The peripherals industry is looking up as analysts continue to predict a growth in demand and sales in the year ahead driven by a host of mobile devices such as smartphones, tablets and ultrabooks. We speak to the experts to take a look at the regional dynamics of the market.
CommScope announces new global partner programme
CommScope today unveiled the new CommScope PartnerPRO Network, a comprehensive network of certified partners to expand support for business enterprise, wireline and wireless customers.
Interactive Intelligence ranks among top 500 software and service providers
Software Magazine has ranked global provider of unified IP business communications solutions, Interactive Intelligence Group, among the world’s 500 largest software and service providers.
Google, LG announce new Nexus phone
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Is HP plotting a major turnaround?
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EMC names former Huawei exec as new CTO
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Cisco hints at major Catalyst 6500 enhancements
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HP takes aim at Cisco, Juniper with SDN market invasion
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Samsung Galaxy Note II available in UAE via Axiom Telecom
Axiom Telecom is now selling the Samsung Galaxy Note II across the UAE, making it one of the first retailers in Middle East to bring one of 2012’s most anticipated smartphones to market.
Keeping the pace
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Alarm bells for hyped OpenStack project
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Criminals hack Adobe certificate server
Criminals broke into an Adobe server and provided two pieces of malware with a digital certificate that attest to them …
HP’s unveils ElitePad 900 with easy disassembly, self-support
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Early stage investment growing in Africa tech
After the rise of technology hubs in the last two years, Africa’s early stage investment is growing, anchored by humanitarian …
Google pays $29k to Chrome bug bounty hunters
Google yesterday patched 24 vulnerabilities in Chrome, and paid out $29,500 in bounties to nine researchers, more than half of …
Twitter users sent malicious links via direct messages
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Islamic hacktivists’ bank attack claims gain credibility
The ‘denial of service’ attack that disrupted the Wells Fargo & Co. electronic banking operations was the fourth since in …
IBM launches cloud service improvements for partners
IBM has launched a new set of incentives and aids to help its service partners make better use of the …