
Qatar is right to try to raise the price
Qatar has been ruled as an absolute monarchy by Al Thani family since the mid-19th century. Formerly a British protectorate noted mainly for pearling, it became independent in 1971, and has become one of the region's wealthiest states due to its enormous oil and natural gas earnings. More...

IBM to push cyber security
Back in the day, locking down a corporation in research terms meant erecting a firewall and warding off viruses. Fast forward to 2012 and cloud computing, the explosion of cyber threats, the surge of social media and the move to mobile devices have collectively turned security management into a perceived Pandora's Box for chief information officers. More...

Startup Challenges Microsoft With Completely New Business Computing Platform
Nashville based CrowdPC is launching the first completely new business computing platform in 25-years that moves cloud computing down to the local business level and delivers radically more value than Windows based business systems. More...

AAII Journal's Rotblut bullish on Oracle
"This is a nice, stable company trading at a discounted valuation, and they just had a pretty decent revenues report - they didn't knock the ball out of the park, however it was all very positive," Rotblut said. More...

Grand Haven Township officials switch to Internet phone service because of landline difficulties
Ongoing telephone difficulties across town have resulted in officials switching from traditional landlines to online technologies. . More...

Should internet phone service be regulated?
By all indications, landlines as we know them are going the way of the rotary dial phone. Over 25 percent of American households are now "cell-phone only. More...

Are Verizon's Share Everything Plans a Counterweight to Apple VoLTE?
Verizon Wireless' Share Everything plans will be available as of this Thursday, June 28, and according to a new report, the timing of the plans is meant to get a step ahead of Apple and others that may offer Internet-based calling plans. More...

Numerix Recognized as 2012 Microsoft ISV/Software Solutions Industry Partner of the Year
Today, Numerix proudly announced it has won the 2012 Microsoft ISV/Software Solutions Industry Partner of the Year Award. The company was honored among a global field of top Microsoft partners for demonstrating excellence in research and implementation of customer solutions based on Microsoft innovation. More...

When the whole elephant finally comes into view
The term unified communications can be a confusing one in the best case. Bearing this in mind Peter Kelly, Enterprise Director, Vodafone UK, sheds some light on this particular 'elephant in the room' and examines how organisations can use this concept to their advantage. More...

The great hope for IaaS
Certainly, IaaS offerings from Amazon. com and Rackspace are powerful. Nevertheless they're daunting for nongeeks. A less technical IaaS from Google could help small businesses that have few IaaS offerings they can afford and in fact handle. More...