With small and medium-sized businesses now looking to implement watered-down ERP solutions, and the ‘nexus of forces’ bearing down, CNME investigates what’s in store for the future of ERP.
KPMG: China and the US to drive tech breakthroughs in next 4 years
China and the US are the top two countries with the greatest potential to drive technology breakthroughs and likely to have a global impact in the next four years, said KPMG that released results of a survey recently.
Even as smartphone market explodes, it remains an Android-iOS world
Taking a look at IDC’s smartphone numbers, one thing is clear – success currently comes to those making iPhones and Android devices.
Oracle and Salesforce.com's love-fest: The ripple effects
While certain recent announcements weren’t as “startling” as Oracle CEO Larry Ellison had promised they would be, its deal with Salesforce.com definitely lived up to the hype and could have some lasting ramifications.
New Trojan could create headaches for banks, customers
With the major developers of banking malware laying low, a new crook on the block has emerged gunning to be top dog in the market.
Michael Dell raises buy-out offer for Dell by $0.10 per share, with new voting conditions
Michael Dell has raised his offer to take Dell private by $0.10 per share, to about $24.7 billion.
3D printing: Bridging the gap between individuals and manufacturers
As 3D printing continues to grow and become a part of the mainstream, the gap between individual artisans, hobbyists, and entrepreneurs on one side, and large manufacturers on the other side, will continue to close, says Louay Dahmash, Territory Sales Director – Autodesk Middle East
Juniper CEO announces retirement following blow-out Q2 results
Juniper Networks CEO Kevin Johnson said Tuesday he is retiring once a successor is found.
Polycom announces video collaboration solutions exclusively for Lync
Polycom has unveiled the industry’s first 360-degree, panoramic 1080p HD video collaboration solutions custom-built for Microsoft Lync.
Nationwide dominance
Tom Quirke, VP and General Manger of Motorola Solutions’ Global TETRA Organisation, tells CNME that the worldwide leader in TETRA technologies has set its sights on the Middle East.
Apple acknowledges developer portal hack
Apple on Sunday addressed a multi-day outage afflicting its developer site, acknowledging that its systems were hacked.
HTC launches HTC One mini
HTC has announced the HTC One mini, a compact version of the award winning HTC One, which aims to redefined the smartphone experience with new technologies including HTC BlinkFeed, HTC Zoe and HTC BoomSound.
IT storage revolution in the era of cloud and Big Data
As forward-looking enterprises consider the future of their IT architectures, the key question emerging is not public versus private cloud, but rather how the enterprise will ensure consistency across an environment that includes both.
FVC certifies for new Polycom training programme
Polycom has announced that FVC has been certified for its new Authorised Training Partner (ATP) programme. The ATP programme, an …
New vulnerability found in Java 7 opens door to 10-year-old attack, researchers say
The vulnerability was reported Thursday to Oracle along with proof-of-concept (PoC) exploit code.
SAP posts growth but lowers outlook in main software business
SAP reported revenue growth in the second quarter driven by growth in cloud subscriptions and revenue from support and its HANA in-memory database.
Infor hit with lawsuit over alleged software project failure
Infor has been sued by a customer who claims an ERP project that was supposed to take six months instead allegedly dragged on for well over a year without any useful results.
Cisco building an Internet of Everything router: Chambers
Cisco is building a router for the Internet of Everything, the company’s initiative to connect the billions of devices – or 99 percent of the world – that it claims isn’t already connected.
Building the data centre of the future
Sufian Dweik, Regional Director, MEMA, Brocade Communications, offers a flexible, on-demand strategy for Middle East enterprises.
How to implement a successful IT transformation
Stephen Phillips, head of Bain & Company’s Europe, Middle East and Africa IT practice, speaks about IT transformation, how to make effective investments in IT and IT programme management.