Whether you like it or not, contracts are a necessary and unavoidable part of doing business. When mistakes are made, …
Old but worthy
Companies can work to ensure they get productivity from their existing storage investments, but this would have to be done …
AMD’s acquisition of SeaMicro puts Intel on the defensive
Intel suffered a setback in the server market with the news that its former partner, SeaMicro, is being acquired by …
FourSquare drops Google Maps API for OpenStreetMap
Location-based social media service FourSquare this week abruptly swapped the Google Maps technology underlying its product for the OpenStreetMap, announcing …
ManageEngine adds iOS to device management service
ManageEngine, the IT management software arm of Zoho, is adding iOS devices to those supported in its Desktop Central management …
Qualcomm boosts augmented reality technology with new brand, SDK
Qualcomm has released a version of its development kit for augmented reality apps, which from now on will be marketed …
Disk storage system sales in Q4 top $8.5 bn: IDC
In the last quarter of 2011, disk storage systems generated more than $8.5 billion in revenue, representing a 3.5% increase …
IBM tops Cloud provider report
Australian ICT research firm, Longhaus, has dubbed IBM as the most trusted infrastructure-as-a-service (IaaS) Cloud provider in its new report …
IT execs accept BYOD, despite some reservations: survey
Despite security and IT integration problems related to the consumerisation of IT in the workplace, CEOs and IT execs are …
Cyber threats will become number one security concern: FBI
The U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation anticipates cyber threats to overtake terrorism as the number one threat to the country, …
AMD buys SeaMicro for $334 mn, enters server hardware business
Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) announced yesterday it is buying low-power server vendor SeaMicro, a surprise move that puts AMD in …
Avaya releases communications management platform
Avaya is looking to take over the management of an enterprise’s entire communications platform with a new offering the company …
Microsoft unveils Windows 8 “Consumer Preview,” downloads start
Microsoft yesterday released its “Consumer Preview” of Windows 8, and before Windows president Steve Sinofsky finished his presentation to reporters …
Microsoft’s Azure cloud suffers serious outage
Microsoft’s Azure cloud infrastructure and development service experienced a serious outage yesterday, with the system’s service management component going down …
Middle East enterprises not good enough at information risk: Williams, RSA
Information risk in the Middle East is very basic and companies in the region are leaving themselves vulnerable to attack. …
UAE government pro managed IT services
eHosting Data Fort (eHDF) and Emirates eGovernment today organised a special forum titled ‘Managed IT Services for Government’. At the …
Spectrami to distribute security solutions from Microdasys, Tenable Network Security, Fastpasscorp
Spectrami announced it has signed a distribution agreement with Microdasys to distribute a wide range of enterprise security solutions in …
Cloud app integration: the best path
Cloud-based or SaaS applications need to live in an ecosystem, integrated with the rest of your infrastructure and enterprise applications. …
Dell claims it has network virtualization architecture too
Dell this week is throwing its hat into the virtual networking ring with an architecture that initially is long on …
Oracle’s Exalytics now available, set for showdown with SAP’s HANA
Oracle announced the general availability of Exalytics, the latest in its family of specialised appliances and a direct competitor to …