Service providers are launching new services for 2012, and are working to ramp up their support services. All-in-all, they look …
Apple beats HP in PC and tablet race
Apple has overtaken HP as the largest supplier of PCs in the global market, according to new figures from analyst …
Google, Microsoft and Facebook battle to end bogus email
Google, Microsoft and Facebook are amongst the major internet companies that have announced a new specification to streamline the way …
EU launches antitrust investigation of Samsung patent licensing
The European Commission is investigating the way Samsung Electronics licences its patents on technology essential to mobile communications networks, concerned …
DIC continued to grow in 2011: Malek
The Dubai Internet City cluster continued to grow in 2011 despite the dire economic outlook, says Malek Al Malek, MD …
World is in the midst of a cyber arms race: study
As they grapple with a growing crop of increasingly sophisticated threats that know no political borders, nations must dramatically improve …
Salesforce.com launches Desk.com help-desk service
Salesforce.com today unveiled a new SaaS (software as a service) help-desk application called Desk.com that can reach end users through …
Tilera reveals new 36-core chip
Tilera today announced availability of its new 36-core processor, which the company says can trump traditional x86 server chips from …
Once CEO of Palm and developer of iPod, Jon Rubinstein leaves HP
Jon Rubinstein, known for his role developing the original iPod for Apple and for running Palm, has left Hewlett-Packard, where …
New security product claims to solve cloud protection issues
CloudPassage is launching a new security product for virtual servers in public clouds such as Amazon Web Services that 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 …
CIO 50 Awards honours the region’s leading IT decision makers
CIO 50 Awards and Forum 2012, the event honouring the leading lights of IT leadership in the Middle East, came …
CIO 50 event: Top CIOs brought together to honour their IT progress
The CIO 50 Awards and Forum commenced this morning at the Address Hotel in Dubai Marina. The event, organised by …
CIO 50 Awards and Forum to be held today
The prestigious CIO 50 Awards and Forum 2012, organised by CNME and CPI, is set to be conducted today at …
Europe pledges €10m for cloud computing partnership
One year after announcing her intention to develop a European Cloud Computing Strategy, Europe’s Digital Agenda Commissioner Neelie Kroes Thursday …
Data breach harm assessment is more valuable than victim notification: study
IT professionals believe that assessing the potential harm caused by data breaches is more useful to mitigating the effects of …
Big and growing
Collating big data and gleaning intelligence from it is becoming important among Middle East enterprises, as it is the worldover. …
Healthcare should take up digital trends: mHealth conference
Mobile health is here and will change the way people in the Middle East receive health care and interact with …
RIM announces appointment of new CEO
Research In Motion’s co-CEOs Mike Lazaridis and Jim Balsillie have quit after a tumultuous period at the company, which saw …
Fujitsu staff accept improved pay and pensions offer
Staff at IT services firm Fujitsu have agreed to accept an improved pay offer, following a series of strikes in a …