Oracle released today an independent research report conducted by Dynamic Markets that surveyed 1499 managers from both public and private …
EMC delivers Hadoop for the enterprise
EMC Corporation today announced a comprehensive strategy for distributing, integrating and supporting the Apache Hadoop open-source software used for data-intensive …
UPMC and Alcatel-Lucent develop telemedicine platform
UPMC and Alcatel-Lucent have signed an agreement to jointly develop a telemedicine platform and suite of applications that will enable …
IBM rolls out tape library for big data
IBM has announced new tape storage and enhanced archiving, deduplication offerings designed to help clients efficiently store and extract intelligence …
Red Hat pitches new cloud software
Microsoft and VMware are the enemies of interoperability, and only open source software can prevent cloud lock-in. That, at least, …
Cisco jumps into portable data centre market
Cisco Systems launched its first containerised data centre, coming late to the party but offering some unique management features that …
Cisco enters portable data centre market
Cisco Systems launched its first containerised data centre on Monday, coming late to the party but offering some unique management …
Caught in the Web
With increased use of the Internet, organisations worldover have realised the infinite benefits and challenges associated with using this channel. …
Borders open to kick-start telecom economy
The global economy may be limping towards the shores of recovery, but the United Nations (UN) predicts that new approaches …
Gartner tablet forecast overlooks Microsoft
Research firm Gartner yesterday gave Microsoft a hard diss on the tablet front by not including Redmond in its recent tablet-OS …
How hot is your data?
According to industry commentator James Taylor, “Analytics simplify data to amplify its value”. The problem is that data today for …
Nokia’s profit drops
Nokia reported an increase in sales for the first quarter, but profit declined and the company expects a challenging second …
How hot is your data?
According to industry commentator James Taylor, “Analytics simplify data to amplify its value”. The problem is that data today for …
Intel smartphone ambitions stunted by Nokia withdrawal
Nokia’s move to the Windows Phone OS took the “wind” out of possible volume sales of Intel smartphone chips this …
Orbit Showtime consolidates network with Orange
Orange Business Services, the B2B arm of France Telecom, has signed a three-year agreement with OSN – Orbit Showtime Network …
Intel expects Oak Trail tablets to be available in May
Intel expects tablets running its power-efficient chip code-named Oak Trail to become available next month, the company said recently. Intel …
Africans use mobiles as multi-functional devices: MIT conference
African mobile-phone users are increasingly turning to their devices for functions beyond making calls, said speakers at a Massachusetts Institute …
Salesforce.com to acquire Radian6
Salesforce.com plans to buy social media monitoring vendor Radian6, whose technology tracks conversations occurring on social sites like Facebook, Twitter …
AT&T vs. Sprint: who will acquire T-Mobile?
Sprint Nextel has vowed to fight AT&T’s proposed US$39 billion acquisition of T-Mobile USA, calling the deal a bid to …
Axis debuts smallest PTZ camera
Axis Communications has rolled out, what is claims is the world’s smallest, ceiling mount pan/tilt/zoom dome cameras. AXIS M50 PTZ Dome …