Information technology innovation and transformation leaders, yesterday, gathered for the second annual CIO 100 Awards and Forum.


Information technology innovation and transformation leaders, yesterday, gathered for the second annual CIO 100 Awards and Forum.

Sales Neeti RodriguesMiddle East & AfricaRegional Directorneeti.rodrigues@hpe.com Arun GeorgeUAE, Oman, BahrainRegional Sales Managerageorge@hpe.com Mohamed IbrahimUAE, Oman, BahrainRegional Sales Managermohibrahim@hpe.com …
Industry experts examine the current market scenario and predicts what’s in store over the course of 2016.

Jerry Kenelly, CEO, Riverbed Technology, sat down with CNME on his most recent visit to Dubai to discuss his futurist strategy and how going private has impacted the company.
SAS has announced the appointments of Marcel Yammine as the General Manager for Gulf and Emerging Markets, and Alaa Youssef as the General Manager for KSA.
Saeed Agha, General Manager, Palo Alto Networks Middle East, recently revealed a few cybersecurity trends that the company foresees this year.

Netflix launched its service globally, simultaneously bringing its Internet TV network to more than 130 new countries around the world. The company made the announcement – and the service went live – during a keynote by Co-founder and Chief Executive Reed Hastings at CES 2016.
Help AG, an information security services and solutions provider in the Middle East, has signed a new partnership agreement with BeyondTrust.

With its internal departments siloed and lacking process alignment, Saudi Diesel Equipment Company needed unity and efficiency in its technology. Ahmed Alkooheji, Department Head, IT and PMO sought an ERP solution that could provide transparency and clarity for the firm.
Reseller ME examines the opportunities for channel partners when deploying Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) applications and how they can profit in this space.

According to reports, the easing of sanctions against Iran could see the country become the fastest-growing ICT market in the Middle East, Turkey, and Africa (META) over the next five years.

Charles Phillips is an industry heavyweight. The Infor CEO was a member of Barack Obama’s Economic Recovery Advisory Board and …
Ajay Singh Chauhan, CEO, ComGuard, on exploring newer avenues of growth and how partners can develop their capabilities to capitalise on the prospects.
Beta Information Technology has recently announced a partnership with F5 Networks.
Ingram Micro has announced that it has expanded its distribution agreement with Microsoft to cover NEPA region (North Africa, East Mediterranean countries and Pakistan) which includes the countries of Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia and Pakistan.
Although a host of new players have entered the market over the last two years, wearable technology is still at a nascent stage. Reseller ME speaks to industry experts to discover how much of it is channel play and how partners can monetise the opportunities present.
Saudi-based distributor, Al Jammaz Distribution looks to participate at GITEX Technology Week in the future.
Fortinet has appointed Redington Value as its new value added distributor for the Middle East.

With a lack of sufficient processes to ensure timely delivery of its product, Gulf Precast was suffering. Mohammad Shahzad, ICT Manager, Gulf Precast Concrete, implemented an enterprise-wide ERP solution which has vastly improved operating processes and had a huge impact on the company’s bottom line.
Logicom has announced the appointment of Mounir Sarkis and Peter Irinarchos as Regional Director and General Manager for UAE and Gulf, respectively.