Despite what he sees as shortcomings of Microsoft’s real-time communications platform, Lync, businesses will see value to some of its …
Mobile virtualisation on the rise – Forrester
Forrester Research predicts that with the BYOD trend expected to increasingly include laptops as well as smartphones and tablets, the approach to …
3D printers to cost less than PCs by 2016
Widespread adoption of 3D printing technology may not be that far away, according to a Gartner report predicting that enterprise-class 3D printers …
Network World Middle East Awards – winners announced
Over the years, the Network World Middle East Awards event has become a starring fixture on the region’s technology calendar. …
‘People are buying dumb storage’
At Hitachi Data Systems (HDS), Hu Yoshida is the CTO responsible for defining the company’s technical direction. For everybody else, …
A cloud over telecoms
The last thing anybody needs is another story highlighting the benefits and challenges of implementing a cloud-based solution for their …
The new era of big data management: Analytics
Amr Refaat, General Manager, IBM Middle East and Pakistan, talks managing big data and what big data trends will mean …
Rebranding success
Sage ERP Accpac was one of Sage’s flagship solutions in the ERP domain and one of its most successful products …
A smarter world
IBM is a special brand in the IT world. It’s home to over 433,000 employees worldwide and one of the …
Logitech unveils new G Line
Logitech last week unveiled the new G Line for PC gamers. The new line-up includes six redesigned mice and keyboard …
Huawei signs Optimus as VAD
Optimus Technology and Telecommunications on Monday announced that it had signed a value-added distribution agreement with Huawei that will see …
Apple praised over two-step authentication roll-out
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 …