According to a new report commissioned by ClickSoftware Technologies, the number of mobile workers across the globe will reach 1.3 …
HP slams Dell over buyout deal
HP has come out fighting. Following the announcement that Dell had finalised its buyout deal, the technology giant criticised its …
SAP users speak out against support price hike
Following SAP’s announcement this week that new customers will soon have to pay more for Standard Support, a number of …
Cloud World Forum quickly attracts delegates
Over 200 delegates have already signed up to join global cloud experts at the third annual Cloud World Forum MENA, …
Bit9 chooses Bridge as distributor
Bridge Systems this week announced that it had been chosen by advanced threat protection vendor Bit9 to be a value-added …
Gartner: IT pros will warm up to OS X
According to Gartner, by the end of next year, Apple laptops and notebooks will be just as accepted by IT …
Microsoft unveils big Africa plans
Microsoft has announced that it is collaborating with the Kenyan government and a local Internet service provider to provide broadband …
Dell goes private
Following weeks of speculation, Michael Dell has teamed up with investment firm Silver Lake to buy computer maker Dell, in …
Is VMware in trouble?
It would be hard to disagree with the opinion that VMware has had a tough couple of weeks. In the …
Why you don’t need the new Microsoft Office
As you’ve no doubt heard by now, Microsoft Office 2013 has arrived. So has Microsoft Office 365. Some would argue that the …
Sophos unveils Mobile Control 3.0
Sophos on Tuesday unveiled Mobile Control 3.0, the latest version of its MDM (mobile device management) product for Android-based tablets …
Red Hat joins HP alliance programme
Following on from more than a decade of collaboration, Red Hat on Tuesday announced that it has joined the HP …
Oracle to buy Acme Packet
Oracle announced on Monday that it has agreed to pay $1.7 billion for Acme Packet, a network equipment vendor that …
SAP raises Standard Support fees
SAP on Monday announced that it is planning to impose a higher price on its Standard Support software maintenance services. …
Computerlinks named Sophos distributor
Sophos on Monday announced that it has signed Computerlinks as its value added distributor for the Middle East, as part …
HP uses SDN to scale up TippingPoint
HP announced last week that it plans to use its recently unveiled SDN controller to distribute its TippingPoint intrusion prevention …
IBM buys Star Analytics software
In an effort to add more performance management muscle to its line of analysis software and services, IBM has announced …
Gartner announces Dubai symposium speakers
Gartner on Sunday announced the speakers for its first flagship conference in Dubai, called the Gartner Symposium/ITxpo, which will be …
Oracle 12c database to launch ‘within weeks’
Oracle’s long-awaited, next-generation 12c database will likely be released within weeks or possibly even days, the IDG News Service has …
BYOD saves VMware $2m
It seems counterintuitive, but last year, Aberdeen Group found that the costs for a company with 1,000 mobile devices go up …