SAP is set to offer customers the option of running their applications on top of a cloud-based version of its …
Amazon Web Services will continue to disrupt enterprises, IT vendors
As I recently noted, much of the IT industry detests Amazon Web Services, with VMware in the lead. In my own …
Keep your laptop battery healthy: Use it sparingly
Here’s one of those sad facts of life that you just can’t avoid: Like cars, clothing, and people, batteries wear …
Setting up shop
The success of online B2B market place Tejari.com and the rising demand for e-commerce in the Middle East meant the …
Lost at C-level
Has the time finally arrived when CIOs should be looking over their shoulders at CDOs and CFOs hungry to snatch …
Centre stage for security
With the world on constant alert for cyber attacks, CIOs and IT decision makers flooded to the Habtoor Grand hotel …
Maximum value
IBM’s rugged reseller, eSolutions Maximo, took the fight to competitors last month when it rolled up in Dubai for its …
Emax given two Samsung Gulf awards
Emax Electronics on Tuesday announced that it had been given achievement awards by Samsung Gulf in the audio/video and home …
Pentagon accuses China government, military of cyberattacks
China’s government and military appear to be directly involved in cyber-attacks against the U.S., according to a report released Monday …
Intel’s new Atom chips peak on performance, power consumption
Intel’s upcoming Atom chips with new CPU architecture will be up to three times faster and five times more power …
Etisalat launches Business Ultimate mobile plans for SME segment
Etisalat on Monday reaffirmed its commitment to the UAE’s SME sector with the announcement of revamped business packages for mobile. …
All approaches to SDS have been wrong, until now: Srivastava, EMC
There may have been a few people spitting out their coffee this morning when they read that EMC had unveiled …
EMC unveils “world’s first” software-defined storage platform
EMC today introduced the world’s first software-defined storage platform at its annual flagship event, EMC World 2013 in Las Vegas. …
GCC IT industry to grow 10 to 25 percent in 2013, say market leaders
According to a recent survey by technology solution provider Omnix, the IT software and services sector in the GCC is …
Linksys unveils RE2000 range extender
Linksys last week announced its new dual-band Wireless-N Range Extender, the RE2000, which Linksys said is ideal for extending wireless …
Panasonic brings SC-XH330 home theatre system to Middle East
Panasonic on Sunday introduced its SC-XH330 5.1 channel DVD Home Theatre surround sound system to the Middle Eastern market. The …
Ruckus certifies FOSS network specialists
Ruckus Wireless on Monday announced that it had officially certified four Fibre Optic Supplies and Services (FOSS) IT network specialists …
Mitsumi named ICT disti of the year at Nigeria awards ceremony
Mitsumi Distribution was last week given the ICT Distribution Company of the Year Award at the fourth annual Beacon of …
Spam’s birthday and Hotmail’s closure lead email milestones
This week was a week for email milestones. Spam – that scourge of the Internet – turned 35 years old. And …
Samsung smartphones and tablets approved by US military
Samsung has had its security-enhanced smartphones and tablets approved for use by the U.S. military. The U.S. Department of Defence …