South Africa based archive, migration, collaboration and messaging services provider, Soarsoft Africa announced that it recently signed an distribution agreement with Binary Tree to distribute its products across the African region. Binary Tree is a leading provider of software for migrating enterprise messaging users and applications to on-premises and cloud-based versions of Microsoft Exchange and SharePoint.Read More…
Leading South African distributor, Drive Control Corporation (DCC) recently introduced the new range of Scorpio Black and Scorpio Blue hard disk drives for Notebooks from Western Digital’s stable. WD Scorpio Black is a 2.5-inch SATA hard drive combines the class-leading 7200 RPM spin speed and 16 MB cache to deliver maximum notebook performance. Now available in capacities of up to 750 GB, the WD Scorpio Black hard drives provide creative professionals, gamers and PC enthusiasts with additional capacity they need to get their job done. Using Advanced Format (AF) technology, the WD Scorpio Black 750 GB hard drives also incorporate a variety of data-protection features to actively monitor and protect valuable data.Read More…
Kenya Data Network unveiled state-of-the art data center in Nairobi that will serve the growing requirements of hosting data and software applications for local and international organisations in Kenya. Kenya Data Network also expects to cater the demand from companies hailing from East Africa and Central Africa. In line with the vision of Kenya to create a green economy, the data centre is powered by solar energy as well as is designed to consume less energy in running the facility thereby insuring the cut on carbon emissions.
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SAP AG and the not-for-profit carbon disclosure project (CDP) are experiencing increasing demand for CDP Reporter Services. The services include solutions based on sustainability software from SAP, enabling companies to access both advanced analytics and industry data required to benchmark their energy and carbon footprints. Since its debut in 2010, the software has been adopted by more than 40 enterprise customers, including Cisco, DuPont, E.ON, Boeing and Hess. Read More…
Ruckus Wireless announced the appointment of First Distribution as its authorised distributor for the African region to distribute the entire range of Ruckus Wireless’ Wi-Fi technology products in South Africa and across neighboring African countries. Michael Fletcher, Sales Director for Sub-Saharan Africa, Ruckus Wireless, said, “With the future being tagged as a Wi-Fi one, and considering the uptake of mobility and the use of technology in Africa, this region is an important one for Ruckus Wireless. As such, choosing a reliable and expert distributor of our Smart Wi-Fi product range has been a key priority for our business. With a national distribution infrastructure, and a motto of ‘helping our customers to help their customers’, First Distribution was certainly a front runner for this partnership.”Read More…
WinSoft International announced the immediate availability of PagePlus X5, the affordable easy-touse desktop publisher from Serif, for use in Arabic. WinSoft International signed a partnership with UK based software company Serif, creators of the award-winning PagePlus, PhotoPlus, WebPlus, DrawPlus and MoviePlus product range, in July 2010 to adapt Serif products for markets worldwide. And, PagePlus X5 is the first Serif product to be localized by WinSoft International for use in Arabic. It also expects to release the Arabic version for WebPlus and PhotoPlus in the region shortly.Read More…
Astaro, a Sophos company and leading Unified Threat Management provider, announced the availability of version 2 of Astaro RED 10 appliance. The new version of the celebrated branch office security hardware appliance offers additional features which make securing remote locations even easier and helps avoid potential lapses in security due to downtime. Astaro RED is the first security solution to offer complete and centrally managed Unified Threat Management and has been recognised as a revolutionary method for securing branch offices. It empowers organisations to connect their remote locations to a central location (headquarters) within minutes and without onsite technical expertise.
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Leading Application Networking and IPv6 Migration solutions provider, A10 Networks today announced the appointment of Scope Middle East (SCOPE ME) as its distributor for the Middle East region. SCOPE ME with its value-added approach for for A10 Networks’ AX Series Application Delivery Controllers, expects to grab a size able market share in the Middle East region for the Application Delivery Controller market which is currently valued at USD 20 million annually in the region.Read More…
Octagon International, one of the fastest-growing IT distributors in the Emirates today announced the sale of a majority stake to a consortium of private equity investors. The deal represents one of the largest private equity investments in the UAE’s IT distribution industry over the past several years and signals a return of confidence to a sector battling to revert to profitability following a period of sustained market turbulence. Read More…
According to the latest Worldwide Storage Software Qview by IDC, the storage software market grew in the second quarter of 2011, with a total market valuation of $3.4 billion during the quarter, up 11.3% over the same period last year. And, EMC cornered nearly 25% market share followed by Symantec, and IBM with 15.8% and 14.1% market shares respectively. Whereas, Hitachi clocked the highest percentage growth followed by HP.Read More…
Drobo, makers of award-winning data storage products for businesses and professionals, today announced that it has collaborated with Veeam Software, innovative provider of VMware data protection, disaster recovery and VMware management solutions for virtual datacenter environments, to deliver a simple and affordable data protection solution for small and medium businesses (SMBs).Read More…
Kaspersky Labs partnered with Emerging Threats Pro, the leading producers a professional grade IDS and IPS ruleset for Snort and Suricata based on and supporting the Emerging Threats open source project. The ruleset focuses on malware and major vulnerabilities, but also provides known bad IP lists and IP/DNS reputation feeds. Kaspersky uses these ruleset for its in-lab internal research work. The cooperation between the two companies entails collaboration on a malware samples exchange and also combined work on extending Emerging Threats Pro ruleset coverage.Read More…
