China has produced a supercomputer capable of 54.9 petaflops, more than twice the speed of any system in the U.S., …
Dell’s server strategy paying off
The decline in PC spending has hit Dell hard, but the company’s server business is growing, said IDC in its first …
When Google and Microsoft feud, customers pay the price
The long-running war between Google and Microsoft may never have a winner, an analyst said on Wednesday, but it definitely …
Lenovo’s net profit up 90 percent, smartphone shipments soar
PC sales in China and high growth in smartphones shipments helped boost Lenovo’s net profit for its fiscal fourth quarter …
CNME delivers the region’s first ever dedicated big data event in Dubai
Attendees flooded the Habtoor Grand in Dubai today as CNME played host to the region’s first ever dedicated big …
SAP attracts new customers with Suite on HANA – but not Oracle’s
SAP’s announcement earlier this year that it is making its widely used Business Suite applications available on its in-memory database …
Syria disappears from the Internet again
Internet traffic to and from Syria, a country engulfed by civil war, again came to a halt on Wednesday, according …
Dell ‘refining’ plans for OpenStack-powered public cloud
Fresh off the acquisition of a company that specialises in helping customers manage resources across multiple public clouds, Dell said it is …
Google rolls out by-the-minute cloud billing, introduces a new NoSQL database
Google, attempting to build its reputation as an enterprise and developer-focused cloud computing provider, today said its cloud platform is …
Taming printer chaos
As more regional enterprises look for ways to reduce costs and move from a Capex to Opex model, many are looking at managed print services as a way to tame largely undocumented and unpredictable annual printing costs. It is estimated that managed print services can reduce printing costs by as much as 30 percent. It provides a flexible way for organisations to procure printing hardware, supplies, service and support in one bundled contract.
Speakers revealed for region’s first Big Data event
The IT directors of Gulf Air, Drake & Scull and Al Safeer Group will be amongst the keynote speakers at …
Hackathon shows how public sector data can be used for community apps
Google in east London hosted a two day “hackathon” last month to help demonstrate how open public sector data can …
IDC: Cloud, mobility exposing limitations of existing networks
The combination of highly virtualised environments inside enterprise networks, along with an explosion of mobile traffic, are exposing the limitations …
Intertec holds seminar on DR
Intertec, in collaboration with HP and Double Take has recently organised an exclusive seminar on planning distaster recovery strategy in …
Facebook-Led Open Compute Project tackles network switches
A little more than two years ago, Facebook had a revolutionary idea: Inspired by the model of open-source software, it would bring …
Tackling the storage landscape at Reseller Partner Connect
Reseller Middle East‘s “Partner Connect” series of events returns next week with a focus on the opportunities to be found …
Cray offers a more modest supercomputer for the enterprise
Supercomputer manufacturer Cray has expanded its portfolio of systems for the technical enterprise market. The company’s newest machine, the Cray …
Companies explore self-detonating data as security control
The popular Snapchat photo-messaging app used mainly by Android and iOS mobile device owners to share images that then self-destruct …
D-Link publishes beta patches for IP camera vulnerabilities
D-Link has published beta patches for vulnerabilities in the firmware of many of its IP surveillance cameras, which could allow …
Details expected soon on Intel’s $200 laptop and tablet chip architecture
Intel is expanding into low-cost laptops and tablets starting at US$200 with new low-power Atom chips based on an architecture …