Microsoft has officially ended support for its Windows Server 2003 following the announcement of its planned move across users of the 13-year-old operating system worldwide.
Gartner: Worldwide IT spending to decline 5.5% in 2015
According to the latest report by Gartner, worldwide IT spending is on pace to total $3.5 trillion in 2015, a 5.5 percent decline from 2014.

Oracle enhances HCM Cloud to empower digital workforce
Oracle has recently announced new updates to its Oracle Applications Cloud Release 10. The latest release of Oracle HCM Cloud helps organisations support an increasingly global and digital workforce through a number of new and enhanced solutions.

The CIO’s future is in the “I” of the beholder
Jyoti Lalchandani, IDC’s Group Vice President and Regional Managing Director for the Middle East, Africa, and Turkey, talks about how the CIO’s role is evolving to become an organisation’s innovation and integration leader.
Riverbed launches new professional services portfolio
Riverbed Technology has recently introduced a new portfolio of professional consulting services to help customers maximise the value of their Riverbed solutions for improved business performance by optimising application performance across their hybrid IT environments.

HP releases new flash storage solutions for SMBs
Recently HP has released a line of new hybrid flash storage offering aimed at the SMB and new start-up space.

Riverbed introduces new professional services portfolio
Riverbed Technology has recently introduced a new portfolio of professional consulting services to help customers maximise the value of their Riverbed solutions for improved business performance by optimising application performance across their hybrid IT environments.

IT security still a key concern for SMBs
Jim Hamilton, Vice President, Member Communities, CompTIA said the SMBs’ relationship with technology is becoming more critical.
Help AG partners with Bit9 + Carbon Black
Help AG has signed new Authorised Solution Partner (ASP) and Security Service Provider (SSP) partnership agreements with Bit9 + Carbon Black in the GCC.
FVC, Sagemcom sign VAD agreement
FVC has expanded its Unified Collaboration & Convergence portfolio with a distribution agreement with Sagemcom. The agreement covers XMediusFAX solution across the GCC countries, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Egypt and English speaking Africa.

Google Cloud Platform to support Windows server
Google has recently expanded its support for Windows workloads running on its cloud, a move that aims to better position Google Cloud Platform to court enterprise customers.
Recurring returns
Jyoti Lalchandani, Group Vice President and Regional Managing Director, META, IDC, says teamwork and transparency are key elements to develop sound revenue lifecycle management policies.
Synology introduces RS18016xs+ and RX1216sas
Synology has recently announced the release of RS18016xs+ and its expansion unit RX1216sas, which is enabled with point-in-time data backup for enterprises, and a high-performance throughput.
Infoblox promotes Alexander Foroozandé
Infoblox has promoted Alexander Foroozandé to the position of Regional Channel Manager, Middle East, Turkey & Africa.

FireEye launches enhanced email protection platform
FireEye has recently announced enhancements to the FireEye Email Threat Prevention Platform (EX) and FireEye Advanced Threat Intelligence (ATI).
Red Hat launches new cloud and service provider programme
Red Hat has announced the global launch of the Red Hat Certified Cloud and Service Provider programme.
ESET announces summer rewards programme
ESET has announced its summer sales incentive programme for channel partners in the Middle East.

Surpassing quantum encryption
IT security is a fast moving and exciting field to be in. Fascinating industry news greets me almost every morning.

Microsoft Office 2016 for Mac released
Microsoft recently released Office 2016 for Mac to subscribers of its Office 365 rent-not-own plans, followed by an announcement that …

Smartphone ‘kill’ switch
A report suggests that Apple’s introduction of a smartphone ‘kill switch’ resulted in a significant drop in phone thefts.