At its sixth annual Partner Excellence Awards 2015, Reseller Middle East, bestowed its highest honour upon the best performing companies from the regional IT channel community. Held last evening, at Jumeirah Beach Hotel, the awards commended channel players who have strived to grow their business through differentiation and innovation.
Reseller ME Partner Excellence Awards 2015 tomorrow
Reseller Middle East’s Partner Excellence Awards in its sixth edition, pay tribute to the commitment and achievements of the industry players in the regional channel ecosystem. The event is scheduled to take place on 3rd June at Jumeirah Beach Hotel from 7pm onwards.
Lenovo reveals new tablet with next-gen Atom CPU
Lenovo has announced a new ThinkPad 10 using Intel’s new “Cherry Trail” Atom CPUs. Aimed at business users, the ThinkPad 10 sports either the Atom X5-Z8500 chip or the Atom X7-Z8700.
Top CEOs gather in Beijing to discuss cloud and mobility
A roster of renowned speakers today kicked off Lenovo’s Tech World conference in Beijing as the company launched a new smartphone and mobile customisation service.
Zebra Technologies unveils WiNG Express for SMBs in EMEA
Zebra Technologies Corporation is unveiling a new wireless local area network (WLAN), the new WiNG Express is specifically priced to meet the needs of small and mid-size businesses.
Resilient Systems: 46% of ME businesses lack IR plans
According to the findings of a survey conducted Resilient Systems at GISEC, it has been revealed that nearly half (46 percent) of Middle East organisations have no Incident Response (IR) plans.
Resilient Systems: 46 percent of ME businesses lack IR plans
According to the findings of a survey conducted Resilient Systems at GISEC, it has been revealed that nearly half (46 percent) of Middle East organisations have no Incident Response (IR) plans.
Interview: Steve Wozniak
Steve Wozniak, inventor of the Apple I and Apple II, led the second day of the 2015 Gartner Symposium and ITXpo in Dubai with an onstage interview that covered self-driving cars, the relationship between man and machine, and the future in a technology-enabled world. Wozniak sat down with CNME Editor Annie Bricker post-keynote to discuss the past, present and future of the digital world.
Embracing mobile
Enterprise mobility strategies have dramatically changed during the last few years and as a result, the IT industry’s perception of mobility is significantly more positive. But what is behind this shift in perception? Dave Brooke, Executive Director, Client Solutions Emerging EMEA, Dell, clues us in.
ME 2015 IT spend to hit ‘$215 billion’
Middle East (ME) IT spending is projected to reach $214.7 billion in 2015, a 5.2 percent increase from 2014, according to the latest forecast by Gartner.
F5 launches cloud-based WAF service in EMEA
During F5 EMEA’s Agility 2015 conference in Edinburgh, F5 Networks has launched a new cloud-delivered managed service in EMEA to defend against web application attacks and ensure compliance across dynamic cloud and data centre environments.
Postmodern ERP
Gartner’s Denise Ganly explains why the ERP ‘megasuite’ is dead and why ‘postmodern ERP’ is a vital foundation for digital business.
Strength in numbers
It can be painful for an organisation to admit that their systems have been breached by a cyber-criminal. However, as cyber-attacks become more aggressive, it is essential that data on cyber-criminality is shared and analysed. It may be that sharing this data, even among competitors, will be the key to protecting our most sensitive information.
At the helm
Having gone private a year-and-a-half ago, Dell is pitching its end-to-end integrated solutions, and has chalked out a go-to-market strategy with partners playing a key role in it. We sat down with Driss Elougmani, the new GM for Dell’s recently formed Middle East Turkey and Africa business to understand the channel implications.
Giada unveils F300 barebone mini PC
F300-1Giada Technology has introduced its F300 barebone mini PC in the Middle East. The F300 is tailor-made for deployment in digital signage applications in enterprises, government organisations, public institutions, and transportation departments.
Clearing out the pipes
Though organisational growth is a positive development, company expansion inevitably means more pressure on the IT department. With a dramatic growth path on the horizon, Saeed El Hala, Vice President of Business Systems, Future Pipe Industries knew that he would need a solution to manage and leverage the new data coming down the pipes.
Interview: Helena Norman, CMO and CCO, Ericsson
Helena Norman, CMO and CCO at Ericsson, talks about the telecom behemoth’s transformation plans and changing dynamics of the mobile industry.
Interview: Irfan Khan, CTO, SAP GCO
Irfan Khan, CTO, SAP GCO, recently met with government CIOs in Dubai to discuss the role of Big Data analytics in transforming the public sector. He spoke to CNME on the sidelines of the event about digilatisation and the company’s HANA platform.
Huawei, Souq.com officially launches Honor 6 Plus
Honor, in partnership with Souq.com, has unveiled the new Honor 6 Plus in the Middle East. This new smartphone by Huawei will be sold exclusively on Souq.com, and will be available from 18th May at a price of AED 1,399.
Huawei unveils new Honor 6 Plus
Honor, in partnership with Souq.com, has unveiled the new Honor 6 Plus in the Middle East. The new smartphone by Huawei will be sold exclusively on Souq.com, and will be available from 18th May at a price of AED 1,399.