McAfee and Al Rostamani Communications last week hosted a seminar on data loss prevention (DLP), security incident and event management (SIEM) and database security solutions at the JW Marriott Marquis hotel in Dubai. The seminar was targeted at financial institutions, government sectors and business enterprises. It features presentations by McAfee and Al Rostamani experts, as… Read more »
Audio solutions vendor Jabra announced on Wednesday that it had awarded Logicom Dubai a distribution agreement to cover all Middle Eastern markets. The deal will focus on accelerating the adoption of Jabra’s technology among users of Cisco collaboration solutions, Jabra said in a statement. “We believe in combining Jabra’s industry-leading products and Logicom’s vast knowledge… Read more »
Emax Electronics on Tuesday announced that it had been given achievement awards by Samsung Gulf in the audio/video and home appliances categories. Emax was recognised for the highest sales growth for audio/video in 2012 across the GCC, and the fastest response to display home appliances requirements across the GCC. The two awards were presented by… Read more »
Ruckus Wireless on Monday announced that it had officially certified four Fibre Optic Supplies and Services (FOSS) IT network specialists in the UAE as Ruckus Certified Network Administrators (RCNAs). The certification means that these FOSS channel partners now have the necessary skills to deploy, administer and support wireless network deployments in the UAE and the… Read more »
Mitsumi Distribution was last week given the ICT Distribution Company of the Year Award at the fourth annual Beacon of ICT Awards in Lagos, Nigeria. According to a statement from Mitsumi, over 55,000 Nigerians voted for Mitsumi to win the award. The annual awards ceremony celebrates the talents, contributions and commitments to the growth of… Read more »
IT solutions provider Qatar Datamation Systems (QDS) this week announced a partnership agreement with CommVault to promote the data management vendor’s Simpana solutions in Qatar. Under the agreement, QDS will sell, implement and service CommVault’s product suite across all market segments and verticals in the emirate. Mohammed Tamimi, Channel Manager, MENAT, CommVault, said that QDS… Read more »
GFI Software on Monday announced that it will host its second Middle East Partner Conference, which will take place on May 8, 2013. This year’s conference will focus on vendor-partner teamwork and taking relationships to the next level, a GFI statement said. The conference will be held at the Hilton Ras Al Khaimah Hotel and Spa,… Read more »
Almasa Value Distribution, an Almasa Holdings company, has announced a regional partnership with LG to address the visual communications needs in the gulf region. As part of the agreement, Almasa Value Distribution will incorporate LG’s display technologies into digital signage systems aimed at various verticals including retail, hospitality, government and transportation. ALMASA ‘s extensive knowledge of the… Read more »
Lenovo has appointed Mindware as an official distributor of its Think product range, according to a recent Mindware statement. The agreement will see Mindware distribute products such as the ThinkPad Edge and the ThinkPad Classic for the UAE, Kuwait, Bahrain and Oman. Having been a part of the PC industry for almost two decades, the… Read more »
E-commerce firm JadoPado on Sunday announced year-on-year revenue growth of 208 percent for its financial year ending March 31, 2013. This amounted to revenue of over Dh15.7 million, JadoPado said. In terms of site visits, JadoPado did equally well during the last year. Following the firm’s international expansion last month, monthly site visitors soared to… Read more »
Jabra announced on Monday that it had this week won three Red Dot design awards. The newcomers to the Jabra product portfolio headphones Jabra Revo Wireless, Jabra Vox and the speakerphone Jabra Speak 510 all received awards in the communication technologies category. This was the fourth consecutive year that Jabra has been given the Red Dot award, the firm… Read more »
Nokia unveils Lumia 925
Nokia on Tuesday released a new interpretation of its flagship Lumia 920 in the form of the Lumia 925, a thinner, light device that features a metal case and the latest PureView camera. Indeed, aside from the sleeker looks, Nokia went big on the 925’s imaging capabilitites. Nokia claimed the new PureView camera features the… Read more »
D-Link releases DCS-5020L Cloud Camera
D-Link on Tuesday extended its range of Cloud Cameras, adding the Wireless N H.264 Day/Night PT Network Camera (DCS-5020L) into the product mix. The new camera is features pan and tilt, audio detection, and a Wi-Fi repeater mode, among other things. D-Link said that the DCS-5020L is a powerful and competitively priced way to enhance… Read more »
TouchMate to unveil new range of smartphones
TouchMate has announced that it will soon launch a range of smartphones in the GCC to complement its range of tablets. The new lines of smartphones will range in size from four inches to six inches, according to Vasant Menghani, CEO and Founder, TouchMate. The flagship model will be a six-inch smartphone, or “phablet”, which… Read more »
