StarLink announced this week that its distribution relationship with Dell Software Group has been extended to include SonicWall covering Saudi Arabia, Turkey, Egypt, Jordan and Lebanon.
Do you really need data deduplication?
Every IT decision maker either wants deduplication (dedupe) or needs it. At least that is what they are being told by the market and vendors who are trying to sell new functionality. The fact is, while deduplication can save backend storage, it is not a fit for everyone. Let’s dive into the subject of dedupe and figure out if it is right for you.
Self-service BI isn't self-enabled
For many companies, the self-service business intelligence (BI) experience is similar to the early days of agile development. Back then, companies flocked to agile methodologies, drawn by the promise of faster delivery cycles, improved business-IT relations and expedited delivery.
Riverbed delivers acceleration everywhere with industry's most comprehensive WAN optimisation solution
Riverbed Technology, the application performance company, recently extended its market leading Steelhead wide area network (WAN) optimisation product family with the addition of a new hardware appliance and upgrades to its Steelhead software.
Riverbed stands alone in Leaders Quadrant for WAN-optimised controllers in Gartner's Magic Quadrant
Riverbed Technology, the application performance company, recently announced that the company has been positioned by Gartner in the Leaders Quadrant of the 2013 “Magic Quadrant for WAN Optimisation Controllers”.
Apple, Samsung nearly neck-and-neck in smartphone customer retention
Apple and Samsung were almost equally able to keep customers in their respective smartphone folds over the last 12 months, an analyst said Monday.
McAfee executive picked for top Homeland Security post
A McAfee vice president and seasoned technology executive will head the Department of Homeland Security’s cyber-security office, the agency announced Monday.
Riverbed expands its application delivery controller offering on AWS Marketplace
Riverbed Technology, the performance company, has announced that its Stingray product family is available through the Amazon Web Services (AWS) Marketplace.
Rise of the machines
Machine-to-machine (M2M) communications could open up a new world of technological opportunity, both for consumers and for businesses. So why, despite the big buzz, hasn’t M2M taken off, and what interest should the Middle East take?
HP joins Nvidia's Grid alliance
Hewlett-Packard has joined Nvidia’s growing Grid alliance, equipping a Gen8 Proliant blade server with graphics boards that can speed up and lower the cost of virtual desktop deployments.
Review: Lenovo ThinkPad Helix flips Ultrabook expectations
“Convertible” Ultrabooks – full-fledged laptops that can also function as touch-driven tablets – have become something of a commodity these days, so my attention goes to the manufacturers who can do something flashy and new with the idea. Enter Lenovo’s ThinkPad Helix, a highly usable tablet-laptop aimed at “businesses, vertical and educational markets, as well as the technology enthusiast.”
Why IT and marketing should go out for coffee (or something stronger)
TruGreen Landcare CIO George Kelly is a realist. He not only knows the business-critical role of marketing at the nationwide commercial landscaping and property care company, but also that if IT doesn’t meet that department’s needs, they’ll look elsewhere.
Rumoured Nokia Windows RT tablet plans called bizarre
If true, reports that Nokia plans to release a tablet running Microsoft’s failed Windows RT OS are “bizarre” and “highly surprising” according to analysts who think the company should focus on its struggling smartphone business.
Leveraging in-memory data grid technology
Across a spectrum of industries, Middle East organisations today face challenges that traditional data tier scaling cannot easily resolve, says Red Hat’s Christina Wong.
SAP creates LAVA 'design language' to heat up analytics
SAP’s Business Objects BI (business intelligence) product line may soon begin receiving a visual overhaul based on a new “design language” or methodology called LAVA (Lightweight Applied Visual Analytics).
Windows 8 comes to open-source PCs with GizmoSphere board
The market for x86 open-source PCs is now a two-horse race, with GizmoSphere releasing schematics and design documents for hobbyists …
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Apple plunges to No. 79 on Forbes innovative companies ranking
Apple’s innovation problems were highlighted today when Forbes published its 2013 list of the world’s most innovative companies and ranked Apple at No. 79.
Gartner: 75 percent of government CIO budgets flat or increasing
Despite a continuing drive to lower the cost of IT services, about 75 percent of government IT budgets globally were …
IBM to acquire endpoint security company Trusteer
IBM has signed an agreement to acquire security company Trusteer, and plans to set up a cybersecurity software lab in …