Avaya has awarded Viacomms Telecom with a Diamond Level designation, the highest level available, under its new Avaya EdgeSM partner programme.

Guidance Software to put spotlight on forensic security at ‘(ISC)2 SecureDubai’
Guidance Software, makers of EnCase, and EnForce, an automated risk management platform, have announced their participation at (ISC)2 SecureDubai 2016 to be held on 22nd November at the Burjuman Arjaan by Rotana, Dubai.
Gemalto advances secure communications for financial services
Gemalto has announced the integration of its SafeNet Hardware Security Modules (HSM) with Symphony Communication Services’ secure cloud-based communications platform.
Ready to roll
Osama AlHaj-Issa, Regional Channel Sales Director, Middle East and Turkey, Aruba, a Hewlett Packard Enterprise company, on the integration and channel benefits of the new partner programme.

BlackBerry DTEK50
An entry level device, DTEK50 offers BlackBerry’s range of security, privacy and productivity matched with Android’s latest interface features.

Why trust matters in the digital era
Megha Kumar, Senior Research Manager, Software and Enterprise Solutions, IDC Middle East, Turkey and Africa, explores the value of building a culture of confidence throughout the public and private sectors in the era of IoT and Blockchain.

What types of platform will best deliver IoT services?
What changes in architecture will be needed to accommodate the Internet of Things, and what types of platform will best deliver IoT services?

Is your OS ready for the fourth Industrial Revolution?
Hozefa Saylawala, director, Middle East, Zebra Technologies, explores how a change in mobile operating system could make the difference in enabling the workforce of the future.

Gigamon to showcase visibility fabric solutions at RSA Conference
The company will showcase its innovative Visibility Fabric solutions and the industry’s first security delivery platform – GigaSECURE at the niche IT security conference.

Facebook names new CIO
Facebook has announced the appointment of Atish Banerjea as its new CIO. Banerjea replaces Tim Campos, who earlier this year announced he was moving on from the social media giant to start a new company.

Data management to be the most important skill in 2017
Data management will be the most important skill for Middle East organisations in 2017, with Chief Data Officers taking on the role of driving organisation-wide skills growth, according to recent studies.

Dell EMC unveils new additions to its all-flash portfolio
New offerings include the new VMAX 250F all-flash storage, Data Domain protection storage systems with Cloud Tier software and updates to the Dell EMC Unity family of storage systems.

How the Middle East can leverage fog computing capabilities
Fog computing provides the capability to derive real-time insights from the vast amounts of data generated by “things” at the edge of the network. Aligning with Dubai’s vision to be the world’s “smartest city” by 2017, how can fog computing contribute to this effort?

Turning ‘data chaos’ into value through digital transformation
Enterprises today have to be aware that they have ‘data chaos’ within their businesses, and they need to embrace this as part of their digital transformation.

Huawei MateBook is now available in the UAE
Huawei Consumer Business Group has announced that the Huawei MateBook is now available for purchase in the United Arab Emirates.
Huawei MateBook is now available in the UAE
Huawei Consumer Business Group has announced that the Huawei MateBook is now available for purchase in the United Arab Emirates.
Samsung releases Galaxy A8
Samsung has launched the 2016 edition of the Galaxy A8. The smartphone is powered by an Octacore processor with 3GB RAM and 32GB storage internal memory.
OKI Europe names new MEA Business Operations Director
OKI Europe has appointed Mark Thompson as the Business Operations Director for OKI Middle East and Africa (MEA) region.
SUSE signs BPS as MENA distributor
SUSE has recently announced that it signed BPS, a pure play service provider channel cloud distributor, as its distributor for the Middle East and North Africa region.

Fast Lane now an A10 Networks authorised training centre
Fast Lane Computer Consultancy has partnered with A10 Networks to become the first A10 Networks Authorised Training Centre (ATC) for the Middle East, Turkey and Africa region.