Huawei announced the launch of IDEOS TM, an affordable smartphone powered by the latest iteration of Android TM 2.2 (also known as ‘Froyo’). IDEOS redefines the “entry-level” concept by combining high-quality hardware and software with a high price-to-performance ratio. Read More…
Carrefour customers are now able to purchase an array of non-food items online at www.ic4uae.com thanks to the power retailer’s launch of its online shop.Read More…
BitDefender®, an award-winning provider of innovative internet security solutions has warned social networking enthusiasts, including IT employees, to be very careful when accepting friend requests within the network and to watch what data they share with these unknown persons. Read More…
Storage giant EMC has promoted Mohammed Amin to the position of VP and GM for Turkey, emerging Africa and the Middle East region. A 21-year veteran of the IT industry, Amin will be responsible for further cementing EMC’s presence across the region which is one of the world’s fastest growing vendor in terms of technology infrastructure development.
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Business applications vendor SAP has appointed Sam Alkharrat to lead the next wave of SAP’s growth and development in the Middle East & North Africa (MENA).Read More…
Aptec Holdings, a technology distributor in the Middle East, Turkey and Africa, has expanded its distribution agreement with Microsoft to include Gulf region for Microsoft OEM products. Aptec was in the past an authorised distributor for Microsoft OEM only for the UAE.Read More…
Chip giant Intel has revealed it will acquire security security mainstay McAfee in a epic deal valued at US$7.68 billion in cash. In terms of the deal, in which Intel will buy all of McAfee’s common stock for $48 per share in cash with McAfee operating as a wholly-owned Intel subsidiary and report into Intel’s Software and Services Group.Read More…
Netgear, a provider of networking and storage products, has appointed Network Information Technology (NIT) as its newest value added reseller (VAR) in the Middle East.Read More…
Al-Futtaim Panatech, the exclusive distributor of Panasonic products in the UAE, recently conferred Fujisoft Technology with a Gold partner status.Read More…
Symantec has completed its acquisition of VeriSign’s identity and authentication business. The acquired business includes the Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) and Code Signing Certificate Services, the Managed Public Key Infrastructure (MPKI) Services, the VeriSign Trust Seal, the VeriSign Identity Protection (VIP) Authentication Service and the VIP Fraud Detection Service (FDS).Read More…
In a market move that promises to shake up the IT industry, South African-headquartered Pinnacle Technology Holdings (PTH), a Johannesburg Securities Exchange (JSE) listed IT company, has made an offer to purchase 100% of the shares in Axiz Technology.Read More…
South African-based IT infrastructure distributor Axiz, an authorised HP Imaging and Printing Group (IPG) distributor, will be adding the distribution of HP high-end multifunction printers to its portfolio.Read More…
