Enterprise spending on cloud computing growing at a faster rate than overall IT spending will pose a challenge to legacy …
WD launches hard drives for Soho NAS Systems
WDrecently launched the WD RedNAS hard drives, an innovative line of SATA hard drives specifically designed for home and small office NAS (network attached storage) systems with one to five drive bays.
VMware calls on SMBs for a chance to win $20,000 worth of software and services
VMware is launching a competition across the Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) region giving small and midsize businesses (SMBs) …
Jumbo savings
Powered by a private cloud, Gulf Air, the principal carrier of Bahrain, has been able to transform itself into a …
Cisco recognises channel partners at Partner Summit UAE 2012
At its recent Partner Summit UAE 2012, Cisco demonstrated its ongoing focus and commitment to its channel partners by recognising …
MIT develops energy-harvesting chip
Over the years, we’ve seen researchers develop some rather unorthodox energy harvesting systems, including photovoltaics (solar panels), piezoelectric materials that …
Microsoft equips Windows Server for cloud duty
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 …