VMware is the primary hypervisor for 58% of organisations that use x86 virtualisation software, with Citrix and Microsoft’s Hyper-V splitting …
Everybody wants to be connected to Exadata: Polk
Oracle wants to triple the number of installed Exadata database machines to 3,000 in its current fiscal year, and it …
Silver Peak introduces pay-as-you-go WAN optimisation
Silver Peak is pushing to deploy its WAN optimisation software on a broad range of network devices such as generic …
ITC ruling- “death blow” to Android OS
Apple won a preliminary victory over HTC–and over Android by proxy–when the ITC agreed this week that HTC smartphones violate …
IE9 hammers rivals in download blocking test: NSS Labs
The in-house reputation system used in Internet Explorer 8 and 9 is markedly superior at blocking social-engineering attacks than the …
HTC loses ITC patent ruling in Apple tussle
A judge at the U.S. International Trade Commission has made an initial determination that HTC infringed two Apple patents, HTC …
HP extends network and technology services deal with BMW
HP announced a five-year extension to its global, multimillion dollar business deal with the BMW Group, the German automobile, motorcycle …
Kootol Software sues Apple, Google among others
Another patent-holding company has set its sights on Apple and numerous other large companies, and even smaller developers like The …
Redknee and Tech Mahindra Sign Global Partnership
Redknee, a provider of business-critical billing and charging software and solutions for communications service providers, has entered into a global …
Citrix acquires Cloud.com
Citrix Systems today announced it has completed the acquisition of Cloud.com, a market leading provider of software infrastructure platforms for …
Windows Phone 7 not successful yet: Ballmer
While Microsoft has enjoyed many successes over the past year, Windows Phone 7 hasn’t been among them, admitted Microsoft CEO …
Firefox 5 update slated to fix Lion OS bug
Mozilla said it would update Firefox for the Mac to deal with a bug in Apple’s impending Lion OS. Firefox …
Asia group launches cloud computing index
Asia’s cloud computing industry group recently unveiled two initiatives that can help guide organisations in the region as they consider …
Partner Up: Reseller Middle East’s 2011 Conference
Top notch speakers at the Reseller Conference covered a wide gamut of channel topics including upcoming technology trends, value addition, …
Tuqnia enters alliance with Xerox Emirates
Xerox Emirates, document management, technology and consulting services vendor announced the appointment of Tuqnia as a business partner to sell …
Linking up again
A core team of ERP specialists that left Arthur Anderson in 1996 finally realise their dream in the Middle East …
Avatars of 2011
Editorial The last quarter of 2011 is going to be fierce. The retail community at Distree 2011 voted Microsoft as …
Is the BlackBerry PlayBook for you?
In early May, I was one of the fortunate few in the UAE to have had a BlackBerry PlayBook in …
Facebook confirms “awesome” Skype integration
Facebook today said it is teaming up with Skype to bring video chat capabilities to users of the world’s largest …
Android’s 38% market share keeps it on top
A commanding 38% share of all smartphone users in the U.S. used Android-based devices in the three months ending in …