According to the Q4 2014 Handsets Tracker report released by the International Data Corporation (IDC), smartphone shipments in the Middle East and Africa region saw a year-on-year growth of 83 per cent during the year 2014.
LTE – a step towards the future
Tarek Saadi, Vice President and Head of Sales, Ericsson Region Middle East and East Africa, talks about how LTE networks are changing the face of mobile technology.
Partner progression
Big things lie ahead for Hany Hussein. Huawei’s newly appointed Regional Vice President, Enterprise Business Group, talked strategy, targets and …
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.
Giada unveils F300 barebone mini PC
F300-1Giada Technology has introduced its F300 barebone mini PC in the Middle East. The F300 is tailor-made for deployment in digital signage applications in enterprises, government organisations, public institutions, and transportation departments.
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.
Interview: Irfan Khan, CTO, SAP GCO
Irfan Khan, CTO, SAP GCO, recently met with government CIOs in Dubai to discuss the role of Big Data analytics in transforming the public sector. He spoke to CNME on the sidelines of the event about digilatisation and the company’s HANA platform.
Ingram Micro opens Morocco office
Ingram Micro will be opening a subsidiary in Casablanca, Morocco, the office will be the company’s first legal presence in French speaking North Africa and will service one of the fastest growing IT markets in the region.
EMC launches XtremIo 4.0
EMC has unveiled XtremIO version 4.0, a free software upgrade to XtremIO v3.X arrays, which now supports new larger all-flash array configurations and expands its on-demand capabilities.
How the IoT affects network administration
Cricket Liu, Chief DNS Architect, Infoblox, discusses how the Internet of Things will necessitate a change of processes affecting network administration.
Huawei launches solutions trio at Cloud Conference
Huawei today hosted its Cloud Conference 2015 under the slogan ‘Make IT Simple, Make Business Agile’ at the Burj Al Arab hotel in Dubai, UAE, and announced the regional launch of three of its enterprise solutions.
NetApp kicks off AFF initiative for midsize to large businesses
NetApp has recently launched an initiative targeting channel partners to support Flash requirements of midsize to large businesses.
Common ground
Telecommunications and connectivity are becoming hot political topics. As both sides debate regulation versus market freedom, Bocar Ba, CEO, SAMENA Telecommunications Council is tasked with reminding parties with different interests of their common goals.
‘Trust no one’
The ‘paradigm’ in which data leaks can solely be branded accidental is long-gone. So says Tarique Mustafa, Founder and Chief Executive Officer, GhangorCloud, who tells CNME why a new generation of Data Loss Prevention solutions is needed to combat the rise in malicious information theft.
Government enabled
Last month, Etisalat, in association with CNME, organised a conference targeted at both local and federal government entities, demonstrating its leadership in the digital services space.
Securing the future
The third edition of GISEC, the largest IT security knowledge event in the region, gathered top-notch experts in Dubai to …
Finesse announces participation at Cards and Payments ME
During this year’s Cards and Payments Middle East, which will be held in Dubai on May 12th-13th, Finesse will be showcasing their innovative business and technology solutions to the participating global banking, telco, retail and enterprise community.
Speed up
When applications lag behind, businesses will pay the price. However, when it comes to determine the cause of the slowdown, the waters can become a little bit muddied. The key to optimising applications is to assess where the issue lies, and determining the appropriate solution.
Bring your own decision
As mobility becomes essential in business operations, enterprises need to decide how to handle their employee base when it comes to device usage in the workplace. Be it employer-provided devices or BYOD, enterprise mobility plans need to be both robust and adaptive.