Optimus Technology and Telecommunications on Monday announced that it had signed a value-added distribution agreement with Huawei that will see …
vSkimmer malware targets point-of-sale systems
A new piece of custom malware sold on the underground Internet market is being used to siphon payment card data …
Oracle suffers in storage market slowdown
According to Gartner, Oracle suffered the most as growth in the storage market continued to slow during the end of …
Microsoft discloses law enforcement requests
Following similar disclosures from companies such as Google and Twitter, Microsoft has for the first time released statistics about requests …
BB10 a ‘viable solution’ for UK govt
Both BlackBerry and the U.K. government have denied reports that the new BB10 software has been rejected for use in sensitive government …
Stepping up to the China plate
Ericsson’s telecoms dominance just about withstood the rising force of China-based Huawei at Mobile World Congress, but the Koreans took …
You only live twice
With an ever-increasing data volume but by no means an ever-increasing IT budget, businesses are facing a tough task in …
HP seeks $4bn from Oracle in Itanium lawsuit
Hewlett-Packard may seek damages of US$4 billion to $4.2 billion from Oracle in its lawsuit over support for Itanium server …
Selling to SMBs
Small and Medium Businesses (SMBs) represent an important element in the business ecosystem of the Middle East. Industry analysts predict …
Red Hat announces 13-city EMEA tour
Red Hat last week announced that it is set to host a 13-city tour of one-day events throughout Europe and …
North Korea suffers 36-hour Internet outage
Internet connectivity in North Korea was restored on Friday following a 36-hour outage that the country’s official media blamed on …
Belkin to keep Linksys brand name
Having completed its acquisition of Linksys on Friday, Belkin said that it will keep the long-time home networking company’s brand, …
Ericsson to upgrade Wataniya network
Ericsson last week announced that it had a struck a deal with Kuwait’s Wataniya Telecom to upgrade the telco’s existing …
BlackBerry to bring Balance software to Android, iOS
BlackBerry last week announced technology designed to securely separate work and personal data on Android and iOS smartphones and tablets, …
Pirated software costs channel billions
Pirated software is costing industry in excess of $114 billion, according to a new IDC survey commissioned by Microsoft. Though …
Oracle acquires private cloud firm Nimbula
Oracle this week announced that it is acquiring Nimbula, a provider of private cloud infrastructure management software with the intent …
Redington Value to distribute VMware in Africa
Redington Value, the value-added distribution division of Redington Gulf, has been appointed as a VMware distributor in WECA, marking a …
Eavesdropping Google set to pay $7M to US states
Google will pay US$7 million to settle complaints from dozens of U.S. states about its unauthorised collection of personal data …
Tightening the ship
Topaz is a Dubai-based oil field services company that provides marine and engineering solutions to the global energy industry. After …
With flying colours
When Patrick Naef, Emirates Group’s CIO, joined seven years ago, the team had just begun rolling out its Knowledge Driven …