Thomson Reuters is rolling out virtual desktop access, based on VMware technology, to 10,000 employees. The news and data giant …
IBM introduces new software to solve BYOD concerns
IBM has introduced new software to help organisations manage and secure the growing use of employee-owned smartphones and tablets in …
Apple overtakes LG as third-largest phone maker
Apple is now the world’s third-largest phone maker by shipments and market share, according to a study from the International Data Corporation …
On the lookout
It might be just another year in the technology evolution chain, but vendors believe that 2012 will bring with it …
King Faisal Specialist Hospital opts for Dell’s virtualisation solution
Internationally recognised hospital and the biggest research facility in Saudi Arabia, King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre, has selected …
PC shipments decline: research
PC shipments in EMEA declined by 6.5% in the fourth quarter in 2011 compared to the same time in 2010, …
Spend on enterprise network equipment to grow in 2012
Spending on enterprise network equipment will grow by 8.7% in 2012, as companies continue to turn to enterprise mobility, video …
Mozilla moves forward with plan for enterprise version of Firefox
Mozilla is advancing its plans to release a version of Firefox tailored for organisations whose IT departments manage it for …
Trend Micro revamps partner programme
Trend Micro has announced an aggressive new partner programme focused on rewarding proactive partners, driving new business, customer retention, while …
NetApp becomes latest vendor to raise disk drive prices
NetApp this week announced to customers that beginning Feb. 6, it will be raising the price of hard disk drives …
Oki research reveals energy saving in UAE
New research from Oki has revealed that UAE businesses are spending millions of Dhirams per year on avoidable energy costs. …
HDD washout in Thailand
October?s flooding of Thailand has knocked out close to half of the global hard disk manufacturing base. Normalcy will take …
Google acquires more IBM patents
Google has acquired more IBM patents, adding more than 200 to approximately 2,000 patents it had previously bought from IBM. …
Google to pay Mozilla $300 mn yearly in new search deal: report
Google promised to pay Mozilla almost $300 million annually to keep its search engine as the default in Firefox, according …
SSD shipments leap 66% in Q3, revenue doubles
Shipments of solid-state drives (SSDs) jumped more than 66% in the third quarter of 2011 compared with the same period …
Sophos launches MDM tool to simplify IT consumerisation
IT security and data protection company Sophos today announced Sophos Mobile Control 2.0, the latest version of its award-winning mobile …
Dell pulls back from netbook market
Dell has confirmed that it has ceased production of its Inspiron Mini netbook computer, in effect ending its pursuit of …
Lenovo appoints new GM for explosive growth in KSA
Lenovo, today announced that it has appointed Ahmed Khalil as GM to spear head its operations in the Kingdom of …
The future awaits
As organisations in the region prep their strategies for another tough year, Pallavi Sharma speaks to regional vendors to discuss …
Microsoft and HP team up for the cloud
HP and Microsoft have announced a new four-year partnership to deliver public, private and hybrid cloud solutions built around Microsoft …