Weak sales of Windows last quarter dropped the operating system division to its second-lowest share of Microsoft’s total revenue since …
IBM services, hardware revenue falls, while profit grows
For its most recent financial quarter, IBM experienced a drop-off in revenue, though it was able to maintain profit growth. …
Cisco acquires Virtuata to secure virtual-machine data
Cisco has acquired Virtuata, a privately held developer of technology for securing virtual-machine data in multi-tenant data centres. Virtuata helps to …
EMC confirms CEO change at VMware
Paul Maritz will step down from his role as CEO of VMware, to be replaced by EMC Chief Operating Officer …
Microsoft unveils new Office suite
Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer today announced the launch of the company’s latest Office suite of applications – with a large emphasis …
Huawei eyes storage market
China’s Huawei Technologies wants to take a bigger bite out of the enterprise market with a wider range of storage …
Cyquent offers Gigatrust’s content protection solutions for BlackBerry, iOS and Android smartphones
Cyquent Technology Consultants and Gigatrust recently announced that it now provides email security and content protection software products and services …
Secure strategy
InfoWatch, a DLP and social media monitoring vendor, is focusing on emerging markets across the EMEA region, following its success in Russia and CIS countries.
Microsoft Office must evolve to remain successful
Office has been a wildly successful product for Microsoft, but its continued dominance is far from assured as software moves …
SecureLink and Qualys partner to offer vulnerability management services in the region
SecureLink, a security services provider in the Middle East, recently announced that it has partnered with Qualys, a provider of …
VMware calls on SMBs for a chance to win $20,000 worth of software and services
VMware is launching a competition across the Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) region giving small and midsize businesses (SMBs) …
Western Digital intros new collaboration tools, Dropbox integration
Western Digital (WD) today introduced new, free collaboration and file management features — including Dropbox integration — in the next …
BYOD means soaring IT support costs for mobile devices
Annual IT costs for managing smartphones will soar by 48% next year compared to 2011, a new survey by Osterman …
Jumbo savings
Powered by a private cloud, Gulf Air, the principal carrier of Bahrain, has been able to transform itself into a …
Cisco recognises channel partners at Partner Summit UAE 2012
At its recent Partner Summit UAE 2012, Cisco demonstrated its ongoing focus and commitment to its channel partners by recognising …
Mobile devices will be primary platform for accessing data: SAP
Mobility, cloud and in-memory computing are emerging as the top trends in the enterprise space today and in the coming …
Microsoft claims backup and restore breakthrough in Windows 8
Windows 8 makes the process of file backup and restore the easiest it’s ever been for users of Windows OSes, …
Discussing the future
On a Thursday last month, I found myself at a speech by Amit Singhal, senior VP of search at Google. …
Salesforce.com to acquire shared-browsing startup GoInstant
Enterprise cloud computing company Salesforce.com said yesterday it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Canadian shared-browsing technology startup …
Facebook touts Open Graph versatility
In an effort to encourage broader use of its Open Graph protocol, Facebook has posted a number of examples of …