— Zain KSA, one of the leading telecom operators in the Middle East region and a prominent player in Saudi Arabia’s telecom space, is bringing unprecedented change to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia with the deployment of its 5G network in its second phase using Infovista radio planning portfolio. In line with Saudi Vision 2030 and... Continue Reading →
Blending Interactivity with Health and Education
BenQ 4K UHD 86” Education Interactive Flat Panel Display By Shereen Shabnam The highlight of my 2020 reviews was BenQ's 86" Germ Resistant Education Interactive Flat Panel, RP8602, designed for an engaging and healthy teaching and learning environment. Installed with proficient cloud features including cloud whiteboard, the plug and play RP02 enhances class preparation participation... Continue Reading →
A new era in wardrobe wellness: The appliance revolutionizing laundry and replenishing appearances
Changing consumer trends and increased demand for products that complement dynamic lifestyles have driven the popularity of next-generation home appliances to newfound heights. With these factors in mind, Samsung formulated a vision to introduce a first-of-its-kind product dedicated to wardrobe wellness, capable of tailoring to the needs and preferences of fashion-centric enthusiasts. Today, this ambition... Continue Reading →
Developing Skills of The Future Today
By aggressively investing in education of digital skills, the region is preparing its youth for future employment and technology led economic development, explains Paul Potgieter, Managing Director – UAE, Dimension Data Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Blockchain are two significant technologies that are expected to change the regional landscape in terms of demand for specialized skills.... Continue Reading →
Helping CISOs Prepare for the 2021 Threat Landscape
By Alain Penel, Regional Vice President – Middle East, Fortinet In an era of constant innovation, it is important to be constantly aware of the impact that new technology has on the threat landscape. While IoT devices and multi-cloud environments have proven beneficial, especially in times of increased remote work, CISOs must also understand the... Continue Reading →
TECHNOLOGY TRENDS
Start the New Year with a curated collection of gadgets selected by Natasha Dury, Founder of NJD Concepts and @new_technology_trends. PHILIPS STYLECARE PACK Philips recently launched its StyleCare pack, a hair grooming pack consisting of an auto curler and a heated straightening brush (both with hair protection features) for a professional hair look every day... Continue Reading →
Selling at the Edge – Three Key Considerations for Channel Partners
Author: Sherifa Hady, EMEA Channel Sales Director at Aruba, a Hewlett Packard Enterprise company Aruba recently published a new e-book ‘Opportunity at the edge’ in collaboration with Fast Future, calling for companies to start embracing edge technologies immediately in order to take advantage of the vast commercial potential they present. It was clear from the... Continue Reading →
Revolutionising the Business World
Interview with Vikas Panchal – Business Head, Middle East for Tally Solutions Pvt. Ltd Shereen Shabnam Tally Solutions Pvt Ltd. is a pioneer in the business management software industry. We meet with Vikas Panchal – Business Head, Middle East for Tally Solutions Pvt. Ltd to find out how the company has helped over 60,000 businesses... Continue Reading →
Mindware Partners with Vade Secure to Bring Predictive Email Security to Regional Market
With a view to strengthening its security capabilities and portfolio, Mindware, a leading Value Added Distributor (VAD), today signed a partnership agreement with Vade Secure, the global leader in predictive email defense. As per the agreement, Vade Secure for Microsoft 365 - the only native email security solution for Microsoft 365, will be made available... Continue Reading →
Riverbed Experiences Nearly 100% Growth for Client Accelerator, Expands Product Capabilities as Organizations Shift Toward Remote Working and Work from Anywhere Models
Claudio, Laura, Emanuela & Dante Riverbedtoday announced expanded product capabilities and strong market momentum of Client Accelerator, with nearly 100% sequential growth, as IT organizations look to accelerate business-critical applications and performance of remote employees as increasingly more employees Work From Anywhere. Delivered in a software form factor, Client Accelerator extends best-in-class optimization and acceleration... Continue Reading →
Importance of Modern DDI services in the New Era of Distributed Networking
By: Mohammed Al-Moneer, Regional Director, Middle East, Turkey & Africa at Infoblox Recent world events—especially the COVID-19 epidemic and the subsequent global adoption work from anywhere (WFA)—have made network reliability and visibility more important than ever. This massive disruption has highlighted a fact that was becoming abundantly clear even before the pandemic hit—that achieving network... Continue Reading →
Toshiba Gulf FZE partners with Redington for regional distribution
Toshiba Gulf FZE appoints regional distributor, Redington Gulf to handle their memory and storage solutions product portfolio for Oman, Qatar, Bahrain, Kuwait and Saudi Arabia, formalising the partnership at GITEX 2020 in a signing ceremeony. Santosh Varghese, Vice President, Toshiba Gulf FZE said, "To remain at the forefront and position ourselves as market leaders for... Continue Reading →
Canvio® Portable Storage with new applications and designs takes centre stage at the Toshiba Gulf FZE stand at GITEX 2020
Canvio FlexTM and Canvio GamingTM models now come with new colors and textures. Toshiba Gulf FZE is geared to highlight the Canvio® portable storage Series at GITEX 2020, designed to meet the evolving needs for storage solutions suited for a broad range of users, including multi-platform users, gamers, business professionals, outdoor photographers and students. “The... Continue Reading →
Qualys launches UAE Cloud to empower Middle East organizations to effectively address security across their Global IT environment and comply with local data residency requirements
Qualys UAE Cloud allows organizations of all sizes to automatically build a comprehensive global IT asset inventory, identify in real-time devices that connect to the network, identify and prioritize vulnerabilities and misconfigurations, identify malware and effectively respond, all with deployment of a single light weight agent, network sensors and cloud connectors Qualys (NASDAQ: QLYS), a... Continue Reading →
Kioxia Corporation to showcase memory solutions product portfolio at GITEX
New microSD/SD Memory Cards, USB Memory and SSDs to be highlighted Kioxia Corporation, the world leader in memory solutions will be showcasing “KIOXIA” branded consumer products, including microSD/SD memory cards, USB memory and SSDs at the Toshiba Gulf FZE Stand, Hall four, Stand C10 at Gitex 2020. With its comprehensive portfolio of microSD/SD memory cards,... Continue Reading →
Toshiba Gulf FZE to highlight Memory and Storage Solutions at GITEX 2020
Canvio Flex, Canvio Gaming Hard Disk Drives and Kioxia Memory Products to take centre stage at the Toshiba Stand Toshiba Gulf FZE will be highlighting its key memory and storage solutions at Hall 4, Stand C10 at GITEX 2020, held from Dec 6th -10th, 2020. Activations include a Twitter competition where winners can walk away... Continue Reading →
Kodak Alaris Named to KMWorld’s Trend-Setting Products List for Fourth Consecutive Year
KMWorld, a popular business and technology publication focused on document, content, and knowledge management, has recognized the INfuse Smart Connected Scanning Solution from Kodak Alaris on its list of Trend-Setting Products of 2020. The cloud-based solution offers network-connected document capture that integrates with line-of-business systems so content can be onboarded directly into business processes. Real-time... Continue Reading →
HPE (Aruba) Positioned as a Leader in Gartner Magic Quadrant for Wired and WLAN Access Infrastructure, Scores Highest in All Use Cases in Critical Capabilities Report
Aruba, a Hewlett Packard Enterprise company (NYSE: HPE), today announced that for the fifteenth year, HPE (Aruba) has been positioned in the Leaders quadrant in Gartner Inc.’s latest “Magic Quadrant for Wired and Wireless LAN Access Infrastructure”, and is positioned furthest to the right in Vision, as compared to all vendors. In addition, in the... Continue Reading →
Fortinet Again Named as a Leader in the 2020 Gartner Magic Quadrant for Network Firewalls
Fortinet® (NASDAQ: FTNT), a global leader in broad, integrated and automated cybersecurity solutions, today announced it has been recognized as a Leader in the 2020 Gartner Magic Quadrant for Network Firewalls. This marks the 11th time Fortinet has been recognized in the 2020 Gartner Magic Quadrant for Network Firewalls for completeness of vision and ability to... Continue Reading →
Our New Normal: Looking Ahead to Business Recovery
By: Keerti Melkote, Founder and President of Aruba, a Hewlett Packard Enterprise company While the world is dealing with the worst health and economic crisis of the past century, there’s been a subtle shift in the public narrative. We’ve moved from the shock of the pandemic to thinking about how to ease back to some... Continue Reading →
5G Versus Wi-Fi 6 – Demystifying the Technology
By: Jacob Chacko Regional Business Head – Middle East, Saudi & South Africa (MESA) at HPE Aruba The hype continues to grow for 5G technology, with many carriers promoting it as a way to target the enterprise networking and IoT markets with an end-to-end service that spans indoor and outdoor coverage. But will 5G be... Continue Reading →
Veeam Reaches 400,000 Customers as Data Backup Leader Enables Enterprises to Protect, Manage and Unleash Their Data
Veeam embraces new Kubernetes technologies with latest acquisition, reports significant growth in subscription products, and continues market-leading growth Veeam® Software, the leader in Backup solutions that deliver Cloud Data Management™, today announced another quarter of double-digit growth with an annual recurring revenue (ARR) increase of 21 percent year-over-year (YoY) for Q3’20. Now with 400,000+ customers... Continue Reading →
SonicWall Expands Boundless Cybersecurity with New High-Performance, Low-TCO Firewalls
Company Debuts Cloud-native ZTNA Solution to Secure Work-from-Anywhere Environments to drive SASE momentum SonicWall today announced the expansion of its Capture Cloud Platform with the addition of the high-performance NSa 2700 firewall and three new cost-effective TZ firewall options. The company also debuted SonicWall Cloud Edge Secure Access that delivers easy-to-deploy, easy-to-use zero-trust security for... Continue Reading →
FortiGuard Labs Predicts Weaponizing of the Intelligent Edge Will Dramatically Alter Speed and Scale of Future Cyberattacks
Derek Manky, Chief, Security Insights & Global Threat Alliances, FortiGuard Labs said, “2020 demonstrated the ability of cyber adversaries to leverage dramatic changes happening in our daily lives as new opportunites for attacks at an unprecedented scale. Going into 2021 and beyond, we face another significant shift with the rise of new intelligent edges, which... Continue Reading →
How are Financial Services Firms Addressing the Requirements of Digital Transformation, Security, and Compliance?
By: Ehab Halablab, Regional Sales Director – Middle East at A10 Networks The financial services sector is experiencing significant commercial disruption coupled with rapid innovation as established institutions strive to become more agile and meet evolving customer demand. As a result, financial services organisations are undergoing rapid digital transformation to meet changing customer needs and... Continue Reading →
Autodesk Signs BlueTech as Distributor for African Market
BlueTech Holding Ltd., part of Midis Group and providing end-to-end technology advisory solutions for business partners across the Levant, Gulf and Africa, today signed an exclusive distribution agreement with Autodesk for North, West and Central Africa. BlueTech will be responsible for developing, creating and enabling the right partner ecosystem for Autodesk that can design, promote,... Continue Reading →
Business Leaders Need to Focus on Closing the Cyber Skills Gap
By: Mohammad Jamal Tabbara, Senior Solutions Architect, Infoblox IT departments are suffering from a chronic lack of cyber skills. The IT industry is the fastest evolving industry out there with a myriad of various different technologies and solutions. A subject matter expert today could be completely out of the loop the next. It’s not enough... Continue Reading →
Why the Education Sector Must Address Security in the Rush to Digitise
By: Jacob Chacko Regional Business Head – Middle East, Saudi & South Africa (MESA) at HPE Aruba There has never been a greater need to connect students, classrooms, and buildings. Enrolment of students (who are always more tech savvy and more expectant than the year that preceded them) continues to rise, and the benefits of... Continue Reading →
A Snapshot into the Current Threat Landscape
By Derek Manky, Chief, Security Insights & Global Threat Alliances, FortiGuard Labs & Aamir Lakhani, Global Security Strategist and Lead Researcher for FortiGuard Labs. In our increasingly digital world, the threat landscape is rapidly changing and expanding, leaving organizations to wonder how they can keep up with evolving threats—especially as cybercriminals swiftly take advantage of new threat... Continue Reading →
The all-new HUAWEI WATCH GT 2 Pro Moonphase collection arrives in the UAE with high-end design and a two weeks battery life
Huawei Consumer Business Group today announced that its latest high-end smart watch, the HUAWEI WATCH GT 2 Pro Moonphase collection, is arriving in the UAE. This new launch marks the latest addition to Huawei’s award-winning WATCH GT 2 Series, one of the best-selling smartwatches in the world. The luxurious Moonphase collection includes, a premium design,... Continue Reading →
A10 Transcend Global Virtual User Conference to Turn Spotlight on Digital and Business Transformation During and Post COVID-19
A10 Networks today announced that it will host its inaugural global virtual user conference ‘A10 Transcend’ - giving customers, partners and prospects a forum to share insights into their journey with digital and business transformation during and post COVID-19. The impactful and informative event will take place between November 9-10. Ehab Halablab, Regional Sales Director... Continue Reading →