Al-Futtaim Panatech recognises Fujisoft as Gold partner
2010-08-15
Al-Futtaim Panatech, the exclusive distributor of Panasonic products in the UAE, recently conferred Fujisoft Technology with a Gold partner status.Read More…
Symantec completes VeriSign’s acquisition
2010-08-11
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…
PTH Holdings acquires Axiz
2010-08-09
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…
Axiz increases its HP IPG offering
2010-08-09
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…
Packard Bell appoints Lebanon distributor
2010-08-09
Packard Bell, a subsidiary of the Acer Group has signed a new partnership agreement with Distinet, a distributor of IT and consumer electronics in Lebanon. Distinet, part of TeleTrade group of companies is the first distributor for Packard Bell in that country.Read More…
Brother Gulf appoints Smart Tech as Egypt distributor
2010-08-02
Brother Gulf, the Middle East subsidiary of Brother Japan, a manufacturer of printing, communication and digital imaging products, has named Smart Technology (SMARTEC) as its latest distributor to carry its entire range of printing range in Egypt.Read More…
Brocade, McAfee in JV channel enablement programmes
2010-08-02
Brocade has has completed the next phase of a strategic partnership with McAfee created to deliver a broad set of fully interoperable, simplified network-based security solutions through joint channel partners.Read More…
Pano Logic appoints Middle East distributor
2010-08-02
Pano Logic, a provider of client desktop virtualisation, has signed a di distribution agreement with IIS, an IT distributor in the Middle East. In terms of the deal, IIS will be the sole distributor of Pano Logic technology to resellers in the Middle East and will provide sales and technical training to partners in the region.Read More…
Epson appoints 29 new resellers in ME
2010-08-02
Epson has announced that it has recently appointed 29 new resellers – in the first stage – in the Middle East, as part of the company’s plans to consolidate its market presence in the region.Read More…
BitDefender appoints Golden Systems Middle East
2010-08-02
BitDefender, an innovative anti-malware security solutions provider has partnered with Golden Systems Middle East, a distributor of IT products in the Middle East.Read More…
Nokia Siemens Networks to acquire Motorola’s wireless assets
2010-08-02
Nokia Siemens Networks and Motorola, have jointly announced that the companies have entered into an agreement under which Nokia Siemens Networks will acquire the majority of Motorola’s wireless network infrastructure assets for US$1.2 billion in cash.Read More…
UAE consumer electronics market to hit AED10 billion
2010-08-02
According to a recent forecast by Business Monitor International, the UAE consumer electronics market is set to increase AED 10 billion (USD $2.8 billion) in 2010. The consumer electronics market is a key growth sector for emerging markets such as the Middle East, as a tech-savvy population and tourism continue to grow in the country.Read More…