Microsoft killed the Courier tablet concept in favor of Windows 8 tablets, but the idea behind it has now found a new …
AOL unplugs 10,000 servers, saves $5 million
AOL decommissioned almost 10,000 servers and saved itself $5 million along the way to winning a contest that highlights the …
Lenovo debuts App Shop for larger businesses
Lenovo announced an enterprise-focused app storefront for tablets running Android 3.1 or higher. The Lenovo Enterprise App Shop offers larger …
Filling the gaps
The noticeable gap between the IT skills needed and those that are currently available in the market got Pallavi Sharma …
We are entering the era of ‘pervasive computing’ says Cisco’s Charney
In his keynote at Cisco Expo UAE 2012, which took place last week at the Atlantis, The Palm in Dubai, …
HTC shutting down Sense backup services
HTC plans to shut down its HTCsense.com cloud backup services on April 30 in preparation for the launch of “new …
Vidyo sets up program for virtual video network operators
Vidyo is announcing a new program for service providers, enabling cloud-based video services it said could sell for $30 per …
Cisco challengers should be buoyed by data centre network market growth, researcher says
Continued growth in the data centre network equipment market has opened a window of opportunity for vendors looking to cut into industry …
Microsoft not helping transition to Office 365, companies say
Companies that rely on Office Live Small Business (OLSB) for their e-mail and website hosting have complained that a required transition …
Eclipse readies browser-based IDE
The Eclipse Foundation for open source development tools is eyeing July as the release date for the 1.0 version of its Orion …
MEA server shipments increased 10% in 2011: Gartner
Server shipments in the MEA region exceeded 78,000 units in the fourth quarter of 2011, a 10.3% year-on-year increase, while …
The faster new world of healthcare
The healthcare industry is on the brink of unprecedented change.
‘Connect To Learn’ initiative coming to Middle East
Ericsson has joined with the Earth Institute at Columbia University, Djibouti Telecom and the Djibouti government to expand the ‘Connect …
UAE SMEs starting to realise value of ICT investments: du
UAE-based SMEs are beginning to realise the value of ICT investments such as lower operating costs, improved human resource efficiency …
Riverbed enhances Partner Network Program with framework to accelerate partnership momentum
Today, Riverbed Technology, the performance company, announced a new framework for its worldwide Riverbed Partner Network (RPN) program that is …
Aptec strengthens its presence through series of roadshows in Kuwait and Qatar
Aptec Distribution and Track Distribution, part of Aptec Holdings, a large Value-Add distributor in Middle East, has successfully hosted two …
Samsung launches Ultra Notebook in UAE
Samsung Electronics has introduced the new Samsung Notebook Series 5 Ultra. The company says that the new notebook redefines computing …
Openbravo to offer web-based ERP solutions in the Middle East
Openbravo, a web-based open source Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) provider, yesterday announced that it has established relationships with eight Middle …
Cisco offers virtualised video surveillance
Cisco yesterday announced a virtualised version of its Video Surveillance software for use on its Unified Computing System platform for enterprise- or government-operated …
The second coming
For the uninitiated, unified communications or UC means a combination of multiple communication and collaboration tools such as instant messaging, …