Cisco announced that fifteen partners from the Middle East region were recognised and honoured for their exemplary performance in 2015 across several categories.

Cisco releases Global Cloud Index
The fifth annual Cisco Global Cloud Index (2014-2019), released recently, forecasts that Middle East and Africa cloud traffic will more than quadruple by the end of 2019.
Business enabler
Sachin Bhardwaj, Director Marketing and Business Development, eHosting DataFort, explains how the Internet of Things will increase the demand for cloud and managed IT services in the Middle East.
Koenig receives ‘Android Authorised Training Centre’ certification
Koenig Solutions has revealed that it has received the ‘Android Authorised Training Centre’ certification from Android Advanced Training Consultants (Android ATC).

Ericsson: Streaming delays mentally taxing for smartphone users
Launched at the Mobile World Congress edition of the Ericsson Mobility Report reveals the impact of different levels of network performance on smartphone users and their perceptions of mobile operators and digital content providers.

Huawei pens smart manufacturing deal
At CeBIT 2016, Huawei today signed a memorandum of understanding with robot technology firm KUKA to develop smart manufacturing solutions for industrial markets in Europe and China.

NEC appoints two new key sales leadership for EMEA
NEC Display Solutions Europe has announced its new strategic sales and market initiative with two key sales leadership appointments in EMEA.
NEC strengthens sales leadership in EMEA
NEC Display Solutions Europe has announced its new strategic sales and market initiative with two key sales leadership appointments in EMEA.

Governments get smart to the digital era
Jeff Vining, Research Vice President, Gartner, gives insights on how digital governments can leverage smart technologies to deal more effectively with emerging challenges.

Qualys appoints new CMO
Qualys has announced the appointment of Shail Khiyara as Chief Marketing Officer.

Cisco VNI forecasts 15-fold growth in Middle East mobile data traffic
According to the 10th annual Cisco VNI report, the Middle East and Africa will see a growth rate of 71 percent in mobile data traffic by 2020.
Qualys appoints new CMO
Qualys has announced the appointment of Shail Khiyara as Chief Marketing Officer.

VMware CEO discusses NSX network virtualisation product
During the RSA Conference held last week, VMware CEO Pat Gelsinger announced that they are currently positioning the company’s NSX network virtualisation product as a tool for encrypting data in flight and at rest, in the public cloud or on premises.

Fighting cyberwarfare
Kasey Cross, Sr. Product Marketing Manager at A10 Networks, discusses how government entities can fend off state-sponsored cyber attacks.

Securing the network
Cricket Liu, Chief DNS Architect, Infoblox, discusses the potential of passive DNS in protecting network infrastructure.
Modern defence
Zulfikar Ramzan, CTO, RSA Security, discusses how organisations should change their mind-sets to adapt to the evolving threat landscape and the value-add security can bring to businesses.
How to build physical security into a data centre
Mantraps, access control systems, bollards and surveillance. Your guide to securing the data centre against physical threats and intrusions.
Samsung launches Galaxy S7 and Galaxy S7 Edge in the UAE
Samsung Electronics recently launched the newest additions to the Galaxy family of products, the Galaxy S7 and Galaxy S7 Edge in the UAE.

Qualys unveils ThreatPROTECT
Built on the Qualys Cloud Platform, ThreatPROTECT correlates data from vulnerability scans and active threat data from multiple sources into a single dynamic dashboard to provide a holistic and contextual view of an organisation’s threat exposure.
Souq.com receives $275B in funding
Souq.com recently announced that it has completed a funding round of more than AED 1 Billion ($275 million), which according to them, was the largest financing of an e-commerce business in the Middle East.


