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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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Al Rajhi Holding, a diversified business conglomerate with operations spread in Saudi Arabia and UAE, secured and integrated its wide area network (WAN), using SonicWALL’s Network Security Appliance (NSA) series. The Group, with distributed server assets across various locations: Jeddah, Jubail, Dammam and Yanbu in Saudi Arabia; and Dubai, Ras Al Khaimah and Sharjah in the UAE, sought to gain enhanced returns on its technology investments by better controlling the cumbersome and expensive maintenance and upkeep of hard-ware and network infrastructure.
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Network Platforms, the distributors for the advanced DrayTek product range in Southern Africa, announced the release of the DrayTek Vigor 2830 Series ADSL Router Firewall. The series provides users with secure uptime and greater bandwidth capacity through triple connections, as well as tough security features. Bradley Love, MD, Network Platforms, said, “One of the main functions of this series is its ability to handle three WAN connections to enhance your Internet connectivity.
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Ascom Wireless Solutions, a supplier of on-site wireless communications has expanded its global sales organisation to locally support customers in new geographic areas. This expansion is part of Ascom’s strategic plan to increase the indirect sales channel by partnering with new VARs and distributors in selected regions. Dennis Anderson, Vice President Global Sales, Ascom Wireless Solutions says: “We are accelerating our geographic expansion by leveraging our mission critical interactive wireless solutions in markets where we see strong growth and business opportunities. We are now increasing the number of our VARs, partners and alliances in the Middle East, Eastern Europe and Southern Europe.”
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Motorola Solutions plans to expand its presence in Africa as the demand for for mission-critical communications, two-way radios and next-generation wireless networks increases in the continent. Earlier this year, Motorola split into two units: Motorola Mobility which houses the firm’s mobile and home units; and Motorola Solutions which addresses products targeted at the enterprise and government to Motorola Solutions. Africa, especially Nigeria is seeing an increase in the use of the latest digital two-way radio technology that provides entities – particularly the army and police, construction companies, manufacturing firms and oil and gas companies with clearer, more reliable communication and the necessary tools to improve functionality in the workplace.Read More…

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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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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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Huawei, a global telecom solutions provider has announced the launch of its newly introduced Enterprise business sector, confirming its continued focus on the Egyptian ICT market. Huawei Technologies expanded into the enterprise business sector with a global mission to become the first choice ICT solutions provider across various public & private industries, including health, education, government, oil/gas, real-estate, transportation and banking. The Enterprise sector offers end to end solutions, in order to save energy and make processes more simple and less time consuming.Read More…

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Fujitsu Technology Solutions, a global IT infrastructure provider, and Redington Value, the value added distribution division of Redington Gulf, have signed a partnership agreement for the distribution of Fujitsu’s Primergy servers and Eternus storage solutions in the Middle East. Fujitsu, with its Dynamic Infrastructures approach offers a full portfolio of IT products, solutions and services, ranging from clients to datacentre solutions. Redington Value helps its partners in the channel deliver the most optimal IT solution to their customers in the Middle East and Africa. These solutions span across technology domains such as networking, voice, servers, storage, software, security and infrastructure.

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In the first quarter of 2011, worldwide server shipments grew 8.5 percent year-on-year, while revenue increased 17.3 percent, according to Gartner, Inc. In server shipments, HP remained the worldwide leader in the first quarter of 2011 with a year-on-year shipment increase of 2.3 percent for the quarter. This growth was driven by increases produced from HP’s ProLiant brand. HP’s worldwide server shipment share was 29.8 percent, representing a 1.8 percent drop in share from the same quarter in 2010.

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Netgear partnered with ITS, a service company specialising in large-scale, IT solutions for the implementation of key wireless solutions for UAE based sports equipment and accessories retail chain, Sun and Sand Sports. The project is valued at AED200,000 and is part of the vision of Sun and Sand Sports to adopt and implement new technologies into their operations, which cost them around AED2.5 million. The installation of strategic wireless solutions will enable Sun and Sand Sports staff to utilise wireless connectivity for Pocket PC PDA’s and perform key functions like Point of Sale (POS), and inventory (Transfer in, Transfer Out, Demand Request, GRN’s, and Stock Tracking).Read More…

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Hewlett-Packard Personal Systems Group Middle East (HP PSG ME) announced the appointment of Christopher Saul as Business Development Manager for Client Virtualisation. Christopher will be responsible for growing HP’s client virtualisation business across the Middle East, closely working with Microsoft, Citrix and VMware to provide thin client, VDI and server based computing solutions to customers. ‘Client Virtualisation’ refers to HP’s thin client hardware and software product portfolio. HP is already the market leader for thin clients in the region.Read More…