Alcatel-Lucent announced a deal with a wireless carrier in Germany that offers a glimpse into how mobile advertising could take …
Heightened DLP needs fuel arms race between vendors
Data-loss prevention is rapidly becoming the next big battlefield in IT security. Innovative start-ups in DLP, such as Reconnex, Orchestria, …
35 years later, bar codes, and scanning, are everywhere
The 35th anniversary of the first time a laser scanner was used to “read” a bar code, according to Motorola. …
Apple reports iPhone 3GS shortages
Apple's retail stores reported shortages of some models of the new iPhone 3GS, according to the company's own inventory tracking …
Strategies for preventing data breach
With recent high-profile information theft (AKA database attacks) on TJ Maxx and others, more companies are realizing that it’s not …
StarOffice 9 Arabic edition now available
Sun Microsystems reinforced its commitment to the region with the recent announcemnet of the availability of its Arabic version of StarOffice 9. …
Cisco sends employees home to work
Cisco revealed it has garnered more than $277 million in productivity savings by letting employees work from home using the …
New domains coming in 2010: ICANN
Internet policymakers are forging ahead with a controversial plan to introduce hundreds of generic top-level domains — such as .nyc, …
Energy-efficient servers earn a star — but so what?
Servers can now earn the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's Energy Star label in recognition of their green qualities, but most …
Ingres benefits from Oracle-related angst
When the 250-store California supermarket chain Save Mart Supermarket began making plans to roll out a time and attendance tracking …
Survey casts doubt on cloud adoption
New survey results cast doubt on whether cloud computing adoption will ramp up in the next 12 months, with only …
Iran's data leakage 'problem'
In the wake of Iran's statistically and historically dubious election results, the world has been glued to screens (both TV …
Social networking success requires solid plans
Users who shared their social networking implementation stories at the Enterprise 2.0 conference in Boston on Wednesday emphasized that success …
Palm delays webOS developer kit Mojo
With little explanation, Palm Inc. has delayed the release of Mojo, the software development kit for its webOS platform, until …
Nortel's liquidation could cripple UC relationship with Microsoft
Nortel's liquidation of its assets could possibly gut the 3-year-old unified communications partnership the company has with Microsoft. The pair …
Symantec unveils Managed Endpoint Protection Services
Symantec today announced Symantec Managed Endpoint Protection Services, a new set of offerings which provides management and monitoring of endpoint …
Can you manage an iPhone like a BlackBerry?
Users love the iPhone, but IT does not. The biggest complaints: The iPhone can't be managed for security and access …
TagStone partners with Zebra
TagStone, one of the Middle East’s leading wireless technology solutions integrators, has entered into a partnership agreement with Zebra Enterprise …
HP appoints Metra as distributor
HP Middle East today announced the appointment of Metra Computer as the new distribution partner of HP’s IPG and PSG …
Saudi Ministry deploys an end-to-end integrated infrastructure solution from Juniper
The Ministry of Culture and Information, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s agency responsible for state broadcasting, printing and information services, …