Developers building applications for the growing number of mobile devices must make security and reduced network bandwidth consumption top priorities, …
SAP and UNFPA unveil interactive analytics as population grows beyond 7bn
SAP AG and UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund, today unveiled two interactive population dashboards using business analytics technology from SAP …
IBM embraces BYOD
“IBM has embraced — nearly — the growing bring your own device (BYOD) trend of allowing employees to buy and …
Brocade once again for sale?
Two years after attempting to find a suitable buyer, storage switch and router maker Brocade Communications may again be looking …
ARM leads march to 64-bit tablets, smartphones: analysts
ARM’s new 64-bit ARMv8 architecture could be used in tablets and smartphones in a few years, which could help deliver …
LSI to buy flash controller maker SandForce
Fabless semi-conductor maker LSI today announced it will acquire SandForce, a maker of flash memory controllers for enterprise-class and consumer …
HP now needs to show PC commitment: partners
HP’s decision to keep its Personal Systems Group (PSG) business intact is a positive outcome for partners and customers. But …
Brocade on sale again?
Two years after attempting to find a suitable buyer, storage switch and router maker Brocade Communications may again be looking …
Nokia unveils first Windows phones
Nokia unveiled yesterday four new phones intended for developing markets as well as the company’s first two smartphones running the …
Citrix expands on BYOD message at Citrix Synergy 2011
The start of Citrix’s Synergy Summit 2011 yesterday in Barcelona, Spain, saw Mark Templeton, CEO of the company, introduce the …
Turning a new leaf
CIOs in the Middle East still struggle to give green ICT investments a business language, and this is hampering the …
Critical connections
KSA’s Jarir Bookstore battled the challenges associated with connecting disparate centres of business by deploying SonicWALL’s NSA Series and building …
EMC to put hardware in servers, VMs in storage
EMC held its user forum last week and used the opportunity to expound on its vision for virtualisation and the …
RIM announces BlackBerry Business Cloud Services for Microsoft Office 365
Research In Motion (RIM) announced BlackBerry Business Cloud Services for Microsoft Office 365 – a new RIM-hosted online service for …
Quantum offers $5K deduplication appliance for SMBs
Quantum this week unveiled a backup appliance for $5,139 that offers smaller businesses 8TB of capacity and data deduplication capabilities …
Sophos strengthens technical leadership with cloud security pioneer
Global IT security and data protection firm Sophos today announced the appointment of Gerhard Eschelbeck as CTO and senior VP. …
New tool to help small businesses plan for cyberattack
With hackers increasingly setting their sights on small businesses, the U.S. Federal Communications Commission said Monday it will provide an …
Oracle buys RightNow for $1.5bn
Oracle is buying RightNow Technologies for about US$1.5 billion in order to boost its recently announced Public Cloud with customer-service …
Information management software industry to reach revenues of $37 billion: Ovum
The global information management software market will reach revenues of $37.4 billion in 2015, a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) …
$50mn Smarter Cities Challenge grant program now open: IBM
IBM today announced that it has opened the IBM Smarter Cities Challenge grant program to new applications for 2012. Smarter …