Facebook has acquired Push Pop Press, a start-up that has developed software for creating highly interactive digital books, for an …
Processor shipment forecasts take the plunge: IDC
IDC dropped its growth forecast for yearly processor shipments worldwide due to a slowdown in consumer laptop sales in mature …
Alcatel-Lucent confirms Enterprise business may be sold
Alcatel-Lucent this week confirmed it is “exploring strategic options” for its Enterprise business, a non-core asset that’s been reported to …
Navigating wireless landscape
With 802.11n, enterprise Wi-Fi networks are shifting from convenient to critical. They’re becoming the preferred and primary network access for users …
Asia Pacific PC market reaches 30.1 million units in Q2 2011
The Asia Pacific (excluding Japan) PC market reached 30.1 million units in the second quarter (Q2) of 2011, according to …
Dell fills data centre technology stack with Force10
Dell’s acquisition of Force10 Networks will fill a critical networking hole as the company buys its way into building an …
Intel to buy networking chip company Fulcrum Microsystems
Intel is acquiring networking chip company Fulcrum Microsystems for an undisclosed amount in an effort to boost its networking offerings, …
Joomla expands beyond content management
With the release of version 1.7, Joomla has been redesigned to support jobs beyond its typical duties of Web content …
Lion to ship today on the Mac App Store, Apple releases Migration Assistant update for Snow Leopard
The cat’s out of the bag: During Apple’s third-quarter financial earnings call Tuesday, CFO Peter Oppenheimer announced that Lion would …
Silver Peak introduces pay-as-you-go WAN optimisation
Silver Peak is pushing to deploy its WAN optimisation software on a broad range of network devices such as generic …
Cisco expands UCS networking portfolio
Cisco this week expanded its Unified Computing System (UCS) networking portfolio in an effort to improve the scalability and performance …
Cisco bolsters Catalyst range
Cisco has bolstered it flagship Catalyst 6500 Series Switches. The new refresh provides Catalyst 6500 customers with the capability to evolve …
Netting profits
Based on the popular belief that customers are constantly shopping for better experiences, retail organisations across the globe are investing …
Partner up
Top notch speakers at the Reseller Conference 2011 covered a wide gamut of channel topics including upcoming technology trends, value …
Intel adds sensors to aid data centre cooling
Intel is adding new sensors to its server chips to help companies improve the efficiency of data centre cooling systems, …
Partner Up: Reseller Middle East’s 2011 Conference
Top notch speakers at the Reseller Conference covered a wide gamut of channel topics including upcoming technology trends, value addition, …
Tripp Lite, Redington Value sign distribution agreement
Manufacturer of power protection equipment, Tripp Lite, has entered into a distribution agreement with Redington Gulf, IT distributor operating in …
Is the BlackBerry PlayBook for you?
In early May, I was one of the fortunate few in the UAE to have had a BlackBerry PlayBook in …
Dell opens cloud centre in China
Dell opened a data centre in Shanghai this week to host public and private clouds and to provide customers with …
Speaking in code
Most of the time, what we coin as new technologies are just standard improvements on older versions in the steady …