The emerging IEEE 802.11ac wireless LAN standard will be able to deliver faster connections wherever it’s used, but the biggest benefit may come at public hotspots – eventually.
Oracle, Microsoft to announce new partnership Monday
Microsoft and Oracle are set to reveal details of a new partnership on Monday, one of a “startling series” of announcements Oracle CEO Larry Ellison promised this week around the Oracle Database 12c.
STME partners with SDG Group to beef up business intelligence portfolio
Systems integrator STME recently announced that it had signed a partnership agreement with SDG Group, a global management consulting company.
Google and Red Hat collaborate on App Engine in private clouds
Google is hoping to appease developers that want better portability for their hosted apps by working with Red Hat on running App Engine in private clouds.
Social media adds spice to financial services, say banks
Social media can make financial institutions seem less dull and better engage customers, according to officials on a panel at the AB+F Retail Financial Services Forum.
Microsoft adding collaboration, more Office to Office Web Apps
Microsoft has announced an update to its Office Web apps, focusing on collaboration between co-workers, as well as bringing new features over from its Office software package.
Oracle’s Q4 results: What to watch
Many eyes in the tech world will fall on Oracle later this week, when the vendor’s fourth-quarter results are set for release.
Prism doesn’t have CIOs in a panic, yet
By Chris Kanaracus IDG News Service (Boston Bureau) Revelations over the U.S. National Security Agency’s Prism surveillance program have much of …
5 BYOD pitfalls and how you can avoid them
By Tom Kaneshige CIO (US) Are you blacklisting rogue or time-wasting apps? Are you tracking voice, data and roaming usage? …
Many companies are negligent about SAP security, researchers say
SAP has significantly improved the security of its products over the past few years but many of its customers are negligent with their deployments, which exposes them to potential attacks that could cripple their businesses, according to security researchers.
CIOs bemoan lock-in and the ‘false flexibility’ of the cloud
Despite the promise of portability from service providers, the reality of the cloud for big customers is a similar type …
Safe investment
Quickly expanding strategic investment company, Tawazun, recently teamed up with Huawei in order to commit to its mission to develop the UAE’s defence sector. The company deployed Huawei’s IPv6-based solution across its vast industrial site, as it aims to ensure faster surveillance response times, a stronger technological backbone, and the capabilities for flexibility and expansion.
SAP goes soppy at Sapphire
With approximately 80,000 people tuning in digitally around the world, SAP’s board of executives preached to a near 100,000 strong crowd in Florida — and the message could not have been clearer; it believes HANA is the future of business.
Middle East in dire need of skilled IT pros, says CompTIA study
Middle Eastern businesses want to invest in IT during 2013, but they’re struggling to find skilled candidates to fill posts, according to new research released by CompTIA, a non-profit association for the IT industry.
SMBs having problems with back-up, recovery: study
A recent study of small- and medium-sized businesses in the US and Europe revealed that many of them are facing challenges in implementing back-up and recovery solutions that can help protect their businesses.
Bolstering business security is becoming top priority
Dan Smith, Head of Integrated Marketing for the Middle East and Africa region of Xerox’s Developing Markets Operations. Security …
du, Encloud partner to launch Business Cloud platform for UAE enterprises
UAE telco du has expanded its managed services portfolio by launching the Business Cloud platform, which constitutes a range of cloud-based services through Encloud.
Agilent signs Prologix as GCC distributor
Agilent Technologies has appointed Prologix Distribution as a “Premium Distributor” for the GCC countries.
Efficiency will hold down storage growth, IDC says
Lean storage techniques will keep a lid on storage investments over the next few years, though the world’s enterprises still are on track to buy 138 exabytes of storage system capacity in 2017, IDC said.
Prism doesn’t have CIOs in a panic – yet
Revelations over the U.S. National Security Agency’s Prism surveillance programme have much of the general public in uproar, but in terms of the controversy’s impact to enterprise IT, some CIOs have measured, albeit watchful reactions.