Dubai-based multi-billion dollar investment firm Legatum, which manages proprietary capital, has a unique management philosophy. The firm, which is focused …
Cisco releases critical IOS security patches
Cisco has released its twice-yearly set of security updates for its switches and routers. There are six advisories in all, …
Slick Support
In the UAE, Emirates National Oil Company (ENOC) does not require an introduction. One of those rare organisations that touch …
Gitex Conference 2008 speaker: Tareque Choudhury
Prior to BT Tareque held positions with Secure Computing CyberGuard, AT&T Canada and IBM Canada. Tareque holds a Masters in …
Being counterintuitive
In a world where most people use computers at home, where the Internet is a basic medium for everyone and …
Smartly mobile
Over the past few years smartphones have moved beyond the briefcases and boardrooms of the corporate world into the back …
Security lesson
Education has, at its core, a belief that information is meant to be shared and learned. And this is exactly …
Ovum: UC projects are proceeding despite budget constraints
UC rollout has progressed painfully slowly in these huge organizations, but many individual UC applications are now deployed, with a …
Sophos reinvents antivirus with cloud lookup
The company announced the cloud-based 'Live Protection' system as part of the new version of its all-in-one business security client, …
Springboard to success
NWME: What brings you to town? Lebeck: Middle East is a key region for us. I wanted to meet the …
Eyes on the network
A network monitoring system monitors an internal network for problems. It can find and help resolve snail-paced webpage downloads, lost-in-space …
Primed for growth
When Dubai Bank converted to Islamic banking three years back, it had huge implications for the bank’s IT organisation, which …
Vyatta rolls out new software
Vyatta, the open source networking vendor, has rolled out a new release of its operating system software. Vyatta 6.0 features …
UC for small businesses
Avaya today introduced the new release of Avaya IP Office—the company’s flagship communications solution for small and medium-sized enterprises across …
Evolution of the router
More and more applications, such as firewalls, VPN concentration, voice gateways and video monitoring, are being piled onto routers. Cisco's …
Securing your network
A computer virus outbreak or a network breach can cost a business thousands of dollars. In some cases, it may …
Evolution of the router
More and more applications, such as firewalls, VPN concentration, voice gateways and video monitoring, are being piled onto routers. Cisco's …
HP blade takes a stab at Cisco
In this test, we assessed the HP ProCurve Threat Management Services zl module (TMS) in terms of its features, usability …
WiMax starts to bloom
The Middle East market has also witnessed an increased adoption of the technology, especially in countries such as Saudi Arabia, …
Apple's iPad has pitfalls for enterprise
Apple's iPad tablet could be an attractive business tool, but it lacks security and manageability features that enterprises need, analysts …