Amazon.com plans to deliver packages to customers using unmanned aerial vehicles in 30 minutes or less.
Aruba signs MOU deal with Aramex
Aruba Networks has signed a one-year memorandum of understanding with Aramex which will see the logistics and transportation solutions provider using a variety of Aruba’s technologies.
Why mobile and cloud will converge to become Mobile Cloud
Everything’s coming up mobile these days. Gartner estimates that PC sales will make up only about 13 percent of device sales in 2013 – and some undisclosed portion of those PCs are notebooks.
UN panel passes draft resolution on digital privacy threats
Following reports about U.S. surveillance worldwide, a United Nations panel has adopted a draft resolution on potential threats to human rights such as the right to privacy in the digital age.
Computers developing ‘common sense’ via image analysis
While some people may think their minds are being numbed by scrolling through images of cats playing piano, or dogs eating biscuits, one computer is doing the same and getting smarter.
Western Digital releases SSD, HDD dual drive
WD have announced the release of the WD Black2 dual drive, which fuses a 2.5-inch 120 GB solid state drive (SSD) with a 1 TB hard disk drive (HDD).
Schneider Electric aiming for smart city energy distribution
Schneider Electric representatives used the company’s Power To The Cloud event to underline the importance of smart cities, and its own Next-Generation Mission Critical IT infrastructure policy.
Internet of Things a key player
Several opportunities are predicted to emerge in the coming months as more data is generated by machines or things other than human beings.
Kaspersky: trojan programme ‘Neverquest’ new threat to online banking
A new Trojan programme that targets users of online financial services has the potential to spread very quickly over the next few months, security researchers warn.
Vision Solutions’ Double-Take Move makes migrations easier
Enterprise customers can now move from VMware to Windows Server 2012 Hyper-V or Windows Azure with the help of the company’s flagship product, Double-Take Move.
DevOps for Agility & Innovation
The most successful businesses use DevOps to remove any roadblocks that stand in their path, writes Alan Hale, director of EMEA Consulting at Red Hat.
FCC’s in-flight cellphone plan carries a lot of baggage
Anyone who dreads hearing one end of a loud phone call all the way from Anchorage to Miami, take heart: the plan to allow cellphones on planes could fail in more ways than an overbooked flight at a snowbound airport on Christmas Eve.
Bring on the services
There is an increasing emphasis on service-aligned approach to IT operations so that CIOs can deliver on the promise of partnering with business. Ashish Kuthiala, Chief Marketing Officer, Business Services Management Software, HP, talks about the value of a services aligned view of IT.
GBM offers insights into mobility solutions for the businesses in Doha
At its first Enterprise Mobility event in Doha, Gulf Business Machines (GBM), a Middle East IT solutions provider explained how companies and government can leverage smart phones and tablets. The company discussed the increasing need for flexible and secure mobile solutions and infrastructure to conduct transactions over different smart devices.
Symantec: ‘Blackshades’ malware still at large
Cybercriminals are increasingly using the “Blackshades” malware program whose source code was leaked three years ago, according to an analysis by Symantec.
Motorola teams up with 3D Systems to develop 3D-printed phones
Pre-Google, who ever imagined that Motorola would be one of the world’s most forward-thinking mobile manufacturers?
Exascale leader hangs in balance
In the global race to build the next generation of supercomputers – exascale – there is no guarantee of who will finish first.
Taking retail seriously
Seagate’s external hard drive unit was separated from the internal business earlier this year in an attempt to bring more focus to both sides. We speak with Motaz Khalil, Retail Marketing Manager, Seagate, and Ayman Al-Ajouz, Sales Manager, MENA, Seagate Branded Solutions, to find out how the new push into the retail business has gone.
Eyeing the future
Tom Kendra, VP and GM, Systems Management Software, Dell Software Group, talks about how the company is sorting through all the software it has acquired and efforts to become a more profitable, software- and services-driven company.
Profiting on IPv6
Although the new Internet Protocol version was launched over a year ago, alarmingly, its adoption is still quite low in the Middle East. Reseller ME finds out how this could be an opportunity for the channel, if partners play their cards right.