VMware announced the appointment of Henri van der Vaeren as Vice President for Southern Europe, Middle East and Africa.
VMware announces new VP for Southern Europe and MEA
VMware announced the appointment of Henri van der Vaeren as Vice President for Southern Europe, Middle East and Africa.
Review: Samsung Note 5
Elegant in design, powerful in performance, it’s hard not to desire Samsung’s Note 5. Janees Reghilini takes Samsung’s latest launch for a spin and tells us why it’s different from its predecessors.
Review: Samsung Note 5
Elegant in design, powerful in performance, it’s hard not to desire Samsung’s Note 5. As soon as you get a hold of Samsung’s latest launch, you know it’s different from its predecessors.
At your service
Upholding Dubai’s five-star standards is no easy task. Prasanna Rupasinghe, Director of IT, Kempinski Hotel Mall of the Emirates, launched a seamless guest-facing application powered by contemporary IT infrastructure that could deliver first-class HDTV and hotel services.
Cloud on the horizon
At its annual customer event SAP Select in Barcelona, the company laid out its strategy for growth, with HANA at the forefront.
Ericsson forum puts spotlight on digital transformation
Ericsson recently hosted the Change Makers Forum, which focused on the importance of digital transformation and the need to think of alternative business models to seize the opportunities brought by the Networked Society.
The power of one
Commvault has recently launched the next-generation of its product portfolio, which it says, delivers a broad spectrum of innovation to help customers address data management challenges. We caught up the company’s Chairman, President and CEO, Robert Hammer during his maiden visit to Dubai.
Cash in a flash
When Kuwait Credit Bank introduced a new loan scheme for women in 2011, it received unprecedented and unmanageable demand in its branches. CIO Tariq Al-Usaimi was compelled to create an artificial intelligence solution that slashed the loan approval time to an astonishing 90 seconds.
Tile tech
Keeping track of the finances of any business is no easy job. As Chief Financial Officer of RAK Ceramics, Pramod Kumar Chand, however, is tasked with this key function in an organisation that spans 160 countries, with a large product portfolio. He told CNME how his strong relationship with IT ensures things run smoothly.
Channel leaders feted at Hot 50 Awards
Reseller ME celebrated 50 ‘Hot’ companies in the region’s channel ecosystem at Hot 50 Awards.
Intel, HP Enterprise partner for IoT edge computing
Hewlett Packard Enterprise has recently announced that it will be partnering with Intel on projects focusing on the Internet of Things, revealing plans to develop products for computing at the edges of networks.
Information investment
With its companies siloed and speaking different IT languages, Khalifa Butti Bin Omeir Group needed a fresh solution that could unite its finance and HR operations. Samir Mayani, IT Director, KBBO, opted for a Cloud-based ERP solution to drive the change.
Five-star access
In the hospitality industry, service is everything. When the quality of Internet wasn’t up to the Amwaj Rotana’s high standards, IT Director Rabih Merhy sought a new solution that could keep business and leisure guests connected throughout the facility.
Heavy metal
Enamoured with futuristic technology, Esam Hadi has a passion for innovation. Aluminium Bahrain’s Senior IT Manager has used the power of IT automation to convince the firm’s senior management of calculated tech risks, and is determined to empower a new crop of the company’s rising stars.
ADFCA consolidates partnership with Fujitsu with new CRM implementation
The Abu Dhabi Food Control Authority (ADFCA) has appointed Fujitsu to implement Oracle Siebel CRM to help manage its customer-facing operations when inspecting the standards of food safety in the manufacturing and distribution of food in Abu Dhabi.
Fujitsu highlights integrated solutions
Having been a participant at GITEX for a long time, Fujitsu considers the event as a very important platform for engaging with industry players in the technology space.
Guest speakers laud digital hype
Global CIOs urged Middle East enterprises to recruit higher level strategists to drive digital transformations, during GITEX Technology Week 2015’s conferences programme.
Paper purge
Any firm specialising in construction and engineering work needs rock solid business processes to match its concrete end products. Unfortunately for BATCO Group, a reliance on paper documents left the firm with serious problems. IT Manager Chadi Eid sought an enterprise content management solution as a remedy.
Rack by rack
Back once again for its third annual outing, CNME’s Data Centre Build roadshow reached Riyadh, Doha and Dubai, drawing in scores of IT decision-makers and industry figureheads to reflect on how to design and optimise the vital foundations of IT infrastructure. We report from the Dubai leg of the conferences.