VMware outlines cloud strategy

At a Strategic Forum for Institutional Investors, VMware CEO Pat Gelsinger outlined the company’s strategy, revealing more details about its plans to deliver the software-defined datacenter, expand its hybrid cloud offerings and empower the multi-device era. “VMware’s...

The C, Ku and Ka-band satellite debate

With the launch of Ka-band satellites the debate of C versus Ku-band versus Ka-band has come to the fore, with varying opinions of the advantages of each technology against that of another. These considerations are valid and, in terms of a pure technology debate, very...

The true cost of freeware

Smaller or new call centres are often lured by the promise of free call centre software that can be downloaded and cobbled together by an “IT professional”, thus reducing their initial capex investment, says Bruce von Maltitz, 1Stream.  Usually, this works for a short...

Aspect announces strategic partnership

 Aspect Software, a leading provider of next generation customer contact and enterprise workforce optimisation, has announced an equity partnership with back office optimisation software and services expert eg solutions. The agreement provides Aspect exclusive...

Riverbed announces new product capabilities

Riverbed Technology, the application performance company announced the availability of new product capabilities, developer tools and a supporting community that allow IT professionals to customise and adapt their IT infrastructure to meet the demands of their business...

WhatsApp launches on BlackBerry 10

WhatsApp, the company behind WhatsApp Messenger, and BlackBerry have announced that WhatsApp will bring a native version of its popular mobile messaging service to the BlackBerry 10 platform. BlackBerry 10 provides an ideal platform for social apps such as WhatsApp...