At its Cloud Congress in Shanghai, Huawei unveiled a range of exciting new products, as well as results of its ‘Global Connectivity Index’. Deputy Editor Annie Bricker reports from the gathering.
IBM’s Rometty defends rocky financial results
IBM CEO Ginni Rometty is moving quickly to quell concerns about the company’s sinking earnings and decision to pay more than a billion dollars to cast off its money-losing microelectronics business to GlobalFoundries.
Apple Watch still a question mark for enterprises
After months of speculation and rumours Apple finally unveiled Apple Watch, an extension of an iPhone that goes on the wrist to aid with many digital tasks.
Refreshing change
When Dubai Refreshments’ ERP systems needed refreshing, the company was faced with a choice. Either they could upgrade their current systems, or they could go on a search for a suite of modules the fit their every need. Not one to shy away from a challenge, Anas Taraben, CIO, investigated what it would take to quench the business’ thirst for innovation.
IBM making push for Power server chips
An IBM project to widen the use of its Power server chips inched forward Wednesday with Big Blue trying to challenge Intel for a bigger role in the hyperscale data centres run by the likes of Google and Facebook.
HDS introduces 'Continuous Cloud Infrastructure'
Hitachi Data Systems has announced ‘Continuous Cloud Infrastructure’, consisting of its Storage Virtualisation Operating System (SVOS), Virtual Storage Platform G1000 (VSP G1000), a new version of the Hitachi Command Suite management platform and enhancements to its Unified Compute Platform converged computing offerings.
Head-Over-Heels for HANA
The MOOC will explain the ins and outs of running SAP’s Business Suite on HANA, as well as the impacts …
Changing Dynamics
When it implemented Microsoft Dynamics AX 12, Fair Point Furniture in Sharjah completely changed the way it was able to do business, providing itself with a strong platform on which to grow.
Your mammoth guide to the best A7-ready apps for iPad Mini and iPad Air
The headline feature of the new iPad mini and iPad Air is its fast A7 processor and Retina screen. And what a thing of beauty is the latter…
Infor's Phillips pins growth on user-friendly design revamp
Infor CEO Charles Phillips has made plenty of changes at the ERP (enterprise resource planning) software vendor since taking the …
Perceived missteps may have hit a tipping point for Ballmer
An accumulation of blunders under Steve Ballmer’s leadership may have hit a tipping point this year, leading to Friday’s groundshaking announcement …
Oracle and Salesforce.com's love-fest: The ripple effects
While certain recent announcements weren’t as “startling” as Oracle CEO Larry Ellison had promised they would be, its deal with Salesforce.com definitely lived up to the hype and could have some lasting ramifications.
The gift of foresight
Though Kamal Osman Jamjoom (KOJ) Group has not deployed what it believes to be the current number-one solution on the market to boost its HR processes for staff, the company believes that its roll-out of Oracle Fusion will prove a winning move.
Oracle ups memory, storage of Exalytics analytics appliance
Oracle is introducing a new generation of its Exalytics appliance for high-speed data analysis that comes with a slightly higher price tag but major increases in memory and storage capacity.
Oracle quietly slashes BI software prices
Oracle has quietly cut the list price of its flagship BI (business intelligence) Foundation Suite significantly, possibly in response to increased market competition.
Your best friend’s perfect girlfriend
Thousands upon thousands of attendees rolled into the Sunshine State yesterday for the opening day of the Sapphire Now conference …
Infor CEO: Enterprise software sucks
Charles Phillips, CEO, Infor, today highlighted the ugly look and feel associated with most enterprise applications, teasing the efforts of …
Proper planning
As any CeBit visitor knows, it’s impossible to navigate the vast trade show without coming up with a decent plan. …
King of ERP
From birth in a remote Indian village and having his lunch box stolen by school bullies to CIO of one …
New kid on the block
Qais Gharaibeh, UAE Managing Director, SAP MENA