At Intel Security’s channel press summit – Ascend 2016, taking place in Mallorca, Spain, the company has announced the expansion of its extensive partner ecosystem through the Intel Security Innovation Alliance, welcoming 25 new partners and broadening its portfolio of tightly integrated security solutions.
Bose releases Quietcomfort 35
QC35 around-ear headphones offer noise cancellation when used either with the wire or wireless.
Epicor announces acquisition by investment firm KKR
Epicor Software Corporation has recently announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to be acquired by the global investment firm KKR from funds advised by Apax Partners.
Honeywell names new country president for Egypt
Honeywell has announced the appointment of Khaled Hashem as its new Country President for Egypt, as the company continues to strengthen its presence in the country.
StarLink wins distributor award from Gemalto
StarLink has been awarded ‘Identity and Data Protection Solutions Distributor of the Year’ by Gemalto at their Middle East Partner Summit 2016.

Huawei, Dubai South collaborate on Smart City innovation
Huawei has signed an MOU with Dubai South to bring future-city capabilities and services to Dubai South’s Business Park Free Zone.
Fortinet earns 99.9% security effectiveness from NSS Labs’ DCIPS report
Fortinet has announced the results of NSS Labs’ recent Data Centre Intrusion Prevention System (DCIPS) report, which revealed that its Fortigate 300D achieved the highest ratings for security effectiveness.

Qualys releases Web Application Scanning app for Splunk Enterprise
According to the company, the new app delivers information about affected web applications and prevalent vulnerabilities into the Splunk dashboard, and enables preconfigured searches and reports, for customers using both Qualys and Splunk.

Infor announces H&L Digital
Business applications provider Infor today announced H&L Digital – its new division to provide end-to-end digital cloud solutions – at Inforum 2016 in New York.

Gartner highlights strategic technologies for government in 2016
According to the recent study by Gartner, government CIOs remain under pressure to further optimise IT and business costs while leading digital innovation in the public sector.