D-Link Corporation has urged its channel partners to take advantage of business opportunities opening up as a result of high Internet broadband penetration rates in the Middle East.

GSD GM shares plans to be top IBM VAD in GCC
Gulf Software Distribution’s General Manager, Philippe de Mazieres, outlines the company’s first year of operations and plans for 2017. Gulf …

Bloomberg: Amazon walks away from Souq.com deal
Amazon.com Inc. and India’s Flipkart Online Services Pvt have walked away from talks to acquire Dubai-based Souq.com following disagreements over price, according to Bloomberg.
IBM inventors received over 8,000 patents in 2016
The company’s 2016 patent output covers a diverse range of inventions in artificial intelligence and cognitive computing, cognitive health, cloud, cybersecurity and other strategic growth areas for the company.

How can log management solutions enhance data analysis?
Exponential growth of Big Data and analytics has sparked the need for businesses to collect, store and manage this data, as well as having the tools available to accurately analyse it in real-time. How can an efficient log management solution enhance this process?

Dubai Municipality becomes SDN-equipped
The Dubai Municipality is mandated to fulfill the ambitions of Smart Dubai. Determined to modernise the organisation’s IT environment, the government arm’s IT team has set about consolidating its infrastructure.
HP Inc showcases latest offering at SGI ME 2017
HP Inc has showcased its portfolion of its latest large-format products and solutions at the recently held Sign & Graphic Imaging Middle East (SGI) 2017.
Mimecast, Bulwark Technologies host partner enablement event
Mimecast Limited along with Bulwark Technologies, has recently held a Partner Education and Enablement Day event for IT resellers in the Middle East region.

Keeper: 12345 is still the world’s most common password
Keeper Security, a cybersecurity company that develops a password management software, has recently released a list of the most common passwords of 2016.

IoT vulnerabilities open up new possibilities to hackers
Vinod Vasudevan, Co-founder and CTO, Paladion. discusses the rise of a new era where organisations and individuals alike are exposed to security risks and vulnerabilities brought by connected technologies.