While the bring-your-own-device (BYOD) phenomenon has entered the mainstream with 70 percent of smartphone-owning professionals using their personal devices to …
ITU Telecom World reveals finalists in Young Innovators Competition
ITU today announced the finalists of the Young Innovators Competition. Open to young social entrepreneurs between ages 18 and 25 …
Realising potential
In a key move that clearly demonstrates the perception that the Middle East is an important and emerging market, global …
Global leaders flock to Dubai for ITU Telecom World
Global ICT leaders will gather to discuss topics including the ‘radical transformation of the ICT industry’ at this year’s ITU …
Mobile security increasingly at risk
Security threats to your mobile device such as malware, fraudulent lures such as SMS spoofing, and toll fraud, are all becoming favourites of …
MobiWire to debut new product at GITEX
MobiWire has announced a new MobiPrint product and will be officially unveiling it at this year’s GITEX event at the …
Ericsson selected by STC, Maxis and Oger groups
The STC Group along with the Maxis and Oger Groups and part of their global synergy creation activities, have selected …
Acer to offer free Windows 8 upgrades on some ultrabooks
Acer is offering a free upgrade to Windows 8 on some ultrabook models, saying it will refund the upgrade fee …
VMware calls on SMBs for a chance to win $20,000 worth of software and services
VMware is launching a competition across the Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) region giving small and midsize businesses (SMBs) …
Alfalak BAS introduces SAS Program at KSU and Institute of Public Administration
The Alfalak Business Analytic Services Division (BAS), in collaboration with SAS, has recently conducted a series of seminars to introduce …
Growing investment, innovation drives Kenya's tech status
Growing local and foreign investment in tech companies along with the rise of co-working spaces and the presence of global …
Global internet traffic to surpass 1 zettabyte in 2016
Global Internet Protocol traffic will reach an annual rate of 1.3 zettabytes in 2016 as more people connect more devices …
Safaricom partners with iHub Nairobi on IPv6 testing
Safaricom has become the first mobile operator in Africa to open up its network for Internet Protocol version 6 testing …
“We are hungry”
Nidal Abou-Ltaif, the swashbuckling lead of communications and networking major Avaya in the region, talks about how the Middle East …
IBM to develop data analysis system for world’s largest radio telescope
IBM is developing new data management and analysis technologies for what will be the world’s largest radio telescope. The Square …
MEA server shipments increased 10% in 2011: Gartner
Server shipments in the MEA region exceeded 78,000 units in the fourth quarter of 2011, a 10.3% year-on-year increase, while …
Middle East companies look to emerging, not developed markets for best practice: research
Business leaders in the Middle East look to emerging markets for growth lessons and best practice more than developed markets, …
Tested path
A few months ago, the IT team at Sikka struggled to provide accurate and relevant information for the company’s management …
Aastra offers IP phones trial for Microsoft Lync users
Aastra is offering an exclusive opportunity for Microsoft Lync 2010 customers a trial of two of its IP phones. Aastra’s 6721ip and …
Nokia appoints new GM for lower Gulf region
Nokia has announced the appointment of Vithesh Reddy as its new GM for the lower Gulf region. Reddy, who brings …