Licence to bill

Purchasing a licence for software, particularly if the software needs to be rolled-out to a large group of employees, is no small investment. In the age of Software-as-a-Service, licensing and support agreements are key for keeping software up-to-date and well-managed.

Fit for a king

Although Saudi Arabia’s King Faisal Foundation instigates a host of positive outbound interactions, the same could not be said of its internal communications. That was until Chief Technology Officer Hazem Jarrar began a fresh unified communications implementation that has transformed the way the company does business.

Cisco calls on ME organisations to embrace the IoE era

Ahead of the inaugural Internet of Things Expo (IoTX) 2015, taking place in Dubai on the 8th and 9th June 2015, Cisco executives called for Middle East organisations to embrace the Internet of Everything (IoE) Era by adopting strategies to become fully digitised.

Lighter load

With ports in the Middle East, United States and South America, the expectations of Gulftainer’s customers stretch even further than the port and logistics company’s operations. After huge expansion plans were initiated in 2012, Group IT Manager, Vinay Sharma, was tasked with bringing outdated IT infrastructure up to the company’s high standards.

Under siege

CNME’s Enterprise Security 360 Roadshow, which covers Riyadh, Doha and Dubai, returned for its 2015 edition. We bring you the highlights of the security conference.

Seamless synergy

Citrix Synergy 2015, held from 12 to14 May in Orlando, Florida, gathered thousands of customers, partners and executives to experience the company’s new offerings and updates. CEO Mark Templeton opened the event by sharing the company’s ‘Vision for IT Transformation.’

Global PC shipments experienced a 3.6 percent decline in Q3, according to Gartner

PC makers ready for Windows 10

With Microsoft ready to ship Windows 10 on July 29, PC makers are disclosing their plans to make the OS available to customers in new laptops and desktops or as a free OS upgrade from Windows 7 and 8.1.

EMC launches Project CoprHD

EMC has recently announced the release of Project CoprHD (“copperhead”), an open source version of EMC ViPR Controller embracing open development and a free “no restrictions” download for non-production use of its ScaleIO software.

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