The Challenges Middle Eastern SMBs face

Article: The Middle East & SMB: Not Always an Easy Relationship Survey: Tell Us About Your SMB Challenges   Tough Times for SMBs Small and medium-sized businesses make up a massive part of the Middle Eastern economy. But they face a number of challenges, both large and small, that are always threatening to do them harm. From security and budgeting issues, to prohibitive legislation and corruption, discover the details behind the Middle East's SMB market. Read our blog now.     Give us Your Insight The Middle East is full of small and medium-sized business, but that doesn't mean they get an easy time of things. Problems with security, budgets and legislation are common challenges faced across the region. What challenges do you face? Answer our four question survey and let us know about your experiences. Take the survey now.     Kind regards Kasey Cassells e-Editor IDG Connect Forward this mailer to a Friend/Colleague Find us on: Facebook Twitter LinkedIn RSS Feed If you do not wish to receive any further emails click here Contact us if you need any assistance or additional information.   IDG Connect's Privacy Policy Copyright ?2011. All rights reserved. IDG Connect, Staines One, Station Approach, Staines Middlesex, TW18 4LY, UK. www.idgconnect.com

The Challenges Middle Eastern SMBs face

Article: The Middle East & SMB: Not Always an Easy Relationship Survey: Tell Us About Your SMB Challenges   Tough Times for SMBs Small and medium-sized businesses make up a massive part of the Middle Eastern economy. But they face a number of challenges, both large and small, that are always threatening to do them harm. From security and budgeting issues, to prohibitive legislation and corruption, discover the details behind the Middle East's SMB market. Read our blog now.     Give us Your Insight The Middle East is full of small and medium-sized business, but that doesn't mean they get an easy time of things. Problems with security, budgets and legislation are common challenges faced across the region. What challenges do you face? Answer our four question survey and let us know about your experiences. Take the survey now.     Kind regards Kasey Cassells e-Editor IDG Connect Forward this mailer to a Friend/Colleague Find us on: Facebook Twitter LinkedIn RSS Feed If you do not wish to receive any further emails click here Contact us if you need any assistance or additional information.   IDG Connect's Privacy Policy Copyright ?2011. All rights reserved. IDG Connect, Staines One, Station Approach, Staines Middlesex, TW18 4LY, UK. www.idgconnect.com

Behind the $40 Windows 8 upgrade

	10 worst tech screwups of 2012 (so far) | No excuse: Storms should not take down your cloud
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	Behind the $40 Windows 8 upgrade While a $40 price tag doesn't exactly qualify as giving Windows away, it's putting a big crimp in one of the main arguments for avoiding Windows 8. Read More WHITE PAPER: ITinvolve The Reasons CMDBs Don't Work There is no shortage of reasons why CMDB initiatives fail. A lack of trust in the data, the time consuming nature of these projects, and the inability of end users to see their value are frequently cited. Learn More! In this Issue 10 worst tech screwups of 2012 (so far) No excuse: Storms should not take down your cloud After I/O: Google tries to be Sony, hobbles Android's business case How to Win at the IT Outsourcing Negotiating Table RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: SolarWinds Consolidate All of Your Event Logs in One Place for FREE! Tired of having to log on to each Windows system to see event logs? Looking for a centralized view? Organize all of your event logs from all of your Windows systems in one location with Event Log Consolidator. View, consolidate, and dismiss event logs and correlate issues among multiple Windows systems quickly and easily from one central location! Download the free Event Log Consolidator tool today! 10 worst tech screwups of 2012 (so far) As we celebrate the end of the first half of the last year of our lifetimes (damn those Mayans and their apocalyptic predictions), it's a good time to reflect on the more notable miscues of 2012 -- because we might not get this chance again. Read More No excuse: Storms should not take down your cloud The people at any cloud provider need to drill fail-over scenarios and make sure the right mechanisms are in place for power loss and other normal consequences of weather, wherever they are located. The loss of power should never interrupt service. Read More After I/O: Google tries to be Sony, hobbles Android's business case Say goodbye to Android as a business powerhouse: Google's going to make a run on the leadership in consumer electronics. Read More How to Win at the IT Outsourcing Negotiating Table If CIOs want to get the most from IT outsourcing deals, they need to treat negotiation as an organizational business process--with training, tools, and processes--rather than an IT purchasing arrangement. Read More
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Behind the $40 Windows 8 upgrade

	10 worst tech screwups of 2012 (so far) | No excuse: Storms should not take down your cloud
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	Behind the $40 Windows 8 upgrade While a $40 price tag doesn't exactly qualify as giving Windows away, it's putting a big crimp in one of the main arguments for avoiding Windows 8. Read More WHITE PAPER: ITinvolve The Reasons CMDBs Don't Work There is no shortage of reasons why CMDB initiatives fail. A lack of trust in the data, the time consuming nature of these projects, and the inability of end users to see their value are frequently cited. Learn More! In this Issue 10 worst tech screwups of 2012 (so far) No excuse: Storms should not take down your cloud After I/O: Google tries to be Sony, hobbles Android's business case How to Win at the IT Outsourcing Negotiating Table RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: SolarWinds Consolidate All of Your Event Logs in One Place for FREE! Tired of having to log on to each Windows system to see event logs? Looking for a centralized view? Organize all of your event logs from all of your Windows systems in one location with Event Log Consolidator. View, consolidate, and dismiss event logs and correlate issues among multiple Windows systems quickly and easily from one central location! Download the free Event Log Consolidator tool today! 10 worst tech screwups of 2012 (so far) As we celebrate the end of the first half of the last year of our lifetimes (damn those Mayans and their apocalyptic predictions), it's a good time to reflect on the more notable miscues of 2012 -- because we might not get this chance again. Read More No excuse: Storms should not take down your cloud The people at any cloud provider need to drill fail-over scenarios and make sure the right mechanisms are in place for power loss and other normal consequences of weather, wherever they are located. The loss of power should never interrupt service. Read More After I/O: Google tries to be Sony, hobbles Android's business case Say goodbye to Android as a business powerhouse: Google's going to make a run on the leadership in consumer electronics. Read More How to Win at the IT Outsourcing Negotiating Table If CIOs want to get the most from IT outsourcing deals, they need to treat negotiation as an organizational business process--with training, tools, and processes--rather than an IT purchasing arrangement. Read More
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Bye bye, corporate phone

	Twitter releases first report on gov't requests for user information | Android susceptible to sophisticated clickjacking malware
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	Bye bye, corporate phone BlackBerry, meet BYOD. Users are demanding their own smartphones, and support-weary IT is happy to hand over the reins. Read More RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: Amazon Web Services Red Hat Enterprise Linux on Amazon EC2 Get up to 312 hours of free Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) on-demand instances on Amazon EC2. Leverage the cost effectiveness, scalability, and flexibility of Amazon Web Services (AWS), with the proven reliability of RHEL and the backing of AWS premium support. Try now. In this Issue Twitter releases first report on gov't requests for user information Android susceptible to sophisticated clickjacking malware Doc Searls: 'We do not need Do Not Track legislation' Cost of protecting U.S. classified data doubles over 10 years Behind the $40 Windows 8 upgrade RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: FileMaker, Inc Create, deploy and manage custom business apps for iPad The FileMaker Platform is a complete software suite to create, deploy, and manage custom business apps for iPad and iPhone. Design and build stunning iOS apps. Integrate mobile apps into existing enterprise systems. Deploy and instantly update your apps. Secure your apps with industry-standard authentication. Learn more, Watch overview video, Read the white paper > Twitter releases first report on gov't requests for user information Most information requests came from the U.S., where Twitter complied at least partially with three-quarters of them. Japan came in a distant second. Read More Android susceptible to sophisticated clickjacking malware A new prototype rootkit -- which attacks the Android framework, rather than the kernel -- differs from other malware in key ways. Read More WHITE PAPER: HP & Intel Avoid Unneeded Hardware Purchases Colby-Sawyer College saves $30,000 annually with HP StorageWorks and VMware by avoiding unneeded hardware purchases. Read Now! Doc Searls: 'We do not need Do Not Track legislation' The expert on Internet privacy says regulations may be unnecessary because businesses can find more lucrative ways of gathering accurate and useful information. Read More Cost of protecting U.S. classified data doubles over 10 years The U.S. government -- minus key spy operations -- spent $11.36 billion to protect classified data in 2011. The number has increased substantially over the past decade, from $4.7 billion in 2001. Read More Behind the $40 Windows 8 upgrade While a $40 price tag doesn't exactly qualify as giving Windows away, it's putting a big crimp in one of the main arguments for avoiding Windows 8. Read More
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Bye bye, corporate phone

	Twitter releases first report on gov't requests for user information | Android susceptible to sophisticated clickjacking malware
	Today's InfoWorld Headlines: Wrap Up				Forward this to a Friend >>>
	Bye bye, corporate phone BlackBerry, meet BYOD. Users are demanding their own smartphones, and support-weary IT is happy to hand over the reins. Read More RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: Amazon Web Services Red Hat Enterprise Linux on Amazon EC2 Get up to 312 hours of free Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) on-demand instances on Amazon EC2. Leverage the cost effectiveness, scalability, and flexibility of Amazon Web Services (AWS), with the proven reliability of RHEL and the backing of AWS premium support. Try now. In this Issue Twitter releases first report on gov't requests for user information Android susceptible to sophisticated clickjacking malware Doc Searls: 'We do not need Do Not Track legislation' Cost of protecting U.S. classified data doubles over 10 years Behind the $40 Windows 8 upgrade RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: FileMaker, Inc Create, deploy and manage custom business apps for iPad The FileMaker Platform is a complete software suite to create, deploy, and manage custom business apps for iPad and iPhone. Design and build stunning iOS apps. Integrate mobile apps into existing enterprise systems. Deploy and instantly update your apps. Secure your apps with industry-standard authentication. Learn more, Watch overview video, Read the white paper > Twitter releases first report on gov't requests for user information Most information requests came from the U.S., where Twitter complied at least partially with three-quarters of them. Japan came in a distant second. Read More Android susceptible to sophisticated clickjacking malware A new prototype rootkit -- which attacks the Android framework, rather than the kernel -- differs from other malware in key ways. Read More WHITE PAPER: HP & Intel Avoid Unneeded Hardware Purchases Colby-Sawyer College saves $30,000 annually with HP StorageWorks and VMware by avoiding unneeded hardware purchases. Read Now! Doc Searls: 'We do not need Do Not Track legislation' The expert on Internet privacy says regulations may be unnecessary because businesses can find more lucrative ways of gathering accurate and useful information. Read More Cost of protecting U.S. classified data doubles over 10 years The U.S. government -- minus key spy operations -- spent $11.36 billion to protect classified data in 2011. The number has increased substantially over the past decade, from $4.7 billion in 2001. Read More Behind the $40 Windows 8 upgrade While a $40 price tag doesn't exactly qualify as giving Windows away, it's putting a big crimp in one of the main arguments for avoiding Windows 8. Read More
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6 ways to make mobile networks perform better

	6 ways to make mobile networks perform better | HP improves thin client performance with Velocity
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	INSIDER Moving to the cloud for the right reasons Nailing down exactly what the cloud is and, more important, how best to leverage its benefits is still challenging for many people. Here's how to rise to that challenge. Read More RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: Amazon Web Services Red Hat Enterprise Linux on Amazon EC2 Get up to 312 hours of free Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) on-demand instances on Amazon EC2. Leverage the cost effectiveness, scalability, and flexibility of Amazon Web Services (AWS), with the proven reliability of RHEL and the backing of AWS premium support. Try now. In this Issue 6 ways to make mobile networks perform better HP improves thin client performance with Velocity INSIDER The Cisco security directive WEBCAST: Alcatel-Lucent Rethinking the IP core This webinar will outline the key requirements placed on core networks of the cloud era, and innovation from Alcatel-Lucent to ensure that core networks scale efficiently without compromising versatility. Learn More 6 ways to make mobile networks perform better To achieve higher download and upload speeds, vendors and operators are planning to use a number of different technologies over the coming years in both HSPA and LTE networks. Read More HP improves thin client performance with Velocity The Velocity software, which is installed on both client and server, has been designed to improve thin client performance on networks that are buckling under the load of bandwidth-hungry applications. Read More INSIDER The Cisco security directive Cisco Security Group senior vice president Chris Young talks about Cisco's plans for firewalls, security architecture, BYOD, and more. Read More
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