As 2013 begins, the SaaS (software as a service) market is set to heat up even more, as well as …
2013 IT spending forecasts look upbeat
As the economy improves and at least some of the concerns about the so-called U.S. “fiscal cliff” are resolved, desire …
Twitter valued at $11bn based on 2014 IPO
Popular micro-blogging website Twitter could be valued at $11 billion if it goes public in 2014, according to a report …
Half of business networks breached by personal devices in 2012
Over half of the UK’s business IT networks (51 percent) were breached during 2012 due to employees using their personal …
SanDisk bringing faster SSDs to PC makers
SanDisk is kicking off the new year with two new solid-state disk drives (SSDs) that should bring performance boosts for …
Internet Explorer browser gains share in 2012
Microsoft’s Internet Explorer (IE) turned things around in 2012, posting an annual usage share gain for the first time in …
Red Hat to acquire ManageIQ
Red Hat has announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire ManageIQ, which provides enterprise cloud management …
Sanovi holds round table in Dubai
The disaster recovery management software vendor Sanovi Technologies has organised a round table focused on BFSI vertical at Dubai in …
Huawei wins UAE railway network project
Huawei has announced its collaboration with SELEX Elsag, a company within the Finmeccanica group, for the construction of the first …
Top 5 collaboration predictions for 2013
The tools that we use to link people, information and communities are evolving at lightning speed. Business leaders and IT …
Empa and Kodak sign distribution deal
EMPA Middle East have signed a regional distribution agreement with Eastman Kodak, the leading name in the Document Imaging arena, …
Oracle to stop patching Java 6 in Feb
Java 6 will be retired from security support in less than two months, and users and businesses should prepare now …
Blue Coat snaps up Crossbeam
Blue Coat Systems has entered into an agreement to acquire the network security vendor Crossbeam Systems. By acquiring Crossbeam, Blue Coat says …
Harris Farm gets Hands-on with IBM Flex System
IBM and its partner, Hands-on Systems have deployed the Flex System for retailer, Harris Farm Markets. The system will help the …
Blue Coat to acquire security company Crossbeam
Blue Coat has announced that it has entered into an agreement to acquire network security company Crossbeam Systems. The acquisition …
Dell to buy data-protection vendor Credant
Dell has made a deal to acquire data-protection vendor Credant Technologies and plans to add the company’s technology to its …
Oracle Q2 profits rise 18%, but hardware sales continue to slide
Oracle on Tuesday reported that net income jumped 18 percent to US$2.6 billion while revenue rose 3 percent to $9.1 …
Citrix predicts apps, data governance challenges in 2013
Citrix predicts that the rise of consumerisation and the Bring-Your-Own (BYO) phenomenon will force IT departments to focus on the …
Citrix delivers 2013 tech predictions
At 103 percent the Middle East is reported to have one of the highest mobile penetration rates in the world. …
Keeping secure? Virtually impossible
The last 12 months has seen an incredible transformation from traditional IT towards a new, digitalised world which has begun …