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.
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.
ESET partners with Psilog International
ESET has signed a new agreement with PSILOG International for the distribution of its range of IT security solutions for businesses across the GCC.
Taking stock
With DISTREE ME 2015 taking place this month, David Lewis, Head of Digital, MENA, GfK, outlines key retail trends in the MENA region.
Kaspersky Lab, EY warn organisations to get prepared for cyberthreats
Kaspersky Lab’s Cyber Security Weekend for the Middle East, Turkey and Africa which took place April 26-29 in Lisbon, Portugal and brought together specialists from the Kaspersky team, an expert from EY, journalists and business guests.
Aptec launches “flyHigher” programme
Aptec has recently announced the successful launch of its flagship “flyHigher” programme for Cisco resellers in the Middle East.
Fly reveals new phablet
European mobile maker Fly is meeting growing regional demand for phablets with the latest addition to its big-screen phone family, …
Cyberoam to showcase Layer 8 technology during GISEC
The security company intends to leverage the event to educate regional businesses and CXOs on its patented Layer 8 technology and shall showcase how IT and security teams in the region can benefit from Cyberoam’s network security innovations.
Chinese hacker group among first to target air-gapped networks
An otherwise unremarkable hacking group likely aligned with China appears to be one of the first to have targeted so-called air-gapped networks that are not directly connected to the Internet, according to FireEye.
Staying above water
Venturing into the use of Big Data – and in particular, predictive analytics – solutions can be a messy business. We look at what IT leaders can do to get the most out of their sea of data.
’65 percent’ of malware campaign aimed at ME
Two new malware campaigns have been spotted in the Middle East, according to reports released this week, one targeting energy companies and the other going after political targets in Lebanon.
Seclore and Sariya IT sign KSA distribution deal
Seclore, the global next-generation rights management solutions provider and value-added distributor, Sariya IT, have officially announced an exclusive distribution agreement for KSA. The strengthened partnership is an important step for Seclore’s business growth in one of the key markets in Middle East.
The value quotient
Amjad Fathi Al-Omar, General Manager, Sariya IT, reveals growth strategy and channel plans for the year.
Path to success
With resellers being the key component of the channel landscape, RME profiles leading players and discusses important factors to their success.
MEA PCs grow for third straight quarter
The Middle East and Africa (MEA) PC market posted its third successive quarter of year-on-year growth in Q4 2014, continuing its recovery from the seven consecutive quarterly declines it experienced leading up to Q2 2014.
Lighting up
Cellular networks in the Middle East will need fatter pipes to the wired Internet to keep delivering a satisfying mobile experience, and fibre is emerging as the best for mobile backhaul networks.
TP-LINK ME signs partnership with Jarir Bookstore for KSA
According to the vendor, the deal with Jarir Bookstore will not only strengthen its presence in the KSA retail sector, but will open doors for its products to be sold in more than 30 stores that the retailer has across the Kingdom.
Charged up
Ihab Al Saheli, General Manager, CNS, discusses company plans and how the industry is evolving with the current market trends.
Think green
Launched in 1992 by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, ‘Energy Star’ was the initiative that kick-started green IT. Since then, minimising the negative impact of information technology use on the environment has become increasingly pertinent in the age of sustainability.