Meru Networks this week unveiled virtualised versions of its wireless LAN infrastructure software, part of trend that’s simplifying enterprise WLANs and eliminating …
Spectrami delivers Actifio PAS platform to the Middle East
Spectrami, a value added distributor, recently announced that it has signed an agreement with Actifio, the Protection and Availability Storage …
Optimus signs distribution agreement with Attachmate
Optimus Technology and Telecommunications, a regional Value Added Distributor (VAD) of IT and telecommunications products, today announced that it has …
Smart recovery
When AW Rostamani, the family owned conglomerate, decided to set up a disaster recovery (DR) site, it found its partner …
Cisco makes strides
The networking giant is on the road to recovery, thanks to a business model realignment and expenses cut. At the …
Qtel launches cloud service
Qtel today announced the launch of enhanced Qtel Cloud services, a cloud computing service that will provide IT software and …
Old but worthy
Companies can work to ensure they get productivity from their existing storage investments, but this would have to be done …
AMD’s acquisition of SeaMicro puts Intel on the defensive
Intel suffered a setback in the server market with the news that its former partner, SeaMicro, is being acquired by …
Disk storage system sales in Q4 top $8.5 bn: IDC
In the last quarter of 2011, disk storage systems generated more than $8.5 billion in revenue, representing a 3.5% increase …
IBM tops Cloud provider report
Australian ICT research firm, Longhaus, has dubbed IBM as the most trusted infrastructure-as-a-service (IaaS) Cloud provider in its new report …
AMD buys SeaMicro for $334 mn, enters server hardware business
Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) announced yesterday it is buying low-power server vendor SeaMicro, a surprise move that puts AMD in …
UAE government pro managed IT services
eHosting Data Fort (eHDF) and Emirates eGovernment today organised a special forum titled ‘Managed IT Services for Government’. At the …
Dell claims it has network virtualization architecture too
Dell this week is throwing its hat into the virtual networking ring with an architecture that initially is long on …
Cisco buys optical company for $271 million
Cisco said it intends to acquire privately held Lightwire, a developer of optical interconnect technology for high-speed networking applications, for …
Windows Server 8 to be storage-focused OS
Microsoft executives said Windows Server 8, the beta of which is expected out in the next several weeks, is the …
Disaster recovery high on the agenda in ME: eHDF study
Organisations in the Middle East are paying more attention to disaster recovery than ever before, the findings of the ‘Second …
Businesses can use new hosted service to create, manage mobile apps
Antenna Software will today launch a hosted service that will let businesses design, build, publish, manage and analyse mobile apps …
Casino cloud built by gaming firm
A casino-specific cloud has been built in a further sign of the trend towards industry-tailored software-as-a-service solutions. International Game Technology …
Technology on wheels
Fleet tracking technology isn’t new. But, Dubai-based Emirates Driving Institute uses existing technology in a unique way for timely and …
WHO-like global cyber security group needed to tackle cyber threats: Kundra
The formation of a global cyber security group similar to the World Health Organisation (WHO) is required in order to …