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.

Dell announces converged appliance release
Dell today announced the release of its second set of XC Series of web-scale converged appliances.
Dell launches converged appliances
Dell today announced the release of its second set of XC Series of web-scale converged appliances.
Exploring greener pastures
Reseller ME speaks to new vendors on the block to explore the strategies that work the best in this region.
Bit9 + Carbon Black signs Microsoft endpoint deal
Bit9 + Carbon Black has announced a partnership with Microsoft to integrate some of the company’s endpoint solutions.

Driving partnerships
Reseller ME catches up with Michael Gerentine, Global VP Channel Marketing, IBM, at the company’s PartnerWorld Leadership Conference held in Las Vegas this year.
Software AG appoints new VP for Middle East
Rami Kichli will be responsible for expanding the firm’s Middle Eastern business and reinforcing its position in the region.
HDS to acquire oXya
Hitachi Data Systems Corporation (HDS) has announced its intent to acquire oXya, a provider of services for cloud and SAP solutions.

Red Hat releases Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 6
Red Hat today announced the general availability of its Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 6, featuring updates designed to serve as the foundation for building OpenStack-powered clouds for enterprise businesses.
Riding the ‘seventh wave’
Reseller ME sits down with Fayez Ibbini, Founder and Managing Director, Alpha Data, to learn about market trends and what the company has in store for 2015.

IBM releases new software storage layer
IBM today unveiled IBM Spectrum Stibm software storageorage, a new storage software portfolio designed to address data storage inefficiencies by introducing a layer of software to traditional hardware.

VMware broadens partner offerings
VMware has announced new programmes and updated solution competencies its Partner Network.