ERP has come a long way in recent years—like much of the rest of the IT arena, it’s become about delivering a competitive business edge, says Tom Paye, Editor, CNME
Lenovo restructuring to focus on enterprise products, software after IBM deal
Lenovo is once again restructuring its operations, this time to create two new business groups devoted to its enterprise products and to developing a software ecosystem.
Gartner: 20% of enterprise BYOD programmes to fail by 2016
This will fail happen, according to the research firm, due to enterprise deployment of mobile device management (MDM) measures that are too restrictive. It also predicts that by 2018, less than 0.01 percent of consumer mobile apps will be considered a financial success by their developers.
Gartner: CIOs unprepared for third era of enterprise IT
Digitalisation – the third era of enterprise IT – has begun, but most CIOs do not feel prepared for this next era, according to a global survey of CIOs by Gartner.
Palo Alto upgrades enterprise security platform
Palo Alto Networks has announced enhancements to its enterprise security platform WildFire.
TRA Hosts ICT workshop with Irish Embassy in UAE & Enterprise Ireland
The Telecommunications Regulatory Authority today staged an ICT workshop in conjunction with The Irish Embassy in UAE and Enterprise Ireland at the Authority’s Abu Dhabi headquarters.
Enterprise apps in 2014: What's in store
If recent history is any indication, 2014 will be a busy year for the enterprise applications industry as vendors jockey for position and customers ponder moves from legacy ERP and CRM implementations to cloud-based services. Here’s a look at what some of the sector’s main players are likely to do as the year unfolds.
Aruba Networks Saudi roadshow to address Wi-Fi Enterprise Mobility challenges
Aruba Networks is set to host the final leg of its EMEA Mobility Roadshow with an event in Saudi Arabia that will be held tomorrow at the Holiday Inn, Izdihar.
IDC: High-tech companies failing in ERP customer experience strategies
High-tech manufacturers are failing in their customer ERP strategies, according to an IDC whitepaper.
Dell jumps into enterprise mobility management
Dell Software yesterday introduced a suite of software and services for enterprise mobility management, including a ‘secure workspace’ for mobile devices that lets enterprise IT managers separate work from data apps.
Red Hat: ME enterprises should not be fooled by the false ‘open’
IT analyst firm Gartner placed ‘Software Defined Anything’ in its list for Top IT Trends for 2014. Within the storage market, software-defined storage is rapidly gaining importance and becoming a growing market trend in the Middle East.
CIOs: cost, complexity, impede true mobile gains in enterprise
The majority of today’s CIOs see value in mobilizing enterprise applications and in deploying mobile-related innovations such as GPS features, location-based services (LBS), mobile payments and QR codes.
Lenovo looking at acquisitions to expand enterprise unit
Once heavily reliant on the Chinese market, Lenovo is now looking to make acquisitions as it tries to expand its growing enterprise business to other countries.
Huawei collaborates with Enterprise Systems
With the enterprise market being an important area for Huawei, Enterprise Systems will now distribute the company’s portfolio of vertical solutions focusing on the hospitality and public sectors in the UAE market.
Brams plans to add ERP to its portfolio
The cloud service provider is expecting a 100 percent growth from next year and is also looking at increasing its cloud services.
UCS now silver partner of Samsung Enterprise Alliance Program
The program is aimed at creating new revenue opportunities
MEA enterprise hardware market stagnates, says IDC
The Middle East and Africa (MEA) enterprise hardware market, comprising servers and external storage, continues to stagnate, with year-on-year growth of just 2.8 percent recorded for Q2 2013.
What the iPhone 5S and 5C and iOS7 offer the enterprise
Much of what Apple offers enterprise workers and their IT departments in the new iPhone 5S and 5C comes by virtue of its new iOS 7, first announced in June.
With Nokia, Microsoft has missing pieces to attack mobile enterprise
With its $7.2 billion agreement to buy Nokia’s handset business, Microsoft is in a position to surpass Apple and Android smartphone makers in providing an enterprise-class mobile platform, experts say.
How Social Analytics Can Improve Enterprise IT Efficiency
Imagine your manager offered to eliminate much of the red tape, bureaucracy and distractions you encounter daily.