Hungry for a bigger piece of the Internet of things market, IBM will invest US$3 billion over four years to …
StarLink organises annual partner conference
StarLink had conducted its annual Partner Conference for 2015 at Burj Al Arab hotel in Dubai, earlier this month. The event kept in line with StarLink’s 2015 theme of ‘Partnering into the Future’, with an attendance of over 100 channel partners from across the Middle East, Turkey, and Africa.
Ruckus Wireless & WestconGroup expand distribution partnership
Global wireless systems provider, Ruckus Wireless has expanded its distributor agreement with WestconGroup to cover the Gulf Cooperation Council(GCC) and Levant region. The agreement has assigned WestconGroup as an official distributor of all Ruckus Wireless Smart Wi-Fi solutions, to assist the company in its plans to expand further into the Middle East region.
Injazat expands secure cloud offering
Injazat Data Systems has announced further enhancements in the areas of enterprise cloud solutions to address the growing demand by businesses across the Middle East looking to adopt advanced cloud technologies
Mobile storage about to balloon with new 3D flash chips
Smartphones, tablets and PCs are about to get a whole lot more storage capacity thanks to new 3D flash chips from Intel and Micron that cram more bits into a smaller space.
China discloses cyberwarfare unit
It came as a shock to just about no one in the cybersecurity industry that China has a cyberwarfare unit, which was acknowledged by the government there this week.
Boosting partnerships
At VMware’s Partner Exchange 2015, the vendor announced updates for its partner network. Reeman Ansari, Manager Partner Organisation, MENA, VMware, elaborates on the finer details.
Crayon to offer optimised services to UAE Microsoft EA customers
Crayon Middle East, part of Crayon Group, the global leaders in software asset management (SAM), cloud, volume licensing and associated consulting services has announced an exclusive offering for Enterprise Agreement holders in the United Arab Emirates transferring their agreement to Crayon Middle East in 2015.
BlackBerry posts second straight earnings gain
BlackBerry’s turnaround continues, as the company reported a second straight quarter of profit on last Friday, along with expectations of …
Betting big
Insights from Big Data and analytics can transform businesses and give it the power to make informed decisions. Reseller ME investigates what the channel partners can do to reach out to customers more effectively and monetise this technology.
Path to success
With resellers being the key component of the channel landscape, RME profiles leading players and discusses important factors to their success.
Samsung launches Galaxy S6 & Galaxy S6 edge regionally
The Galaxy S6 and Galaxy S6 edge were introduced to the region by Samsung Electronics at the World Tour event held in Dubai last evening. Dubai is the first city globally to host the Samsung World Tour, which will see the launch of the new flagships in different cities around the world.
Network World ME Award winners announced
CNME’s prestigious Network World Middle East awards honoured the region’s top networking talent last night at the Safinah Ballroom in Jumeirah Beach Hotel, Dubai.
Lighting up
Cellular networks in the Middle East will need fatter pipes to the wired Internet to keep delivering a satisfying mobile experience, and fibre is emerging as the best for mobile backhaul networks.
Global signs Synology NAS deal
Global Distribution has signed an agreement with Synology to distribute the range of Network Attached Storage (NAS) server products in GCC and Africa.
Polycom releases Skype for Business solutions
Polycom and Microsoft have partnered to deliver a new series of video collaboration solutions purpose-built for Skype for Business.
D-Link to enhance Gulf presence
A global player in the connectivity and networking space, D-link has announced expansion plans to enhance market presence in Gulf countries such as Qatar, Kuwait, Bahrain, Oman and Saudi Arabia.
Channel’s co-marketing conundrum
Manish Punjabi, Channel Marketing Manager MEA, Alcatel-Lucent Enterprise, explains how the regional channel can tackle the challenges of co-marketing.
Huawei launches solution quartet
Huawei today launched four new networking, storage and security solutions at Hannover’s CeBIT 2015 trade show.
Huawei: Industry 4.0 transformation key
The President of Huawei’s Enterprise Business Group used his keynote slot at CeBIT 2015 to highlight the company’s strategy for transitioning to Industry 4.0.