CIOs need to evaluate certain criteria in order to smoothly migrate from an on-premise solution to a cloud based deployment, says …
Carrying Ethernet forward
The increasing dominance of IP and Ethernet is enabling a convergence of networks, and allowing for a wide range of …
Cisco adds Microsoft support to data centre portfolio
Cisco last week extended its data centre product line to support Microsoft’s Windows Server 2012 hypervisor and VM management features to more tightly align the …
Dell: ARM servers waiting for 64-bit support
The low-power capabilities of ARM-based processors have created high expectations for their use in servers, but one of Dell’s top …
HP to create enterprise-friendly cloud, takes aim at AWS
HP can stake a bigger claim in the infrastructure as a service (IaaS) market by creating an enterprise-friendly rival to …
Salesforce targets mobile enterprises with app development tools
Salesforce.com is giving customers and partners access to a new set of tools and services for building mobile applications on …
Acer unveils all-in-one Aspire ZC-605
Acer on Sunday announced its latest all-in-one consumer desktop, the 19.5-inch Aspire ZC-605. As is the case with most all-in-one …
Gartner: In-memory computing gaining traction
According to analyst firm Gartner, in-memory computing is “racing towards mainstream adoption”. Gartner believes that the “rapid maturation of application …
Cisco to buy femtocell maker Ubiquisys
Cisco is planning to buy femtocell maker Ubiquisys for US$310 million in cash and retention-based incentives, the company announced on …
Google releases Quickoffice for iPhone, Android
Google has launched its Microsoft Office substitute, Quickoffice, for the iPhone, Android smartphones and Android tablets, fulfilling a promise made …
Washington, Seoul collaborate on cyber protection
Recent massive cyber attacks that paralysed computer networks at several South Korean banks and broadcasters, strongly suspected to have been …
Whose job is it, anyway?
A growing number of Middle East CIOs are hiring specialised service providers to manage their organisation’s infrastructure. Is this the …
Bitcoin hits $100 amid Expensify endorsement
Digital currency Bitcoin has had an exciting few years since its introduction back in 2009, complete with security problems, online heists, a …
SAP demos Business Suite on HANA at Dubai racetrack
SAP last week held a demonstration of its new HANA-powered Business Suite at Dubai Autodrome, announcing that the new suite …
Palit unveils GeForce GTX Ti Boost series
Palit Microsystems last week unveiled its GeForce GTX Ti Boost series, the latest addition to the Nvidia Kepler-powered family of …
Seagate to hold Middle East Partner Conference
Seagate announced on Monday that it is set to host its annual Middle East Partner Conference on Wednesday, April 3, …
EMPA appointed as Huawei’s master disti
EMPA Middle East, one of the principal IT distributors in the MENA region, signed another major vendor into its portfolio …
Review: Huawei Ascend G600
The mid-range smartphone market is heating up. Along with the new Window 8-powered, mid-range devices from Nokia, plus last year’s …
Researchers find another piece of POS malware
A new piece of malware that infects point-of-sale (POS) systems has already been used to compromise thousands of payment cards …
Avaya CEO happy to share customers with Microsoft, Cisco
Despite what he sees as shortcomings of Microsoft’s real-time communications platform, Lync, businesses will see value to some of its …