Salim Ziade, the head of HP’s PC division in the Middle East, has left HP after 17 years with the …
Microsoft predicts another cruel quarter for PCs
Microsoft last week prepped Wall Street for a 2 percent slip in Windows revenue for the third quarter, but warned that PC shipments will continue their double-digit tumble.
Man of the world
They say nothing broadens the mind like travel — if this is true, then the mind of Dr. Hazem Turki El Khatib should be fairly well-stretched.
Building the data centre of the future
Sufian Dweik, Regional Director, MEMA, Brocade Communications, offers a flexible, on-demand strategy for Middle East enterprises.
Building the data centre of the future
According to IDC, Middle East IT spending in 2013 is projected to cross the $32 billion mark which is double the global average.
PC shipments drop 11.4% in Q2 as Lenovo surpasses HP
Weakness in the global economy, component shortages, sluggish demand for Windows 8 and the popularity of tablets all contributed to another double-digit percentage decline for the global PC market in the second quarter.
5 security-bolstering strategies that won't break the bank
Security experts offer five tips for enhancing security that don’t cost a lot of cash – and sometimes no money at all – so companies can spend their security dollars on the hard stuff.
Gartner offers more data on PC decline and tablet surge
Gartner today projected that the overall decline in shipments of desktop and laptop PC’s will be 10.6 percent in 2013, while tablet shipments will grow by 67.9 percent.
Windows Phone ‘weak’, Huawei sneers
Huawei calls the Windows Phone platform weak despite using it as the foundation for some of the smartphones it makes.
Microsoft announces Office Mobile for iPhone
Microsoft has finally unveiled Office Mobile for iPhone, available to Microsoft Office 365 subscribers. After months and years of rumours, …
Nokia to abandon Symbian this summer
When Nokia said the 808 PureView would be the company’s final Symbian-based smartphone, the company meant it – this time. The once …
Oracle releases Java EE 7 with eye on HTML5 development
Oracle has announced the availability of Java Platform Enterprise Edition 7, a release that brings new capabilities for HTML5-based application …
Unstructured data: Can you crack the code?
A simple motive for code cracking has always been the benefits of what lies beneath the complexity. As with the universe-load …
Zscaler fixes BYOD risk with new mobile traffic cloud filtering
Zscaler has added mobile security to its arsenal of cloud-based security services, which the firm is pitching as a flexible …
Dell eyes up converged market with first SMB-targeted solution
Dell today announced the Middle East launch of its extended converged infrastructure portfolio, which includes the first converged solution specifically …
Android anti-virus products a big flop, researchers say
Android smartphones and tablets are under attack, and the most popular tools developed to protect them are easily circumvented, according …
To boldly go…
For Star Trek fans, it seems like a long time ago since the Starship Enterprise attempted to boldly go where …
Think Big
Big Data has morphed from silent, misunderstood elephant in the room into a huge opportunity for ambitious VARs, says Condo …
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 …
Former Windows chief defends Windows 8, trumpets sales
Former Windows chief Steven Sinofsky on Thursday defended Windows 8’s performance in the market, saying, “It’s hard for me to …