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AOC the leading monitor brand today announced the appointment of Online Distribution as its distributor in Pakistan to distribute the wide range of LCD, LED, Sleek, and Ultra-thin AOC monitors across the country. Online Distribution is spread across the nation with 7 branches offering the widest reach in the Pakistan. According to Business Monitor International, Pakistan’s computer hardware market is expected to grow at 8% CAGR for the period of 2011- 2015. Whereas, the value of computer hardware sales for the year 2011 is expected to be US$312mn, up from US$292mn in 2010.Read More…

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UnlimITed, partnered with TBS Enterprise Mobility, a leading mobile workforce management specialist, to deploy TaskMaster mobile workforce management systems to support IT field engineers across the UAE. TaskMaster, a unified mobilized suite of mobile workforce management applications developed by TBS, will enhance transparency and efficiency by approximately 20% for UnlimITed across all UAE operations. The system is expected to give UnlimITed real-time visibility of work progress as a result of the Management Console component of the TaskMaster system while replacing paper-based tasks both in the office and in the field using a PDA device.Read More…

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Gemalto the leaders in digital security, announced successful rolled out of its LinqUs SIMessenger, an mobile instant messaging solution which enables the users to stay in touch while on the move by that INWI the fastest growing mobile operator in Morocco with nearly 4 million subscribers to its credit. Gemalto’s LinqUs SIMessenger is the world’s first Microsoft-certified UICC-based application, enabling mobile chatting through any handset, that offers an intuitive menu that allows subscribers – using any type of basic or smart handsets – to access their Windows Live Messenger environment with an experience similar to what they get when accessing it from a PC. Its user-friendly interface enables quick and easy navigation, so that users retrieve the messaging service they are familiar with while on the move. It requires no service education, thus guaranteeing high usage.Read More…

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National Net Ventures (N2V), the prominent Internet Holding in the region today announced its investment in True-Gaming.net, a leading videogames portal in the Middle East region. True-Gaming.net is the number one destination for video games and fans of interactive entertainment in the Middle East. Since its launch in 2004, it has succeeded in establishing a large and loyal fan base of hardcore gamers from around the region’s top markets. True-Gaming also contributes significantly in the growth of the local market by holding live events, competition, and social activities around the year.Read More…

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Vision Solutions, a leading provider of information availability software and services, today announced a new partnership with Prodata, a value-added distributor specialising in availability software for Windows and Linux operating systems. The partnership covers South Africa, Namibia, Botswana, Zambia and Mozambique. Vision Solutions provides unique, proven and affordable high availability and centralised backup solutions for protecting data, systems and applications across physical and virtualised server environments.

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Aptec Holding, one of the largest distributors in the region expanded its relations with Symantec with signing of an sole distribution agreement to distribute Symantec products in Pakisten. To commemorate agreement with Aptec launched roadshows in Karachi and Lahore, in association with Symantec, which were attened by more than 120 channel executives from 60 channel resellers to train resellers on Symantec products and solutions. Rizwan Ahmed, Country Manager, Aptec Pakistan also participated actively in the roadshows.Read More…

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EnGenius International today announced the appointment of Prologix Distribution, as an exclusive distributor for the high performance wireless networking solutions, wireless LAN products & accessories and long range cordless phone from EnGenius product stable in the Middle East excluding Lebanon. Prologix has a team of certified professionals with knowledge and expertise across the core areas of networking, security, storage, wireless and telecom, who can provide technical expertise in sales, presales and customer support as a value-add.

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Memory maker Kingston continued its growth march in the year 2010 and ended the year with handsome figures by reporting record revenues of $6.5 billion, the highest in the company’s 25 year history. The good results are primarily attributed to a rise in average sales prices and improved demand generated by the economic recovery. In 2009, Kingston reported revenues of $4.1 billion. Kingston was ranked No. 1 in the world by independent research firm iSuppli in the third-party DRAM module market for the first six months of 2010. According to the report, Kingston’s market share of the total third-party memory module was 45.8%, surpassing the second place supplier (7.6%) by 38.2 percentage points.
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IT spending by the Middle East and Africa (MEA) government sector totaled $5.35 billion in 2010 and is set to see double-digit growth in 2011, according to the latest research from the Government Insights team at IDC, the premier global market intelligence and advisory firm for the information technology and telecommunications markets. In the recently released “Middle East and Africa Government Sector Top 10 Predictions, 2011” report from IDC Government Insights revealed that IT spending by MEA governments will surge 10.7% year on year in 2011 as they look to encourage greater adoption of ICT across their jurisdictions by revamping outmoded regulatory regimes, creating conducive environments for industry growth, and instilling greater confidence and trust among residents.Read More…

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Zotac the leading manufacturer of graphics cards, motherboards and mini-PCs, unveils a pair of new mainstream graphics cards with the Zotac GeForce GTX 550 Ti and GTX 550 Ti AMP! Edition, which is designed for maximum performance per watt while delivering an outstanding 3D gaming experience. Equipped with an ultra-wide 192-bit memory interface paired with lightning-fast GDDR5 memory, the Zotac GeForce GTX 550 Ti series delivers 70-percent more memory bandwidth than previous generations for an extra performance kick in the latest Microsoft DirectX 11 enabled games and applications. A large 1GB of video memory ensures the Zotac GeForce GTX 550 Ti series does not sacrifice performance for visual quality.Read More…

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Misys, the global application software and services company today announced the strategic partnership with Seven Seas Technologies to enhance the speed for implementation and delivery of services to customers in East Africa. The partnership comes in the wake of major developments in the ICT sector in Kenya with an increase in mobile phone and Internet penetration, and increased awareness and access to software products. Seven Seas Technologies (SST) will provide localised features, integration support, project management and implementation services around Misys solutions, with a focus on Universal Banking, in the region.Read More…

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Databox, FVC’s authorised Polycom partner in Tunisia, has achieved Gold level certification from Polycom under its Polycom Choice Partner Program. The Partner Certification Programme publicly recognises channel partners who have grown their organisation with proven experience in Polycom’s Collaborative Communication solutions. FVC is Polycom Channel Development Distributor for the Middle East & North Africa. It is also the authorised service and training partner for Polycom and the first service partner for its immersive telepresence portfolio in EMEA region.Read More…