Mobile operator Orange has joined the companies backing Intel’s move into smartphones, and will start to ship the Android-based “Santa …
Greenpacket to showcase high-gain TDD LTE modem at MWC
Greenpacket, a developer of next generation mobile broadband and networking solutions, announced that it will reveal the world’s first high-gain …
Cisco Q4 Ethernet switch revenue up, HP’s down
HP’s Ethernet switch revenue dropped 5% in the fourth quarter vs. the fourth quarter of 2011, while market leader Cisco gained 3.3%, according to …
QITCOM 2012 recognises strategic partners and sponsors
QITCOM 2012, the pre-eminent platform for the information and communication technology (ICT) sector in Qatar, joined with ICT industry leaders …
RAK Ceramics chooses SAP for ERP
RAK Ceramics has chosen SAP’s ERP suite as it aims to improve process efficiency and drive sustainable business growth. SAP …
Amazon automates business processes with new cloud service
Amazon Web Services has launched Simple Workflow Service (SWF), which will allow enterprises to automate business processes across both cloud-based …
Whitman gives HP harsh report card, outlines recovery plan
Hewlett-Packard has underinvested in its business and become “too complex and too slow,” President and CEO Meg Whitman said yesterday, …
Clouding the midmarket
IBM is pushing deep into the midmarket with a rich portfolio of solutions and cloud services. In a chat with …
Samsung launches the SlatePC in the UAE
Samsung today announced the launch of the all new Series 7 Slate PC. Samsung representatives described the device as combiningg …
Adobe reveals more on Creative Cloud launch plans
Adobe has revealed that it will launch its Creative Cloud software-and-services bundle alongside Creative Suite 6 (CS6) in the first half of …
G-Cloud open for business
The UK government’s Cabinet Office has announced the G-Cloud online appstore, Cloudstore, is now open, in a move anticipated to …
Casino cloud built by gaming firm
A casino-specific cloud has been built in a further sign of the trend towards industry-tailored software-as-a-service solutions. International Game Technology …
Computers may control intersections for self-driving cars
While scientists have been busy with making more accurate self-driving cars, at least one set of researchers has thought even …
PhoneGap: Mobile development made easy
Mobile development is as much about UI artistry and screen flow as technical programming. This premium on presentation means that …
Apache embraces cloud with Deltacloud approval
Extending its range of open-source projects to cloud computing, the Apache Software Foundation has approved the Deltacloud as a top-level …
Top 5 information management and backup trend predictions for 2012: Symantec
“Backup Fights Back in 2012” You can’t call backup boring anymore. Data is exploding year on year. The backup market …
Oracle preps MySQL Cluster for Web use
Oracle has updated its MySQL Cluster software to make it more appealing to large Web service providers, among other users …
Startup Porticor launches with encryption technology for cloud computing
New startup Porticor launches this week with technology aimed at giving enterprises a way to encrypt data held in cloud computing services, …
HP urges IPG partners to up their ante
Partners who work with HP’s imaging and printing group (IPG) should work to move up the ladder, and provide comprehensive …
Winning with consolidation
Data centre consolidation is a term being thrown around in 2012 almost as much as virtualisation, cloud and big data. …