Western Digital announced yesterday that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Hitachi Global Storage Technologies (Hitachi GST), …
Acer names new regional director
Acer Group announces today that Giuseppe Mastandrea is appointed as the new Regional Director of META area that includes Middle …
Western Digital to acquire Hitachi Global Storage Technologies
Western Digital and Hitachi have entered into a definitive agreement whereby WD will acquire Hitachi Global Storage Technologies (Hitachi GST), …
A brave new world
The industry seems to have learned its lessons from 3G, which was beset with problems when it came out ten …
Fujitsu launches high availability services for Saudi
Fujitsu is taking its maintenance and support services to a new level with the launch of High Availability Services for …
IBM fires back at Oracle in middleware fray
IBM is returning fire to Oracle in an increasingly heated battle over who has the faster stack of middleware. Big …
Intel courts the cloud builders
In an office building near Portland, Oregon, in a room next to a massive bank of cubicles, hums one of …
Network World Middle East Awards
Nominations are now open for annual Network World Middle East Awards 2011, which honour outstanding technology efforts. It is that …
Salesforce.com deepens tie-in to Facebook
Salesforce.com is deepening the integration between its CRM (customer relationship management) and customer service software with the explosively popular social-networking …
Avaya expands presence in KSA
Avaya is strengthening its presence in Saudi Arabia with the opening of a new office in Jeddah. The move comes …
UAE’s public works ministry selects NEC’s communication solution
UAE’s Ministry of Public Works (MOPW) has selected NEC Unified Solutions, to deliver communications solutions in the new state-of-the-art hospital …
IBM products aim to speed up, automate virtualisation
IBM is aiming to make it easier for enterprises to manage their virtualised environments, with new features in the Tivoli …
Extreme takes aim at secure mobile networking
Extreme Networks is going mobile. The company today wheeled out a roadmap that will steer the company’s product line toward …
IBM sees opportunity for environmental business
The need to improve the energy efficiency of buildings and the reliability of utilities has created a multi-billion dollar market …
Jumbo to open new store in Abu Dhabi
The Marina Mall store opening is in line with Jumbo Electronics’ broader expansion strategy for Abu Dhabi with further plans …
HSBC broadens connectivity with SAP and SWIFT
HSBC Bank (HSBC), SAP AG and SWIFT have teamed together to create the next generation of HSBC Connect to SAP, …
A rewarding job
When Ben Fried left his post as IT managing director at Morgan Stanley and took over as Google’s CIO in …
HP broadens scope of project management software
With the new update of its Project and Portfolio Management software, Hewlett-Packard is broadening the potential scope of the software …
Intel completes McAfee acquisition
Intel has completed its US$7.68 billion acquisition of security vendor McAfee, the chip maker announced yesterday. The all-cash deal makes …
Amazon wants to make it easier to build complex clouds
With the launch of CloudFormation, Amazon Web Services (AWS) is hoping to make it easier for enterprises to put together …