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RSS emea in newsNationwide WiMax in next two years?
News There will be WiMax coverage across the UK within the next two years, the managing director of Intel Capital EMEA has claimed. Speaking at a roundtable discussion yesterday, Ashish Patel said the long-range wireless technology would find an... [09 May 2008]
US no longer king of the PC?
News Increased growth in the EMEA region compensated for the US shortcomings, however. The US PC market is beginning to have less influence on the global market, according to IDC's Worldwide Quarterly PC Tracker. [17 Apr 2008]
Sales staff: Worst IT offenders
News Nigel Hawthorn, VP EMEA marketing at Blue Coat which commissioned the research, said that performance in remote and branch offices can suffer unless both of these issues were tackled. Sales staff and home workers should be kept on a tight leash by... [11 Apr 2008]
BT: EU must harmonise telecoms to save cash
News Luis Alvarez, BT's president for EMEA and Latin America, said the Indepen study showed "a shift in mindset is required on the part of policy-makers". BT has released research that claims huge benefits to the European economy if telecoms regulation... [08 Apr 2008]
SAP takes tag-team approach to exec reshuffle
News SAP also announced three new members to its executive board: Erwin Gunst, president of SAP's EMEA region; Bill McDermott, CEO of SAP Americas and Asia Pacific Japan; and Jim Hagemann Snabe, managing director of the SAP Nordic region and general... [04 Apr 2008]
Is your network performance getting you down?
News Ian Cummins, VP of EMEA for Network Instruments said these problems will continue to grow as companies implement new technologies and applications on their networks, and said without the "necessary visibility" into these applications, performance... [01 Apr 2008]
Workaholic Brits can't find the off switch
News Speaking to silicon.com recently, Charmaine Eggberry - VP EMEA of BlackBerry-maker RIM - pointed out that the device can be managed to minimise its intrusiveness. Is the mobile love affair over? The majority of Brits believe portable technology has... [19 Mar 2008]
Should data loss be made a criminal offence?
News But Jamie Cowper, director of marketing EMEA at encryption security company PGP, had reservations about the report. The IT industry is divided over whether new laws are needed to make the reckless loss of personal information by public and private... [04 Jan 2008]
Outsourcing deals rocket
News The total value of outsourcing deals in Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA) shot up during the second quarter of 2007 - with the UK leading the way. According to Forrester Research, the total value of outsourcing deals increased by €1bn... [23 Oct 2007]
Tougher times ahead for social networks
News Growth in membership of social networking sites varies dramatically by region, according to the analyst, which predicts Asia Pacific will account for 35 per cent of global social networking users by the end of this year, followed by EMEA (28 per... [19 Oct 2007]
Revealed: World's hottest wi-fi spots
News René Hendrikse, iPass's EMEA managing director, said European business people have an "insatiable appetite" for wi-fi connectivity and the regional and global growth reflects a confidence within companies to let business travellers use technology... [20 Sep 2007]
Battlefield firewall to protect tanks from cyber attack
News Mike Smart, Secure Computing's EMEA product manager told silicon.com: "For us there clearly is a need for having a device that protects a PC - even if it has wheels or caterpillar tracks. Just in case all that thick armour isn't enough protection... [12 Sep 2007]
UK tops tech support poll
News Only one-third (34 per cent) of companies in EMEA and 40 per cent of companies globally offer such round-the-clock assistance. But Blighty is lagging behind the rest of the world for dishing out mobile devices to its staff, with 46 per cent using... [29 Aug 2007]
Dell spends $340m on summer of SAM
News According to David Marmonti, president of Dell EMEA, the acquisition will mean Dell customers "will have one of the world's leading software-solutions providers as a single point of expertise and accountability for software licensing, compliance... [03 Aug 2007]
Leading CIOs make shortlist for top award
News Betfair, Carphone Warehouse and Fosters EMEA are among those shortlisted for the IT Services Project. Top execs from companies including the AA, Tesco and Unilever will be battling it out for the title of CIO of the Year at the fifth annual CNET... [23 Jul 2007]
