Research In Motion (RIM) is taking on mobile device management for Android and Apple iOS devices as well as its …
We want to be number one by 2015: Huawei
Huawei Technologies, the leading networking solutions vendor from China, expects the enterprise division of the business to contribute 20% of …
SMBs struggling with consumerisation: Citrix
Staff at a quarter of small and medium businesses (SMBs) are now using their personal smartphones and tablets for work, …
Canon ImageClass MF8080Cw
Tradeoffs accompany this printer’s low sticker price The small-office-oriented Canon ImageClass MF8080Cw color laser multifunction printer looks expensive, but it’s …
Private sector needs to take proactive approach to security: aeCERT
At a roundtable organised by the UAE Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (TRA) and UBM, the audience had an opportunity to discuss …
A continuing story
Business continuity (BC) is not yet fully understood by most large Middle East enterprises, and is often confused with its …
Dell PowerEdge servers get AMD’s new 16-core chips
Dell announced that it has upgraded its PowerEdge servers with the just-released 16-core Opteron processors from Advanced Micro Devices (AMD). …
SAP not doing enough to keep users happy: User Group
The move to cloud computing is creating headaches for SAP users, who are struggling to get their heads around the …
Cisco folds net management into new cloud group
Even though it completed the bulk of a major restructuring earlier this year, Cisco continues to tweak its internal organisational …
HP net earnings drop over 91%
Hewlett-Packard (HP) continues to struggle with leadership and business changes, reporting that fourth-quarter net earnings dropped 91% over last year. …
SAP’s innovation plans may lead to skills gaps: University
SAP’s new programme of innovation could lead to a skills gap, according to Sheffield Hallam University. The university, which delivers …
Wyse acquires Trellia for cloud-based mobile management
Thin client maker Wyse Technology has acquired Canadian company Trellia to help it manage the growing number of smartphones and …
Apple, Google need to improve smartphone security: Blue Coat
The practice of “security by obscurity” on the Apple’s iOS needs to improve as smartphone adoption increases, according to Blue …
Alcatel promises better clouds for carriers
Alcatel-Lucent is developing a cloud computing platform for carriers that aims to take full advantage of their networks to deliver …
BA hires Xerox to cut 25% of mail and digital print costs
British Airways is partnering with Xerox to cut “up to a quarter” of the cost of its mail and digital …
Private cloud is only secure future: IDC
Businesses looking for a secure virtual environment will only consider the private cloud in the near future, according to analyst …
Adobe donates Flex to Apache
In a move that appears to be another step away from its Flash platform, Adobe has submitted the code for …
Cisco goes mobile with collaboration tools
In an attempt to move beyond the desktop, Cisco is updating two of its enterprise-level collaboration tools. At the Cisco …
Mobile devices and virtualisation pose big challenges for IT: survey
Increased use of mobile devices, especially smartphones, in addition to the transition to virtualisation, are key factors weighing on enterprises …
Online education – pros and cons – discussed at fourth Education Forum
Academics in the region need to go beyond debating the pros and cons of online education and instead need to …