Oracle appeared to confirm this week what many in the computer industry already suspected: The OpenSolaris project is dead. Oracle …
Oracle provides Sparc road map, but questions remain
Oracle has sketched out a five-year road map for Sun's Sparc-based servers, hoping to reassure customers about the future of …
Explosive wireless growth drives security need
Devices capable of handling IEEE 802.11 based wireless communication are expected to exceed 1 billion units by year 2013 according …
Head in the Clouds, Feet on the Ground
IT is not a gig for the faint of heart. On one hand, we’re tasked with becoming more agile so …
A practical guide to migrating to VoIP
One of the most crucial steps any organisation should take in deploying a solution for voice over IP (VoIP) is …
Framework Wise
CIOs have long struggled to measure and demonstrate the business value of IT investments. But there’s a relatively new approach …
Motorola deal may end mobile-gear consolidation
Nokia Siemens Networks’ acquisition of most of Motorola’s cellular networks business may be the last move in a long game …
Speedy justice
The Abu Dhabi Judicial Department (ADJD) ensures the delivery and administration of justice and equality for all citizens and residents …
Overpowering Pirates
Enterprises across the Middle East risk damaging their businesses through the use of pirated software, with an estimated two-thirds of …
RackSpace's OpenStack targets cloud lock-in
Rackspace’s contribution of code to a new open-source project called OpenStack could help establish a counterweight to larger and proprietary …
Virtualisation's dirty little secrets
THE SHEER NUMBER OF POTENTIAL missteps has Doug Dineley, executive editor of the InfoWorld Test Center (one of CPI’s US …
Sticking to policy
As a top ranked university in the Middle East, KFUPM must ensure the integrity of its network while also allowing …
Mission: obtained
There are few organisations like the Qatar Foundation. Sa’di M Awienat, director of IT at Qatar Foundation Formed in 1995, …
Mini in style
The Toshiba Mini NB305-N410 is a basic netbook that’s pretty solid, with decent specs: a 250GB hard drive, 1GB of …
Gitex Conference 2008 speaker: Feroz Sanaulla
Feroz Sanaulla is an Investment Director at Intel Capital covering the Middle East, Turkey and Africa (META) region. The region is …
Gitex Conference 2008 speaker: Dr. Serhani Mohamed Adel
Dr. Mohamed Adel Serhani received his Master in computer science (Specialization Software Engineering) from University of Montreal, Canada in 2002. …
Gitex Conference 2008 speaker: Omar Obeidat
Omar Obeidat has been with the IP/IT department at Al Tamimi & Company since 2000. He gained valuable experience at …
Gitex Conference 2008 speaker: Roger El Tawil
Roger joined Avaya from NCR Corporation where his last position was Marketing & Deployment Manager, Middle East, Africa, and Eastern …
Gitex Conference 2008 speaker: Carl Lewin
Carl is the Business Developer Manager for the GCC Region at Intel Corporation with a focus on the telecom sector. …
Gitex Conference 2008 speaker: Samir Al-Schamma
Samir is Intel’s General Manager in the GCC. Most recently he was Director of Intel’s Software Enabling Programs in Europe, …