Cloud and big data are two big trends influencing the current business landscape. However, they have yet to have been …
SAP lays out cloud strategy post-SuccessFactors deal
SAP announced a broad set of plans to become a player in cloud computing, spanning from a “loosely coupled suite” …
Saudi Telecom selects Huawei solutions for metro WDM networks
Huawei has been selected by Saudi Telecom Company (STC) to supply new solutions to the company’s next-generation metro WDM networks …
End to end: The security story
The security landscape is rapidly evolving. We speak to distributors and vendors in the region to learn how they are …
Google shares Codie award for best cloud application/service
This evening’s annual Codie awards for business software features a three-way tie in cloud computing, with Google, Keynote Systems, and Scribe …
Westcon Group strengthens relationship with Juniper Networks
Westcon Group, a value-added distributor of unified communications, network infrastructure, data centre, and security solutions with a global network of …
Ramco Systems appoints new CEO to spearhead global growth
Ramco Systems an enterprise software company focused on enterprise cloud platform, products and services, announced that it has appointed Virender …
SAP certifies Business All-in-One for Amazon Web Services
SAP has certified its Business All-in-One ERP (enterprise resource planning) application for cloud-based deployments on Amazon Web Services, the companies …
Virtually secure
Difficulties have arisen this year in the area of intrusion prevention systems (IPS). Vendors have struggled to recast their appliances …
Integrating public cloud storage into your storage vision
As IT organisations build their storage plans and create a vision for the future, cloud storage and the paradigm on …
VMware ups its collaboration offering with Lithium integration
VMware has announced that its SocialCast sharing tool will now work with Lithium Technologies tools to capture and integrate external …
Epicor to host global customer conference in Las Vegas
Epicor Software Corporation said that it will soon be hosting the largest global customer conference in the company’s 40-year history. …
Sproxil taps IBM analytics to tackle medication counterfeiting
With a commitment to incorporate IBM analytics into its offerings, U.S.-based Sproxil is set to expand after its initial foray …
Google makes BigQuery available to all
BigQuery, a cloud-based service from Google for analysing very large sets of data, is now publicly available after a period …
Microsoft, Barnes & Noble deal could lead to Windows-based tablet, analysts say
Microsoft’s new partnership with Barnes & Noble could lead to development of a Windows-based tablet or e-reader, not just a Nook e-reader application for …
Informatica adds developer edition to cloud data-integration platform
Informatica has added a new developer edition to its cloud-based data-integration platform in a bid to further expand a partner …
Gain with intelligence
Storing data is one thing, but how does a company actively gain intelligence from analysing the data and then pump …
Video for the enterprise
Much has been spoken of the benefits of using Facebook and Twitter for a company to reap the rewards of …
Targeted attacks increased, became more diverse in 2011
The number of security vulnerabilities declined in 2011 but malicious attacks skyrocketed 81 percent from 2010, according a new Internet …
Opening up the cloud opportunity for channel partners
George DeBono, GM, Middle East and Africa at Red Hat outlines some of the ways in which the open source …