Sophos today announced a free anti-virus defence app for Google Android devices which works via the Sophos cloud-based service. Separately …
SAP NetWeaver Cloud PaaS close to general release?
SAP could be close to announcing the general availability of its foray into the PaaS (platform-as-a-service) market, NetWeaver Cloud, which …
Cisco acquires Wi-Fi-based location company
Cisco this week said it acquired ThinkSmart Technologies of Cork, Ireland, a software company that delivers location data analysis based on Wi-Fi networks. …
Gartner: Microsoft’s ‘big gamble’ with Windows 8 won’t pay off
Gartner analysts have dubbed Microsoft’s Windows 8 as a “big gamble” that will see the operating system peak at just …
Intertec to showcase Asset Management solutions in Qatar
Intertec, in collaboration with its long-standing alliance partner, Infor, will host an exclusive seminar on Enterprise Asset Management in …
Westcon becomes distributor for VSS Monitoring
Westcon today announced that it has been signed as a distributor for VSS Monitoring in the Middle East. VSS Monitoring …
Smartworld, Epson strike strategic partnership
Smartworld has announced the signing of a strategic reseller partnership agreement with Epson, one of the world’s largest manufacturers of …
The titans- Aloysius Fernandes
Aloysius Fernandes, President, IT Volume, MEA at Redington Gulf
Make PaaS your own
Derek Singleton, ERP Analyst at Software Advice points out ‘Three Ways Channel Partners Can Adapt to Platform as a Service (PaaS)’
When the time is right
Networking giant Cisco is shifting the focus to highlight the work of its regional services arm with the launch of initiatives like ‘Smart Care’ and ‘Collaborative Professional Services’. Debbie Mayfield, regional services sales manager at Cisco UAE, tells us more
Emitac Distribution and HP Middle East host joint reseller meet Iraq
Emitac Distribution and the HP Middle East Enterprise Group recently held their first joint reseller event in Iraq to provide resellers an overview and product update on the entire HP Enterprise product portfolio
HID Global revamps Identity Assurance Partner Programme in EMEA
The company has announced that it is expanding its previous channel offering to expand the success of the global HID partner programme to the Middle East channel market.
Red Hat strikes high on Forbes innovation list
Red Hat has ranked in at number 4 on Forbes magazine’s list of “The World’s Most Innovative Companies.” Forbes recognised Red …
Casting the right hook
More and more companies are using external agencies in order to find new recruits for their IT departments. Outsourcing your …
Heading into the cloud
If you follow cloud computing, you’re no doubt familiar with software-as-a-service, or infrastructure-as-a-service. But how about network-as-a-service (NaaS)? Generally speaking, the …
Realising potential
In a key move that clearly demonstrates the perception that the Middle East is an important and emerging market, global …
Apple’s iPhone 5 destined for success
As expected, the iPhone 5 already appears to be a big success for Apple. Buyers flooded Apple’s online store on Sept. 14 to …
U.S. and India battle for IT outsourcing supremacy
There’s no question domestic outsourcing is more expensive than sending IT services abroad. The 215 enterprise buyers surveyed in the …
Microsoft flaunts new Exchange version
Microsoft is set to demonstrate the reasons it believes enterprises need to adopt the new version of its Exchange email …
Iran blocks Gmail and Google, security researchers say
The Iranian government appears to have blocked access to Google’s search engine and Gmail webmail service from inside Iran, according …