Polycom has agreed to acquire the assets of Hewlett-Packard’s Visual Collaboration business, including its Halo videoconferencing products and managed services, …
Economic shocks are good, says Sage COO
A conversation with Fernand Rasetti, COO of global software vendor Sage was, suffice to say, an interesting experience. An engaging …
HP expands client virtualisation portfolio
HP today announced additions to its desktop-to-data centre client virtualisation portfolio that offer users improved flexibility, security and productivity. Announced …
Intel gears up for growth
Intel says its addressable market in the GCC is growing by three times and the processor company is realigning its …
Companies talk standards at Security Spotlight Forum
At the HelpAG Security Spotlight Forum, held today in Dubai, the company delved into the world of compliance standards focusing …
Into the vortex
Everyone says the cloud is the future. Not without the proper service level agreements (SLAs) – contracts that specify quality …
SAP to host user conference in Dubai
Technology themes such as mobility, cloud computing, and business analytics will top the agenda when SAP customers, experts, and senior …
Making IT count
Post global recession, the banking and finance sector in the region is investing in technology solutions to manage data flows, …
HP counters Cisco with new switches, architecture
At Interop this week, HP unveiled products supporting a new architecture that attempts to unify enterprise data center, campus and branch networks …
EMC unveils service provider program
EMC Corporation today unveiled a multi-faceted program that enables service provider partners to create, deploy, market, sell and deliver EMC-powered …
EMC expands VPlex capability
EMC Corporation today announced new EMC VPlex Geo technology enabling the resources of disparate storage systems in geographically dispersed data …
A matter of scale
InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) is one of the largest hotel groups globally, with around 97 properties in the Middle East …
IBM rolls out tape library for big data
IBM has announced new tape storage and enhanced archiving, deduplication offerings designed to help clients efficiently store and extract intelligence …
Etisalat signs pact with HCL Technologies
Etisalat has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) agreement with HCL Technologies, a leading global IT services provider, to bilaterally …
Dell to set up global solutions centre in Dubai
Dell plans to set up a global solutions centre in Dubai, which will serve as hub for the Middle East …
Gartner outlines data management trends
As the master data management (MDM) market grows and matures, new trends will help shape its evolution, according to Gartner. …
Big firms ‘prefer to keep accounting in-house’: Ovum
Companies with turnovers worth more than $500 million (£302 million) prefer to keep their finance and accounting (F&A) processes in-house, …
Brocade unveils vision for the virtual enterprise
Brocade today introduced a new technology architecture – the CloudPlex – that outlines the company’s vision and the technology investments …
Greenpeace slams Apple’s ‘dirty’ data centre
Apple has come in for stern criticism in environmental group Greenpeace’s ‘How Dirty is your Data’ report, issued this week. …
Securing the virtualisation journey
This week, CPI and leading security vendor Trend Micro brought together CIOs and IT managers across two verticals – oil …