The role of the CIO is changing, and more regional CIOs are getting into management roles and business decision-making. This …
Cybercriminals selling exploit-as-a-service kit
Cybercriminals are taking a page from the software-as-a-service playbook: they’re now selling exploit kits complete with hosting services, with customers …
Spectrum builds Dubai data centre
Spectrum, an IT Networking and Security training, certification and consultancy services provider, has opened new data centre based on Juniper …
New game, new rules
Alcatel-Lucent is a force to be reckoned within the enterprise space, says the company’s Sr VP for Sales EMEA Enterprise, …
SunGard solution for managing talent
SunGard Higher Education announced yesterday, the availability of its new Talent Management Suite, a fully integrated solution for managing learning, …
Haves vs. have-nots
A handful of enterprise resource planning (ERP) software companies have exited the great recession, regained their footing and posted respectable …
SOA alive and well: Forrester
It’s been a little hard of late to find references to SOA (service-oriented architecture), the buzz-phrase that once saturated the …
Enterprise software getting more mobile
Mobile application development, including the need to extend enterprise applications to mobile devices, is growing in prominence, according to research …
Regional CIOs pick networking and security as top investment priorities
By Sathya Mithra Ashok Networking infrastructure remained the top major technology stack that end-users will be looking for from across …
RIM joins forces with Microsoft for Office 365 service
Blackberry maker, Research In Motion (RIM), has joined forces with Microsoft to create a RIM-hosted BlackBerry enterprise service for Office …
Social media compliance rules lacking – Gartner
Too many organisations do not have comprehensive compliance policies in place for its use, according to Gartner. By the end …
State of the union
While many businesses tightened their IT budgets during the recent recession, a growing number of organisations are deploying unified communications …
In the safety zone
With the outages costing dearly, business continuity and disaster recovery are emerging as top priorities for regional businesses. Here is …
Shrinking data centre
Four forces operating in the market today could result in data center space requirements that will shrink dramatically before the …
Gartner highlights four data centre forces
Four forces operating in the market today could result in data centre space requirements that will shrink dramatically before the …
IBM launches Smarter Commerce
IBM has announced new software and the creation a new consulting practice dedicated to the emerging category of “Smarter Commerce,” …
Citrix names new regional director
Citrix has appointed Aaron White as Regional Director, Middle East & Africa (MEA). Aaron joins Citrix from VMware to lead …
Citrix takes on ex-VMWare channel head as new regional director
Citrix Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: CTXS), a leading provider of virtual computing solutions that help companies deliver IT as an on-demand …
Qtel in strategic alliance with iHorizons
Qtel and iHorizons have signed a pact to develop and market a number of advanced technology solutions and business services. …
Khaleej Times avoids bandwidth upgrade with Riverbed
Khaleej Times, a leading newspaper in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), has deployed Riverbed Steelhead appliances across its organisation to …