After state-owned Saudi Arabian Airlines was approved by the Saudi cabinet in 2007 to convert its strategic units into companies …
IT hiring forecast optimistic… for now
There is cause for optimism on the IT hiring front, according to Dice.com. In a poll of 800 IT-focused hiring …
Ellison: Oracle will deliver world's 'most comprehensive cloud'
Oracle CEO Larry Ellison declared the company is ready to offer “the most comprehensive cloud on the planet Earth,” during …
Cloud-based mobile device management getting hot: Gartner
To place management controls on mobile devices such as tablets and smartphones used in business, the enterprise has showed preference for acquiring …
Salesforce.com buying social marketing vendor Buddy Media in $689 million deal
Salesforce.com is acquiring social media marketing firm Buddy Media in a US$689 million cash and stock deal, the companies announced …
Mahindra Satyam inaugurates second delivery centre for aerospace and defence
Mahindra Satyam, engineering and IT services provider, recently announced the setting up of an exclusive delivery centre for aerospace and …
IT services and system integration are losing strategic importance, study reveals
The effects of increasing digitisation are leading to dramatic shifts in business models globally and in the ICT industry’s provider …
Aim for transformation
Pat Gelsinger, the driven President and COO of global IT solutions provider EMC, talks about the next steps for the …
Burberry points to benefits of tech in strong annual results
Burberry has highlighted the strong role that technology plays in cutting costs and customer profiling at the fashion company, as …
Desktop-as-a-Service
Desktop-as-a-Service is an interesting way for IT execs to provide cloud-based Windows desktop sessions, as well as shared resources such as storage.
BYOD is driving IT 'crazy,' says Gartner
IT managers grappling with bring-your-own-device policies can expect to see an explosion in the number of smartphones and tablets used …
Facebook IPO stumbles out of the gate
This probably isn’t how Facebook envisioned its initial public offering would roll out. The first hours of the social networking company’s IPO …
Google aims to make search smarter, easier
The vaunted Google search engine is set for an upgrade that will make it easier for users to find the information they …
Choice partner
CNME asked CIOs to name and explain the elements that they believed made for a strong partnership. Here’s what they …
NetSuite rolls out commerce-as-a-service platform
NetSuite will go up against vendors such as Demandware in the market for cloud-based e-commerce platforms after announcing its new …
EMEA firms splash a third of IT budget on the cloud
European enterprises plan to spend almost one-third of their annual IT budget on cloud computing over the next 18 months, …
Amazon CTO: startups lead the way in big data analytics
Startups and small companies are stealing a march on their larger enterprise counterparts by employing analytics at the heart of …
Oracle quietly plotting ambitious cloud computing plan, says analyst
During a series of analyst briefings this week, Oracle has provided additional details of how it plans to play in …
Yahoo’s new CEO lays out strategy for smaller, more focused company
Yahoo plans to cut about 50 properties and refocus on its core business, CEO Scott Thompson said in an earnings …
IBM posts flat revenue, falling hardware sales
While IBM continues to financially excel at selling software and systems, its hardware revenue for the past three months has …