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 …
Owner of R&M to visit Qatar to strengthen ties with local companies
Martin Reichle, owner and executive board member of Reichle and De-Massari (R&M) is set to make a four day business …
Sony set to roll out VAIO E14 Series across the region
Sony, the consumer electronics brand, today announced that the new VAIO E14 Series, a 14-inch notebook with stylish new ‘wrap …
Software AG acquires my-Channels for universal messaging technology
Software AG has announced the recent acquisition of London based my-Channels, a move that complements and extends Software AG’s current …
Traders warned of telcos’ role in latency problems
The CTO of financial investment firm FGS Capital has warned that increases in latency may be occuring outside of organisations’ …
Security, wireless LAN and Ethernet switching top CIO priorities
The top three priorities for CIOs in 2012 are security, wireless LAN and Ethernet switching, according to a survey conducted by investment …
Smartphone camera face-off: 7 phones put to the test
One of the biggest trends in smartphones right now is toward models equipped with powerful, high-end cameras. Phone manufacturers are no longer …
Does the iPad cannibalise Apple’s laptops?
The question – whether the company’s tablet cannibalises sales of its own portable computing line – is ultimately impossible to …
Barracuda Networks signs Redington Value to accelerate distribution in ME
Barracuda Networks has signed up distribution partner Redington Value, the value added distribution division of Redington Gulf to help take …
HP Envy 14 Spectre Ultrabook
“Sleek, midnight black glass on the outside and stark contrast silver on the inside make Spectre extraordinary, defying conventional notebook …
Epicor partners announce Middle East expansion strategy
Epicor Software Corporation, a business software solutions provider for manufacturing, distribution, retail and services organisations, today announced that two Epicor …
Infor develops natural language processing engine to integrate with Siri
Infor, a provider of industry specific enterprise applications, has developed a prototype app for mobile devices that allows users to …
Alcatel-Lucent’s revenue takes a hit in Q1
Telecommunication equipment maker Alcatel-Lucent reported an operating loss for the first quarter, as revenue fell 12.3 percent year-on-year. Just like …
Sophos partners with Facebook for user protection
IT security and data protection company Sophos today announced a partnership with Facebook to help protect users from links that …
Amazon CTO: startups lead the way in big data analytics
Startups and small companies are stealing a march on their larger enterprise counterparts by employing analytics at the heart of …
GCC opts for SAP solutions to help increase Middle East presence
Gulf Consolidated Contractors Co. (GCC) has selected SAP to bolster its IT solutions and increase its influence across the Middle …
Kaspersky releases security solution for virtualised companies
Kaspersky Lab today announced the release of its latest security technology to protect virtualised companies from malware and cyber criminals. …
From IT to ET: Cloud, consumerisation, and the next wave of IT transformation
That’s hardly a new observation. It was most notably made in 2003, in a now-famous Harvard Business Review article by …