IT infrastructure spending, comprising storage, server, and enterprise networking equipment, in the Middle East and Africa is forecast to reach $3.47 billion, a 4.1 percent increase from 2013, according to Gartner.

Everteam becomes Qlik’s authorised Middle East reseller
Everteam has announced a strategic partnership agreement with Qlik whereby Everteam Global services is now an authorised Qlik reseller in … 0 4959Riverbed appoints Taj ElKhayat as METNA MD
Riverbed has announced the promotion of Taj ElKhayat to Managing Director for Middle East, Turkey, North, West, and Central Africa (METNA).
Dimension Data scoops SI award
Dimension Data has won the FireEye 2013 Global Systems Integrator of the Year Award.

Touchmate launches 7-inch tablet
Touchmate has launched 3G Dual Core 7-inch touch screen Internet tablet with phone calling and GPS navigation features.
Flash transforms storage technology
Elavarasu Shanmugam, Storage Sales Leader, Gulf Business Machines, highlights the less-known aspects of flash storage, in an age where increasing number of organisations are opting for analytics, and the requirement for low latency and quicker responses from storage is on the rise.
InfoWatch signs distribution agreement with Scope ME
Scope Middle East today announced that it has been signed on by InfoWatch as a distributor for the Middle East region.
malomatia becomes HP’s first MSP in Qatar
According to the company, it will leverage HP’s management software to offer Integrated Managed Service solutions to enterprises in Qatar through a state-of-the-art operations centre currently being built.
Aruba appoints new regional sales director for Gulf and Pakistan
Bashar Bashaireh, the new Regional Sales Director, Gulf & Pakistan of Aruba Networks will now be responsible for developing and executing strategies to expand Aruba’s customer base and capitalise on opportunities arising from mobility and BYOD market trends.
Image innovators
At the recently concluded security event, Martin Gren, Co-founder, Axis Communication, says he doesn’t consider the region to be an emerging market as the uptake of technology is a lot faster here.
Review: Dell Venue 11 Pro
The 11-inch tablet is ideal for smooth transition from work to play, however Dell could have done better on its display and portability.