Cisco Systems is gearing up to sell a new, possibly disruptive server in the next few months, according to one …
Apple loosens anti-piracy protection in iWork ’09
Buyers of the latest version of Apple's rising iWork productivity suite — iWork '09 — no longer need to type …
Battle brewing over next-generation private clouds
Enterprises could make their datacenters more efficient by turning them into private computing clouds — but the biggest winners could …
Texas based company seeks bar on Nokia, RIM, Palm
A patent-holding company from Texas is seeking to bar six companies — including BlackBerry maker Research in Motion, Palm, and …
HP enhances portfolio of data centre management software
Hewlett-Packard (HP) has announced new features for its suite of data centre management software. The improvements encompass both physical and …
EMC takes the gloves off with VMware
Five years after purchasing VMware, EMC is becoming more aggressive in selling its own products and services alongside those of …
Network vendors eye new markets in ’09
Microsoft aims to become a dominant player in hosted software and cloud computing in 2009, despite its late entry in …
Five keys for data center energy savings
Retrofitting a data center is about managing limitations and trade-offs. Decision-makers have to consider physical limits (such as the weight …
The Lotus Notes makeover
IBM has introduced at Macworld Expo Lotus Notes 8.5, now featuring integration with social calendaring Web sites. The company also …
Nissan CIO reshapes IT
Nissan has outsourced its entire operations to IBM in 1999, but is now returning its business analysis, architecture and other …
CA forays into data-leak prevention
CAannounced an agreement to acquire for an undisclosed sum data-leak prevention vendor Orchestria, boosting the software maker's security, privacy and …
Windows 7 may add spice to CES
Software could overshadow gadgets at the upcoming Consumer Electronics Show, with Microsoft Corp. expected to shed light on its upcoming …
Crossing over to a new era
The building that houses Seven Seas headquarters near Lamzy Plaza in Oud Mehta, Dubai looks quite modest from the outside …
Unified communications war will heat up in 2009
Microsoft's Office Communications Server 2007 and Office Communicator client made big waves in the industry compared to IBM's Lotus Sametime …
BMC tools will be key to Cisco’s ‘California’ blade server
Sources involved in and briefed on California say the new Cisco data-center blade servers will run BMC software that is …
HP on a roll, but challenges await in 2009
HP last month reported fourth quarter net revenue of US$33.6 billion, a 19% year-over-year increase, or 16% after adjusting for …
Extreme Networks names new regional head
Ala’ali brings to Extreme Networks over fifteen years experience in the region as well as the IT sector, where he …
Three deals symbolized storage trends in 2008
Overall demand for storage capacity is growing by about 60 percent per year, according to IDC. Another research company, Enterprise …
Avaya looking to catch unified communications wave in 2009
In its favor are that the company is privately held, has been at work streamlining and has installed key executives …
Nexans partners with STS in Jordan
Nexans also announced the appointment of its new business development manager in Jordan, who will help oversee the operations. Speaking …