Has the time finally arrived when CIOs should be looking over their shoulders at CDOs and CFOs hungry to snatch …
Centre stage for security
With the world on constant alert for cyber attacks, CIOs and IT decision makers flooded to the Habtoor Grand hotel …
All approaches to SDS have been wrong, until now: Srivastava, EMC
There may have been a few people spitting out their coffee this morning when they read that EMC had unveiled …
EMC unveils “world’s first” software-defined storage platform
EMC today introduced the world’s first software-defined storage platform at its annual flagship event, EMC World 2013 in Las Vegas. …
GCC IT industry to grow 10 to 25 percent in 2013, say market leaders
According to a recent survey by technology solution provider Omnix, the IT software and services sector in the GCC is …
Juniper closer to Cisco in shipping SDN brains
Juniper Networks this week will extend its SDN offerings with the release of its controller, roughly six months ahead of schedule. The …
Citrix adds IM to Podio enterprise collaboration software
Citrix has added instant messaging to its Podio enterprise collaboration product so that employees can engage in one-to-one and group …
D-Link publishes beta patches for IP camera vulnerabilities
D-Link has published beta patches for vulnerabilities in the firmware of many of its IP surveillance cameras, which could allow …
Amazon Web Services launches new certification programme
Amazon Web Services (AWS) has launched a Global Certification Programme, which will allow solutions architects, systems operations administrators, and developers …
Brocade unleashes a data centre barrage
Brocade this week extended its data centre networking portfolio with hardware and software enhancements designed to better integrate and align physical …
The rat race
Each month, we discuss the impact that technology has over a number of verticals and how new trends can change …
SAP launches ride-sharing app TwoGo
SAP has expanded its foray into corporate sustainability with the release of a carpooling application called TwoGo. The cloud-based software uses Nokia’s …
HP announces Converged Systems business, unifies server divisions
Hewlett-Packard on Monday said it has created a business unit that will deal in purpose-built systems based on specific applications …
SAP’s first quarter: The key questions
SAP will announce its first-quarter 2013 earnings on Friday, a report that will get heavy scrutiny from company watchers. Here’s …
MCX selects Gemalto for mobile commerce platform
Merchant Customer Exchange (MCX) has announced the selection of Gemalto to build its mobile wallet, as it moves closer to …
Unrivalled Velocity
Undisputable storage powerhouse EMC claims to be ahead of the game, and you don’t get out in front by standing …
The mobility wave
Mobility is sweeping across the enterprises in the Middle East, creating bright opportunities for a channel reeling under pressure on …
HP ships $169 Slate 7 Android tablet
Hewlett-Packard on Friday started shipping its US$169.99 Slate 7 tablet with Android 4.1, which signals the company’s reentry into the …
Dutchman arrested in connection with large DDoS attack on Spamhaus
A 35-year-old Dutchman was arrested Thursday in Spain, as part of an investigation into a large-scale DDoS (distributed denial-of-service) attack …
Healing the cracks
As the dust begins to settle following arguably HP’s most challenging era, Middle East managing director, Eyad Shihabi, talks to …