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 …
Partners unite for Cloud Congress 2012
Speakers, partners and IT leaders from around the region have gathered this morning for the 2012 CNME Cloud Congress. Leading …
Comguard partners with BlueCat Networks to host roadshows on IPv6 and BYOD
Comguard, a Dubai-based VAD for IT security products, in association with BlueCat Networks, will host roadshows on its new business technology platforms IPv6 and BYOD in Saudi Arabia and UAE.
Riverbed announces new channel leads for EMEA and Americas
Riverbed Technology, the performance company, announced the appointment of Nino D’Auria as VP of Channel Sales for Europe, the Middle East, and Africa (EMEA) and Rob Rosiello as VP of Channel Sales for the Americas.
Dell unleashes Latitude 10 on tablet market
Dell unveiled its first business-focused Windows 8 tablet this week, which aims to offer style and enable productivity without compromising …
Oracle Q1 profit up as hardware products revenue drops
Oracle has reported that net income rose 11 percent to US$2 billion while revenue fell 2 percent to $8.2 billion …
Microsoft patches critical Flash bugs in Windows 8
Microsoft has now updated Flash on Windows 8 to protect IE10 users from attacks that may have started months ago. …
Cybercriminals turn focus to bank employees
Bank employees, not customers, are now the main target of financial cyber attacks, according to the FBI. In a warning …
Heroku announces PaaS cloud option for Java developers
Salesforce.com subsidiary Heroku is launching a PaaS (platform-as-a-service) cloud option for Java developers that is intended to make it easier …
Avaya stresses importance of UC for MSMEs
Unified Communications (UC) is a valuable tool for businesses, especially to the Micro Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs), as it …