By:
On:
In: Africa Focus, Features, News, SME, Software

The Sage Group, a global business management software provider recently held a global online conference under the theme “Modernising ERP – A Vision for Growth,” to reinforce its strategy for Sage ERP X3, its business application suite for the midmarket. Guy Berruyer, CEO, Sage outlined his strategic plan for Sage’s growth in the upper midmarket, and reaffirmed Sage’s commitment to Sage ERP X3 as its flagship global ERP solution. New customers, partners and an enhanced solution have helped Sage ERP X3 achieve double digit revenue growth.Read More…

By:
On:
In: Africa Focus, Features, News, SME, Software

Sage VIP Payroll has forged further alliance agreements with Omni-Africa, Acctech Zimbabwe and Quantum-Winpay, increasing VIP’s footprint in Africa, and specifically Zimbabwe, even further. The first VIP Premier Payroll system went live in February 2011 by means of a landmark alliance agreement with Omni Africa in Harare. Recognised as a leader in the payroll and HR management industry in Africa, VIP offers an innovative software solution that is customised to be country specific, taking into account the legislation and required statutory reports that are needed to run payroll and HR management software with confidence.
Read More…

By:
On:
In: Features, News, SME

HP signed a definitive agreement to acquire substantially all of the assets of Printelligent, a closely held provider of managed print services (MPS). The infrastructure, software and trained workforce of Printelligent, combined with HP’s channel relationships, experience and broad base of services and solutions will strengthen HP’s leadership in MPS. This acquisition, combined with HP’s current assets, also will help HP’s channel partners extend their customer relationships while recognizing new revenue streams.Read More…

By:
On:
In: Features, News, SME, Telecom

Avaya, today unveiled its new communications solution Avaya IP Office 7.0 targeting the Small and Medium Businesses in the Middle East region. Avaya IP Office 7.0 completes the integration of Nortel Enterprise Solutions (NES) IP and digital phones into its IP Office platform. This integration now enables approximately 14 million NES users to gain Avaya IP Office’s collaboration capabilities, and can drive 40 to 60 percent in savings for NES customers by enabling them to retain existing phones when upgrading to Avaya IP Office. This upgrade can be accelerated and simplified by a new Data Migration Tool that lets partners transfer a business’ existing data (i.e. voicemails, phone extensions) to their new systems, maintaining productivity without interruption.Read More…

By:
On:
In: Features, Networking, SME

Netgear recently hosted sales and technical training sessions for its key partners from Middle East in Dubai. The event was attended by around 40 of the company’s top partners in the region and was aimed at increasing more awareness on the key networking and storage products of Netgear and the advantages and benefits obtained from its use.The training sessions were presented by Richard Jonker, Managing Director for Emerging Markets, Netgear who talked about strategic sales and marketing initiatives, while Neil Smart, VAR Systems Engineer, UKI, Netgear, conducted the technical aspect of the training.Read More…

By:
On:
In: Features, News, SME, Software

SAP announced that it has signed a MoU with the Supreme Council of Information and Communication Technology (ictQATAR) to support newly created Digital Content Cluster, which is developed to fuel the growth of businesses focused on the field of content creation, as well as allow for use, share, access and preservation of the content in a digital format especially in Arabic. This initiative is expected to enable Qatar to establish itself as a leading nation for innovative Arabic digital content, setting the foundation for a vibrant ICT industry in the country.
Read More…

By:
On:
In: Features, News, SME, Software

Small Medium Enterprises (SME) in the UAE are expected to drive in an increase in spending, particularly in key Enterprise Application Software (EAS) solutions, according to Sage Software, the leading global supplier of ERP, CRM and HRM solutions to medium and large organizations. The UAE has been identified as one of the region’s fastest growing ERP and CRM markets as witnessed by its growing number of companies making key transitions from manual environments to fully automated back-office systems.

Read More…

By:
On:
In: Features, News, SME, Software

LiveRoute recently signed the partnership agreement with Atlantic Global, to launch BusinessBook , a revolutionary product which offers multiple solutions by automating the business processes at a low cost for the SME’s in the region. BusinessBook is designed for businesses which require automation, but can’t afford the cost or complexity that comes with such solutions from traditional suppliers. In addition, LiveRoute will be offering this solution based on latest trend of Cloud based or SaaS based delivery model, which makes BusinessBook as easy as FaceBook and available from any place only through internet access, hence saving tremendous cost while offering ease of use and 100% availability.Read More…

By:
On:
In: Features, SME, Telecom

Qtel introduced breakthrough new research into the growth of Small and Medium Enterprise (SME) companies at the recent Enterprise Qatar meeting in Doha, as part of Qtel’s support for the thriving sector. With approximately 98 percent of companies in Qatar classified as SMEs, providing the correct environment for the growth of this segment is a key strategic priority, and Qtel is at the forefront of providing a range of dedicated connectivity, efficiency and security solutions.

Read More…

By:
On:
In: Features, SME, Storage

Dell announced the launch of PowerVault MD3500 and PowerVault MD3600i storage solutions to meet the rigorous customer demands, as part of its ongoing focus on providing enterprise-class technologies to small and medium-sized businesses (SMB). The PowerVault MD3500 featuring the Dell Scalable File System, provides affordable scale-up NAS functionality for smaller scale, high availability deployments. The system works with PowerVault MD32x0i and MD36x0i storage arrays to help provide affordable unified storage with iSCSI, CIFS and NFS access to block and file data. With no architectural limits to file-system size, it is designed to give customers more flexibility than traditional unified storage.
Read More…

By:
On:
In: Features, Networking, SME, Storage

Fujitsu recently added six new solutions to its popular ‘Make IT Dynamic’ initiative for small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) across the Middle East, offering easy-to-manage computing power to suit individual budgets. Fujitsu claimed that by choosing special SMB-focused solutions from its stable smaller companies in the region can expect worry-free IT solutions designed to underpin their business priorities. Increasingly for companies of all sizes, right-sized IT infrastructures are critical to their business success. Read More…

By:
On:
In: Features, Networking, SME

NEC Unified Solutions, has added enhanced desktop video conferencing and collaboration capabilities to its UNIVERGE SV8100 communications server. By interworking with Polycoms VVX1500 business media phone, video, HD voice and integrated applications can now be incorporated on this colour touch-screen desk phone. The growing role of video in business collaboration is undeniable as businesses and workers seek more meaningful ways of collaborating in the face of shrinking travel and operating budgets.
Read More…