Businesses looking for a secure virtual environment will only consider the private cloud in the near future, according to analyst …
Mobile devices and virtualisation pose big challenges for IT: survey
Increased use of mobile devices, especially smartphones, in addition to the transition to virtualisation, are key factors weighing on enterprises …
Google Apps adds around-the-clock phone support
Addressing a major source of complaints with its Apps suite, Google has announced that it will now offer around-the-clock phone …
Huawei buys out Symantec in joint venture
Huawei Technologies will buy out the rest of a joint venture with Symantec for US$530 million, the companies announced yesterday. …
Rapid7 signs up Spire Solutions
Security product provider Rapid7 has forayed into the Middle East market by tying up with Spire Solutions. The vulnerability management …
Ready for the cloud era
Some figures first. A virtual machine is created every 6 seconds. To put that in perspective, it’s more than the …
Adobe promises to keep patching Flash on mobile, doesn’t say for how long
Adobe has promised to support the soon-to-be-orphaned Flash Player plug-in for mobile browsers, but has not said how long it …
Value powerhouse
Aptec Distribution is completing its transformation from a broadline to value added distributor and is expected to be the largest …
FDC to distribute ESET solutions
ESET Middle East, an industry leader in IT Security, announced its distribution agreement with FDC International. FDC will promote the …
Lieberman Software appoints Nanjgel Solutions as VAD
Lieberman Software announced it has appointed Nanjgel Solutions to be its value added distributor for the Middle East including Bahrain, …
Value spin off
Almasa has chosen to spin off its value division leveraging on industry stalwart Roger El Tawil to deliver on the …
“The last thing we want to do is create uncertainty for our customers,” Charl Snyman
Charl Snyman, Vice-President and General Manager, HP Personal Systems Group, Europe, Middle East and Africa is responsible for product management, …
Angelika Plate: Scholar and consultant
help AG’s number wizard Angelika Plate’s toughest job in her life was completing her PhD at the Hannover University in …
MENA yet to embrace the cloud: SAP
As part of the agenda at SAP SAPPHIRE NOW Madrid, Spain yesterday, I had an opportunity to meet with Sam …
SAP pumps up its in-memory, mobile and cloud strategies
SAP is expected to make a slew of announcements related to in-memory computing, mobile applications and cloud-based services today during …
US cyber chief says cloud computing can manage cyber threats
The security of cloud computing is often debated but such debates seem to be over for the general tasked with …
HP releases new Slate tablet after retaining PC unit
Hewlett-Packard (HP) announced the new Slate 2 tablet with the Windows 7 OS, just under a week after the company …
Small businesses stuck in IT ‘dark age’: Intel
A shortage of money, combined with a lack of technical expertise, is keeping half of small businesses in a technology …
Etisalat Entertainment Network wins global innovation award
Telecoms provider, Etisalat and Verimatrix, a provider of multi-screen digital TV services around the globe, have been presented the Global …
Egypt’s Mobinil selects HP to boost network reliability
HP today announced that Mobinil, a wireless service provider in Egypt, has selected HP TippingPoint solutions to boost network reliability …