Cisco and Citrix announced the launch of the Cisco and Citrix Partner Accelerator. This new global initiative aligns the channel …
HP to trim 9,000 jobs
Hewlett-Packard plans to trim its workforce by about 9,000 in the U.S. as part of its long-term plan to reduce …
New Oracle OpenWorld details give early look at company's plans
Oracle tends to keep a tight lid on the specific announcements it will make each year at the OpenWorld conference …
Microsoft buys Yammer
Microsoft has agreed to acquire Yammer, a maker of cloud-based enterprise social networking (ESN) software, for US$1.2 billion in cash, …
Game on
At a recent roundtable, senior representatives from SAP discussed technology for SMEs and the role the channel plays in driving …
Big data strategy: how to develop a winning strategy
Developing a big data strategy is challenging because it is as much about getting ahead of the trend and acquiring …
Small cells gaining intelligence for mobile performance
As major cellular equipment makers push small cells as tools to boost mobile data capacity, two smaller manufacturers are building …
Smart devices need smart security
The Smart Mobile Computing Devices (SMCDs) such as Blackberry, Android and iPhones are multi-function devices that come equipped with various …
FVC appoints Waleed Heloo GM for GCC and Pakistan
FVC, a prominent value added distributor in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA), has announced the appointment of Waleed …
Cisco upgrades Quad enterprise social product, renames it WebEx Social
Cisco Systems is extending the functionality of its Quad enterprise social networking (ESN) software through integration with Microsoft Office applications …
HP puts Intel Atom chip in low-power 'Gemini' server
HP on Tuesday took the wraps off a new, low-power server platform called “Gemini,” the first implementation of which will …
Riverbed enhances Stingray family
Riverbed Technology has announced enhancements to its software and virtual application delivery controller (ADC) product family, Stingray. These enhancements allow …
BT launches Assure Analytics
BT today launched Assure Analytics – a new security data analysis service which helps organisations collect, arrange and evaluate big …
Snapshot
Video conferencing (VC) represents a steadily maturing technology that offers the channel huge opportunities. We speak to vendors and partners …
Western Digital jumps into home router business
Drive maker Western Digital (WD) today announced that it is entering the home router business with a line of products …
LinkedIn boosts encryption after last week's password leak
LinkedIn has brought the encryption applied to all user passwords up to a more secure standard after last week’s hugely …
Dell lays out software strategy
Dell outlined its software strategy yesterday, casting the growing business as a secondary, but key, component to the company’s enterprise …
Salesforce.com gets access to Twitter's messages feed
Salesforce.com announced yesterday a deal with Twitter that will give the enterprise cloud computing company access to Twitter’s “firehose” feed of public …
Pieceable mobile team joins Facebook
Facebook is expanding its mobile know-how by hiring the team behind Pieceable Viewer, a mobile service that allows iOS app …
Juniper guns for Cisco again with smaller QFabric
Juniper this week unveiled a version of its fabric switches for mid-sized data centres and also increased the scalability of its …