Engineers from France Télécom had just finished repairing the Sea Me We 4 cable on Dec. 25 when the same …
Managed Security Services – Bane or Boon?
The supporters vehemently profess that Managed Security Services should be considered as a kind of panacea for today’s burgeoning security …
Brocade completes Foundry acquisition
The addition of Foundry’s products and technologies enables Brocade to better address the needs of its customers and strengthens the …
HP expands client virtualisation software portfolio
Building on the company’s expansive client virtualisation solutions, HP Virtual Client Essentials is an advanced software portfolio that includes multimedia, …
Digital hospital
Requirements for high-performing, secure network systems are on a steady rise and quality, as well as cost-efficiency, must be ensured. …
Securing the Web
What’s the significance of the web security appliances for the government sectors, investment companies and banks in the UAE? And …
Extreme Networks names new regional head
Ala’ali brings to Extreme Networks over fifteen years experience in the region as well as the IT sector, where he …
Emirates Computers achieves Cisco UC specialisation
This specialization recognizes Emirates Computers as having fulfilled the training requirements and program prerequisites to sell deploy and support comprehensive …
Three deals symbolized storage trends in 2008
Overall demand for storage capacity is growing by about 60 percent per year, according to IDC. Another research company, Enterprise …
FSC expands partnership with Cisco
Helping to eliminate the cumbersome number of physical connections previously needed to bridge servers to other elements in the datacenter, …
10 tips to preserve data for the long haul
The growth of digital data is threatening to spiral out of control. More than 452 exabytes of information have been …
Undersea cable cuts disrupt Internet access
The cut occurred on lines between 07:28 and 08:06 Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) on lines in the Mediterranean sea that …
Avaya looking to catch unified communications wave in 2009
In its favor are that the company is privately held, has been at work streamlining and has installed key executives …
802.11n boosts WLAN use in enterprises
Demand for enterprise WLAN equipment in Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA) grew by 8 percent during the third …
Juniper maps out 2009 plans
“We will spend money on making sure [customers are] secure; where they can drive TCO down; and increase choice in …
VMware wants a bigger role in your data center
VMware is still the top player in the hypervisor market, but the coming year will see the company move far …
Trapeze swings for Newbury Networks
Newbury’s products let companies use 802.11 access points to track, monitor and manage a range of corporate assets, such as …
Cisco planning significant data center assault
Cisco has a number of significant product introductions on tap for 2009 as the company continues to morph from a …
Turbocharging apps
The Landmark Group is one of the largest retailers in the region with over 750 stores in the GCC countries, …
Gartner: Semiconductor revenue drops on economic woes
Semiconductor companies are feeling the effects of constrained budgets and a slowdown in demand for products like cars, consumer electronics …