A year ago, we saw the first Samsung Chromebook and we were left feeling pretty underwhelmed with it. Not only …
A new era
With the advent of the BYOD phenomenon, the amount of threats businesses face have multiplied on an unprecedented scale. Ben …
Acer unveils Windows 8 PC lineup
Acer has launched its series of Windows 8-based products, which includes the premium Aspire S7 Ultrabook, Iconia W Series tablets, …
Application threats rise in the Middle East: Report
Almost 70% of external attacks on Middle East organisations in 2011 were on applications, according to the latest Threat Intelligence …
Dell buying Quest for $2.4 billion
Dell announced yesterday that it is buying Quest Software for US$2.4 billion, following weeks of speculation over its interest in …
Microsoft unveils $40 Windows 8 upgrade
Microsoft yesterday announced a promotion that later this year will let users of Windows XP, Vista and Windows 7 PCs …
Job ad indicates Apple using Oracle, IBM servers in North Carolina data centre
Apple is running servers from IBM and Oracle with flavors of the Unix operating system at its Maiden, North Carolina, …
ERP vendors Syspro, Unit4 launch app stores
The app store model popularised by Apple is gaining further adoption in the world of ERP (enterprise resource planning) software, …
Dell's strategy for Wyse unit: hire, not fire
Dell completed its acquisition of Wyse Technology just last month and is now hiring, and not cutting, employees. Over the …
Philips Healthcare improves data mapping
Philips Healthcare has turned to improved data mapping to migrate information across the organisation in response to a major SAP …
Google Nexus devices fail to address Android's big failings: Ovum
Google recently released its own Android tablet, the seven-inch Nexus 7, its latest Jelly Bean operating system and a home …
Google launches Nexus 7 tablet
As expected, Google on Wednesday announced a $199, 7-inch tablet called Nexus 7 that will run on Android 4.1, dubbed …
The rise of machines
Major upgrades to networks across the Middle East last year laid a foundation of faster and more reliable connectivity with …
Oracle's Hurd to spell out new 'customer experience' product strategy
Oracle is planning to build on its acquisitions of companies such as ATG, Fatwire and RightNow with a new product …
How to select the right laptop
At a media roundtable held today, Pearce Clune, marketing director, emerging markets EMEA, retail and distribution, Dell shared with the …
Omnix International to strengthen focus on KSA’s construction market
Omnix International, a distributor of digital software imaging solutions, has revealed its strategy to strengthen its focus on KSA’s burgeoning …
Big data strategy: how to develop a winning strategy
Developing a big data strategy is challenging because it is as much about getting ahead of the trend and acquiring …
Alfalak BAS introduces SAS Program at KSU and Institute of Public Administration
The Alfalak Business Analytic Services Division (BAS), in collaboration with SAS, has recently conducted a series of seminars to introduce …
Strong growth in enterprise social software spending: IDC
Demand for enterprise social software will grow strongly in the coming years, as more organisations implement the products to improve …
How Alan Turing set the rules for computing
On Saturday, British mathematician Alan Turing would have turned 100 years old. It is barely fathomable to think that none …