Storing data is one thing, but how does a company actively gain intelligence from analysing the data and then pump …
IDC: Data centres increasingly overwhelmed by business demand
Businesses are struggling to ensure their data centres cope with demand, according to analyst house IDC. Chris Ingle, an associate …
IBM goes after enterprise mobility projects with Mobile Foundation portfolio
IBM took steps yesterday to help enterprises go mobile, introducing a set of software and services called Mobile Foundation. The …
Fortinet launches product family to combat DDoS attacks
Network security firm Fortinet today introduced the FortiDDoS product family for enterprises, web hosting and cloud service providers. The new …
Bulwark Technologies to participate in COMEX 2012
Bulwark Technologies, a leading value added distributor of IT security solutions in the Middle East has today announced its participation …
Software AG acquires my-Channels for universal messaging technology
Software AG has announced the recent acquisition of London based my-Channels, a move that complements and extends Software AG’s current …
TradeTech: Banks spending heavily on surveillance IT to keep ahead of regulation
A sea change is taking place in stock trading, whereby many banks and brokerage firms are spending huge amounts of …
BT selects Equinix data centres to roll out proximity hosting service for traders
Communications provider BT has revealed that it will use Equinix’s data centres for the rollout of its cloud-based Radianz Venue …
Cheap tech allows start-up traders to enter financial market
Reductions in the cost of technology have lowered the barrier to entry for start-ups who previously could not afford to …
How to virtualise mission-critical applications
Enterprises are virtualising more and more of their workloads. The benefits are well-known: consolidation and infrastructure efficiency; faster provisioning of …
Dropbox boosts free storage limit to 5GB to match Google Drive
Dropbox has boosted its free storage limit from 2GB to 5GB with the introduction of a new digital image offering. …
Infor develops natural language processing engine to integrate with Siri
Infor, a provider of industry specific enterprise applications, has developed a prototype app for mobile devices that allows users to …
Huawei releases full 2011 financial results
Huawei has released its audited full-year 2011 financial results noting sales revenues of $32.40 billion – an 11.7% growth over …
Tech Mahindra, Mahindra Satyam and CA Technologies sign global partnership
Tech Mahindra and Mahindra Satyam have announced that they have signed a Global Framework Agreement (GFA) with CA Technologies, a …
SAP sees strong momentum for HANA and SuccessFactors business
Business software vendor SAP expects software and software-related service revenue to increase in the range of 10 to 12 percent …
Amazon CTO: startups lead the way in big data analytics
Startups and small companies are stealing a march on their larger enterprise counterparts by employing analytics at the heart of …
CommVault and Microsoft expand partnership to offer Simpana data management with Windows Azure
CommVault recently announced an expanded collaboration with Microsoft to offer a cloud storage capability that combines the power of Simpana …
GCC opts for SAP solutions to help increase Middle East presence
Gulf Consolidated Contractors Co. (GCC) has selected SAP to bolster its IT solutions and increase its influence across the Middle …
Huawei reports revenues of $32.4bn as it embarks on a wave of transformation
Huawei, an information and communications technology (ICT) solutions provider, has released its audited full-year 2011 financial results noting sales revenues …
Beyond the hype
Nobody can seem to stop talking about virtualisation and all the supposedly wonderful benefits it gives enterprises. It has gradually …