In Australia, Karoon Gas found that as its business requirements grew, access to various data sets from different locations slowed …
Avaya names new channel leader for emerging markets
Based in Dubai, Hassaniyeh will head Avaya’s channel business throughout the Middle East, Africa and Turkey. He will be responsible …
Netgear eyes 10% growth in KSA
In line with this, the company is planning to roll out a nationwide expansion and awareness campaign in KSA, which …
Microsoft intensifies fight against illegal software
H.E. Mohammed Ahmed Bin Abdulaziz Al Shihhi, Director General of the UAE Ministry of Economy, said: "Software piracy is a …
LG Electronics continues regional expansion
Since the beginning of 2010, the company has added two outlets to its portfolio across the region, in line with …
Upping the ante
NWME: Tell us a bit about Burgan Bank? Burgan Bank, a subsidiary of KIPCO (Kuwait Projects Company), is a regional …
And the winners are…
The awards which honoured the Middle East’s channel architects are a barometer for measuring which vendors, distributors, SIs, resellers and …
Dimension Data achieves global certification from Cisco
Dimension Data becomes one of four organisations with this elite status worldwide. Cisco’s Global Certification follows the establishment by Dimension …
Lenovo appoints new regional GM
The appointment, which is effective 1st April, sees Al-Amine who has been Lenovo’s transactional business director since mid-May 2009 and …
BIX collaborates with Cisco
Cisco has agreed to work with The Bahrain Internet Exchange (BIX) with the aim of collaborating on a national project …
KuwaitNet, Redington Value boost regional open source efforts
The conference which was held under the theme “An Opportunity to re-invent IT with open source during the current economical …
Sariya-IT on the growth curve
While some IT companies in the region may have taken a battering from last year’s global economic slowdown, the same …
Track, Cisco train Saudi-based resellers
Resellers were hosted by Cisco and Track top management who encouraged them to familiarise themselves on channel programmes and product …
KSA IT market to hit US$4 billion in 2010
Al-Falak Electronic Equipment and Supplies Company, a provider of technology-based end-to-end solutions in the Middle East, …
Dubai reseller settles out-of-court with Microsoft
Storm Computers was purportedly found to be selling personal computers loaded with pirated versions of Microsoft software. Pirated CDs were …
Tech Access hails KSA prospects
RWME: What will be Tech Access main focus in 2010? SG: The key focus area of Tech Access for …
CMCS opens new office in Italy
CMCS aims to generate 2.5 million euros in sales revenue within the first three years of operation in its bid …
Rallying call
b>Tell us about your role within Cisco, Fahad. I’m the regional senior marketing manager for Cisco in the Gulf/UAE/Saudi/Pakistan. I’m …
Almasa IT Distribution signs SpectorSoft Corporation
This agreement authorises Almasa IT Distribution to distribute the complete SpectorSoft product line of solutions in the Middle East and …
Virtual desktops
The pace of desktop virtualisation deployment is only expected to speed up now that Windows 7 is on the scene …