Microsoft on Monday said it will sell just three Windows 8 editions for Intel PCs, half as many as the …
SpiderOak launches secure storage cloud for businesses
Cloud storage service provider SpiderOak is taking on Dropbox, Box and other more established services with what it calls the …
Dynamic dimensions
At the Cisco Expo UAE, the company and its partners came together to highlight key technology opportunities in the region. …
Out of the box
Storage is a continuing story as vendors consistently innovate to help businesses cope with increasing amounts of data. Pallavi Sharma …
Bonds that last
The systems integrator (SI) a company chooses to work with, and the partnerships it forms with it, can make a …
Beating the odds
Being a hotel at the end of a manmade island may be an appealing prospect for tourists, but not for …
Microsoft Office Mobile arrives on Nokia Belle smartphones in the region
Nokia today announced the local availability of Office Mobile apps from Microsoft – including Word mobile, PowerPoint mobile and Excel …
Brocade and EMC partner on cloud initiative
Brocade recently announced that it has been selected by EMC as a networking partner for the storage vendor’s new EMC …
New software bares iOS, Android app performance problems
New software lets IT groups deconstruct mobile apps running live on iOS and Android devices and uncover bottlenecks, glitches, and a whole …
Intel ships new SSD 330 series, but limits it to 180GB storage
Intel’s streak of solid-state drive announcements continued yesterday, when the company announced a new line of SSD 330 drives for …
Software AG buys messaging company my-Channels
Software AG said Monday that it has acquired middleware company my-Channels, which develops low-latency messaging software that will be used …
Rackspace launches new OpenStack-based cloud portfolio
Rackspace has unveiled an “early access” limited-availability edition of its updated public cloud environment, built on the open source cloud …
Twitter acquires social media analytics team
Twitter has acquired the team at social media analytics company Hotspots.io, signalling its intent to go after the big data …
Intel targeting Ivy Bridge processors at Windows 8 tablets
Intel’s upcoming Core i-series processors based on the Ivy Bridge architecture are being pitched at ultrabooks, but the company is …
Leaked Microsoft roadmap shows 2013 launch for Office 15
A leaked Microsoft roadmap shows that the next version of Office won’t ship until the first quarter of 2013, according …
IBM embarks on ambitious Africa growth plan
IBM has embarked on an ambitious growth plan in Africa, opening up new offices and making efforts to build skills …
Google adds new options for viewing data in Fusion Tables
Google is trying to popularise the somewhat obscure art of data visualisation by adding more user-friendly options to its Fusion …
Local YouTube advertising to launch in the UAE
YouTube will next week launch the first advertising aspect on YouTube in the region to allow advertisers to engage with …
SAP drives openness and choice for mobile app developers
SAP AG today announced agreements with Adobe, Appcelerator and Sencha to provide users with an open mobile apps development framework …
HP appoints Comguard as authorised training partner for HP ArcSight in MENA
Comguard, a Dubai based value added distributor for IT security products and solutions in the Middle East and North Africa …