Informa Telecoms & Media today issued its latest femtocell market status report which revealed that there are now in excess …
Storm that cometh
Virtualisation and cloud technologies are storming their way into enterprise infrastructure deployments. But, what happens to networks and their management, …
Cloud now used by 80% of firms: Capgemini
A worldwide survey of 1,250 C-level executives and IT directors shows that 81% of firms have already moved at least …
Sophos introduces enhanced encryption solutions
IT security and data protection company Sophos today announced the availability of a number of new and enhanced enterprise product …
IBM to invest $100m in big-data analysis research
Sensing a greater need in big-data analysis tools, IBM will invest US$100 million to research advanced large-scale analytics, the company …
Into the vortex
Everyone says the cloud is the future. Not without the proper service level agreements (SLAs) – contracts that specify quality …
Making IT count
Post global recession, the banking and finance sector in the region is investing in technology solutions to manage data flows, …
A matter of scale
InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) is one of the largest hotel groups globally, with around 97 properties in the Middle East …
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 …
Cisco jumps into portable data centre market
Cisco Systems launched its first containerised data centre, coming late to the party but offering some unique management features that …
Cisco enters portable data centre market
Cisco Systems launched its first containerised data centre on Monday, coming late to the party but offering some unique management …
Riding the cloud
The Jumeirah Group has built a private cloud in a hybrid environment to connect disparate offices and improve efficiency. Home …
Nokia’s profit drops
Nokia reported an increase in sales for the first quarter, but profit declined and the company expects a challenging second …
Going global
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs(MoFA) in the UAE is unifying mission websites and building a new network to ensure that …
Al-Reyami chooses Fortinet for better network security
Al Reyami Group, a Dubai-based group doing business in a variety of sectors from urban development to leisure in UAE, …
An EPIC story-WFP’s new IT platform developed in Dubai
The World Food Programme (WFP), one of the largest humanitarian agencies in the larger UN system, has recently finished development …
Social media essential to IT service management: Ovum
CIOs must start to think about integrating social media into their service desks as the technology becomes ubiquitous in everyday …
LTE round the corner
So now that Etisalat is rolling out its LTE services, and some other operators in the region trialling the next …
Citigroup spinoff bundles recommendations to credit card users
A New York startup company spun off from Citigroup is about to launch a service that can offer consumers recommendations for …
Inmarsat and SkyWave to develop data service
Inmarsat, a provider of global mobile communications services, today announced that it is working with partner SkyWave Mobile Communications to …