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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
Symantec appoints new CTO
Symantec has announced the appointment of Amit Mital as Chief Technology Officer, who will be responsible for technology strategy, focusing on innovation, product development and R&D.
UAE customers given greater choice with Mobile Number Portability service
The Telecommunications Regulatory Authority has announced that licensees Etisalat and du yesterday launched the Mobile Number Portability Service in the United Arab Emirates through opening the central system for the MNP service.
HM Treasury launches £255m framework for new “multi-sourced” IT model
HM Treasury is inviting suppliers to tender for a place on a new framework worth up to £255 million, which will help the department move away from a single-supplier outsourcing model for its IT and towards a “multi-sourced” supply chain.
EU goes a step closer to standardising mobile phone chargers
Europe inched a step closer towards enforcing a single, universal mobile phone charger yesterday when a provisional deal was made between members of the European Parliament and the Council of the European Union.
US retailer Overstock plans to accept Bitcoin
US retailer Overstock plans to become one of the first major businesses to accept virtual currency Bitcoin.
Reuters report on NSA ‘secret’ payments to RSA fuels encryption controversy
The U.S. National Security Agency paid US$10 million to vendor RSA in a “secret” deal to incorporate a deliberately flawed encryption algorithm into widely used security software, according to a Reuters report that is reigniting controversy about the government’s involvement in setting security standards.
Apple and China Mobile sign deal to sell iPhones from January
Apple yesterday signed a deal with China Mobile which could see it offer the iPhone to over 760 million Chinese customers from January.
Symantec announces Storage Foundation update
Symantec today announced a new version of its Storage Foundation software, enabling data centres to leverage Solid State Drives “In ways that could allow customers to access mission critical data and applications 400 percent faster than traditional Storage Area Networks.”
‘Beware of e-retail’ Ponemon & RSA Security tell Middle East
While Middle East e-commerce is booming during the December gift season, customers need to better protect their online identity, according to an e-security expert.