What do Middle East governments need when it comes to security, and are newly formed government entities set to revolutionise the way that states think about security?
TRA launches official mGovernment portal
The TRA has launched the official mGovernment portal (www.mgov.government.ae) which represents the official resource for all information related to the Smart government initiative at the national level.
RSA hosts Dubai Security Summit
RSA, the security division of EMC, yesterday hosted its Security Summit, a one day security conference in Dubai aimed at helping organisations address evolving, complex and sensitive security challenges.
Logicom expands Cisco operations to Iraq
Logicom has announced a new strategy to develop its coverage in Iraq. This investment is part of its commitment to grow Cisco’s business in the Middle East. It will be the only authorised Cisco distributor to cover the whole Middle East region, both through a local presence and remotely, through its partners in Iraq, Lebanon, Jordan, Turkey, UAE, KSA and the Gulf.
Region stakeout
Reseller ME catches up with Hidenori Taguchi, Head of Marketing, B2B Products and Solutions, Sony Professional Solutions MEA at Intersec recently, to gain insight into security camera business.
Sony launches 2-in-1 dual connector USB Drive
Sony’s new USM-SA1 USB drive has been developed keeping in mind smartphone and tablet users. It has dual micro USB and USB ports with more options to backup, share and store photos, videos and music.
AOC-MMD partners with Jumbo Electronics
According to the partnership, Jumbo Electornics will distribute AOC and Philips monitors in selected countries across the Middle East region.
Prevention is better than cure
With security so high on the agenda, businesses are doing everything they can to safeguard their networks from cyber-criminals keen to capitalise on software exploits. But do businesses pay enough attention to software updates when there are hundreds of other issues to address?
Sony Mobile signs up Jumbo for micro distribution
From February 2014, Jumbo will cover the independent retail channel in the UAE for Sony Mobile.
Oracle reports rapid cloud uptake in Dubai
Oracle’s Alfonso Di Ianni, Senior Vice President, East Central Europe, Middle East, and Africa, has said that cloud adoption in Dubai has seen a marked upswing in the past 12 months.
ESET unveils channel partner programme in ME
The new programme has been customised for the region and is an extension of the company’s global partner programme. It aims to empower the company’s reseller and systems integrator partners to help them secure greater market shares in both, the business and home user segments.
Dell opens Dubai Solutions Centre, ME GM: 'Centre belongs to CIOs'
Dell has opened its Dubai Solution Centre to help customers in the EMEA Emerging region explore, test and deploy end-to-end solutions.
Digital dreams
The healthcare industry is notorious for the amount of paper it consumes. From lengthy patient records to scribbled prescription notes, hospitals and healthcare organisations are always grappling with the problem of what to do with its masses of paper.
Expo 2020 outlook
On 26 November, 2013, Dubai was awarded the opportunity to host the World Expo 2020. And with this, the city has been given a chance to make huge developments.
Telecoms outlook 2014
It would seem that the telecoms world saw something of a shift during 2013. While margins from traditional revenue streams surrounding voice and text continued to fall, demand for data went through the roof, and it continues to climb. Undoubtedly, 2013 was the year of mobile data.
Logicom rebrands online presence
It has launched a flagship company website along with other social media sites such as Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn.
GCC Exchange signs Anti-Money Laundering SaaS Contract with Wynyard
UAE money exchange GCC Exchange has signed a contract with Wynyard Group for its Anti-Money Laundering (AML) software-as-a-service.
Logicom partners with CommVault
Company to deliver CommVault’s offerings across GCC and Levant region through its network of resellers and systems integrator.
Mobile internet subscribers may unknowingly pose greatest threat to Middle East telcos
Telcos now face threats on their mobile network from their own subscribers and their device says Mahmoud Samy, Area Head, Middle East, Pakistan and Afghanistan, Arbor Networks
Mobile internet subscribers unknowingly pose greatest threat to Middle East telcos
The Middle East and Africa region’s insatiable demand for smarter mobile devices and multimedia content delivered on-the-go is causing telecom operators to battle tremendous growth in mobile traffic on their networks.