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, …
Apple battles Nokia, RIM and Motorola over nano-SIM standard
Next week, two proposals for a new, smaller SIM card, dubbed nano-SIM – one backed by Apple and the other …
Middle East companies look to emerging, not developed markets for best practice: research
Business leaders in the Middle East look to emerging markets for growth lessons and best practice more than developed markets, …
MTN to be first MEA operator to deploy Ericsson’s m-wallet service
MTN will become the first operator in the MEA region to deploy the Ericsson Converged Wallet platform, a new complementary …
Cloud will create more jobs than internet did: study
Cloud computing has a greater potential for employment growth than the internet did in its early years, according to a …
The second coming
For the uninitiated, unified communications or UC means a combination of multiple communication and collaboration tools such as instant messaging, …