Business executives are increasingly bypassing the IT department and spending their own budgets on technology as “it’s too important for …
Time for a data management revolution in the Middle East
The explosion of data coupled with the move to mobile working requires a new approach to data management, says Allen …
Tooling up
Teradata is pitching a new approach to big data, which allows organisations to embrace the technology in an easier and …
Shake it like a start-up
While Infor describes itself as the world’s biggest start-up, its new partner network shows that the vendor’s channel business is …
Tackling the storage landscape at Reseller Partner Connect
Reseller Middle East‘s “Partner Connect” series of events returns next week with a focus on the opportunities to be found …
Microsoft to boost Office Web Apps features
Microsoft plans to accelerate improvements in Office Web Apps, the browser-based version of the Office suite, adding features like real-time …
EMC adds new features to its sync and sharing solution
EMC today announced increased storage flexibility and control for its Syncplicity enterprise file sync and sharing solution. Available in second …
EMC Isilon prepares next scale-out NAS OS
EMC today announced that it is preparing the next version of its EMC Isilon OneFS scale-out NAS operating system. Building …
Lost at C-level
Has the time finally arrived when CIOs should be looking over their shoulders at CDOs and CFOs hungry to snatch …
Maximum value
IBM’s rugged reseller, eSolutions Maximo, took the fight to competitors last month when it rolled up in Dubai for its …
Vision Solutions appoints Aptec as VAD
Vision Solutions on Sunday announced that it had signed a partnership agreement that will see Aptec distribute Double-Take to enterprises …
All approaches to SDS have been wrong, until now: Srivastava, EMC
There may have been a few people spitting out their coffee this morning when they read that EMC had unveiled …
EMC unveils “world’s first” software-defined storage platform
EMC today introduced the world’s first software-defined storage platform at its annual flagship event, EMC World 2013 in Las Vegas. …
GCC IT industry to grow 10 to 25 percent in 2013, say market leaders
According to a recent survey by technology solution provider Omnix, the IT software and services sector in the GCC is …
Samsung smartphones and tablets approved by US military
Samsung has had its security-enhanced smartphones and tablets approved for use by the U.S. military. The U.S. Department of Defence …
McAfee to acquire firewall maker Stonesoft
McAfee plans to acquire Stonesoft, a Helsinki-based maker of firewalls, for US$389 million in cash, the companies said Monday. The …
Juniper closer to Cisco in shipping SDN brains
Juniper Networks this week will extend its SDN offerings with the release of its controller, roughly six months ahead of schedule. The …
Intel appoints Krzanich as new CEO
After a vetting process that lasted a little more than six months, Intel has named Brian Krzanich as its next …
Toshiba takes on Surface Pro with WT310 tablet
Toshiba has announced its WT310, a Windows 8 tablet to rival Microsoft’s Surface Pro. With Windows 8 Pro, an 11-inch Full HD screen …
Companies explore self-detonating data as security control
The popular Snapchat photo-messaging app used mainly by Android and iOS mobile device owners to share images that then self-destruct …