BlackBerry’s board has formed a so-called Special Committee to explore strategic alternatives for the future of the company. But what are the options?
Microsoft to acquire Nokia's smartphones and mobile phones business
Microsoft is to acquire Nokia’s Devices & Services business, which includes the smartphone and mobile phones businesses, for Euro 3.79 billion (US$5 billion), Microsoft said Monday.
BlackBerry blundered in forcing business use of BES
BlackBerry slipped when it forced businesses to buy its mobile device management (MDM) platform to fully support BlackBerry 10 devices, according to AirWatch CEO John Marshall.
Mobile device management shifts to the cloud
New cloud-based software lets employees register, secure, and manage their personal devices without IT department involvement. And a simplified Web interface automates a lot of management tasks.
VMware's virtualization quest could help shake up storage, too
The jam-packed VMworld show this week in San Francisco has been VMware’s launchpad for flights deeper into storage, an area …
The evolving media landscape in Singapore
How different is the media scene in Singapore and this region and how are companies coping with the challenges? Sameer Kanse, Business Head of Tata Communications’ Media Services, has some answers.
New Role for the CIO: Chief Process Officer?
I hear a lot of conversations these days about whether the “I” in CIO still means “information” or if it really stands for some other “I” word. Innovation? Integration? Intelligence?
CIOs Play Vital Role in the Emerging Science of Talent Analytics
When two of your best employees eat lunch together, does the company make more money as a result? When call centre staffers take group breaks to socialize, do they complete calls more quickly after-ward?
Half of organizations targets of cyberattack in last year
About half of global organizations have suffered a cyberattack in the last year, said a report released on Tuesday by the Information Security Media Group and Bit9.
IT Gender Salary Gap-Not As Dramatic As You Think
To the average female job-seeker, the gender salary gap is a fact of life – one more obstacle to overcome …
Oracle software will run faster with new SPARC M6 chip
Oracle’s database and high-performance workloads will run faster with the company’s latest SPARC M6 chip, which has been tuned specially for the company’s applications.
Lexmark to acquire Saperion
Lexmark International has signed an agreement to acquire Germany-based Saperion AG, a developer and provider of enterprise content management (ECM) …
US, others criticize new Vietnamese Internet law
A new Vietnamese Internet law that will put curbs on the types of information that can be exchanged on blogs …
Step out of your comfort zone
Organisations that operate exclusively within their comfort zones will miss opportunities and often adopt everything in line with their enterprise personality, writes Hung LeHong, Research VP, Gartner.
What Does iOS 7 Bring to the BYOD Party?
Apple doesn’t promote enterprise features in its products, instead choosing to be seen as the consumer’s champion-but this doesn’t mean it doesn’t have any.
Review: Sony Xperia Z Ultra
The Sony Xperia Z Ultra is like a big, dumb dog – it’s great to play around with, but you wouldn’t necessarily want to live with it every day.
With Ballmer retiring, tech world awaits white smoke from Redmond
Mere days into the Steve Ballmer Successor Watch, guessing who will be his replacement has become a new tech industry …
Eurocom Panther 5SE: The Incredible Hulk of notebook computers
Eurocom rocked us with the most powerful per-pound choice in a notebook that we’ve seen to date. The Panther 5SE …
A new owner may not be able to save BlackBerry
A permanent change seems to have taken hold in the mobile market, as BlackBerry explores the possibility of putting itself up for sale.
Scanning for potential
Klaus Schulz, Manager of Product Marketing, EMEA, Fujitsu