HP partner, Apex, received the Partner in Excellence Business Growth Award for the highest sellout growth across the Personal Systems …
Microsoft boosts virtualisation capabilities in desktop management suite
Microsoft is boosting the virtualisation components of its Desktop Optimization Pack suite of IT management tools. The suite, known as MDOP, is …
Path tightens mobile app security
Social networking service Path has upgraded the security of its mobile application in apparent response to a recent outcry over …
Bahrain ranks as top economy in Middle East: report
The Kingdom of Bahrain is the top economy in the region and 27th out of 133 economies worldwide, according to …
Secure future
The year 2012 is dominated by three key trends – cloud, virtualisation and big data. These may be revolutionising the …
“We are hungry”
Nidal Abou-Ltaif, the swashbuckling lead of communications and networking major Avaya in the region, talks about how the Middle East …
Asavie launches pay-as-you-go VPN for iPad users
Asavie Technologies yesterday launched a SaaS-based VPN for iOS devices that provides remote access to corporate data. Asavie’s iSimplyConnect VPN service is …
IT investments deliver profits: research
Investing in IT departments can have a bigger impact on a firm’s profits than similar spending on R&D and some …
Hitachi releases first enterprise-class 4TB hard drive
Hitachi’s former disk-drive division today announced what it said is the first enterprise-class 4TB hard disk drive. The drive has …
Yahoo serves Mojito for web app development
Yahoo on Monday released an open-source web application framework called Mojito that aims to make it faster for developers to …
Windows 8 update: Back up Windows Server 8 to the cloud
Microsoft is offering free tests of online backup for Windows Server 8 via its Azure cloud storage service, which could be a convenient way …
New iPad vs. iPad 2: Which is the better deal?
Everybody’s raved about the new iPad’s display and gauged its graphics prowess in benchmark testing. But it’s not the only iPad in …
Legal team of man who claims to own half of Facebook to present in court
Facebook is seemingly on top of the world as it continues to bring in ad revenue and prepares to go …
Avnet to offer QLogic networking solutions in MEA
Avnet Technology Solutions today announced an extended distribution agreement with QLogic, which will involve it offering QLogic’s 10Gb Ethernet, fibre …
Public sectors reluctant to embrace cloud: IDC survey
Over half of public sector organisations have no budget assigned specifically to cloud computing, according to an IDC survey. The …
And the winner is…
If you haven’t put together an awards programme like ours, let me give you the run-down on what really goes …
Brother Gulf honours top performing partners and distributors at Qatar Channel Meet 2012
Brother International Gulf FZE, recently honoured the outstanding performances and key contributions made by its partners and distributors in Qatar …
SuccessFactors offers free version of Jam software in hit against Salesforce.com
SAP’s SuccessFactors subsidiary is rolling out a version of its Jam social collaboration platform at no charge to all users, …
Kingston launches wireless portable storage device for smartphones, tablets
Kingston Digital Europe yesterday launched in the UAE a wireless portable storage device that allows user to carry and share …
Axed Microsoft’s tablet concept reborn as iPad app
Microsoft killed the Courier tablet concept in favor of Windows 8 tablets, but the idea behind it has now found a new …