IP and SAN solutions vendor Brocade has appointed long-time networking executive, Alberto Soto, to lead the sales organisation for its Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) geography effective July 1, 2010. Soto will replace Ulrich Plechschmidt, who will be moving to Brocade’s corporate headquarters in San Jose to lead theRead More…
Netgear, a provider of technologically advanced, branded networking and storage products, is eyeing a 10% growth in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia this year, as the company anticipates increased activity from its customer base in the Kingdom’s ever-growing small and medium businesses (SMB) sector. In line with this, the companyRead More…
Alcatel-Lucent has officially launched its new Converged Partner Programme (CPP) for enterprises in the Middle East. According to the vendor, CPP is a major evolution of the Alcatel-Lucent partnership programme for resellers addressing the enterprise communication market. This new programme offers a flexible and consistent framework for Alcatel-Lucent partners makingRead More…
Optimus Technology and Telecommunications, a regional value added distributor (VAD) of IT and telecommunications products, recently relocated its regional headquarters from Jebel Ali Free Zone to its new offices in Hawai Towers on Sheikh Zayed Road in Dubai. The move to the new location, according to the VAD, will helpRead More…
Cisco has announced it has completed its voluntary offer for Tandberg, a global provider of video communications solutions. The close of this transaction, and the consequent creation of an extensive combined product portfolio, accelerates Cisco’s vision of changing the way people communicate and collaborate by delivering simple, unique and interoperableRead More…
Following Avaya’s acquisition of Nortel Enterprise’s business in Saudi Arabia, the company has signed the newly created Bright Star Communications (BSC) to its Avaya Connect Channel Partner programme. BSC, sister Company of Baud Telecom Company (BTC), among the leading telecommunications providers and systems integrators in the Middle East, will offerRead More…
Renton D’Souza has been appointed the Comstor Business Lead for Westcon Group’s Middle East, Africa and India Cisco business. He will now be responsible for of Comstor ME, Comstor Africa, Comstor South Africa and Comstor India all of which fall under the Westcon Middle East, Africa and India Group.Read More…
Avaya has continued to strengthen its presence in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) by signing on Bright Star Communications (BSC) to its Avaya Connect Channel Partner programme. BSC, part of the Baud Telecom Company (BTC) group, a telecommunications provider and systems integrator in the Middle East, will offer theRead More…
Ciena Corporation, a network specialist has announced the direction of its portfolio of network infrastructure and service delivery solutions following the completion of its acquisition of the optical networking and carrier Ethernet assets of Nortel. The newly combined product and service portfolio offers best-of-breed solutions focused on converged optical EthernetRead More…
Belkin, a provider of connectivity solutions, recently appointed Patrick Hayati as MD for Emerging Markets. The move is part of the company’s strategy to increase investment and focus in this region. Hayati will lead this effort, working closely with dedicated support teams, with a primary objective to establish further growthRead More…
