In a interview, Google CIO Ben Fried talked about letting go. That may sound a bit “Zen Buddhist,” but it’s …
26 government entities to showcase latest services at GITEX 2011
At a press conference held recently, Dubai eGovernment Department announced the details of its participation with 26 government entities in …
Facebook faces complaints over data retention practices
Facebook’s data retention practices are under investigation by Ireland’s Data Protection Commissioner following a series of complaints filed by a …
Ellison unveils ‘Exalytics’ in-memory machine
Oracle CEO Larry Ellison unveiled the Exalytics Intelligence Machine, the latest member of the company’s products that combine software and …
Hitachi-LG Data Storage to plead guilty on price-fixing
Hitachi-LG Data Storage have agreed to plead guilty in connection with rigging bids and fixing prices for sales of optical …
Al Hosani organizes first Kaspersky?s Reseller conference
Al Hosani, a leading distributor of Kaspersky and other renowned software brands in the region, organized a reseller conference to …
Nokia lays off 3,500 employees
Nokia is planning to lay off an additional 3,500 employees, as the company continues to restructure after announcing its decision …
Microstrategy targets Excel users with Cloud Personal BI
Microstrategy is hoping to get its BI (business intelligence) software in front of people looking to get more out of …
AMD reduces third-quarter revenue projection
Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) yesterday reduced its revenue projection for its third fiscal quarter ending Oct. 1, citing manufacturing yield …
SPEC tool to improve server-efficiency ratings
SPEC, the standards body for performance benchmarks, has developed a tool-kit to help more accurately measure the energy efficiency of …
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, …
Shades of success
At a recent interview with Wissam Khoury, managing director at SunGard Financial Systems, Middle East, Pallavi Sharma discovers the ideas …
Path perfect
In the second part of the interview, Paul Maritz, CEO of VMWare explains the path ahead for the company across …
EU restricts export of eavesdropping technology
The European Parliament on Tuesday revised EU rules on the export of so-called dual-use technologies with an aim of restricting …
IBM to lead $4.4 billion chip investment
Five chip makers, including Intel, IBM, Samsung Electronics, GlobalFoundries and Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. have committed investment of US$4.4 billion …
HP expands direct presence in Africa to 17 countries
HP has expanded its direct presence in Africa to 10 new countries to add onto the five markets the technology …
Oracle’s Sparc SuperCluster due by year end
Oracle has launched its new Sparc T4 processor, along with new hardware that it hopes will turn up the heat …
Tata Communications offers Ethernet services in Pakistan
Tata Communications has extended its Global IP / VPN service offerings into Pakistan, through a collaboration with Multinet Pakistan Private …
Oracle’s Sparc SuperCluster due by year end
Oracle has launched its new Sparc T4 processor, along with new hardware that it hopes will turn up the heat …
Cisco expands presence at Gitex
Cisco has announced its participation at GITEX Technology Week, being held from the 9th – 13th October 2011 at the …