Red Hat has announced that Interactive Intelligence has moved its all-in-one omnichannel customer engagement cloud service, Communications as a Service (CaaS), to an OpenStack and Ceph-based private cloud from Red Hat.
Huawei solidifies commitment to partner ecosystem
Huawei has announced the latest channel developments in its ‘Transforming Together 2.0’ strategy for the Middle East during its Partner Summit 2016.
A blueprint for transformation
On the sidelines of recently held Avaya Technology Forum, Jean Turgeon, Vice President & Chief Technologist, Software Defined Architecture(SDA/SDN), Worldwide Sales, Avaya, spoke to us about the evolution of digital enterprise and networking trends.
Playing with fire
A10 Networks is flaunting its recently-launched Thunder Convergent Firewall, an “all-inclusive” security platform that consolidates data centre firewall (DCFW), Gi/SGi firewall, secure Web gateway and IPsec site-to-site VPN into one solution.
Redington Value wins VMware accolades
Redington Value, the value-added distribution division of Redington Gulf, has been recognised as both the regional and global ‘Emerging Markets Distributor Partner of the Year’ by VMware at the vendor’s Partner Leadership Summit, held recently at Scottsdale, Arizona.
A10 Networks to demonstrate solutions at GISEC
A10 Networks has announced its participation at Gulf Information Security Expo and Conference (GISEC) 2016 taking place at Dubai World Trade Centre 29th – 31st March.
A10 Networks announces participation at GISEC
A10 Networks has announced its participation at Gulf Information Security Expo and Conference (GISEC) 2016 taking place at Dubai World Trade Centre 29th – 31st March.
The new network
As Wide Area Network demands increase, the IT department searches for a new solution in software-defined WAN.
Cisco releases Global Cloud Index
The fifth annual Cisco Global Cloud Index (2014-2019), released recently, forecasts that Middle East and Africa cloud traffic will more than quadruple by the end of 2019.
A10 Networks to demonstrate its Thunder Convergent Firewall
As part of its participation at GISEC 2016, the company will showcase the capabilities of its recently launched Thunder Convergent Firewall.
Lenovo, Juniper Networks sign global partnership
Lenovo and Juniper Networks has announced the commencement of a global strategic partnership to leverage synergies in their respective product and technology portfolios to build the next generation data centre infrastructure solutions for enterprise and web-scale customers.
VMware CEO discusses NSX network virtualisation product
During the RSA Conference held last week, VMware CEO Pat Gelsinger announced that they are currently positioning the company’s NSX network virtualisation product as a tool for encrypting data in flight and at rest, in the public cloud or on premises.
Evanssion partners with Avi Networks
Evanssion, a regional value added distributor for cloud transformation and information security solutions, has signed a distribution agreement with Avi Networks, a vendor in next-generation Application Delivery Controllers (ADCs).
Avaya to host fifth annual Avaya Technology Forum
Avaya will showcase its cloud-based solutions designed to help public and private-sector organisations achieve their digital transformation objectives at the …
Avaya announces new EMEA and APAC Head of Networking
Avaya has announced the appointment of Maan Al-Shakarchi as the Head of Networking in Europe, Middle East and Africa, and Asia-Pacific.
The wireless frontier
In the world of mobile broadband, LTE Advanced-Pro is on the tip of everyone’s tongues. Expected to be available this year, the world is waiting eagerly for the next step in the path to 5G. Can 4.5G deliver what most are expecting?
On the right rack
The transition from hardware to software and on-premise to as-a-service models puts unprecedented pressure on the network. What lies in store for the networking industry in 2016? Which technologies will see higher uptake, and which will be phased out?
View from the tower
The state of the region’s telecoms is to an extent polarised. While markets such as the UAE have the world’s highest smartphone penetration rate, other providers are in the midst of catching up with the demand for digital services, and providing greater bandwidth for rural areas. Here’s what the Middle East can expect in 2016.
TNC Middle East on testing business and expansion plans
Nabeel Ahmed, CEO, The Network Centre, elaborates on the nuances of the testing business within the region.
Ericsson leads Gartner’s OSS and IRCM magic quadrants
Gartner has positioned Ericsson as a Leader in the Gartner Magic Quadrants for Operations Support Systems and Integrated Revenue and Customer Management (IRCM) for CSPs for the fourth and second consecutive years, respectively.