Thin client maker Wyse Technology has acquired Canadian company Trellia to help it manage the growing number of smartphones and …
Digital uptake fuelling regional growth-TNS MENA
“The GCC will see continuous development and show above-average growth at 3.9% in 2012, compared to flat lining scenarios in …
Cisco goes mobile with collaboration tools
In an attempt to move beyond the desktop, Cisco is updating two of its enterprise-level collaboration tools. At the Cisco …
Mobile devices and virtualisation pose big challenges for IT: survey
Increased use of mobile devices, especially smartphones, in addition to the transition to virtualisation, are key factors weighing on enterprises …
Salesforce.com to buy cloud computing services company
Salesforce.com has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Model Metrics, a cloud computing consulting and services company, with practices in …
Amazon acquires voice recognition firm: report
Amazon appears to have quietly acquired Yap, a speech recognition start-up company, fueling speculation that the online giant is getting …
Adobe promises to keep patching Flash on mobile, doesn’t say for how long
Adobe has promised to support the soon-to-be-orphaned Flash Player plug-in for mobile browsers, but has not said how long it …
Brightpoint to distribute Microsoft Windows Phone
Microsoft Middle East and Africa announced its partnership with global wireless distributor Brightpoint Middle East to bring Windows Phone devices …
HP releases new Slate tablet after retaining PC unit
Hewlett-Packard (HP) announced the new Slate 2 tablet with the Windows 7 OS, just under a week after the company …
Sony to acquire Ericsson’s share of Sony Ericsson
Ericsson and Sony Corporation announced that Sony will acquire Ericsson’s 50% stake in Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications AB (“Sony Ericsson”), …
Small businesses stuck in IT ‘dark age’: Intel
A shortage of money, combined with a lack of technical expertise, is keeping half of small businesses in a technology …
Calxeda’s chip boosts ARM’s server fight with Intel
Calxeda recently announced its EnergyCore, an integrated server chip with an ARM processor that could provide the groundwork for ARM …
Adobe acquires Auditude to address video advertising
Adobe Systems has acquired privately owned Auditude in order to boost its video offerings with an advertising platform, the company …
Back to school
The application of IT is not only transforming the way students learn, but also the way they are being taught. …
A solutions company
Michael Dell, CEO of Dell outlines the company’s aggressive plans to grow its portfolio of solutions by acquiring more intellectual …
HTC reports record numbers, sells more phones than RIM
HTC is now the fourth largest smartphone vendor after having outpaced Research In Motion (RIM), according to market research company …
Mobile app developers must factor in security, network efficiency: Oracle
Developers building applications for the growing number of mobile devices must make security and reduced network bandwidth consumption top priorities, …
IBM embraces BYOD
“IBM has embraced — nearly — the growing bring your own device (BYOD) trend of allowing employees to buy and …
Moto’s losses narrow as it prepares for life at Google
Motorola Mobility reported a net loss of US$32 million, or $0.11 a share, on net revenue of $3.26 billion for …
AMD records profit in Q3 despite manufacturing issues
Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) on Thursday reported revenue and profit growth for the third fiscal quarter of 2011, despite issues …