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IT Security vendor ESET, today announced that it has teamed up with Bulwark Technologies to distribute ESET NOD32 Antivirus and ESET Smart Security solutions across the countries of UAE, Oman, Qatar, Bahrain and Yemen. ESET NOD32 Antivirus 5 utilizes multiple layers of detection and unique cloud technology to block all potential threats. It has a very small footprint needing minimal resource utilization, taking up limited space on the user’s computer and allowing for faster performance. It is user-friendly and also manages upgrades on its own.Read More…

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Leading innovator in digital storage and content management solutions, Iomega signed PC DealNet as an in-country B2B distributor in Qatar and Jordan. Iomega believes that this new channel move will allow its products and solutions readily available to System Integrators, surveillance SMB market, SMB resellers and VARs in Qatar & Jordan. “With our focus on the SMB channel, this comes as part of a wider plan in Iomega’s investment in the ME region, to be on the ground to support the SMB market as well as the SMB business-to-business distribution structure. Read More…

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FVC recently signed an partnership agreement with Zoho Corporation for their online Cloud Applications, mainly Zoho CRM, Zoho HRIS, Zoho Projects, Zoho invoicing and Zoho Web Conferencing. This will be addition to FVC Cloud vision of bringing Emerging Cloud services to the region and equip our reseller community to offer cloud services. K.S. Parag, Managing Director at FVC, said, “Zoho is a very valuable addition as an online cloud applications distributor. One of FVC’s visions has always been to bring Emerging Cloud services to the region and equip our channel community with a comprehensive range of cloud services they can offer their enterprise customers.Read More…

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Qatar based Mannai Corp. partnered with Trimble, the leading advanced positioning solutions provider in the region. Trimble’s Mapping & GIS products improve productivity in a broad range of industries by geo-enabling field workforces with high accuracy, easy-to-use GNSS handhelds and rugged computing devices. Mannai is a leading player in the GIS domain in the region and partnership with Trimble further strengthen it’s capability to introduce latest GIS developments in the region with the goal of helping customers realize optimal returns from their IT investments.Read More…

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Intel Corporation today reported record results by posting a full-year revenue of $54 billion with a net income of $12.9 billion. The company also generated approximately $21 billion in cash from operations. While for the fourth quarter, Intel posted revenue of $13.9 billion, and net income of $3.4 billion. Paul Otellini, president and CEO of Intel, said, “2011 was an exceptional year for Intel, With outstanding execution the company performed superbly, growing revenue by more than $10 billion and eclipsing all annual revenue and earnings records. Read More…

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According toIDC, the PC market for the Middle East and Africa region suffered a decline in shipments during the last quarter of 2011, despite a healthy growth in Saudi Arabia and UAE. The overall market from falling 6.7% on Q4 2010 levels to total 5.1 million units. The market saw declines across the technology spectrum, with desktop shipments decreasing 12.1% year on year to 1.8 million units and shipments of notebooks shrinking 3.4% over the same period to 3.3 million units, while the situation in Turkey, Egypt, and Nigeria was particularly bleak.Read More…

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As the single point for the clearing of all cheques and Electronic Funds Transfer (EFT) transactions in the country, the Central Bank of Kenya clearing house can ill afford any database downtime. Sybrin Systems teamed up with RDB Consulting to deliver high availability and uptime with Oracle’s Standard Linux database and fully redundant servers.
Sybrin Systems, a company that specialises in payment processing solutions, mainly across Africa, was awarded the contract, adding to their high profile client portfolio. The solution involved 41 banks using Sybrin Systems’ Client Participation Module, providing an interface to their Central Bank Clearing Module, running off high end clustered servers with Oracle’sStandard 11g database. Read More…

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Khalid Wani is an storage expert who heads the sales of the branded business of Western Digital in Middle East, Africa & India, takes us through the journey and evolution of connectivity. Over the past decade the Internet has become part of our everyday lives and connectivity more widely available for a lower cost, revolutionising the way we work, play and communicate. From a time when a home with an Internet connection was a rare exception, we have evolved to the point where Internet connectivity at the home is now the norm. As this evolution has continued, connectivity has spread from computers to mobile phones and even televisions, enabling us to use a variety of new technological advances to network entire homes into powerful content sharing portals – the connected home. Read More…

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Vision Valley achieved the TelePresence Video Master Authorized Technology Provider (ATP) status from Cisco. Armed with new status Vision Valley will able to sell, deploy and support Cisco TelePresence Video products and solutions at the Master level across Middle East region. The Cisco TelePresence Video Master ATP Program is focused on providing a new way of working in which everyone, everywhere can be more productive through face-to-face collaboration with Cisco TelePresence Video solutions. Read More…

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Golden Systems Middle East together with Flamingo Billiards hosted the Counter Strike 1.6 Gaming tournament in Dubai. The tournament was supported by Cooler Master which attracted sixty-five gamers spread in thirteen teams competed with each other. Impulse Ezone, which included gamers such as whMsy, havoK, sticker, SMASHER and t0ks won the first place at the Counter Strike 1.6 gaming tournament. “Golden Systems believes in supporting and encouraging local talent from this region to showcase their talents and skills in cyber gaming.Read More…

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IT Consulting and Technology Solutions Provider, Informatica Qatar (iQ) recently partnered with two new channel partners Saudia Hyper and Al Anees Group to distribute Huawei mobile phones in Qatar. Huawei has chosen iQ to exclusively distribute and provide after-sales service for the IDEOS, IDEOS X5 and other future Huawei mobile phones launching in Qatar. IDEOS is a mid-priced multimedia and social networking focused phone, while the IDEOS X5 is a higher-end unit with a 3D user interface aimed at tech enthusiasts and professionals. Both units are powered by the Android operating system. Read More…

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South Africa based Jasco Broadcast Solutions, signed an partnership agreement to represent the leading content storage management solution provider Front Porch Digital for the entire Southern African Development Community region, Southern and Eastern Africa as well as Mauritius and Seychelles. Front Porch Digital the leaders in content storage management (CSM), migration and preservation of videotape to digital files. The company delivers end-to-end solutions for cost-effectively digitising, accessing, and preserving media and accelerating the migration of videotape to optimised and secure digital storage. Read More…