Over three quarters of Android threats are malicious apps that send SMS messages to premium rate numbers and could be mitigated by a protection feature present in Android 4.2, according to researchers from networking vendor Juniper Networks.
50 Azerbaijani schools deploy Cisco-based infrastructure
Cisco today announced that 50 schools involved in Azerbaijan’s e-School project have deployed a unified distance learning system based on Cisco Enterprise …
Oracle database 12c now available for download
Oracle’s long-awaited 12c database is now available for download, according to the company’s official website.
Black to basics
The BlackBerry Enterprise Service (BES) offering has given customers the option to manage BlackBerry devices whether it is a government or a company network, and the company is now providing that feature so that customers can manage non-BlackBerry devices.
Taming unstructured data
The pace of information creation continues to accelerate, but the ability of infrastructure and information management to keep pace is coming within sight. Big Data is now considered a blessing rather than a curse.
Apple OSes to narrow gap with Windows, says Gartner
Shipments of devices based on Apple’s Mac OS and iOS will close the gap on those of products running all flavours of Windows over the next two years.
Oracle to certify its software for use on Microsoft’s Azure cloud, Hyper-V
Oracle and Microsoft have announced a partnership that will see Oracle’s database, application server, Java programming language and other products find a home inside Microsoft’s Azure cloud service.
Gartner offers more data on PC decline and tablet surge
Gartner today projected that the overall decline in shipments of desktop and laptop PC’s will be 10.6 percent in 2013, while tablet shipments will grow by 67.9 percent.
Cisco unveils major product refresh, “biggest in years”
Cisco today revealed a major product refresh for its enterprise network portfolio, calling it the “the biggest network announcement in …
Google launches Street View Special Collect for world’s tallest skyscraper
Google today launched Street View Special Collect for the world’s tallest building, the Burj Khalifa, in Dubai, marking the first skyscraper to join the collection as well as the first time the technology has been deployed in the Arab world.
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The third dimension
We’ve all read about how 3D printing is set to change the manufacturing scene, but the technology has so far been too expensive or complex to make any real impact.
Plextor unveils 19nm flash-based SSD at Computex 2013
Plextor recently unveiled its next-generation of SSD (solid-state drive), which uses the world’s smallest 64-gigabit NAND memory chip on 19-nanometer (nm) process technology, at Computex 2013.
Actifio and Spectrami launch Middle East’s first Customer Experience Centre in Dubai
Copy data management company, Actifio, and dedicated Middle East partner, Spectrami, have launched a Customer Experience Centre in Dubai dedicated to enhancing the customer experience for their wide breadth of partners and users… More pictures inside.
VMware and MapR hope to simplify virtualised big data
MapR Technologies and VMware have collaborated to make it easier for enterprises to virtualise Big Data applications and get better support at the same time.
Google and Red Hat collaborate on App Engine in private clouds
Google is hoping to appease developers that want better portability for their hosted apps by working with Red Hat on running App Engine in private clouds.
Social media adds spice to financial services, say banks
Social media can make financial institutions seem less dull and better engage customers, according to officials on a panel at the AB+F Retail Financial Services Forum.
Gartner to businesses: Get ready for broad deployment of Windows 8.1
Gartner is giving the thumbs up to Windows 8.1, crediting the operating system refresh with overcoming the major downsides of Windows 8.
Microsoft adding collaboration, more Office to Office Web Apps
Microsoft has announced an update to its Office Web apps, focusing on collaboration between co-workers, as well as bringing new features over from its Office software package.
Prism doesn’t have CIOs in a panic, yet
By Chris Kanaracus IDG News Service (Boston Bureau) Revelations over the U.S. National Security Agency’s Prism surveillance program have much of …