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 …
Big data in the cloud
There’s a wealth of data that companies can use to better understand customers and identify emerging business opportunities and threats. …
Samsung mulls enterprise cloud services for mobile devices
Samsung is looking into the idea of hosting its own cloud services to extend the appeal of its Android-based consumer …
RIM reduces headcount in $1bn cost-cutting effort
Research In Motion has started cutting jobs as it tries to achieve its stated goal of slashing US$1 billion in …
FVC appoints Waleed Heloo GM for GCC and Pakistan
FVC, a prominent value added distributor in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA), has announced the appointment of Waleed …
Mobile connections boom across Middle East: Ericsson
Anders Lindblad, Head of MENA, Ericsson Mobile subscriptions in the Middle East grew at a rate of 69,230 new connections …
BT launches Assure Analytics
BT today launched Assure Analytics – a new security data analysis service which helps organisations collect, arrange and evaluate big …
Facebook acquires Face.com
Facebook has acquired Face.com, the facial recognition software company whose products power Facebook’s photo tagging suggestions, according to a blog post. …
Snapshot
Video conferencing (VC) represents a steadily maturing technology that offers the channel huge opportunities. We speak to vendors and partners …
Schneider Electric launches customisable data centre assessment services
Schneider Electric, a global specialist in energy management, today introduced EnergySTEP Data Center Assessment, an innovative new solution in its energy …
Honeynet Project tackles USB-carried malware like Flame
A nonprofit security research group is building technology to trap malware spread from PC to PC via USB storage drives, …
McAfee tightens integration of cloud security products
McAfee has tightened the integration between components of its cloud security platform to improve reporting on web traffic and the …