Google and Motorola Mobility plan to file for pre-closing antitrust clearances for the merger of Motorola with a Google subsidiary …
Google acquires over 1,000 IBM patents
Google has acquired over 1,000 patents from IBM, as part of its strategy to strengthen its patent portfolio to counter …
Oracle sets new world-record on SAP Sales and Distribution-Parallel Standard Application Benchmark
Oracle today announced a new world-record result on the SAP Sales and Distribution-Parallel (SD-Parallel) standard application benchmark running the SAP …
Blue Coat launches new CacheFlow appliance
Blue Coat Systems, today announced its next-generation Blue Coat CacheFlow 5000 appliance, which according to the company, delivers a significant …
NetLogic will help tap into 4G, cloud: Broadcom
Broadcom’s deal to buy communications processor vendor NetLogic Microsystems for US$3.7 billion will help the company feed the fast-growing demand …
Focus Softnet to promote ERP and customised enterprise solutions at GITEX 2011
Focus Softnet, announced that they are participating in GITEX Technology Week 2011, scheduled to take place from October 09 – …
Asiacell accelerates business transformation
Asiacell, the first and largest Iraqi telecommunications company and the first mobile telecom company to provide coverage for all of …
On the air
In an industry synonymous with information sharing, media and broadcasting organisations in the region are investing in technology to manage, …
Algorithmic stock trading rapidly replacing humans: Foresight Panel
Algorithmic trading, also known as high frequency trading (HFT), is rapidly replacing human decision making, according to a government panel …
Asiacell selects HP Service Management Software for greater efficiency
HP today announced that Asiacell, the Iraqi telecommunications company and the first mobile telecom company to provide coverage for all …
SAP to plead guilty to DOJ criminal charges
Former SAP subsidiary TomorrowNow will plead guilty to criminal charges of copyright infringement for downloading software from Oracle’s servers. According …
Embedded systems market to double by 2015: IDC
The market for embedded computer systems, which already generates more than US$1 trillion in revenue annually, will double in size …
IDC: Embedded systems market to double by 2015
The market for embedded computer systems, which already generates more than US$1 trillion in revenue annually, will double in size …
Gartner outlines best practices in supply chain outsourcing
Surviving as a 21st-century supply chain requires operating as a demand-driven value network, according to Gartner. Orchestrating these value networks …
Grasping governance
In recent years, the concept of IT governance has garnered much interest due to the integral role IT plays in …
Higher calling
The Ministry of Higher Education in Egypt (MoHE) has been working over the past two decades on improving higher education …
Carol Bartz out as Yahoo CEO
Carol Bartz has been fired from her job as Yahoo CEO and replaced on an interim basis by the company’s …
CIA, Mossad, MI6 targeted by Iranian DigiNotar-hackers
After breaching the Dutch CA (Certification Authority) DigiNotar, Iranian hackers managed to sign forged certificates for the domains of spy …
OCZ releases its first hybrid drive
OCZ has introduced its first hybrid drive, the RevoDrive Hybrid, which combines 100GB of NAND flash memory with a 1TB …
AUST deploys app acceleration solution
Ajman University of Science and Technology (AUST), a private institution of higher education in the United Arab Emirates, has deployed …