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 …
SAP benchmarking program begins tracking first KPIs
SAP users have begun measuring the performance of key aspects of their ERP (enterprise resource planning) systems as part of …
Five slick search engines you should know about
With Microsoft's recent addition of Bing to the search landscape, the spotlight is again shining on who has the best …
Cisco looks to accelerate virtualization deployments
Cisco is looking to accelerate the rate at which customers adopt and implement virtualization in their data centers, company officials …
BT launches try-before-you-buy videoconferencing
The new centres are located in London, New York and Denver, and will feature the HD telepresence video conferencing technology …
Cisco TelePresence 500: Full collaboration
More affordable midrange telepresence systems, such as offerings from Polycom and LifeSize systems, offer fine picture and audio quality, along …
Cisco CTO reasserts video’s value for work, home
Cisco Systems CTO Padmasree Warrior stressed the importance of video and collaboration technologies to the networking giant, as well as …
Context-aware mobility, what is it?
By now, companies that have mobilized business applications for smartphones or other handheld devices know of the competitive advantages they …
Microsoft to push IE8 at businesses next month
Microsoft will begin pushing Internet Explorer 8 (IE8) to enterprises next month, the company announced this week. The decision to …
Cisco to expand mobile collaboration features
Cisco Systems Inc. will tackle the mobile world over the next year with a series of new features to bring …
Airlines IT spend to decline globally
Airline investment in IT is set to reach a new low this year as aircraft operators cope with unprecedented financial …
Java development critical to Oracle Fusion strategy
For developers, Oracle's Fusion Middleware 11g rollout on Wednesday emphasizes Java technologies, particularly the company's JDeveloper IDE, along with concepts …
Cisco won’t take on Amazon in cloud
Cisco Systems won't try to compete with pay-as-you-go cloud computing providers such as Amazon, and instead will sell its infrastructure …
Microsoft’s Bing takes a nibble out of Google’s search share
Up and running for a month, Microsoft's Bing has upped the company's share of the U.S. search market by 1%, …
First look: Microsoft Office 2010
Call it serendipity. As I was working through my review of OpenOffice.org 3.1 and SoftMaker Office 2008, an early version …
Google: Spammers regroup after ISP takedowns
Spammers are pumping out an increasing number of garbage messages as they regain their capacity to send spam through hacked …
Oracle offers ISVs monthly SaaS platform pricing
Oracle is now offering ISVs the ability to pay by the month for its SaaS (software as a service) infrastructure …