Getting a positive return on investment from a social media campaign is about more than tracking the number of your …
Microsoft to retire Windows Live brand ahead of Windows 8 launch
Microsoft will retire the Windows Live brand as it gets ready to release what it describes as a more connected …
Video for the enterprise
Much has been spoken of the benefits of using Facebook and Twitter for a company to reap the rewards of …
Sony set to roll out VAIO E14 Series across the region
Sony, the consumer electronics brand, today announced that the new VAIO E14 Series, a 14-inch notebook with stylish new ‘wrap …
Taptu update adds news synchronisation across devices
Taptu has tried to carve out a space for itself in the world of mobile news aggregators by compiling news feeds and …
Barracuda Networks signs Redington Value to accelerate distribution in ME
Barracuda Networks has signed up distribution partner Redington Value, the value added distribution division of Redington Gulf to help take …
Salesforce.com hypes social enterprise at cloud conference
Salesforce.com is touting social enterprise as the next major evolution in business computing and focussed on its emergence at its …
A delicate balance
With the rise in the influence of social media on the business, it’s time for CMOs to get better acquainted …
Infor aims at global ERP deployments with new Local.ly platform
Infor is planning to release a new platform called Local.ly that will allow customers of its ERP (enterprise resource planning) …
Venture capital poured into enterprise software in Q1
The buttoned-down IT industry outshone flashy consumer internet startups at raising money in the first quarter, logging a big increase …
RIM launches in India low-cost phone for emerging markets
Research In Motion will start selling in India from today a low-cost smartphone with the BlackBerry 7 OS that will …
Appcelerator’s development tool Titanium now comes with cloud services
Appcelerator has announced version 2.0 of its cross-platform mobile development platform Titanium, which includes integrated cloud services that will make …
Google CEO ‘worried’ about the future of the internet
Google co-founder Sergey Brin has expressed his concern that the freedom of the internet is under constant threat by governments, …
Twitter acquires social media analytics team
Twitter has acquired the team at social media analytics company Hotspots.io, signalling its intent to go after the big data …
Local YouTube advertising to launch in the UAE
YouTube will next week launch the first advertising aspect on YouTube in the region to allow advertisers to engage with …
Big data is for everyone, not just large enterprises, says Oracle
Companies should not make the careless mistake of assuming they do not have big data out there to take advantage …
The future of big data is in the cloud: Oracle
The future of big data as something that any company can capitalise on is as a cloud service, says Andrew …
AOL to sell patents to Microsoft in over $1b deal
AOL has entered into a definitive agreement to sell over 800 of its patents and their related patent applications to …
Path tightens mobile app security
Social networking service Path has upgraded the security of its mobile application in apparent response to a recent outcry over …
Yahoo laying off 2,000 workers to save $375M
After weeks of rumours of a pending reorganisation, Yahoo has announced it is laying off around 2,000 workers. Yahoo will begin …