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Cairo-based Bright Creations in partnership with Etisalat Egypt, announced the release of Sawtak, an online and mobile application that gives Egyptian citizens the information they need to understand the Egypt electionary process and how they can go about voting in the upcoming landmark parliamentary elections. The application will be accessible on www.sawtak.me, and available for download for iPhone, Blackberry and Android Smart phones, and critically, available as a WAP site for more basic handsets.Read More…

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Leader’s in unified communications, Polycom announced the opening of a new office in Istanbul, Turkey, which is part of the strategic vision of Polycom to grow ist presence in the region. Polycom in Q3 2011 grew its revenueby 23% year-over-year in EMEA including Turkey and the Middle East. The new facility will help Polycom continue to innovate and deliver HD video and Polycom HD Voice collaboration solutions based on the Polycom RealPresence Platform, the most comprehensive software infrastructure for video collaboration, that are tailored for the Turkish market.Read More…

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SonicWALL recently hosted over 150 partners from the Middle East and Africa region at its ‘Fifth SonicWALL Next-Generation Partner Event’. The event provided channel partners with a range of activities from interactive technical, sales and marketing sessions to business opportunities and team building fun activities. In addition, 27 top performing partners and resellers were honoured at the ‘Annual SonicWALL Top Performance Awards 2011’ for demonstrating commitment, sales growth and new customer acquisition in the region.
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ComGuard has recently been ranked as one of the Top 5 value added distributor by a leading IT Reseller magazine ‘Reseller Middle East’ in the Middle East region. ComGuard which has been strategically focused on adding value to its partners by offering range of value added services to its partners thereby insuring better margins. And, the same strategy has helped it to find place among the Top 5 Value added Distributors in the high productivity category again by Reseller Middle East magazine also.Read More…

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Oracle held “Oracle Day” in Amman, Jordan under the headline “More Expertise. More Innovation. More Insight”, the Oracle Day event was a powerhouse combination of C-level, functional, and technology tracks, all dedicated to one goal: showing Oracle customers and prospects how the power of simplicity can change IT to a force that drives business innovation. Among the key unveilings of Oracle Open World which were highlighted during the event in Amman was Oracle Exalytics Business Intelligence Machine, the industry’s first in-memory hardware and software system engineered to run analytics faster than ever, provide real-time speed-of-thought visual analysis, and enable new types of analytic applications.Read More…

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Promate Technologies announced a strategic new partnership with a major Saudi distributor FasTech, while seeking to capitalise on the expanding accessories and peripherals market currently springing up in Saudi Arabia and is confident the logistical and financial expertise FasTech bring to the table will help them better serve this critically important MEA region. Yasir ALkaar, Managing Director, Promate says, “Promate constantly strive to seamlessly incorporate modern technology into your daily life. Promate’s R&D team is continuously asked to find solutions to enhance the way we use everyday technologies. Read More…

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Leading monitor brand, AOC launched e2752Vq, a 27 inches wide screen, energy efficient, eco-friendly, mercury free, cost-effective WLED monitor that cuts down power consumption upto 50% in the Middle East and Africa region. AOC e2752Vq WLED backlight panel saves the environment, containing no toxic mercury and using only 50% power of traditional CCFL screens. The Ultra-high dynamic contrast of 20,000,000:1 reveals more depth and detail in darker scenes which is perfectly suited for PC Gaming and Home Theatre environment.
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Leading business software vendor,Epicor Middle East announced the appointment of its new regional director, Anish Kanaran who will be spearheading the expansion of Epicor’s presence across Middle East, Africa, Turkey and India.
Anish brings over 17 years of regional experience to the local senior management team, having worked for leading multinational IT corporations across a variety of product lines and verticals. In his new role, Anish’s focus will be to expand Epicor’s footprint in the region by bolstering direct and channel sales.Read More…

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Leading System integrator, Emitac Enterprise Solutions partnered with Metasonic to expand into Business Process Management space by offering the BPM suite based on Subject-Oriented Business Process Management (S-BPM) from Metasonic in the entire region. Metasonic Suite is well equipped to meet the regional challenges of resilience, just-in-time provision, real time transparency, high ROI,efficiency, effectiveness andcost optimization. Read More…

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South Africa based 4most, the SAP Business One software specialist entered the fast growing Zambian market for accounting, financial and ERP solution designed specifically for companies operating in the high-growth SMME and SMB sectors through Interim Management and Consultancy (IMAC). Zambia has a strong market with 60 000 SMME businesses and 20 000 SMBs and these entrepreneurial companies can reap the many business benefits that accrue from the affordable SAP Business One mid-market financial and ERP software solutions.Read More…

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SanDisk recently unveiled new range of retail products addressing wide variety of market segments, like mobile phones, cameras, notebooks, tablets and use cases ranging from entry level to professional. “As the region demonstrates an appetite for plug-and-play flash memory cards for smart-phones, digital cameras, and gaming units, and as Tablet sales grow worldwide, SanDisk is well-prepared with technologies to capitalize on the surge in demand for these products,” Read More…

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SonicWALL recently announced the new MSP Advantage Program featuring FlexSpend which is tailored for Managed Service Providers (MSPs), to offer three key benefits, FlexSpend, Global Management System and MSP Advantage Program. FlexSpend is a unique program in the industry, makes monthly service billing easy, flexible and cash flow friendly while lowering initial investment and operating expenses. Read More…