I love a little technology nostalgia – it reminds me of what a fantastic era I grew up in. As …
Cisco to buy femtocell maker Ubiquisys
Cisco is planning to buy femtocell maker Ubiquisys for US$310 million in cash and retention-based incentives, the company announced on …
Washington, Seoul collaborate on cyber protection
Recent massive cyber attacks that paralysed computer networks at several South Korean banks and broadcasters, strongly suspected to have been …
New Dell tablets on the horizon
Dell will release Windows tablets later this year, and could potentially introduce devices with screen sizes larger than 10 inches. …
Simplifying security
Conventional wisdom says that simple security is an oxymoron. Good security is complex, while uncomplicated security is weak. Whenever security …
Proper planning
As any CeBit visitor knows, it’s impossible to navigate the vast trade show without coming up with a decent plan. …
Apigee hopes to standardise APIs across industries
Apigee, the API company, has launched its Apigee API Exchange to help standardise apps and APIs within different industries. To …
Dell eyes ARM supercomputers of the future
Not fazed by a takeover battle looming on the sidelines, members of Dell’s research division are putting together the pieces …
Huawei loses French patent suit against ZTE
Networking and telecom equipment vendor Huawei has lost a patent lawsuit it filed in France against ZTE over a USB …
‘People are buying dumb storage’
At Hitachi Data Systems (HDS), Hu Yoshida is the CTO responsible for defining the company’s technical direction. For everybody else, …
Rebranding success
Sage ERP Accpac was one of Sage’s flagship solutions in the ERP domain and one of its most successful products …
East steps down as ARM CEO, Segars poised to succeed
Simon Segars will become CEO of ARM when Warren East retires on July 1, the company said on Tuesday. Segars …
HP seeks $4bn from Oracle in Itanium lawsuit
Hewlett-Packard may seek damages of US$4 billion to $4.2 billion from Oracle in its lawsuit over support for Itanium server …
North Korea suffers 36-hour Internet outage
Internet connectivity in North Korea was restored on Friday following a 36-hour outage that the country’s official media blamed on …
BMW hires Infosys to manage IT infrastructure
The BMW Group has hired Infosys to help manage the carmaker’s global IT infrastructure. The five-year contract will see Infosys …
Acer beefs up Chromebook line with new C7
There appears to be no end to the Chromebook phenomenon, which has seen PC maker after PC maker jump onto Google‘s Chrome …
Multiven accuses Cisco of data theft
Cisco has been accused of stealing thousands of proprietary and copyrighted data files from its third-party services nemesis, Multiven, which has filed …
US warns China on cyber security
A top U.S. official has called on China to investigate and stop cyber attacks, which he said pose a growing …
AccessData: Region not equipped for cybercrime
According to AccessData Group, the Middle East is fast becoming a prime target for cyber criminals, mostly because so many …
New kid on the block
Qais Gharaibeh, UAE Managing Director, SAP MENA