Salesforce.com is touting social enterprise as the next major evolution in business computing and focussed on its emergence at its …
Beyond the hype
Nobody can seem to stop talking about virtualisation and all the supposedly wonderful benefits it gives enterprises. It has gradually …
Infor aims at global ERP deployments with new Local.ly platform
Infor is planning to release a new platform called Local.ly that will allow customers of its ERP (enterprise resource planning) …
The road less travelled
V. C. Gopalratnam believes ‘chief innovation officer’ is a better title for today’s CIOs. “The role is all about innovation. The …
BYOD battle: A tale of two opposing IT viewpoints
EdSouth is a bank holding company active in the student-loan arena, and Arrow Container Corp. manufactures cartons and containers. Their …
Security remains a top concern for regional enterprises
The 3rd edition of Security Strategist, organised by CNME on Monday, rallied together the information security officers and industry experts …
SpiderOak launches secure storage cloud for businesses
Cloud storage service provider SpiderOak is taking on Dropbox, Box and other more established services with what it calls the …
Local YouTube advertising to launch in the UAE
YouTube will next week launch the first advertising aspect on YouTube in the region to allow advertisers to engage with …
Microsoft credits partners and customers for 20 years of regional growth at Open Door
Microsoft Gulf in collaboration with Dubai Internet City (DIC) recently held the Microsoft Open Door event in Dubai. Held under …
Startup YouDazzle combines social collaboration, cloud storage
There are plenty of collaboration software tools on the market, and a growing number of cloud storage options for businesses …
UDID alternatives mooted for mobile ad tracking after Apple rejects apps
With Apple seemingly blocking apps that access UDID (unique device identifier) data from the App Store, developers and mobile advertising firms are …
AOL unplugs 10,000 servers, saves $5 million
AOL decommissioned almost 10,000 servers and saved itself $5 million along the way to winning a contest that highlights the …
Alcatel-Lucent lets iPads go from IM to voice and video without hanging up
Alcatel-Lucent’s OpenTouch Conversation software will allow enterprise users to switch among different ways of communicating – including instant messaging, voice …
Etisalat hit 400,000 subscription milestone for eLife
Etisalat today announced it has crossed 400,000 subscriptions for eLife, its flagship multiple play service covering landline, broadband internet and …
BenQ launches second generation PointDraw Education projectors in the UAE
Aiming to increase interactivity between teachers and students, BenQ, has debuted two new interactive short-throw projectors at the recent Gulf …
Motorola Mobility launches Motorola XOOM 2 in the UAE
Building on the success of Motorola Xoom, Motorola Mobility’s latest addition brings enhanced experiences to the market. The Motorola Xoom …
The faster new world of healthcare
The healthcare industry is on the brink of unprecedented change.
Virtualisation uptake driven by economic, operational factors: GBM
Economic and operational factors were the driving forces behind a significant uptake in demand for virtualisation solutions, according to Gulf …
Blue Coat Systems introduces cloud-based security service
Blue Coat Systems today introduced its Unified Security solution that enables the extended enterprise to expand its secure perimeter to …
10 reasons why your business needs a blog
When I started blogging in 2006, posting news and views on the advertising and marketing industry in the Middle East, …