Microsoft is giving hosting providers and other organisations some tools for setting up their own Windows-based cloud systems using Microsoft …
Logicom awarded Cisco’s Commercial Distributor of the Year 2012
Logicom Dubai, a regional IT distributor, has been awarded the 2012 Commercial Distributor of the Year at recently held …
Facebook touts Open Graph versatility
In an effort to encourage broader use of its Open Graph protocol, Facebook has posted a number of examples of …
Apple could overtake Windows in platform war within two years: analyst
Apple now sells one device for every two Windows devices, revealing that Microsoft’s huge advantage in the platform wars has …
Comguard and WatchGuard Technologies launch virtualisation with security
Comguard, a Dubai based value added distributor for IT security products has announced the launch of WatchGuard Technologies’ entire line …
Telecommunications Regulatory Authority partners with Rochester Institute of Technology Dubai
Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT) Dubai today announced it has signed an educational partnership with the Information and Communication Technology …
Olympics facing threat from cyberattacks, says UK official
A Home Office official has warned once again that with the Olympic Games only weeks away the country faces an …
Android is twice as popular as iPhone, according to poll
In a recent poll held by PC Advisor, a massive 49 percent of respondents claimed that Google Android is their favourite smartphone operating …
Iconia Tab A70
Google’s upcoming $200 Nexus 7 tablet may be catching all the current buzz for smaller, 7-in. devices, but Acer’s $450 Iconia Tab A700 may …
How to build a technology strategy
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 …