To overcome the rigidity of the traditional data centre network, software-defined networking has emerged as a popular solution, says Taj El Khayat, Managing Director, Middle East, Turkey, North, West and Central Africa, Riverbed Technology
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UAE CIOs rank cloud as a top investment priority
With 85 percent of UAE CIOs ranking cloud as their top investment priority to 2020, managing multiple clouds will be the foundation for business success, industry experts revealed recently.0 3572
Vodafone agrees to buy Spanish cable operator Ono for €7.2 billion
Vodafone Group continues to strengthen its fixed network holdings by acquiring Spanish cable operator Ono for €7.2 billion (US$10.1 billion).
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SAP is utilising its HANA platform to provide tools that produce, analyse and visualise sport data. CNME sat down with Jenni
Lewis, Solutions Architect, Global Marketing, SAP, to see how technology is transforming the way sport is being played.
Avaya introduces new Customer Experience Management solutions
Avaya has announced new Customer Experience Management solutions which aim to help businesses “eliminate the fragmented, high-effort service that jeopardises customer loyalty and revenue growth.”
IDC: MEA tablet shipment booms in Q4
Shipments of PC tablets into the Middle East and Africa expanded 111% year on year in the final quarter of 2013, according to the latest results released by IDC, as the overall MEA tablet market reached a total of 3.45 million units for the quarter.
Entrust, 3M Cogent integrate biometric fingerprint authentication
Entrust and 3M Cogent are integrating biometric fingerprint authentication into the Entrust IdentityGuard software authentication platform.
Hands on with iOS 7.1: A few good improvements
Four months after releasing iOS 7 – the latest major update to the operating system controlling Apple mobile devices – iOS 7.1 has hit the airwaves, providing bug fixes, performance enhancements and a few welcome additions for your iPhone, iPad or iPod Touch.
eMarketer: 2014 desktop search spend to fall as mobile grows
The money spent by advertisers on the desktop will decline this year as people continue to reach for their smartphones to search for information, according to new data from eMarketer.
China's Twitter-like Sina Weibo files for $500M US IPO
One of China’s most popular social media services, Sina Weibo, filed papers on Friday for an initial public offering in the U.S. with the target of raising US$500 million.
Gartner: MEA infrastructure spend to hit $3.4 billion
IT infrastructure spending, comprising storage, server, and enterprise networking equipment, in the Middle East and Africa is forecast to reach $3.47 billion, a 4.1 percent increase from 2013, according to Gartner.