The top three priorities for CIOs in 2012 are security, wireless LAN and Ethernet switching, according to a survey conducted by investment …
Setting the stage
Huawei Enterprise recently held its first regional partner summit in Dubai welcoming various members of its Middle East and Pakistan …
Samsung to show ‘the next Galaxy’ smartphone on May 3
Samsung Electronics is expected to show the next flagship Galaxy smartphone at an event in London on May 3. The …
Android ‘Ice Cream Sandwich’ still suffering low adoption
Although it’s been over half a year since Google unveiled Android 4.0 (“Ice Cream Sandwich”), the platform has been adopted by just …
Honouring innovation
The recipients of the Network World Middle East’s 3rd annual awards were announced at a gala ceremony in Dubai last …
Filling the gaps
The noticeable gap between the IT skills needed and those that are currently available in the market got Pallavi Sharma …
The second coming
For the uninitiated, unified communications or UC means a combination of multiple communication and collaboration tools such as instant messaging, …
Injazat opens two-day data and cloud event
Injazat today opened a two-day international data centre and cloud computing technology conference in collaboration with New York University Abu …
Smartphone sales grew 47% in Q4 2011
Worldwide smartphone sales to end users soared to 149 million units in the fourth quarter of 2011, a 47.3% increase …
Price versus brand takes focus in the battle for smartphone supremacy
Established vendors such as HTC, Sony and LG Electronics want to set their smartphones apart from less expensive devices from …
Siemens launches new version of OpenSpace UC suite
Siemens Enterprise Communications today announced Version 7.0 of its OpenScape UC suite that enables the VoIP platform to support up to 500,000 …
Cisco Q4 Ethernet switch revenue up, HP’s down
HP’s Ethernet switch revenue dropped 5% in the fourth quarter vs. the fourth quarter of 2011, while market leader Cisco gained 3.3%, according to …
QITCOM 2012 recognises strategic partners and sponsors
QITCOM 2012, the pre-eminent platform for the information and communication technology (ICT) sector in Qatar, joined with ICT industry leaders …
Racing towards the digital economy
Accelerated by government policies and increasing demand from consumers for more bandwidth and video-centric applications, Leo Xu, VP of solutions …
Winning with consolidation
Data centre consolidation is a term being thrown around in 2012 almost as much as virtualisation, cloud and big data. …
Aiming for the enterprise
Huawei Technologies wants to be the number one choice for enterprises, especially in emerging markets, and is using its solutions …
Microsoft delays Windows Phone 7 OS launch in China
Microsoft expects its Windows Phone 7 mobile OS to launch in China during the first half of 2012, rather than …
A ‘fen do’ CNME
It is not every day that you go to China. Earlier this month, I was invited by networking and communications …
Big battles in 2012: IDC
Researchers at IDC, say some big battles will be brewing in 2012 in the cloud, mobile and Big Data arenas. …
Nokia Siemens to slash 17,000 jobs worldwide
Struggling network infrastructure vendor Nokia Siemens Networks is planning to cut 17,000 jobs worldwide, as it aims to cut $1.35 …