The use of smartphones has become almost ubiquitous, with tablets not far behind. It is estimated there are two billion …
Cisco posts Q2 revenue increase
Cisco CEO John Chambers has reiterated the company’s ambitions to become the biggest company in IT after the firm posted …
Dell faces a tough road ahead
Taking Dell private is a bold move, but won’t ensure success. If you can’t recognise opportunities and execute properly as …
Dell goes private
Following weeks of speculation, Michael Dell has teamed up with investment firm Silver Lake to buy computer maker Dell, in …
Brocade appoints new CEO
Brocade’s board of directors on Tuesday announced that it had appointed networking industry veteran Lloyd Carney to be the company’s …
Out of this world
Back in the city where it all began, Michael Dell walked out at the Austin Convention Centre in Texas last …
Cloud service partnerships to boom in 2013
Cloud service providers will seek out partnerships to offer a wider breadth of services that customers are increasingly demanding, a new report …
Lenovo PC push not enough to top HP in Q4, says IDC
Despite a major push by rival Lenovo, Hewlett-Packard has held onto its position as the top seller of PCs worldwide, according …
CIO SPOTLIGHT: Master of the trade
From front of house to IT, Mahmoud Kamal knows the hospitality industry inside out and has shown resilience, heart and …
Sanovi holds round table in Dubai
The disaster recovery management software vendor Sanovi Technologies has organised a round table focused on BFSI vertical at Dubai in …
Future iPhones may smell, taste, and touch (as well as see and hear)
IBM has updated its seventh annual IBM 5 in 5 list of upcoming technical innovations and describes a new generation of machines …
Clearing in the clouds: 16 useful cloud management tools
One of the biggest concerns users have with public cloud resources is not knowing how much they will cost, given the pay-as-you-go …
Worldwide server shipments grew in Q3, but revenue fell, says Gartner
In the third quarter of 2012 worldwide server shipments grew 3.6 percent year-on-year, while revenue decreased 2.8 from the third quarter of 2011, according to Gartner.
Hitachi, EMC and Fujitsu winners as storage market weakens
Growth in the storage market slowed down during the third quarter, but vendors such as Hitachi, EMC and Fujitsu still …
Dell unveils CIO Powerboard software, voices re-branding concerns
Dell has introduced new software solutions aimed at helping organisations simplify IT, mitigate risks, and accelerate business results, in response …
Avaya looks to next generation video conferencing
Following up on its purchase earlier this year of video optimisation company Radvision, Avaya Wednesday announced enhancements to its Aura and Flare …
The scariest software project horror stories of 2012
Sure, plenty of enterprise software projects go just fine and end up giving customers all the things vendors promise: lower …
More fireworks
It’s not just data that’s exploding as storage vendors set off fireworks to celebrate a lucrative year in the Middle …
Dell’s acquisitions not yet paying dividends
Dell’s effort to move away from PCs into enterprise products has been slow as the company battles a challenging economy …
Cisco aims for bigger services business, more software revenue
Cisco plans to expand its services business over the next several years, seeing a more important role for itself in …