The CIO Panel Prof Simon Orebi Gann, director, Next Generation Data, former CIO of BA and senior IT executive at …
A new era
With the advent of the BYOD phenomenon, the amount of threats businesses face have multiplied on an unprecedented scale. Ben …
Data centre demand in AP turns positive: Emerson study
A recent vendor study recently indicated that the Asia Pacific region is finally warming up to building date centre infrastructures …
Nominations open for CNME's ICT Achievement Awards 2012
CNME, the premier technology title of the Middle East, has announced that nominations are now open for the annual ICT …
Micron to buy struggling Elpida Memory for $2.5B
Micron Technology announced yesterday that it will acquire struggling Elpida Memory, the third largest producer of DRAM memory, for $750 million and …
Partnerships drive Android uptake in Africa
Partnerships between handset manufacturers, the entertainment industry, educational institutions and mobile service providers have driven the use of Android-based gadgets …
CIOs in search of IT simplicity
No company sets out to create convoluted processes supported – sometimes thwarted – by layers of overly complicated technology. But …
HP cloud plans focus on open source, management
HP reiterated its commitment to open cloud computing standards this week at the Red Hat Summit, as the company’s enterprise cloud vice …
Dell's strategy for Wyse unit: hire, not fire
Dell completed its acquisition of Wyse Technology just last month and is now hiring, and not cutting, employees. Over the …
China is Silicon Valley's top threat: survey
A significant number of high-level technology executives appear to believe Silicon Valley’s days as the world’s innovation hub are numbered. …
The rise of machines
Major upgrades to networks across the Middle East last year laid a foundation of faster and more reliable connectivity with …
Cisco and Citrix launch Partner Accelerator Initiative
Cisco and Citrix announced the launch of the Cisco and Citrix Partner Accelerator. This new global initiative aligns the channel …
Microsoft buys Yammer
Microsoft has agreed to acquire Yammer, a maker of cloud-based enterprise social networking (ESN) software, for US$1.2 billion in cash, …
Mozilla's silent update fails to boost Firefox 13's uptake
Mozilla’s new silent updater has not sped up the migration to Firefox 13, according to usage statistics compiled by an …
How to select the right laptop
At a media roundtable held today, Pearce Clune, marketing director, emerging markets EMEA, retail and distribution, Dell shared with the …
Spectrum to offer Tellabs training
Spectrum Training has signed a partnership agreement with Tellabs to provide Tellabs certified training and lab services to local telecom …
Spectrum Training and Tellabs to strengthen telecom expertise in the region
Spectrum Training, an IT networking and security training, certification and consultancy services provider today announced that it has recently joined …
Omnix International to strengthen focus on KSA’s construction market
Omnix International, a distributor of digital software imaging solutions, has revealed its strategy to strengthen its focus on KSA’s burgeoning …
Spectrami and Actifio organise training workshops for partners across ME
Spectrami, a prominent value added distributor in the MENA region recently conducted a successful training workshop on copy data management …
Google Coordinate helps manage workers on the move
Google has launched a location-based tool that combines its mapping technology and Android smartphones to deploy offsite staff effectively depending …