The next version of Oracle’s database will be released in either December or January, CEO Larry Ellison said Wednesday during …
Mobile leads in malware resurgence for 2012
After something of a holiday hiatus at the end of last year, malware is back – according to security firm …
Facebook launches first MENA presence with Dubai office opening
Facebook today announced the opening of its first Middle East and North Africa office. Based in Dubai, Facebook’s MENA team …
Red Hat appoints Arun Oberoi as executive VP, global sales and services
Red Hat has announced the appointment of enterprise software industry veteran Arun Oberoi as executive VP of global sales and …
A delicate balance
With the rise in the influence of social media on the business, it’s time for CMOs to get better acquainted …
Aim for transformation
Pat Gelsinger, the driven President and COO of global IT solutions provider EMC, talks about the next steps for the …
Eliminating inefficiencies
Today’s data centre infrastructure management (DCIM) tools can improve planning and reduce operational costs, writes Soeren Brogaard Jensen, VP-Enterprise Software, …
Gartner predicts huge rise in monitoring of employees' social media use
Corporations are starting to embrace technologies used to monitor employee Internet use, with 60 percent expected to watch workers’ social …
Dell reaches for the cloud with new prototype ARM server
Dell yesterday announced a prototype low-power server with ARM processors, following a growing demand by Web companies for custom-built servers …
UAE schools stand out in HP Planet Partners Program
HP held an award ceremony recently to recognise the student’s efforts to raise awareness about the importance of recycling in …
Former IBM director joins Blue Coat as senior VP of R&D
Blue Coat Systems has announced that IBM veteran Venkat Raghavan has joined as senior VP of research and development. The …
Making video simple
When Alexander Graham Bell said, “Mr. Watson — come here — I want to see you” into the liquid transmitter …
Cisco takes its lumps, keeps developing video meeting tools
Cisco Systems owned up to some miscalculations in its video collaboration strategy but showed off some promising future capabilities in …
IBM bans Siri from iPhones over security concerns
IBM has caused a stir by banning Siri from staff iPhones. The company claims that it is concerned that Siri …
Intel launches cloud-based single sign-on service
Intel launched a cloud-based password management service yesterday that has been tightly integrated with Salesforce.com to give its customers an …
Johnson Controls unveils Panoptix solution for green buildings
Johnson Controls, which provides solutions that increase energy efficiency in buildings, has launched a new innovation, the Panoptix solution, which …
Dell's profit shrinks in the first quarter
Dell yesterday reported a drop in profits for the first quarter, weighed down by a revenue decrease and slower sales …
Google Seals the Deal on $12.5B Motorola Acquisition
Google has finally closed its acquisition of Motorola Mobility and will now start working on new devices while keeping Android …
60TB disk drives could be a reality in 2016
The maximum areal densities of hard disk drives are expected to more than double by 2016, according to an IHS …
SAP buying e-commerce vendor Ariba for $4.3 billion
SAP is buying cloud-based e-commerce vendor Ariba for US$4.3 billion, the companies announced yesterday. Ariba’s platform focuses on business-to-business commerce …