Visa today announced plans that will let qualifying merchants in the U.S. eliminate the need to annually validate their compliance …
Microsoft adds Hadoop support to SQL Server
Microsoft is responding to the “Big Data” movement by adding support for the open-source Hadoop framework for large-scale data processing …
African development hubs focus on mobile apps
Increased support of innovation hubs, availability of Web-based public data and increasing adoption of mobile phones have focused the attention …
Symantec releases next-gen email archiving software
Symantec has announced its next-generation email and content archiving software, Enterprise Vault 10 , which now purports to automatically classify email …
Dell sells preconfigured Hadoop system
Recognising Apache Hadoop’s growing presence in the field of data analysis, Dell will start selling servers preloaded with the open-source …
Capital scope
When it comes to embracing cutting edge technology to enhance business processes, beat the competitor and please the customer, the …
SAP offers premium support option in China
SAP is now offering its high-end MaxAttention support service to customers in China in response to increasing demand there for …
Java 8 gears up for the cloud
Now that Java 7 SE (Standard Edition) has officially been released, Oracle and members of the JCP (Java Community Process) …
Fusion-io to buy IO Turbine to reach virtualised servers
Flash storage vendor Fusion-io has agreed to buy IO Turbine for up to US$95 million to extend its on-server cache …
VMware backpedals on price changes after customer criticism
After criticism over new restrictions on the amount of virtual memory customers can deploy before having to buy new licenses, …
SAP will issue patch for NetWeaver vulnerability
A reportedly serious security bug affecting the J2EE (Java 2 Platform Enterprise Edition) engine in SAP’s NetWeaver middleware will be …
Dell sells preconfigured Hadoop system
Recognising Apache Hadoop’s growing presence in the field of data analysis, Dell will start selling servers preloaded with the open-source …
Microsoft debuts software for homebrew gadget builds
Hardware hackers building their own gadgets may want to take a look at a new offering from Microsoft that promises …
Flash storage moves closer to CPUs
In a bid to maximise the speed advantage of solid-state storage, more vendors are promoting approaches that move it closer …
IBM rivals drop EC mainframe complaint
Three rivals of IBM have dropped a major European Commission antitrust complaint against the supplier, around mainframe technology, the company …
Sage appoints ADAM IT as new channel partner for the UAE
Sage Software, the supplier of Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), Customer Relationship Management (CRM) and Human Resource Management (HRM) Solutions to …
UAE leading telecom infrastructure practice in region: Frost & Sullivan
Frost & Sullivan, the research firm that provides in depth sector and country specific market analysis today held an analyst …
Intel extends cloud research to consumer devices
Intel is opening up two research centres at Carnegie Mellon university that will develop technology around delivery of real-time information …
Web.com to acquire Network Solutions
Web.com said yesterdsy that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire privately-held domain name registrar Network Solutions, to capitalise …
Motorola unveils latest industrial-class fixed RFID reader
Motorola Solutions, a provider of mission-critical communication products and services for enterprise and government customers, today introduced the FX9500 industrial-class …