GITEX Technology Week 2012 will host Cloud Confex under the theme “Business Innovation through Cloud Computing – From Hype to a Must-Have Service Model”.

Apple reclaims dominance of tablet market
Apple dominated the global tablet market last quarter on the back of record sales, reclaiming a massive lead over …

Wearable technology to generate $6bn
Wearable, wireless devices capable of offering real-time data such as personal health information is expected to grow from 14 million …

India sees large IT investment increase
The Indian SME segment has seen its IT spending largely increase in the last two years, contributing towards 38% of …

Worldwide bank IT spending to continue growing through 2015
Worldwide bank IT spending is forecast to grow, with a 5.2% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), according to a recently …

SAP MENA appoints new lead for Saudi Arabia
SAP MENA has announced the appointment of Ahmed Jaber Al-Faifi to the role of MD for Saudi Arabia. Reporting directly …

IBM attempts to redefine the IPS
IBM yesterday introduced what it’s calling a “next generation” intrusion-prevention system (IPS), an offering that not only is designed to …
Lenovo and EMC join forces, target Chinese storage market
Lenovo and EMC will team up to develop and sell server and storage technology, with an eye to the Chinese …

Intel employees prefer to choose their own devices
The vast majority of employees would rather choose their own enterprise device than bring their own device to work, according …

Smartphone sales drive Samsung's revenue growth
Samsung Electronics reported strong growth in sales and profits in the second quarter, driven primarily by its mobile phone business. …

Eyes are on Facebook's first earnings report
After a disappointing Wall Street debut, all eyes will be on Facebook on Thursday when it makes its first quarterly …

Apple opens up lead on Android in enterprise mobile app dev
Apple’s iOS mobile platform has amassed a substantial lead over Google’s Android when it comes to which platform developers prefer …

Google's enterprise push a 'future growth engine'
Google is looking at its cloud-based apps for the enterprise not as a small side business, but as a major …

Windows revenue falls 13%, share of sales drops to 23%
Weak sales of Windows last quarter dropped the operating system division to its second-lowest share of Microsoft’s total revenue since …

Intel downgrades full-year business outlook
Intel warned Tuesday that it expects to see lower-than-anticipated growth for 2012 because consumer spending in Western Europe and North …

Samsung widening lead over Apple: analysts
Samsung began distancing itself from Apple as the undisputed global leader in smartphone sales, according to a poll of 41 …

Building effective channels in emerging markets
Lenovo has made successful inroads across various regions within emerging markets, to emerge victorious in these markets.
Its secret lies in a clear knowledge of its markets and the strong relationships it has with its partners. As an extension of the organisation, Lenovo’s channel relationships are defined with shared strategies, joint planning, mutual trust, accountability, and above all, clear definition of the culture between brands and channels.

Apple only company increasing PC sales, Gartner
According to Gartner, Apple is the only company increasing market share in the PC market. Worldwide PC shipments are down …
Secure strategy
InfoWatch, a DLP and social media monitoring vendor, is focusing on emerging markets across the EMEA region, following its success in Russia and CIS countries.

Acer to offer free Windows 8 upgrades on some ultrabooks
Acer is offering a free upgrade to Windows 8 on some ultrabook models, saying it will refund the upgrade fee …