Security issues have to be clearly examined before diving into software as a service (SaaS), warns Burton Group analyst Eric …
Cell phone, smartphone — what’s the difference?
What is a smartphone? The answer is not so simple, judging by the number of definitions available. In fact, it …
Making the grade
The Glenelg School of Abu Dhabi opened September last year. The mission of the school, set up at the behest …
Juniper Networks expands SRX series
Ideal for data centre, enterprise, public sector and service provider environments in the Middle East, the SRX3000 line delivers the …
Mozilla looks to turbocharge Firefox’s new-tab skills
Mozilla Corp.'s research arm wants to speed up tasks in Firefox that typically start with a blank tab, like searching, …
WLAN market shriveled globally in Q4 2008
The wireless LAN market shriveled at the end of 2008, according to new, if sketchy, data released by Infonetics. The …
Microsoft, Intel to back Cisco’s “Unified Computing” launch
Contrary to previous reports, Cisco's data center vision does not seem to be a largely solo effort. Microsoft, Intel, BMC, …
Cloud computing wins converts
Most IT leaders see cloud computing as viable technology that can help the bottom line, but concerns about security and …
Don’t ignore disaster recovery testing
Companies facing IT budgetary pressures should not overlook testing their disaster recovery plans, especially those with virtualised environments, warned Glasshouse …
Optical Ethernet for metropolitan nets
Ethernet has taken over sector after sector of the networking world, from workgroups to enterprise backbones. Now, a technology called …
Gmail down; outage could last 36 hours for some
Google Inc.'s Gmail e-mail service is down for an undetermined number of users, and while the outage has been partially …
Android For Desktops? I Doubt It
For years, my friend Stephen J. Vaughan-Nichols has been trying to turn Linux into something it is not: A successful …
Sun aims for SSD future in servers
Sun has laid out more of its plans for using solid-state drives in its servers, which it says will help …
Internet Explorer 8: Security Features for Enterprise Users
Over the past year, Internet Explorer has lost market share while browsers such as Mozilla's Firefox, Apple's Safari and even …
Seagate, AMD Showcase Super Fast SATA Drive
As the year marches on, work proceeds apace on the next big step in the Serial ATA specification. Alternately called …
Being Offline !
Although the Internet seems to be everywhere these days, there are still times when it's beyond your reach — on …
Going virtual
Is desktop virtualization gaining traction in this region? If yes, what are the main drivers? Yes it is. There are …
Sun’s Rock processor on track for this year, exec says
AMDAfter a year's delay, Sun Microsystems' 16-core “Rock” server chip is on track for delivery in the fall, the head …
HP expands virtual storage offerings
Hewlett-Packard aims to cut the total cost of storage while allowing enterprises to keep adding capacity and forging ahead with …
Network management for the masses
The old saying that “you can only manage what you can measure” happens to be true, so what can you …