Hitachi’s former disk-drive division today announced what it said is the first enterprise-class 4TB hard disk drive. The drive has …
Citrix takes CloudStack to Apache, abandons OpenStack
Citrix has abandoned its Olympus OpenStack distribution and will focus instead on its open-source CloudStack operating system, which it has …
4 critical trends in IT business continuity
In IT, failure is not an option. Not surprisingly, organisations have made it a high priority to develop and implement …
Oracle buys ClearTrial
Oracle has entered into an agreement to acquire ClearTrial, a leading provider of cloud-based clinical trial operations (CTO) applications, it …
Oracle buys ClearTrial
Oraclet has entered into an agreement to acquire ClearTrial, a provider of cloud-based Clinical Trial Operations (CTO) applications that make …
Public sectors reluctant to embrace cloud: IDC survey
Over half of public sector organisations have no budget assigned specifically to cloud computing, according to an IDC survey. The …
Brother Gulf honours top performing partners and distributors at Qatar Channel Meet 2012
Brother International Gulf FZE, recently honoured the outstanding performances and key contributions made by its partners and distributors in Qatar …
United selects Brocade for data centre networking
United Broadcast Facilities, part of the Euro Media Group (EMG), has selected Brocade to deliver it an end-to-end data centre …
SuccessFactors offers free version of Jam software in hit against Salesforce.com
SAP’s SuccessFactors subsidiary is rolling out a version of its Jam social collaboration platform at no charge to all users, …
Google working on advanced web engineering
Google is working on a number of advanced programming technologies to ease complex web application development, a Google engineer revealed …
More on the air
With the advent of 4G, operators are being forced to revamp their backhaul strategies, or risk being left behind. Mobile …
Global SaaS spending to rise 17.9% to $14.5 billion: Gartner
Global spending on SaaS (software-as-a-service) will rise 17.9 percent this year to $14.5 billion, according to figures released yesterday by …
At home in the cloud: The emerging opportunity for telecom operators
Residential consumers are demanding more and more cloud computing services and storage, and the volume of data they want to store in the cloud is substantial.
Vidyo sets up program for virtual video network operators
Vidyo is announcing a new program for service providers, enabling cloud-based video services it said could sell for $30 per …
Palit releases GeForce GTX 680
Palit Microsystems, a graphics card manufacturer, yesterday announced the release of the new Palit GeForce GTX 680. The company said …
Arista 10G switch
Packing 384 10G Ethernet ports into an 11-rack-unit form factor is only the beginning for Arista Networks’ DCS-7508 data centre …
The faster new world of healthcare
The healthcare industry is on the brink of unprecedented change.
Virtualisation uptake driven by economic, operational factors: GBM
Economic and operational factors were the driving forces behind a significant uptake in demand for virtualisation solutions, according to Gulf …
Ericsson teams up with MTN for m-wallet services
Ericsson MTN Group are establishing a strategic partnership to launch m-wallet services in Africa and the Middle East. MTN will …
10 reasons why your business needs a blog
When I started blogging in 2006, posting news and views on the advertising and marketing industry in the Middle East, …