Middle East in dire need of skilled IT pros, says CompTIA study

Middle Eastern businesses want to invest in IT during 2013, but they’re struggling to find skilled candidates to fill posts, according to new research released by CompTIA, a non-profit association for the IT industry.

SMBs having problems with back-up, recovery: study

A recent study of small- and medium-sized businesses in the US and Europe revealed that many of them are facing challenges in implementing back-up and recovery solutions that can help protect their businesses.

Icahn acquires larger stake in Dell, proposes new buy-out deal

Carl Icahn has acquired a larger stake in Dell and called for a better buy-out offer than the proposal of US$13.65 per share from Michael Dell and Silver Lake Partners.

Source code for Carberp financial malware is up for sale at a very low price, researchers say

The source code for the Carberp banking Trojan program is being offered for sale on the underground market at a very affordable price.

Firms take 10 hours to spot data breaches, McAfee finds

The average organisation believes it would spot a data breach in 10 hours, a McAfee global survey of IT professionals has found. But is that result good, indifferent or an indication of the downright complacent?

SAP goes soppy at Sapphire

With approximately 80,000 people tuning in digitally around the world, SAP’s board of executives preached to a near 100,000 strong crowd in Florida — and the message could not have been clearer; it believes HANA is the future of business.

IT on the fly

The art of quickly building, then dismantling, IT operations, so you can always do your job — even when disaster strikes. Keith Robertory was staring down a project of epic …

Running through a minefield – Google’s Play store is still unsafe

The things that cyber-criminals are able to do with your phone are terrifying. Read more

Video: Sony Xperia Tablet Z

Sony‘s Xperia Tablet Z will go on sale globally in the second quarter, priced from $499 in the U.S. The 10-inch tablet will be just 6.9 millimetres thick, with an …

VIDEO: TechTips – Mobile printing

Just because you’re on a smartphone doesn’t mean you can’t print. In a few easy steps and you’ll be printing from your mobile device in no time.

VIDEO: RIM demos key features in BlackBerry 10

Research In Motion will launch the BlackBerry 10 operating system on January 30, 2013. Ahead of that launch Jeff Gadway, a RIM senior manager, stopped by IDG to demonstrate some …

VIDEO: EMC – Big Data Transforms Business

EMC – What’s the deal with Big Data? The new opportunities created from Big Data and how technologies make it possible to capture the value of structured and unstructured data!

VIDEO: Candidates emerge to succeed Intel CEO Otellini

Intel CEO Paul Ottelini announced that he’ll retire in May after 40 years with the company. He spent eight of those years as CEO. The board of directors will take …

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Learning the ropes

At its Universe event in Copenhagen, Teradata unveiled a new approach to big data which allows organisations to embrace the technology in an easier and more affordable way. But they …

Safe investment

Quickly expanding strategic investment company, Tawazun, recently teamed up with Huawei in order to commit to its mission to develop the UAE’s defence sector. The company deployed Huawei’s IPv6-based solution across its vast industrial site, as it aims to ensure faster surveillance response times, a stronger technological backbone, and the capabilities for flexibility and expansion.

MVNO can do

With Saudia Arabia’s telecoms regulator, the CITC, set to award the country’s first three mobile virtual network operator (MVNO) licences in the coming quarter, Ben Rossi examines why — contrary to other regions — they are yet to play a major part in the Middle East’s telecoms industry.

Should your business start accepting Bitcoins?

Few phenomena have been so widely discussed yet remain so puzzling as the world of Bitcoins. Businesses galore are now asking themselves whether Bitcoin is something they need to take …

Hands on with BlackBerry 10

With the much-hyped launch of BlackBerry 10 fast approaching, Computer News Middle East was treated to a sneak preview of RIM’s upcoming operating system. On hand to take us through …