Dell today announced the Middle East launch of its extended converged infrastructure portfolio, which includes the first converged solution specifically …
IBM to acquire SoftLayer Technologies
IBM has announced a definitive agreement to acquire SoftLayer Technologies, the world’s largest privately held cloud computing infrastructure provider. The acquisition …
StorIT signs distribution deal with Supermicro
StorIT has signed a distribution agreement with Supermicro Computer, a server, storage technology and green computing company. According to the …
Spectrum group facilitates channel partners
Spectrum group, the holding company for Comguard, Spectrum Network Solutions, Spectrum Training, ComGuard Infosol (India) and Psilog International facilitated its …
How to make real-world use of Big Data
What is so new about Big Data, the tech buzzword that is attracting so much attention these days? Ahmed Auda, Business Unit Executive, IBM Middle East Software Group, demystifies this latest technology trend
SAP to acquire e-commerce player hybris to target ‘consumer economy’
Enterprise software giant SAP has announced plans to acquire e-commerce player hybris in an attempt to further expand its reach …
Red Hat packages newer versions of Ruby, Python
Red Hat has put out a beta release of Software Collections 1.0, in a bid to let developers use newer …
Businesses told to give up data when NSA calls
Businesses that receive a court order for data similar to the one reportedly handed to Verizon by an intelligence agency have no …
89% of IT managers believe their role will change: Aruba study
BYOD, cloud and virtualisation will transform the role of the IT manager from technical specialist to central business communicator, according …
We will fire back at Cisco, says Aruba CEO
Aruba Networks’ CEO, Dominic Orr, has promised to “fire back” at Cisco, after he attributed underhand tactics — in which …
Microsoft could render Windows 8.1 more appealing to IT admins
Windows 8.1 – previously known by its code name Windows Blue – is a major update for the Windows 8 …
IDC: No end in sight for rising smartphone sales
Emerging markets and lower prices will push worldwide smartphone shipments close to the billion-unit level this year, according to the latest …
Dell, Oracle form strategic partnership for integrated systems
Dell and Oracle will integrate hardware and software for customers through a strategic partnership, the companies announced on Tuesday. The …
Avnet pulls out of the Middle East and Africa
Distributor Avnet Technology Solutions has pulled out of the Middle East and Africa (MEA) market. The decision was made following …
An APPealing prospect
With a quarter of global enterprises predicted to have an enterprise app store within four years, CNME delves into the …
To boldly go…
For Star Trek fans, it seems like a long time ago since the Starship Enterprise attempted to boldly go where …
One jump ahead
CNME partnered with Huawei for a leadership roundtable conference to discover how hotels and residential buildings can “jump on the …
Dell scapegoats Windows 8 – again
Dell has once again thrown Windows 8 under the bus, saying the unpopular operating system contributed to a decline in …
Businesses should be on high alert during Ramadan, says Symantec
Enterprises should be on the look out for increased security threats during the holy month of Ramadan, which begins on …
Review: Nokia Lumia 920
A lot has been said about Nokia in recent months – a great performance, by all accounts, in the last two quarters, showing strong growth on its recently self-proclaimed flagship device; the Lumia 920.