To encourage developers to create more mobile applications to run from its cloud services, Google is offering two new or updated frameworks to run the back-end infrastructure of mobile apps.
SIM: IT leaders’ main concerns not in-sync with those of employers
IT professionals have plenty of reasons to be thankful these days: rising budgets, salaries and job tenures among them. But when it comes to IT management and spending priorities, they often don’t see eye-to-eye with their organisations.
Red Hat announces OPEN
The Online Partner Enablement Network is designed to empower partners and give them access to guidance and technical information 24/7.
The Big Data reshuffle
Can Big Data programmes be run using traditional IT teams, or do organisations need to take a new approach to hiring?
Taking centre stage
The financial industry isn’t an easy vertical to please, but DIFC has a secret weapon; it’s the only organisation outside of the telcos to own, manage and operate its infrastructure.
A quarter of firms not ready to converge big five technologies
Over a quarter of businesses are not equipped to deal with the convergence of new technologies, including mobility, social networks, big data, cloud computing and the Internet of Things, according to research from international standards organisation The Open Group.
Back to the roots
We speak to Amanulla Khan, Director- Emerging Markets at Linksys, to find out what the company has in store.
Twitter reports it won’t pay tax on the first $107 million of income
The federal deficit – the amount by which the US government’s total budget outlay exceeds its total receipts for a fiscal year – is estimated at $680 billion for 2013.
Meru launches ‘industry’s fastest’ 802.11ac access point
The new AP832 delivers up to three times the performance of competing 802.11n access points.
Dell’s global solution centre to open in Dubai
The company plans to focus more in the Middle East region, as it is a strategic and growing market. The new centre will allow customers to come with their own code and test the solutions before they purchase it.
Brams plans to add ERP to its portfolio
The cloud service provider is expecting a 100 percent growth from next year and is also looking at increasing its cloud services.
SAP survey: over half of mobile operators use IPX
SAP has released results of a survey which reports that the use of IPX is on the rise among mobile operators.
Ericsson announces Application Awards for 2014
Ericsson has confirmed that it will host its Application Awards for the fifth consecutive year.
Wall Street Beat: Does Twitter IPO signal a tech bubble?
Despite the frothy headlines stirred by Twitter’s initial public offering, tech is not in a bubble of the sort that arose before the 2000 dot-com crash.
Apple’s Siri chief now building connected device platform at Samsung
The engineer who oversaw development of Apple’s Siri technology is now at Samsung building an online service to link together the “Internet of things.”
Websense boosts its Triton solution
New features include inline sandboxing defenses, malware isolation, phishing education and new platform support
Microsoft culls list of CEO candidates
Microsoft has shortened its list of CEO candidates to a minimum of eight, including five outsiders and three current executives, according to the Reuters news service.
Middle East vulnerable to Microsoft malware attacks
Microsoft today said that attackers are exploiting a critical and unpatched vulnerability in Office 2007 using malformed documents to hijack Windows PCs, and that Office 2003 and Office 2010 are also vulnerable.
Apple opens the books on government data demands, claims privacy is paramount
Apple have revealed the amount of user information that governments have requested from the California giant, as it sought to set itself apart from Silicon Valley competitors whose businesses are built on amassing personal data.
Bugs & Fixes: A roundup of Mavericks troubleshooting tips
Apple’s latest operating system update, OS X 10.9 Mavericks, is out. If you own a Mac that supports the OS update, you should get it. Now. You certainly can’t beat the price: free!