After a brief dip in late 2011, the Apple iPad has firmly reasserted its position as the dominant player in the tablet market, …
Indian CIOs oppose Gartner claim that enterprises waste money on social media
Last week, Gartner claimed that half of enterprises are wasting money on social media. But Indian CIOs who are bullish …
Yahoo launches big data analytics tool for online advertisers
Yahoo today launched a new tool for online advertisers designed to take advantage of the company’s extensive experience with big …
End to end: The security story
The security landscape is rapidly evolving. We speak to distributors and vendors in the region to learn how they are …
Google shares Codie award for best cloud application/service
This evening’s annual Codie awards for business software features a three-way tie in cloud computing, with Google, Keynote Systems, and Scribe …
A Look behind the Cloud – uncovering hidden costs
Analysts forecast that over the next three to five years the market for cloud-based contact centre solutions will grow at …
SAP certifies Business All-in-One for Amazon Web Services
SAP has certified its Business All-in-One ERP (enterprise resource planning) application for cloud-based deployments on Amazon Web Services, the companies …
Virtually secure
Difficulties have arisen this year in the area of intrusion prevention systems (IPS). Vendors have struggled to recast their appliances …
HP tackles BYOD with new solutions
HP today set out to tackle the BYOD (bring your own device) problem, with the announcement of a new set …
HP partners with F5 to enable app deployment 'in minutes'
HP today announced a partnership with Application Delivery Networking (ADN) company F5 to introduce technology that allows enterprises to deliver …
Dell debuts new line of Precision workstations
Dell’s newly redesigned portfolio of Dell Precision tower workstations announced delivers superb performance, accessibility and best-in-class chassis design to help …
Cisco to acquire real-time network analytics firm Truviso
Cisco has announced plans to acquire network analytics company Truviso for an undisclosed amount, in an effort to help users …
Exclusive BT research shows opportunity for organisations to “rethink the risk”
BT recently announced innovations to its BT Assure security portfolio which are designed to help organisations better address a wide …
BT responds to BYOD, data concerns with BT Assure updates
BT today announced new features to its BT Assure security portfolio aimed at protecting enterprises from threats arising from the …
Mark Hurd: Oracle’s only objective is to help customers
Oracle president Mark Hurd has pledged to “make it easier” for customers to do business with the company. The pledge …
Nokia sues HTC, RIM and Viewsonic over patent infringement
Nokia has filed claims in the U.S. and Germany saying that products from HTC, Research In Motion (RIM) and ViewSonic …
The future of security
Last month, I’d the opportunity to moderate a panel discussion at our Security Strategist event. The panel comprised chief security …
Facebook's open-source data centre project gains strength
Facebook’s year-old project to develop open-source hardware designs with the aim to build efficient data centres gained momentum yesterday, with …
Blue Coat signs Westcon Middle East as distributor for MENA Region
Westcon Middle East, a value-add distributor of convergence, security, networking and mobility products and services, announced that it has been …
Yahoo claims Facebook bought patents to countersue it
Facebook purchased in the last five months eight of 10 patents it has cited in a counterclaim to a patent …