterday it had acquired WaveMaker, the creator of open-source software that lets non-developers build Java Web applications. WaveMaker …
A rewarding job
When Ben Fried left his post as IT managing director at Morgan Stanley and took over as Google’s CIO in …
Symantec looks to protect users from mutating malware
Symantec has announced the 12th edition of its flagship enterprise desktop anti-malware product, Symantec Endpoint Protection, that looks to go …