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Imation today announced that it has acquired the ProStor Systems. The acquisition includes the much celebrated unique storage solution InfiniVault among others products in ProStor’s product portfolio. The InfiniVault software will enable Imation to deliver future tiered storage solutions using RDX and other hard disk, optical, magnetic and solid state storage. The software helps strengthen the Imation RDX portfolio and the InfiniVault offering.Read More…

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World’s leading high performance gaming brand Razer announced the launch of full aluminum chassis gaming laptop – Razer Blade, featuring true portability, incredible performance, and an all-new revolutionary user interface.
With the introduction of the Razer Blade – a feat of modern-day systems engineering and technology, Razer is reinvigorating technological and design innovation for the entire PC industry, and encouraging gamers and developers to return to the PC as the primary gaming platform of choice.Read More…

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Leading Systems Integrator 3W Networks recently announced the appointment of Tarek Bary as its new Managing Director who will lead the company towards achieving its Vision of becoming the global systems integrator operating in the Energy, Transport and Telecommunications sectors. Tarek Bary says, “These are exciting times for 3W Networks as we accelerate our strategic growth. I look forward to working closely with the 3W Networks team to deliver to our customers, solutions that provide superior value and in helping them achieve new levels of success.” Read More…

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Leading value added distributor for IT security solutions ComGuard makes available the version 2012 of the Kaspersky Anti Virus and Kaspersky Internet Security Lab for the Channel partners in the Middle East region. The all-new Kaspersky Internet Security 2012 and Kaspersky Anti-Virus 2012 incorporate the most advanced and effective protection technologies: a sandbox for launching suspicious applications, a program activity monitoring module, a script emulator, a cloud-based reputation database, a virtual keyboard plus many other features.Read More…

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Microsoft today announced a number of offers that will be available on its top-selling range hardware products at this year’s Gitex including web cams, mice and keyboards which will be sold by various retailers at Gitex Shopper 2011. Merthan Kaleli, Retail Sales & Marketing Lead, Microsoft Gulf said: “As we have witnessed in previous years, Microsoft Hardware products are very popular with consumers during Gitex shopper events, and we are very excited to announce the new range of innovative accessories available this year. Read More…

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Microsoft Kuwait hosted a series of exclusive Ghabgas for government officials, partners and customers in Kuwait. The informal events were an opportunity for Microsoft Kuwait to reinforce its strong relationship with key stakeholders and establish a close rapport in order to enhance ICT initiatives in Kuwait. “We would like to thank all those who attended these special occasions during the holy month of Ramadan. Read More…

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According to recent report from Gartner, Worldwide server shipments in the second quarter of 2011 grew 8% year on year, while revenue moved upward 19.5% year on year. From a geographic standpoint, the Asia/Pacific region grew the most in shipments with a 25.6% increase. Japan posted the highest vendor revenue growth at 59.5% for the period. HP lead the worldwide server market based on revenue. The company posted over $3.9bn in server vendor revenue, accounting for 29.8% of the server market based on revenue. This share was down 2.2% year on year.Read More…

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Ericsson and Pacific Controls recently signed an MoU to jointly develop ICT enabled smart solutions for sectors such as Energy, Utilities and certain areas of Government to offer smarter services and products to their end-users. Commenting on the partnership, Dilip Rahulan Chairman & CEO of Pacific Controls said: “We are very pleased to collaborate with Ericsson. We are continuously offering innovative technology solutions to add value to our customers’ businesses and enable them to achieve their goals.”Read More…

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Etisalat recently announced the appointment of Ahmad Abdulkarim Julfar as the group chief executive officer who has been associated with Etisalat since 1986 and has played several roles till he has been appointed as Etisalat’s chief operating officer in 2006. Commenting on the appointment, Mohammed Omran, chairman of Etisalat said: “The appointment of Ahmad Abdulkarim Julfar as group CEO will bring further impetus to the realization of the Etisalat Group strategy as it aims to become one of the world’s leading telecommunications companies.Read More…

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Huawei announced the commercial launch of the world’s first plug and link data card, the HiLink E353 which automatically connects users to the Internet in as little as 15 seconds after the datacard is inserted into the USB port, without the need for a tedious dial-in process, driver installation or manual configuration. The HiLink E353 is up to 75% faster than products currently on the market and is the first EDGE/GPRS/GSM-compatible product in the Huawei HiLink series that supports HSPA+network with 21 Mbps Downlink. Read More…

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Prometric, trusted provider of market-leading test development and delivery solutions, today announced that it has appointed Karim Zakhour as its new Vice President for the Middle East and North Africa. As Vice President for the Middle East and North Africa, Mr. Zakhour will be responsible for directing the efforts of Prometric sales, client services and other groups who support the business needs of Prometric clients in these regions. He will also oversee new business development opportunities. Read More…

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NETCB, has recently been appointed as the authorised distributor for Telos Identity Management Solutions (Telos ID) to distribute Telos ID’s identity-related event management and personnel deployment solutions in southern and Eastern Africa. The Telos ID Mobile Authentication and Authorization Control (MAAC) system co-ordinates the efforts of multiple organisations and verifies credentials and identities of employees, contractors, suppliers and vendors during any type of event.Read More…