Saad Maniar, Managing Partner of Crowe Horwath UAE, explains how modern technology and software can be utilised to maximise finance business performance


Saad Maniar, Managing Partner of Crowe Horwath UAE, explains how modern technology and software can be utilised to maximise finance business performance

Huawei has released its latest annual report which showed record revenue and net profit for 2014 with global financial performance up strongly across all business areas.

The Middle East and Africa (MEA) tablet market recorded robust year-on-year growth in the final quarter of 2014, with holiday purchases and aggressive end-of-year promotions spurring a particularly strong performance in the consumer segment.

Parrot’s Zik 2.0 is built for high performance and offers a good user experience.
Global wireless systems provider, Ruckus Wireless has expanded its distributor agreement with WestconGroup to cover the Gulf Cooperation Council(GCC) and Levant region. The agreement has assigned WestconGroup as an official distributor of all Ruckus Wireless Smart Wi-Fi solutions, to assist the company in its plans to expand further into the Middle East region.

Smartphones, tablets and PCs are about to get a whole lot more storage capacity thanks to new 3D flash chips from Intel and Micron that cram more bits into a smaller space.
Samsung Electronics has partnered with MDS Gulf Holdings to launch an experience store at Bawabat Al Sharq Mall in Abu Dhabi today. The new location is the first Samsung Experience store in the region to focus exclusively on Samsung smartphones, tablets and cameras.

BlackBerry’s turnaround continues, as the company reported a second straight quarter of profit on last Friday, along with expectations of …

The Board of Directors of HTC Corporation has named Cher Wang, Chairman and co-founder of HTC, as Chief Executive Officer, effective immediately. The former CEO, Peter Chou will transition to a strategic new role leading future product innovation.
With resellers being the key component of the channel landscape, RME profiles leading players and discusses important factors to their success.

The Middle East and Africa (MEA) PC market posted its third successive quarter of year-on-year growth in Q4 2014, continuing its recovery from the seven consecutive quarterly declines it experienced leading up to Q2 2014.
The Galaxy S6 and Galaxy S6 edge were introduced to the region by Samsung Electronics at the World Tour event held in Dubai last evening. Dubai is the first city globally to host the Samsung World Tour, which will see the launch of the new flagships in different cities around the world.

Cellular networks in the Middle East will need fatter pipes to the wired Internet to keep delivering a satisfying mobile experience, and fibre is emerging as the best for mobile backhaul networks.

HTC founder Cher Wang is taking over as company CEO, as the Taiwanese Android smartphone maker fights to revive its struggling business.

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.

There is no question that the use of mobile devices, both personally and professionally, are now not only convinient, but necessary for productivity. As the mobile technology develops, mobile security best practices must also adapt.

For users looking for a simple straightforward smartphone, BlackBerry Classic could be the perfect match.

Huawei is making its first foray into the smartwatch market with a new Android Wear device that was announced today in Barcelona alongside two other wearable devices.

Google has confirmed for the first time that it plans to offer connectivity directly to mobile users in the U.S., but a senior executive downplayed the competition it would be to major U.S. cellular carriers.

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.