Kaspersky: Critical infrastructure faces severe threats

Cyber-terrorism attacks against power grids, water supply systems, chemical plants and other critical infrastructure loom as a threat that could become harsh reality before slow-moving agencies act to secure them better, says the head of Kaspersky Lab.

Banking on trust

Surya Subramanian always considers the bottom line where IT is concerned. Emirates NBD’s Group Chief Financial Officer talks to CNME about his relationship with technology and the company’s CIO, and how the bank’s customers are benefitting from the digital transformation.

Unraveling MPS

Hendrik Verbrugghe, Marketing Director, Canon Middle East, says, the channel community must take on a more proactive role to leverage the opportunity in MPS.

Kaspersky Lab enhances partner support

The recently appointed Kaspersky Lab Middle East MD, Ovanes Mikhaylov, announced the company’s focus on aggressive growth in the enterprise security sector across the region. He elaborated on the company’s strategy to meet this target by combining innovation and intelligence with a boost in support for channel partners.

Bulwark signs up RadarServices

According to the terms of the partnership, Bulwark Technologies will strengthen the sales network for the RadarServices Risk Detection and Intelligence Service in the United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Kuwait, Oman, Bahrain and Saudi Arabia.

MWC: Ericsson CEO talks solutions

Ericsson President and CEO Hans Vestberg reflected on the pace of change in the industry at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, showcasing the latest solutions that the company is bringing to market, and making predictions for 2015.

Identifying the advantage

HID Global’s Business Segment Director for PACS, Jaroslav Barton and Nat Pisupati, Regional Sales Director Identity & Access Management, MEA, take us through the company and channel plans for the year.

GBM scoops IBM award

Gulf Business Machines (GBM), has been awarded the ‘2015 IBM Security System Outstanding Performance Award’ at the 2015 IBM InterConnect Business Partner Summit.

ManageEngine boosts network solutions

ManageEngine has today announced the latest versions of NetFlow Analyser, its real-time bandwidth and security analysis software, and Network Configuration Manager, its network change and configuration management (NCCM) solution.

IBM due $4 billion disruptive tech drive

IBM will dedicate $4 billion in spending this year to the cloud, analytics and mobile technologies, as it struggles with seismic shifts that are changing the computing landscape it once dominated.

Avaya extends SDN offerings

Avaya this week extended its SDN arsenal with an architecture and supporting products designed to simplify enterprise connectivity and application provisioning.

Fujitsu launches N7100 scanner

Fujitsu has launched its N7100 network scanner, which speeds up image processing within the scanning workflow “by a factor of ten” compared to its N1800predecessor.

Driving partnerships

Reseller ME catches up with Michael Gerentine, Global VP Channel Marketing, IBM, at the company’s PartnerWorld Leadership Conference held in Las Vegas this year.

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