This latest addition takes the number of Paramount offices across the region to six including its headquarters in Dubai and …
IBM, Microsoft court SMBs with cloud, appliances
In terms of running IT operations, 2010 may be a good year for small to medium-sized businesses (SMBs). At least …
Tech Access hails KSA prospects
RWME: What will be Tech Access main focus in 2010? SG: The key focus area of Tech Access for …
UC for small businesses
Avaya today introduced the new release of Avaya IP Office—the company’s flagship communications solution for small and medium-sized enterprises across …
Seven questions with Cisco CEO John Chambers
This goal of being the number one IT company puts Cisco into a different market. People know you as the …
VMware launches new version of ThinApp
VMware has upgraded its ThinApp application virtualisation software in order to incorporate support for Microsoft Windows 7 and Server 2008 …
To consolidate or not to consolidate?
The calls are not just getting louder but come at a time when more distributors in the Middle East are …
Ethernet switches, routers, Wi-Fi on the upswing
The markets rebounded a bit in the second half of 2009 but were still down overall from 2008, the firm …
Regional distis rally behind AMD
AMD’s Premium Partner Golden Systems Middle East and regional distributor Asbis Enterprise, which is also the vendor’s master distributor in …
NetScout integrates management software with Cisco
NetScout has integrated its nGenius virtual agent software into branch office equipment to enable end-to-end monitoring of traffic throughout an …
Red Hat, JBoss to host EMEA partner summit
This year’s EMEA Partner Summit will focus on open source middleware, cloud computing, and virtualisation while highlighting the larger Red …
Blue Coat, IBM expand relationship
The expanded relationship between IBM and Blue Coat provides clients with a managed service that enables greater protection against Web-based …
Lenovo unveils ThinkStation E20
Starting from US$700 the new ThinkStation E20 offers professionals working in computer aided design (CAD) and digital content creation (DCC) …
Time to nominate
Some of you have undoubtedly earned bragging rights for network projects that you and your team have just wrapped up. …
IBM adding development and test offering to public cloud
IBM will soon offer software development and testing services through its public cloud, adding to a private cloud option launched …
Intel's new Xeon 5600 chips outperform predecessors
Intel introduced a line of Xeon server chips that operate up to 60 percent faster than previous server processors, the …
Gartner: Virtualised servers less secure than physical ones
lthough Gartner expects this figure to fall to 30 percent by the end of 2015, analysts warned that many virtualization …
Evolution of the router
More and more applications, such as firewalls, VPN concentration, voice gateways and video monitoring, are being piled onto routers. Cisco's …
RSA extends security tools to VMware
EMC's RSA division is embracing the virtualization trend that its VMware spinoff helped kick off, announcing that three of its …
The WAN plan
NWME: What do you think will be the biggest technology and industry trends to watch – specific to the WAN …