eHosting DataFort (eHDF) has announced that they have further enhanced their Public Cloud portal to include advanced features and customisable packages, and improve the overall cloud experience of their customers.
Etisalat launches new Business Devices programme for SMBs
Etisalat has announced the launch of a new Business Devices programme offering small and medium business (SMB) customers a comprehensive …
Gulf Air, TransSys partner to accelerate digital transformation
Gulf Air and TransSys Solutions have announced their partnership to enhance Oracle E-Business Suite capabilities and features to utilise latest technologies such as mobility and interface to Hybrid Cloud.
Genetec announces new subscription model ‘Security Center’
Genetec has announced the Middle East introduction of its new subscription model for its flagship unified security platform, Genetec Security Centre, during a press conference held on 17th May 2016 at the Arjaan Rotana in Dubai Media City.
StarLink Egypt transformed into North Africa hub
According to StarLink, as part of its geographical expansion plans for this year, continued investments will be made into North Africa to add resources expanding its on-the-ground presence in the region even further.
LuLu Group migrates SAP apps to SUSE Linux
In an effort to sustain the rapid growth and ensure optimal performance of their business systems, LuLu Group recently migrated its SAP for Retail landscape from Solaris to SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP applications.
Food for thought
Following a period of vast economic transition in its primary market, Angola, Dubai-based food distributor Webcor Group needed better visibility over its cash flow and liquidity. CFO Frederic Marret opted for a fresh treasury management system which is due to bring untold benefits to the firm.
Huawei: ICT innovations to drive Safe City success
Huawei has recently held its global Safe City Summit 2016 in Dubai, where the company revealed how new ICT innovation including Big Data, The Internet of Things (IoT) and cloud computing are driving successful Safe City deployments around the world.
Starlink strengthens presence in KSA
StarLink has recently announced that it achieved a 100 percent year-on-year growth, both in terms of revenue and also team size in KSA.
Getting a grip on cloud security
Cloud use continues to grow rapidly in the enterprise and has unquestionably become a part of mainstream IT – so much so that many organisations now claim to have a “cloud-first” strategy.
Building a secure DNS architecture for NFV
Dilip Pillaipakkamnatt, Vice President, Service Provider Business, Infoblox, discusses the need for an intelligent securIty approach when it comes to virtualised environments.
Partner power
Riverbed Technology aims to leverage the strength of its channel partner ecosystem to drive business forward as a key application performance solutions provider.
Consumer is king
As data centres move towards being software-defined, application response time is deemed as more important than infrastructure capacity management. With applications consisting of a plethora of services delivered from a range of resources, end-user experience (EUE) is key.
Huawei hosts seminal Telecom Leaders’ Summit
Huawei will share its vision for the ICT industry, “Open ROADS to a Better Connected World”, at the 2016 SAMENA …
A whole new network
With the evolution of IT, the network has undoubtedly changed from what it was a decade ago. Enterprise organisations need to look at upgrading their network management and monitoring tools to keep up with more demanding network activities.
HPE Aruba hosts inaugural ‘Channel Sales Academy’
Aruba, a Hewlett Packard Enterprise company, in association with its value added distributors recently organised the first edition of its Channel Sales Academy, a sales workshop for its SMB partners.
Cloud on your terms
Haider Salloum, Microsoft Gulf’s Director for its Small & Medium Enterprise (SME) segment, explains why cloud is a game changer for SMEs, and how the firm’s Azure services are geared towards this market segment.
Tracking growth
Citrix’ Luca Marinelli, Vice President, Channel Sales and Strategy, EMEA and Johnny Karam, Regional Vice President, Middle East and Africa, discuss partner enablement strategies and company focus for 2016.
Ericsson outlines its 5G strategy at ‘5G World Series’
Ericsson has outlined its strategy to drive 5G in the industry during the 5G World Series, formerly LTE MENA, sharing its experiences from four generations of mobile networks and strong global 5G engagements.
Learning curve
At its annual conference Ellucian Live, the higher education software vendor previewed its new technology platform and announced its plans to move aggressively into the embryonic competency-based education market. Jeevan Thankappan caught up with John Kopcke, CTO of Ellucian, to talk about the company’s technology strategy.