Amid much fanfare, Reseller Middle East (RME) celebrated its fifth annual Partner Excellence Awards, at Emirates Towers, Dubai.
Hot property
Abdulsalam Al Bastaki knows exactly what he wants from his employees. An eight year stint in the USA has enabled the Senior Executive Director of Information Management at Dubai Properties Group to teach them how to operate independently, and has helped him to implement new IT infrastructure at a range of top companies.
GBM appoints Philippe Jarre as CEO
Gulf Business Machines (GBM) has appointed Philippe Jarre as Chief Executive Officer post Cesare Cardone’s retirement after 14 years in the role.
Broadcast the passion
Striving to keep up with a high-achieving family, Ali Radhi, Head of IT, MBC, has relied on his relentless passion for technology to find professional success.
Guardian of information
Premchand Kurup, Chief Executive Officer, Paramount, shares trends in information security and how it impacts the systems integrator’s business.
Big prospects
Reseller ME finds out how the channel players can penetrate the Big Data space to offer value-added services in the region.
Logicom expands Qatar and Kuwait operations
Technology solutions and services distributor Logicom has announced they are expanding their local operations in Kuwait and Qatar.
Fearless digital leaders
David Aron, Vice President, Gartner, keeps his eye on the top-brass of business. A thought leader on IT, management and leadership, Aron has almost 30 years of experience in the IT industry. CNME caught up with Gartner’s 2009 Fellow of the Year at the research firm’s Symposium conference and discussed regional leadership, changes in business and how to tackle the oncoming digital future.
Building hybrid clouds
Bringing the strengths of public and private cloud together in an optimal fashion can help enterprises keep their core legacy systems and leverage existing investment. However, it takes careful planning to get started on the journey to a hybrid model. We find out what it takes for enterprises to join the hybrid cloud bandwagon.
Unified decision makers
In association with Alcatel-Lucent, CNME hosted a roundtable on Unified Communications at the Grand Hyatt Hotel in Dubai. IT executives from a range of industries gathered to share their views on a technology that polarises opinion, and awaits widespread adoption.
GISEC turns the spotlight on crucial security tactics
In the wake of increasing global cybercrimes and cyber-attacks, the importance of information security as the top priority of governments, …
Toshiba launches Kira-13.3-inch touchscreen Ultrabook
Toshiba Gulf has launched KIRA, a 13.3-inch touchscreen Ultrabook that combines a good design and sturdy performance. Designed for users who demand a premium computing experience, the ultra-portable KIRA is now available in the market.
Spectrami and Violin conduct tech workshop for partners
Spectrami together with Violin Memory organised Tech Workshop, a training workshop on enterprise flash storage solutions
IT for business growth and excellence
Driving IT operations with maximum agility, simplicity, and efficiency to cater for services across the business function is key, says Abdul Rahoof, Project Manager, SecureTech.
COINS wins Queen’s Award after ME provides growth
Construction industry software firm Construction Industry Solutions (COINS) has won the Queen’s Award for Enterprise for International Trade in recognition of their growth in overseas earnings and commercial success in the construction sector, with the Middle East providing 26 percent of overseas growth in the past three years.
The double-edged sword
Dubai had witnessed a spate of runaways in the channel space over the last few years. After a relatively quiet period, the recent NSK runaway incident has brought to light the urgent need for constant evaluation of credit periods extended to partners. While extending credit is necessary for the business, Reseller ME explores in-depth, on how to prevent such cases.
Driven to excel
Vineeth Sebastian, Regional Sales Director-MEA, MMD and AOC discusses with Reseller ME, its focused two-step channel strategy for 2014.
CNME hosts fifth annual Network World ME Awards
CNME hosted its fifth annual Network World ME awards last night at the Godolphin Ballroom in Jumeirah Emirates Towers.
Nokia releases X smartphone family in UAE
Nokia has released its Nokia X Android smartphone family – which has a tile-based interface inspired by the Lumia family – in the UAE.
Redington Value announced as Oracle Middle East distributor
Redington Value has announced that it will distribute Oracle solutions in the Middle East region including Egypt.