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Huawei, the leaders in next-generation telecommunication network solutions, showcased its latest innovations in the area of Managed Services (MS) at the fourth Informa annual event “Managed Services for Growth Markets 2011”. The event which was attened by more than 200 professionals and experts representing 20+ regional Telco service providers, leading global telecom vendors, and industry analysts. The Huawei presentation entitled “Going Beyond Traditional Managed Services” provided the audience with a glance at new trends to reduce TCO, yet more importantly the evolution route for next generation Managed Services to support evolving technologies and network convergence with the subscribers’ Quality of Experience as the focal point.
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HP today updated its information management portfolio to enable organizations to reduce risk, increase efficiency and simplify the way they manage their business information. Instant-On Enterprises embed intelligence into everything they do for a transparent, real-time view of information across the organization to service customers, employees, partners and citizens with what they need instantly. HP brings a holistic approach to information management to help executives harness the power of information to make better decisions, manage for cost and compliance, and deliver the right information to the right users at the right time.
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Kaspersky Lab, leading security and threat management solutions, today announced plans to refine its organizational structure and become one of the top three IT security solutions providers for endpoint users in 2011. According to Kaspersky Lab’s operational results for 2010, the company demonstrated significant growth in all regions. Globally, the company’s revenues grew by 38 percent year-on-year and exceeded $500 million. The year 2010 was also a successful one for Kaspersky Lab in the CIS, Eastern Europe, the Middle East and Africa, where revenues totaled $131 million — an increase of 35 percent compared to 2009.Read More…

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ISnSC the specialist in Information Assurance & Cryptography today annouced the launche Government Security Governance (GSG) solution for all the Governments across the Middle East region. The GSG aims to help government entities obtain a full perception of the government network and detect any kind of violations in real-time in a cost-effective way. The GSG is based on the SAINT framework that does not require any additional implementations or alteration to any government network, which ensures smooth government operation. Having SAINT certified engineers will also ensure the maximum output of the GSG.Read More…

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NEC Unified Solutions, specialists in communication solutions for small, medium and large enterprises in both the private and public sectors, has appointed Daoud Eid as its Sales Director for Middle East and North Africa. The appointment reflects the exponential growth NEC Unified has enjoyed in the region. Daoud brings more than 20 years experience in the IT and telecommunications sector in the Middle East to the new role at NEC. Flexible and adaptive in his working approach, Daoud will run and grow NEC’s business across the region while driving its Unified Solutions with positive impact on existing and potential customers’ businesses.

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Aastra, the leading Enterprise Communication technology solution provider today announced the launch of their training services to offer training and certification to its channel partners as well as end-customers in the Middle East region. Aastra’s enterprise communication solutions include IP Telephony, Unified Communications, Contact Centers and Video Conferencing which it inherited from acquisition of Ericsson’s global Enterprise business back in 2008. Aastra, is now working towards expanding the enterprise products portfolio and develop the channel partner program to a new level.

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According to the latest outlook by Gartner, Worldwide IT spending is forecast to total $3.6 trillion in 2011, a 5.6 percent increase from $3.4 trillion in 2010. For the 2011, Gartner has added media tablets like, iPad’s to its computing hardware spending estimates beginning this quarter. Including media tablets has increased Gartner’s computing hardware growth outlook from 7.5 percent to 9.5 percent for 2011. Worldwide media tablet spending is projected to reach $29.4 billion in 2011, up from $9.6 billion in 2010. Global spending on media tablets is forecast to increase at an annual average rate of 52 percent through 2015.

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Taiwanese mobile chipset maker MediaTek has opened its office in Dubai, a move the the company believes will help it to court mobile handset manufacturers in the Middle East and Africa market. The vendor is aiming to capitalise on its already growing business in the Middle East with its semiconductor solutions for wireless communications and digital multimedia solutions. By having a local presence in Dubai, MediaTek will further strengthen the company’s regional partnerships to better serve one of the world’s fastest growing mobile markets. According to the vendor, the strategy for the Middle East is to link start-ups and existing mobile handset manufacturers in the region with its OEM partners in China.

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Vasco Data Security, today announced its new multi-tier channel strategy for the EMEA region as an extension of its existing partner program, tailored to the specific needs of its distributors and resellers throughout the region. The enhanced channel model is aimed at extending the reach of its strong authentication solutions and services throughout Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA) and focuses on empowering relationships with Vasco’s channel partners. Vasco intends to lower the threshold to work together with Vasco.

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Research commissioned by HP about the attitudes and behaviours associated with counterfeits. And, the results in KSA revealed that the majority of managers with purchasing responsibility for their offices have never bought counterfeit products. Majority of business owners surveyed in Saudi Arabia said that they wouldn’t purchase counterfeit goods. However, a small percentage stated that they had inadvertently purchased counterfeit products under the false impression they were genuine brand name original. Read More…

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Spectrum the leading IT Networking and Security training, certification and consultancy services provider recently added a new data centre based on Juniper Networks 2 tier switching architecture to increase training capabilities to offer the enhanced options for students on its IT training and certification program. The new data centre is comprised of Juniper Networks EX Series Ethernet Virtual Chassis Technology promoting the important of low power consumption, use of a virtualized environment and IP based power management. This will allow Spectrum to offer more courses and accommodate a greater number of students.
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