History will tell you that Infor road show events usually follow a particular trend – the company announces a major …
Virtually misguided
Vendors and industry leaders appear to have led the formation of an almost ubiquitous assumption that desktop virtualisation is something …
Microsoft announces in-memory addition to SQL Server
In a move to speed online transaction processing (OLTP), Microsoft is adding in-memory capabilities into its SQL Server relational database …
Microsoft Surface web benchmarks reveal poor performance
Independent benchmark tests by Futuremark have revealed that Microsoft’s Surface tablet is surprisingly slow at Web browsing. When run through the Peacekeeper: …
Nokia Lumia 920
We’ve always been fond of the build quality of Nokia handsets and the Lumia 920 is certainly no different. Construction …
Preventing a storm
A happy worker is a productive worker, or so the saying goes. Motivation and a positive working environment can be …
Blueprint for growth
History will tell you that Infor road show events usually follow a particular trend – the company announces a major …
AMD announces fastest 16-core server chips as ARM future looms
With a future in ARM servers looming, Advanced Micro Devices on Monday announced its fastest 16-core Opteron 6300 server chips …
Gartner reveals top predictions for 2013-2016
Research and advisory firm, Gartner, has released its list of technology predictions and trends for the years 2013 and beyond. …
Windows 8 presses developers to update their skills
Microsoft likes to talk about Windows 8 as being Windows “reimagined,” and in many ways it is quite a departure …
Juniper Networks sees another top exec leave
A management shake-up at Juniper Networks continues, as Stefan Dyckerhoff has been replaced as executive vice president of Juniper’s Platform Systems …
Facebook grows revenue more than 30% in Q3, but also posts loss
Facebook, under extreme pressure to cheer up its disappointed investors, posted revenue growth of more than 30 percent in its …
Mobile payments growing fast but won’t catch on overnight: Google
Mobile payments with Google Wallet are growing fast, but the road to wide acceptance of NFC in the U.S. will …
Windows 8 will mark ‘the end’ of the Microsoft OS: Benioff, Salesforce.com
Microsoft’s upcoming Windows 8 will mark “the end” of the computer industry’s dominant OS due to increasing competition and choice …
Industry honours winners at ICT Achievement Awards
The third annual CNME ICT Achievement Awards were held last night to honour the achievements of the major players from …
IT job numbers decline for first time in 25 months
Although last week’s jobs report from the U.S. Bureau of Labour Statistics showed better-than-expected results, the IT industry, was a …
The business of IT
HCL InfoSystems MEA may seem a young contender in the regional SI space, yet the company has already established a strong foothold in a region with a strategy that focuses on perseverance and transparency.
Ten Apple moments in the year since Jobs’ death
It’s been a busy, bumpy year for Apple since Steve Jobs died last Oct 5. The company won a massive …
‘Malnets’ behind two thirds of all cyber attacks
A growing army of malware delivery networks, known as malnets, account for two thirds of all cyber attacks, and security …
Dubai School of Government reveals findings of social media survey
The findings of a first-of-its-kind survey by the Dubai School of Government (DSG) revealed today that the majority of enterprises …