WD, a Western Digital company, has appointed Nairobi-based Mitsumi Distribution as its new partner for Africa. With this tie up, …
‘Analytics is far more than just BI’
Jim Goodnight is one of the world’s great business leaders, not to mention the wealthiest man in the state of …
Virtually misguided
Vendors and industry leaders appear to have led the formation of an almost ubiquitous assumption that desktop virtualisation is something …
Driving transformation
As the Formula One World Championship made its return to the Middle East, the Lotus team highlighted the supreme importance …
Analyst report advocates for cloud, SaaS buyers’ ‘bill of rights’
With SaaS (software-as-a-service) having become a preferred deployment model for new software purchases, customers should be entitled to a clear-cut …
RIM to launch BlackBerry 10 on Jan. 30
Research In Motion will launch BlackBerry 10 and the two first smartphones based on the operating system on Jan. 30, …
STME achieves Symantec data protection specialisation
STME has achieved Symantec specialisation in the area of data protection with a focus on Symantec’s backup and recovery technologies. …
BYOD puts the employee in control, says Blue Coat
With the advent of mobility and the influx of BYOD in enterprise, employers are struggling to keep control of their …
Sourcefire adds advanced malware protection to FirePOWER
Sourcefire announced today it has strengthened and expanded its FirePOWER appliance family, providing users with the unmatched ability to protect …
What does the cloud mean to you?
The world of computing is always changing; corporate mainframe computers were replaced by desktops; desktops became laptops; phones became mobile …
Security vendor Crossbeam bought by private equity firm
Crossbeam has been bought by private equity firm Thoma Bravo, opening up the door for the security company to expand its product …
Pre-terminated structured cabling
The explosion of ‘big data’ and the seemingly limitless demand for bandwidth are driving trends in today’s IT-centric world. The ‘faster, better, most cost effective’ mentality has led enterprises of all sizes to closely scrutinise their communications networks and networking infrastructure.
Google gives cloud database performance boost
Google’s Cloud SQL database has gained more storage, faster reads and writes, and now offers users the choice of running …
Fujitsu starts ‘personal cloud’ tests
Fujitsu has unveiled its Fujitsu Personal Cloud concept, which it says is designed to make “substantial savings” in comparison to …
Microsoft announces strategic partnership with Westcon Convergence
Microsoft has announced a new strategic global partnership with the value added distributor Westcon Convergence. Westcon Middle East is a value-add distributor of convergence, security, networking and mobility products and services, covering the Middle East, Pakistan and North Africa regions.
Manufacturer sues IBM over SAP project
IBM has been slapped with a multimillion-dollar lawsuit by chemical products manufacturer Avantor Performance Materials, which alleges IBM lied about …
Microsoft announces in-memory addition to SQL Server
In a move to speed online transaction processing (OLTP), Microsoft is adding in-memory capabilities into its SQL Server relational database …
CRM, virtualisation and collaboration strongest in software market growth
The global software market grew 4.7 percent in the first half of this year to US$167 billion, with CRM (customer …
Oracle hit with patent lawsuit over WebLogic Server
Oracle is finding itself caught up in another Java-related patent lawsuit, but this time it’s the one getting sued. Java …
Apple’s ‘ambitious processor plans’ to involve ditching Intel in future Macs?
Apple is investigating ways to ditch Intel chips in future Macs and replace them with its own ARM chips like …