After state-owned Saudi Arabian Airlines was approved by the Saudi cabinet in 2007 to convert its strategic units into companies …
Ellison: Oracle will deliver world's 'most comprehensive cloud'
Oracle CEO Larry Ellison declared the company is ready to offer “the most comprehensive cloud on the planet Earth,” during …
Samsung Galaxy S III
Samsung Electronics recently announced the official launch of the third generation Galaxy S, the Galaxy SIII in the UAE. “Designed …
HP releases 100TB/hr backup system
Hewlett-Packard yesterday announced new deduplication tools for its StoreOnce family of backup appliances that enable performance of up to 100TB per hour and data …
Growing investment, innovation drives Kenya's tech status
Growing local and foreign investment in tech companies along with the rise of co-working spaces and the presence of global …
IBM adds inline compression, other upgrades, to storage systems
IBM yesterday unveiled upgrades to its line of storage products that it said adds more support for cloud technologies. For instance …
SAP to pay $4.3B for cloud B2B vendor Ariba
SAP has agreed to purchase cloud-based e-commerce vendor Ariba for $4.3 billion. The deal has been unanimously approved by Ariba’s …
Acer unveils Windows 8 tablets, ultrabooks featuring hybrid designs
Acer yesterday unveiled new Windows 8 products, including tablets that come with attachable peripherals and ultrabooks fitted with touchscreens, as …
EMC releases solution to help plants, large enterprises transform processes
EMC Corporation today announced the general availability and initial customer success of its Documentum Engineering Plant and Facilities Management (EPFM) …
Survey reveals social media disconnect between senior executives
There is a disconnect among senior executives over who is responsible for new customer communications channels like social media and …
Dell gives business PCs an Ivy Bridge makeover
Dell has given its entire business PC line an Ivy Bridge makeover, with the launch of eight new Latitude laptops …
Ellison: Next version of Oracle database set for December or January release
The next version of Oracle’s database will be released in either December or January, CEO Larry Ellison said Wednesday during …
Judge clears Google of Java copyright infringement
A district court judge has ruled that the Java APIs in Android are not eligible for protection under U.S. copyright …
Cisco gets boost in server shipments in Q1, Gartner says
Worldwide server shipments grew at a slower-than-expected clip during the first quarter of 2012, but Cisco, which has a small …
A delicate balance
With the rise in the influence of social media on the business, it’s time for CMOs to get better acquainted …
Eliminating inefficiencies
Today’s data centre infrastructure management (DCIM) tools can improve planning and reduce operational costs, writes Soeren Brogaard Jensen, VP-Enterprise Software, …
Ivy Bridge to trigger June price drop in laptops, refurbished tablets
If you’re looking for a new laptop or refurbished tablet, June will be a good month for you, according to …
Dell reaches for the cloud with new prototype ARM server
Dell yesterday announced a prototype low-power server with ARM processors, following a growing demand by Web companies for custom-built servers …
Pushing forward
Imation is going beyond traditional removable storage solutions and targeting SMBs with its latest release of ‘Scalable Storage’ solutions. Here, …
Reddit founder to launch internet freedom solution
Internet freedom advocates are finding creative ways to get their message out to the masses. The latest unique effort comes …