The IT directors of Gulf Air, Drake & Scull and Al Safeer Group will be amongst the keynote speakers at …
Backlash begins against Adobe’s subscription-only plan
A petition on Change.org demanding that Adobe back away from its subscription-only model for its creativity software, including PhotoShop, had …
IDC: Cloud, mobility exposing limitations of existing networks
The combination of highly virtualised environments inside enterprise networks, along with an explosion of mobile traffic, are exposing the limitations …
Google revamps admin console for Apps and other enterprise products
Google is rolling out a new IT administration console for its Apps email and collaboration cloud suite and for other …
Shake it like a start-up
While Infor describes itself as the world’s biggest start-up, its new partner network shows that the vendor’s channel business is …
Are you being served?
Good customer service needs vision, people power and a super-sized portion of empathy, says Condo Protego CEO Andrew Calthorpe. With …
Lost at C-level
Has the time finally arrived when CIOs should be looking over their shoulders at CDOs and CFOs hungry to snatch …
Centre stage for security
With the world on constant alert for cyber attacks, CIOs and IT decision makers flooded to the Habtoor Grand hotel …
Pentagon accuses China government, military of cyberattacks
China’s government and military appear to be directly involved in cyber-attacks against the U.S., according to a report released Monday …
Fluke Networks releases first simultaneous stress test and diagnosis analysis tablet
Fluke Networks has announced a new version of the OptiView XG v10 Network Analysis Tablet that allows users to simultaneously …
Review: BlackBerry Q10
According to BlackBerry representatives, 80% to 90% of BlackBerry’s 76 million subscribers are still using older BlackBerry smartphones with physical …
Review: Canon EOS M
The EOS M is Canon’s first compact interchangeable lens camera. On the face of it, it aims to bridge the …
Facebook used as billboard for malware
A cybercriminal has taken to selling his malware and related services on Facebook, boldly choosing a public forum to reach …
EMC storage business grows amid slight net profit shrink
EMC reported first-quarter revenue rose 6 percent to US$5.39 billion, while net income fell about 1 percent year-over-year to $580 …
Whose job is it, anyway?
A growing number of Middle East CIOs are hiring specialised service providers to manage their organisation’s infrastructure. Is this the …
Review: Huawei Ascend G600
The mid-range smartphone market is heating up. Along with the new Window 8-powered, mid-range devices from Nokia, plus last year’s …
IBM looks to a silicon-free future
In its efforts to explore methods of computing without silicon, IBM has found a way to make transistors that could …
No glitz required
BlackBerry might be all about the glamorous events these days, but as visitors to its Middle East BlackBerry Forum on …
State of flux
The sixth edition of IDC’s Middle East CIO Summit had a strong sense of urgency to it. From the nature …
New kid on the block
Qais Gharaibeh, UAE Managing Director, SAP MENA