SAP will invest AED 1.65 billion on a four-year growth plan in MENA, which it referred to as “the fastest …
MEA enterprise IT spending to grow 6.3%: Gartner
Middle East and Africa enterprise IT spending across all industry markets is forecast to reach 70 billion Euros in 2012, …
SAP studying CSR potential in the MENA region
“A sustainable business model is one that addresses a real need. It incorporates the intelligent use of technology to tackle …
SAP confident of crossing $26 billion in revenue by 2015
SAP said Wednesday that it had exceeded its guidance for revenue and profit in 2011, its best year in its …
HDD washout in Thailand
October?s flooding of Thailand has knocked out close to half of the global hard disk manufacturing base. Normalcy will take …
Oracle Q2 net income jumps 17%, but hardware sales slump
Oracle’s net income for the second quarter ended Nov. 30 rose 17% to $2.2 billion, with software sales rising but …
Welcome change
It’s that time of the year when one sits down to take a long, hard look at the year gone …
SAP not doing enough to keep users happy: User Group
The move to cloud computing is creating headaches for SAP users, who are struggling to get their heads around the …
MENA yet to embrace the cloud: SAP
As part of the agenda at SAP SAPPHIRE NOW Madrid, Spain yesterday, I had an opportunity to meet with Sam …
SAP pumps up its in-memory, mobile and cloud strategies
SAP is expected to make a slew of announcements related to in-memory computing, mobile applications and cloud-based services today during …
HDS to release converged computing platform for SAP
Hitachi Data Systems (HDS) announced a new converged platform alongside SAP that will help users manage and analyse massive amounts …
SAP appoints Qais Gharaibeh as UAE MD
Commenting on Ghairabeh’s appointment, Alkharrat said, “The UAE represents a strategic priority for SAP, with businesses across the country seeking …
Ellison unveils ‘Exalytics’ in-memory machine
Oracle CEO Larry Ellison unveiled the Exalytics Intelligence Machine, the latest member of the company’s products that combine software and …
HP expands direct presence in Africa to 17 countries
HP has expanded its direct presence in Africa to 10 new countries to add onto the five markets the technology …
SAP to buy Right Hemisphere for 3D visualisation
SAP is to buy 3D visualisation toolmaker Right Hemisphere in a bid to improve the user interfaces of its various …
Google cache servers driving interconnection in Africa, forum says
The availability of Google cache servers has encouraged more African Internet and content providers to exchange content locally, according to …
SAP user group finds BusinessObjects adoption slow
The UK & Ireland SAP User Group has found that a very low number of SAP users are using software …
Nigeria, South Africa, Kenya top African ICT rankings
A new survey conducted by the Africa Business Panel has found Nigeria, South Africa and Kenya to be Africa’s fastest-expanding …
Kenya becomes first African country to implement e-government
In a move that is likely to have a ripple effect in the region, the Kenyan government has offloaded government …
Oracle Exadata certified to run SAP applications
Oracle’s Exadata X2 machines are now certified to run applications from rival SAP, following recent steps by SAP to move …