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Infusion, a UAE-based technology services companyhas won the 2011 Microsoft Country Partner of the Year Award for United Arab Emirates. Infusion was honoured among a global field of top Microsoft partners for demonstrating excellence in innovation and implementation of customer solutions based on Microsoft technology. “We’re extremely proud to be Microsoft’s Partner of the Year for the UAE,” says Vimal Sethi, GM, Infusion Middle East. “The UAE offers an incredible environment and market for growth, and it’s a tremendous honour that our commitment to delivering technology and business solutions for our customers have been recognised by Microsoft. Read More…

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Oracle continued grow its portfolio with acquisition tech companies and after picking up Web management company FatWire Software earlier this month, it announced today that it has entered into an agreement to acquire Pillar Data Systems, a leading provider of innovative and highly scalable SAN Block I/O storage systems that provide exceptional performance scaling characteristics with patented Quality of Service. Pillar Data Systems is a privately-held company based in San Jose, California that boasts nearly 600 customers across 24 countries. Read More…

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Aastra has won an HP AllianceONE Partner of the Year Award. The award, for the best technology partner in the networking category, acknowledges Aastra’s IP telephony and UC applications that are fully integrated with HP’s network infrastructure. The integration of Aastra technology into the HP network enables businesses to benefit from a secure, reliable open-standards-based foundation for Aastra’s Voice over IP (VoIP) and Unified Communications (UC) products. With a lower total cost of ownership (TCO) and easy deployment, the solution allows IT managers to spend less time maintaining the network and more time on delivering strategic business value.
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With the growth of applications for Mobile phones and adoption of business tools, social media on mobile phone and mobile computing like tablets, the security threat in mobile space is becoming real. Employees use these new technologies to engage with their colleagues, customers and business partners. Modern-day empowered employees use smart-phones and tablets to work from remote locations. We are a truly mobile workforce. Read More…

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Logitech today introduced its new Wireless Keyboard K360, a conveniently compact keyboard that is about 20 percent smaller than standard keyboards. Logitech K360 comes with a three-year battery life, and offers plug-and-play setup. It comes with Logitech Advanced 2.4 GHz wireless connectivity offering the reliability of a cord with wireless convenience and freedom. “Logitech understands the keyboard limitations of today’s laptops and netbooks, and our newest keyboard gives customers space to stretch out and enjoy the comfort of a familiar design – without sacrificing compactness or ease of use. Read More…

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OCZ recently launched the Deneva 2 SSD line designed specifically to offer wide range of enterprise applications including servers, cloud computing, and data centers. The Deneva 2 series delivers maximum performance while meeting the stringent reliability, security, performance and economical needs of enterprise storage environments. As the demand for increased storage efficiency, maximized data throughput, and a smaller operating footprint broadens across various industries, more and more companies are turning to the benefits of SSDs to significantly optimize their storage infrastructures. Read More…

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Wyse Technology, the global leader in cloud client computing, today announced the appointment of Aptec as its distributor to further expand its cloud client computing implementations across the Middle East region. Wyse offers the industry’s broadest range of cloud client computing solutions that combine cloud client hardware with management, virtualization, and cloud software to form powerful IT solutions. These help businesses, governments and institutions reduce costs, improve security, compliance, mobility and productivity. IDC recently confirmed Wyse as the worldwide leader in enterprise client devices, surpassing all other vendors.Read More…

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Software AG acquires leading in-memory and cloud enabling technology provider Terracotta Inc. With this acquisition Software AG will not only provide innovative cloud solutions and dramatically increase the performance and scalability of its Business Process Excellence platform but also extends it’s business model options by adding a large and thriving open source community. Terracotta’s product portfolio provides leading edge in-memory technology and is the de facto caching standard for enterprise Java. And, it’s in-memory processing will provide the foundation technology for Software AG’s cloud offerings. Read More…

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According to the newly relaunched IDC Worldwide Semiannual Storage Software Tracker, the worldwide storage software market is expected to grow 7.8% year over year in 2011 with revenues reaching nearly $13.8 billion. CommVault and HDS achieved the most impressive growth rates among all the storage software vendors. “The storage software market spent 2010 recovering from a difficult downturn. Fortunately, there was plenty of pent-up demand and new product innovations to help create momentum in the market. Looking forward, demand for storage software appears poised to remain strong around the world as organizations continue to address inefficiencies related to storing, protecting, and managing corporate data.” said Eric Sheppard, research director, Storage Software, IDC.Read More…

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The adoption of social media is rapidly accelerating among businesses in the Middle East region, strategically placing itself as an integral element to today’s marketing mix. This has led to a re-shaping of consumer attitudes and behaviour like never before and has become a key influence in positioning brands and images and influencing consumer perceptions. Krishna Gopal, vice president-Global Alliance and Sales for Middle East and Africa, Tech Mahindra was one of the lead panellists in a discussion titled “Impact of Social Media in the Middle East and the Government’s support, or lack thereof,” during the Arab Advisor’s 8th Media and Telecom Convergence Conference held in Jordan recently.
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SHASTECH, the leading distributer in KSA announced that it has secured the rights to distribute Belkin products in Saudi Arabia. It claims its success in attracting key products and brands is due to its excellent after sales services and its highly talented sales team that has expert marketing capabilities and strong relationships with the largest electronic outlets in the Kingdom. SHASTECH will distribute a wide variety of award-winning smart and innovative Belkin products designed to add more integration and operations on computers and mobile phones, as well as solutions to make devices easier to use while at home or roaming, including accessories for many of the kingdom’s most popular electronic devices including the iPhone, iPod, laptops and tablets.
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iViZ Security, a global provider of industry’s first cloud based, consultant grade penetration testing service for applications with an on-demand experience, announced that it has entered into an agreement with Emitac Enterprise Solutions to distribute its solutions in UAE, Qatar and Jordan. Under the terms of this agreement, Emitac will offer iViZ cloud based, consultant grade penetration testing service for applications under its own brand name to customers in the region.Read More…