So.cl, an experimental research project from Microsoft, that combines social networking and search to promote learning, is now accepting all …
EMC announces Mavericks for scale-out NAS at EMC World 2012
EMC announced at EMC World 2012 that it is readying the next version of its industry-leading EMC Isilon OneFS scale-out …
To new horizons
The 45 year old distribution stalwart is venturing into fresh waters. Niranjan Gidwani, the Eros Group’s deputy CEO tells us …
Jabra and Westcon Middle East Group partner-up for MENA, Pakistan and Afghanistan
Jabra, a provider of innovative hands-free communications solutions, has appointed Westcon Middle East Ltd. as a distributor for the Middle …
Winning in Vegas with cloud
When you stage a conference in Las Vegas, there is always the risk that the attendees succumb to the evil …
EMC World 2012 to host 13,000 customers
EMC Corporation will host more than 13,000 customers, partners, technologists, press, bloggers and analysts at its 12th annual EMC World …
Brocade appoints new global channel head
Brocade today announced the appointment of Regan McGrath as vice president of global channel sales and marketing, taking over the …
Intel launches third generation Core vPro processors
Chip maker Intel today announced the launch of its third generation Intel Core vPro processors, codenamed Ivy Bridge, designed for …
Twice as many SMBs will be heavily virtualised by 2014, say EMEA resellers
VMware, a provider of virtualisation and cloud infrastructure solutions, has announced that the EMEA solution provider channel is seeing SMBs …
New RPost partner program provides enhanced integration and patent protection
RPost, a provider of registered email services, today announced a new partner program which provides a web-based console to configure …
Getting trends-as-a-service
There has been a shift towards management software in recent years, particularly as companies attempt to get to grips with …
Data in the cloud
Cloud and big data are two big trends influencing the current business landscape. However, they have yet to have been …
SAP lays out cloud strategy post-SuccessFactors deal
SAP announced a broad set of plans to become a player in cloud computing, spanning from a “loosely coupled suite” …
Saudi Telecom selects Huawei solutions for metro WDM networks
Huawei has been selected by Saudi Telecom Company (STC) to supply new solutions to the company’s next-generation metro WDM networks …
End to end: The security story
The security landscape is rapidly evolving. We speak to distributors and vendors in the region to learn how they are …
Google shares Codie award for best cloud application/service
This evening’s annual Codie awards for business software features a three-way tie in cloud computing, with Google, Keynote Systems, and Scribe …
Westcon Group strengthens relationship with Juniper Networks
Westcon Group, a value-added distributor of unified communications, network infrastructure, data centre, and security solutions with a global network of …
Ramco Systems appoints new CEO to spearhead global growth
Ramco Systems an enterprise software company focused on enterprise cloud platform, products and services, announced that it has appointed Virender …
SAP certifies Business All-in-One for Amazon Web Services
SAP has certified its Business All-in-One ERP (enterprise resource planning) application for cloud-based deployments on Amazon Web Services, the companies …
Virtually secure
Difficulties have arisen this year in the area of intrusion prevention systems (IPS). Vendors have struggled to recast their appliances …