Oracle’s long-awaited 12c database is now available for download, according to the company’s official website.
Cisco unveils major product refresh, “biggest in years”
Cisco today revealed a major product refresh for its enterprise network portfolio, calling it the “the biggest network announcement in …
Internet of Everything to generate $613bn profits in 2013
The ‘Internet of Everything’ (IoE) is expected to enable global private-sector businesses to generate at least $613 billion in global …
Ethics and enthusiasm
I was back on my travels last month — Florida, to be exact. I was one of the 20,000 people …
VMware and MapR hope to simplify virtualised big data
MapR Technologies and VMware have collaborated to make it easier for enterprises to virtualise Big Data applications and get better support at the same time.
Alcatel-Lucent’s specialist move symbolic of changed market dynamics: Ovum
Alcatel-Lucent’s strategic shift from telecom network equipment provider (NEP) to IP networking and ultra-broadband access specialist is indicative of the high speed at which market dynamics have changed, according to Ovum.
Oracle, Microsoft to announce new partnership Monday
Microsoft and Oracle are set to reveal details of a new partnership on Monday, one of a “startling series” of announcements Oracle CEO Larry Ellison promised this week around the Oracle Database 12c.
Oracle’s Ellison spills beans on upcoming SAP HANA competitor and Database 12c plans
Oracle hasn’t even officially released its 12c database yet, but CEO Larry Ellison has already revealed plans for the version that will follow, 12.1c, which apparently will be Oracle’s most direct response yet to SAP’s HANA in-memory platform.
Oracle’s Q4 results: What to watch
Many eyes in the tech world will fall on Oracle later this week, when the vendor’s fourth-quarter results are set for release.
Top-tier SMBs spending less on IT than bottom tier: Symantec
The latest research by Symantec has found that top-tier SMBs spend roughly seven percent less on IT than the bottom tier.
SAP goes soppy at Sapphire
With approximately 80,000 people tuning in digitally around the world, SAP’s board of executives preached to a near 100,000 strong crowd in Florida — and the message could not have been clearer; it believes HANA is the future of business.
Middle East in dire need of skilled IT pros, says CompTIA study
Middle Eastern businesses want to invest in IT during 2013, but they’re struggling to find skilled candidates to fill posts, according to new research released by CompTIA, a non-profit association for the IT industry.
Here to stay
As a relatively new entrant in the Middle Eastern market, GFI Software could be forgiven for not knowing its audience. But at its second Middle East Partner Conference, GFI and sole distributor Comguard showed that the vendor had made a happy home out of the region.
Efficiency will hold down storage growth, IDC says
Lean storage techniques will keep a lid on storage investments over the next few years, though the world’s enterprises still are on track to buy 138 exabytes of storage system capacity in 2017, IDC said.
IBM re-moulds DB2 10.5 as a Hadoop killer
In the new update of DB2, released Friday, IBM has added a set of acceleration technologies, collectively code-named BLU, that …
IT department could disappear by the end of the decade, says Forrester
The IT department of 2020 could disappear as a separate entity and become embedded in departments throughout the entire organisation, according to analyst Forrester.
Software AG buys complex-event processing technology from Progress
Software AG is building out its portfolio of CEP (complex-event processing) software with the acquisition of Apama from Progress Software, …
Microsoft launches new Embedded OS to harness the data of devices
“It’s now essential for businesses to tap into the vast potential of data if they want to compete,” says Kevin …
WWDC: Safari gets energy-efficient update in Mavericks
When OS X Mavericks arrives later this year, a new version of Safari will come along for the ride. Apple’s latest Web …
Oracle releases Java EE 7 with eye on HTML5 development
Oracle has announced the availability of Java Platform Enterprise Edition 7, a release that brings new capabilities for HTML5-based application …