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Software AG (SAG), launched its new Partnership Programme that will appoint selected partners to countries where the company has no direct presence in order to enhance the local experience of its customers. The initiative will help significantly lower implementation and support rates for SAG’s regional clients without compromising quality. SAG will selectively appoint business-driven partners that are certified on SAG solutions and will be differentiated according to their specialized services and solutions. Channel recruits will have access to a wide range of SAG benefits and resources complementing their goals and plans at every phase of the business cycle. Read More…

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Canon, launched its latest image PROGRAF range of large format printers at its first ever end-user seminar for system integrators and value added resellers in Oman. The initiative organised by Genetco, Canon’s authorised distributor in Oman is part of the company’s ongoing strategy aimed at building relationships with its end-user customers. The new models showcased at the event provide a fast, precise, effective and affordable system for copying, archiving and distributing technical documents such as maps, drawings, renderings, blueprints, facility management plans and construction site maps.Read More…

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Xerox Emirates, today announced the immediate appointment of Phil Coles as the Sales Director of Technology. The appointment of a Phil Coles, along with the move to its new facility in IMPZ (International Media Production Zone), forms a solid foundation which enables Xerox Emirates to effectively pursue its new business strategy for 2011. Phil will lead the technology business toward delivering on the aggressive growth plans set for 2011 and beyond. The strategy centers on positioning Xerox Emirates as the number one choice in the markets in which it serves by creating value through its differentiated document services, people and partners.
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Sourcefire the leading cybersecurity solutions provider, today announced that it has expanded its IPS solutions portfolio on three fronts with Sourcefire IPSx, a streamlined, easy-to-manage IPS, Sourcefire 4.10 software release, an enhanced awareness and 3rd party interoperability for the Next-Generation Intrusion Prevention System (NGIPS) and Sourcefire 8000 Series appliances, a modular and scalable high-speed platform powered by new FirePOWER technology for enterprise customers. The Sourcefire 8000 Series appliances set a new standard for IPS hardware, addressing enterprise requirements for flexible configurations, lower entry prices, and faster processing of network data.

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Savvytek today announced that it has been awarded the contract to deploy the state-of-the-art Oracle e-Business Suite R12 for Aqaba Special Economic Zone Authority (ASEZA) to meet the current and future business needs, via paperless, better streamlined internal processes and operational environment. After the completion of this project, ASEZA will be able to develop a single source of truth and a rich database of financials, inventory, Human Resources and payroll data across all departments.
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EMEA research shows that enterprises are putting the cloud at the heart of their IT strategy, with 48 percent seeing it as key to empowering agility and business performance. As organisations strive to compete in today’s economy, with workers demanding instant access to information wherever they are, the cloud is becoming a critical part of modern business strategy. Supporting this trend are the results from a new research project from Brocade indicating that 48 percent of EMEA businesses are already actively deploying cloud architectures, with more than half of respondents citing business agility as the key driver.
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Dell recently annouced that it will invest US$1 billion in data centres to deliver leading solutions, services and cloud-based delivery options to help customers capture the benefits from new compute and information delivery advancements. Over the next 24 months, Dell will build multiple highly efficient data centers around the world to provide its customers access to public and private cloud technologies and its world-class IT outsourcing capabilities.

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Blue Turtle Technologies recently signed up an sole distribution agreement with Nolio to distribute its products and services across southern Africa. Apart from sales, Blue Turtle will also offer sales support, training and implementation of Nolio Application Service Automation Platform (Nolio ASAP) in Southern Africa region. Nolio ASAP automates release deployment processes of multi tier, distributed applications and their configuration settings across the application life cycle in different environments.
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Xerox launches two new high speed black-and-white printers – the Xerox Phaser 4600 and Phaser 4620 in the region. Designed for large workgroups, these new printers offer advanced features and print speeds of up to 52 and 62 pages per minute. Xerox Phaser 4600/4620 offers wide range of media printing capabilities from transparencies and cardstock to envelopes and labels. And, it comes with Secure Print and Image Overwrite that electronically “shreds” information stored on the printer’s optional hard drive. Read More…

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Capitoline, the leading independent data centre designer, auditor and trainer has signed an agreement with BICSI to offer the BICSI Data Centre training programme DC110 in Middle East & Africa by their BICSI-qualified trainers, in association with its dubai based partner esharp FZCO. It will offer full range of BICSI training, such as RCDD and OSP among others. Capitoline’s DCE programme leads on standards such as TIA 942 and ISO 27000 plus numerous other ISO and European standards whereas the BICSI DC110 programme draws heavily on the new BICSI-002 data centre standard.Read More…

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Mahindra Satyam leading global consulting and IT services provider today revealed that it has been awarded a large Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) contract from Qatar University, the largest academic institution in Qatar. The contract, which will be implemented over a nine-month period, will cover the end-to-end implementation of the Oracle E-Biz Suite R12, which would streamline the various business processes of the university’s different departments and provide real time MIS abilities to give management better decision-making.Read More…

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Microsoft unveiled the Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012, a new ERP solution that empowers people to anticipate and embrace change, with agility made possible by a unified business process repository, model-driven architecture, and simplicity that comes from a familiar user experience and built-in collaboration tools. Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012 helps customers simplify decisions by delivering a powerful foundation through prebuilt industry capabilities and comprehensive, core ERP functionality for financial, human resources and operations management.Read More…