Alpha Data has announced that it has won the 2015 Microsoft Country Partner of the Year Award for the UAE.
Enriching partnerships
Tanya Lobo, Distribution Director, Global Growth Market, Avaya, explains the company’s focus on the mid-market partner strategy and the success it has had on its new channel initiative, Blitz day.
EMC announces Q2 financial results
EMC recently reported its second-quarter 2015 financial results. EMC generated $1 billion in operating cash flow and $647 million in free cash flow in the second quarter, and ended the quarter with $14.8 billion in cash and investments.
IBM continues to expand cloud technology patent portfolio
According to an IBM tally released recently, the US Patent and Trademark Office has issued more than 1,200 patents to IBM related to cloud technologies during the past 18 months, with 400 of those issued so far in 2015.
Connecting the world
Tarek Saadi, Vice President and Head of Sales, Ericsson Region Middle East and East Africa, talks about the company’s Network Society vision and the trends shaping the regional telecom landscape.
Actifio to offer Google Cloud Storage Nearline
Actifio has announced a strategic relationship with Google Cloud Platform that will provide Actifio customers with one-click access to the Google Cloud Storage Nearline.
Cisco names two members of the new CEO’s team
Zorawar Biri Singh, Senior Vice President and CTO, Platforms and Solutions, and Kevin Bandy, Senior Vice President and Chief Digital Officer, will both report to Robbins.
Review: Sony Xperia M4 Aqua
James Dartnell takes Sony’s latest mid-range smartphone for a spin, and decides if the waterproof product sinks or swims.
Fortinet launches FortiGate 400D and 900D NGFW
Fortinet has launched the FortiGate 400D and the FortiGate 900D next-generation firewalls (NGFWs).
FVC boosts security portfolio with IronKey partnership
As part of its recently formed IT Infrastructure and Security division, FVC has signed a distribution agreement with Imation to distribute its IronKey enterprise level mobile security solutions across the Middle East and North Africa (MENA).
Simplified Solutions joins Epicor Inspired Partner Network
Epicor Software Corporation recently announced that Simplified Solutions FZCO, a software sales and service organisation based in Dubai Silicon Oasis, UAE, will be joining its Inspired Partner Network.
NetApp restructures regional management
NetApp has recently announced that Alex Wallner, Area Vice President for Central Europe and Russia, will now be responsible for NetApp’s business operations in the Middle East, Eastern Europe and Africa.
Qualcomm to cut workforce by 15%
According to recent reports Qualcomm will layoff about 15 percent of its workforce and may separate its chip and patent businesses as part of major realignment within the company.
JPMorgan hacking case suspects arrested
Five individuals who reportedly were involved in the high-profile 2014 computer hacking of JPMorgan has been arrested in the US.
Microsoft ends support for Windows Server 2003
Microsoft has officially ended support for its Windows Server 2003 following the announcement of its planned move across users of the 13-year-old operating system worldwide.
Dell introduces new series of Wyse thin clients
During the recently held Microsoft Worldwide Partner Conference, Dell unveiled its latest Wyse thin clients, based on Windows 10 IoT Enterprise operating system and updates to its vWorkspace desktop virtualisation software.
Pulse Secure unveils new line of Pulse Secure Appliances
Pulse Secure recently introduced a family of Pulse Secure Appliances built to power its Next Generation Secure Access framework that helps companies blend cloud services and data centre applications.
Xerox appoints new head of GDO Services Business Group
Xerox recently appointed Joseph Hanania as the Head of Global Document Outsourcing (GDO) Services Business Group, to further strengthen its business responsible for securing and servicing large enterprise customers.
Microsoft ends support for Windows Server 2003
Microsoft has officially ended support for its Windows Server 2003 following the announcement of its planned move across users of the 13-year-old operating system worldwide.
Gartner: Worldwide IT spending to decline 5.5% in 2015
According to the latest report by Gartner, worldwide IT spending is on pace to total $3.5 trillion in 2015, a 5.5 percent decline from 2014.