A new technology partnership between Riverbed and Juniper will see the latter license Riverbed’s application delivery controller for use in …
Barracuda Networks rewards top partners at 2012 Tour de France
Barracuda Networks recently awarded its top performing partners from the EMEA region with trip to Paris, France, where partners enjoyed VIP …
VMware to acquire OpenFlow pioneer Nicira for $1.26 billion
Continuing its push to virtualise all aspects of the data centre, VMware is acquiring software-defined networking firm Nicira for US$1.26 …
OAB chooses IBM to improve e-business agility
Oman Arab Bank (OAB) has chosen IBM technology to improve its e-business agility and increase competitiveness. Working closely with IBM’s …
Learning to grow
Khwaja Saifuddin holds a Masters in International Business Management from Lucknow University, India and has worked across both vendor and …
Despite African corruption conviction, Huawei notches customer wins
Despite the growing controversy surrounding the awarding of ICT contracts to Chinese firms in Africa, Huawei Technologies has won several …
2012: The year of the campus LAN
2012 is the year of campus network and it will continue witness rising investments over the next five to ten years.
Mozilla ships Firefox 14, patches 18 bugs, encrypts search
Just days after a former employee blasted Mozilla for its frequent updates, the company on Tuesday shipped Firefox 14, patching …
EMC confirms CEO change at VMware
Paul Maritz will step down from his role as CEO of VMware, to be replaced by EMC Chief Operating Officer …
Gaining traction
EA may not be very popular with most companies in the Middle East right now, but for large enough enterprises …
Huawei eyes storage market
China’s Huawei Technologies wants to take a bigger bite out of the enterprise market with a wider range of storage …
Building effective channels in emerging markets
Lenovo has made successful inroads across various regions within emerging markets, to emerge victorious in these markets.
Its secret lies in a clear knowledge of its markets and the strong relationships it has with its partners. As an extension of the organisation, Lenovo’s channel relationships are defined with shared strategies, joint planning, mutual trust, accountability, and above all, clear definition of the culture between brands and channels.
Yahoo fixes password-pilfering bug
Yahoo on Friday said it has fixed the flaw that allowed hackers to steal more than 450,000 passwords from one …
Android nears 52% market share for US smartphones: Nielsen
New research from Nielsen indicates that Android products now account for more than half of the smartphones in use in …
Cloud putting crimp in traditional software, hardware sales: Gartner
Enterprise spending on cloud computing growing at a faster rate than overall IT spending will pose a challenge to legacy …
WD launches hard drives for Soho NAS Systems
WDrecently launched the WD RedNAS hard drives, an innovative line of SATA hard drives specifically designed for home and small office NAS (network attached storage) systems with one to five drive bays.
VMware calls on SMBs for a chance to win $20,000 worth of software and services
VMware is launching a competition across the Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) region giving small and midsize businesses (SMBs) …
Jumbo savings
Powered by a private cloud, Gulf Air, the principal carrier of Bahrain, has been able to transform itself into a …
Cisco recognises channel partners at Partner Summit UAE 2012
At its recent Partner Summit UAE 2012, Cisco demonstrated its ongoing focus and commitment to its channel partners by recognising …
MIT develops energy-harvesting chip
Over the years, we’ve seen researchers develop some rather unorthodox energy harvesting systems, including photovoltaics (solar panels), piezoelectric materials that …