The company is investing in incentives over the coming year to help partners expand across three key areas: building an embedded solution and services programme, driving joint engagement, and accelerating repeatable revenue in the smaller enterprise and mid-markets.

BIOS Middle East launches CloudHPT
BIOS Middle East (BIOSME) has announced that it has achieved an advanced accreditation to provide CISCO Powered Services after completing a rigorous audit of CISCO’s Managed Services Programme (CMSP).

The age of digital ecosystems
The regional IT industry is being driven by the increasing digitalisation, but don’t expect purse strings to loosen this year, says research firm Gartner at its annual CIO event.

DarkMatter appoints tech industry veteran to head up sales
DarkMatter has announced the appointment of seasoned technology executive, Rabih Dabboussi as its Senior Vice President of Sales, Marketing & Business Development.

Turning security inside out
Intel Security’s Raj Samani on his company’s commitment to help customers address the increasingly urgent need to shorten response time and simplified threat defence strategies.

Big data, big benefits
As organisations work to make Big Data broadly available in the form of easily consumable analytics, they should consider outsourcing functions to the cloud.
HID Global announces availability of new ID Issuance devices
HID Global has released its latest Direct-to-Card (DTC) Fargo DTC5500LMX ID Card Printer/Encoder, which according to the company, is designed to meet the high-volume, card issuance demands of large government agencies, universities, healthcare facilities and other large enterprises.

Kodak Alaris expands capture software portfolio
Kodak Alaris has launched a series of enhancements to its software portfolio that will help businesses and governments accelerate their digital transformation. Kodak Info Input Express and Kodak Info Input Solution v4.0.
Help AG signs as Tenable Gold Partner
The agreement, which makes Help AG Tenable’s authorised gold partner for the UAE, Qatar and Saudi Arabia, will allow the systems integrator to offer the vendor’s suite of next-generation security solutions for continuous network monitoring and vulnerability management to enterprises in the region.

Qualys extends Cloud Agent platform to support Linux and Mac OS
Qualys has announced the availability of cloud agents for Linux and Mac OS, adding to the platform’s existing support for Windows. Support for these operating systems is key to securing elastic cloud environments and endpoints where these operating systems are predominant.
A10 Networks appoints new VP for Worldwide Marketing and Communications
A10 Networks has announced that Neil Wu Becker has been appointed as its Vice President of Worldwide Marketing and Communications.
SUSE expands Middle East presence with Aptec partnership
SUSE has announced that Aptec, an Ingram Micro company, has recently joined its Partner Solution Provider Network as a value-added distributor.

Red Hat expands Red Hat Developer Programme
Red Hat has announced the availability of a no-cost Enterprise Linux subscription, available as part of the company’s Developer Programme.

Huawei inks IoT and Big Data alliance with SAP and Seidor MENA
Huawei has announced a regional joint innovation partnership with global enterprise software provider SAP and Seidor MENA, a systems integrator that provides ICT consulting services.
Bulwark reinforces security portfolio at GISEC
The company, represented by its team of local experts and key vendors, showcased an integrated range of security solutions and services for the IT Security industry including details of its track record of successful ventures across the Middle East region.

Security the Internet of Things
Gartner researchers predict that by 2020 we will have 25 billion connected devices. However, numerous devices still lack the fundamental security safeguards. How can you secure connected devices before it’s too late?
Alpha Data demos IoT solutions
Alpha Data, the UAE’s largest systems integrator, is demonstrating a host of advanced IoT solutions at the second edition of the IoTx, which is taking place alongside GISEC.
GBM reveals fifth annual security survey results
Gulf Business Machines (GBM)’s latest security survey unveiled at GISEC 2016, has revealed that nearly 50 percent of GCC executives lack confidence in their organisations in having the right tools to predict and prevent cyber-attacks.
Credence Security showcases vendor portfolio
Regional value-added distributor, Credence Security is showcasing nine of its vendors as part of its inaugural participation at GISEC 2016.

Microsoft highlights security in IoT
At the Big Data Show taking place in Dubai World Trade Centre, alongside GISEC 2016, Microsoft is demonstrating the development in cloud technology. The company is showcasing live demos on Emotion Detection, IoT Remote Monitoring solutions and Social Analytics.


