Apple this week followed the lead of rivals like Facebook, Google and Microsoft, offering two-step authentication to help customers secure …
Blackstone makes counter-offer to buy Dell
Blackstone Group has reportedly sent a preliminary counter-bid to buy out Dell, which would rival the current proposed offer of …
Oracle suffers in storage market slowdown
According to Gartner, Oracle suffered the most as growth in the storage market continued to slow during the end of …
Kenya steers clear of online censorship
The Kenyan government has said that it has no intention of censoring what citizens do online or of closing access …
IT salaries see gender gap shrink
The field of IT is notorious for being persistently male-dominated, but that doesn’t mean women still suffer from a gender gap …
Oracle, SAP customers save cash through third-party support
Customers of Oracle and SAP are benefiting from the presence of third-party support providers in the enterprise software market, with research indicating that some …
Gartner: BlackBerry 10 won’t perform miracles
Gartner analysts have said in a report released Monday that BlackBerry’s new BB10 software isn’t going to achieve world-beating results …
Citrix upgrades Podio, ShareFile apps
Citrix Systems has upgraded its Podio applications for Android and iOS, as well as the ShareFile app for the latter, …
A new burst of energy
Emirates National Oil Company (ENOC) stands as the leading integrated oil and gas group in the region, with aspirations of …
On the dotted line
When an integrations contract is being discussed, every element is absolutely crucial. The finer details of an agreement play a …
Stepping up to the China plate
Ericsson’s telecoms dominance just about withstood the rising force of China-based Huawei at Mobile World Congress, but the Koreans took …
You only live twice
With an ever-increasing data volume but by no means an ever-increasing IT budget, businesses are facing a tough task in …
HP seeks $4bn from Oracle in Itanium lawsuit
Hewlett-Packard may seek damages of US$4 billion to $4.2 billion from Oracle in its lawsuit over support for Itanium server …
Flexible data centres
With demand for storage and networking capabilities skyrocketing, in-house and hosted data centres are being put under greater pressure than …
HP delivers ElitePad 900 to Middle East, but Emirates says roll-out has been tough
HP officially announced the ElitePad 900 tablet in the Middle East today, following months of waiting since the company announced …
Selling to SMBs
Small and Medium Businesses (SMBs) represent an important element in the business ecosystem of the Middle East. Industry analysts predict …
Red Hat announces 13-city EMEA tour
Red Hat last week announced that it is set to host a 13-city tour of one-day events throughout Europe and …
Belkin to keep Linksys brand name
Having completed its acquisition of Linksys on Friday, Belkin said that it will keep the long-time home networking company’s brand, …
MMD holds annual distributor meet in Thailand
Multimedia Displays (MMD), a Philips subsidiary licensed through TPV, recently held its annual regional partner distributors’ meet, Reach 2013, in …
BlackBerry to bring Balance software to Android, iOS
BlackBerry last week announced technology designed to securely separate work and personal data on Android and iOS smartphones and tablets, …