For the uninitiated, unified communications or UC means a combination of multiple communication and collaboration tools such as instant messaging, …
Sony division moves services from AWS to OpenStack
The division of Sony that suffered a cyber attack last year, which led to a major PlayStation network outage and …
IBM streams Linux and Windows desktop through USB stick
IBM has taken the secure USB stick concept to its logical extreme, announcing a pilot service capable of streaming an …
Intel targets data centre with new Xeon E5-2600 chips
Intel on Tuesday announced the Xeon E5-2600 processors for 2- and 4-socket servers, which is the company’s first major chip …
Cisco makes strides
The networking giant is on the road to recovery, thanks to a business model realignment and expenses cut. At the …
Microsoft unveils Windows 8 “Consumer Preview,” downloads start
Microsoft yesterday released its “Consumer Preview” of Windows 8, and before Windows president Steve Sinofsky finished his presentation to reporters …
Coviello declares battle against hacktivists: RSA Conference 2012
RSA chairman Art Coviello gave an impassioned speech to kick off the RSA Conference 2012, sending out a stark action …
Cray creates new division for big data
Supercomputer company Cray has created a new division that will sell big-data systems, the company has announced. The division will …
What makes an ideal VAD
The value added distribution model is in vogue today. Some of the players are new, some are hybrid and some …
“I do not believe a regional broad line distributor can become a true VAD”
Dr Ali Baghdadi, CEO and President of Aptec Group In 1980, Baghdadi formed Aptec Distribution to bring appropriate technologies …
Cisco boosted profit, sales in Q2 while cutting costs
Cisco Systems posted year-over-year gains in revenue and profit for its fiscal second quarter on Wednesday, reporting net sales up …
Microsoft sets Office 15 public beta for summer
The motions have been set for the new version of Microsoft’s Office suite, as the company yesterday announced the beginning …
Ultrabook shipments will grow at three times rate of tablets: Research
Ultrabooks will grow three times the rate of tablets over the next five years, according to analyst firm, Juniper Research. …
Cisco to unify collaboration products
Cisco is in the midst of a major initiative to better integrate its various collaboration products and to give their …
A positive outlook
As we usher in 2012, it is important to reflect on the year gone by. I am sure most IT …
Spend on enterprise network equipment to grow in 2012
Spending on enterprise network equipment will grow by 8.7% in 2012, as companies continue to turn to enterprise mobility, video …
Falling memory prices to bring more devices
Everyone likes it when prices fall, right? But there may be a point when flash memory gets too cheap for …
MSAT partners with Liquidware Labs, Citrix and Microsoft to launch Workspace-as-a-Service solution
Mahindra Satyam, an IT consulting and services provider, today announced the launch of Workspace-as-a-Service (WaaS), which leverages technology from Citrix …
Quad Enterprise Social Software
Cisco’s thin client application allows a user to work across business and social media feeds through one interface Global enterprise …
Office 365: Microsoft rolls it out
A new paradigm of unified computing, targeted at small and medium enterprises, is being rolled out across the region. So …