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Jordan based leading e-government services and software solutions provider SSS Process, was recently recognized for their efforts and achievements and were awarded the Microsoft (MS) Gold Partner status, which can only be achieved high standards of technical capabilities, high level of expertise and experience on Microsoft platform, in addition to offering technical support to their clients. SSS Process has several successful implementations deployed in various enterprises, banks and government spread across the middle east region. Now, SSS Process intends to expand its reach aggressively not just in the region but also beyond the region.Read More…

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Cisco IronPort expanded its channel reach with the appointment of the leading Value-add Distributor in data center, networking, security, mobility and convergence, WestconMEGroup to its E-Mail and Web security solutions from to reseller partners across the Middle East. Cisco has developed a range of e-mail and Web threat-specific technologies using technical breakthroughs like reputation systems, mail transfer agent and proxy appliance designs. IronPort solutions cover spam, virus and malware defense – as well as data loss preventions (DLP). The combination of proprietary security technology and industry-leading performance and threat correlation enables Cisco to realize its vision of providing a complete messaging and Web security environment for customers.
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Nvidia announced a new line of Quadro professional graphics solutions for mobile workstations. Designed for engineers, industrial designers, animators, and film & video editors that need to take their work with them, these new Quadro graphics processing units (GPUs) leverage the Nvidia Fermi architecture, which combines fast visualization performance withRead More…

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With the opening of 4,500 square foot store in the Marina Mall, Jumbo took another step to expanded its footprint in Abu Dhabi. It now has over 35 stores across UAE and Oman and is now focused on expanding its retail presence in Qatar, Bahrain & Kuwait. Jumbo also announced that clocked a 25 per cent growth in sales during the recent Dubai Shopping Festival.
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Belkin today announced the launch of a range of innovative solutions for the iPad 2 with the introduction of the FlipBlade Adjust and a selection of stylish and practical new Folio Stands. The new accessories allow you more flexibility as to how, where and when you use your tablet for accessing e-mails, browsing the web, enjoying photos, reading e-books and much more.Read More…

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Bentley Systems, Incorporated, the leading company dedicated to providing comprehensive software solutions for sustaining infrastructure, today announced, during its first Annual Corporate Update conference call, that it has acquired the SACS business from Engineering Dynamics, Inc. SACS is an integrated finite element structural analysis suite of programs that uniquely provides for the design, fabrication, installation, operations, and maintenance of offshore structures, including oil platforms and wind farms. Thirty-eight years of focus on these specialized requirements have made SACS the analysis mainstay for most of the world’s offshore engineers. Read More…

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Microsoft is celebrating Women in Technology by hosting a special forum called “Geek Girls” with five female IT professionals at Tech-Ed Middle East this year. At this forum, the selected girls will be available for interaction and also Microsoft executives will share insights into Successful Career Development Strategies for Women in IT and how to maintain a Healthy and Sustainable Work/Life Balance. IT is an industry that is perceived as male dominated. As more and more women join the IT workforce, Microsoft is helping to erode this misconception through influencing business policy and making IT an attractive choice, paving the way for more women to join the industry. The event is will be held at Dubai Rooms, World Trade Centre, Level 1, on March 9th, 2011 between 12:45 to 14:00.
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Misys today announced the completion of its acquisition of Sophis making it the most formidable software and services provider in capital markets, offering most comprehensive cross-asset and front to back-office coverage. With this acquisition Misys now have more than 1,800 dedicated domain specialists with an unrivalled knowledge and expertise covering all asset classes across all functional areas, including trading, investment decision support, portfolio management, risk management, compliance, pricing and collateral management.Read More…

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Spectrum Training today announced that it has been honored as one of the leading Juniper Networks Authorized Education Partners in the EMEA for 2010 for its world classes training facilities, and highly skilled instructors in the region. Spectrum which is a IT Networking and Security training, certification and consultancy services provider in the Middle East & Africa region provides global standard technical training to several of the enterprises based in this region. Read More…

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Avnet added yet another feather in its cap by acquiring the rights to distribute complete suite of Oracle Software (Technology Stack) and Oracle Hardware including the wide range of Oracle Applications, Hardware and Technology products in all the countries of MENA region – KSA, UAE, Qatar, Kuwait, Oman, Bahrain, Yemen, Iraq, Egypt, Jordan, Palestine, Lebanon, Libya, Tunisia, Algeria, and Morocco.Read More…

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Toshiba today announced the launch of its Satellite R800 series, a new range of slim, light and high-spec notebooks targeted at consumers. The series includes the 33.8cm (13.3″) Satellite R830, the 35.6cm (14.0”) Satellite R840 and the 39.6cm (15.6”) Satellite R850. Thanks to a sophisticated heat management system Toshiba has managed to integrate Intel’s latest full-performance CPUs into the slim casings. The Satellite R800 series models are estimated to be available during the second quarter 2011 throughout Middle East and Africa.

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Intel today announced the launch of Intel Solid-State Drive 510 Series, which features fast SATA 6 Gigabits per second (Gbps) performance to take full advantage of Intel’s transition to higher speed SATA bus interfaces on the recently introduced 2nd Generation Intel® Core™ processor-based platforms. Supporting data transfers of up to 500 megabytes per second (MB/s), the Intel SSD 510 doubles the sequential read speeds, and at up to 315MB/s more than triples the sequential write speeds of Intel’s current 3Gbps SSDs, to transfer more data in less time. This makes it ideal for demanding gamers, media creators, performance-intensive workstation users and any technology enthusiast.Read More…