It would be hard to disagree with the opinion that VMware has had a tough couple of weeks. In the …
Why you don’t need the new Microsoft Office
As you’ve no doubt heard by now, Microsoft Office 2013 has arrived. So has Microsoft Office 365. Some would argue that the …
Sophos unveils Mobile Control 3.0
Sophos on Tuesday unveiled Mobile Control 3.0, the latest version of its MDM (mobile device management) product for Android-based tablets …
Red Hat joins HP alliance programme
Following on from more than a decade of collaboration, Red Hat on Tuesday announced that it has joined the HP …
Oracle to buy Acme Packet
Oracle announced on Monday that it has agreed to pay $1.7 billion for Acme Packet, a network equipment vendor that …
SAP raises Standard Support fees
SAP on Monday announced that it is planning to impose a higher price on its Standard Support software maintenance services. …
Computerlinks named Sophos distributor
Sophos on Monday announced that it has signed Computerlinks as its value added distributor for the Middle East, as part …
HP uses SDN to scale up TippingPoint
HP announced last week that it plans to use its recently unveiled SDN controller to distribute its TippingPoint intrusion prevention …
IBM buys Star Analytics software
In an effort to add more performance management muscle to its line of analysis software and services, IBM has announced …
Gartner announces Dubai symposium speakers
Gartner on Sunday announced the speakers for its first flagship conference in Dubai, called the Gartner Symposium/ITxpo, which will be …
Oracle 12c database to launch ‘within weeks’
Oracle’s long-awaited, next-generation 12c database will likely be released within weeks or possibly even days, the IDG News Service has …
BYOD saves VMware $2m
It seems counterintuitive, but last year, Aberdeen Group found that the costs for a company with 1,000 mobile devices go up …
Dell offers SAP HANA converged infrastructure support
Dell announced on Friday that it has received SAP HANA certification for its data centre products for the first time, …
Innovation to celebration
It’s been a year of sheer brilliance from the IT sector. In response to the strongly recovering economy, CIOs all …
BlackBerry launches BlackBerry10 platform, two new smartphones
BlackBerry last night launched BlackBerry 10 across the world – dubbed ‘the re-designed, re-engineered, and re-invented BlackBerry’ platform that creates …
New IBM security tool can catch insider threats
IBM has rolled out a tool it says can cull massive terabytes of data, including email — to help customers …
Kaspersky adds mobile, system management to business security offering
Kaspersky Lab on Wednesday made its bid to reduce the complexity associated with managing IT security processes in corporate environments, …
Cisco to buy Cognitive Security
Cisco announced on Tuesday that it plans to acquire Czech security vendor Cognitive Security, in a deal that will be …
Siemon expands EMEA commercial team
Global infrastructure specialist Siemon is expanding its commercial team in EMEA to accelerate development and investment in the North East …
Cisco to buy Cognative Security
Cisco announced on Tuesday that it plans to acquire Czech security vendor Cognitive Security, in a deal that will be …