Reseller ME caught up with Sofocles Socratous, Senior Director, EMEA Channel & Emerging Markets, Seagate Technology, at the company’s annual partner conference last month, to learn about its business focus.

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 4959Synology signs up FDC ProValue in ME
The partnership allows FDC to distribute the vendor’s complete range of product line in the Middle East.

Gartner: CRM to be nucleus of digital initiatives
In one of Gartner’s latest report, it indicated that organisations are leveraging CRM technologies as a major part of their digital initiatives to enhance the customer experience.
FDC ProValue to distribute QNAP’s NAS solutions
According to the contract, the agreement caters to the Middle East, North Africa, Levant and Central Asia region excluding a few countries in the GCC.
Sony Mobile launches Xperia M2 at MWC
At the ongoing Mobile World Congress (MWC) in Barcelona, Sony Mobile has introduced Xperia M2, one of its four new products. The other products include Sony SmartBand, Xperia Z2 smartphone and Xperia Z2 tablet.
Ruckus and Global Reach signs strategic partnership
This strategic partnership aims to give service providers and enterprises the ability to provision, manage and monetise public smart Wi-Fi access services in a simpler manner.
Philips monitors concludes roadshow in Egypt
MMD along with its distribution partner, QDS showcased range of Philips monitors for the Egyptian market in Cairo.
In the right direction
Training partners is imperative for a successful channel business. Reseller ME investigates how the channel goes about implementing these programmes and the roadblocks.
Revolutionising networks
Mark Floyd, Chairman and CEO, Cyan
Making a difference
Gary Hopwood, Manufacturing Channel Manager, Infor