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Juniper unveils T1600 Card
Juniper Networks has unveiled a new 10 port, 10 Gigabit Ethernet (GbE) Physical Interface Card (PIC) for its T1600 Series Core Router. The new 10x10GbE PIC promises to deliver the highest density of 10GbE interfaces on a core router, as well as unique Intelligent Oversubscription capabilities, enabling customers to reduce costs and increase efficiency.
IBM, KACST ink multi-year deal
Saudi Arabia's King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology (KACST) has signed a multi-year agreement with IBM Middle East for the collaboration on advancing machine translation technologies, advancing intellectual property development and establishing a National Women Software Development Centre. According to the agreement, KACST will purchase an IBM Blue Gene supercomputer to enable its researchers to perform complex simulations and computational modelling, while an IBM team will design, construct, and test the machine translation application based on the existing IBM Translation Engine tool.
Egypt applies for Arabic domain name
Tarek Kamel, Egypt's information technology minister has said that the country had filed an application to register the domain '.masr', written entirely in Arabic, the Associated Press has reported. The move will make the internet accessible to the millions in the region unable to access an internet dominated by Latin characters, he said.
IT budgets levels expected to return
According to a survey conducted by the SAP Users Group Mena (SUG-Mena), IT budgets are expected to return to pre-downturn levels and companies are viewing IT as an important asset to thrive in the current economic conditions, Emirates Business has reported. Some 92% of the executives polled believe that strategic IT investments can help companies survive and prosper during the economic downturn, the survey showed. Executives also felt that IT vendors could help by becoming more proactive in helping to justify IT investments. Key areas identified were demonstrating return on investment and preparing board-ready business cases.
Microsoft patching Windows 7 vulnerability
Microsoft is working on a fix for a vulnerability in the Server Message Block file-sharing protocol in Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 Release 2, which could be used to remotely crash a computer. "If exploited, this [denial-of-service] vulnerability would not allow an attacker to take control of, or install malware on, the customer's system but could cause the affected system to stop responding until manually restarted," Dave Forstrom, group manager for public relations at Microsoft Trustworthy Computing, said in a statement.
AMD and Intel settle antitrust and IP disputes
Intel Corporation and Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) have announced an agreement to settle all legal disputes between the companies, including antitrust litigation and patent cross license disputes, the companies said in a joint statement. Under the agreemet, Intel will pay AMD $1.25bn, and both companies will give up any claims of breach from previous license agreement. AMD will drop all pending litigation, the statement added.
Al-Falak inks distribution deal with BancTec
Saudi Arabia-based Al Falak Electronic Equipment and Supplies Co. has inked a distribution agreement with UK-based provider of high-volume, document and payment processing solutions and services, BancTec. The agreement covers distribution of BancTec's IntelliScan and E-Series high-speed document scanning and sorting transports in Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Bahrain, Qatar and the UAE.
Windows 7 market share hits 4%
A report by statistics firm Net Applications shows that that Microsoft Windows 7's share of the overall PC market continues to rise steadily, having passed 4% by November 9. Microsoft Vista, by comparison, had reached 4% in June 2007, six months after its general release to consumers in January 2007. The software giant is hoping that widespread adoption of Windows 7, by both consumers and the enterprise, will help reverse a declining revenue trend.
McAfee introduces new email and web security appliance
McAfee, Inc. has unveiled its McAfee Email and Web Security Appliance 5.5 which aim to help protect users against the latest web-borne threats, manage web and email traffic, and reduce system administration requirements. Designed for small and midsized businesses, the integrated appliance features Artemis and TrustedSource Technology Integration, Appliance Clustering with Load Balancing, New Content Policy Wizards, and Integrated URL Filtering.
Acer notebooks top Mideast market in Q2
Acer Computer nabbed the lion's share of the notebook market in the Middle East and Africa region in the second quarter of 2009, according to research from analyst house Gartner. The IT vendor captured a 30.1% market share across the region for the period, the research showed.
Abu Dhabi to build computer chips
Abu Dhabi's government-owned investment vehicle, Mubadala has announced plans to manufacture computer chips in the country, Reuters has reported. The firm, which owns a stake in Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), has committed $10bn to the project through Globalfoundries, a contract chip maker which is co-owned by AMD and Abu Dhabi investor Advanced Technology Investment Co. (ATIC). 'In four years, you'll see the first foundry in Abu Dhabi,' Mubadala chief operating officer, Waleed Al Muhairi said.
Batelco announces phase out of dial-up internet service
Bahrain Telecommunications Company (Batelco) has said that its dial-up service will be phased out by January 24, 2010, and called on customers still using the service to migrate to its broadband service. 'The number of dial-up customers represents less than 5% of our customers and the number decreases on a monthly basis,' Batelco's general manager Ahmed Al Janahi said.
Motorola ships 10,000 WiMax base site
Motorola Home and Networks Mobility business has announced that it has shipped its 10,000th 802.16e WiMAX Access Point base site. The group said that this shipment represented over 40% compound annual growth rate since Motorola's first WiMAX access points were shipped in 2007.
Sage Software inks ITE Distribution as partner
Sage Software has announced a partnership deal with Dubai-based IT distribution company ITE Distribution to distrbute Sage Software's 'Peachtree' accounting software range and 'ACT!' contact and customer management solution across the Middle East. ITE will handle all distribution activities for both products - from launches, stocking of supplies, in-store merchandise, product display, to appointment and development of resellers.
Lexmark launches touch-screen printers
Lexmark International has introduced to the market its first single-function monochrome A4 laser printer with a touch-screen functionality. Lexmark's T656dne monochrome laser printer is catered for large workgroups, providing access to preloaded and customizable applications. Lexmark T656dne is equipped with an internal 80+GB hard disk to support tailored software applications and provide ample storage capacity.
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