Engineers at NEC have developed a RFID (radio frequency identification) card reader compatible with all three major wireless formats. The …
Threats to online users growing: IronPort
IronPort Systems, provider of solutions that protect businesses against spam, viruses and malware, and now part of Cisco, is going …
A new initiative for desktop virtualization
Ncomputing plans to announce a new version of its virtualization device and software that turns a single desktop PC into …
Second generation hard drives from WD
Western Digital announced the second-generation of its highly popular and environmentally friendly WD Caviar Green desktop hard drives, which feature …
New CSR initiative by Paramount & Trend Micro
Paramount has joined hands with Trend Micro and provided Al Noor Training Centre for children with special needs with a …
WPA Wi-Fi encryption is cracked
Security researchers say they've developed a way to partially crack the Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA) encryption standard used to protect …
AMD lays off 500 staff
Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) plans to lay off 500 staff, the second round of job cuts to come from the …
D-Link inks pact with Alcatel-Lucent for WiMaX
The interoperability tests will be conducted at Alcatel-Lucent’s premises in France together with their counterpart in Taiwan, which, in their …
From data centre to desktop: VMware’s roadmap
Virtualisation tech major VMware is all set its comprehensive roadmap for the Middle East market. The strategy will hinge on …
Intel’s Atom boosts chip market, but tough times loom
Intel's new Atom processor helped drive the worldwide microprocessor market to a new shipment record in the third quarter, Nonetheless, …
Lenovo targets SME market
China-based PC manufacturer Lenovo, which acquired IBM's personal computing division in 2005, has announced its virgin server line, aimed at …
Storage-as-a-Service – An underestimated remedy
IDC is forecasting an increase of more than 60% in the number of terabytes required for the years to come. …
McAfee teams up with HP ProCurve, Intel and VMware
McAfee recently at its FOCUS 2008 Security Conference announced that it is teaming with HP ProCurve, Intel, and VMware. The …
Multilingual SMART Meeting Pro-collaboration software available
SMART Technologies has announced the addition of seven languages to SMART Meeting Pro collaboration software. To meet the demands of …
Plugging the leak
Some statistics first – • Only 38% of organizations believe that they are adequately or very adequately protected against data …
Mindware & Wyse Technology launches high performance desktop appliances
Mindware, a leading IT distributor in the Middle East, and Wyse Technology, the global leader in thin computing, announces the …
Sun teams up with Mitel for Unified Communications
Sun Microsystems have teamed up with Mitel®, a leader in IP-based voice solutions, to deliver on their global OEM agreement …
Alcatel-Lucent showcases new technologies at GULFCOMMS 2008
Alcatel-Lucent highlighted its leadership in wireless broadband and feature its solutions at the upcoming GULFCOMMS 2008 show, taking place in …
Gulf IT market to cross AED 44 Bn, says IDC
The Gulf information technology (IT) market is expected to cross AED 44 billion by 2011, representing a growth of almost …
Microsoft to release OCS 2007 update
Microsoft on Tuesday revealed details of Office Communications Server 2007 Release 2 (R2), which customers should be able to download …