Under the patronage of the Lebanese Prime Minister, His Excellency Najib Mikati, Cisco, the European Investment Bank (EIB), and Riyada …
Storage growth slowing to normal: IDC
Growth in sales of enterprise disk storage slowed in the third quarter as the industry returned to normal patterns after …
SAP pays $3.4 billion for cloud vendor SuccessFactors
SAP America said Saturday that it is paying US$3.4 billion in cash to acquire SuccessFactors, a provider of cloud-based human …
HTML5 to create new challenges for security pros in 2012: Sophos
The move to HTML5 will enable a whole host of new web applications, but could also create new challenges for …
Aruba buys Avenda for BYOD security
Wi-Fi infrastructure vendor Aruba Networks will buy Avenda Systems to expand its network security offerings and help enable BYOD (bring-your-own-device) …
R&M cables Abu Dhabi Motors
R&M has announced the completion of its latest successful project with United Al Saqer Group’s Abu Dhabi Motors, the exclusive …
Cisco reorgs again
Even though it completed the bulk of a major restructuring earlier this year, Cisco continues to tweak its internal organisational structure. Cisco has combined …
WatchGuard launches iOS-friendly security appliance
WatchGuard’s latest security appliance, the XTM 330, allows business travelers from small enterprises to use their iPads or iPhones to …
EIBFS selects SunGard to provide better services to students
The Emirates Institute for Banking and Financial Studies (EIBFS) has selected SunGard Higher Education, a global provider of higher education …
Private clouds are a last resort: Gartner
Enterprises should consider public cloud services first and turn to private clouds only if the public cloud fails to meet …
IDC: Asia Pacific to see more BA adoption in 2012
Organisations in the Asia Pacific region are seen to finally embrace business analytics (BA) with CIOs and IT decision makers …
Mobile Fusion will play BES role for future RIM devices
BlackBerry Mobile Fusion, announced yesterday, isn’t just Research In Motion’s first entry in the race to manage enterprises’ whole mobile …
Office 365 a hit, especially with small businesses: Microsoft
Office 365, Microsoft’s cloud collaboration and communication suite for organisations, is selling eight times faster than its predecessor, the Business …
Egypt On
The Information Technology Industry Development Agency (ITIDA) of Egypt was in Dubai for GITEX Technology Week 2011 and took the …
Architecting growth
Not known for making bold investments in ICT, the construction sector is showing signs of rapid change. Pallavi Sharma discovers …
Twitter acquires Whisper Systems for mobile security
Twitter may be planning to boost its mobile security options with the acquisition of Whisper Systems, a company that offers …
RIM to offer multiplatform device management
Research In Motion (RIM) is taking on mobile device management for Android and Apple iOS devices as well as its …
We want to be number one by 2015: Huawei
Huawei Technologies, the leading networking solutions vendor from China, expects the enterprise division of the business to contribute 20% of …
SMBs struggling with consumerisation: Citrix
Staff at a quarter of small and medium businesses (SMBs) are now using their personal smartphones and tablets for work, …
Canon ImageClass MF8080Cw
Tradeoffs accompany this printer’s low sticker price The small-office-oriented Canon ImageClass MF8080Cw color laser multifunction printer looks expensive, but it’s …