Twitter released a report yesterday about the user information requests it has received from governments this year and how it …
Mozilla gains backing for mobile Firefox OS
Mozilla said Monday that it has named its forthcoming HTML5 mobile operating system Firefox OS, gained support for it from …
RIM stock plunges after $518M loss and BlackBerry 10 delay
Research in Motion’s stock price plunged 19% early Friday following RIM’s announcement late yesterday of a $518 million first quarter loss and …
Global internet traffic to surpass 1 zettabyte in 2016
Global Internet Protocol traffic will reach an annual rate of 1.3 zettabytes in 2016 as more people connect more devices …
Experts question the need for a Facebook smartphone
Mobile technology will play an important role for Facebook as it tries to find new sources of revenue
SAP president claims €1bn worth of in-memory business in the pipeline
SAP has 1 billion worth of business in the pipeline for its in-memory HANA product, according to SAP’s president of …
IBM posts flat revenue, falling hardware sales
While IBM continues to financially excel at selling software and systems, its hardware revenue for the past three months has …
Global SaaS spending to rise 17.9% to $14.5 billion: Gartner
Global spending on SaaS (software-as-a-service) will rise 17.9 percent this year to $14.5 billion, according to figures released yesterday by …
Internet contributed SAR37 billion to Saudi economy in 2010: report
The Saudi internet economy contributed SAR37 billion to the overall Saudi economy in 2010, representing 2.2% of GDP and putting …
Chrome jumps Explorer as top browser for first time, but just for one day: survey
Google’s Chrome browser overtook Microsoft’s Internet Explorer, all versions combined, to become the number one browser for a single day …
Middle East companies look to emerging, not developed markets for best practice: research
Business leaders in the Middle East look to emerging markets for growth lessons and best practice more than developed markets, …
Dropbox’s URL shortener abused by spammers
Spammers are abusing a Dropbox feature that lets users share a shortened link, directing people to websites selling questionable pharmaceuticals, …
Siemens launches new version of OpenSpace UC suite
Siemens Enterprise Communications today announced Version 7.0 of its OpenScape UC suite that enables the VoIP platform to support up to 500,000 …
Disk storage system sales in Q4 top $8.5 bn: IDC
In the last quarter of 2011, disk storage systems generated more than $8.5 billion in revenue, representing a 3.5% increase …
Malware grows to the tune of 75 million samples in 2011: McAfee
Despite McAfee predicting that unique malware samples would hit 75 million in 2011, the security vendor actually found that the …
Inmarsat launches new service to deliver IP capability for M2M solutions
Mobile satellite communication firm Inmarsat today announced the launch of a new end-to-end IP data service targeting the growing global …
World is in the midst of a cyber arms race: study
As they grapple with a growing crop of increasingly sophisticated threats that know no political borders, nations must dramatically improve …
UAE travellers prefer to pay on mobile phone: Study
UAE travellers prefer making payments via their mobile phone than using cash or credit card, according to a study commissioned …
Seagate completes acquisition of Samsung’s HDD business
Seagate Technology, today announced the closing of the transaction to acquire the hard disk drive (HDD) business of Samsung Electronics. …
“It is better to work with one distributor having a channel network within a country,” Mathis Lai
EMPA distributes the Philips brand of monitors in UAE, Bahrain, Qatar, Kuwait and Saudi Arabia. However Hong Kong based TPV …