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Data Afrique, the IT solutions company focusing on the financial services sector, announced that it has secured the exclusive rights to market and distribute the eXpd8 legal software suite in South Africa and Namibia. eXpd8 is a software interface that brings all client information into one central, searchable, easy-to-use screen. All the relevant information is available at a user’s fingertips, meaning the information is available how they want it and when they want it –leading to increased efficiencies. Information – or any relevant file, is never misplaced or lost.Read More…

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Techserve, part of Al-Futtaim group that offers one-stop-shop for electronics service and systems integration in the region today announced the singing up of partnership with Recovery Labs is the data recovery specialist in Europe.
Partnership with Techserve marks as the first foray for the Spain-based data recovery services provider Recovery Labs in the Middle East. The announcement from Techserve also coincides with the opening of the first professional Data Recovery Lab in Dubai.
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According to the latest outlook by Gartner, Worldwide IT spending is forecast to total $3.6 trillion in 2011, a 5.6 percent increase from $3.4 trillion in 2010. For the 2011, Gartner has added media tablets like, iPad’s to its computing hardware spending estimates beginning this quarter. Including media tablets has increased Gartner’s computing hardware growth outlook from 7.5 percent to 9.5 percent for 2011. Worldwide media tablet spending is projected to reach $29.4 billion in 2011, up from $9.6 billion in 2010. Global spending on media tablets is forecast to increase at an annual average rate of 52 percent through 2015.

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Taiwanese mobile chipset maker MediaTek has opened its office in Dubai, a move the the company believes will help it to court mobile handset manufacturers in the Middle East and Africa market. The vendor is aiming to capitalise on its already growing business in the Middle East with its semiconductor solutions for wireless communications and digital multimedia solutions. By having a local presence in Dubai, MediaTek will further strengthen the company’s regional partnerships to better serve one of the world’s fastest growing mobile markets. According to the vendor, the strategy for the Middle East is to link start-ups and existing mobile handset manufacturers in the region with its OEM partners in China.

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Vasco Data Security, today announced its new multi-tier channel strategy for the EMEA region as an extension of its existing partner program, tailored to the specific needs of its distributors and resellers throughout the region. The enhanced channel model is aimed at extending the reach of its strong authentication solutions and services throughout Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA) and focuses on empowering relationships with Vasco’s channel partners. Vasco intends to lower the threshold to work together with Vasco.

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Research commissioned by HP about the attitudes and behaviours associated with counterfeits. And, the results in KSA revealed that the majority of managers with purchasing responsibility for their offices have never bought counterfeit products. Majority of business owners surveyed in Saudi Arabia said that they wouldn’t purchase counterfeit goods. However, a small percentage stated that they had inadvertently purchased counterfeit products under the false impression they were genuine brand name original. Read More…

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Axis Communications, today unveiled the world’s smallest, ceiling mount pan/tilt/zoom dome cameras AXIS M50 in the region. AXIS M50 PTZ Dome Network Camera Series offers business managers a highly discreet and affordable solution for remotely monitoring indoor areas, such as stores, banks, hotels, office lobbies, restaurants and warehouses, to more effectively manage one or more locations and improve security. With a sleek and compact design, AXIS M50 cameras are only 13 cm (5.1”) wide and 5.6 cm (2.2”) high, enabling discreet, high-quality 360° surveillance in HDTV. A built-in microphone also allows managers to use the audio detection function to monitor for unusual noises during off-hours to trigger a security alarm.

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BMI’s latest update on Ghana’s telecoms market contains revised forecast figures for the country’s mobile telephony and fixed-line markets. Our new mobile forecast includes December 2010 data as published by Ghana’s telecoms regulator, the National Communications Authority (NCA), for YE10 and Q310 market data published by leading mobile network operators, including MTN Ghana, part of South Africa’s MTN Group, and Tigo Ghana, owned by Luxembourg’s Millicom International Cellular. Read More…

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Nexans, today announced the introduction of cables based on an advanced Micro-Bundle design. This new technology allows for the production of small, light cables that maintain excellent mechanical robustness. The Micro-Bundle itself is an incredibly flexible small tube, containing a maximum of twelve fibres. With this type of construction, cables of a very small bend radius can be produced, without the need to use more expensive bend insensitive fibres. Read More…

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FDC International and SOFTEC Distribution have partnered in Kaspersky to distribute the vendor consumer range of products. FDC International’s appointment will support the expansion of Kaspersky Lab, in North Africa, through increasing its product awareness and enlarging its customer database, while SOFTEC Distribution will focus on developing the retail market for software sales within the Levant region and help Kaspersky Lab establish proactively strategic initiatives to counter piracy in the region.

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Samsung unveiled its new partner program for Africa by laying down the importance on building relationships with their valued channel partners. The Program has been set up primarily to ensure the availability of a value channel to serve Samsung customers in the best way possible and create customer delight. It has also been put in place to incentivise the value reseller channel through differentiation and increased profitability. The program is designed to help differentiate partner services and ensure partner credibility, which in turn, provides a platform for end-users to not only access the company’s database of partners, but provides peace of mind in that they are dealing with a Samsung accredited and authorised retailer.
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