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Leading intelligent cybersecurity solutions provider, Sourcefire announced the first Next-Generation Intrusion Prevention System (NGIPS) to provide fully integrated and intelligent application control. Sourcefire is extending its Agile Security vision by providing the world’s first NGIPS to incorporate real-time contextual awareness and full-stack visibility, together with intelligent security automation and granular application control. Sourcefire’s application control enables companies to control access to thousands of applications and provides custom detection and control for homegrown applications. It equips customers with decisive threat-mitigating controls to reduce attack surface and to enforce use policiesRead More…

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Axis Communications introduced its new chip, ARTPEC-4 for network video products significantly enhances image quality and video analytics performance in Axis’ network video cameras and video encoders. ARTPEC-4 is designed to offer video with lower noise and higher light sensitivity for sharper images of moving objects. The chip is a key enabler of Axis’ unique Lightfinder technology, which allows cameras to ‘see’ clearly in dark and low-light conditions. Lightfinder is included in the award-winning AXIS Q1602 Network Camera, the market’s most light sensitive surveillance camera.Read More…

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UTM specialist, Netasq in association with Kaspersky Lab recently held a seminar on Multi-Layered Network Security in Riyadh which was attended by over 70 end users from the region. Hakam Kayed, Regional Sales Director MEA at Netasq said, “A successful event that was well attended, we’re delighted that businesses across the region saw the value in coming to an event that delivered exceptional advice to SMBs struggling with the complexities that security threats mean to businesses today.”Read More…

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Innosoft Gulf announced the availability of the advanced Red Hat Administration courses and certifications in its training center in the Dubai. The curriculum for this training and certification includes Red Hat Enterprise Virtualisation, Red Hat Certified Virtualisation Administrator, Red Hat Enterprise Clustering and Storage Management, Red Hat Enterprise Clustering and Storage Management Expertise Exam. These advanced virtualisation and clustering courses are designed to train experienced Linux system administrators, with Red Hat Certified Engineer (RHCE)-level competency, in the skills required to deploy and centrally manage virtual servers and virtual desktops in the enterprise. Read More…

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Khwaja Saifuddin,senior sales director, Middle East & South Asia, WD
Storage specialist, WD appointed Logicom as its distributor to sell wide range of components in Bahrain, Oman, Qatar and Kuwait and the entire product portfolio in Lebanon and Jordan.

“Penetrating newer geographies and making our products available in smaller markets is one of our key focus areas in the Middle East in 2012. Logicom will help us enhance our channel pull and drive growth in the area. We are delighted to have Logicom as our distributor, and look forward to a long and mutually beneficial relationship”Read More…

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HP announced an integrated platform of risk-driven security solutions that provides enterprises clear visibility across traditional, mobile and cloud environments, and enables them to apply adaptive security defenses based on specific organizational risks.
Modern security threats are increasingly complex, featuring multiple attack vectors that target traditional, mobile and cloud environments. As organizations extend their infrastructures, they require the same level of security controls and safeguards as those that protect their internal infrastructures. These challenges make it crucial for enterprises to understand how best to manage and prioritize security risks across their diverse IT landscapes.Read More…

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BenQ expanding its RL series professional gaming monitors with the launch of the RL2450HT in the Middle East region. The new gaming monitor is co-developed by Zowie Gear, an innovative manufacturer of high-end professional gaming gears, and StarTale, a world-class Starcraft 2 professional gaming team, the RL2450HT features a 24-inch HD LED screen with 2ms gray-to-gray (GTG) response time. It also has black equalizer, RTS gaming mode, display mode and smart scaling and can accommodate various viewing height and angle using the height adjustment stand (has) design. It will also be available in signature black-and red design.Read More…

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Leading CAD solutions providers in the Middle East, Omnix International entered into a strategic partnership with FaMe GmbH, a technology and services company that provides turn-key solutions for Facility and Asset Managers, for the management of technical and commercial tasks in Facility and Real Estate Management. The Middle East region has witnessed a lot of construction activity, with major projects already completed and several others in pipeline. Read More…

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SAP, the world’s largest business software provider in line with its plan to ramp up its business in Iraq appointed Mohammed Al Najjar to drive business development across the country. Mohammed Al Najjar, an Iraqi national has over three decades experience of managing and implementing cutting-edge business solutions and introducing industry and global best practices, most recently as the founder of a Bagdad-based consultancy service, which served as a system integrator on behalf of companies like SAP, Microsoft and Cisco, and completed projects of note for entities such as the Iraqi Ministry of Industry and Ministry of Telecommunication, as well as a host of private sector enterprises.Read More…

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Jordan based leading mobile game development company, Maysalward announced that the company will bring a multitude of local and regional games to BlackBerry smartphone and BlackBerry PlayBook users in the Middle East. Some of the popular games that will be offered include traditional card games such as Balot, Trix, Tarneeb and Hand Rummy, and will be available for BlackBerry smartphones running BlackBerry OS 6 and 7; as well as for the BlackBerry PlayBook tablet. The games available for BlackBerry OS 7 smartphones will also be BlackBerry Messenger (BBM) connected apps, allowing friends to chat directly from within the app, or to launch a game directly from BBM. Read More…

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Middle East regions’ leading IT distributor, Aptec, announced that its VAD business has seen a growth of 40% in 2011 over 2010. In past one year, Aptec added several new offerings that included enterprise solutions for SMBs from Microsoft, Dell, Cisco, NetApp, Oracle, SAP among others. Aptec also signed agreements with Riverbed, Veeam, Virtual Sharp, Allied Telesis, NET, SAP Business Objects in the same year to address some of the emerging technology needs in the region.Read More…

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Unique Computer Systems, releases 4 new extensions of Reson8 text messaging solution. Reson8 is a SMS messaging server that offers a comprehensive online and enterprise level solution for its customer to send bulk and streaming messages. The new extensions for Reson8 include an Excel Plug-in to send messages directly for Microsoft Excel 2007 and 2010, a plug-in for sending messages directly from Microsoft Outlook 2007 and 2010, a desktop client and a Microsoft Windows Service for incoming SMS’s.Read More…