Sony Mobile has announced the appointment of Hirokazu Ishizuka as its Middle East and Africa’s Vice President, in a restructuring of its Global Sales Development division.

FireMon signs distribution partnership with StarLink
StarLink, a regional value-added distributor (VAD), has signed a distribution partnership with FireMon, a global player in network security policy … 0 4402On a growth spree
Deepak Bhatia, Sales Director, iLife, gives an overview of the market and discusses regional channel expansion plans for 2016.

IDC: Iran ICT market set to grow by 2020
According to reports, the easing of sanctions against Iran could see the country become the fastest-growing ICT market in the Middle East, Turkey, and Africa (META) over the next five years.
TP-LINK appoints Associate VP for SMB in MEA region
TP-LINK Technologies has announced the appointment of Ram Praveen as the new Associate Vice President, SMB for Middle East and Africa (MEA).

Quantum appoints CCL as distributor in Kenya
Quantum has announced the appointment of Compute Continuum Ltd (CCL), as its distributor in Kenya.

Dimenson Data appoints new MEA CEO
As part of their strategy to double revenues in the next-five years, Dimension Data has recently announced the appointment of Grant Bodley as the CEO for Middle East & Africa (MEA).
Grant Bodley named as Dimension Data’s new MEA CEO
As part of their strategy to double revenues in the next-five years, Dimension Data has recently announced the appointment of Grant Bodley as the CEO for Middle East & Africa (MEA).

Alcatel-Lucent sees strong growth in META region
Alcatel-Lucent (ALU) recently hosted a media round table which featured its Group CEO Michel Combes. The event saw a discussion on the telco company’s rise from a financial difficulty in 2013 and the strategy that helped them overcome it.

Always be prepared
Cyber criminials are becoming more organised and taking higher bounties. Kaspersky Lab’s Cyber Security Weekend for the Middle East, Turkey and Africa kept CNME abreast of changes in the security landscape and predicted what we can expect in the coming year.
At the helm
Having gone private a year-and-a-half ago, Dell is pitching its end-to-end integrated solutions, and has chalked out a go-to-market strategy with partners playing a key role in it. We sat down with Driss Elougmani, the new GM for Dell’s recently formed Middle East Turkey and Africa business to understand the channel implications.