Advanced networking technologies is the terrain of the solution providers who have rich expertise to offer when it comes to …
HP simplifies channel program
HP Middle East refined its PartnerONE channel programme as of May 1, 2009, providing partners with a streamlined product offering and …
IT gets ready for the recovery
Anne Agee is living a dual life at work these days. On the one hand, she's preparing for a cut …
IBM opens purse strings with its own stimulus package
With governments around the world extending stimulus packages as a means of dealing with the global financial crisis, IBM Global …
Windows 7: Why I’m in No Rush to Adopt
Aron Smetana, CIO of California-based mortgage lender Paul Financial, sums up in one sentence Microsoft's challenge as it prepares Windows …
Top EMC exec can work at HP, but must steer clear of storage
Former EMC executive David Donatelli has been cleared by a Massachusetts court to work for Hewlett-Packard Co., but must keep …
VMware to buy $20 million stake in Terremark
VMware is buying a 5 percent stake in Terremark, a close partner that provides collocation and managed infrastructure services using …
Optimise PC speed and security
Technology was supposed to make our lives easier–so why does it seem to do the opposite? If living in a …
Vista launch best argument for Linux says IBM exec
It's the law of unintended consequences. Microsoft's launch Vista was the best recruiter for Linux on the desktop according to …
Microsoft won’t let Windows Marketplace users share apps
Contrary to an earlier report, Microsoft Corp. said that purchasers of applications from its upcoming Windows Marketplace for Mobile e-store …
Punting desktop virtualisation
There has been a lot of momentum around server virtualisation in the data centre at enterprise level but the same …
Microsoft to give first JavaOne keynote
Here's a first: Microsoft will be giving a keynote address at the JavaOne conference in San Francisco next month. Microsoft …
Ex-Microsoftie: Free software will kill Redmond
Bill Gates probably will not sing the praises of Keith Curtis, a programmer with Microsoft for 11 years who's now …
Microsoft sets July kill date for Office 2000
Microsoft reminded Office 2000 users that it will discontinue security updates for the aged suite in less than two months …
EMC CEO says company commited to investments in Middle East
Making a touchdown in the Middle East for the first time, storage major EMC’s Chairman and CEO Joe Tucci …
SSD performance — is a slowdown inevitable?
The recent revelation that Intel Corp.’s consumer-class solid-state disk (SSD) drives suffer from fragmentation that can cause a significant performance …
Seagate Seagate SV35.5 Series hard drives
Seagate has introduced its Seagate SV35.5 Series hard drives, designed for optimal performance in digital video surveillance systems. The Seagate …
Sun rises at Oracle
Oracle’s recent US$7.4 billion bid for Sun Microsystems could turn Sun’s ailing hardware business into a boon for data-center managers. …
Polycom enhances video recording, streaming and content managment
“Use of live video broadcasts and on-demand video content is growing rapidly in the enterprise, government agencies, healthcare organisations, and …
Staying afloat
It could be a make or break first quarter for many businesses in the New Year. For the IT channel, …