SAP is planning to connect its analytics software with Google’s Maps and Earth software, allowing users to mine insights from …
First Windows “Mango” Phone unveiled
The first smartphone based on the new “Mango” edition of Microsoft’s Windows Phone platform was unveiled today in Tokyo. The …
New initiative aims to certify open clouds
After forming in 2009 and stalling a couple of times since, the Open Cloud Initiative formally launched yesterday in an …
Huawei closes certification gap
Huawei ties up with regional education player Stage 2 Learning to meet demand gap in its IP certifications In the …
Dell debuts cloud-ready system
Using OpenStack cloud software, Dell has created a package of hardware, software and services that organizations can use to deploy …
Nigeria, South Africa, Kenya top African ICT rankings
A new survey conducted by the Africa Business Panel has found Nigeria, South Africa and Kenya to be Africa’s fastest-expanding …
Inevitable Innovations
As organisations across the world invest in a variety of applications to differentiate themselves from competitors, developers of these applications …
IBM’s quantum future
Although quantum computing is seen as the distant future of computing, developers like IBM are already making significant strides in …
Gartner: Smart devices may fuel BI adoption in Hong Kong
While less than 30% of the potential users of organisations’ standard business intelligence (BI) tools actually use the technology, the …
Sneak peek into Oracle’s MySQL 5.6 features
Oracle yesterday announced a sneak peak at features slated for MySQL 5.6, the next version of its open-source database, that …
Suhail Bahwan Automobiles strengthens network security
Suhail Bahwan Automobiles, part of Suhail Bahwan Automotive Group, an automobile dealer and distributor in the Sultanate of Oman, has …
Global market for AML technologies witnesses record growth
The emergence of Anti Money Laundering (AML) technologies has helped drive in a fresh wave of demand across the global …
Suhail Bahwan Automobiles deploys Fortinet network security solution
Suhail Bahwan Automobiles LLC, part of Suhail Bahwan Automotive Group, a leading automobile dealer and distributor in the Sultanate of …
Just in time for Psilog
Spectrum’s acquisition made in 2009 is showing potential for good returns based on Dubai’s positive trading outlook In 2009, Ajay …
Sustainability to become major priority for CEOs by 2015: Gartner
Sustainability will play an increasing role in organisations’ financial and operational performance, according to Gartner. By 2015, improving sustainability related …
Dell to acquire switch maker Force10
Dell this week said it will acquire switch maker Force10 Networks for an undisclosed sum. Dell said Force10’s data centre …
Oracle makes Fusion Applications ‘available’
Oracle has quietly made its Fusion Applications generally available, albeit with a caveat, but it seems that any serious fanfare …
Cloud computing brings record results for EMC
Increasing customer demand for big data technologies and cloud computing brought record financial results at EMC in the second quarter, …
Android phones help poor farmers in Uganda
Mobile-phone companies and aid agencies have talked for years about deploying feature phones, coupled with basic text information services about …
Yahoo revenue drops as display ad business slows
Yahoo’s total revenue took a steep dive in the second quarter as it struggled in display advertising, a core market …