VMware’s CEO, Paul Maritz, has warned that the pricing model for virtualisation will evolve “radically” as it heads towards a …
Microsoft quarter shows continued growth
Microsoft kicked off its first quarter of fiscal 2012 with solid growth, reporting a 7% increase in revenue compared to …
Computing while commuting
Guy Whitcroft tells us how a light-weight iPad can replace a notebook, making commuting and general meetings more productive Sometime …
Red Hat to acquire Gluster for $136 mn
Red Hat, a provider of open source solutions to the enterprise, today announced that it has signed a definitive agreement …
ADAC selects Juniper for agressive expansion and transformation
Juniper Networks, a network innovations provider, today announced that Abu Dhabi Airports Company (ADAC), owner and operator of five airports …
IBM announces preconfigured analytics servers
IBM yesterday introduced mainframe and Power-based systems for analytics in an effort to compete with Oracle’s Exadata. IBM’s Smart Analytics …
IBM introduces new systems to accelerate smarter computing
In the largest update to its systems portfolio this year, IBM today announced 55 new and updated server and storage …
SAP and Dubal stress innovation as essential for the UAE
A vibrant and innovative IT sector will be vital for business development, sustainable job creation and economic diversification in the …
Worldwide enterprise IT spending to reach $2.7 tn in 2012, Gartner says
Worldwide enterprise IT spending is projected to total $2.7 trillion in 2012, a 3.9 percent increase from 2011 spending of …
SAP’s largest Business ByDesign engagement inked in Canada
After bringing its on-demand enterprise resource planning (ERP) to the Canadian market in February, SAP AG has inked its largest …
EMC, VCE announce tighter Vblock integration
EMC and the Virtual Computing Environment (VCE) alliance yesterday announced that EMC’s management tools have been upgraded to more tightly …
HP Envy 110 MFP
If a good-looking product is paramount to you, then the elegant Envy 110 MFP may be just what you seek–but …
IBM’s Q3 growth lighter than expected
IBM increased both its income and revenue for the third quarter, but the revenue growth came in slightly lower than …
Dell ends 10-year reseller relationship with EMC
Dell announced it has ended a decade long reseller relationship with EMC this month through which it sold more than …
Dell shifting focus to work-and-play tablets, smartphones
After achieving “moderate success” selling smartphones and tablets to consumers, Dell will shift its focus to devices that straddle both …
Menya Zavoot GITEX
One of the best parts of GITEX for me is the number of people from outside the UAE that you …
Data centre hardware spending on the rise
Worldwide data centre hardware spending is expect to hit $US98.9 billion in 2011, up 12.7%, according to analyst firm Gartner. …
Citrix survey reveals awareness gap in mobile working opportunities
Citrix Systems, a provider of virtual computing solutions that help companies deliver IT as an on-demand service, today released survey …
Governments, businesses and companies not taking web threats seriously: Trend Micro
Trend Micro, a global cloud security provider, is concerned that regional governments, businesses and individuals are not taking web threats …
Dell ups the ante on helping customers unlock innovation for the virtual era
On the cusp of Dell World 2011, Dell last week announced continued customer and partner momentum for its enterprise and …