RIM’s new CEO, Thorsten Heins, wants the company to improve its product development while also becoming better at marketing, he …
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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 3611
Twitter acquires anti-malware company Dasient
Twitter has acquired Internet security firm Dasient, the Sunnyvale, California startup said on its blog on Monday. Dasient, which describes …
HP pays $425,000 to settle claims over hazardous laptop batteries
Hewlett-Packard (HP) will pay US$425,000 to settle a claim that it knowingly sold laptops with hazardous batteries that could overheat …
Big data has been around for years: IBM
Jeff Barber, director of worldwide storage product sales, systems and technology group at IBM, says he pities companies that are …
FVC and Zoho to bring emerging cloud apps to MENA
FVC, a Value Added Distributor in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA), has signed a partnership agreement with Zoho, …
Micron to acquire PCIe virtualisation vendor Virtensys
Micron Technology recently announced it has signed an agreement to acquire Virtensys, a U.K.-based provider of PCIe-sharing products. No financial …
Internet nurtures literacy development: Study
The Internet can promote the literacy development of young adults, according to a study by Dr Jen Scott Curwood from …
RIM announces appointment of new CEO
Research In Motion’s co-CEOs Mike Lazaridis and Jim Balsillie have quit after a tumultuous period at the company, which saw …
3G gains popularity among Arab nations
Advanced third generation (3G) telecom technologies were deployed in four Arab countries during the period from December 2009 to November …
Fujitsu staff accept improved pay and pensions offer
Staff at IT services firm Fujitsu have agreed to accept an improved pay offer, following a series of strikes in a …