It’s been a big year for Apache Hadoop, the open source project that helps you split your workload among a …
UN Secretary General promotes energy initiative
UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has urged governments, the private sector and civil society to make significant commitments to minimise …
Al-Sorayai Group implements Oracle’s Retail solution
Carpet and rug manufacturer Al-Sorayai Group has completed its six-month implementation of Oracle Retail merchandising and stores applications to support …
Security must not be ignored when deploying cloud: Coviello
Businesses are so busy rushing into virtual and cloud environments, they are missing the opportunity to build security as they …
Ultrabooks boost popularity of cache solid state drives
The rise of ultrabook laptops has boosted the popularity of cache solid state drives, which are a cheaper alternative to …
Avaloq Group visionary in Gartner Quadrant
Avaloq Group announced it has been positioned in the Visionaries quadrant by Gartner in the recently released Magic Quadrant for …
Symantec confirms source cod leak in enterprise security products
Symantec confirmed, just before the start of the Middle East weekend, that source code used in two of its older …
PayPal president to become Yahoo CEO
Yahoo’s board has chosen as the company’s CEO Scott Thompson, president of eBay’s PayPal, ending a four-month search after Carol …
Users desert Windows XP in near-record numbers
Microsoft’s Windows XP shed a large amount of usage share again last month as users continued to desert the decade-old …
How to: lock down your wireless network
We bring you the best ways to lock down your wireless network and protect it against threats. If you operate …
SAP partners with NetBase for the social analytics race
Taking a cue from rivals such as Salesforce.com, SAP announced a partnership under which it will resell and support social …
A good partner
System integrators form a critical link in the chain that leads solutions to become effective business tools within enterprises. As …
A booster for innovation
The heads of technology at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE Euronext) and NASDAQ OMX have said that financial businesses …
Canon ImageClass MF8380Cdw
Despite a few drawbacks, this affordable, feature-complete color laser multifunction printer is well-suited to small-office use. At $600 (as of …
Canon ImageClass MF8080Cw
Tradeoffs accompany this printer’s low sticker price The small-office-oriented Canon ImageClass MF8080Cw color laser multifunction printer looks expensive, but it’s …
How to achieve global ERP
IFS North America CTO Rick Veague explores why companies aim to achieve global ERP and the challenges and benefits of …
PayPal launches Facebook app for sending money
PayPal has launched a Facebook application designed to let users of the social networking site send money to each other. …
Salesforce.com to buy cloud computing services company
Salesforce.com has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Model Metrics, a cloud computing consulting and services company, with practices in …
MENA yet to embrace the cloud: SAP
As part of the agenda at SAP SAPPHIRE NOW Madrid, Spain yesterday, I had an opportunity to meet with Sam …
Socialising for intelligence
Ten years ago, Logicalis, a systems integrator, would have needed a wiretap to overhear the grumblings of a competitor’s dissatisfied …