When the site GDGT.com went live this past summer, Ryan Block was expecting a lot of interest. Prior to launch, …
Sybase smooths enterprise path for iPhones
Sybase is extending its Afaria mobile-device management platform and database software to the Apple iPhone, taking advantage of new enterprise …
Analysis: Cisco, EMC, VMware partnership is a long shot
Cisco, EMC and VMware joined forces to sell products as a private cloud offering to enterprises. Called the Virtual Computing …
Microsoft sets SQL Server 2008 R2 preview
Microsoft said it will make a preview of SQL Server 2008 R2 available this month that is features complete, including …
Unisys introducing software for private clouds
Unisys announced software and services that will enable organizations to deploy and run their own internal private clouds, as part …
IT employment may be stabilizing after loss of 250,000 jobs
The apparent turn in the U.S. economy may have put the brakes on the IT job loss freefall, according to …
SAS CEO unfazed by IBM analytics challenge
If SAS Institute CEO Jim Goodnight is feeling pressured by IBM's recent US$1.2 billion purchase of rival predictive analytics vendor …
IBM boosts earnings estimate, but revenue drops
Citing improved profit margins and a stabilizing IT spending environment, IBM revised its 2009 earnings estimates upward, even as the …
IBM plans big hardware upgrade next year
IBM disclosed the plans at a time when server sales among all vendors have taken a bruising during the economic …
'Sun technologies will live on'
Sun Microsystems Chairman Scott McNealy and Oracle CEO Larry Ellison both took the stage at the Oracle OpenWorld 2009 conference …
Hackers exploit this year's fourth PDF zero-day
For the fourth time this year, Adobe has admitted that hackers used malicious PDF documents to break into Windows PCs. …
Hackers exploit this year's fourth PDF zero-day
For the fourth time this year, Adobe has admitted that hackers used malicious PDF documents to break into Windows PCs. …
Cisco releases pricing for rack servers
Cisco this week disclosed pricing for the rack-mount servers of its Unified Computing System for data centers. Cisco announced the …
SAP, HP to deepen ties around BI
SAP and its long-time partner Hewlett-Packard will announce plans next week to more closely link their technologies for BI (business …
Report: Brocade puts itself up for sale
Brocade Communications Systems Inc. has hung a "for sale" sign on its door, according to a report today in The …
Report: Brocade puts itself up for sale
Brocade Communications Systems Inc. has hung a “for sale” sign on its door, according to a report today in The …
Adobe puts LiveCycle in the cloud
Adobe Systems is preparing an update to its document-based workflow system, LiveCycle Enterprise Suite, that can be hosted in the …
Top Microsoft execs outline 2010 challenges
Microsoft's server and tools business in the coming year will focus on gaining ground in the high-end database and server …
SAP offers 'free' CRM for ERP buyers
SAP said this week that midsize companies that purchase the Business All-in-One suite or SAP ERP will also receive its …
Stepping into the cloud
Raqmiyat is the leading IT business arm of the Al Ghurair group, one of the well known and diversified Business …