Sean Tang, VP of International Business, Laserfiche International, aims at working even more closely with users and partners in the region.
Red Hat committed to third platform transition
Brendan McErlain, Director, Marketing, EMEA, Red Hat was delighted with the company’s strong GITEX outing.
Dynamic defence
After a long summer break, CNME kicked off its long-anticipated event season with the return of the fifth annual Enterprise Security 360 Roadshow. Reaching Riyadh, Dubai and Doha, the show covered a range of issues that are never far from the thoughts of Middle Eastern CIOs. CNME reports from the UAE leg of the show.
UAE GDP to grow 4.2 percent in 2014
The UAE’s strong logistics and infrastructures will be a driving factor in the country’s expected GDP growth of of 4.2% in 2014 and 4.5% in 2015; while the country’s exports are expected to grow 6% in 2014 from $379 billion in 2013.
Ingram Micro offers IBM Middle East training
Ingram Micro has commenced its delivery of authorised IBM systems and software training in the Middle East, effective from this month.
Logicom partners with Autodesk
Technology solutions and services distributor Logicom has signed a distribution agreement with Autodesk.
BDL Group to distribute Acer in UAE
The Dubai-headquartered distributor will deliver the vendor’s consumer and commercial range of products to its channel partners across UAE, Qatar, Kuwait and Bahrain.
FireEye aims for a cultural shift around advanced security
FireEye has announced two solutions that aim to help organisations scale their defense strategies. FireEye as a Service is on-demand …
Avira partners with emt Distribution for MENA
Global antivirus security player, Avira has entered into a definitive distribution agreement with emt Distribution to expand its channel base across Middle East and North Africa. The vendor aims to grow its presence and visibility to increase its market share in the region, with the support of the distribution channel base of emt Distribution.
Retail therapy
The retail landscape has transformed dramatically in the region as malls become a way of life. Reseller ME finds out from Neelesh Bhatnagar, CEO, Emax Electronics on what is next for the eight-year-old retailer as it reaches its 100th store milestone by 2017.
Differentiate by services
Venkat Raghavan, General Manager, Al-Futtaim Technologies, enlightens on the evolving role of systems integration in the regional IT environment and the way forward.
Fortinet hosts GCC workshops
Fortinet kicked off its ‘Power to Learn’ pre-sales partner training sessions across the GCC region Monday in Dubai.
From bullets to bits
In addition to dealing with cybercriminals and hacktivists, enterprise security managers must pay increasing attention to avoid becoming collateral to nation-state cyber-warfare. Do recent high profile attacks on the region indicate that Middle Eastern businesses are at greater risk of attack, and what damage can cyber warfare inflict?
Strengthening partnerships
Maya Zakhour, Channel Director, Middle East, Fortinet, elaborates on her key responsibilities in widening the security vendor’s regional channel through strategic partners to reach out to a larger market base.
Software AG appoints new ME & Turkey SVP
Software AG has announced the appointment of Mike Saxton as their new Senior Vice President for the Middle-East and Turkey.
A fine line
Arun Chawla, CEO, Trigon, takes Reseller Middle East through the company’s growth stages and discusses how partners can expand business without hurting their bottom line.
Netwrix signs up Bulwark as ME VAD
Netwrix Corporation, a global provider of change and configuration auditing software, has expanded its presence in the Middle East by partnering with Bulwark Technologies, a regional value-added distributor for IT security.
emt Distribution partners with Ipswitch
emt Distribution has been appointed as the authorised distributor for WhatsUp Gold suite of network, application and server monitoring software from Ipswitch in the Middle East region. The distributor will be responsible for working with resellers across Middle East to train and help them build their Ipswitch business.
A class apart
Youssef Fawaz, Managing Director, Middle East, Dimension Data, discusses how the company’s managed cloud platform enables it to stand out from competition.
To boldly go
Ahmed Yahya, Chief Information Officer, Sheikh Khalifa Medical Centre, takes time out to speak to CNME about his career journey which led him to the Abu Dhabi firm.