VMware has launched its long-anticipated public infrastructure as a service (IaaS), touting its virtual networking capabilities as a differentiator from …
Your best friend’s perfect girlfriend
Thousands upon thousands of attendees rolled into the Sunshine State yesterday for the opening day of the Sapphire Now conference …
HP announces Converged Systems business, unifies server divisions
Hewlett-Packard on Monday said it has created a business unit that will deal in purpose-built systems based on specific applications …
Proper planning
As any CeBit visitor knows, it’s impossible to navigate the vast trade show without coming up with a decent plan. …
New kid on the block
Qais Gharaibeh, UAE Managing Director, SAP MENA
Big data analytics steals the show in Vegas
With the hundreds of conferences that CPI Technology attends, we get a very good grasp of the major themes and …
Oracle 12c database to launch ‘within weeks’
Oracle’s long-awaited, next-generation 12c database will likely be released within weeks or possibly even days, the IDG News Service has …
Out of this world
Back in the city where it all began, Michael Dell walked out at the Austin Convention Centre in Texas last …
Cloud service partnerships to boom in 2013
Cloud service providers will seek out partnerships to offer a wider breadth of services that customers are increasingly demanding, a new report …
Celebrating innovation
SAP is a big company, so it goes without saying that it should present itself in a big way. Sapphire …
Microsoft announces in-memory addition to SQL Server
In a move to speed online transaction processing (OLTP), Microsoft is adding in-memory capabilities into its SQL Server relational database …
Early stage investment growing in Africa tech
After the rise of technology hubs in the last two years, Africa’s early stage investment is growing, anchored by humanitarian …
Burberry points to benefits of tech in strong annual results
Burberry has highlighted the strong role that technology plays in cutting costs and customer profiling at the fashion company, as …
Oracle net income rises 18 percent, but hardware sales slump
Oracle yesterday said third-quarter net income rose 18 percent to US$2.5 billion, while revenues grew 3 percent to $9 billion. …
Oracle Q2 net income jumps 17%, but hardware sales slump
Oracle’s net income for the second quarter ended Nov. 30 rose 17% to $2.2 billion, with software sales rising but …
Welcome change
It’s that time of the year when one sits down to take a long, hard look at the year gone …
Ellison unveils ‘Exalytics’ in-memory machine
Oracle CEO Larry Ellison unveiled the Exalytics Intelligence Machine, the latest member of the company’s products that combine software and …
EMC’s Greenplum offers ‘data’ at no charge
EMC is now offering a community edition of its Greenplum data warehousing platform, as well as algorithms and data mining …