To use multicore processors effectively the IT industry needs to radically rethink the basic computer architecture it has used over …
EU to lay down cloud guidelines
The European Union is set to introduce a set of guidelines for cloud computing covering such areas as data protection, …
UAE University chooses Brocade for network foundation
Brocade today announced that United Arab Emirates University (UAEU), the UAE’s first and leading national university based in Al Ain, …
Google previews tablet-optimised Android 3.0
Google yesterday released a preview of the software development kit for Android 3.0, which has been designed specifically for mobile …
IBM to build Asia’s largest cloud computing centre
IBM and the China-based Range Technology will build a cloud computing data centre near Beijing that the companies claim will …
Forrester names 2011’s security recommendations
Given security leaders’ pain points and focus areas for 2011, Forrester has identified recommendations for security strategies that address the …
Patient in your pocket from CSC
CSC today launched a Patient in your Pocket solution for the Middle East healthcare market at Arab Health 2011. Developed …
Banks may soon require new online authentication
The Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council (FFIEC) could soon release new guidelines for banks to use when authenticating users to …
In the virtual realm
The high-end furniture retailer THE One first opened its store in Abu Dhabi way back in 1996. Ever since the …
HP to overhaul board
Four Hewlett-Packard board members who reportedly played a central role in the company’s decision about whether to replace CEO Mark …
KSA-based university deploys solution to service remote areas
The Northern Borders University (NBU), Saudi Arabia has selected SunGard Higher Education to support its mission for quality higher education …
Page to take over as Google CEO
Google co-founder Larry Page will take over as Google CEO in April from Eric Schmidt, who will remain with the …
CIOs come together to discuss data centre issues
CIOs and IT managers in the UAE named connectivity and the lack of redundancy in their data centres one of …
Pursuing the enterprise segment
As IT spending is slowly improving in the Middle East region, regional components specialist distributor Golden Systems is using this …