After nearly seven years of development and fine tuning, the Apache Hadoop data processing framework is finally ready for full …
Big and growing
There is no easy way to say this. Ask a few people about what big data stands for, and you …
More SCADA security flaws surface
Earlier this year, speculation abounded that a botched fix for a software flaw in an industrial control system built by …
Nokia ditches Symbian name for Nokia Belle
The next version of Nokia’s Symbian OS will be called Nokia Belle, the company said ina blog post yesterday. Since …
Technology for a new year
Gartner has revealed its top predictions for IT organisations and users for 2012 and beyond, and they herald changes in …
Sophos launches MDM tool to simplify IT consumerisation
IT security and data protection company Sophos today announced Sophos Mobile Control 2.0, the latest version of its award-winning mobile …
Microsoft and HP team up for the cloud
HP and Microsoft have announced a new four-year partnership to deliver public, private and hybrid cloud solutions built around Microsoft …
Windows 8 will be “largely irrelevant” on PCs: IDC
Windows 8 will be “largely irrelevant” to traditional PC users, IDC said Monday. Microsoft faces a tough sell with the …
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, …
HP to put Xeon chips in high-end Integrity servers
HP has updated the road map for its high-end Integrity servers to include systems that can accommodate both Xeon- and …
Ready for the cloud era
Some figures first. A virtual machine is created every 6 seconds. To put that in perspective, it’s more than the …
New nano-SIM card will result in thinner smartphones: G&D
A new, smaller SIM card, dubbed nano-SIM, will free up room for additional memory and larger batteries, helping phone vendors …
30% of corporate BlackBerry users want new device: survey
The BlackBerry device and its maker, Research in Motion (RIM), were in serious trouble even before last week’s global service …
VMware CEO Maritz warns customers to be prepared for licensing changes
VMware’s CEO, Paul Maritz, has warned that the pricing model for virtualisation will evolve “radically” as it heads towards a …
VMware unveils management portfolio for cloud era
VMware has unveiled three product suites designed to simplify and automate IT management. With significant enhancements to VMware vCenter Operations …
Viva vibe
Kuwait’s Viva Telecom implements a data warehouse and business intelligence (DWBI) solution to benefit business operations, Pallavi Sharma reports. As …
Intel CEO faults recent evolution of PCs
Intel CEO Paul Otellini came to the defence of PCs at an industry conference, while outlining his belief that the …
Data centre hardware spending on the rise
Worldwide data centre hardware spending is expect to hit $US98.9 billion in 2011, up 12.7%, according to analyst firm Gartner. …
Apple: It’s the iPhone 4S, not the iPhone 5
Apple’s new CEO Tim Cook and other company executives introduced the new iPhone 4S, an upgrade to the existing iPhone …
Oracle may launch its own PaaS offering
Oracle may unveil its own platform-as-a-service offering next week, setting it in competition with Microsoft’s Azure, Salesforce’s Heroku and many …