In recent years, the concept of IT governance has garnered much interest due to the integral role IT plays in …
Higher calling
The Ministry of Higher Education in Egypt (MoHE) has been working over the past two decades on improving higher education …
Carol Bartz out as Yahoo CEO
Carol Bartz has been fired from her job as Yahoo CEO and replaced on an interim basis by the company’s …
CIA, Mossad, MI6 targeted by Iranian DigiNotar-hackers
After breaching the Dutch CA (Certification Authority) DigiNotar, Iranian hackers managed to sign forged certificates for the domains of spy …
OCZ releases its first hybrid drive
OCZ has introduced its first hybrid drive, the RevoDrive Hybrid, which combines 100GB of NAND flash memory with a 1TB …
AUST deploys app acceleration solution
Ajman University of Science and Technology (AUST), a private institution of higher education in the United Arab Emirates, has deployed …
Hackers steal SSL certificates for CIA, MI6, Mossad
The tally of digital certificates stolen from a Dutch company in July has exploded to more than 500, including ones …
AUST deploys Blue Coat appliances to improve Web experience
Blue Coat System, a provider of Web security and WAN optimisation solutions, announced that Ajman University of Science and Technology …
Oracle likely to appeal rejection of $1.3bn SAP verdict
Oracle and SAP are standing by their legal positions in the wake of a federal judge’s stunning rejection of the …
New AMD CEO faces challenges in mobile
Newly minted Advanced Micro Devices CEO Rory Read faces a challenge in turning around the company’s mobile strategy to wage …
Microsoft sues to prevent Motorola sales in US
Microsoft has joined the battle of the major technology corporations by announcing lawsuit to prevent the sale of Motorola mobiles …
AMD aims for growth with appointment of new CEO
With a new CEO finally at the helm, AMD can begin to move forward in what has become an Intel …
Microsoft throws support behind USB 3.0 with Windows 8
Microsoft is incorporating a software stack in its upcoming Windows 8 OS to natively support devices based on the USB …
IDC advises retailers on tech initiatives for 2011
IDC Retail Insights today announced the availability of a new report, Perspective: Top 10 Recommendations for the Holiday Season, describing …
IBM brings brain power to prototype chips
IBM has created prototype chips that could mimic brain-like functionality, which the company said is an “unprecedented” step forward in …
Dell’s desktop revenue suffers while server and networking revenues strengthen
Dell had strong profit growth in the second fiscal quarter of 2012, although the company’s revenue was hurt by a …
HTC vs. Apple, the dispute continues
HTC has filed a lawsuit against Apple for allegedly infringing on three patents, the latest in the legal battle raging …
Start-up releases all-in-one VMware server, storage appliance
Start-up Nutanix yesterday launched its first product, a slim, virtualised server that is clustered together with solid state and hard …
Securing parameters
As our society mobilises and more individuals use smart devices to access corporate data, cyber criminals are developing more sophisticated …
Asset management firm chooses SAP
Dubai-based asset management company wasl today announced the successful implementation of a suite of SAP software solutions to ensure efficiency, …