With the increasing number of LTE roll outs in the region, a key challenge facing operators is how to boost the revenue with next-generation mobile services. Industry pundits say there are many new models operators can tap into, thanks to LTE.
Cyber subversives
Debating political issues, promoting free speech, and supporting human rights, the illegal cyber activities of hacktivists divide opinion. Are they criminals like any other, or are their cases of their work justifying their underhand means?
Dubious cause, dubious outcome
As Chief Information Security Officer of automated threat response firm CSG Invotas, Peter Clay always has his hands full. He tells CNME about his pain points, processes that can ease the burden on IT security, and the shortcomings that the industry faces.
Business in motion
Alistair Wildman, Managing Director, End User Computing, Mobile and Social EMEA, VMware, thinks that business mobility will be an unstoppable force in the coming 12 months.
Lenovo launches ThinkServer line in ME
Lenovo has today debuted its ThinkServer family of products in the United Arab Emirates, Qatar and Egypt.
Taking cover
Third-party administrator NEXtCARE aims to take the confusion out of healthcare insurance. The company’s Head of IT for the MEA region, Wissam Mattout, introduced the custom made, turnkey software ‘TATSH’, which has streamlined the company’s processes while ensuring competitiveness and profitability.
Deloitte: Mixed outlook for CIOs
Deloitte’s second global CIO Survey reveals a disparity between the excitement over, and proposed investment in, technology – and the role the CIO is playing in this transformation.
F5 appoints new ME sales chief
F5 Networks has appointed Garth Braithwaite as its new Sales Director for the Middle East region.
Kept in the dark
Jyoti Lalchandani, IDC’s Group Vice President and Regional Managing Director for the Middle East, Africa, and Turkey, discusses the Achilles heel that is shadow IT, and how IT arms can rein in the potentially damaging practice to benefit their business.
Amazon Web Services hits 5-year high
Despite Microsoft’s strong growth in the cloud market, Amazon reached a five-year high in its share of the cloud infrastructure service market.
Juniper announces partner programme updates
An exclusive interview with Mario Georgiou, Regional Partner Director, Juniper Middle East, to learn about the Juniper Partner Advantage (JPA) enhancements, announced last month.
Storage stories
Sofocles Socratous, Vice President, EMEA Sales and Marketing, and Christian V. Assaf, Snr. Sales Manager METAG, from Seagate discuss the recent rebranding along with 2015 roadmap and channel strategy.
Arbor: Largest DDoS attack hit 400Gbps
An unnamed ISP experienced an NTP reflection DDoS attack peaked at 400Gbps in December, easily the largest denial of service event in Internet history, Arbor Networks’ 10th Annual Infrastructure Report has revealed.
Strategising future goals
Partners need to prepare for new opportunities created by Internet of Everything era, as organisations look for strategic support, says Meghan McCarthy, Regional Sales Manager, Partner Organisation and Commercial Segment, Cisco UAE.
Hitachi Data Systems updates Content Platform
Hitachi Data Systems has announced new capabilities in its entire Hitachi Content Platform portfolio.
Gartner predicts $3.8 trillion 2015 IT spend
Worldwide IT spending is on pace to total $3.8 trillion in 2015, a 2.4 percent increase from 2014, according to the latest forecast by Gartner.
Aruba expands EMEA channel programme
Aruba Networks has announced that it is expanding its EMEA Aruba PartnerEdge Programme to address the needs of small to mid-sized enterprises (SME) and the channel partners that serve them.
Microsoft unveils Windows 10
Microsoft has unveiled its long-anticipated Windows 10 operating system, as well as two new devices designed to extend the Windows experience.
IBM reports grim Q4 earnings
IBM will favour buyouts that strengthen its cloud services, the company’s CFO has said, as it looks for ways to expand its business after 11 straight quarters of declining revenue.
UAE duo named Microsoft ‘Showcase’ schools
Al-Baydaa for Girls School and Mzeirea School in the UAE have been selected by Microsoft as 2014-2015 Showcase Schools for their excellence in transforming learning environments to deliver more personalised education to students.