Thus goes an ancient Chinese curse. Though I don’t know if it really is a curse, it sure is the …
In pursuit of excellence
You are an industry veteran, who is best known for spearheading the Arabisation efforts in the region. Can you share …
What technologies can the UAE expect in 2011?
Whether it the flood of Apple iPad’s that made their way to the UAE or the Blackberry fiasco that ensued …
Steering Cisco’s IT ship
NWME: What is the scope of Cisco's IT operations? Jacoby: We're headquartered in San Jose, but less than 50 percent …
A flat future
All of a sudden, data centre networking has gone from ho-hum to hot. The status quo — that hierarchical, three-tier …
3i Infotech elevates Pankaj Chawla
Global technology solutions and services provider, 3i Infotech, has announced that Pankaj Chawla, previously Head of its Middle East, Africa, …
Back to normal?
Telecom equipment vendor Alcatel-Lucent saw losses grow and revenue drop during the first three months of 2010. Although, positive signs …
Brocade appoints new EMEA channel head
This appointment comes soon after Brocade launched its enhanced channel partner programme, which Valluy will spearhead across EMEA. In …
Geared for growth
What brings you to town? We had our quarter business review here with our worldwide executive team. It’s a great …
BMC buys GridApp for cloud database automation
BMC Software has purchased GridApp Systems, maker of software tools for database provisioning, patching and management in physical and cloud …
Cloud computing dominates IDC conference agenda
Running under the theme 'Building a Smarter Infrastructure', the event attracted more than 170 of the UAE's most prominent IT …
The power of one
NWME: In June, you have unveiled Brocade One converged data centre strategy and product plans. Have you been able to …
Juniper buys WLAN pioneer Trapeze
The purchase fills a gaping hole — WLANs — in Juniper's enterprise networking portfolio. Juniper had been evaluating WLAN players …
Avnet hosts partners’ networking event
The event saw a gathering of more than 150 partners, vendors and key end-users coming together from different parts of …
Cementing the value business
With value add distribution taking on a whole different dimension in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region, Almasa …
Brocade embarks on ME business expansion
The vendor also intends opening offices within the next year in Kuwait, Qatar, Egypt and Pakistan in addition to the …
Advice to an SP
He sums it up like this: “Content is important for people and people are important for service providers. Content excites …
UAE jumps into top 10 in broadband penetration
The results of the third annual study of the quality of broadband connections around the globe reveals continued improvements worldwide, …
CommVault enhances Simpana
The company also rolled out a “Fast Track” migration capability that can replicate pre-existing policies and backup job schedules from …
On an upturn
Where does Riverbed go beyond WAN optimisation? You are a dominant player, but the danger is that you become a …