As the Formula One World Championship made its return to the Middle East, the Lotus team highlighted the supreme importance …
Analyst report advocates for cloud, SaaS buyers’ ‘bill of rights’
With SaaS (software-as-a-service) having become a preferred deployment model for new software purchases, customers should be entitled to a clear-cut …
UN’s civil aviation body recommends cyber security task force
The U.N.’s civil aviation body will recommend creating a cyber security task force at a meeting next week in Canada, …
BYOD puts the employee in control, says Blue Coat
With the advent of mobility and the influx of BYOD in enterprise, employers are struggling to keep control of their …
What does the cloud mean to you?
The world of computing is always changing; corporate mainframe computers were replaced by desktops; desktops became laptops; phones became mobile …
Video conferencing for every budget
LifeSize CEO Colin Buechler was in Dubai recently to attend the company’s annual EMEA partner conference. He spoke to use about his company’s go-to-market strategy and what sets it apart from competitors.
Intel ships 60-core Xeon Phi processor
Intel hopes to deliver performance and power-efficiency breakthroughs to servers with the new Xeon Phi family of processors, the first …
Pre-terminated structured cabling
The explosion of ‘big data’ and the seemingly limitless demand for bandwidth are driving trends in today’s IT-centric world. The ‘faster, better, most cost effective’ mentality has led enterprises of all sizes to closely scrutinise their communications networks and networking infrastructure.
Former Apple exec blasts CEO Tim Cook
A former Apple executive has spoken about his twenty years at the company, and has given his perspective of what …
Asiacell teams up with Ericsson to enhance customer experience
Iraqi mobile telecoms company, Asiacell has teamed up with Ericsson on a three year contract which will see the telecoms …
Google gives cloud database performance boost
Google’s Cloud SQL database has gained more storage, faster reads and writes, and now offers users the choice of running …
Virtual server protection
Allen Mitchell, Senior Technical Account Manager, MENA, CommVault Systems, lists out the 5 ways solutions providers can win with optimised …
U.S. orders sanctions for Iranian minister for Internet censorship
The U.S. on Thursday said it ordered sanctions against Iran’s Minister of Communication and Information Technology, Reza Taghipour, and other …
Manufacturer sues IBM over SAP project
IBM has been slapped with a multimillion-dollar lawsuit by chemical products manufacturer Avantor Performance Materials, which alleges IBM lied about …
My Phone, the smartphone for the elderly
Age UK has teamed up with Cognatel MVNO CyCell to develop a no-frills mobile phone for the elderly. According to …
Mobile apps expose personal information, says Juniper
An application privacy report by Juniper Networks’ Mobile Threat Center (MTC) indicates that permissions and capabilities in apps could expose …
Oracle hit with patent lawsuit over WebLogic Server
Oracle is finding itself caught up in another Java-related patent lawsuit, but this time it’s the one getting sued. Java …
Prologix launches next-gen cable certifier from JDSU
Prologix in collaboration with JDSU has launched Certifier40G: Next-Generation Cable Certifier. The Certifier 40G is developed for improving the installer …
EMC: Transforming business is mission impossible
Rohit Ghai, VP of Products, EMC IIG, presented the opening keynote on day two of the EMC Momentum conference in …
Google Play apps create spoofed SMSes, Symantec says
About 200 Android applications currently hosted on Google Play create spoofed SMS messages on the devices they are installed on, …