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 …

CRM at forefront of app investment: Gartner
Spending on customer relationship management software is expected to see the largest increase of all the application software markets this …

SAP bets on in-memory, mobility in new BI release
SAP is hoping to gain ground in the increasingly heated market for BI (business intelligence) software, announcing a suite on …

Microsoft Gulf appoints Emitac as reseller partner
The move is in line with Microsoft’s ongoing customer focused initiatives which will give enterprise customers more choice in order …

Avaya extends ‘private cloud’ capabilities to campus networks
Avaya is taking its data centre architecture to the enterprise campus, with the goal of creating “private clouds.” The company …

Collaboration apps need to be adapted: Gartner
IT managers implementing collaborative software such as SharePoint have been warned that simply installing applications out of the box will …

Google releases full Android 3.0 SDK
Google has made available the full SDK for the Android 3.0 mobile platform, featuring a UI redesigned for tablets and …

KSA’s Shaqra University selects SAP
Shaqra University in Saudi Arabia has announced that it has selected market leader in enterprise application software SAP to implement …

Juniper launches security solutions for the cloud
Juniper Networks has announced the integration of its new Juniper Networks vGW Virtual Gateway with the Juniper Networks SRX Series …

Intel to reshape chips to empower mobile devices
Looking into its crystal ball at where trends are leading, Intel hopes to bolster on-chip capabilities to vastly improve the …

Australian College of Kuwait selects SunGard
The Australian College of Kuwait (ACK) has selected SunGard Higher Education to help realise its vision for a new generation …

RSA introduces new model to battle persistent threats
By Valeria Camerino EMC security division RSA released a security brief that outlines a drastic change in how organisations can …

Staffing dominates regional CIO challenges: IDC
By Sathya Mithra Ashok Staffing issues, including recruitment, retention and development, will remain the biggest challenge for regional CIOs in …

McAfee and RSA team up
By Valeria Camerino McAfee and RSA have announced a technology partnership to offer integrated solutions designed to help customers address …

RSA launches incident management solution
By Valeria Camerino At the RSA 2011 security conference, taking place at San Francisco Moscone Centre from 14 to 18 …

Living on a prayer
By Valeria Camerino On the notes of a security-inspired version of Bon Jovi’s “Living on a prayer”, the 20th edition …

Obama seeks big boost in cybersecurity spending
The White House is proposing a big increase in cybersecurity research and development in next year’s budget to improve, in …

Slicing through the clutter
The International Hospital of Bahrain (IHB) gains in productivity and improves patient care by going entirely filmess and nearly paperless. …

Symantec looks to protect users from mutating malware
Symantec has announced the 12th edition of its flagship enterprise desktop anti-malware product, Symantec Endpoint Protection, that looks to go …


