uniper Networks is developing a massive switch that could replace traditional IP (Internet Protocol) routers in the core of service-provider …
Western Digital to acquire Hitachi GST
The proposed combination will result in a customer-focused storage company, with significant operating scale, strong global talent and the industry’s …
HP unifies software support services
Hewlett-Packard has launched a new set of services that combine software support and professional services into a single unified offering. …
SAS pushes BI to Apple’s iPad, iPhones
SAS Institute is teaming up with mobile BI (business intelligence) vendor Mellmo to bring analytic applications to Apple’s iPhone and …
External storage is back from recession: Gartner
External controller-based disk storage has recovered from the global recession, exceeding the record sales figure from 2008 with revenue in …
New Acer regional director eyes server push
The move is part of the broader strategy to enhance Acer’s footprint in the commercial sector in the Middle East. …
WD acquires Hitachi’s disk drive arm
Western Digital announced yesterday that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Hitachi Global Storage Technologies (Hitachi GST), …
Acer names new regional director
Acer Group announces today that Giuseppe Mastandrea is appointed as the new Regional Director of META area that includes Middle …
Western Digital to acquire Hitachi Global Storage Technologies
Western Digital and Hitachi have entered into a definitive agreement whereby WD will acquire Hitachi Global Storage Technologies (Hitachi GST), …
A brave new world
The industry seems to have learned its lessons from 3G, which was beset with problems when it came out ten …
Fujitsu launches high availability services for Saudi
Fujitsu is taking its maintenance and support services to a new level with the launch of High Availability Services for …
IBM fires back at Oracle in middleware fray
IBM is returning fire to Oracle in an increasingly heated battle over who has the faster stack of middleware. Big …
Intel courts the cloud builders
In an office building near Portland, Oregon, in a room next to a massive bank of cubicles, hums one of …
Network World Middle East Awards
Nominations are now open for annual Network World Middle East Awards 2011, which honour outstanding technology efforts. It is that …
Salesforce.com deepens tie-in to Facebook
Salesforce.com is deepening the integration between its CRM (customer relationship management) and customer service software with the explosively popular social-networking …
Avaya expands presence in KSA
Avaya is strengthening its presence in Saudi Arabia with the opening of a new office in Jeddah. The move comes …
UAE’s public works ministry selects NEC’s communication solution
UAE’s Ministry of Public Works (MOPW) has selected NEC Unified Solutions, to deliver communications solutions in the new state-of-the-art hospital …
IBM products aim to speed up, automate virtualisation
IBM is aiming to make it easier for enterprises to manage their virtualised environments, with new features in the Tivoli …
Extreme takes aim at secure mobile networking
Extreme Networks is going mobile. The company today wheeled out a roadmap that will steer the company’s product line toward …
IBM sees opportunity for environmental business
The need to improve the energy efficiency of buildings and the reliability of utilities has created a multi-billion dollar market …