Emirates Aluminium Company (EMAL) is set up to increase the efficiency and improve the quality of its production with the …
$50mn Smarter Cities Challenge grant program now open: IBM
IBM today announced that it has opened the IBM Smarter Cities Challenge grant program to new applications for 2012. Smarter …
Salesforce.com to ‘unlock’ SAP’s core software for ‘social enterprises’
Salesforce.com is rolling out a set of consulting and integration services aimed at SAP customers who want to build a …
Fujitsu offers free cloud trial for ISVs and SMEs
Fujitsu has unveiled a free two-month trial program on its cloud aimed at ISVs and SMEs. Companies can access the …
SMB’s more keen on the cloud: IBM
SMBs will deploy cloud services more readily than their larger counterparts, predicted an IBM senior executive at a company event. …
“Touch has become ubiquitous”, Somanna Palacanda, Director of Marketing for Surface, Microsoft
Four years into the making and Microsoft?s Surface is beginning to look like the board room device of tomorrow. With …
Red Hat to acquire Gluster for $136 mn
Red Hat, a provider of open source solutions to the enterprise, today announced that it has signed a definitive agreement …
ADAC selects Juniper for agressive expansion and transformation
Juniper Networks, a network innovations provider, today announced that Abu Dhabi Airports Company (ADAC), owner and operator of five airports …
Private clouds are a last resort: Gartner
Enterprises should consider public cloud services first and turn to private clouds only if the public cloud fails to meet …
VMware hopes to boost VDI popularity with new program
VMware is launching the Rapid Desktop Program, which allows OEMs to build pre-configured appliances for desktop virtualisation, making it easier …
SAP and Dubal stress innovation as essential for the UAE
A vibrant and innovative IT sector will be vital for business development, sustainable job creation and economic diversification in the …
VMware unveils management portfolio for cloud era
VMware has unveiled three product suites designed to simplify and automate IT management. With significant enhancements to VMware vCenter Operations …
SAP’s largest Business ByDesign engagement inked in Canada
After bringing its on-demand enterprise resource planning (ERP) to the Canadian market in February, SAP AG has inked its largest …
Viva vibe
Kuwait’s Viva Telecom implements a data warehouse and business intelligence (DWBI) solution to benefit business operations, Pallavi Sharma reports. As …
Challenging the norm
Dubai’s Department of Economic Development (DED) has managed something most IT managers only dream of – implement a network and …
Polycom buys ViVu for Web videoconferencing
Polycom has acquired ViVu, a provider of software for embedding videoconferencing in websites, for an undisclosed sum, the companies announced. …
HP’s new servers provide path to cloud
Hewlett-Packard on Monday announced new servers that come pre-configured with Microsoft software to help companies deploy virtualised workloads more quickly. …
CDA introduces advanced e-services for further development
The Community Development Authority (CDA) in Dubai is presented it’s entire range of e-services particularly the Integrated Case Management System …
Microsoft has closed Skype acquisition
Microsoft said that it has closed its US$8.5 billion acquisition of Skype, the Internet telephony provider in Luxembourg, and the …
Google kills Buzz
With the launch of its more successful Google+ social networking service, Google recently said it plans to shut down Buzz. …