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Cisco predicts that the number of network-connected devices will be more than 15 billion, twice the world’s population, by 2015. In the fifth annual Cisco Visual Networking Index (VNI) Forecast (2010-2015) released recently, the networking giant also said the total amount of global Internet traffic will quadruple by 2015 and reach 966 exabytes per year. The projected increase of Internet traffic between 2014 and 2015 alone is 200 exabytes, which is greater than the total amount of Internet Protocol traffic generated globally in 2010. On the verge of reaching 1 zettabyte, which is equal to a sextillion bytes, or a trillion gigabytes by 2015.
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Kaspersky Lab, a developer of secure content and threat management solutions, has released the 2012 versions of its home user products. The new versions of Kaspersky Anti-Virus and Kaspersky Internet Security are designed to provide Internet users with maximum protection and convenience. The Internet has become an integral part of life for today’s computer users, but it is awash with dangers and threats. A tool which many people depend on during business trips and vacations, the Internet harbors a multitude of threats that lie in wait for unsuspecting users, including data theft, phishing, cyber-blackmail and mass spam mailings to name but a few. As a result, users need comprehensive protection whenever they go online because computer threats could be lurking anywhere: in online services and emails, on removable media, or even on public networks in airports and hotels.Read More…

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Software AG has been named a “leader” in the April 2011 Forrester Wave: Enterprise Service Bus (ESB), Q2 2011 report. Software AG is ranked the highest in current offering, strategy and market presence, among nine ESB vendors and 11 ESB products. Software AG’s ESB provides the foundation for a SOA, combining application integration capabilities, high-speed messaging, and event-driven technologies to create a complete integration infrastructure solution. According to Forrester Research, Software AG and the other leaders’ top-ranking position in this report is based on having “the most-comprehensive support for ESB features.” The research firm has cited Software AG as a leader in the past four Forrester Wave evaluations in this category.
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TeleFinity, a telecom solutions provider based in Jordan, has joined the Aastra Approved Partner Programme A2P2 as a Qualified Member. Compatibility and interoperability testing have been successfully completed for LogFinity IP 2.2 and LogFinity Ent 2.2 Call Recording Solutions. LogFinity is a centralised server solution, where the telephony servers will store, compress, encrypt and save each call conversation on the storage server. At the same time it saves calls information on the database server, which enhances calls search.Read More…

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SanDisk signed up with a leading mobile retail distributor in Turkey, Telpa Group. The partnership will drive SanDisk MEA’s strategy in Turkey and take advantage of the country’s growing mobile market growth in Turkey. “Our partnership with Telpa reinforces our objective to expand our product reach in Turkey. The entire range of SanDisk storage products will now be available to a wider market through the expertise and established distribution networks of Telpa,” said Tareq Husseini, Sales Director Middle East and Africa, SanDisk.
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Adobe appointed Alfalak Distribution, a leading IT distributor in KSA, to target the fast growing Saudi Arabian market. Alfalak joins the company’s strategic network of Middle East and North African distributors and it will be supporting the full range of Adobe products to ensure availability for business users and retail outlets. “During the past year, we have been carefully reviewing our distribution strategy in Saudi Arabia to ensure that we understand the needs of channel partners and customers, and have the ability to deliver products efficiently and effectively across the Kingdom,” said Abdallah Saqqa, General Manager, Adobe Systems MENA. “Alfalak has an extensive understanding and widespread penetration of the market in the Kingdom and we are pleased to welcome them to our network.”
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Riverbed Technology an IT performance company, has introduced three new Riverbed Whitewater cloud storage gateway models designed to optimise data protection. Whitewater will now allow a wider range of organisations, including small and medium businesses (SMBs), to take advantage of the benefits of cloud data protection. The new Whitewater models 510 and 710 are purpose-built for SMBs, while the Whitewater model 2010 is designed for the mid-sized enterprise and targeted use cases in the large enterprise.
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Epicor Software Corporation, a global provider of business software solutions for manufacturing, distribution, retail and services organisations, has named Pervez Qureshi as president and CEO of Epicor, effective immediately. Qureshi brings over 20 years of management experience in the software and technology industry. Since 2006, Qureshi has served as CEO and president of Activant Solutions, which was combined with Epicor following the acquisition of both companies by funds advised by Apax Partners which was completed on May 16, 2011.Read More…

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IBM has announced new high performance computing (HPC) cloud offerings to help clients tackle advanced scientific and technical computing workloads like analytics, simulations for product development, climate research and life sciences. Today, many organisations operate with separate pools of high performance computing systems. The HPC cloud offerings from IBM will allow clients to link computing resources across their organisations into a single, high performance, private cloud while providing system administrators the flexibility to prioritise resources based on business or technical needs.Read More…

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Computer Systems Division, through its channel manager, Rachielle Araga, bagged an award for the second consecutive year at the Middle East Retail Academy (MERA) 2011 Awards. Araga won as the UAE Retail Account Manager of the Year where the prestigious award giving body acknowledges the exemplary performance and achievements of vendors and retailers in the IT and consumer electronics sector. Winners of the MERA 2011 Awards were announced recently in Fujairah, UAE, as part of the Digital Consumer Channel Middle East and Africa (DCC MEA) event. The winners were chosen based on the citations in MERA Monthly Monitor Report and votes from vendor and retail executives. Read More…

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3W Networks, a telecoms and security systems integrator operating in the Middle East, Africa and Asia Pacific regions has signed a joint venture agreement with Technomatic GmbH, a German-based automation engineering services to set-up a new company. The new company, 3W Technomatic will be headquartered in Dubai. 3W Technomatic will provide advanced automation solutions to the various industrial sectors in Middle East and Africa. The company’s capabilities will include process engineering, process control, instrumentation, electrical, safety, software development and management Services for the oil and gas, power, water and infrastructure sectors.Read More…

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Belkin strengthens is position further with the appoint of Shastech as its authorized distributor in KSA and under this new partnership, Shastech will be servicing both the Retail and SMB sectors across the KSA market. “We are looking forward to working closely with Shastech to further support our active regional expansion. The key components to partnering with Shastech were based on their solid experience and successful history in KSA, good channel presence and relationships in both the retail and SMB sector, well determined and effective logistics solutions as well as a team that understands the KSA market very well,” said, Youssef El-Arif, National Account Manager MEA, Belkin Ltd.Read More…