HCL Infosystems has announced a strategic alliance with Avaya to help businesses and organisations in India accelerate their digital transformation strategies.

Autodesk, Siemens inks deal to increase software interoperability
Autodesk and Siemens have announced an interoperability agreement aimed at helping manufacturers decrease the costs associated with incompatibility among product development software applications and avoid potential data integrity problems.

Kaspersky Lab bests TOP3 metric for Internet security
Kaspersky Lab has announced that for the third year in a row, it has achieves the top spot in the TOP3 metric for Internet security.

EMC adds to all-flash arrays
EMC today announced additions to its all-flash storage solutions as well as announcing an ‘inflection point’ in the storage market.
EMWme named as Brocade’s Elite Partner in the UAE
The upgrade makes the systems integrator Brocade’s first elite direct value added partner in the UAE.
Ingram Micro enhances XCHANGE programme in EMEA
The enhanced XCHANGE programme, according to the company, now offers greater discounts across all Cisco architectures, comprising routing, switching, wireless, security, collaboration and data centre.
Zebra appoints new SVP and CMO
Zebra Technologies has announced that it has appointed Jeff Schmitz as its Senior Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer.

IDC announces Internet of Things Forum
Set to take place on May 23 in Doha and May 25 in Dubai, the forum aims to provide a platform for the region’s industry decision makers to discuss the latest IoT innovations, explore common IoT challenges, and share strategies for driving increased adoption.
Zebra introduces new products for retailers
Zebra Technologies is introducing new products and solutions that can help retailers in the Middle East optimise profitability and increase employee productivity while improving the omnichannel shopping experience.
axiom opens new concept store at The Dubai Mall
axiom telecom recently opened its new concept store at The Dubai Mall offering customers a series of services tailored to meet the demands of the UAE’s tech enthusiasts.

Samsung targets businesses with Enterprise Device Programme
Samsung unveiled its latest Galaxy smartphones during the recently held Mobile World Congress 2016, and along the new S7 and GS7 edge, it also announced a new enterprise programme aimed at encouraging businesses to adopt the company’s latest mobile devices.

Gemalto releases Breach Level Index
Gemalto has released the latest findings of the Breach Level Index, revealing that 1,673 data breaches led to 707 million data records being compromised worldwide during 2015.

Advantech unveils new M2.COM IoT sensor platform
Advantech, along with ARM, Bosch Sensortec, Sensirion and Texas Instruments (TI), has announced the collaboration of a new Internet of Things (IoT) sensor platform called M2.COM, which will be unveiled during the upcoming Embedded World 2016.
ALE honours regional business partners at annual event
The theme of the 2016 event, ‘Own it!’, encouraged partners to consider how to deliver state-of-the-art technology offerings that meet the needs of today’s businesses.
IBM unveils new mainframe for encrypted hybrid clouds
IBM has recently unveiled a new mainframe, bringing the security of data encryption without slowing down system performance to mid-sized organisations.

Availability for the ‘Always-On’ enterprise
Veeam Software has recently released the fifth edition of the Veeam Availability Report, which illustrates that despite numerous high-profile incidents in the last year, enterprises are still not paying enough attention to the needs of their users.

Protecting RelayHealth’s business for over 15 years
HPE Data Protector longevity testifies to quality of engineering and support

White River Health System increases backup reliability with less effort
HPE Data Protector reduces backup from over four hours per week to 20 minutes

Microsoft hosts Cloud Roadshow 2016 in the UAE
In line with Microsoft’s efforts to impart the latest cloud knowledge and empower IT professionals to achieve more, the company hosted the Cloud Roadshow 2016, held recently in Dubai.
Evanssion partners with Avi Networks
Evanssion, a regional value added distributor for cloud transformation and information security solutions, has signed a distribution agreement with Avi Networks, a vendor in next-generation Application Delivery Controllers (ADCs).