It’s been a little hard of late to find references to SOA (service-oriented architecture), the buzz-phrase that once saturated the …
IBM to acquire facilities management software company
Filling out its portfolio of Smarter Buildings offerings, IBM is acquiring Tririga, a provider of facility and real estate management …
Brocade unites IPv4 and IPv6
Brocade this week unveiled software for its application acceleration switches that enables them to function as gateways between existing IPv4 …
Oracle stops developing software for Intel’s Itanium chips
Oracle recently became the latest software maker to say it will stop developing applications for Intel Itanium microprocessors, following a …
Google funds tools to expose attempts to control the internet
In the wake of Internet blackouts in Egypt and Libya, Google has announced it is awarding at least $1 million …
SAP takes on IBM, Oracle with new GRC suite
SAP is hoping to cement its foothold in the growing market for GRC (governance, risk and compliance) software with a …
Huawei eyes distribution channel with smart devices launch
Following the unveiling of the IDEOS smart devices, Chinese vendor Huawei has revealed that it?s eyeing the Middle East distribution …
Smart meter cloud announced
IBM and Cable & Wireless are set to collaborate to offer a ‘smart energy cloud’ to support the UK’s new …
RIM joins forces with Microsoft for Office 365 service
Blackberry maker, Research In Motion (RIM), has joined forces with Microsoft to create a RIM-hosted BlackBerry enterprise service for Office …
SecureVAD to recruit partners
SecureVAD, the exclusive distributor for STEALTHbits across EMEA and Asia-PAC is planning to set up shop in the UAE. The …
Social media compliance rules lacking – Gartner
Too many organisations do not have comprehensive compliance policies in place for its use, according to Gartner. By the end …
Google to add offline storage to Apps by year end
Google is working to restore offline storage capabilities for its Apps productivity software and should have it done by the …
Symantec to release cloud management software
Symantec plans to release a full refresh of its Storage Foundation and Veritas Operations Manager software , which will include …
UPS market on song
The UPS space has made a huge leap in technology to innovate and create scalable, pay-as-you-grow solutions. This has become …
State of the union
While many businesses tightened their IT budgets during the recent recession, a growing number of organisations are deploying unified communications …
In the safety zone
With the outages costing dearly, business continuity and disaster recovery are emerging as top priorities for regional businesses. Here is …
KSA’s Alfanar Electric completes CRM implementation
Saudi-based Alfanar Electric today announced the successful implementation of SAP’s CRM solution, a robust technology that fully meets customer service …
Oracle goes after Microsoft SQL server
Oracle is making a fresh run at Microsoft’s SQL Server, claiming on Tuesday that its open-source MySQL database offers up …
Blue Coat intros Cloud Partner programme
The Blue Coat Cloud Service is an Internet-delivered service that leverages proven Blue Coat Web security technology and the collaborative …
Geared for battle
Sathya Mithra Ashok writes on how Ducab uses a wise mix of security solutions to safeguard device and data. Dubai …