Salesforce.com announced recently it would acquire cloud-based performance management vendor Rypple in a bid to enter the human resources software …
RIM delays new phone launch, takes a hit on tablets
Research In Motion (RIM) said it won’t start selling phones with its new software platform until the “later part” of …
Dell pulls back from netbook market
Dell has confirmed that it has ceased production of its Inspiron Mini netbook computer, in effect ending its pursuit of …
Hard drive manufacturers slash warranty periods
Seagate and Western Digital are cutting back on hard drive warranties, in some instances from five years to one, in …
DEWA chooses GBM to augment server infrastructure
Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) has selected Gulf Business Machines (GBM) to augment the utility company’s server infrastructure. As …
Poor data replication ‘costing hundreds of thousands’
Each major outage of business-critical data can cost over a million pounds, it is estimated, with data replication failures playing …
Twitter launches TweetDeck as web app
An application near and dear to the heart of Twitter fanatics everywhere, TweetDeck, is now available as a Web application. …
Gartner to CIOs: Weigh on Euro crisis
With the Eurozone crisis threatening to bring the world into another global recession, Gartner is advising CIOs to be on …
Microsoft, HP unveil joint cloud offering
Microsoft and HP, hardly strangers to joint product efforts, are now teaming up to sell cloud services. The two companies …
Software AG integrates Terracotta technology
Software AG announced the successful integration of Terracotta technology into its product stack in only five months. The integrated technology …
Ciena’s technology truck tours the Middle East
Ciena, the network solutions provider, today announced details of the Middle East tour of its ‘EMEA Mobile Innovation Lab’ – …
Good on HANA: SAP
SAP executives provided new details about the company’s plan to make the HANA in-memory database the focus of a sweeping …
Lenovo appoints new GM for explosive growth in KSA
Lenovo, today announced that it has appointed Ahmed Khalil as GM to spear head its operations in the Kingdom of …
How to: lock down your wireless network
We bring you the best ways to lock down your wireless network and protect it against threats. If you operate …
Cisco and Etisalat sign MOU to strengthen collaboration
Cisco and Etisalat, announced yesterday the signing of a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to map all strategic mutual objectives between …
Google Apps has more in the pipeline: VP
Google plans to announce in the coming month or so several customer wins for Google Apps that exceed 100,000 users, …
The future awaits
As organisations in the region prep their strategies for another tough year, Pallavi Sharma speaks to regional vendors to discuss …
A good partner
System integrators form a critical link in the chain that leads solutions to become effective business tools within enterprises. As …
Kuwait Petroleum Group chooses CommVault software for aggressive growth
CommVault, today announced that Kuwait Petroleum Corporation (KPC) has selected CommVault Simpana 9 to meet expanding business, compliance and data …
Google to invest US$300 mn in Hong Kong data centre
Google will inject US$300 million as a long-term investment in its Hong Kong data centre that will go live in …