Gary Hopwood, the new Manufacturing Channel Manager for the Middle East, will be responsible for developing the manufacturing channel partner network throughout UAE, Oman, Kuwait, Bahrain, Qatar, Egypt and Libya.
Canon ME hosts 2013 partner conference
It discussed opportunities to create value in the market through diversifying the innovative product offering, focusing on managed print services and enhancing online activities.
Samsung to merge smartphone and camera divisions
Samsung has announced plans to merge its smartphone and camera divisions, according to Korean news station ETNews.
Red Hat: ME enterprises should not be fooled by the false ‘open’
IT analyst firm Gartner placed ‘Software Defined Anything’ in its list for Top IT Trends for 2014. Within the storage market, software-defined storage is rapidly gaining importance and becoming a growing market trend in the Middle East.
Home appliance makers connect with open source ‘Internet of things’ project
Home appliances, cars and computers could soon be talking to one another thanks to an open source framework that has the backing of consumer electronics manufacturers in a new industry alliance.
Ericsson reveals solutions at Cairo ICT 2013
Ericsson used Cairo ICT 2013 to reveal the city’s position in this year’s Ericsson Networked Society City Index report, which analysed the levels of ICT-driven benefits created in some of the largest cities across the globe.
How to simplify your infrastructure
It’s a cold, hard fact that enterprises are putting more strain on their networks now than ever before. On top of this, never before has the risk of downtime been more pertinent―businesses simply can’t afford for their networks to be down, even momentarily, meaning the pressure is on CIOs to ensure that all services are up-and-running all of the time.
Oracle may get second chance to prove Google infringed on Java copyrights
Oracle’s copyright case against Google’s Android OS appeared to gain new life this week after a federal appeals court judge poked holes in Google’s defence.
Time to face the facts
Network downtime translates to big financial losses for Middle East businesses, says Sufian Dweik, Regional Manager, MEMA, Brocade
The Way Forward
When it comes to security, it seems everyone’s in a state of perpetual panic. Whether it’s mobile malware, BYOD or hacktivism, over the course of 2013 the issue of protecting valuable information and resisting attack has inspired a dizzying and persistent challenge.
9 storage trends for 2014
CNME asks a panel of experts to look forward to the nine biggest storage trends of 2014.
Being partner-centric
TechAccess, the value-added IT distributor in the Middle East, Levant and North Africa regions believes a strong partner program can enhance business relationships.
Review: Samsung Galaxy Note 8.0
A decent tablet that costs just a little bit too much.
Nokia targets low-end Android competitors with two new Asha smartphones
Nokia has started shipping two new low-end touch-screen phones running its own Asha software platform. It hopes they will allow it to compete more effectively with cheap Android-based products.
New Windows privilege escalation flaw exploited in active attacks
Attackers are exploiting a new and unpatched vulnerability in Windows XP and Windows Server 2003 that allows them to execute code with higher privileges than they have access to.
CIOs bypassed on ‘shadow spending’
IT departments are “significantly underestimating” the budgets allocated to technology in others parts of the organisation, as more business leaders bypass the CIO and IT staff to execute their own projects, according to research.
Europe’s biggest software clusters no match for Silicon Valley heavyweights
The EU has built a core of world class software zones but remains some way from emulating Silicon Valley’s ability to fuse technological innovation with economic success, a Fraunhofer Institute study has found.
Experts debate Cisco’s 2017 cloud computing forecast
Cisco Systems’s third annual Global Cloud Index forecasts that global cloud traffic will more than quadruple, from 1.2 zettabytes in 2012 to 5.3 ZB in 2017. That works out to about 443 exabytes a month, or about 476 billion GB.
FDC to distribute TP-Link’s networking portfolio
To strengthen its position in the Middle East, FDC, the value added distributor signed a distribution agreement with TP-Link, a China based provider of SOHO and SMB Networking products.
Riverbed enhances its partner programme
The new programme will simplify processes, training and competency certification, which will help partners capitalise on new market opportunities.