SAP has agreed to purchase cloud-based e-commerce vendor Ariba for $4.3 billion. The deal has been unanimously approved by Ariba’s …
Judge clears Google of Java copyright infringement
A district court judge has ruled that the Java APIs in Android are not eligible for protection under U.S. copyright …
Cisco gets boost in server shipments in Q1, Gartner says
Worldwide server shipments grew at a slower-than-expected clip during the first quarter of 2012, but Cisco, which has a small …
IT services and system integration are losing strategic importance, study reveals
The effects of increasing digitisation are leading to dramatic shifts in business models globally and in the ICT industry’s provider …
SAP buying e-commerce vendor Ariba for $4.3 billion
SAP is buying cloud-based e-commerce vendor Ariba for US$4.3 billion, the companies announced yesterday. Ariba’s platform focuses on business-to-business commerce …
BYOD is driving IT 'crazy,' says Gartner
IT managers grappling with bring-your-own-device policies can expect to see an explosion in the number of smartphones and tablets used …
SAP puts its HANA in-memory database in the spotlight
SAP seems to be betting its future on its HANA in-memory database, spotlighting the technology once again at the Sapphire …
Choice partner
CNME asked CIOs to name and explain the elements that they believed made for a strong partnership. Here’s what they …
Data in the cloud
Cloud and big data are two big trends influencing the current business landscape. However, they have yet to have been …
NetSuite rolls out commerce-as-a-service platform
NetSuite will go up against vendors such as Demandware in the market for cloud-based e-commerce platforms after announcing its new …
Google makes BigQuery available to all
BigQuery, a cloud-based service from Google for analysing very large sets of data, is now publicly available after a period …
Gain with intelligence
Storing data is one thing, but how does a company actively gain intelligence from analysing the data and then pump …
Amazon CTO: startups lead the way in big data analytics
Startups and small companies are stealing a march on their larger enterprise counterparts by employing analytics at the heart of …
Stay afloat with big data
When the Oracle team asked me to join them in Italy to watch Oracle Racing sail in the Americas Cup …
Infor prepares to roll out ‘Mongoose’ development platform
Infor is moving into the PaaS (platform as a service) market with an offering called Mongoose that is based on …
Citrix Systems appoints new channel development manager for MEA
Citrix Systems has announced the appointment of Sarah Mews Sultani for the role of channel development manager, Middle East and …
HP says commercial software vulnerabilities down almost 20% across industry
A study done by HP shows that reported vulnerabilities in commercial software applications dropped dramatically last year compared with 2010 – but …
Larry Page tells jury he doesn’t recall details of Java negotations
Google CEO Larry Page told a jury yesterday that he remembers little about Google’s attempts to negotiate a Java license …
Website vulnerabilities fall, but hackers become more skilled
The number of coding mistakes on websites continues to fall but companies are slow to fix issues that could be …
The lion’s share
The Abu Dhabi Education Council (ADEC) is investing in multiple technology deployments and upgrades in a bid to secure the …