Overland Storage has recently announced the launch of its V3 hyper-converged virtual desktop appliance to address the rapidly growing cloud markets.

SYSTRAN to showcase Big Data solutions at GITEX
SYSTRAN intends to launch its Enterprise Server version 8 at the GITEX Technology Week. The solution aims to help globally global companies and public agencies quickly create and/or understand multilingual contents in a fully secure and cost-efficient way.

Fortinet to highlight sophisticated threat defences
Network security firm Fortinet will showcase its latest Advanced Threat Protection (ATP) framework and Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) Attack Mitigation Appliances at GITEX Technology Week 2014.

Intertec & HP to organise joint seminar on cloud
Intertec Systems and HP are organising a seminar on ‘Step up to the cloud journey’ on 24th September at Ritz Carlton in DIFC from 5.30pm on wards, for Information Technology planners.

EU tells Google to make concessions or face charges
Google has to improve its settlement terms in the antitrust investigation over its search practices or face charges, following opposition from some quarters to the deal, the European Commission’s competition chief and Vice President Joaquin Almunia said today.

Nadella regime board shuffle continues at Microsoft
Microsoft’s board of directors continues to morph as it has turned over two members, the latest move in the biggest shuffling of the board since the company went public nearly three decades ago.

Huawei announces ‘Global Connectivity Index’
Huawei has announced its ‘Global Connectivity Index’ at its annual Cloud Computing Conference in Shanghai.

Scope ME to focus on storage scalability
Scope ME plans to address the Middle East’s growing need for storage scalability and security in the era of Big Data through its participation at GITEX Technology Week 2014. The company will highlight storage solutions from its vendor partner Coraid and Data Loss Prevention (DLP) technologies from InfoWatch.

Infoblox to exhibit DNS Security and cloud solutions at GITEX 2014
Infoblox, the automated network control company, has announced that it will showcase its latest solutions in DNS, DHCP, and IP Address Management (DDI), secure DNS and network automation technologies at GITEX Technology Week, 12-16 October, 2014.

Cisco unveils threat-focused Next-Generation Firewall in ME
Cisco has launched Next-Generation Firewall (NGFW) with FirePower Services in the Middle East today. Cisco ASA 5500 Series firewall integrates …
Driving future growth
The evolving market trends demand that businesses move towards virtualisation, and desktop virtualisation comes with its own set of nuances. Reseller ME explores the channel prospects in this technology.

ASUS unveils ZenFone in the region
ASUS’s latest addition to its portfolio of low-cost gadgets is the Android-based ZenFone series. The screen display gets taller by an inch on every model upgrade in the three-device series and the ZenFone also accommodates two SIMs and a microSD card.

Sharjah Police signs Dell security MoU
Dell has signed a strategic Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Sharjah Police, to reach their tactical objectives of enhancing security in the Emirate.

ApplePay aims to replace your wallet with an iPhone
Apple’s event in Cupertino on Tuesday wasn’t all about iPhones. CEO Tim Cook also took the stage to launch the company’s …

Apple releases iPhone 6 and 6 Plus
Apple has taken the iPhone into the sixth generation with the launch of the widely anticipated iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus, it’s thinnest – and largest – phones ever, running on a new 64-bit chip.

Discovery in the Big Data era
Big Data can be extremely useful, or equally as tedious. With the world generating more and more data, businesses need the tools to tame this beast.

Flying high
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 problem with e-mail
Research has highlighted the increased danger of phishing scams from travel and banking websites as well as social media. Agari highlights the banks and industries that are most and least trustworthy.

Cook: Apple as ‘outraged’ as iCloud hack victims
Apple, still reeling following the release of private photographs of numerous celebrity iCloud users, plans to strengthen security around its the storage service, according to CEO Tim Cook.
Paving the way
Fayez Eweidat, Regional Sales Manager, MENA, Brocade, says SDN is a tremendous growth opportunity for the Middle East IT channel organisations.