Vendors and industry leaders appear to have led the formation of an almost ubiquitous assumption that desktop virtualisation is something …
Sourcefire adds advanced malware protection to FirePOWER
Sourcefire announced today it has strengthened and expanded its FirePOWER appliance family, providing users with the unmatched ability to protect …
What does the cloud mean to you?
The world of computing is always changing; corporate mainframe computers were replaced by desktops; desktops became laptops; phones became mobile …
Video conferencing for every budget
LifeSize CEO Colin Buechler was in Dubai recently to attend the company’s annual EMEA partner conference. He spoke to use about his company’s go-to-market strategy and what sets it apart from competitors.
Mobile apps expose personal information, says Juniper
An application privacy report by Juniper Networks’ Mobile Threat Center (MTC) indicates that permissions and capabilities in apps could expose …
Microsoft Surface web benchmarks reveal poor performance
Independent benchmark tests by Futuremark have revealed that Microsoft’s Surface tablet is surprisingly slow at Web browsing. When run through the Peacekeeper: …
EMC acquires Silver Tail Systems
EMC has today announced it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire privately-held Silver Tail Systems, which provides real-time web session intelligence …
Bunna International Bank announces Infosys partnership
Bunna International Bank announced today it has partnered with Infosys to deploy Finacle core banking solution, as it attempts to …
Big data with Philip Roy, Director of Greenplum MEA, EMC
1) One of the current IT buzz words is big data, which presents an opportunity for companies to invest in …
EMC to buy web intelligence provider Silver Tail Systems
EMC said today it has agreed to buy privately-held start-up Silver Tail Systems, a vendor of real-time web session intelligence and …
Lack of cloud protection opens door for botnet attacks, study says
Some cloud providers fail to detect and block malicious traffic originating from their networks, which provides cyber criminals with an …
EMC reports third-quarter 2012 financial results
EMC has reported financial results for the third quarter of 2012, highlighted by record third-quarter consolidated revenue, net income and …
Settling in with Windows 8
You’ve successfully installed Windows 8. You’re staring at the Start screen, in all its flat-tiled glory, and it all seems completely …
Microsoft launches Windows Phone app for Windows 8, RT
Hot on the heels of Friday’s Windows 8 release—and shortly before the full unveiling of Windows Phone 8 Monday—Microsoft released …
Samsung Chromebook
How much would you pay for a cloud-centric computer? With its new $249 Samsung Chromebook — a system based on the idea …
RIM still has fans among developers and administrators
Research In Motion continues to struggle as it works to finish the BlackBerry 10 operating system, but the audience at …
Cybercrime and punishment
Several high-profile security breaches around the world grabbed the attention of the Middle East IT industry, but it has taken …
Top 10 technologies of the past 45 years
During the past 45 years we have experienced a continuous revolution of new vs. old, manual work vs. automation, digital …
HP launches cloud service for the IT help desk
Hewlett-Packard has launched a hosted offering called HP Service Anywhere, providing IT service management (ITSM) software over the Internet. “We believe …
Cloud storage specification gets ISO approval
The International Organization for Standardization (ISO) has ratified the Cloud Data Management Interface (CDMI), a set of protocols defining how companies can …