If a good-looking product is paramount to you, then the elegant Envy 110 MFP may be just what you seek–but …
Viva vibe
Kuwait’s Viva Telecom implements a data warehouse and business intelligence (DWBI) solution to benefit business operations, Pallavi Sharma reports. As …
Menya Zavoot GITEX
One of the best parts of GITEX for me is the number of people from outside the UAE that you …
Governments, businesses and companies not taking web threats seriously: Trend Micro
Trend Micro, a global cloud security provider, is concerned that regional governments, businesses and individuals are not taking web threats …
McNealy: I would have run HP if they’d asked me
Scott McNealy, the former chairman and CEO of Sun Microsystems, would have accepted the job of running Hewlett-Packard if he …
Public cloud services market in APAC to hit US $12bn: Ovum
The Asia-Pacific (AP) public cloud services market will increase five fold over the next five years with revenues of US$12billion …
Intel’s McAfee unit agrees to buy NitroSecurity
Intel’s McAfee unit is acquiring NitroSecurity in an effort to speed up risk and threat assessment capabilities via its security …
Apple: It’s the iPhone 4S, not the iPhone 5
Apple’s new CEO Tim Cook and other company executives introduced the new iPhone 4S, an upgrade to the existing iPhone …
Google CIO: don’t fight consumerisation of IT
In a interview, Google CIO Ben Fried talked about letting go. That may sound a bit “Zen Buddhist,” but it’s …
26 government entities to showcase latest services at GITEX 2011
At a press conference held recently, Dubai eGovernment Department announced the details of its participation with 26 government entities in …
ITU agrees on green IT measurement standards
The International Telecommunication Union (ITU) has reached an agreement on ways to measure the impact of IT systems on the …
Amazon unveils Kindle Fire, its entry into the tablet fray
Amazon unveiled its tablet computer, the US$199 Android-based Kindle Fire, yesterday during a Manhattan launch event. The Wi-Fi-only tablet has …
A week with the Droid
At a Glance Droid Bionic Motorola Mobility Price: $299.99 (with two-year contract at Verizon Wireless) Pros: Slim and lightweight, fast …
Shades of success
At a recent interview with Wissam Khoury, managing director at SunGard Financial Systems, Middle East, Pallavi Sharma discovers the ideas …
Sony buys medical device maker, eyes new business line
Sony said Wednesday it had acquired a small medical researcher in the U.S. and plans to enter the market for …
EU restricts export of eavesdropping technology
The European Parliament on Tuesday revised EU rules on the export of so-called dual-use technologies with an aim of restricting …
MySQL.com hacked to serve malware
The website for the open-source MySQL database was hacked and used to serve malware to visitors yesterday. Security vendor Armorize …
Objectivity traps
Some studies claim to demonstrate that intuition is more reliable than evidence-based decision-making. Which makes me wonder, if a study …
Partner revamp
Bringing in specialisations is a better way for Symantec to align with end customer demand In April 2010, Symantec announced …
Microsoft CEO hints at ‘Metro-isation’ of Office
Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer over the weekend strongly hinted that the company will craft a Metro-style version of the next …