Ihab Al Saheli, General Manager, CNS, discusses company plans and how the industry is evolving with the current market trends.

Huawei launches solution quartet
Huawei today launched four new networking, storage and security solutions at Hannover’s CeBIT 2015 trade show.
Fortinet revamps global FortiPartner programme
The new programme, including new certification and re-aligned partner levels, is designed to help partners build expertise on the full range of the vendor’s network security products, extend service offerings and expand into new areas of the security market.

Huawei: Industry 4.0 transformation key
The President of Huawei’s Enterprise Business Group used his keynote slot at CeBIT 2015 to highlight the company’s strategy for transitioning to Industry 4.0.

Etisalat showcases energy and utilities expertise
Etisalat recently organized a half-day workshop highlighting how the service provider’s could protect businesses in the energy and utilities sector from market volatility and unforeseen business circumstances.

SAP’s McDermott: Digital economy an opportunity
SAP CEO Bill McDermott kicked off Hannover’s CeBIT 2015 technology trade show by underlining the importance of a versatile digital economy in a one-on-one Q&A session.

Amazon acquires 2lementry
Amazon.com has acquired 2lemetry, a startup that has developed a platform for the integration of connected devices across enterprises, as it expands on its Internet of Things strategy. The current customers of 2lemetry will continue to be supported, with the name and branding retained.

Google Services Disrupted
Google’s services were disrupted briefly on Thursday after a broadband provider in India made a network routing error.

Keep security simple
Alan Matthews, Chairman, Rapid7 believes in deleting emails. He strongly suggests not hoarding unused data, like old correspondence that can be mined by cyber-criminals and used against you. CNME sits down with Matthews to see what other suggestions he has to keep our data safe.

The big upgrade
The adoption of virtualisation in the past few years has undoubtedly changed the face of the data centre. No longer housed in sprawling warehouses, data centres are fast becoming slimmed down and agile.

Think green
Launched in 1992 by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, ‘Energy Star’ was the initiative that kick-started green IT. Since then, minimising the negative impact of information technology use on the environment has become increasingly pertinent in the age of sustainability.
VMware appoints new EMEA channel VP
VMware has announced the appointment of Scott Dodds as Vice President of Channel and Alliances in EMEA.

Arabian heights
LinkedIn recently launched the Arabic version of its services, but similar social initiatives are needed to maximise growth in the Middle East.

IBM rolls out 3 new enterprise iOS apps
IBM has unveiled a fresh crop of enterprise apps resulting from the partnership it forged with Apple last year.

MWC: Ericsson CEO talks solutions
Ericsson President and CEO Hans Vestberg reflected on the pace of change in the industry at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, showcasing the latest solutions that the company is bringing to market, and making predictions for 2015.
Crayon appointed Snow KSA reseller
Software Asset Management (SAM) firm Crayon Middle East today announced its appointment as the first reseller and deployment partner in the Gulf and Saudi Arabia market for on premise and cloud-based SAM firm Snow Software.

Identifying the advantage
HID Global’s Business Segment Director for PACS, Jaroslav Barton and Nat Pisupati, Regional Sales Director Identity & Access Management, MEA, take us through the company and channel plans for the year.

IBM due $4 billion disruptive tech drive
IBM will dedicate $4 billion in spending this year to the cloud, analytics and mobile technologies, as it struggles with seismic shifts that are changing the computing landscape it once dominated.

IBM outlines Twitter plans
Capturing public conversations around the world in real time, Twitter could be a valuable source of intelligence for the business world. IBM is now creating new ways to derive potentially valuable information from this massive, sprawling data set.

Avaya extends SDN offerings
Avaya this week extended its SDN arsenal with an architecture and supporting products designed to simplify enterprise connectivity and application provisioning.