EMC recently announced the results of its latest research entitled, ‘The Information Generation: Transforming The Future’ that explores the impact of a growing global community of digital citizens.
Fujitsu, KAU delivers new HPC system
King Abdulaziz University (KAU) and Fujitsu recently announced the delivery of a new supercomputing system. KAU switched on the system, and in so doing, inaugurated a Centre of Excellence that will support the many researchers and scientists affiliated with KAU.
IRAN –‘an opportunity of a lifetime’
A raft of Iran sanctions will be lifted in the coming month, and a lot of market key players have expressed high hopes and great interest in the number of opportunities in the country. Asad Sayed, Channel Sales Manager, Acer Middle East, also sees the great potential in this development and discusses what awaits investors and channel players once the sanctions are lifted.
TP-LINK Middle East appoints new Business Development Manager
TP-LINK Technologies has appointed Fazal Khan as the new Business Development Manager for its KSA operations.
At the helm
Having gone private a year-and-a-half ago, Dell is pitching its end-to-end integrated solutions, and has chalked out a go-to-market strategy with partners playing a key role in it. We sat down with Driss Elougmani, the new GM for Dell’s recently formed Middle East Turkey and Africa business to understand the channel implications.
Ease of endpoints
As the oldest and of the most trusted banks in Saudi Arabia, there’s a lot riding on National Commercial Bank’s …
Clearing out the pipes
Though organisational growth is a positive development, company expansion inevitably means more pressure on the IT department. With a dramatic growth path on the horizon, Saeed El Hala, Vice President of Business Systems, Future Pipe Industries knew that he would need a solution to manage and leverage the new data coming down the pipes.
ESET partners with Psilog International
ESET has signed a new agreement with PSILOG International for the distribution of its range of IT security solutions for businesses across the GCC.
Taking stock
With DISTREE ME 2015 taking place this month, David Lewis, Head of Digital, MENA, GfK, outlines key retail trends in the MENA region.
Kaspersky Lab, EY warn organisations to get prepared for cyberthreats
Kaspersky Lab’s Cyber Security Weekend for the Middle East, Turkey and Africa which took place April 26-29 in Lisbon, Portugal and brought together specialists from the Kaspersky team, an expert from EY, journalists and business guests.
Aptec launches “flyHigher” programme
Aptec has recently announced the successful launch of its flagship “flyHigher” programme for Cisco resellers in the Middle East.
Fly reveals new phablet
European mobile maker Fly is meeting growing regional demand for phablets with the latest addition to its big-screen phone family, …
Cyberoam to showcase Layer 8 technology during GISEC
The security company intends to leverage the event to educate regional businesses and CXOs on its patented Layer 8 technology and shall showcase how IT and security teams in the region can benefit from Cyberoam’s network security innovations.
Chinese hacker group among first to target air-gapped networks
An otherwise unremarkable hacking group likely aligned with China appears to be one of the first to have targeted so-called air-gapped networks that are not directly connected to the Internet, according to FireEye.
Staying above water
Venturing into the use of Big Data – and in particular, predictive analytics – solutions can be a messy business. We look at what IT leaders can do to get the most out of their sea of data.
’65 percent’ of malware campaign aimed at ME
Two new malware campaigns have been spotted in the Middle East, according to reports released this week, one targeting energy companies and the other going after political targets in Lebanon.
Seclore and Sariya IT sign KSA distribution deal
Seclore, the global next-generation rights management solutions provider and value-added distributor, Sariya IT, have officially announced an exclusive distribution agreement for KSA. The strengthened partnership is an important step for Seclore’s business growth in one of the key markets in Middle East.
The value quotient
Amjad Fathi Al-Omar, General Manager, Sariya IT, reveals growth strategy and channel plans for the year.
Path to success
With resellers being the key component of the channel landscape, RME profiles leading players and discusses important factors to their success.
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.