IT departments are “significantly underestimating” the budgets allocated to technology in others parts of the organisation, as more business leaders bypass the CIO and IT staff to execute their own projects, according to research.
Europe’s biggest software clusters no match for Silicon Valley heavyweights
The EU has built a core of world class software zones but remains some way from emulating Silicon Valley’s ability to fuse technological innovation with economic success, a Fraunhofer Institute study has found.
Experts debate Cisco’s 2017 cloud computing forecast
Cisco Systems’s third annual Global Cloud Index forecasts that global cloud traffic will more than quadruple, from 1.2 zettabytes in 2012 to 5.3 ZB in 2017. That works out to about 443 exabytes a month, or about 476 billion GB.
FDC to distribute TP-Link’s networking portfolio
To strengthen its position in the Middle East, FDC, the value added distributor signed a distribution agreement with TP-Link, a China based provider of SOHO and SMB Networking products.
Riverbed enhances its partner programme
The new programme will simplify processes, training and competency certification, which will help partners capitalise on new market opportunities.
Comguard moves to a new corporate office
Located at Mazaya Business Avenue, JLT, the move will allow the company to focus on its long-term plan for developing sales and partnership in the MEA region.
Riverbed Expands from WAN Optimisation into Application Performance Infrastructure
The company offers all its products such as Stingray and Granite, through this platform to ensure application perform as expected, data is always available and performance issues are detected and fixed immediately.
Larson-Green: Microsoft will not have three Windows platforms
Steve Ballmer’s audacious vision of “One Microsoft, all the time,” delivering a single, seamless user experience across a wide range of devices, will not be achieved without digital bloodshed.
Exclusive Networks Group acquires Secureway
Exclusive Networks Group has acquired Dubai-based Secureway Network Distributors. The acquisition creates the largest pan-EMEA value added distributor of disruptive …
Profiting on IPv6
Although the new Internet Protocol version was launched over a year ago, alarmingly, its adoption is still quite low in the Middle East. Reseller ME finds out how this could be an opportunity for the channel, if partners play their cards right.
Uganda first recipient of Google’s fiber-optics upgrades
Google has kicked off a project to build high-speed fiber-optic networks in parts of the world that lack fast broadband connections, starting with the Ugandan capital, Kampala.
IDC highlights Middle Eastern potential for Application-Centric Infrastructure
IT market research and advisory firm IDC has highlighted the potential for Cisco’s Application-Centric Infrastructure to benefit businesses and organisations in the Middle East.
Intel unveils Knights’ Landing at supercomputing conference
Intel has unveiled a raft of new innovations and software tools to tap the power of Big Data at the Supercomputing Conference 2013 held in Denver, Colorado.
Lenovo Yoga Tablet review: a cool concept that comes up short
Have you noticed that tablets are starting to feel a little mundane? You’ve got a rectangular slate with a large display while the manufacturer’s bragging about how it’s some fragment of a millimeter thinner or some fraction of an ounce lighter than the last.
Huawei collaborates with Enterprise Systems
With the enterprise market being an important area for Huawei, Enterprise Systems will now distribute the company’s portfolio of vertical solutions focusing on the hospitality and public sectors in the UAE market.
Amazon releases new tablet software update
Amazon has released the latest software update for its Android-based tablet line.
Salesforce.com to launch platform for ‘Internet of customers’
Salesforce.com will this week unveil Salesforce1 at the Dreamforce conference in San Francisco, as it aims to establish its image as a full-blown CRM (customer relationship management) development platform built for the world of social media and mobile devices.
China to ramp up stringent internet regulations
China is moving to further tighten its grip over social networking services, citing possible threats to national stability.
Amazon: New analytics tool can scrutinise massive amounts of data
Amazon Web Services this week released its new cloud-based data analytics tool Kinesis, which can analyse large amounts of data in real time and be paid for by the hour.
Verizon: LTE service didn’t keep up with demand
Verizon’s network wasn’t ready for the flood of new traffic that it had to deal with after the company rolled out LTE service, admitted CFO Fran Shammo.