Karl Driesen, VP EMEA, Palo Alto Networks

Malnets make the jump to mobile
Today’s mobile spam and phishing attacks will increasingly delivered by mobile malware networks, despite mobile device operating systems being more …

Mobile drives unprecedented growth in the Arab world: GSMA report
The GSMA today published its first in-depth assessment on the impact of the mobile industry on the Arab States, highlighting …
Nokia unveils dual SIM Asha 310
Nokia on Tuesday unveiled its Asha 310 handset, the first Nokia smartphone to combine dual SIM and Wi-Fi capabilities. Nokia …

Unstoppable force
When Cisco sold its home networking arm, Linksys, to rival Belkin in January, the firm said that it wanted to …

Dell faces a tough road ahead
Taking Dell private is a bold move, but won’t ensure success. If you can’t recognise opportunities and execute properly as …

Enterprise networking and smart investments
Sufian Dweik, Regional Manager, MEMA, Brocade, details four opportunity areas that networking managers should focus on. Many enterprises in the …

Dell buyout faces shareholder backlash
Michael Dell might be celebrating having agreed a buyout for his company, but $24.4 billion leveraged deal has seen a …

Apple to build watch-like device – reports
According to a number of reports, Apple is experimenting with watch-like wearable devices with some smartphone capabilities, as the company …

Customers to keep a close eye on Dell
Dell customers have shown mixed reactions to the firm’s decision to go private, and are watching developments closely as they …

Twitter: Advertising in the Middle East
Sarah Rassasse, Digital Consultant, Prototype Interactive, explains how Middle Eastern businesses can benefit from advertising on Twitter. Companies in the …

MENA cloud spending to reach $462.3m in 2013
Gartner on Sunday predicted that the MENA public cloud services market will generate $462.3 million in revenue during 2013, marking …

Windows Store app releases all but halt
A picture is worth a thousand words; the grey line in a graph from MetroStore Scanner, a site that keeps unofficial …

Mobile data to exceed fixed-line data by 2017
According to new research from Cisco, worldwide mobile data traffic will increase 13-fold over the next four years, exceeding the …

Windows 8 to create tablet shift – analyst
A research firm on Friday said that more than a third of surveyed consumers who once used personal computers to …
Review: Samsung Galaxy Note 2
Is there really any need for a touch-screen phone with a 5.5-inch display? Plenty must think so, given the sales …

Dell goes private
Following weeks of speculation, Michael Dell has teamed up with investment firm Silver Lake to buy computer maker Dell, in …

Is VMware in trouble?
It would be hard to disagree with the opinion that VMware has had a tough couple of weeks. In the …

Computerlinks named Sophos distributor
Sophos on Monday announced that it has signed Computerlinks as its value added distributor for the Middle East, as part …

HP uses SDN to scale up TippingPoint
HP announced last week that it plans to use its recently unveiled SDN controller to distribute its TippingPoint intrusion prevention …