Oscar Rodrigues, CEO of Extreme Networks, who visited the region recently, talks about why his company is a force to …
Google Chrome finally gets malware download protection
Nine months after first being put into testing, the new version of Chrome will at last included filtering against inadvertently …
Symantec confirms source cod leak in enterprise security products
Symantec confirmed, just before the start of the Middle East weekend, that source code used in two of its older …
Data appliance for SMEs
SAS and EMC Greenplum come together in the region to launch a power packed data management solution for SMEs In …
Visioglobe and Flagship tie up for map services
Visioglobe, a French company that specialises in visualisation of map data on smart phones, has entered into a strategic partnership …
Hadoop solidified for production duty
After nearly seven years of development and fine tuning, the Apache Hadoop data processing framework is finally ready for full …
IBM acquiring Green Hat
IBM is buying Green Hat, maker of automated testing tools for integration, SOA (service oriented architecture) implementations and cloud-based deployments, …
Huawei debuts Giga DSL prototype
Huawei has launches what it says is the industry’s first Giga Digital Subscriber Line (DSL) prototype. The Giga DSL system …
Qtel launches high capacity network solution
Qtel Business Solutions (QBS) today launched an innovative new network solution that that will allow customers with high bandwidth requirements …
IBM to acquire Green Hat
IBM is buying Green Hat, maker of automated testing tools for integration, SOA (service oriented architecture) implementations and cloud-based deployments, …
Hadoop solidified for production duty
After nearly seven years of development and fine tuning, the Apache Hadoop data processing framework is finally ready for full …
TAQNIA to help build Saudi knowledge economy
The first board meeting of the Saudi Company for Technological Development and Investment (TAQNIA) was held in the Saudi capital. …
Qtel launches high capacity networking product
Qtel Business Solutions (QBS) today launched an innovative network solution that will allow customers with high bandwidth requirements to aggregate …
Big and growing
There is no easy way to say this. Ask a few people about what big data stands for, and you …
Google, Facebook are dominant websites of 2011
Online giants Google and Facebook came out as the most-visited Web sites of 2011, according to a Nielsen report. Meanwhile, …
Mozilla persuades Firefox 3.6 users to dump old browser
Mozilla’s upgrade call last month pushed more Firefox 3.6 users to grab a newer edition than any month since June …
Samsung upgrades Galaxy Ace with more memory, faster processor
Samsung Electronics has launched the Android-based Galaxy Ace Plus, which has more memory, a faster processor and a slightly larger …
Schneider Electric collaborates with Cisco for energy management
Schneider Electric, a global specialist in energy management, has teamed up with Cisco, the worldwide leader in networking for the …
Intel starts shipping new Atom processors
Intelhas announced the availability of the latest mobile Intel Atom processor-based platform, formerly codenamed “Cedar Trail.” Designed to provide small, compact, …
IBM’s Watson shows up for work at Cedars-Sinai’s cancer centre
IBM’s Watson supercomputer is about to begun work evaluating evidence-based cancer treatment options that can be delivered to the physician …