Hewlett-Packard on Monday announced new servers that come pre-configured with Microsoft software to help companies deploy virtualised workloads more quickly. …
RIM to make up for service interruptions with free premium apps
Research In Motion (RIM) announced today that a selection of premium apps worth a total value of more than US …
DEWA creates first utility application with Samsung Smart TVs
Samsung Electronics and Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) established an exclusive partnership which allows customers to utilise and benefit …
Menya Zavoot GITEX
One of the best parts of GITEX for me is the number of people from outside the UAE that you …
Data centre hardware spending on the rise
Worldwide data centre hardware spending is expect to hit $US98.9 billion in 2011, up 12.7%, according to analyst firm Gartner. …
Dell ups the ante on helping customers unlock innovation for the virtual era
On the cusp of Dell World 2011, Dell last week announced continued customer and partner momentum for its enterprise and …
Imation launches line of NAS appliances for nearline, offline storage
Imation, a vendor of removable storage medium that includes hard disk drives and magnetic tape, recently announced its first network-attached …
HP set to release NAND flash replacement in 18 months
A Hewlett-Packard senior fellow this week told attendees at the International Electronics Forum 2011 in Seville that his company will …
Open Group publishes cloud computing migration guide
Global standards group The Open Group has published a new book to help firms move into cloud computing. The Cloud …
Time spent on mobile apps exceeds web browsing: report
A regional expert in Mobile Apps development and marketing has revealed that mobile apps have surpassed web usage in terms …
‘Big Data’ creating complexity for Asia Pacific IT execs
The exponential growth of data volumes is creating unprecedented levels of complexity for IT executives, according to an IDC Digital …
DIC to showcase technology incubation, innovation and collaboration at GITEX 2011
Dubai Internet City (DIC) today announced it will bring together key technology leaders Microsoft, HP and Qualcomm and share success …
Public cloud services market in APAC to hit US $12bn: Ovum
The Asia-Pacific (AP) public cloud services market will increase five fold over the next five years with revenues of US$12billion …
Intel’s McAfee unit agrees to buy NitroSecurity
Intel’s McAfee unit is acquiring NitroSecurity in an effort to speed up risk and threat assessment capabilities via its security …
Red Hat raids cloud storage market by acquiring Gluster
Red Hat announced yesterday that it is acquiring Gluster, which makes open-source software that clusters commodity SATA drives and NAS …
HP predicts greater cloud adoption in the Middle East
At a media roundtable today, HP announced findings from a recent survey focusing on cloud adoption in the Middle East. …
Brocade to exhibit cloud-optimised networking solutions at GITEX Cloud Confex 2011
Brocade has announced that it will be exhibiting at GITEX Cloud Confex and showcasing its comprehensive portfolio of solutions for …
Nexans to highlight LAN infrastructure solutions at GITEX 2011
Nexans, a cabling solutions provider, today announced that it is participating in GITEX Technology Week 2011 along with its distributor, …
Juniper unveils cloud-based lab for customer testing
Juniper is harnessing the cloud to make it easier and less expensive for customers to test its products. Juniper this …
Google CIO: don’t fight consumerisation of IT
In a interview, Google CIO Ben Fried talked about letting go. That may sound a bit “Zen Buddhist,” but it’s …