Collating big data and gleaning intelligence from it is becoming important among Middle East enterprises, as it is the worldover. …
Infor details mobile strategy, launches new apps
Infor recently announced details of its Motion mobility platform as well as the availability of two new mobile applications, Road …
FVC and Zoho to bring emerging cloud apps to MENA
FVC, a Value Added Distributor in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA), has signed a partnership agreement with Zoho, …
Micron to acquire PCIe virtualisation vendor Virtensys
Micron Technology recently announced it has signed an agreement to acquire Virtensys, a U.K.-based provider of PCIe-sharing products. No financial …
Linux benefits from rise of cloud and big data: study
Cloud computing and big data are driving business use of Linux at the expense of Windows and Unix, a Linex …
IT leaders continue to juggle multiple priorities in 2012: research
Analytics and business intelligence have moved back to the top of the technology priority list for CIOs, followed by mobile …
Microsoft’s Q2 net income slightly down
Microsoft revenue rose in the second fiscal quarter, while its profits dipped a bit. Revenue for the quarter, ended Dec. …
PC shipments decline: research
PC shipments in EMEA declined by 6.5% in the fourth quarter in 2011 compared to the same time in 2010, …
The cloud CIO
Forbes recently published an interesting article written by Ed Sperling titled “CIOs: Be Careful What You Wish For.” In it, …
Social media has changed advertising, says Google
Enterprises must adapt to how social media is changing business and the new interactive forms of advertising it has created, …
Symantec admits security threat after hack attack
Symantec yesterday admitted that its own network was compromised, after previously denying the source code theft of some of its …
BYOD culture does pose threat to IT security: study
Enterprises should consider the threats posed by employees who bring in their own devices and choose their own application services, …
Jerry Yang leaves Yahoo
Yahoo co-founder Jerry Yang has left the company, the latest dramatic change at the top of the embattled Internet company. …
Buyers beware of unified networks: Salim
Enterprises should think carefully before turning towards internet protocol and unified ICT networks, says Muttahir Salim, principal consultant for reliance, …
Learning innovation
Although young to the UAE, the Paris Sorbonne University Abu Dhabi is making the right investments to offer a competitive …
WAN optimisation gets cloud-ready
WAN optimisation is going to be critical in guaranteeing application performance in cloud environments. WAN optimisation has been typically deployed …
Symantec turns to cloud with LiveOffice acquisition
Symantec has acquired LiveOffice, a provider of cloud-based data archiving and storage, for $115 million, the companies announced yesterday. Symantec …
Experts discuss physical security legislation and plans at Intersec 2012
The commercial security conference at Intersec 2012 today brought together professionals working in the security industry to exchange and explore …
Security must not be ignored when deploying cloud: Coviello
Businesses are so busy rushing into virtual and cloud environments, they are missing the opportunity to build security as they …
Regional companies yet to reach European data centre standards: Heger
Enterprises in the Middle East must prepare themselves for the big data boom or risk being pushed aside by international …