Comguard recently teamed with HP to conduct a special training workshop for channel partners in Saudi Arabia. The workshop was held on May 15, 2013 at Marriott Hotel, Al Ma’ather Street, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Comguard said that over 40 leading channel partners from across the Kingdom attended. The aim was to educate, train and… Read more »
In an effort to drive its business expansion in the Middle East, Brocade has appointed networking industry veteran Dr Cherif Sleiman to the position of country manager for Saudi Arabia. According to Business Monitor International’s Saudi Arabia Information Technology Report Q2 2013, IT spending in the Kingdom is forecast to increase by 6.6 percent to… Read more »
ICT distributor Logicom Dubai announced last week that it had restructured its management team by way of internal promotions and a new appointment. The distributor said that Sajith Raj had been appointed to the role of Regional Distribution and Sales Manager, and Ahmed Diab, who was formally Logicom KSA’s Business Unit Manager for Cisco, will… Read more »
FVC, Polycom’s authorised VAD across the MENA region, has announced that Electronic Special Equipment Co. (ESE), its authorised Polycom partner in KSA, has been named Gold Level Polycom Choice Partner
Alfalak Electronic Equipment & Supplies Co., a leading provider of technology-based end-to-end solutions in the Middle East, recently hosted a seminar for an exclusive group of its customers to help them understand and address advanced information and infrastructure protection. At the event Symantec highlighted the growing risks to infrastructure and information and demonstrated solutions to… Read more »
Fortinet has signed a partnership agreement with Oxygen, a value-added distributor specialised in mobility, wireless and security solutions, for the distribution of its entire suite of security solutions in KSA
FMP, a subsidiary of UMG is dedicated to the distribution of Samsung mobiles and is working towards strengthening its leadership position across KSA’s burgeoning smart phone market through product promotions and critical value add services. According to a recent report by analysts at Informa Telecoms and Media, the smart phone penetration rate in Saudi Arabia… Read more »
Huawei, a global information and communications technology (ICT) solutions provider, recently announced the official release of its much anticipated Huawei Ascend P1 smartphone now available at retailers across the country. The launch marks the first Huawei smartphone to be introduced regionally under the company’s new Ascend Platinum series (denoted by the “P1”) which comes fully-loaded… Read more »
Recently appointed territory channel manager at Brocade, Khaled Kamel tells us about the evolution of the channel and what he brings to the plate in his new role. “We have come a long way from the time when IT vendors were yet to establish a presence in the region. Back then, vendors in more cases… Read more »
Omnix International, a distributor of digital software imaging solutions, has revealed its strategy to strengthen its focus on KSA’s burgeoning construction market, which is currently valued to be worth over USD 82 million. The move complements a recent report released by business research and intelligence firm, Ventures Middle East, titled ‘KSA Construction Industry Overview,’ showing… Read more »
The Alfalak Business Analytic Services Division (BAS), in collaboration with SAS, has recently conducted a series of seminars to introduce the SAS Academic Program for Educational Institutions. The seminars were held at King Saud University (KSU) and Institute of Public Administration (IPA) and were designed to assist and empower students and lecturers with the knowledge… Read more »
Golden Systems Middle East (GSME), along with distributor, Al Hasoob, recently held seminars for Zotac’s customers and partners in Riyadh and Jeddah in Saudi Arabia. The events received tremendous response from Saudi distributors, resellers and retailers, who were impressed with Zotac’s award-winning range of graphics cards and mini-PCs better known by their brand name, ZBOX…. Read more »
Epicor Software Corporation, a business software solutions provider for manufacturing, distribution, retail and services organisations, today announced that two Epicor Value Added Resellers (VARs) will be expanding Middle East operations. “Several Epicor partners are expanding operations in the Middle East, taking advantage of the exciting growth prospects that have emerged in the region’s IT sector,”… Read more »
Orange Business Services, the business services arm of France Telecom-Orange and one of the Middle East’s major ICT employers, has announced the opening of a new, dedicated office in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, through the establishment of Orange Business Arabia, a new local company. This is the latest local company established by Orange Business Services… Read more »
Tripp Lite, a manufacturer of power protection and connectivity products, announced its successful participation at the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) edition of Datacenter Dynamics (DCD) ‘Converged’. A unique series of events were tailored to deliver enhanced knowledge and networking opportunities for professionals that design, build and operate data centres, which was held recently at… Read more »
R&M upgrades fibre optic cables for data centres
R&M on Sunday announced that it had upgraded its entire range of fibre optic cables for data centres to bend-insensitive multimode fibre (BIMMF) standards.
AMD previews ‘world’s first’ 5 GHz CPU processor
At the E3 conference this week, AMD unveiled what it says is the world’s first commercially available 5 GHz CPU processor, the FX-9590.
Imation unveils Nexsan Assureon next-gen object store
Imation this week unveiled its next-generation object store, the Nexsan Assureon secure automated archive solution, which, the vendor said, cost-effectively consolidates storage tiers, secures data and simplifies storage management.
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