Oracle has sued former partner CedarCrestone on grounds it has been providing third-party support for Oracle’s software in an illegal …
Salesforce.com drops bid to trademark ‘social enterprise’
Salesforce.com has decided to withdraw its applications to trademark the term “social enterprise” following objections from social organisations who held …
Sophos appoints Kris Hagerman CEO
Sophos today announced that Kris Hagerman will become the company’s new CEO effective immediately, and will join the company’s board. He succeeds Steve Munford, who will become Non-Executive Chairman of the board.
Greener pastures
Green IT investments go deeper than energy efficiencies; they root down to investments in training and education to gain mindshare to reap any significant benefits. Industry experts tell us exactly how these investments are shaping up in the region.
BYOD will demand evolved security, officials say
With the emergence of an increasingly mobile workforce, the traditional methods of securing a desktop environment will have to evolve …
Comguard unveils next-gen UTM from WatchGuard in the region
Comguard, the authorised distributor for WatchGuard Technologies today announced the launch of the new WatchGuard XTM 5 Series of Unified Threat Management that the company claims has the fastest throughput in its price class without sacrificing security efficacy, manageability and ease of use.
IBM opens first research centre in Africa
IBM is opening its first research centre in Africa, following years of international marketing by the Kenyan government and visits …
Right time for face time
High-quality business video conferencing is moving beyond corporate rooms to mobile devices and the cloud, forcing many enterprises to rethink …
The jewel in the crown
With Windows 8 on the horizon and the PC-veteran announcing its intention to enter the lucrative tablet market with the …
Still going strong
As storage technologies go through massive changes, some analysts have begun to doubt the role and relevance of storage area …
Smartphone devices to hit 350 million in enterprise
The number of employee-owned smartphones and tablets used in the enterprise is set to reach 350 million by 2014, representing …
Gulf Business Machines to offer IBM PureSystems Technology Demonstrator
Gulf Business Machines (GBM), a prominent IT solutions provider, recently announced the launch of the first IBM PureSystems technology demonstrator …
New tools can crack PPTP encryption in under a day
Security researchers released two tools at the Defcon security conference that can be used to crack the encryption of any …
Cisco acquires Virtuata to secure virtual-machine data
Cisco has acquired Virtuata, a privately held developer of technology for securing virtual-machine data in multi-tenant data centres. Virtuata helps to …
Microsoft unveils new Office suite
Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer today announced the launch of the company’s latest Office suite of applications – with a large emphasis …
Discussing the future
On a Thursday last month, I found myself at a speech by Amit Singhal, senior VP of search at Google. …
Faceoff: Google Drive vs Dropbox
In this corner, weighing in at 50 million users, and five years’ growth under its belt, the filer from Manila-er, …
Chrome for iOS: not so fast
Google’s mobile version of its Chrome browser has now graduated out of beta and is now available for the iPhone …
The rise of machines
Major upgrades to networks across the Middle East last year laid a foundation of faster and more reliable connectivity with …
Riverbed enhances Stingray family
Riverbed Technology has announced enhancements to its software and virtual application delivery controller (ADC) product family, Stingray. These enhancements allow …