James Dartnell

Mammoth Asian tech expo approaches

The Hong Kong Trade Development Council (HKTDC) will host the Hong Kong Electronics Fair and International ICT Expo from 13th-16th April, and Reseller Middle East will be covering the event as it unravels.

Open door policy

Illyas Kooliyankal, Chief Information Security Office, ADS Securities has always kept an open mind. Though he is tasked with protecting some of the most sensitive financial data, he realises that information security should be a business enabler, not a hindrance.

Grand designs

With design projects including the award-winning film Avatar and Freedom Tower in New York City under its belt, software firm Autodesk’s aim is to make creativity and planning simple. Louay Dahmash, Head of Middle East, Autodesk, talks to CNME about the company’s direction and its cloud offerings.

Arduous advance

Shortly after joining Qatari firm Petroserv as Head of IT in April 2013, Mubarik Hussain was tasked with a business-wide IT overhaul. Two years later, he has been thrust into a high-powered transformation role in which he has encountered fierce resistance, and anxiously awaits results of a project which could be game-changing for the company.

MEA tablet sales up 26 percent

The Middle East and Africa (MEA) tablet market recorded robust year-on-year growth in the final quarter of 2014, with holiday purchases and aggressive end-of-year promotions spurring a particularly strong performance in the consumer segment.

Palo Alto discovers widespread Android vulnerability

Palo Alto Networks has revealed details of a widespread vulnerability in Google’s Android mobile operating system that allows attackers to hijack the installation of a seemingly safe application – Android Package File (APK) – on user devices, replacing it with an app of the attacker’s choice.

Global PC shipments experienced a 3.6 percent decline in Q3, according to Gartner

MEA PCs grow for third straight quarter

The Middle East and Africa (MEA) PC market posted its third successive quarter of year-on-year growth in Q4 2014, continuing its recovery from the seven consecutive quarterly declines it experienced leading up to Q2 2014.

Global hosts east Africa partner event

Global Distribution held its first Reseller Partner Event at the Serena Hotel in Kampala, Uganda to mark the inauguration of its east Africa office and entry into the African market.

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