Lenovo got in on the ultrabook excitement before the Consumer Electronic Show (CES) even officially opened. Late Monday, Yang Yuanqing, …
Consumerisation creates management blind spots: survey
As end users bring their own devices to work, download apps and sign up for cloud services, it’s getting harder …
Aiming high
Oscar Rodrigues, CEO of Extreme Networks, who visited the region recently, talks about why his company is a force to …
Intel bets big on ultrabooks
Intel will get a strong indication at next week’s Consumer Electronics Show whether its decision to bet heavily on ultrabooks …
Microsoft aims Windows 8 storage at enterprise data centres
Windows 8 includes a storage scheme suitable for business deployment that can treat hundreds of disks as a single logical …
IBM acquiring Green Hat
IBM is buying Green Hat, maker of automated testing tools for integration, SOA (service oriented architecture) implementations and cloud-based deployments, …
STC to roll out LTE network
Alcatel-Lucent has announced its selection by Saudi Telecom Company (STC), the leading service provider in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, …
IBM to acquire Green Hat
IBM is buying Green Hat, maker of automated testing tools for integration, SOA (service oriented architecture) implementations and cloud-based deployments, …
Vodafone Egypt intros personalised mobile services
Subscribers of Vodafone Egypt, the country’s largest telecom operator, will soon enjoy a host of customized services. The operator is …
Intel’s Mobile Chip ‘Medfield’ Specs and Benchmarks Leaked
Intel’s first system-on-chip, codenamed “Medfield,” may outperform other chips designed for tablets and smartphones–at least according to performance numbers from …
Intel tries to keep netbooks alive with new Atom chips
Intel yesterday started shipping the latest Atom chips for netbooks, an important step to sustain growth of the low-cost PCs …
Samsung to buy Sony’s share of LCD panel joint company for $934 million
Sony said yesterday that it would sell off its entire stake in an LCD (liquid crystal display) manufacturing joint venture …
Big data, security and cloud identified as IT “super themes” in 2012
“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 …
Sophos launches MDM tool to simplify IT consumerisation
IT security and data protection company Sophos today announced Sophos Mobile Control 2.0, the latest version of its award-winning mobile …
Mobile social media users to hit 1.3 bn mark by 2016
A new report from Juniper Research finds that the continuing increase in smartphone adoption and the rise of geosocial networking …
Dell pulls back from netbook market
Dell has confirmed that it has ceased production of its Inspiron Mini netbook computer, in effect ending its pursuit of …
Intel reorganising mobile business
In a reorganisation of its mobile business, Intel said yesterday it has formed a new group, called the Mobile and …
Mobile users security savvy finds survey
More Android owners see the need for security software than iOS owners, but more iOS owners are willing to pay …
Desktop virtualisation makes good security sense: Citrix
One of the main reasons for deploying desktop virtualisation is the security advantages it can provide, such as keeping sensitive …