Microsoft has entered into an agreement to buy Perceptive Pixel (PPI) a vendor of large-scale, multitouch displays, an acquisition Microsoft …
Gartner: IT spending stable, growth in cloud services
Global spending on IT products and services will rise 3 percent in 2012 to US$3.6 trillion, according to figures released …
BlackBerry App World tops 3bn, RIM says
After months of gloomy news to report, Research In Motion finally has something to brag about. Its app store, BlackBerry App World, …
Salesforce.com to acquire shared-browsing startup GoInstant
Enterprise cloud computing company Salesforce.com said yesterday it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Canadian shared-browsing technology startup …
Windows 8 goes to manufacturers in August, will ship in October
Windows 8, the next major upgrade of Microsoft’s operating system for PCs, tablets and laptops, will be released to manufacturers …
Oracle-SAP retrial set to begin in August
The retrial of Oracle’s corporate-theft lawsuit against SAP will begin Aug. 27, according to a court filing on Friday. Jury …
Steady start
The AccessData Group recently ventured into the region to cater to the demand for enterprise scale advanced security solutions. The …
Top your provider's prioritiy list
While you may not want to be your outsourcing provider’s favorite client (that probably means you’re making them the most …
Bytes Technology launches storage unit in UAE
Bytes Technology Group Emirates, a subsidiary of Bytes Technology Group,a principal subsidiary of the Altron Group, has announced the launch …
Iconia Tab A70
Google’s upcoming $200 Nexus 7 tablet may be catching all the current buzz for smaller, 7-in. devices, but Acer’s $450 Iconia Tab A700 may …
A new era
With the advent of the BYOD phenomenon, the amount of threats businesses face have multiplied on an unprecedented scale. Ben …
On cloud nine
Habtoor Hotels has become the latest enterprise in the region to express its satisfaction with a move to the cloud. …
Data centre demand in AP turns positive: Emerson study
A recent vendor study recently indicated that the Asia Pacific region is finally warming up to building date centre infrastructures …
Nominations open for CNME's ICT Achievement Awards 2012
CNME, the premier technology title of the Middle East, has announced that nominations are now open for the annual ICT …
Application threats rise in the Middle East: Report
Almost 70% of external attacks on Middle East organisations in 2011 were on applications, according to the latest Threat Intelligence …
Women of the channel- The performer
“Failure is not an option for me; I stand up to the challenge and do not give up. This reflects …
Passion and profession
Dan Smith joined Xerox fresh out of Hertfordshire University in UK. He was first employed as a systems analyst for …
Channelled beginnings
Recently appointed territory channel manager at Brocade, Khaled Kamel tells us about the evolution of the channel and what he …
Money matters
One of the key challenges faced by resellers and IT start ups is the low credit availability and limited financing …
Citrix launches VDI-in-a box for Middle East SMEs
Citrix Systems, a provider of virtual computing solutions today announced the launch of VDI-in-a-Box in the Middle East, an all-in-one …