IT spending in the UAE is expected to grow from around US$ 3.1 billion in 2008 to approaching US$ 4.7 …
Nortel upgrades CS 1500
Committed to delivering leading technologies to regional and rural local exchange carriers, Nortel recently announced enhancements to its Communications Server …
Microsoft puts positive spin on sales drop
Microsoft executives put a rosy glow on the company’s prospects and performance at the company’s annual financial analysts meeting, despite …
Update: Microsoft revenue declines 17% in fiscal Q4
Microsoft revenue declined 17% and net income declined 29% year over year in the company's fiscal 2009 fourth quarter due …
Storage vendors take lumps in recession, but see signs of hope
EMC’s latest earnings report illustrates the trouble experienced in the storage market this year, but some analysts are hopeful data …
Are mobile Web apps ever going to grow up?
In just the past year, several trends have crystallized into a mobile Web platform that promises to transform mobile application …
All-in-One PCs with a touch of style
The iMac is no longer the final word in all-in-one PCs. Though Apple's latest aluminum iMacs were the performance champs …
Avaya set to buy Nortel enterprise business for $475 million
As expected, Nortel has entered into a “stalking horse” asset and share sale agreement with Avaya for its Enterprise Solutions …
Chrome OS may fail even as It changes computing forever
Google says it is working on an operating system designed for netbooks that boots in seconds, is impervious to viruses, …
HP buys Ibrix for undisclosed sum
Hewlett-Packard announced that it has reached an agreement to acquire Ibrix Inc., a privately held maker of clustered file system …
Q2 PC shipments beats expectations, says IDC
PC shipments were slightly stronger than expected in the second quarter, propped up by consumer spending and lower prices, according …
MEA fastest growing in IP network traffic, says Cisco VNI survey
Cisco, the market leading ICT provider has announced the results of its Visual Networking Index (VNI) Forecast and Methodology 2008-2013. …
Consumers in the Cloud
John Chunta had spent four and a half years writing his doctoral dissertation when, two weeks before its expected completion, …
Google lists HP, Acer among Chrome OS partners
Google is already working with several companies to develop devices around the new Chrome OS, including Hewlett-Packard and Acer, the …
VMware offering ‘safe passage’ to Virtual Iron users
VMware is trying to exploit uncertainty among customers of Virtual Iron, the virtualization vendor recently acquired by Oracle Corp., with …
Sony takes first step into the netbook market
Sony will begin selling its first netbook computer next month and in doing so enter the only sector of the …
China will still require Green Dam Web filter program
China has not lifted its requirement that an Internet filtering program be shipped with all computers sold in the country, …
Greenpeace pans PC makers for toxic products
Greenpeace International on Wednesday criticized some major PC makers for backtracking on commitments to reduce hazardous substances in hardware. Hewlett-Packard, …
Security should be prime concern with cloud-based e-mail recovery
Cloud-based disaster recovery has become a viable option for safeguarding e-mail, but IT shops need to ask tough questions about …
Adobe Flash now widely available to Android device vendors
Embedded software maker Bsquare Corp. confirmed that it has ported Adobe System's Flash mobile player to ARM-based smartphones and smartbooks …