A report by Dulsco HR Solutions found a 11.8% increase in the demand for skilled IT manpower in the new digital media field and expects that the demand will increase significantly in the fourth quarter

Digital media increases demand for IT specialists
The sudden increase in the number of digital media companies offering social media, internet marketing and cloud computing solutions in …

BYOD will demand evolved security, officials say
With the emergence of an increasingly mobile workforce, the traditional methods of securing a desktop environment will have to evolve …

Jury decides in Apple's favour, Samsung hit with $1B damages
Samsung must pay Apple US$1.05 billion for infringing several of its patents in Samsung smartphones and tablets, a California District …

Lenovo senior vice president: 'It's a dual-device world'
Lenovo senior vice president David Schmoock, who heads the company’s North American operations, recently shared his thoughts on the rise …
Barracuda Networks partners with Alpha Data for the UAE
Barracuda Networks has signed an agreement with systems integrator, Alpha Data, to resell its suite of security, networking and data protection solutions in the UAE.
Steady as it goes
DataCare, a Dubai based IT wholesaler, is cashing in on the burgeoning demand for storage media while staying true to its business principles to continue on its journey for growth.

HTC signals focus on business market
Taiwan’s HTC has invested $35.4 million in a U.S.-based provider of mobile enterprise apps, signaling that the smartphone vendor is …

Out with old school
With the world of technology changing constantly, it is difficult for universities to keep producing IT graduates that are sufficiently …

Projectbook for iPad
Projectbook is a new note-taking and task management application for the iPad from Theory.io. I’ve been using the iPad offering since its …

TOP 20 SYSTEM INTEGRATORS
Interruption or opportunity? We have seen a dramatic shift in the role of systems integrators in the last couple of …

HP VideoBook scours web for study related topics
HP’s lab in India has developed an algorithm that loads relevant videos from multiple sources including the internet, based on …
Comguard unveils next-gen UTM from WatchGuard in the region
Comguard, the authorised distributor for WatchGuard Technologies today announced the launch of the new WatchGuard XTM 5 Series of Unified Threat Management that the company claims has the fastest throughput in its price class without sacrificing security efficacy, manageability and ease of use.

Microsoft pamper SkyDrive, Android App to follow
Microsoft’s SkyDrive cloud storage service has been given a fresh look and new features on the Web, and a SkyDrive …

HP readying three-part effort at network virtualisation
HP is preparing three new software capabilities that are designed to help enterprises pool their computing and storage resources across …
IBM opens first research centre in Africa
IBM is opening its first research centre in Africa, following years of international marketing by the Kenyan government and visits …

Red Hat to release enterprise-ready OpenStack package
Red Hat plans to release an enterprise grade version of the OpenStack open source software for hosting IaaS (infrastructure as …

EMC's Mohammed Amin set to play larger role
EMC has announced that Mohammed Amin, EMC Senior Vice President and Regional Manager currently responsible for EMC’s sales efforts in …

Right time for face time
High-quality business video conferencing is moving beyond corporate rooms to mobile devices and the cloud, forcing many enterprises to rethink …
Apple vs Samsung, more than meets the eye
The battle between Apple and Samsung goes far beyond litigation right down to the roots of consumer behaviour. Ashish Panjabi, COO at Jacky’s Group of Companies believes that although the competition between the two technology giants hasn’t yet impacted the Middle East, it has exposed greater truths about each of these companies.