Startups and small companies are stealing a march on their larger enterprise counterparts by employing analytics at the heart of …
CommVault and Microsoft expand partnership to offer Simpana data management with Windows Azure
CommVault recently announced an expanded collaboration with Microsoft to offer a cloud storage capability that combines the power of Simpana …
GCC opts for SAP solutions to help increase Middle East presence
Gulf Consolidated Contractors Co. (GCC) has selected SAP to bolster its IT solutions and increase its influence across the Middle …
Huawei reports revenues of $32.4bn as it embarks on a wave of transformation
Huawei, an information and communications technology (ICT) solutions provider, has released its audited full-year 2011 financial results noting sales revenues …
Beyond the hype
Nobody can seem to stop talking about virtualisation and all the supposedly wonderful benefits it gives enterprises. It has gradually …
CRM has become a higher priority for CIOs: Gartner
Customer relationship management (CRM) has moved from 18th to 8th technology priority for CIOs in 2012, according to a global …
Facebook pays Microsoft $550m for AOL patents
Microsoft and Facebook, which have struck a variety of business, technology and advertising agreements in recent years, announced yesterday a deal …
Microsoft SkyDrive upgrade takes aim at Dropbox
Microsoft has set its sights on Dropbox with a new set of features for its cloud storage service SkyDrive that syncs …
Infor aims at global ERP deployments with new Local.ly platform
Infor is planning to release a new platform called Local.ly that will allow customers of its ERP (enterprise resource planning) …
Infor prepares to roll out ‘Mongoose’ development platform
Infor is moving into the PaaS (platform as a service) market with an offering called Mongoose that is based on …
IBM on path to cut internal apps by 85%
IBM has reduced its number of internal applications by 70%, but that’s not enough for CIO Jeanette Horan. When the company …
Fujitsu launches big data software suite, targets US$1 billion in yearly sales
Fujitsu said yesterday it will release a set of software suite tools aimed at processing and analysing huge sets of …
Citrix Systems appoints new channel development manager for MEA
Citrix Systems has announced the appointment of Sarah Mews Sultani for the role of channel development manager, Middle East and …
CommVault honours partners at first Worldwide PartnerAdvantage Awards
CommVault recently honoured several valuable partners in a variety of categories at its first annual worldwide PartnerAdvantage Awards program. The …
Asus ships quad-core Transformer Pad 300 tablet for $379
Asustek started shipping its Transformer Pad 300 tablet in the U.S. yesterday, with the company pitching the tablet as a …
Windows RT tablets will be more security friendly than iPad, Android
Microsoft can perform a type of network access control on Windows RT devices as a way to protect corporate networks from harm these …
What to consider before signing up for Google Drive
Just as with an Apple product launch, Google has had to do next to nothing to create buzz around its long-awaited Google …
The road less travelled
V. C. Gopalratnam believes ‘chief innovation officer’ is a better title for today’s CIOs. “The role is all about innovation. The …
Dell’s Wyse buy a hedge against slowing PC sales
Dell’s plan to buy Wyse Technology is an effort to boost its client hardware portfolio and protect the company from …
Venture capital poured into enterprise software in Q1
The buttoned-down IT industry outshone flashy consumer internet startups at raising money in the first quarter, logging a big increase …