VMware said yesterday it had acquired WaveMaker, the creator of open-source software that lets non-developers build Java Web applications. WaveMaker …
YouTube acquires Next New Networks
YouTube has acquired web video production startup Next New Networks to help contributors to YouTube make successful videos. Next New …
Gunning for data centre control
F5 is described as an application delivery vendor, but that term is nebulous to some folks and it doesn’t really …
Intel courts the cloud builders
In an office building near Portland, Oregon, in a room next to a massive bank of cubicles, hums one of …
Digital diagnosis
While tele-medicine or remote medicine offers great potential advantages in the region, healthcare institutions are yet to experiment with it …
Oracle making Java, Solaris certifications pricier
Later this year, Oracle will begin requiring people interested in gaining Java and Solaris certifications to attend “hands-on” training courses, …
IBM products aim to speed up, automate virtualisation
IBM is aiming to make it easier for enterprises to manage their virtualised environments, with new features in the Tivoli …
IBM sees opportunity for environmental business
The need to improve the energy efficiency of buildings and the reliability of utilities has created a multi-billion dollar market …
Amazon wants to make it easier to build complex clouds
With the launch of CloudFormation, Amazon Web Services (AWS) is hoping to make it easier for enterprises to put together …
Intel plots ‘client-aware’ cloud services
Intel wants the cloud to be a bit smarter. The company is developing technologies that would allow applications and services …
IT graduates not “well-trained”
There is a disconnect between students getting high-tech degrees and what employers are looking for in those graduates. Employers agree …
BDL honours KSA partners
The celebrations saw BDL handover a total of 12 cars (six Mercedes Benz and Toyota) to deserving partners for their …
Riverbed aims higher: video interview
On the sidelines of yesterday’s CIO roundtable on virtualisation and consolidation, conducted by CPI and Riverbed, Sathya Mithra Ashok, senior …
Researchers create computer that fits on a pen tip
Researchers at the University of Michigan today announced they have created the first prototype for a millimeter-scale computing system that …
SAP bets on in-memory, mobility in new BI release
SAP is hoping to gain ground in the increasingly heated market for BI (business intelligence) software, announcing a suite on …
Microsoft Gulf appoints Emitac as reseller partner
The move is in line with Microsoft’s ongoing customer focused initiatives which will give enterprise customers more choice in order …
Track attains Cisco?s Regional Distribution status
The development according to the company will help it to take its Cisco initiatives across a bigger geography. “Cisco’s …
HP’s new laptops provide easy self-repair
Hewlett-Packard today announced Intel-based business laptops with features that could make it easier to swap components or fix the PCs. …
Google releases full Android 3.0 SDK
Google has made available the full SDK for the Android 3.0 mobile platform, featuring a UI redesigned for tablets and …
KSA’s Shaqra University selects SAP
Shaqra University in Saudi Arabia has announced that it has selected market leader in enterprise application software SAP to implement …