Chinese PC maker Lenovo has broken ground on a new operations centre in southwestern China that will produce computers, as …
Microsoft Windows revenues plunge 30%
Revenues from Windows plummeted 30% last quarter compared to the same period the year before, Microsoft said yesterday. But in …
Android tablets gain traction with developers
Although Apple’s iPad remains number one in the hearts of tablet application developers, Google Android tablets are increasingly piquing programmers’ …
CIOs come together to discuss data centre issues
CIOs and IT managers in the UAE named connectivity and the lack of redundancy in their data centres one of …
Dell agrees to buy Compellent for $960M
Dell has agreed to buy virtualized storage vendor Compellent Technologies in an all-cash deal worth US$27.75 per share, a little …
Brocade embarks on ME business expansion
The vendor also intends opening offices within the next year in Kuwait, Qatar, Egypt and Pakistan in addition to the …
Kaspersky Lab eyes top spot
Having recently been recognised as the UAE’s most popular anti-malware brand dominating the country’s consumer and retail sales according to …
Avaya unveils new channel initiatives
The Avaya Connect channel partners will have access to new technology certifications, business management, increased marketing funds and a global …
Data centre cabling warnings
The cabling vendor has also cautioned against the use of non-standards compliant 26AWG conductor cabling. To ensure 10GBASE-T capability, Siemon …
Brocade unveils Ethernet fabric solutions
The Brocade VDX 6720 Data Center Switches are a new family of 10 Gigabit Ethernet (GbE) offerings that revolutionize Layer …
Brocade embarks on ME business expansion
The vendor also intends opening offices within the next year in Kuwait, Qatar, Egypt and Pakistan in addition to the …
Slick Support
In the UAE, Emirates National Oil Company (ENOC) does not require an introduction. One of those rare organisations that touch …
Joint offerings from SAP and Sybase
Following the merger of SAP and Sybase earlier this year, both companies have shared their first joint milestones in the …
Oracle takes over JavaOne conference
Next month’s revamped JavaOne conference, the first under Oracle’s jurisdiction, will feature a keynote presentation from Oracle CEO Larry Ellison, …
In with flat panels
With the younger generation beginning to use touch-screen computers ahead of enterprises, research firm Gartner is predicting that more than …
Oracle provides Sparc road map, but questions remain
Oracle has sketched out a five-year road map for Sun's Sparc-based servers, hoping to reassure customers about the future of …
Package Deal
Q: Is there any particular reason for your visit to the Middle East now? A: I am in town …
Overpowering Pirates
Enterprises across the Middle East risk damaging their businesses through the use of pirated software, with an estimated two-thirds of …
Virtualisation's dirty little secrets
THE SHEER NUMBER OF POTENTIAL missteps has Doug Dineley, executive editor of the InfoWorld Test Center (one of CPI’s US …
Gitex Conference 2008 speaker: Tareque Choudhury
Prior to BT Tareque held positions with Secure Computing CyberGuard, AT&T Canada and IBM Canada. Tareque holds a Masters in …