Vintage tech: MS-DOS

Launched as the main operating system for IBM PCs in 1981, Microsoft Disk Operating System (MS-DOS) set the ball rolling for the foundations on which computer programmes could run.

Risky business

On a recent trip to Dubai, Kaspersky Lab’s CEO and Founder Eugene Kaspersky took time out to tell James Dartnell about his greatest cybersecurity concerns for 2016, and the prospects for better threat defence in the enterprise and consumer spaces.

The power of one

Commvault has recently launched the next-generation of its product portfolio, which it says, delivers a broad spectrum of innovation to help customers address data management challenges. We caught up the company’s Chairman, President and CEO, Robert Hammer during his maiden visit to Dubai.

On a growth spree

Deepak Bhatia, Sales Director, iLife, gives an overview of the market and discusses regional channel expansion plans for 2016.

Driving demand

Haider Salloum, Small Medium Business Director, Microsoft Gulf, explains how channel partners play a crucial role for IT adoption within SMBs.

AstroLabs opens first Google-partnered MENA tech hub

AstroLabs has recently inaugurated the Middle East and North Africa’s first Google-partnered tech hub, AstroLabs Dubai, enabling startups from around the world to set up in Dubai’s DMCC Free Zone while taking advantage of Google for Entrepreneurs’ global network and resources.

Microsoft reports decline in revenues

Microsoft recently reported declines in revenue for Windows, its Surface line of hardware and its Smartphones, key components to the new More Personal Computing group that debuted its earnings with the September quarter.

Citrix demos Workspace Cloud

Arthur Dell, Director of Technology and Services, Citrix Middle East, Turkey and Africa, discusses the company’s participation at this year’s GITEX Technology Week and its growth plans in the Middle East.

Mal intent

Vishal Hariprasad has seen two sides of IT security. Formerly a Cyberspace Operations Officer for the US Air Force and National Security Agency, ‘V8’ is now a Threat Intelligence Architect for startup research firm Unit 42, and a member of the Cyber Threat Alliance. He tells CNME about his experience of advanced malware.

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