Value-added distributor StarLink has announced that it has signed a distribution agreement with Arbor Networks.
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Flying high
SNB IT Distribution is broadening its portfolio and market strategies to ensure steady growth all around.
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Innovation centre
Reseller ME catches up with Marwan Khoury, Marketing Manager, Middle East & Africa, Axis Communication, at Intersec 2015, to discuss trends in the market.
F5 appoints new ME sales chief
F5 Networks has appointed Garth Braithwaite as its new Sales Director for the Middle East region.
ESET updates partner programme
A year after the introduction of the ‘ESET Partner Programme’ specifically tailored for the Middle East, the security solutions vendor has overhauled the programme to ‘streamline partner evaluation’.
Cyberoam introduces User Threat Quotient
The new capability will enable the vendor’s resellers to fulfil demanding requirements on actionable security for critical security installations, according to the company.
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Server shift
With Microsoft due to end support for its Windows Server 2003 server operating system in July 2015, time is running out for CIOs to make the jump to other alternatives. In association with Dell and CNME, the vendor hosted a roundtable which drew a mix of esteemed CIOs to discuss the key issues of a migration.
Kept in the dark
Jyoti Lalchandani, IDC’s Group Vice President and Regional Managing Director for the Middle East, Africa, and Turkey, discusses the Achilles heel that is shadow IT, and how IT arms can rein in the potentially damaging practice to benefit their business.
Profitable connections
Internet of Things unlocks huge opportunities for the regional channel partners. Reseller ME finds out how they can optimise this technology to remain profitable.
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Hackers ‘stole Syrian opposition battle plans’
Syrian opposition leaders lost gigabytes of secret communications and battlefield plans to hackers who baited them into downloading malware during flirtatious Skype chats, according to a report released Sunday.
Juniper announces partner programme updates
An exclusive interview with Mario Georgiou, Regional Partner Director, Juniper Middle East, to learn about the Juniper Partner Advantage (JPA) enhancements, announced last month.
Paladion to host Saudi SOC conference
Information risk management firm Paladion Networks will hold its SOC Conference at InterContinental Hotel, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia on 9th February 2015 in association with HP Enterprise Security.
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Where there’s a will…
Nader Henein is all too aware of the ever-present IT security risks that envelope our day-to-day lives. BlackBerry’s Regional Director for the Advanced Security Division describes the ease at which the everyday user can be compromised, and what the company is doing to secure defences.
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‘One in six’ Saudi PC OS’s unpatched
Research from security firm Secunia indicates that 17.2% of Saudi Arabia PC users have unpatched operating systems.
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Congo continues public Internet ban
Internet service has been restored to government agencies and banks in the Democratic Republic of Congo, but otherwise a government shutdown of email, social media and mobile phone services, ordered on 19th January, remains in effect.
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Strategising future goals
Partners need to prepare for new opportunities created by Internet of Everything era, as organisations look for strategic support, says Meghan McCarthy, Regional Sales Manager, Partner Organisation and Commercial Segment, Cisco UAE.
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CIO 100 Award winners announced
CNME’s inaugural CIO 100 Awards ceremony took place yesterday, honouring the top 100 C-level IT talent from across the region.
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Huawei Founder: ‘I don’t understand tech or finance’
U.S. security concerns may still haunt the reputation of Huawei Technologies, but the Chinese company’s Founder and President Ren Zhengfei brushed off any involvement in state-sponsored cyber espionage in a rare interview on Thursday.
Axis, Solink partner for analytics solutions
Network video surveillance firm Axis Communications and Solink are partnering to deliver a fully integrated contextual analytics solution.
Fortinet hosts Partner awards ceremony
Fortinet has announced the winners of its 2014 Partner and Distributor awards, which were held at the company’s Global Partner Conference.