Today, Microsoft has announced the availability of Windows 8 for its customers in the United Arab Emirates and around the …

Settling in with Windows 8
You’ve successfully installed Windows 8. You’re staring at the Start screen, in all its flat-tiled glory, and it all seems completely …

Taking the virtual step
Virtualised storage was a game changing technology for IT. The introduction of virtualisation has delivered many benefits for IT departments …

Seasons of change
A fundamental change in server architecture could be on tap as companies look to cut data centre costs and power consumption. …

Red Hat launches JBoss integration capabilities with SAP
Red Hat has announced new integration capabilities for SAP solutions as part of The JBoss Way, a development approach aimed …

SAP: User conferences will go ahead
SAP now says it will proceed with two major user conferences set for Madrid next month, after saying earlier this week that …

VMware expands Redis programming options
Redis, an open source in-memory data store maintained by VMware, has been upgraded to be more stabile and make more …

Windows 8 arrives as Microsoft seeks to catch up in tablet market
Windows 8 is finally here and the stakes are sky high for Microsoft. “We’re so happy to be here today …

SAP reports strong third quarter, revises 2012 outlook
SAP reported Wednesday double-digit revenue growth in the third quarter, benefiting from a strong performance in the Americas and double-digit …

Samsung Chromebook
How much would you pay for a cloud-centric computer? With its new $249 Samsung Chromebook — a system based on the idea …

Cybercriminals sell access to compromised corporate systems
A service discovered in the criminal underground is renting access to thousands of corporate servers that have been hacked through …

The Windows 8 FAQ
Windows 8 launches Friday, and even if you haven’t been paying attention it’s still not too late to catch up on …
Vendor value add
IBM brings its partners a number of support initiatives to help them play a greater part in the company’s route to expansion through 2015. Mark Hennessy, GM, IBM Global Partners and Midmarket, tells us more while Ilse Cilliers, VP Global Business Partners, MEA gives us the regional take.

Watchguard introduces self-configuring UTM
WatchGuard Technologies has announced today that it is the first UTM security appliance vendor to offer a firewall that configures …
Comguard introduces simplified WLAN management from AirTight in the region
Comguard has introduced a fully user configurable HTML5 UI as part of its AirTight Wi-FiTM access solution, which gives network administrators a canvas to create the optimal WLAN management console for their individual business requirements.

Video star
The pay-TV operator OSN is reshaping the way we consume media with its video on demand service, offering users the …

10 critical IT trends for the next five years
Trying to stay ahead of the curve when it comes to IT issues is not a job for the faint …

Top 10 technologies of the past 45 years
During the past 45 years we have experienced a continuous revolution of new vs. old, manual work vs. automation, digital …

Enterprise tools added to Google Search Appliance
Google upgraded its Search Appliance for the enterprise to help workers find information stored anywhere in their organisations. Google …

IBM refreshes analysis offerings
At IBM’s Information On Demand and Business Analytics Forum, being held this week in Las Vegas, the company announced a …