Hortonworks is bringing the popular open-source Apache Hadoop data processing platform to Microsoft shops, it was reported on Monday. The …
LG buys webOS rights from HP
HP has sold some of its webOS mobile operating system rights to LG Electronics, which will use the platform in …
Vestberg kicks off Ericsson’s MWC activity with customary predictions
Ericsson CEO Hans Vestberg took centre stage as Mobile World Congress got underway this morning by serving the tradition of giving his telecoms …
Help AG partners with HP
Help AG on Money announced that it had entered into a partnership with technology giant HP. The agreement will see …
Geared for growth
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Channels of profit
Times have never been better for security-focused channel partners. The fast changing threat landscape and the emergence of advanced threats …
MEA IT infrastructure spending to reach $3.9bn by 2013 – Gartner
According to research firm Gartner, the Middle East and Africa IT infrastructure market is set to reach $3.9 billion in …
Google unveils touchscreen Chromebook Pixel
Google on Thursday unveiled the $1,299 touchscreen Chromebook Pixel, a pricey slab of hardware that runs Google’s Web-centric Chrome OS, but defies …
VCE announces two systems, SAP HANA qualification
Calling it the biggest news since its creation, VCE last week added two low-end models to its line of Vblock …
Coke bottler forgoes SAP for SaaS
A recent Gartner report showed that even in the poorest segments of the SaaS market, the annual growth rate is …
Citrix unveils MDM tool for Android, iOS devices
Citrix on Wednesdy announced XenMobile, a rebranded and integrated mobile device management (MDM) software, which the company acquired through its acquisition …
Dell comes out fighting
Dell executives went on the offensive this week, claiming that the firm can trump Cisco in the information technology security market, as …
Cisco declares war on Microsoft’s Lync
Cisco has apparently declared war on Microsoft’s unified communications platform, having chosen the eve of the first Lync conference to describe …
HP makes huge converged portfolio announcements at GPC 2013
HP today announced major innovations that strengthen its HP Converged Infrastructure portfolio, on day one of its global partner conference in Las Vegas, USA.
The virtual legacy
It took a long time for companies to come around to the idea of virtualising their environments. Virtualisation is a …
Pick of the bunch
When somebody decides to host a global tour, one of the things they have to decide is in which city …
Symantec awards EMEA channel partners
Symantec on Monday announced the 2012 EMEA Channel Excellence Award winners at its annual EMEA partner conference, recognising six partners …
It’s all about mid-market
The burgeoning mid-market is offers a plethora of opportunities for the channel willing to invest in services and solutions, and …
du virtualises with Cisco Unified Data Centre
du announced on Wednesday that it will deploy the foundation layer for its virtualised infrastructure based on Cisco’s Unified Computing …
Cisco posts Q2 revenue increase
Cisco CEO John Chambers has reiterated the company’s ambitions to become the biggest company in IT after the firm posted …