IBM researchers said today they have developed software that uses optical character recognition and screen scraping to identify and cover …
EMC gets Data Domain, now what?
NetApp said “uncle” after EMC outbid it for a second time in its quest to acquire Data Domain Inc, but …
VirtualBox 3.0: An easy way to mix and match operating systems
Whether you prefer Linux, Windows, or Mac OS X, you can probably get almost everything you need done with your …
Stable and growing
With nearly two decades in existence, Gulf Business Machines (GBM) has built up a formidable repute as a leading IT …
Fujitsu eyes professional services, virtualisation
With virtualisation technology going mainstream and as organisations view the technology as the ideal way to consolidate existing, server, desktop, …
Lead generation on Lenovo's channel agenda
Despite the global economic downturn having impacted IT hardware and software sales in 2009, technology vendor Lenovo has taken this …
DCTG, now DCG, set to help resellers implement healthy business practises
The second general assembly meeting (AGM) of DCTG held yesterday is set to be a turning point in the association’s …
Al Falak to focus on KSA's fast growing SME segment
ALFalak Electronic Equipment & Supplies Co, a leading provider of technology-based solutions to the Middle East, has announced that IT …
Can you manage an iPhone like a BlackBerry?
Users love the iPhone, but IT does not. The biggest complaints: The iPhone can't be managed for security and access …
Next generation WLANs: beyond intelligent and thin
Wireless LAN (WLAN) has evolved from a niche technology to the primary mode of network access. Today’s enterprises deploy WLANs …
Symantec de-duplication strategy targets data growth, virtual machines
Symantec aims to bring de-duplication technology closer to information sources; reduce complexity with centralized management tools that can handle both …
Cisco’s new-market ambitions extend into orbit
At its user conference in San Francisco last week, Cisco Systems boasted about the 30 new businesses it's developing. One …
VMware offering ‘safe passage’ to Virtual Iron users
VMware is trying to exploit uncertainty among customers of Virtual Iron, the virtualization vendor recently acquired by Oracle Corp., with …
Gmail, other Google apps, out of beta
Gmail is out of beta. After five years and plenty of industry snickering and corporate complaining, Google announced Tuesday the …
Fusion-io touts high-performance, lower-cost SSD for businesses
Fusion Multisystems Inc. said it will offer a new solid-state disk drive product for businesses that will have the performance …
Cisco’s new-market ambitions extend into orbit
At its user conference in San Francisco last week, Cisco Systems boasted about the 30 new businesses it's developing. One …
Apple iPhone 4G patent surfaces?
Three new Apple patents applications unearthed this week suggest a range of new features that may be included in the …
Cloud interoperability remains wispy, but progress being made
Cloud computing is supposed to make IT more flexible, efficient and easier to manage. But the cloud model threatens to …
Focus Softnet opens new HQ at TECOM
Focus Softnet, the leading software development company, today announced the opening of its new international corporate headquarters at Grosvenor Business …
Rising demand for DDR3 DRAM in laptops, servers
Demand for the next generation DRAM chip, DDR3 (double data rate, third generation), has spiked recently as systems makers turn …