Data use surge 'posing security challenges'Consumerisation of information technology will continue to shift the way employees interact with enterprise applications and information, which raises considerable security challenges to any organisation, said an expert. This prev More… |
Major 'Virtualisation' award for Gulf AirBahrain's national carrier Gulf Air has been named winner in the 'Virtualisation' category at the Network World Middle East Awards 2013, honouring the airline's on-going technology innovations. &nbs More… |
Palestinians go hi-tech to boost economyNestled in a basin in the northern West Bank, the city of Nablus was for millennia a Palestinian cultural and commercial hub, attracting traders to its souk in the heart of the old town. But Israel's occupation of the West Bank, a More… |
Local firms in Bahrain ‘unaware of IT security tools’Local businesses are largely unaware of technologies available in Bahrain that help counter Internet-based threats, a top executive said. As e-mail and web technologies converge, the number of security threats has grown and Intern More… |
Company CEOs 'planning big IT spend'More than 52 per cent of company CEOs and senior business executives have a digital strategy ready and plan to boost their IT investment in 2013, according to a recent survey by Gartner. 'The 2013 Gartner CEO and Senior Execut More… |
HCT deploys top IT security solutionThe Higher Colleges of Technology (HCT) revealed it has been defending staff, faculty and students from potential cyber-attacks via the one of the largest, most comprehensive academia-based IT security solutions the Mena region has ever seen. More… |
Mideast IT spending to hit $193bnThe Middle East region’s expenditure on Information Technology (IT) is projected to hit $192.9 billion in 2013, registering a 5.5 per cent increase from last year, according to a report. The software spending in the region i More… |
Saudia, SAP to combat youth unemploymentSaudia has signed an agreement with leading business software company SAP to set up a unique competency center at the King Abdullah Economic City for teaching essential business, IT and leadership skills to Saudi graduates. The jo More… |
Top II executives to attend Dubai symposiumLeading chief information officers (CIOs) and senior IT executives will take part in the inaugural Gartner Symposium/ITxpo, which opens in Dubai on Tuesday (March 5). The Symposium, which will r More… |
The near-impossible battle against hackersDire warnings from Washington about a "cyber Pearl Harbor" envision a single surprise strike from a formidable enemy that could destroy power plants nationwide, disable the financial system or cripple the US governmen More… |








