Under the theme ‘Powered by Partnerships’, Cisco is holding its UAE Partner Summit at The Ritz – Carlton, Dubai, on 24 May, 2016.

Ericsson, du partner for IT managed services partner
Ericsson and du, have announced a new partnership agreement in which Ericsson will manage and operate du’s IT infrastructure.

Riverbed Technology announces enhancements to SteelCentral
Riverbed Technology has announced that the new enhancements to SteelCentral will bring major advances to its troubleshooting capabilities and improved monitoring across the cloud while simultaneously improving ease of use and scalability.
Set for success
Jerome Belan, CEO, PNY Technologies, elaborates on company plans for the region, having recently entered the local market through the acquisition of Imation, a data storage and security manufacturer.
Enable and empower
Reseller ME talks to industry experts to find out how a good partner programme can best optimise opportunities and build on the value quotient for the channel.

Canon Emirates signs its 100th MPS contract in the UAE
Canon Emirates (CE), a subsidiary of Canon Middle East, has recently celebrated the signing of its 100th Managed Print Service (MPS) contract in the UAE.

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.

The power of mobile capture
As everything is becoming more mobile, so is document and data capture. Emma Isichei, Worldwide Category Director for Capture Solutions, Kodak Alaris, discusses the increasing need organisations have to capture on the move while maintaining the same workflow
Review: Honor 5X
The Honor 5X is one of the latest mid-range smartphone released by ICT company Huawei, we took it for a spin and here’s what we think…
Evanssion partners with vArmour
Evanssion has signed a distribution agreement with vArmour to provide its Distributed Security System to customers in the region.
StorIT inks distribution deal with Tintri
Under the agreement, StorIT will promote and distribute Tintri’s entire portfolio of solutions through its extensive channel network of VARs and SIs across the Middle East and North Africa (MENA).
Zebra Technologies announces new PartnerConnect programme
According to Zebra, the new programme unifies its previous channel programme, following its acquisition of Motorola Solutions’ Enterprise business in 2014.
GBM appointed as first Apple authorised systems integrator
Gulf Business Machines (GBM) has been appointed as the first Apple Authorised Systems Integrator (AASI) in the UAE.
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.

IBM announces ‘Watson for Cyber Security’
IBM Security has announced ‘Watson for Cyber Security,’ a new cloud-based version of the company’s cognitive technology trained on the language of security as part of a year-long research project.

The blind spot
Data at rest is data at risk, as the old saying goes. We take a look at different database strategies that can help organisations fight back against any cyber threats.
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.

Google strengthens VR division with new leadership
Google for Work President Amit Singh has announced that he will be leaving the company’s business-focused division to tackle new challenges on the virtual reality side of the organisation.

Faster than fast
When will 100 GbE become a necessity for the enterprise? Is the Middle East ready for it and will it suffer if it does not opt for the standard in the coming years?

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.