Has the time finally arrived when CIOs should be looking over their shoulders at CDOs and CFOs hungry to snatch …
Intel’s new Atom chips peak on performance, power consumption
Intel’s upcoming Atom chips with new CPU architecture will be up to three times faster and five times more power …
Etisalat launches Business Ultimate mobile plans for SME segment
Etisalat on Monday reaffirmed its commitment to the UAE’s SME sector with the announcement of revamped business packages for mobile. …
Ruckus certifies FOSS network specialists
Ruckus Wireless on Monday announced that it had officially certified four Fibre Optic Supplies and Services (FOSS) IT network specialists …
Spam’s birthday and Hotmail’s closure lead email milestones
This week was a week for email milestones. Spam – that scourge of the Internet – turned 35 years old. And …
Intel appoints Krzanich as new CEO
After a vetting process that lasted a little more than six months, Intel has named Brian Krzanich as its next …
Mobile working and the cloud leads to decline in demand for PC apps
U.K. and U.S. companies are focusing more on mobile app strategies in the cloud than traditional PC app strategies as …
The spaghetti problem
Senior IT executives gathered in Jumeirah Emirates Towers on April 24th to discover how enterprise architecture can help them avoid …
The 10-year plan
Upon graduating from university with a bachelor of science in computer engineering, Ali Sajwani was thinking about his future. While many …
New Samsung Galaxy S4 proves easier to break than iPhone 5 or GS3
If you buy a new Samsung Galaxy S4 smartphone, try not to drop it before buying a protective case or …
Younity 1.5 could render cloud storage obsolete
As we’ve become a more mobile society—working from virtually anywhere on our smartphones and tablets—we’ve also embraced various cloud storage …
Primed for growth
Despite being a new entrant to the regional value-distribution landscape, Cerebra Middle East is ramping up fast to cash in on the opportunities around storage and data centre infrastructure. We spoke to Asit Ahuja, Director and CEO, to find out what makes Cerebra tick.
The mobility wave
Mobility is sweeping across the enterprises in the Middle East, creating bright opportunities for a channel reeling under pressure on …
Amazon looks to move security appliances to the cloud, says CISO
Amazon Web Services (AWS) is looking to expand its security offerings with hosted intrusion protection appliances and more extensive encryption …
Marissa’s nightmayer
Allow me to begin with a disclaimer – The word ‘Yahoo’ will be used tirelessly throughout this article, therefore to …
Infinite power
Cloud is the technology that knows no boundaries, but contrary to this, the entire cloud community, including CNME’s Joe Lipscombe, …
Intel, Etisalat Misr launch region’s first Intel powered smartphone
Intel and Etisalat Misr, one of the leading telecom operators in Egypt, have announced the launch of the Middle East’s …
IBM sees global Q1 revenue slump, 4% in ME
By Joab Jackson, IDG News Service Unable to close a number of large mainframe and software deals by the end …
Microsoft launches two-factor authentication for Microsoft Account
Following similar initiatives by Apple, Google and Facebook, Microsoft is enabling two-factor authentication for its Microsoft Account service, the log-on service for …
World’s fastest supercomputer gets 40 petabytes of storage
The world’s fastest supercomputer, Titan, located at Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) in Tennessee, is deploying a new storage system …