The panel discussion at the Kaspersky Lab Cyber Conference titled “Cyber Security Co-operation: Bringing Nations together” brought together a group …
Growing social media presence in GCC pushes governments online
Governments in the GCC are realising the influence of social media and looking to drastically increase their use of it, …
Cloud is the railway of the 21st century: Logica
Logica has described cloud computing as “the railway of the 21st century”, claiming that the community clouds it is building …
Four ways to manage your online reputation
This Saturday, Jan. 28, is Data Privacy Day. DPD, as it’s known, is a day to “increase awareness of privacy and …
Crowd computing- the future?
While firms are up on their toes in their respective bids to take their companies to the cloud–touted to be …
Experts discuss physical security legislation and plans at Intersec 2012
The commercial security conference at Intersec 2012 today brought together professionals working in the security industry to exchange and explore …
Outlook 2012, Government up, corporate down
Desktop virtualisation and cloud technologies will further penetrate into all sizes of enterprise and into new industry sectors. We will …
Outlook 2012, Nations and networks
Gulf markets are leapfrogging developed economies by embracing new business models and technologies to achieve their social and economic goals. …
Intel enters smartphone market
Intel on Tuesday announced its first smartphone customers, signaling the arrival of Intel Inside smartphones after years of uphill struggle …
Qatar’s public health system to be automated by HMC, Cerner
Hamad Medical Corporation (HMC) and Cerner have signed a landmark agreement to digitize the entire public health system of Qatar, …
Hackers to combat censorship with own satellites
Hackers reportedly plan to fight back against Internet censorship by putting their own communications satellites into orbit and developing a …
Intel starts shipping new Atom processors
Intelhas announced the availability of the latest mobile Intel Atom processor-based platform, formerly codenamed “Cedar Trail.” Designed to provide small, compact, …
Microsoft delays Windows Phone 7 OS launch in China
Microsoft expects its Windows Phone 7 mobile OS to launch in China during the first half of 2012, rather than …
IBM boosts Smarter Cities initiative with Cúram Software acquisition
IBM is buying Irish public sector social software company Cúram Software, a long-time partner for an undisclosed sum, the company …
Egypt On
The Information Technology Industry Development Agency (ITIDA) of Egypt was in Dubai for GITEX Technology Week 2011 and took the …
Back to school
The application of IT is not only transforming the way students learn, but also the way they are being taught. …
SAP and UNFPA unveil interactive analytics as population grows beyond 7bn
SAP AG and UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund, today unveiled two interactive population dashboards using business analytics technology from SAP …
$50mn Smarter Cities Challenge grant program now open: IBM
IBM today announced that it has opened the IBM Smarter Cities Challenge grant program to new applications for 2012. Smarter …
HP predicts greater cloud adoption in the Middle East
At a media roundtable today, HP announced findings from a recent survey focusing on cloud adoption in the Middle East. …
Microsoft signs Android licensing deal with Samsung
Microsoft has signed a cross-license patent agreement with Samsung Electronics that grants Microsoft royalties from Samsung’s Android-based smartphones and tablets, …