Microsoft Gulf along with its regional distributors – Aptec, Mindware and Redington Gulf; held a partner event recently focusing on the importance of using the right digital marketing tools, social media and product offerings in order to encourage growth in the small and medium businesses (SMBs) space.

Ali Baghdadi urges partners to maximise cloud prospects
Ali Baghdadi, SVP and Chief Executive, Middle East, Turkey & Africa, Ingram Micro, discusses the company’s recent initiatives in the cloud business.
VCE signs distribution deal with Mindware
VCE, the global player in converged infrastructure has signed up Mindware as its value-added distributor across its product portfolio. The partnership extends across all Gulf regions excluding Saudi Arabia and includes Pakistan.
The convergence era
The regional market is seeing an uptake for converged infrastructure solutions. Reseller ME examines how channel partners can effectively sell these solutions.

Heavy metal
Enamoured with futuristic technology, Esam Hadi has a passion for innovation. Aluminium Bahrain’s Senior IT Manager has used the power of IT automation to convince the firm’s senior management of calculated tech risks, and is determined to empower a new crop of the company’s rising stars.
Ingram Micro, Microsoft sign distribution agreement for NEPA region
Ingram Micro has announced that it has expanded its distribution agreement with Microsoft to cover NEPA region (North Africa, East Mediterranean countries and Pakistan) which includes the countries of Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia and Pakistan.
TP-LINK appoints Associate VP for SMB in MEA region
TP-LINK Technologies has announced the appointment of Ram Praveen as the new Associate Vice President, SMB for Middle East and Africa (MEA).
Wear ME
Although a host of new players have entered the market over the last two years, wearable technology is still at a nascent stage. Reseller ME speaks to industry experts to discover how much of it is channel play and how partners can monetise the opportunities present.
Securifi, Logicom ink distribution agreement
Securifi announced that they have signed a distribution agreement with Logicom at GITEX Technology Week 2015.
Redington Value partners with CyberArk
Redington Value has recently signed a new partnership with CyberArk, a security solutions provider aiming to address the growing threat of successful cyber-attacks.

Guest speakers laud digital hype
Global CIOs urged Middle East enterprises to recruit higher level strategists to drive digital transformations, during GITEX Technology Week 2015’s conferences programme.
Ingram Micro highlights Microsoft programme
Ingram Micro’s primary focus at the 35th edition of GITEX Technology Week is on cloud solutions and related services.

Redington Value strengthens solutions offering
Redington Value, the value-added distribution arm of Redington Gulf, has focused on transforming itself into a solutions player over the last year. This continues to be the emphasis for the regional distributor at GITEX 2015.

Microsoft lauds GITEX longevity
Microsoft is drawing attention to the way its devices and solutions can harness the power of the Internet of things and Big Data.
Ixtel introduces SaaS-based vulnerability management platform
At GITEX, the managed security services provider, ixtel has announced SaaS-based vulnerability management platform in partnership with edgescan, which detects network and application vulnerabilities on an on-going basis.
Redington Value redefines itself as a solutions partner
Redington Value, the value-added distribution division of Redington Gulf, is set to transform itself as a solutions partner to its channel partners at GITEX Technology Week.

CNME celebrates excellence in technology at ICT Achievement Awards
Leaders in the Middle East ICT space gathered last night for CNME’s sixth annual ICT Achievement Awards.

Cisco partners with GBM, Alpha Data and Intel for GITEX
Gulf Business Machines (GBM), Alpha Data and Intel will have a presence at Cisco’s Stand number Z-B40 in Zabeel Hall – Intel as Technology Sponsor, GBM as Titanium Sponsor and Alpha Data as Platinum Sponsor.

Huawei highlights connected world
Huawei has announced a full programme of activities at this year’s GITEX Technology week, showcasing how its end-to-end product and services portfolio can help create a better-connected world for citizens.

Set in concrete
With a lack of sufficient processes to ensure timely delivery of its product, Gulf Precast was suffering. Mohammad Shahzad, ICT Manager, Gulf Precast Concrete, implemented an enterprise-wide ERP solution which has vastly improved operating processes and had a huge impact on the company’s bottom line.