Symantec has acquired LiveOffice, a provider of cloud-based data archiving and storage, for $115 million, the companies announced yesterday. Symantec …
SAP and Google plan to tie cloud based business apps
SAP and Google executives yesterday provided a preview of the companies’ plans to tie their respective cloud-based business applications together, …
Google Apps has more in the pipeline: VP
Google plans to announce in the coming month or so several customer wins for Google Apps that exceed 100,000 users, …
Microsoft and HP team up for the cloud
HP and Microsoft have announced a new four-year partnership to deliver public, private and hybrid cloud solutions built around Microsoft …
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 …
FVC signs Esnatech to offer cloud-based UC in MENA
FVC, a VAD in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA), has signed a partnership agreement with Esna Technologies (Esnatech), …
Menya Zavoot GITEX
One of the best parts of GITEX for me is the number of people from outside the UAE that you …
Gmail threatens Microsoft in enterprises, says Gartner
Google’s share of the enterprise email market currently “hovers” at around 1%, but it will reach 10% within a few …
Google apologises for Docs outage
A software upgrade that went wrong caused parts of the Google Docs cloud-hosted office productivity suite to go offline for …
Google beefs up admin console for free Apps version
Google has strengthened the IT administration capabilities of the free, standard version of its Apps hosted communication and collaboration suite, …