While some IT companies in the region may have taken a battering from last year’s global economic slowdown, the same …
KSA IT market to hit US$4 billion in 2010
Al-Falak Electronic Equipment and Supplies Company, a provider of technology-based end-to-end solutions in the Middle East, …
Dubai reseller settles out-of-court with Microsoft
Storm Computers was purportedly found to be selling personal computers loaded with pirated versions of Microsoft software. Pirated CDs were …
CMCS opens new office in Italy
CMCS aims to generate 2.5 million euros in sales revenue within the first three years of operation in its bid …
Almasa IT Distribution to launch professional services
Although the exact dates have not been revealed when the division will be operational, Almasa has indicated that the services …
Red Hat, JBoss to host EMEA partner summit
This year’s EMEA Partner Summit will focus on open source middleware, cloud computing, and virtualisation while highlighting the larger Red …
Almasa IT Distribution signs SpectorSoft Corporation
This agreement authorises Almasa IT Distribution to distribute the complete SpectorSoft product line of solutions in the Middle East and …
Blue Coat intros Professional Services Partner Programme
The BTPSP programme supplements the BlueTouch Support Partner Programme by providing additional tools, certification and training to assist partners in …
SAP rolls out SaaS BI for ‘casual users’
SAP AG made a major new push into on-demand business intelligence, announcing a new suite that combines all of SAP’s …
Beyond CRM: SaaS slips into the mainstream
Customer relationship management applications are still the largest segment of the ballooning software-as-a-service market. But the landscape is changing. Pressured …
Windows 7 early adoption beats Vista’s 2-to-1
In the five months since its release, Microsoft’s Windows 7 has captured twice the usage share than did Vista in …
NEC supports cloud computing services for telcos
Global provider of Internet, broadband network and enterprise business solutions NEC has announced support of cloud computing services for telecommunications …
HCL Technologies opens regional HQ in Dubai
HCL already services more than 25 large organisations in the Middle East and this headquarter will become the hub for …
Mozilla patches critical Firefox bugs
Mozilla patched five vulnerabilities, three of them critical, in older editions of Firefox and in the process extended the support …