Qatar’s and the regions projects are attracting a new breed of project suites Qatar’s skyline is being rebuilt. Many localities …
Packard Bell’s summer wave
With its new range of consumer products ready to roll, Packard Bell is hoping to regain its market share this …
Virtual blind spot
Malicious hypervisors. Subversive virtual machines. Live migration impersonators. Welcome to the world of virtualisation, where the threats are new and …
Wired for innovation
Milad Gabriel, MEA Area Manager at TE Connectivity, talks about his company’s re-branding, opportunities in the market and some of …
Oracle Exadata certified to run SAP applications
Oracle’s Exadata X2 machines are now certified to run applications from rival SAP, following recent steps by SAP to move …
Windows phones will outdo iPhones by 2015: IDC
The Windows operating system for smartphones is expected to gain market share in the next few years thanks to Nokia, …
Polycom to acquire HP telepresence business
Polycom and HP have announced a broad strategic alliance: Polycom will acquire HP’s visual collaboration business and the two companies …
IT governance is about leadership: Gartner
To successfully implement IT governance, CIOs require both leadership and execution, according to Gartner. Great IT leaders master process, and …
Acer says names, emails hacked in Europe
Taiwanese PC maker Acer is investigating the hacker attack that stole customer data from its Packard Bell unit in Europe, …
IMF is victim of ‘sophisticated cyberattack,’ says report
The International Monetary Fund has reportedly been hit with a “large and sophisticated cyberattack” that potentially puts sensitive, confidential data …
Amazon’s Android e-store inferior: Apple
Apple this week called Amazon’s Appstore for Android “inferior” as it urged a federal court to block the online retailer …
Data loss rampant worldwide: survey
Data loss is rampant among businesses worldwide, with the most common cause of losses being lost or stolen equipment, according …
Etisalat to launch LTE service soon
Etisalat today, announced that the company is in the final stage of testing the advanced Long Term Evolution (LTE) network …
Oracle is legally bound to reverse Itanium decision: HP
Oracle’s decision in March to stop developing software for Intel’s Itanium chips is in violation of “legally-binding commitments” Oracle has …
Honda deploys SAS business intelligence solutions
Honda has switched on a business intelligence system from SAS, in a bid to better inform future design. The company …
Apple to launch BBMstyle iMessage app
Yesterday, iPhone- and iPad-maker Apple took the wraps off of its latest mobile OS, iOS 5, and the new software …
Setting standards
Qatar First Investment Bank chooses the cloud to host its disaster recovery apps and data, and finds that it could …
Jobs unveils free iCloud sync, storage service
Apple CEO Steve Jobs today took the stage at his company’s annual developers conference to tout the new iOS 5, …
UAE outsourcing industry to witness 10% growth: DOZ
Dubai Outsource Zone (DOZ) today, on the occasion of their fourth anniversary released a report entitled “Outsourcing opportunities in the …
Google to drop support for Microsoft IE7
Google will drop support for Microsoft’s Internet Explorer 7 (IE7) and Mozilla’s Firefox 3.5 browsers for its online apps, including …