Nokia Siemens Networks and Motorola, have jointly announced that the companies have entered into an agreement under which Nokia Siemens Networks will acquire the majority of Motorola’s wireless network infrastructure assets for US$1.2 billion in cash.Read More…
According to a recent forecast by Business Monitor International, the UAE consumer electronics market is set to increase AED 10 billion (USD $2.8 billion) in 2010. The consumer electronics market is a key growth sector for emerging markets such as the Middle East, as a tech-savvy population and tourism continue to grow in the country.Read More…
In a bid to improve its partner engagement model, Redington Value, the value-added distribution of Redington Gulf, an IT distributor in the Middle East and Africa has launched “Partner Connect”, a dedicated online portal that has potential to be the biggest partner commitment programme for the channel in this region.Read More…
After the bloodshed witnessed during 2007 and 2008 the memory market had one headline in 2009, Survival. Not everyone survived, but those who made it through the year finished in a positive mood.Read More…
Arrow Enterprise Computing Solutions, a business segment of Arrow Electronics Inc has been named Novell’s distributor of the year for 2010 in the Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) region.Read More…
Aptec Holdings, a technology solutions distributor in the Middle East, Pakistan, Turkey & Africa, has entered into an exclusive distribution agreement with Applied Security (Apsec), an IT security solutions vendor specialising in PKI solutions, encryption and digital signature.Read More…
D-Link Middle East and Africa, a manufacturer of networking products for consumers and businesses has launched a special promotion targeting sales people of IT retail outlets and partners selling D-Link products directly to end-customers.Read More…
Following the completion of Avnet’s acquisition of Bell Microproducts (Bell Micro), the IT solutions distributor has named Graeme Watt as the president for its Avnet Technology Solutions business in Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA).Read More…
Avaya has appointed Tarek Hassaniyeh as regional channel leader for the emerging markets. Hassaniyeh takes over the regional channel responsibilities from Roger El Tawil, former director of channel and marketing for Avaya in the Middle East and now MD for Avaya in the Gulf and Pakistan.Read More…
Canon Middle East recently recognised outstanding retailers in Kuwait at the recently concluded Kuwait Retailer Awards. The occasion also marked the introduction of Canon’s latest range of Photo Video (PV) products to its retail partners in Kuwait.Read More…
IP and SAN solutions vendor Brocade has appointed long-time networking executive, Alberto Soto, to lead the sales organisation for its Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) geography effective July 1, 2010. Soto will replace Ulrich Plechschmidt, who will be moving to Brocade’s corporate headquarters in San Jose to lead theRead More…
Netgear, a provider of technologically advanced, branded networking and storage products, is eyeing a 10% growth in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia this year, as the company anticipates increased activity from its customer base in the Kingdom’s ever-growing small and medium businesses (SMB) sector. In line with this, the companyRead More…
