A CNME-Citrix CIO roundtable in Kuwait reveals that the local market fears that virtualisation and cloud computing may have to …
Going global
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs(MoFA) in the UAE is unifying mission websites and building a new network to ensure that …
NEC and Polycom bring desktop video conferencing to SMEs
NEC Unified Solutions, a provider of IT and communication solutions, has added enhanced desktop video conferencing and collaboration capabilities to …
End-users discuss IT management and decentralisation
“Organisations need to establish benchmarking techniques that track and facilitate maintenance processes across assets, inventory and other resources and the …
Cisco expands fabric technology across infrastructure
The recent data centre splash from Cisco means customers can now begin to implement the company’s fabric technology just about …
Salesforce.com to acquire Radian6
Salesforce.com plans to buy social media monitoring vendor Radian6, whose technology tracks conversations occurring on social sites like Facebook, Twitter …
Wi-Fi goes underground
London underground has announced plans to extend Wi-Fi access at tube stations after a successful trial at Charing Cross. Tube …
New game, new rules
Alcatel-Lucent is a force to be reckoned within the enterprise space, says the company’s Sr VP for Sales EMEA Enterprise, …
Polycom gets instant Microsoft integration with Accordent buy
Polycom said it bought video management firm Accordent Technologies for $50 million in cash, giving the videoconferencing vendor a leg …
Oracle stops developing software for Intel’s Itanium chips
Oracle recently became the latest software maker to say it will stop developing applications for Intel Itanium microprocessors, following a …
Social media compliance rules lacking – Gartner
Too many organisations do not have comprehensive compliance policies in place for its use, according to Gartner. By the end …
A brave new world
The industry seems to have learned its lessons from 3G, which was beset with problems when it came out ten …
A word of advice
In the last month, separate CIO events were conducted in Dubai by two of the largest IT analyst groups in …
Zebra Technologies unveils ISV programme
As an element of Zebra’s channel development strategy, the ISV programme highlights the importance Zebra places on the ISV’s role …
On a security conference
The 20th RSA security conference concluded last Friday at San Francisco Moscone Centre. Especially for someone like me, that had …
Living on a prayer
By Valeria Camerino On the notes of a security-inspired version of Bon Jovi’s “Living on a prayer”, the 20th edition …
Obama seeks big boost in cybersecurity spending
The White House is proposing a big increase in cybersecurity research and development in next year’s budget to improve, in …
Slicing through the clutter
The International Hospital of Bahrain (IHB) gains in productivity and improves patient care by going entirely filmess and nearly paperless. …
Saudi Telecom selects Juniper
Juniper Networks today announced that Saudi Telecom Company (STC), the leading national provider of telecommunication services in the Kingdom of …
Alcatel-Lucent unveils social media solution
Riding on the popularity of social media, Alcatel-Lucent recently announced a solution to help organisations with their social media strategies. …