“Organisations need to establish benchmarking techniques that track and facilitate maintenance processes across assets, inventory and other resources and the …
On the comeback trail
With concerns about cost and security settled, RFID is now being increasingly adopted by enterprises other than retail for asset …
CIOs should experiment with media tablets: Gartner
Media tablets are presenting a variety of new opportunities for businesses, but they are also requiring a new set of …
Al-Reyami chooses Fortinet for better network security
Al Reyami Group, a Dubai-based group doing business in a variety of sectors from urban development to leisure in UAE, …
Oracle releases free version of 11g database in beta
Oracle 11g Express Edition (XE), the free-of-charge version of Oracle’s flagship database, is now in beta. “XE provides an “entry-level, …
Comstor wins Cisco honour
Comstor, a dedicated value added distributor of Cisco networking, collaboration and data center solutions and a business unit of Westcon …
IEEE approves next WiMax standard
The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers has approved IEEE 802.16m, the standard for the next generation of WiMax, which …
Deadline extended for Network World ME Annual Awards 2011
The entry deadline for Network World Middle East’s annual awards has been extended to April 7th, 2011. To win, tell …
Microsoft changes licence rates
Microsoft is boosting the price of a licence that provides client access to Windows Server, SharePoint, Exchange and Systems Center, but …
Tablets challenge mobile cost management
With tablets invading the enterprise, IT departments are facing new challenges around controlling mobile connectivity expenses. “These tablets now have …
Regional CIOs are more business-oriented
The role of the CIO is changing, and more regional CIOs are getting into management roles and business decision-making. This …
BP loses laptop with oil spill data
The personal information of 13,000 individuals who had filed compensation claims with BP after last year’s disastrous oil spill may …
BitDefender unveils new partner programme
BitDefender, a provider of innovative Internet security solutions, launched the BitDefender Partner Advantage Network, a new channel partner programme designed …
LTE round the corner
So now that Etisalat is rolling out its LTE services, and some other operators in the region trialling the next …
UAE ranked seventh on government spending efficiency
The UAE is ranked seventh in the world in terms of efficiency of government spending in the 2010-2011 Global Competitiveness …
Microsoft sniffs out unused wireless spectrum
Microsoft researchers have designed a scheme for measuring whether licensed radio frequencies are actually being used so unlicensed devices can …
Oracle customers using Itanium chips rethink IT upgrades
Oracle customers this week expressed concern about the effort and cost of upgrading IT infrastructures after the software maker said …
Online Distribution signs AOC for Pakistan
Online Distribution, an IT distribution powerhouse in Pakistan has signed up with AOC for the distribution of the monitor vendor’s …
Oracle stops developing software for Intel’s Itanium chips
Oracle recently became the latest software maker to say it will stop developing applications for Intel Itanium microprocessors, following a …
Intel acquires Egypt-based SySDSoft
Intel Corporation, through its standalone business entity Intel Mobile Communications recently announced that it has acquired most of the assets …