Over the years, the Network World Middle East Awards event has become a starring fixture on the region’s technology calendar. …
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HP issues worldwide recall of 50,000 laptop batteries over fire risk
The company said it had received eight reports of those batteries "overheating, melting, or charring." Those reports included property damage and burns.1 2899
Oracle suffers in storage market slowdown
According to Gartner, Oracle suffered the most as growth in the storage market continued to slow during the end of …
HP shareholders re-elect entire board
Hewlett-Packard’s shareholders have voted to re-elect its entire board of directors, despite opposition from investors who wanted some members held …
East steps down as ARM CEO, Segars poised to succeed
Simon Segars will become CEO of ARM when Warren East retires on July 1, the company said on Tuesday. Segars …
HP seeks $4bn from Oracle in Itanium lawsuit
Hewlett-Packard may seek damages of US$4 billion to $4.2 billion from Oracle in its lawsuit over support for Itanium server …
HP delivers ElitePad 900 to Middle East, but Emirates says roll-out has been tough
HP officially announced the ElitePad 900 tablet in the Middle East today, following months of waiting since the company announced …
BMW hires Infosys to manage IT infrastructure
The BMW Group has hired Infosys to help manage the carmaker’s global IT infrastructure. The five-year contract will see Infosys …
Acer beefs up Chromebook line with new C7
There appears to be no end to the Chromebook phenomenon, which has seen PC maker after PC maker jump onto Google‘s Chrome …
Don’t nail the lid on the PC coffin just yet
Mobile is the ultimate craze sweeping across the IT galaxy, but even though IBM recently announced its first MobileFirst software …
MEA external storage market in decline – IDC
According to the latest figures from IDC, the MEA region’s external storage market suffered a year-on-year decline in the last …