Treasury tech talk

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

MEA tablet sales up 26 percent

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.

Ruckus Wireless & WestconGroup expand distribution partnership

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.

Samsung & MDS Gulf partner to open first Samsung store

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.

HTC founder takes over as CEO

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.

Path to success

With resellers being the key component of the channel landscape, RME profiles leading players and discusses important factors to their success.

Global PC shipments experienced a 3.6 percent decline in Q3, according to Gartner

MEA PCs grow for third straight quarter

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.

Samsung launches Galaxy S6 & Galaxy S6 edge regionally

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.

Lighting up

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 replaces CEO with founder

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

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.

Safety on the go

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.

Google confirms carrier plans

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.

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.

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