Golden Systems this week announced that it will be sponsoring a gaming tournament this weekend, along with its vendor partner, NVIDIA. The two firms aim to highlight the vendor’s latest GeForce Graphics Cards. The tournament will be held at the Flamingo Gaming Cafe in Dubai, on Friday, February 15. This event follows two other Golden… Read more »
Dell on Sunday unveiled a new tool to improve its Online Solutions Configurator, PartnerDirect, which now promises to allow partners to effectively price complex enterprise solutions. The vendor said that this should help partners close deals more quickly. The configurator, which is currently being trialled in the UK and Ireland, will be rolled out across… Read more »
Westcon Group on Sunday announced that it had been named EMEA Distributor of the Year for the second year running by Jabra, thanks to its convergence business practice. The distributor was given the award at Jabra’s recent EMEA partner conference, which ran from January 30 to February 1 in Amsterdam. More than 200 partners attended,… Read more »
EC Council distributor Comguard recently held a roadshow in Dubai, attracting a large number of partners from across the Middle East. Several IT and certification institutes from across the region participated in the show, too, Comguard said. The event saw names such as Global Knowledge, New Horizons, Sites Power, Formatech, PROCLOUD, BIBF, Pioneers, Infocenter, SMT… Read more »
D-Link on Thursday reported back from Phuket, Thailand, where it sent its Middle East and Africa for an annual distributor meet from January 18 to 21. More than 50 D-Link distributors from across the region stayed at the Crowne Plaza Panwa Phuket Beach Resort for three days, D-Link said. In addition to providing the ultimate… Read more »
Bridge Systems this week announced that it had been chosen by advanced threat protection vendor Bit9 to be a value-added distributor in the Middle East. Bridge will play a key role in developing new business opportunities in the region for Bit9’s security solutions, helping to protect large and small organisations against threats and malware, the… Read more »
Sims Recycling Solutions (SRS) announced on Wednesday that it had been awarded the Environmental Performance Certificate (EPC) by the UAE Ministry of Environment and Water. The award comes in recognition that SRS are delivering environmentally friendly solutions to organisations in the UAE for old ICT, telecoms and electronic devices. The firm assures businesses that these… Read more »
As part of its Middle East expansion plans, distributor Spectrami on Tuesday opened its new office in Casablanca, Morocco. The office will serve the North African market, which is estimated to be worth above $4 billion, the firm said. “The new Moroccan office will be instrumental in helping us achieve our growth objectives,” said Anand… Read more »
Canon Middle East recently hosted its annual, regional LFP reseller seminar in Dubai, previewing over seven new large-format printing (LFP) models and providing over 100 resellers with insight into market trends and channel strategies. The vendor explained how Canon responds to new channel strategies for its LFP business, as well as the ins and outs… Read more »
Eros Group announced on Sunday that it had been named the best re-exporter of the year for 2012 at the fifth ESEA E-Services Excellence Awards. The award is organised by Dubai Trade to encourage “e-transformation” in trade and logistics and to recognise the most active online performers throughout the year. “It is a proud moment… Read more »
Jumbo Electronics announced on Sunday that it had seen a 50% growth in the sale of smartphones and tablets during this year’s Dubai Shopping Festival (DSF) compared to 2012. The smartphones and tablets segment has grown to become the most popular market in terms of consumer electronics, Jumbo said. The retailer pointed toward by the… 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 »
