Businesses in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region face significant transition and data storage challenges as the regional …
Google triples free storage to 15GB
Google Drive on Monday announced it is increasing the amount of free storage it offers subscribers from 10GB for Gmail and another 5GB for …
New Samsung tech could pave way for 5G in 2020
Existing 4G networks for mobile devices still have limited global reach, but that’s not going to keep 5G technology waiting …
HP updates IT automation suite for cloud deployments
Further pursuing its strategy to help enterprises move workloads to hosted environments, Hewlett-Packard has updated a number of its IT management …
Intel’s McAfee brings biometric authentication to cloud storage
Intel is introducing new ideas to secure the public cloud, offering a service in which online files can be accessed …
It’s better to call ahead before sending malware, Symantec finds
Hackers are finding it pays to call ahead before sending malware-laden email. Symantec has seen what it describes as a …
Speakers revealed for region’s first Big Data event
The IT directors of Gulf Air, Drake & Scull and Al Safeer Group will be amongst the keynote speakers at …
Salesforce.com to buy Clipboard, shutting down service
Salesforce.com is to acquire Clipboard, a Web clipping and sharing service, and is closing down the service. Clipboard decided to …
Hackathon shows how public sector data can be used for community apps
Google in east London hosted a two day “hackathon” last month to help demonstrate how open public sector data can …
Backlash begins against Adobe’s subscription-only plan
A petition on Change.org demanding that Adobe back away from its subscription-only model for its creativity software, including PhotoShop, had …
IT pros leave money on the table, job site finds
When a job offer arrives, a majority of tech pros accept it without asking for more pay, according to Dice.com. …
SAP expands reach of app store, looks to improve reviews
You know you’re not in iTunes anymore when the app you’re eyeing has a $1,050 price tag, but SAP is …
FVC joins partners to launch Orange Telepresence Centre in Nairobi
Dubai-based distributor FVC on Sunday announced that it had joined with its partner, Sight & Sound, and telco Orange to …
TouchMate to unveil new range of smartphones
TouchMate has announced that it will soon launch a range of smartphones in the GCC to complement its range of …
Social ROI: Our Industry’s Screaming Goat
Mike Stiles, Senior Content Manager, Oracle, on how to measure social return on investment. You know the screaming goat meme, right? It’s …
Channelling big data
Zaeem Ahmed, Channel Manager, TechAccess offers his thoughts on how companies can tool up for and leverage big data, as …
Comstor signs distribution agreement with Panduit
Comstor on Sunday announced that it had signed a contract with Panduit Corp. for the distribution of a number of …
SRS signs deal with Microsoft to sell refurbished hardware
Sims Recycling Solutions (SRS) will soon be able to supply refurbished computers and servers pre-installed with genuine Microsoft software to …
Western Digital and SanDisk deliver their first hybrid drive
Western Digital has released new information about its first hybrid drive, revealing that it is using NAND flash technology from …
Netgear to target mid-market with future SDN capability
While much of the hype for software-defined networking is focused on large-scale data centre deployments, some companies are taking a …