Netgear is taking GITEX as an opportunity to explain to partners the advantages of selling complete solutions as opposed to point products, the vendor’s Regional Director for the Middle East, Ali Ahmar, said today.
Alcatel-Lucent takes BYOD by the horns
Alcatel-Lucent this week took BYOD by the horns with the launch of its Unified Access approach to wired and wireless networks.
Region’s tech leaders celebrated at ICT Achievement Awards
The Middle East’s technology leaders were celebrated last night at a glittering ceremony, the CNME ICT Achievement Awards, held at the Emirates Towers Godolphin Ballroom.
Commvault to plug Simpana 10 at GITEX
Data protection specialist Commvault will use the Gitex 2013 stage to market its Simpana 10 technology, which it claims can cut storage-related costs by up to 50 percent.
Windows XP deadline provides silver lining to slumping PC market
The PC market remained weak in the third quarter, but the expiration of Microsoft’s support for Windows XP in April next year may have prompted users to look at upgrades, which eased the slump.
HTC Sense 5.5 screenshots suggest a removable BlinkFeed
Purported screenshots of the upcoming version of HTC’s Sense 5 interface overlay reminded us that we’ve been wishing for a way to remove BlinkFeed from the Home screen since we reviewed the One earlier this year.
HP to tackle cloud, security, Big Data, mobility at GITEX 2013
HP aims to showcase an enormous range of enterprise solutions at GITEX Technology Week 2013, with cloud, security, Big Data and mobility forming the crux of the vendor’s participation at the show.
Intergence to launch new managed service at GITEX 2013
IT consultancy Intergence plans to use GITEX 2013 as the platform for a Middle East launch of a new managed service, designed to predict and monitor the performance of international websites.
GITEX PREVIEW: Cisco
This year, Cisco has adopted the principal theme of ‘Where Technology Means Business’, where we will discuss current ICT trends …
Spectrami to showcase ‘award-winning’ solutions at GITEX
Spectrami recently announced that it will be showcasing its “award-winning” range of enterprise-grade security and storage solutions at GITEX Technology Week 2013.
Microsoft to showcase latest products at GITEX 2013
Microsoft Gulf has announced plans for GITEX 2013 to provide visitors with access to its latest technologies in-line with the …
Microsoft offers Azure discounts in renewed cloud push
Microsoft will offer discounts on its Azure cloud service next month as part of a cloud computing push that also includes new releases of its Windows Server and Systems Center software.
Overseas, Twitter cites access, privacy and Kakao among its biggest challenges
Twitter doesn’t seem to have a problem attracting users in international markets, but it definitely has problems making money off them.
Business as usual for tech, but gov’t crisis casts shadows
The tech sector appears to be going about business as usual in the face of the US federal government shutdown, but some industry insiders are nervous about a long-term stoppage.
Google buys Flutter, a gesture recognition start-up
Google has acquired Flutter, a gesture recognition company whose technology lets people control music and movies on their desktop by waving their hands.
Red Hat announces improved EMEA Partner Program
Open source player restructures its EMEA Partner Program to empower partners to deliver solution-based product sets to customers
SAP users hit out at Business Suite and BusinessObjects support
Users of SAP’s Business Suite and BusinessObjects are complaining that the enterprise software giant is struggling to integrate support for the two products, according to the latest survey from the UK & Ireland SAP User Group.
Help AG launches new service and division
With the addition of these services, Help AG strengthens its position
Report: Ford CEO downplays chatter that he’s in line to replace Ballmer
Ford President and CEO Alan Mulally, considered a front-runner among candidates to replace Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer, has reportedly tried to put the brakes on the accelerating rumours.
Middle East telecoms consortium to build new high-bandwidth cable system
A GCC-wide telecoms consortium has been formed to build a high-bandwidth regional transmission cable system for the region, it was announced on Monday.