African mobile operators struggle with network quality

Africa’s mobile operators are contending with capital and operational demands, pressure from shareholders for higher returns and a lack of sufficient spectrum to address the needs of evolving technology, all of which is creating conflict with regulators over the quality of service.

HP envisions the holistic data center

Hewlett-Packard has launched a set of services designed to help organisations manage their data centres more efficiently, using the principles of DCIM (data center infrastructure management).

Prevention is better than cure

With security so high on the agenda, businesses are doing everything they can to safeguard their networks from cyber-criminals keen to capitalise on software exploits. But do businesses pay enough attention to software updates when there are hundreds of other issues to address?

FireEye: Cyber warfare defined by espionage and proxy conflicts

The world is still in the foothills of the cyberwar era but already online confrontation is being defined by an unstable and possibly dangerous mixture of proxy conflicts and old-fashioned espionage, mixed with lower-level digital activism, security firm FireEye has said.

How to prepare your small business for tech success

With vendors and customers taking it easy during the holiday season, business likely won’t pick up until we are a few weeks into 2014. Why not use the extra time to fine-tune your home office or small business for the year ahead?

DCG nominates office bearers

Dubai Computer Group (DCG) has conducted its initial board meeting to nominate the office bearers, after having an election last month, a first since its inception in 2007.

Computer Plaza participates in DSF

The Computer Plaza, also known as Al Ain Centre, in the heart of Dubai was once the only go-to destination for all IT products. Today, it competes with power retails, the likes of Carrefour, Jacky’s, Jumbo Electronics and so on. And it’s not an easy game, with power retails taking up most of the market share. This year, Computer Plaza is participating in Dubai Shopping Festival (DSF), an attempt to be at par with the big boys.

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