Dell today unveiled a series of end-to-end storage portfolio updates aimed at further optimising enterprise data at every point of …
‘Analytics is far more than just BI’
Jim Goodnight is one of the world’s great business leaders, not to mention the wealthiest man in the state of …
Dell’s $499 XPS 10 matches price of Microsoft’s Surface tablet
Dell on Tuesday said its XPS 10 tablet with Windows RT will start at US$499, matching the price of Microsoft’s …
AMD to lay off 15 percent of workforce
Chip company Advanced Micro Devices on Thursday said it would lay off 15 percent of its workforce as it tries …
Russian start-up working on Intel to ARM software emulator
A Russian start-up company called Elbrus Technologies is developing a technology that will allow data centre owners to migrate software …
Gartner: Microsoft’s ‘big gamble’ with Windows 8 won’t pay off
Gartner analysts have dubbed Microsoft’s Windows 8 as a “big gamble” that will see the operating system peak at just …
Realising potential
In a key move that clearly demonstrates the perception that the Middle East is an important and emerging market, global …
Microsoft flaunts new Exchange version
Microsoft is set to demonstrate the reasons it believes enterprises need to adopt the new version of its Exchange email …
School’s in for iPad
When Dr. Martin Ringle introduced the then-new iPad to Oregon’s Reed College in the fall of 2010, he was more …
Intel and HP collaborate on world’s most efficient supercomputer
HP and Intel have teamed up to design and build a new supercomputing system for the US Department of Energy’s …
TV goes IP
Internet-based TV technology is slowly catching up in the region, opening up new revenue streams for telecom service providers. Despite …
Red Hat to release enterprise-ready OpenStack package
Red Hat plans to release an enterprise grade version of the OpenStack open source software for hosting IaaS (infrastructure as …
Tablets gaining on laptops and desktops for web purchases
Tablets are now nearly as popular as desktops and laptops for buying items on the web, according to data from …
Windows 8: The supporting cast
Announcements and speculation about upcoming Windows 8 tablets are coming in fast. Lenovo recently announced the Windows 8-based ThinkPad Tablet 2, following …
How Microsoft Surface stacks up against its tablet competition
Surface will change your expectations of what you can do with your tablet. First and foremost, you are no longer …
Playing catch-up
As infrastructure-as-a-service and platform-as-a-service models gain popularity in the U.S. and Western Europe, adoption amongst Middle East enterprises remains low. …
Windows revenue falls 13%, share of sales drops to 23%
Weak sales of Windows last quarter dropped the operating system division to its second-lowest share of Microsoft’s total revenue since …
EMC confirms CEO change at VMware
Paul Maritz will step down from his role as CEO of VMware, to be replaced by EMC Chief Operating Officer …
R&M unveils Middle East's first patch cord assembly
Swiss cabling firm Reichle & De-Massari (R&M) today unveiled its new patch cord assembly facility in Dubai – the first …
EMC announces programmes to expand partner cloud opportunities
EMC Corporation has announced new initiatives and products to enable the company’s worldwide network of channel partners to accelerate their …