In November, the two companies said the four-year Innovative Communications Alliance (ICA) formed in 2006 was solid and intact. ICA …
Motorola announces 4,000 more layoffs
The workforce cuts at the troubled handset, networking and enterprise wireless company will come in addition to the 3,000 layoffs …
Huawei completes VIVA in Kuwait
Launched in September, VIVA is the first new overseas license of Saudi Telecom Co. (STC) and as such STC attached …
Ways to cut costs: Move to MPLS
In many IT organizations roughly 70% of the personnel and capital resources are consumed maintaining the existing applications and IT …
Healthy dose of IT
Having recently added the Mouwasat Hospital in Riyadh to its existing chain of hospitals in Dammam, Jubail, Madinah and Qatif, …
Forrester forecasts decline in global IT spending
The market saw 8 percent growth during 2008, Forrester said. The economic recession in the U.S. and other countries is …
Cisco’s new 11n gear boosts legacy Wi-Fi performance with beamforming
Cisco unveiled a new 802.11n WLAN access point designed to simplify enterprise deployments, lower costs, and improve performance for existing …
New wireless standard gets big name backing
TransferJet wireless capability is getting closer to reality. The technology, which is being developed by major camera makers Sony, Olympus, …
A Closer Look at the Palm Pre and webOS
The Palm Pre smart phone and the company's much-anticipated new operating system–called webOS–are among the most buzzed-about products to come …
Nortel refreshes Gigabit stackables
Nortel this week extended its Gigabit Ethernet stackable switch line with a new series that features integrated 10Gbps uplinks and …
Open networks remain a distant nirvana for mobile users
The push for open wireless networks that can accommodate all manner of mobile devices and applications grabbed a lot of …
Cisco’s robust new offering
With enterprises looking to consolidate data centers and devices, Cisco's new ASR 1000 series router offers a compelling message: Do …
Nokia ends production of its only WiMax device
After selling them for just a few months, Nokia has decided to stop making its N810 WiMax Edition handheld computer. …
Poised for growth
Is Sony bullish about the surveillance market in the Middle East? Do you see a technology shift from analogue to …