With an ever-increasing data volume but by no means an ever-increasing IT budget, businesses are facing a tough task in …
Google to invest $10m in India – report
Google will invest about US$10 million to nurture 10,000 new businesses in five years in India, says a report. Eric …
Flexible data centres
With demand for storage and networking capabilities skyrocketing, in-house and hosted data centres are being put under greater pressure than …
Selling to SMBs
Small and Medium Businesses (SMBs) represent an important element in the business ecosystem of the Middle East. Industry analysts predict …
The ace up Acer’s sleeve
With a new management at the helm and greater emphasis on innovation, PC maker Acer is working its way back …
Logicom names new GM for Saudi
Logicom has appointed Mounir Sarkis as the new General Manager in Saudi Arabia. Sarkis is moving to this role following …
BlackBerry to bring Balance software to Android, iOS
BlackBerry last week announced technology designed to securely separate work and personal data on Android and iOS smartphones and tablets, …
Dell in SDN standardisation push
Even though standards bodies like the Open Networking Forum (ONF) are leading the effort to standardise software-defined networking, Dell has …
Google bans ad-blocking software on Play store
Google has removed some applications from its Play store that block web advertisements, saying that they violate its rules by …
StorIT offers pre-built data centre bundles
StorIT on Tuesday introduced the concept of pre-built data centre solution bundles, which the distributor claims, are ideal for resellers …
SAP, Saudia sign MoU to combat Saudi youth unemployment
SAP and Saudia announced on Wednesday that they had signed a MoU to set up a competency centre at King …
Eavesdropping Google set to pay $7M to US states
Google will pay US$7 million to settle complaints from dozens of U.S. states about its unauthorised collection of personal data …
Optimus becomes Master Training Partner for CSA
Optimus Technology and Telecommunications on Tuesday announced that the Cloud Security Alliance (CSA) has named the value-added distributor as a …
Tightening the ship
Topaz is a Dubai-based oil field services company that provides marine and engineering solutions to the global energy industry. After …
With flying colours
When Patrick Naef, Emirates Group’s CIO, joined seven years ago, the team had just begun rolling out its Knowledge Driven …
State of flux
The sixth edition of IDC’s Middle East CIO Summit had a strong sense of urgency to it. From the nature …
New kid on the block
Qais Gharaibeh, UAE Managing Director, SAP MENA
Seagate launches Wireless Plus and Central hard drives
Seagate on Monday launched two new wireless hard drives for the Middle Eastern consumer market, the Wireless Plus and the …
Seagate launches Wireless Plus and Central hard drives
Seagate on Monday launched two new wireless hard drives for the Middle Eastern consumer market, the Wireless Plus and the …
Where’s my WiFi?
Mobility, innovation, and travel are generally the most common themes found in my comment pieces, and this one is no …