Microsoft has launched a SkyDrive app for Android devices after releasing a similar app for iOS devices in December. Just like SkyDrive for …
GITEX Preview: WatchGuard Technologies
Stand location: ZL-B2 1. What are your company’s key products and services? Since 1996, WatchGuard Technologies has been the advanced …
Real-name policies tied with censorship in Asia
Despite online real-name policies gaining traction in the U.S. due to the policies of Facebook and Google+, they are increasingly …
A different beat
Regional system integrator Gulf Business Machines is transforming its networking business with a focus on four emerging technologies. GBM’s networking business, …
Google+ offers up new custom URLs
Google this week is greatly expanding availability of custom URLs for users of its Google+ social networking site, a move …
Indian minister attacks social networks
An Indian federal minister has said that social networks have to be more responsive and responsible, even if they have …
Threatening content causes India to block websites and SMS
India has asked internet service providers to block certain websites and restricted users from sending bulk SMSes for two weeks …
Comguard unveils next-gen UTM from WatchGuard in the region
Comguard, the authorised distributor for WatchGuard Technologies today announced the launch of the new WatchGuard XTM 5 Series of Unified Threat Management that the company claims has the fastest throughput in its price class without sacrificing security efficacy, manageability and ease of use.
Scientists develop algorithm to target spam attacks
Scientists in Switzerland have developed an algorithm that can be used to locate spammers as well as the source of …
Inside the IT challenges of sports and entertainment
At the same time sports and entertainment organisations are being inundated with data, they’re trying to figure out how to …
Iran to act on cyberattacks with secure intranet
Iran is pressing ahead with its promise to establish a “national information network” that could unhitch some of the …
SAP points HANA in-memory database at social analysis
SAP is coupling its HANA in-memory database with software for measuring market trends and customers’ moods through the analysis of …
Connecting the world
Everybody’s heard of Internet2, the network consortium that connects universities and research communities across the USA. Less have heard of …
Microsoft debuts Hotmail replacement Outlook.com
Microsoft yesterday previewed a new webmail service called Outlook.com that will soon replace Hotmail. The company hopes that new features …
Google acquires social media marketing firm Wildfire
Google has acquired Wildfire Interactive, a social media marketing company, aiming to creating new opportunities for its clients to engage …
A productivity problem of Olympic proportions
As athletes from 205 nations participate in over 300 events during the Olympic Games in London, die-hard fans will be …
Google+ use skyrockets: report
Social network Google+, which turned a year old at the end of June, has seen its user base take a dramatic jump …
3 steps to dodge the DDoS bullet
It is an all-too-common headline: Prominent website brought down by attackers. The backstory to this growing threat to business is a distributed denial-of-service (DDoS).
Kaspersky Lab and Seculert discover new cyber espionage campaign targeting the Middle East
Kaspersky Lab researchers today announced the results of a joint-investigation with Seculert, an advanced threat detection company, regarding “Madi,” an …
Internet2 doubles down on big-science mission
Internet2 is refocusing on providing a high-capacity network for pushing the boundaries of science and technology, which could help to …