Back in the city where it all began, Michael Dell walked out at the Austin Convention Centre in Texas last …
Cloud service partnerships to boom in 2013
Cloud service providers will seek out partnerships to offer a wider breadth of services that customers are increasingly demanding, a new report …
Celebrating innovation
SAP is a big company, so it goes without saying that it should present itself in a big way. Sapphire …
SAP retools research strategy around internal startups
SAP has turned heads in recent years with a number of high-profile acquisitions, scooping up SuccessFactors, Sybase and Ariba for …
MENA is lacking mobility policies, cloud adoption, says SAP
The MENA region is sufficiently lacking mobility policies and strategies, especially small and medium sized businesses, according to Sam Alkharrat, …
SAP kicks off Sapphire Now, launches 360 Customer
SAP kicked off its Sapphire Now event in Madrid today by announcing the release of its new customer experience solution, …
WD extends distribution in Africa
WD, a Western Digital company, has appointed Nairobi-based Mitsumi Distribution as its new partner for Africa. With this tie up, …
Microsoft announces in-memory addition to SQL Server
In a move to speed online transaction processing (OLTP), Microsoft is adding in-memory capabilities into its SQL Server relational database …
Sybase chief John Chen leaving SAP
Sybase CEO John Chen is leaving SAP, roughly two-and-a-half years after SAP acquired the company for its database and mobility technologies, …
SAP reports strong third quarter, revises 2012 outlook
SAP reported Wednesday double-digit revenue growth in the third quarter, benefiting from a strong performance in the Americas and double-digit …
Larry Ellison kicks off Oracle OpenWorld 2012
The Oracle OpenWorld Conference 2012 opened today at the Moscone Exhibition Centre, San Francisco. The five day affair began today …
Larry Ellison kicks off Oracle OpenWorld 2012
The Oracle OpenWorld Conference 2012 opened today at the Moscone Exhibition Centre, San Francisco. The five day affair began today …
Early stage investment growing in Africa tech
After the rise of technology hubs in the last two years, Africa’s early stage investment is growing, anchored by humanitarian …
SAP NetWeaver Cloud PaaS close to general release?
SAP could be close to announcing the general availability of its foray into the PaaS (platform-as-a-service) market, NetWeaver Cloud, which …
The titans- Aloysius Fernandes
Aloysius Fernandes, President, IT Volume, MEA at Redington Gulf
SAP bundles analytic apps with IQ database
SAP has announced a new family of products that marry its Business Objects BI (business intelligence) software with the Sybase …
Sales first
An aggressive sales-first mantra has made billions for Oracle. This approach may be backfiring, though, as competitors and former partners …
MITSUMI IT Distribution Africa headed for GITEX
MITSUMI IT Distribution, one of the Africa’s largest IT distributors, will this year participate for the first in GITEX Technology …
Mitsumi IT Distribution Africa headed for GITEX Technology Week 2012
Mitsumi IT Distribution, a prominent IT distributor in Africa, has signed a contract with Dubai World Trade Centre (DWTC) for participation at GITEX Technology Week 2012, the company announced
Oracle targets SAP with new migration tools
Oracle is planning to unveil new migration tools that help customers port applications written for SAP’s Sybase Adaptive Server Enterprise …