Google has launched a site for webmasters whose sites have been hacked, something that the company says happens thousands of …
Oracle acquires private cloud firm Nimbula
Oracle this week announced that it is acquiring Nimbula, a provider of private cloud infrastructure management software with the intent …
‘Ditch Windows RT,’ says IDC
Microsoft‘s two-pronged push into the tablet market, consisting of the Windows RT and Windows 8 operating systems, confuses customers, an …
Multiven accuses Cisco of data theft
Cisco has been accused of stealing thousands of proprietary and copyrighted data files from its third-party services nemesis, Multiven, which has filed …
Android head steps aside, Chrome leader takes over
Google’s head of Android, Andy Rubin, is reportedly stepping aside, which could mean big changes for the mobile platform as …
DISTREE Middle East dates set, METACIS delegates invited
DISTREE has announced the dates of its upcoming Middle East event, and invited senior executives from leading ICT and ICE …
StorIT offers pre-built data centre bundles
StorIT on Tuesday introduced the concept of pre-built data centre solution bundles, which the distributor claims, are ideal for resellers …
Atlantique, Ericsson sign five-year Africa deal
Etisalat Group’s Atlantique Telecom on Wednesday announced that it has signed a five-year, multi-country agreement with Ericsson, which will now …
SAP, Saudia sign MoU to combat Saudi youth unemployment
SAP and Saudia announced on Wednesday that they had signed a MoU to set up a competency centre at King …
MEA external storage market in decline – IDC
According to the latest figures from IDC, the MEA region’s external storage market suffered a year-on-year decline in the last …
Gartner – 2013 the year of big data
This year will see a much larger scale adoption of big data technologies, according to Gartner. The analyst firm recently …
HP’s Autonomy acquisition under investigation
Hewlett-Packard’s purchase of Autonomy is under investigation by the U.K. Serious Fraud Office, the company said in a regulatory filing …
Android, iOS benefit from tablet sales surge, but not Windows 8, says IDC
Improving Windows 8 is Microsoft’s best bet for grabbing a larger share of tablet sales over the next four years, but there doesn’t …
Eavesdropping Google set to pay $7M to US states
Google will pay US$7 million to settle complaints from dozens of U.S. states about its unauthorised collection of personal data …
Microsoft has access issues with Hotmail, Outlook, SkyDrive services
Microsoft experienced disruptions for several hours to its online suite of mail, calendar and storage services, leaving many users unable …
STC inaugurates Security Operations Centre
Saudi Arabian STC this week inaugurated what it calls the largest information security control centre in the region to improve …
Eros Group opens 32nd retail store in UAE
Eros Group recently opened its 32nd retail store in the UAE, making the group widest retail network in the country. …
Optimus becomes Master Training Partner for CSA
Optimus Technology and Telecommunications on Tuesday announced that the Cloud Security Alliance (CSA) has named the value-added distributor as a …
Samsung Africa partners with Mitsumi
Samsung Africa announced on Tuesday that it had signed a partnership agreement with Mitsumi, one of the continent’s largest IT …
Tightening the ship
Topaz is a Dubai-based oil field services company that provides marine and engineering solutions to the global energy industry. After …