Cybersecurity firm Fortinet will kick-off its regional Advanced Technology roadshow across the Middle East region, starting from March 16, 2015.
Exploring greener pastures
Reseller ME speaks to new vendors on the block to explore the strategies that work the best in this region.
emt launches Australian uni courses
emt Distribution today announced that its education and training arm, emt Academy, has tied up with Australia’s Charles Sturt University (CSU) to offer free online courses on virtualisation.
LinkedIn launches Arabic version
LinkedIn today launched the Arabic version of its services at its new regional headquarters in Dubai.
Riverbed’s Taj ElKhayat promoted to Regional VP METNA
In his new role, ElKhayat’s responsibilities include strengthening the company’s position as a key technology provider for the hybrid enterprise, expanding its penetration into new industry verticals and growing its regional footprint in emerging markets.
Riding the ‘seventh wave’
Reseller ME sits down with Fayez Ibbini, Founder and Managing Director, Alpha Data, to learn about market trends and what the company has in store for 2015.
Ericsson named third best Asian workplace
Ericsson has been named the third Best Workplace in Asia 2015, as announced during Great Place to Work’s inaugural awards ceremony.
TP-LINK to expand Middle East workforce
TP-LINK has announced it is moving its regional headquarters to a bigger office, as part of the company’s expansion plans for 2015.
TechAccess pens Extreme distribution deal
TechAccess and Extreme Networks have entered into a strategic distribution channel partnership agreement to deliver networking solutions in the Middle East, Levant & Pakistan territories.
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.
CIO Soundbites: What’s your BYOD policy?
In a new addition to a revamped CNME, we talk to the region’s IT decision makers for their short takes on the issues that comprise their everyday ‘to do’ lists. We’re kicking off with the issue of mobility, posing the question: ‘What is your policy on BYOD?’
Cisco Meraki launched in ME
Cisco Systems along with official distributor, Logicom Distribution held the Cisco Meraki launch event yesterday for partners and end-users at Burj Al Arab, Dubai.
UK PM Cameron raises encryption alarm
Great Britain Prime Minister David Cameron has hinted that a future Conservative Government would challenge the developers of WhatsApp and SnapChat if they continue to use the sort of encryption that makes security service eavesdropping difficult.
MEA enterprise hardware market to shift in 2015
The Middle East and Africa (MEA) enterprise hardware market, comprising servers and external storage, remained in a passive growth state according to the latest figures released today by IDC.
Mario M. Veljovic, VP, Solutions, MENA, Global Distribution
Reseller Middle East speaks to experts from the industry on technologies and market scenarios that they believe will dominate 2015 and how regional channel partners can make the most of it to sustain a profitable business.
Bits and pieces
Multinational Bitcoin exchange platform igot opened its office in the UAE in August last year. CNME discusses the company’s deadlings with Vignesh Pethuraja, Strategy & Business Development.
GWAVA signs KSA distribution agreement with Sariya IT
GWAVA, a Canadian email management specialist and the KSA software and hardware distributor, Sariya IT Company have officially announced an exclusive distribution agreement for KSA.
emt launches channel partner training scheme
IT security distributor emt Distribution has launched its channel partner training program, Market Magnitude.
Generation X
With cloud computing having a marked impact on the way IT serves the enterprise, the ‘as-a-service’ model has been a game-changer. Now, most types of hardware, software, IT or business process can be offered as a cloud-based service. We look at the models’ prospects in 2015.
Power of two
Exclusive Networks Middle East had entered the market with the acquisition of the regional security distributor, Secureway, last year. CEO Fari Boustantchi speaks to Reseller ME on the company’s channel strategy to work closely with partners.