Habtoor Hotels has become the latest enterprise in the region to express its satisfaction with a move to the cloud. …
Mozilla confirms Firefox mobile operating system for 2013
Mozilla has confirmed details of its Firefox mobile operating system which it plans to launch next year. Formally called project ‘boot to …
Microsoft unveils $40 Windows 8 upgrade
Microsoft yesterday announced a promotion that later this year will let users of Windows XP, Vista and Windows 7 PCs …
Avaya expands Customer Experience Interaction Management portfolio
Avaya has announced the next step in the evolution of customer service technology with new and enhanced products for its …
Strong growth in enterprise social software spending: IDC
Demand for enterprise social software will grow strongly in the coming years, as more organisations implement the products to improve …
McAfee tightens integration of cloud security products
McAfee has tightened the integration between components of its cloud security platform to improve reporting on web traffic and the …
Apple sets OS X Mountain Lion release for July
Apple said today that it would ship OS X 10.8, or Mountain Lion, next month, for $19.99, a 33% price …
HP and Oracle, now headed for a split, could have split up Sun
One of the more surprising episodes in HP and Oracle’s ill-fated enterprise IT partnership was touched upon for only a …
Facebook will 'disappear' in 5 to 8 years: analyst
Facebook will become something of a has-been within five to eight years, according to one analyst. And while that assertion …
IT services and system integration are losing strategic importance, study reveals
The effects of increasing digitisation are leading to dramatic shifts in business models globally and in the ICT industry’s provider …
Aim for transformation
Pat Gelsinger, the driven President and COO of global IT solutions provider EMC, talks about the next steps for the …
Motorola Atrix 2
Gaming on the go is on the rise in the UAE, with thrill-seeking users looking to augment traditional console outlets …
Experts question the need for a Facebook smartphone
Mobile technology will play an important role for Facebook as it tries to find new sources of revenue
Desktop-as-a-Service
Desktop-as-a-Service is an interesting way for IT execs to provide cloud-based Windows desktop sessions, as well as shared resources such as storage.
Yahoo's Genome highlights hosted big data analytics trend
Yahoo has joined a growing list of ompanies offering big data analytics as a service with its Genome offering this …
Mobile phone sales drop for first time in 3 years
Worldwide mobile phone sales dropped by two percent in the quarter ending in March compared to the same period in …
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, …
SAP offers mobile device management on Amazon's cloud
SAP’s Afaria mobile device management tool is now available on Amazon Web Services’ cloud, offered as a way to make …
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 …
Hacked websites deliver Android malware for first time
Analysts with Lookout Mobile Security have found websites that have been hacked to deliver malicious software to devices running Android, …