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Canon Middle East, an imaging solutions vendor, has reaffirmed a positive growth outlook for the remainder of 2011. Building on Canon’s “closer to customers” strategy, the vendor recently held Regional Partner Communications Meetings in Jordan for partners in the Levant and Egypt, and in Morocco for partners in Maghreb countries. The meetings aim to examine the impact of Canon’s regional strategy to enhance closer and stronger relations with partners, while discussing the company’s solid performance in the key growth areas of office and consumer products.
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ASUS launched the much anticipated ASUS Eee Pad Transformer in the UAE. Starting at AED 1,899, the Android Honeycomb tablet is available at all Carrefour stores in the country and across all major electronic retailers. The Transformer sets itself apart from other tablets in the market by featuring an optional docking station. This provides access to a full Qwerty keyboard along with unique Android function keys, turning the tablet into a full-fledged notebook. The expandable keyboard docking station also extends the Transformer’s 9.5 hours of battery life up to 16 hours, so users can use it all day for work and play.
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ASBIS Enterprises, an expert in IT distribution in the EMEA emerging markets, has been appointed as a distributor by Netgear, a global provider of technologically advanced networking products. The distribution agreement covers all 26 countries that ASBIS addresses in the EMEA region. ASBIS will be offering Netgear’s complete range of products for end-users, business customers and service providers, including solutions for wireless, storage, security, web/email security, routers, firewalls and switches.
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Schneider Electric has signed an agreement to acquire a 74% equity in Luminous Power Technologies, a provider of inverters, UPS and power storage systems in the Indian market. Luminous is a player in the €800 million Indian inverter and power storage market that is growing at more than 20% a year. The company has a strong presence in India and has a workforce of 3000 employees in eight different industrial sites in India and one in China. With Luminous, Schneider Electric will become the leader in the Indian inverters and secured power market and gain access to a complementary retail network.
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“The electricity crisis has severely compromised key growth sectors.” This statement regarding power cuts in South Africa was reported by Bloomberg in August 2009. Jacques Liebenberg, product manager for Eaton Power Quality, AxizWorkgroup, said “Although South Africa is currently experiencing fewer power cuts, companies should still ensure they have a continuous power supply solution. By establishing an infrastructure that allows business continuation despite power cuts, power surges and blackouts as a result of lightning storms or base station malfunction, customers are able to minimise the negative effects on their operations.”
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SonicWALL, a provider of intelligent network security and data protection solutions, has launched the SonicWALL NSA E8510, the latest addition to its range of next-generation firewalls. The Network Security Appliance (NSA) E8510 provides 10Gigabit Ethernet (GbE) connectivity in a compact, 1U rack mountable form-factor to accommodate security, performance and power efficiency requirements of modern high-capacity networks. The appliance is powered by SonicWALL’s SonicOS 5.8firmware, which offers latency-free intrusion prevention and anti-malware protection.Read More…

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Al Reyami Technologies, leading technology solution provider and the distributor of UTAX wide range of products includes hardware as well as software ranging from office copiers and multifunctional printers (MFPs) to heavy-duty systems for professional services announced the launch A3 Multifunctional Printers and aQrate, Print Management Software Solution. A3 Multifunctional Printers are simple to use, from installing to operating them. The four models launched are full-feature multifunctional systems with network printing, fax, copying and colour scanning functions and can be used in any office environment. With their predominantly white designs, they also look attractive and are very compact. Moreover, they are energy efficient and run extremely quietly.Read More…

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Epson has announced that it will be showcasing its new range of wireless and 3LCD projectors at Cairo ICT 2011 that runs from May 25th to 28th at the Cairo International Conference Centre. Utilising its industry-leading 3LCD technology, Epson has developed a new range of projectors that deliver bright, crisp, vibrant and smooth images, helping reinforce Epson as a force to be reckoned with in the market for projection systems.Read More…

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Asus has launched the latest in its Eee PC series of netbooks, the 1015B, loaded with thin and light AMD Brazos platform with APU that combines high performance with low power consumption. The latest AMD Brazos C50 processor provides users an unprecedented experience of the all new APU that combines a high performance CPU and discrete GPU giving users the best in multimedia enjoyment. With the ASUS exclusive Super Hybrid Engine technology, power consumption can be saved up to 15%, providing up to 8.5 hours of battery life. Users can enjoy all day computing without worrying about the need to recharge in a few hours.Read More…

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ProScan Media Products (PMP), a provider of labelling, coding and marking solutions to the southern African market, has introduced the latest Matthews I-Mark C84e continuous inkjet printer with touchscreen control, which is designed for fast and effortless operation in a multitude of applications. The new I-Mark C84e codes and marks intricate bar codes, expiration dates, logos and a wide range of other products, regardless of shape or texture. It allows for easy set-up and has a single control automatic shutdown.Read More…

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TUL Corporation, a leading manufacturer of AMD graphics cards, announces the world’s first liquid cooling solution for the HD6990 series: The PowerColor Liquid Cooling Solution (LCS) HD6990 4GB GDDR5. PowerColor is working with fabulous cooling manufacturer EKwaterblocks once again to bring the liquid cooling solution to the HD6990, aims to deliver the exceptional thermal performance to increase the headroom of overclocking potential while allowing optimum system stability. The PowerColor LCS HD6990 has a full water block mounted on the card, fully covering the key components which can be dissipated the heat from the copper base design.
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Fujitsu introduced thin clients powered with eco-friendly power over Ethernet (PoE) technology. Despite drawing only a trickle of power over Ethernet networks, the FUTRO S700 and FUTRO S900 are among the most powerful thin clients available today, boasting up to six times enhanced performance over previous models. Fujitsu is taking Power over Ethernet (PoE) technology from its pioneering Zero Client line to introduce the technology to its thin client line. Offering both power and Ethernet via a single cable for increased flexibility and connectivity, PoE technology requires very low power consumption, benefiting both the environment and companies’ bottom lines.
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