Salesforce.com is hoping to drive more interest from corporate developers and indpendent software vendors in its Force.com development platform by …
IBM unveils new cloud offerings
The new product line, dubbed IBM Smart Business, focuses on delivering hosted tools and services for two tasks: virtual desktop …
Emulation or Virtualization?
Emulation is what we do when we try to make one system behave like or imitate a different system. We …
Weighing the pros/cons of desktop virtualization
Successful server virtualization deployments lead many IT managers to believe desktop virtualization would provide the same benefits. While that is …
WLAN market slammed, but 802.11n gains
The first quarter of this year may have been the gloomiest ever for the wireless LAN market, with overall revenue …
Microsoft to deliver free antimalware this Tuesday
Microsoft said it will release a public beta of its free antimalware software, now called Microsoft Security Essentials, formerly “Morro,” …
Aptec wins Symantec award
Aptec Holdings, one of the largest technology distributors in the Middle East, Pakistan, Turkey & English speaking sub-Saharan Africa, has …
Opennet offers SMB-focused open source support packages
Opennet Middle East & Africa, the master distributor and authorised Certified Training Centre of Red Hat Linux products for Middle …
Emirates Computers wins award from Blue Coat
Emirates Computers announced winning the “Top Performance in 2008” award from Blue Coat Systems. The award was recently presented to …
Extreme Networks announces partner branded service
Extreme Networks has announced that it is providing enhancements to its services program in North America and EMEA by launching …
Microsoft backtracks, extends XP availability to 2011
Just hours after a noted research analyst criticized Microsoft's plans to limit sales of Windows XP PCs, the company said …
What is a router?
Is a router still a router even if forwarding packets is just one of its many jobs? More and more …
IBM allocates $100M for research in mobile communications
IBM is allocating $100 million to research in mobile communications over the next five years. IBM labs promises five innovations …
Hitachi helps storage shops reclaim capacity
In the ongoing quest to make more efficient use of storage capacity, Hitachi Data Systems is adding software to its …
Nvidia: Ion will outperform next-gen Intel Pineview Atoms
Intel Corp. may not have officially released the specs of its upcoming Pineview family of Atom CPUs, but that hasn't …
Intel, Oracle, PayPal back ID technology interop group
The Kantara Initiative, formed to promote interoperability among identity verification applications and services, launched with big-name backers including Oracle Corp., …
Google warns of issues with its Outlook sync tool for Apps
After promising that people can use Outlook “seamlessly” with the Gmail component of its Apps suite, Google is toning down …
Dell diversifies with fixed server offerings
Dell said it would offer pre-configured systems for enterprise customers looking to get server environments up and running quickly. The …
Redington consolidates Value Business
Almost in defiance of the slowdown, Redington’s value team has been quietly consolidating its portfolio with new tie-ups over the …
Dell announces entry-level iSCSI array line
Dell announced the latest in its line of iSCSI storage arrays — entry-level models aimed at small to medium-sized businesses …