“Big data” analytics, security and cloud computing will be three of the most significant drivers of technological change in 2012, …
Technology for a new year
Gartner has revealed its top predictions for IT organisations and users for 2012 and beyond, and they herald changes in …
Smooth sailing
The transport and logistics industry in the region is making technology investments that span the entire length and breadth of …
Ciena’s technology truck tours the Middle East
Ciena, the network solutions provider, today announced details of the Middle East tour of its ‘EMEA Mobile Innovation Lab’ – …
Google acquires Clever Sense to boost offerings
Google has acquired Clever Sense, the developer of Alfred, a personalised restaurant and bars recommendations app, for an undisclosed price, …
Cisco sees promise in the clouds with new framework
Cisco this week unveiled products and packaging options for customers looking to implement public, private and hybrid cloud computing. Cisco’s …
Aiming for the enterprise
Huawei Technologies wants to be the number one choice for enterprises, especially in emerging markets, and is using its solutions …
Architecting growth
Not known for making bold investments in ICT, the construction sector is showing signs of rapid change. Pallavi Sharma discovers …
Alcatel promises better clouds for carriers
Alcatel-Lucent is developing a cloud computing platform for carriers that aims to take full advantage of their networks to deliver …
EMEA enterprise IT spend will decline: Gartner
Enterprise IT spending in Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA) will reach €604 billion in 2011, a 1.4% decline …
Web sales through mobile apps and social presence to grow exponentially: Gartner
By 2015, companies will generate 50% of Web sales via their social presence and mobile applications, according to Gartner. Vendors …
Non-IT managers driving decisions on ICT investments: IDC Energy Insights
IDC Energy Insights’ latest annual survey of Western European utilities shows that utilities have positive expectations for the near future, …
Challenging the norm
Dubai’s Department of Economic Development (DED) has managed something most IT managers only dream of – implement a network and …
DEWA creates first utility application with Samsung Smart TVs
Samsung Electronics and Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) established an exclusive partnership which allows customers to utilise and benefit …
ADEC set to transform education With Cisco solutions
Cisco today announced that the Abu Dhabi Education Council (ADEC) has chosen a Cisco Borderless Networks solution to transform productivity and …
Citrix accelerates cloud strategy with acquisition of ShareFile
Citrix Systems recently announced it has completed the acquisition of ShareFile, a market leading provider of secure, cloud-based data storage, …
Nokia lays off 3,500 employees
Nokia is planning to lay off an additional 3,500 employees, as the company continues to restructure after announcing its decision …
New vCloud offerings accelerate journey to the hybrid cloud: VMware
VMware a virtualisation and cloud infrastructure solutions provider, today announced several new vCloud offerings that will make it easy for …
MasterCard gives sneak peek into mobile payments future
MasterCard over the weekend gave a sneak peek into the near future of mobile payment systems and said that the …
Connection in progress
IP telephony is only part of the gains expected from unified IP communication The business case to move to a …