Researchers at IDC, say some big battles will be brewing in 2012 in the cloud, mobile and Big Data arenas. …
Forrester: As SaaS matures, buyers face new considerations
As SaaS (software as a service) gains in maturity and popularity, enterprise IT buyers will have to grapple with a …
Defending their PaaS territory
Independent platform-as-a-service (PaaS) providers acknowledge that theirs is a crowded market, especially with big IT vendors like Oracle, Hewlett-Packard (HP) …
Storage growth slowing to normal: IDC
Growth in sales of enterprise disk storage slowed in the third quarter as the industry returned to normal patterns after …
Spending on security companies booming, PwC finds
The $60 billion global computer security industry has become a hot sector for a range of investors, including mainstream IT …
HTML5 to create new challenges for security pros in 2012: Sophos
The move to HTML5 will enable a whole host of new web applications, but could also create new challenges for …
Aruba buys Avenda for BYOD security
Wi-Fi infrastructure vendor Aruba Networks will buy Avenda Systems to expand its network security offerings and help enable BYOD (bring-your-own-device) …
Cisco reorgs again
Even though it completed the bulk of a major restructuring earlier this year, Cisco continues to tweak its internal organisational structure. Cisco has combined …
IDC: Asia Pacific to see more BA adoption in 2012
Organisations in the Asia Pacific region are seen to finally embrace business analytics (BA) with CIOs and IT decision makers …
Office 365 a hit, especially with small businesses: Microsoft
Office 365, Microsoft’s cloud collaboration and communication suite for organisations, is selling eight times faster than its predecessor, the Business …
Architecting growth
Not known for making bold investments in ICT, the construction sector is showing signs of rapid change. Pallavi Sharma discovers …
We want to be number one by 2015: Huawei
Huawei Technologies, the leading networking solutions vendor from China, expects the enterprise division of the business to contribute 20% of …
SAP not doing enough to keep users happy: User Group
The move to cloud computing is creating headaches for SAP users, who are struggling to get their heads around the …
SAP’s innovation plans may lead to skills gaps: University
SAP’s new programme of innovation could lead to a skills gap, according to Sheffield Hallam University. The university, which delivers …
Apple, Google need to improve smartphone security: Blue Coat
The practice of “security by obscurity” on the Apple’s iOS needs to improve as smartphone adoption increases, according to Blue …
BA hires Xerox to cut 25% of mail and digital print costs
British Airways is partnering with Xerox to cut “up to a quarter” of the cost of its mail and digital …
HCT and Microsoft to create MENA region’s first Microsoft Learning Center
The first “Microsoft Learning Center” in the Middle East and North Africa(MENA) region will be set up by the Higher …
Asia Pacific enterprises standardise on Ethernet fabrics
Enterprises across the Asia Pacific are standardising on Ethernet fabric technology, according to a new research report from Frost & …
Google Apps adds around-the-clock phone support
Addressing a major source of complaints with its Apps suite, Google has announced that it will now offer around-the-clock phone …
Huawei buys out Symantec in joint venture
Huawei Technologies will buy out the rest of a joint venture with Symantec for US$530 million, the companies announced yesterday. …