In his first visit to an emerging market after taking over the reins at Juniper Networks, Shaygan Kheradpir sat down with us to talk about his vision for the company and strategy for the new era of IT.
The road to cloud UC
Unified Communications in the cloud is finding more takers in the region as it offers cost benefits, flexibility and agility to users
Redington Value to exhibit at GITEX 2014
After a four year gap from participating in the annual event, the company will be turning the spotlight on its diverse portfolio of advanced enterprise solutions, particularly in IT domains such as cloud computing, virtualisation, software and security, convergence and infrastructure.
Ace Global opens new office
Ace Global, a fast growing shipping company which is a part of Spectrum Group, inaugurated its new office last month in the presence of their key regional partners
TP-LINK launches KSA partner programme
TP-LINK has launched the TP-LINK Partner Program to channel partners in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
Advanced airwaves
Commercial LTE-Advanced is fast hitting the telecoms market. The next major step in LTE networks, LTE-Advanced is said to help assuage the massive increase in demand for mobile data as well as deliver much higher data speeds for all. That means better coverage, stability and speed.
Defending tactics
Reseller ME finds out how security channel players can be a step ahead in the highly dynamic marketplace and maintain profitability.
ME bank thefts linked to $6 billion cyber launderers
Online currency exchange firm Liberty Reserve was last week found guilty of laundering $6 billion and it has now emerged that the organisation is linked to last year’s $45 million Bank of Muscat and RAKBANK frauds.
Ericsson to demonstrate ‘Networked Society’ at GITEX
Returning to GITEX after a 5 year absence, Ericsson will demonstrate ‘Life in the Networked Society’ at this year’s conference at Dubai World Trade Centre.
Trading up
With an undeniable dedication to world-class service for its countless visitors, vendors and exhibitors, Farid Farouq, Vice President, IT, knows the Dubai World Trade Centre must stay on the cutting edge of technology. When it came time for an infrastructure upgrade, Farouq knew it would not be a small task.
Hacker headspace
With cybercrime an ever-present danger, hackers around the world attack user data for financial and political gain. But they are not all bad. CNME takes a look at the mindset of hackers good and evil, and how they constantly ask questions of governments and top companies.
Help at hand
An IT help desk is the central organ of technical support for any business, and the first place employees look when facing such problems. How can organisations best equip their help desks so they are ready to tackle any problem, and what are the most pressing issues they currently face?
Allied Telesis teams up with SCD for partner roadshows
Allied Telesis has teamed up with its authorised distributor, Specialist Computer Distribution (SCD) to conduct a series of roadshows for its channel partners, starting August 19th, 2014. The countries that are covered for the roadshow are Qatar, Oman, UAE, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Bahrain and Pakistan.
Lenovo sells more smartphones than PCs
Lenovo’s growing presence in PCs and smartphones helped the company’s net profit grow 23 percent in the second quarter. The …
Stacking success
Herve Renault, Director, Channel, Alliances & General Business, SEMEA, VMware, on the company’s journey towards being a true cloud-provider and the role of the channel partners in this transformation.
Logicom expands portfolio with HP Supplies
Logicom has announced that it will add HP Supplies to its portfolio of products. The distributor will complement its HP Printing Portfolio with the addition of inks and toners, thus strengthening its partner offering and value added proposition.
BlackBerry partners with TRA to support mGovernment
BlackBerry has announced that it is collaborating with the Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (TRA) to support the mGovernment initiative outlined and …
TP-LINK to expand North Africa channel footprint
According to the company, the move to strengthen its channel business development efforts in the region come in the wake of increased infrastructure spending which has spurred the IT networking solutions segment with TP-LINK witnessing rapid growth of its business.
Citrix appoints Config as VAD in French-speaking Africa
Citrix has appointed Config as its second Value Added Distributor (VAD) in Francophone Africa. As demand for virtualisation, mobility management, networking and cloud services in the region continues to grow rapidly, Config will distribute all Citrix solutions, including network optimisation technologies, to resellers across the region to ensure organisations have the correct infrastructure in place to support the surge in demand for virtual and mobile workspaces.
Redefining perspectives
Nael AL-DOUJAILI, Managing Director MEA, IB-Remarketing, Global IT Support & Maintenance Services, on the business of recycling and reusing IT products.