GITEX Technology Week 2012 will host Cloud Confex under the theme “Business Innovation through Cloud Computing – From Hype to a Must-Have Service Model”.
Samsung launches Galaxy Note tablet
Samsung has introduced the Galaxy Note 10.1, a new stylus-based tablet, which it claims is more interactive than the market-leading …
Mitsumi IT Distribution Africa headed for GITEX Technology Week 2012
Mitsumi IT Distribution, a prominent IT distributor in Africa, has signed a contract with Dubai World Trade Centre (DWTC) for participation at GITEX Technology Week 2012, the company announced
Under the microscope
You have a relationship with your partner that is working well for you now. However, how do you ensure that …
Compromising cloud security is necessary risk, experts say
Compromises in security are necessary to make cloud services easy to use for non-technical consumers, experts have said. The question …
Women of the channel- The dreamer
Simran Chabbra, Gulf distribution manager at Microsoft
Cloud criticism intensifies
Cloud computing has taken another blow this week following Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak’s comments about “horrendous” problems. Now, Mat Honan …
GITEX Shopper to be held at Dubai World Trade Centre
With analysts expecting the UAE’s consumer electronics market expected to reach a record US$3.8 billion this year, and an ever-growing demand for exhibition space at GITEX Shopper, organisers of the region’s largest consumer IT and electronics show have announced the relocation of the show this year to the Dubai World Trade Centre (DWTC).
Web applications are attacked one out of three days
A typical web application is attacked at least once every three days, according to a report released by data security …
Yammer software gauges emotions in employee posts
Yammer is adding functionality to its cloud-based enterprise social networking (ESN) software that lets organisations gauge the types of emotions expressed …
Mobile malware cases nearly triple in first half of 2012
Mobile malware is rising fast, infecting nearly 13 million phones in the world during this year’s first half, up 177 …
Windows 8 for the enterprise
Even though Windows 8 won’t be officially released until October 26, its Metro user interface and Microsoft’s decision to remove …
Samsung Series 5 550 Chromebook
A year ago, we saw the first Samsung Chromebook and we were left feeling pretty underwhelmed with it. Not only …
Court refuses to stay injunction on Samsung smartphone and tablet
A court in California denied Samsung on Tuesday a stay on a preliminary injunction against sales in the U.S. of …
Acer unveils Windows 8 PC lineup
Acer has launched its series of Windows 8-based products, which includes the premium Aspire S7 Ultrabook, Iconia W Series tablets, …
Passion and profession
Dan Smith joined Xerox fresh out of Hertfordshire University in UK. He was first employed as a systems analyst for …
Samsung seeks stay on injunction against Galaxy Nexus
Samsung Electronics asked a U.S. federal court over the weekend for a temporary stay on its preliminary injunction on the …
Oracle's Hurd to spell out new 'customer experience' product strategy
Oracle is planning to build on its acquisitions of companies such as ATG, Fatwire and RightNow with a new product …
The philosopher
Following his graduation from the Indian Institute of Management (IIM), Bangalore, Sudarsan Chakravarthy, intended to establish a career in the …
How Alan Turing set the rules for computing
On Saturday, British mathematician Alan Turing would have turned 100 years old. It is barely fathomable to think that none …