Rackspace has unveiled an “early access” limited-availability edition of its updated public cloud environment, built on the open source cloud …
Twitter acquires social media analytics team
Twitter has acquired the team at social media analytics company Hotspots.io, signalling its intent to go after the big data …
LogMeIn takes on Dropbox with ‘Cubby’ cloud storage
Cloud storage leader Dropbox might have serious competition at last. LogMeIn has announced the beta of its rival ‘Cubby’ service, …
IBM embarks on ambitious Africa growth plan
IBM has embarked on an ambitious growth plan in Africa, opening up new offices and making efforts to build skills …
Local YouTube advertising to launch in the UAE
YouTube will next week launch the first advertising aspect on YouTube in the region to allow advertisers to engage with …
HP appoints Comguard as authorised training partner for HP ArcSight in MENA
Comguard, a Dubai based value added distributor for IT security products and solutions in the Middle East and North Africa …
Spectrami adds Fidelis Security Systems to existing portfolio
Spectrami, a value added distributor today announced that it has signed a distribution agreement with Fidelis Security Systems to distribute security solutions necessary …
Apple is third largest PC maker in US, while iPad is ‘product to beat’: report
The latest research published by Gartner shows that Apple is still the third largest PC manufacturer in the US. Meanwhile, …
IBM acquires Varicent Software
Adding to its already considerable line of analysis software and expertise, IBM announced Friday that it has acquired business intelligence …
SAP revenue rises 11 percent in first quarter, but margin shrinks
SAP has published preliminary figures for its first-quarter results, showing revenue up 11 percent year on year, but margins shrinking …
VMware to double regional presence in a bid to continue growth pattern
At a press conference yesterday, VMware announced that its operations in the Middle East are showing signs of steady growth …
Financial services under more frequent DDOS attacks
The financial services industry saw nearly triple the number of distributed denial-of-service (DDOS) attacks during the first three months of …
IBM unveils new line of integrated systems
Anticipating a growing need for larger preconfigured systems, IBM has unveiled a new product line of integrated sets of IBM …
IBM unveils new line of integrated systems
Anticipating a growing need for larger preconfigured systems, IBM has unveiled a new product line of integrated sets of IBM …
Microsoft starts XP retirement countdown
Microsoft yesterday kicked off what it called a “two-year countdown” to the death of Windows XP, its longest-lived operating system. …
NEC launches software to find video clips in large archives
NEC has begun sales of new software to quickly find video clips in large archives, which is well-suited for finding …
Do you have a cloud career plan?
The explosive growth of cloud technologies is shaking up IT departments everywhere. This technology shift is creating a new professional …
IBM aiming to provide womb-to-tomb app development support
IBM is trying to replicate the success it’s had with WebSphere in the mobile market. With the acquisition of Green …
Red Hat announces beta availability of Storage 2.0
A beta version of Red Hat Storage 2.0 was announced Monday by the Massachusetts-based open-source software company. The product — …
Facebook buys Instagram for $1 billion
Facebook is buying Instagram, a popular mobile photo-sharing app, for $1 billion in cash and stock. Mark Zuckerberg, Facebook’s co-founder …