Google co-founder Sergey Brin said Windows and other traditional PC operating systems are “torturing users” at Google’s Chrome OS launch …
Cisco Systems announces job cuts
Cisco Systems plans to eliminate jobs as it focuses in on core businesses such as routing and switching, the company’s …
Making IT count
Post global recession, the banking and finance sector in the region is investing in technology solutions to manage data flows, …
HP counters Cisco with new switches, architecture
At Interop this week, HP unveiled products supporting a new architecture that attempts to unify enterprise data center, campus and branch networks …
Microsoft agrees to buy Skype for $8.5 billion
Microsoft has agreed to buy Skype for $8.5 billion, the companies announced Tuesday. The companies’ CEOs, Steve Ballmer and Tony …
EMC unveils service provider program
EMC Corporation today unveiled a multi-faceted program that enables service provider partners to create, deploy, market, sell and deliver EMC-powered …
EMC expands VPlex capability
EMC Corporation today announced new EMC VPlex Geo technology enabling the resources of disparate storage systems in geographically dispersed data …
Cisco, Xerox to offer mobile printing systems
Cisco Systems has teamed up with Xerox to create a mobile printing system that lets users print from any device …
Microsoft to buy Skype
Microsoft has agreed to buy Skype for $8.5 billion, the companies announced Tuesday. The companies’ CEOs, Steve Ballmer and Tony …
Cisco, Xerox join for mobile printing
Cisco Systems has teamed up with Xerox to create a mobile printing system that lets users print from any device …
A matter of scale
InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) is one of the largest hotel groups globally, with around 97 properties in the Middle East …
UPMC and Alcatel-Lucent develop telemedicine platform
UPMC and Alcatel-Lucent have signed an agreement to jointly develop a telemedicine platform and suite of applications that will enable …
IBM rolls out tape library for big data
IBM has announced new tape storage and enhanced archiving, deduplication offerings designed to help clients efficiently store and extract intelligence …
Etisalat signs pact with HCL Technologies
Etisalat has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) agreement with HCL Technologies, a leading global IT services provider, to bilaterally …
Dell to set up global solutions centre in Dubai
Dell plans to set up a global solutions centre in Dubai, which will serve as hub for the Middle East …
Gartner outlines data management trends
As the master data management (MDM) market grows and matures, new trends will help shape its evolution, according to Gartner. …
Avaya announces data networking solutions
Avaya announced that it will showcase new data networking solutions at Interop Las Vegas that will allow customers to simplify …
IBM to support Windows servers on mainframes
IBM says it will support servers running Microsoft Windows on one of its mainframe platforms by the end of this year. …
Amazon adds identity management to Web console
The Amazon Web Services Management Console can now handle Identity and Access Management (IAM) features offered in its cloud, the …
Big firms ‘prefer to keep accounting in-house’: Ovum
Companies with turnovers worth more than $500 million (£302 million) prefer to keep their finance and accounting (F&A) processes in-house, …