Boy, was I glad to reach the end of October. GITEX had engulfed CNME since September and we were still …
Linking the region
Professional network LinkedIn has joined Facebook on the list of global social media websites that have launched offices in the …
Mobility and consumerisation in 2013
Analysts predict that cloud computing will play a larger role in mobility and consumerisation of IT, Windows Phone and Android …
Cisco to acquire cloud vendor Meraki for $1.2B
Cisco revealed yesterday it intends to acquire Meraki, a vendor of technology for cloud based management of wireless LAN, security …
Apple drops, Wipro tops Greenpeace rankings
First-time surprise entrant Wipro tops the list of rankings in the 18th edition of the Greenpeace “Guide to Greener Electronics,” …
Judge accepts $22.5 million Google fine in Safari privacy case
A U.S. judge has indicated she will accept the terms of a settlement deal between Google and the U.S. Federal …
Xerox debuts networked MFP with McAfee protection
Xerox and McAfee revealed new protection against malware and viruses with the first networked multifunction printer to use McAfee Embedded …
SAP HANA Platform ready for mission-critical applications in the enterprise
SAP AG has announced the availability of SAP HANA platform support pack stack 5 (SPS 5) to power mission critical transactional …
Researchers to increase public Wi-Fi speed by 700%
Slow Wi-Fi connections in public places such as airports and cafes could be a thing of the past, thanks to …
Cisco, Qualcomm collaborate to improve Wi-Fi services
Cisco Systems and Qualcomm are putting their considerable wireless weight behind a system to make it easier for retail stores …
Dell unveils end-to-end storage portfolio updates
Dell today unveiled a series of end-to-end storage portfolio updates aimed at further optimising enterprise data at every point of …
MENA is lacking mobility policies, cloud adoption, says SAP
The MENA region is sufficiently lacking mobility policies and strategies, especially small and medium sized businesses, according to Sam Alkharrat, …
SAP kicks off Sapphire Now, launches 360 Customer
SAP kicked off its Sapphire Now event in Madrid today by announcing the release of its new customer experience solution, …
Brocade appoints new EMEA channel head
Brocade has announced the appointment of Thomas Langkjaer as Channel Sales Director for Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA), and Alain …
‘Analytics is far more than just BI’
Jim Goodnight is one of the world’s great business leaders, not to mention the wealthiest man in the state of …
Virtually misguided
Vendors and industry leaders appear to have led the formation of an almost ubiquitous assumption that desktop virtualisation is something …
Driving transformation
As the Formula One World Championship made its return to the Middle East, the Lotus team highlighted the supreme importance …
Analyst report advocates for cloud, SaaS buyers’ ‘bill of rights’
With SaaS (software-as-a-service) having become a preferred deployment model for new software purchases, customers should be entitled to a clear-cut …
EMC’s Tucci: Global economy hinges on US budget deal
EMC CEO Joe Tucci on Monday called for CEOs to put pressure on U.S. politicians to strike a budget deal, …
UN’s civil aviation body recommends cyber security task force
The U.N.’s civil aviation body will recommend creating a cyber security task force at a meeting next week in Canada, …