Broadcasting the land speed record globally

October marked a significant milestone in the development of the Bloodhound Project, the global education initiative focused on a 1 600kmph land speed record attempt, with the completion of the desert towers which will beam video and data from the car to the outside...

Dell’s transformation set to continue

Mark Davison at Dell’s Technology Camp, Paris – Dell as a company has undergone some dramatic transformation over the past two years and this is expected to continue once the dust from the company’s MBO settles. John Coulston, director, global commercial channel,...

Data explosion challenges storage industry

As our digitally-defined world continues to churn out boundless amounts of data, the storage industry is challenged to understand how much data will need to be stored, and where. According to new research from International Data Corporation (IDC), worldwide installed...

MEA enterprise hardware stuck in a rut

The Middle East and Africa (MEA) enterprise hardware market, comprising servers and external storage, continues to stagnate, with year-on-year growth of just 2,8% recorded for Q2 2013, according to the latest insights from International Data Corporation (IDC)....

One-third of WiFi users are unprotected

Spending time online using a WiFi hotspot is almost second nature now. However, hooking up to the network can carry hidden risks. Despite this, more than a third of users take no additional precautions when logging on to public WiFi, according to the Kaspersky...

Intel Capital invests in 16 new companies

Intel Capital has announced investments in 16 new technology companies, totalling $65-million. Spanning nine countries, the investments will help drive innovations in the cloud, data centre, mobile technologies and consumer-related services. Announced at the 14th...