Channel partners are used to being part of formal vendor programmes. But CIOs today also face informal career and skill …
The journey to 4G
Now that carriers have done the big work of getting 4G wireless networks up and running, it’s time to understand …
CommVault unveils new Simpana software
At its SolveForward 2012 event, CommVault unveiled new, next-generation singular information management innovations that further empower Simpana software customers to …
SAP studying CSR potential in the MENA region
“A sustainable business model is one that addresses a real need. It incorporates the intelligent use of technology to tackle …
ME users respond better to our integrated apps: Miranda, Fusion apps
Oracle has seen a higher response rate to its Fusion applications in the Middle East than any other regions, says …
Inmarsat launches new service to deliver IP capability for M2M solutions
Mobile satellite communication firm Inmarsat today announced the launch of a new end-to-end IP data service targeting the growing global …
On the lookout
It might be just another year in the technology evolution chain, but vendors believe that 2012 will bring with it …
Do and re-do
Service providers are launching new services for 2012, and are working to ramp up their support services. All-in-all, they look …
HP updates software for cloud
Hewlett-Packard has updated its Discovery and Dependency Mapping Advanced (DDMA) software package so it will allow administrators to map their …
Oman International Bank opts for SunGard solutions
Oman International Bank has chosen SunGard to help integrate treasury operations, reduce operational costs and better manage its cash, liquidity …
CIO 50 Awards honours the region’s leading IT decision makers
CIO 50 Awards and Forum 2012, the event honouring the leading lights of IT leadership in the Middle East, came …
Ultrabook shipments to reach 178mn by 2016: Juniper Research
Ultrabooks will grow at three times the rate of tablets over the next five years, according to Juniper Research, with …
Big and growing
Collating big data and gleaning intelligence from it is becoming important among Middle East enterprises, as it is the worldover. …
Healthcare should take up digital trends: mHealth conference
Mobile health is here and will change the way people in the Middle East receive health care and interact with …
Enterprise Hadoop
It’s been a big year for Apache Hadoop, the open source project that helps you split your workload among a …
Retail banking technology spending to increase by $1.2bn this year
Retail banking technology spending in the Asia Pacific region is expected to increase by $1.2 billion this year and will …
Learning innovation
Although young to the UAE, the Paris Sorbonne University Abu Dhabi is making the right investments to offer a competitive …
WAN optimisation gets cloud-ready
WAN optimisation is going to be critical in guaranteeing application performance in cloud environments. WAN optimisation has been typically deployed …
US government CIO joins Salesforce
The U.S federal government’s first ever CIO Vivek Kundra has joined Salesforce as executive vice president of emerging markets. “Excited …