In recent years the Middle East has seen significant growth in many different markets but few as dramatic as in …
The end of outsourcing
Most outsourcing analysts and consultants will tell you that the future of the traditional IT services industry is uncertain. Arjun …
Slick Support
In the UAE, Emirates National Oil Company (ENOC) does not require an introduction. One of those rare organisations that touch …
Security nightmares
What security issues keep major regional CIOs up at night? Apparently, a lot. “The security of business IT systems has …
Microsoft upgrades free app security tool
Microsoft released this week an upgrade to a tool that helps secure applications for the Internet without having to recode …
Disk storage still bouncing back, IDC says
The market for enterprise disk storage systems grew strongly in the second quarter, continuing to recover from a slump brought …
Trend Micro bolsters VMware security
Trend Micro Deep Security 7.5, which leverages the latest VMware vShield Endpoint API, now comes with a new agentless anti-malware …
Suse Linux for VMware ships
VMware and Novell announced on Wednesday general availability of Suse Linux Enterprise Server for VMware, geared for use in virtualized …
Dell loses 3Par bidding war to HP
Dell on Thursday said it would not increase its most recent proposal to acquire virtualized storage vendor 3Par, paving the …
Dell goes modular
Dell has been relatively quiet about its modular data centre products, but has now showed off a new design it …
Application strategy in a cloud world
Look at where technology is going, or where it’s dragging us, and you see two unstoppable forces that, if mismanaged, …
Virtualisation to the laptop
Citrix Systems has announced a new release of Citrix XenDesktop that extends the benefits of desktop virtualisation to millions of …
Cloud compliance
EMC is developing technology to track and verify the location of virtual machines in cloud networks, potentially solving one of …
HP acquires automation vendor Stratavia
HP says Stratavia’s technologies will help enterprise customers to simplify the deployment and management of applications in hybrid IT environments, …
Preparing for growth
RME: How has the year 2010 been so far for Al Taqnyah Business Solutions? UZ: From the start of …
Concealed prospects
But many solution providers are finding even more opportunities in virtualisation come from two separate, but decidedly complementary, technologies: storage …
The ultimate step-up camera
The Canon EOS 7D is the first model of a new camera line under the vendor’s new naming system. Under …
Xerox software for ColorQube 9200 series
The Web-based software called Xerox Print Advisor uses on-screen prompts to alert users to simple actions they can take to …
IDC: Virtualisation helps boost switch sales
Ethernet switch revenue grew by 32.7 percent year-over-year during the second quarter, helped by the growing popularity of applications such …
Joint offerings from SAP and Sybase
Following the merger of SAP and Sybase earlier this year, both companies have shared their first joint milestones in the …