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Step up
Ashwin Venkatchari, Research Director, Imaging Printing and Document Solutions, IDC Middle East, Africa and Turkey, urges channel partners to move up the value chain to be a true solutions provider for customers.
TP-LINK announces new SMB channel manager
TP-LINK Technologies has named Sony Mathew as its new Channel Manager for SMB where he will be in-charge of managing the day-to-day SMB channel business for TP-LINK in the UAE.
ManageEngine solution earns ‘strong performer’ status
ManageEngine has announced that Password Manager Pro earned a high score in the customer satisfaction criterion of ‘The Forrester Wave: Privileged Identity Management, Q3 2016’ report.

Prudent policy
Recognising the need to reduce its reliance on paper-based processes, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s Wafa Insurance opted to deploy an enterprise content management solution to streamline its operations.

EMC shareholders back Dell deal
EMC shareholders have approved the company’s upcoming multi-billion dollar acquisition by Dell, setting the wheels in motion for what’s been coined as the biggest technology merger in the industry.

Samsung signs Gulf Islands Group as UAE distributor
Samsung has appointed Gulf Islands Group as the official distributor of its office automation services in the United Arab Emirates.

Etisalat launches virtual telecom function
Etisalat has announced that it successfully on-boarded its first virtualised telecom function using Affirmed Networks’ virtualised Evolved Packet Core (vEPC) solution, which follows the launch of its first NFV telco cloud.
Honeywell UOP names new CEO
Honeywell has announced the appointment of Rebecca Liebert as president and CEO of Honeywell UOP, a supplier of process technology, catalysts, engineered systems, and technical and engineering services to the global petroleum refining, petrochemical, chemical and gas processing industries.

The shifting face of power
Harshul Joshi, Senior Vice President of Cyber Governance, Risk and Compliance, DarkMatter, gives his take on how cybersecurity is transforming cities, nations, and companies in a growing digital environment.