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 …
EMC announces solutions to accelerate cloud journey at EMC World 2012
At EMC World 2012, EMC has announced the next release of Documentum D2. According to the company, it has enhanced …
EMC acquires Syncplicity
At EMC World 2012, EMC announced yesterday that it has acquired privately held Syncplicity, a leader in cloud-based file management …
BYOD gains currency in EMEA, finds Aruba study
Aruba Networks has announced the results of a survey of the development and implementation of the Bring Your Own Device …
Avaya lays out roadmap for unified software management
As Avaya continues its transition from a hardware company into a communications and collaboration software provider, it is going through some growing …
Desktop-as-a-Service
Desktop-as-a-Service is an interesting way for IT execs to provide cloud-based Windows desktop sessions, as well as shared resources such as storage.
CIO BYOD challenge: Don't fall down the rabbit hole
When Alice fell down the rabbit hole, she emerged into a Wonderland of oddities: trapped in a shrinking body with …
This bill is for you
With the regional telecom landscape getting more competitive, convergent billing is no longer a business option but a strategic requirement …
Focus on research
EBTIC is working to create a self-sustained ICT community in the UAE by encouraging a focus on research and innovation. …
Avaya lays out roadmap for unified software management
As Avaya continues its transition from a hardware company into a communications and collaboration software provider, it is going through some growing …