IFS North America CTO Rick Veague explores why companies aim to achieve global ERP and the challenges and benefits of …
Software AG unveils Cloud Ready
Software AG has recently announced the general availability of Software AG Cloud Ready, the latest solution in the company’s cloud …
A continuing story
Business continuity (BC) is not yet fully understood by most large Middle East enterprises, and is often confused with its …
It’s a small world
Sure, Facebook has more than 800 million members, but according to new data, only 4.74 degrees separate each of us …
Fujitsu targets secure tablet PC at government
Fujitsu has added data encryption to its Stylistic Q550 slate PC, creating what the company believes is the first tablet …
More Europeans use mobile devices for social networking
The number people accessing social networking sites in France, Germany, Italy, Spain and the U.K. using their mobile phone has …
Google Apps adds around-the-clock phone support
Addressing a major source of complaints with its Apps suite, Google has announced that it will now offer around-the-clock phone …
HP aims high
HP aims high HP has rolled out an array of networking products for the enterprise campus, branch and data centre, including a switch …
Ready for the cloud era
Some figures first. A virtual machine is created every 6 seconds. To put that in perspective, it’s more than the …
Value powerhouse
Aptec Distribution is completing its transformation from a broadline to value added distributor and is expected to be the largest …
Value spin off
Almasa has chosen to spin off its value division leveraging on industry stalwart Roger El Tawil to deliver on the …
“The last thing we want to do is create uncertainty for our customers,” Charl Snyman
Charl Snyman, Vice-President and General Manager, HP Personal Systems Group, Europe, Middle East and Africa is responsible for product management, …
Adobe acquires Auditude to address video advertising
Adobe Systems has acquired privately owned Auditude in order to boost its video offerings with an advertising platform, the company …
Socialising for intelligence
Ten years ago, Logicalis, a systems integrator, would have needed a wiretap to overhear the grumblings of a competitor’s dissatisfied …
SAP and UNFPA unveil interactive analytics as population grows beyond 7bn
SAP AG and UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund, today unveiled two interactive population dashboards using business analytics technology from SAP …
HP now needs to show PC commitment: partners
HP’s decision to keep its Personal Systems Group (PSG) business intact is a positive outcome for partners and customers. But …
Nokia unveils first Windows phones
Nokia unveiled yesterday four new phones intended for developing markets as well as the company’s first two smartphones running the …
Citrix expands on BYOD message at Citrix Synergy 2011
The start of Citrix’s Synergy Summit 2011 yesterday in Barcelona, Spain, saw Mark Templeton, CEO of the company, introduce the …
Turning a new leaf
CIOs in the Middle East still struggle to give green ICT investments a business language, and this is hampering the …
Critical connections
KSA’s Jarir Bookstore battled the challenges associated with connecting disparate centres of business by deploying SonicWALL’s NSA Series and building …