In the new update of DB2, released Friday, IBM has added a set of acceleration technologies, collectively code-named BLU, that …
Microsoft launches new Embedded OS to harness the data of devices
“It’s now essential for businesses to tap into the vast potential of data if they want to compete,” says Kevin …
Apple’s Cook: iOS 7 is the ‘biggest change to iOS’ since iPhone’s arrival
Apple on Monday took the wraps off iOS 7, revealing a dramatic new design that sheds six-year-old interface elements, and …
WWDC: The wait is nearly over – Apple unveils new Mac Pro
“Can’t innovate any more, my a**.” Apple senior vice president Phil Schiller’s in-your-face statement essentially sums up what Apple thinks …
Gartner: BI software market growth rate slowed in 2012
The BI (business intelligence) software market cooled off a bit in 2012 after “a few historic banner years” of spending …
China surpassing US with 54.9 petaflop supercomputer
China has produced a supercomputer capable of 54.9 petaflops, more than twice the speed of any system in the U.S., …
Western Digital ships its first rack-mount storage system
Western Digital, a company well known for manufacturing consumer and enterprise hard drives, as well as small NAS boxes for …
IBM preps SmartCloud for real-time analytics
Deploying an update of its DB2 database, IBM is pitching its SmartCloud infrastructure as a service (IaaS) for use in …
Target located
In 1971, John Draper used a whistle, found in a cereal box, to reproduce a 2,600 Hz tone able to …
CNME delivers the region’s first ever dedicated big data event in Dubai
Attendees flooded the Habtoor Grand in Dubai today as CNME played host to the region’s first ever dedicated big …
Linux code is the ‘benchmark of quality’, study concludes
Fans of free and open-source software (FOSS) may recall a report from Coverity last year that found open-source code typically has fewer defects per …
When payback strikes back for businesses
Corey Nachreiner, CISSP, Director of Security Strategy for WatchGuard Technologies, discusses the act of striking back against cyber criminals. Between …
Cray offers a more modest supercomputer for the enterprise
Supercomputer manufacturer Cray has expanded its portfolio of systems for the technical enterprise market. The company’s newest machine, the Cray …
HP announces new ProBooks, including touchscreen model
Hewlett-Packard on Monday kicked off a series of upcoming PC announcements with new ProBook 400 series laptops, including a 15.6-inch …
Toshiba takes on Surface Pro with WT310 tablet
Toshiba has announced its WT310, a Windows 8 tablet to rival Microsoft’s Surface Pro. With Windows 8 Pro, an 11-inch Full HD screen …
The mobility wave
Mobility is sweeping across the enterprises in the Middle East, creating bright opportunities for a channel reeling under pressure on …
Teradata adds new components to its Unified Data Architecture
Teradata today introduced the Teradata Active Enterprise Data Warehouse 6700 platform, which adds a fabric-based hyper-speed nervous system and a …
In defence of gaming
As a relatively enthusiastic gamer, I’m often subjected to ridicule about time-wasting. What’s more, despite the vast amounts of revenue …
New Dell tablets on the horizon
Dell will release Windows tablets later this year, and could potentially introduce devices with screen sizes larger than 10 inches. …
Dell eyes ARM supercomputers of the future
Not fazed by a takeover battle looming on the sidelines, members of Dell’s research division are putting together the pieces …