Reseller Middle East (RME) held its third edition of Hot 50 awards last evening at a glamourous ceremony at the open air venue of Rivington Bar and Grill, Madinat Jumeirah, Dubai.
Ingram Micro acquires majority interest in Armada
Ingram Micro has acquired a majority interest in Armada, the largest value-added technology distributor in Turkey with 2013 sales of over $280 million. Ingram Micro plans to make a mandatory tender offer for the remaining shares in accordance with Turkish capital markets regulations.
Ingram Micro Training MEA launches new training lab
The lab is a strategic investment by the company to meet the growing demand for its vendor authorised training, to improve the speed and accessibility of course materials, and to strengthen and extend Ingram Micro’s training deliveries across the Middle East and Africa.
Veeam launches technical training and certification programmes
Veeam Software has announced new technical training and certification programmes for both its reseller pro-partners and end-users, in emerging markets.
Ingram Micro scoops Microsoft WPC awards
Microsoft has awarded Ingram Micro the Original Equipment Manufacturer Distributor of the Year Award and the Distribution Revenue Growth Award for fiscal year 2014 at the Microsoft Worldwide Partner Conference in Washington, D.C.
RME crowns channel stars at Partner Excellence Awards
Amid much fanfare, Reseller Middle East (RME) celebrated its fifth annual Partner Excellence Awards, at Emirates Towers, Dubai.
Global ambitions
Reseller ME finds out how Global Distribution plans to grow to the next billion in the next three to four years.
Women of the channel: Fadia Abi Ayad
Reseller ME profiles women of the channel and highlights the importance of workforce diversity.
Reseller Hot 50 honours channel icons
The stakeholders of the channel gathered together for the second edition of Reseller Hot 50 Awards, which was held at H Hotel in Dubai.
Kaspersky shake-up
Last month, Kaspersky Lab’s long-serving regional managing director, Tarek Kuzbari, announced he was resigning from his post and that corporate sales manager, Khalid Abu Baker, would replace him with immediate effect.
Issues and opportunities
Given the record number of attendees at this year’s Reseller Middle East Partner Excellence Conference, it was clear that the region’s channel players wanted to hear how to tackle new challenges.
Top marks
The concept of value-added reselling or distribution has reached its zenith in the Middle East. Since the economic crash of …
A little help, please?
Having done a shed-load of research for the training and certification feature in this month’s issue, I’ve been left wondering one thing: Why aren’t vendors providing more free training courses to the channel?
Reaching for the cloud
Despite a very challenging political and economic milieu in the region, the home networking major D-Link has grown at a …
Symantec awards EMEA channel partners
Symantec on Monday announced the 2012 EMEA Channel Excellence Award winners at its annual EMEA partner conference, recognising six partners …
A different league
The global technology distribution giant has taken a significant step forward into the value business with the acquisition of Aptec. …
The titans- Dr. Amir Ali Baghdadi
Dr. Amir Ali Baghdadi, CEO and president, Aptec Group
Exceeding expectations
Govind Haridas, security and storage business unit manager at Aptec Distribution
Bytes Technology launches storage unit in UAE
Bytes Technology Group Emirates, a subsidiary of Bytes Technology Group,a principal subsidiary of the Altron Group, has announced the launch …
RME Partner Excellence Awards 2012 honours the best of the region
At a gala event that brought together the who’s-who of the channel community, Reseller Middle East yesterday honoured leading members …