Video conferencing (VC) represents a steadily maturing technology that offers the channel huge opportunities. We speak to vendors and partners …
Fabric-based computing could cost IT operations jobs, Gartner warns
Enterprise adoption of new technologies such as fabric-based computing, smartphones and tablets could put IT operations managers out of a …
Age of the data scientist
“Data science and big data – they are so much more interesting than the subject of storage. You have to …
Johnson Controls unveils Panoptix solution for green buildings
Johnson Controls, which provides solutions that increase energy efficiency in buildings, has launched a new innovation, the Panoptix solution, which …
EMC acquires Syncplicity
At EMC World 2012, EMC announced yesterday that it has acquired privately held Syncplicity, a leader in cloud-based file management …
Renewable sources will power Apple's data centre by 2013
Apple has announced that its North Carolina data centre will be powered entirely by renewable energy sources by the end …
Lenovo working with Intel on ThinkPad Windows 8 tablet
Lenovo is working with chip maker Intel on a future ThinkPad tablet based on Microsoft’s Windows 8 operating system, a …
Gartner names Actifio a ‘Cool Vendor’ in storage technology
Actifio, the Protection and Availability Storage (PAS) platform company, has announced it was chosen as one of Gartner’s Cool Vendors …
Virtually secure
Difficulties have arisen this year in the area of intrusion prevention systems (IPS). Vendors have struggled to recast their appliances …
Dropbox boosts free storage limit to 5GB to match Google Drive
Dropbox has boosted its free storage limit from 2GB to 5GB with the introduction of a new digital image offering. …
Out of the box
Storage is a continuing story as vendors consistently innovate to help businesses cope with increasing amounts of data. Pallavi Sharma …
IBM embarks on ambitious Africa growth plan
IBM has embarked on an ambitious growth plan in Africa, opening up new offices and making efforts to build skills …
VMware Forum and PEX 2012 to be held in Dubai
VMware is scheduled to hold its VMware Forum in Dubai today. The event is expected to bring 13,000 attendees expected …
Dell says AppAssure now its premier backup product
Despite its longstanding partnership with Symantec and CommVault, Dell says that products from recently acquired AppAssure will become the company’s primary backup …
Interactive Intelligence acquires Netherlands reseller, Brightware
Interactive Intelligence Group, a provider of unified IP business communications solutions, has signed a stock purchase agreement to acquire its …
“We are hungry”
Nidal Abou-Ltaif, the swashbuckling lead of communications and networking major Avaya in the region, talks about how the Middle East …
Openbravo to offer web-based ERP solutions in the Middle East
Openbravo, a web-based open source Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) provider, yesterday announced that it has established relationships with eight Middle …
Dell plans over 20 data centres in Asia
Dell plans to set up over 20 data centres in Asia to meet growing demand from customers for a mix …
ADEC selects EMC to transform IT infrastructure
Abu Dhabi Education Council (ADEC) has selected EMC to transform its IT infrastructure by deploying the Symmetric XMAX solution. The …
SafeNet acquires Cryptocard
SafeNet has acquired Cryptocard, a privately held leader of cloud based authentication solutions, in a move to broaden its authentication …