Dubai Outsource Zone (DOZ) today, on the occasion of their fourth anniversary released a report entitled “Outsourcing opportunities in the …
IBM to launch city government software platform
IBM plans to launch a software framework that will help city and local government executives get a more complete view …
Cloud computing “like ordering a pizza”
IT industry professionals, analysts and vendors all have their unique ideas when it comes to describing what cloud computing means, …
Dubai Courts discusses MENA’s first e-notary service
Dubai Courts recently completed the MENA region’s first implementation of an e-notary system. At a conference conducted yesterday by Al-Taqnyah, …
Companies talk standards at Security Spotlight Forum
At the HelpAG Security Spotlight Forum, held today in Dubai, the company delved into the world of compliance standards focusing …
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 …
Vendors collaborate with end users for efficient IT solutions
The recent increase in end user conferences in the region suggests that vendors are beginning to realise that their customers …
What comes round
When I first started writing about enterprise IT, some 25 years ago, there were three key areas of interest for …
More fibre in the telecom diet?
There’s been strangely little fuss about Etisalat’s announcement that Abu Dhabi is now the first capital city entirely covered with …
In the safety zone
With the outages costing dearly, business continuity and disaster recovery are emerging as top priorities for regional businesses. Here is …
Cloud adoption ‘will create 90,000 public sector jobs’
The adoption of cloud computing services in the public sector will lead to the creation of 90,000 jobs in the …
RSA launches incident management solution
By Valeria Camerino At the RSA 2011 security conference, taking place at San Francisco Moscone Centre from 14 to 18 …
Slicing through the clutter
The International Hospital of Bahrain (IHB) gains in productivity and improves patient care by going entirely filmess and nearly paperless. …
Patient in your pocket from CSC
CSC today launched a Patient in your Pocket solution for the Middle East healthcare market at Arab Health 2011. Developed …
Enhanced response
The company is hailing the solution as a first amongst emergency services and armed forces across the region and has …
Pursuing the enterprise segment
As IT spending is slowly improving in the Middle East region, regional components specialist distributor Golden Systems is using this …
Avaya has new MD for Gulf region
In his new role, Areff will work with Avaya’s customers in the region’s telecoms, financial services, tourism, and government sectors …
Avaya unveils new channel initiatives
The Avaya Connect channel partners will have access to new technology certifications, business management, increased marketing funds and a global …
EMC enhances Velocity partner programme
The enhanced Velocity programme will offer simplified program entry, time-efficient training, easy access to EMC’s broad, industry-leading portfolio of information …
Redington Gulf prepares for growth
In addition, Redington Gulf is also anticipating an increase in PC shipments to the Middle East by 30% in 2010 …