Next week, two proposals for a new, smaller SIM card, dubbed nano-SIM – one backed by Apple and the other …
Middle East companies look to emerging, not developed markets for best practice: research
Business leaders in the Middle East look to emerging markets for growth lessons and best practice more than developed markets, …
MTN to be first MEA operator to deploy Ericsson’s m-wallet service
MTN will become the first operator in the MEA region to deploy the Ericsson Converged Wallet platform, a new complementary …
Cloud will create more jobs than internet did: study
Cloud computing has a greater potential for employment growth than the internet did in its early years, according to a …
The second coming
For the uninitiated, unified communications or UC means a combination of multiple communication and collaboration tools such as instant messaging, …
Tested path
A few months ago, the IT team at Sikka struggled to provide accurate and relevant information for the company’s management …
Oracle net income rises 18 percent, but hardware sales slump
Oracle yesterday said third-quarter net income rose 18 percent to US$2.5 billion, while revenues grew 3 percent to $9 billion. …
Huawei welcomes Secureway to channel partner programme
Huawei Enterprise has welcomed Secureway Network Distributors, a specialist Value Added Distributor with an extensive presence across the Middle East, …
Huawei to welcome strategic partners at regional summit
Huawei Enterprise is poised to host its first regional Partner Summit in Dubai on 19th March 2012, welcoming representatives from …
Al Jazeera to create its first connected TV app for Samsung
Samsung has formed an exclusive agreement with Al Jazeera for the news channel to live stream its Arabic and English …
Tech firms do reject job applicants based on their social media profile: study
One in five technology firms has rejected a job applicant because of his or her social media profile, according to …
Microsoft cuts the prices of some Office 365 plans
Microsoft has lowered the prices of some editions of the Office 365 cloud collaboration and communication suite, which was launched …
From Coca-Cola: How to empower IT
As the CIO of the Coca-Cola’s Bottling Investments Group, Javier Polit has strong ideas about how to ensure that IT …
Epicor Partners with Zawawi Business Machines in Oman
Epicor Software Corporation, a provider of business software solutions for manufacturing, distribution, retail and services organisations, today announced that Oman-based …
Dell to acquire SonicWALL
Dell today announced it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire SonicWALL, a provider of advanced network security and data …
Hotels in the region are behind on IT: Atlantis
Hoteliers in the Middle East need to get out of the “traditional hotelier mindset” and start using technology to cater …
Amazon expands integrated status monitoring
Amazon Web Services has added the ability to monitor the status of storage volumes on EBS (Elastic Block Store), the …
Talent pool too small for skyrocketing cloud job demand
The number of job postings in the cloud computing industry is growing so rapidly that there aren’t enough qualified workers …
ADEC selects EMC to transform IT infrastructure
Abu Dhabi Education Council (ADEC) has selected EMC to transform its IT infrastructure by deploying the Symmetric XMAX solution. The …
Citrix commits to Small and Medium Businesses
Citrix reinforced its commitment to partners focused on small and medium business (SMBs) through the launch of its Citrix Solution …