GITEX Technology Week 2012 will host Cloud Confex under the theme “Business Innovation through Cloud Computing – From Hype to a Must-Have Service Model”.
BYOD doesn’t have to be a headache
The BYOD trend is fast gaining in the traction in the Middle East. Ramzi Itani, channel and alliance director – MENA believes this trend is making VARs sit up and take notice in order to effectively secure multiple devices across their own organisations as well as those of their customers.
Gov surveillance malware monitors Middle East accounts
A sophisticated cyber surveillance tool that monitors financial transactions with Middle Eastern banks was ‘probably’ built by or …
Small businesses increasingly at risk from hackers
Attacks aimed at small businesses doubled in the first half of 2012 suggesting that hackers are dedicating more resources to …
Huawei records $16bn sales revenue in H1
Huawei recorded sales revenue of $16.16 billion in the first half of 2012, a 5.1% increase over the first half …
Industry coding consortium issue guidelines for safer applications
An industry consortium dedicated to assuring the security of software has issued guidelines to lower the risk that vulnerabilities that …
Huawei eyes storage market
China’s Huawei Technologies wants to take a bigger bite out of the enterprise market with a wider range of storage …
DWTC to organise region’s largest cyber security conference in 2013
As corporates and individuals in the Middle East continue to witness a steady rise in cyber attacks, industry experts believe …
On cloud nine
Habtoor Hotels has become the latest enterprise in the region to express its satisfaction with a move to the cloud. …
Evaluating infrastructure
Shipping firm IAL Logistics didn’t have much with regards to an IT infrastructure a few months ago. But the hiring …
Cloud-based mobile device management getting hot: Gartner
To place management controls on mobile devices such as tablets and smartphones used in business, the enterprise has showed preference for acquiring …
HP releases 100TB/hr backup system
Hewlett-Packard yesterday announced new deduplication tools for its StoreOnce family of backup appliances that enable performance of up to 100TB per hour and data …
Middle East engulfed by 'Flame'
A new, highly sophisticated malware threat that was predominantly used in cyberespionage attacks against targets in the Middle East has …
Intel launches cloud-based single sign-on service
Intel launched a cloud-based password management service yesterday that has been tightly integrated with Salesforce.com to give its customers an …
Intel launches third generation Core vPro processors
Chip maker Intel today announced the launch of its third generation Intel Core vPro processors, codenamed Ivy Bridge, designed for …
Consumer love for mobile sparks discontent with Microsoft's software
Satisfaction with Microsoft’s software slipped last year, part of an industry-wide downturn driven by consumer discontent with traditional PC programs, …
End to end: The security story
The security landscape is rapidly evolving. We speak to distributors and vendors in the region to learn how they are …
Norton gets VeriSign checkmark
Symantec has announced that it is combining the power of the VeriSign checkmark with Norton brand, to create the most …
Targeted attacks increased, became more diverse in 2011
The number of security vulnerabilities declined in 2011 but malicious attacks skyrocketed 81 percent from 2010, according a new Internet …
Facebook teams up with security vendors, offers free antivirus software
Facebook has teamed up with five security vendors to offer a range of free and subscription-based antivirus packages. Microsoft, McAfee, …