Global IT company Veritas has crowned Condo Protego as the “Most Valuable Partner” in the Middle East and Africa at the recent Veritas Channel Awards.
With open arms
The benefits of open source are well known – software that is largely free of charge, constantly updated and prevents vendor lock-in. How trusting are Middle East organisations to open source when it comes to one of the most important parts of an IT strategy – the network?
Taking off
The UAE’s General Civil Aviation Authority sits at the centre of one of this country’s most important strategic verticals. Responsible for the navigation, safety and international services of aviation activity, the GCAA needed a centralised reporting tool and mobile app to connect airlines, pilots and engineers.
GBM Oman appoints new Country General Manager
Gulf Business Machines (GBM) has announced the appointment of Iyad Al Chammat as the new Country General Manager for GBM Oman.
TP-LINK ties-up with KSA’s Jarir Bookstore
TP-LINK Technologies has signed an alliance with Kingdom of Saudi Arabia-based consumer electronics retailer Jarir Bookstore.
Maximum security
The seventh annual Enterprise Security 360 Roadshow took place last month, reaching Riyadh, Dubai and Doha, the show covered a variety of issues surrounding the ever-changing cybersecurity landscape. Security Advisor ME reports from the UAE leg of the show.
IDC: MEA tablet market continues to decline
The Middle East and Africa (MEA) tablet market declined 12.3 percent year-on-year in the first quarter of 2016 to total 3.32 million units, according to the latest figures from International Data Corporation (IDC).
GBM Bahrain hosts IT security event
During an exclusive event held recently, Gulf Business Machines (GBM) has revealed, that nearly 50 percent of the GCC’s executives still lack confidence in their organisations tools and capabilities to predict and prevent cyber-attacks.
Fast Lane receives Microsoft Silver Learning Partner title
Fast Lane will now offer Microsoft’s complete certification training programme in Dubai. With customers transitioning into the cloud and adopting new technologies the company’s main focus will be on the cloud, Platform-as-a- Service and Infrastructure-as-a-Service offerings.
FireEye study: Cyberattacks on the rise across the GCC region
A FireEye study has revealed key insights on the state of cyber-attacks across the EMEA region, particularly in the countries of the GCC. It also showed that the government, energy and finance sectors subjected to the most attacks.
Nexans launches solutions for 25G and 40G Ethernet in the Middle East
Nexans has announced its new copper-based solutions to support bandwidths of 25Gb/s and 40Gb/s Ethernet. Developing this technology is part of Nexans’ vision of supporting the world’s growing data needs.
DarkMatter reveals results of its cybersecurity poll
DarkMatter has found that 48 percent of respondents to its ‘DarkMatter Cyber Security Poll’ say their organisations do not have a senior management executive assigned to oversee cyber security.
PNY expands NVIDIA Quadro distribution network in Middle East
PNY Technologies has announced the appointment of Redington Gulf as part of broadening the distribution network for its NVIDIA Quadro graphic cards.
GSD, NetSuite partner to drive cloud ERP in Middle East
NetSuite has announced that Gulf Software Distribution (GSD) has joined the NetSuite Solution Provider Partner Programme as a strategic partner.
Cisco honours top performing partners in the UAE
Cisco has recently recognised twenty top performing partners in the UAE in recognition for their outstanding performance in 2015 across several categories.
Study reveals companies see IT as a customer-focused business
EMC Corporation has recently held their fourth annual CIO Connect Summit at the Yas Viceroy, Abu Dhabi, on 25th – 26th May, during which the company EMC also highlighted the findings of its State of IT Transformation report.
Channel celebrities honoured at Partner Excellence Awards 2016
Reseller Middle East celebrated the seventh edition of its annual Partner Excellence Awards, at Jumeirah Emirates Towers, Dubai. It featured a red carpet and VIP reception for IT channel luminaries, all in true Oscars-style.
GBM appointed as first Apple authorised systems integrator
Gulf Business Machines (GBM) has been appointed as the first Apple Authorised Systems Integrator (AASI) in the UAE.
An eye to the future
No one has the ability to alter history or tell what’s going to happen in the future. But, for businesses who want to succeed and stay ahead of market competition, there is a way to predict the future using data from the past.
Cloud on your terms
Haider Salloum, Microsoft Gulf’s Director for its Small & Medium Enterprise (SME) segment, explains why cloud is a game changer for SMEs, and how the firm’s Azure services are geared towards this market segment.