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Avnet Technology Solutions, a VAD in the Middle East and Africa region recently held a special training programme called “HP Software Academy” in association with HP to educate its Preferred Partners in Jeddah and Riyadh in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Emad Aboukhater, channel manager for HP Software Solutions at Avnet Technology Solutions says the HP Software Academy is an initiative designed specifically to inform partners about the vendor’s software portfolio and increase awareness about the benefits of key software products and solutions offered by it.
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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…

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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.
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Epicor recently announced the appointment of Jumbo-ESD, the enterprise solutions division of consumer electronics giant Jumbo Electronics, as the Value Added Reseller (VAR) for the United Arab Emirates. Jumbo-ESD addresses and improves efficiency of its corporate customers by offering design, building, network consulting and innovative IT hardware and software solutions across various industries, including hospitality, retail, education, healthcare and finance, the statement said.Read More…

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SAS Middle East, a leading provider of business analytics software and services in the region, has announced its newly formed strategic partnership with leading global full service managed security provider, Paladion Networks. Under the terms of the partnership, the strategic alliance will see both companies work closely together in rolling out effective and reliable software and solutions that have been designed to address the region’s campaign against fraud and other forms of financial crimes.

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Western Digital recently appointed Rectron, a South African based broadline distributor to market, sell and support the vendor’s range of external retail hard drives in South Africa; an initiative likely to catapult WD to one of South Africa’s top two players in the computer storage market.
“This appointment validates our efforts and dedication to building strong relationships with all our partners, and is a reflection of our leadership in the South African distribution space,” says Elaine Wang, Rectron business manager.

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Bulwark Technologies the distributors’ for Webtrends products for the Middle East region announced the release Analytics 10, a highly intuitive user interface and enhanced capabilities for data insight across digital channels, the innovative new platform representing a leap forward for digital measurement. Analytics 10, a platform for digital analytics, is designed to help marketers more effectively acquire, engage and retain customers and includes the new capabilities like analytics across digital channels, data beyond the tag, intelligent campaign discovery.

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Software AG announced the launch of webMethods 8.2 and ARIS 7.2, the first major product releases taking advantage of the newly-integrated webMethods (business process management) and ARIS (business process analysis) platforms. The new releases would provide companies and government agencies greater ability to align IT operations with business objectives, empower more BPM stakeholders, simplify deployments and upgrades, and benefit from recent technological advances in software development.Read More…

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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.
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Adobe plans to make its leading creativity and business productivity applications more accessible to Lebanon’s business community and design industry professionals via a new productivity strategy that will center on its immensely popular Creative Suite 5 (CS5) and the Adobe Acrobat application software. As part of the strategy, Adobe is offering Lebanese businesses discounts of up to 70 per cent on the published Middle East price of CS5 and Acrobat.
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APC, today announced the launch of InfraStruxure™ Management Software Portfolio 6.2, which includes updates to InfraStruxure Central Monitoring Suite and InfraStruxure Operations Suite. It also announced the introduction of an integration with VMware vSphere™ 4.1. The new versions bring further support to an open, vendor-neutral platform that holistically addresses the needs of data center management by enabling IT professionals to design, operate and manage their physical infrastructure while systematically ruling out human error.
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Versant Technologies recently implemented Oracke retail solution at the supermarket and convenience store chain, Zawya in UAE. Zawya implemented an extensive footprint of Oracle Applications in short space of time of only four months to support its growing business requirements as it spreads its reach across the UAE with 20 new stores by the end of this year. The retailer is using the Oracle applications to ensure high levels of customer service by delivering consistent pricing and promotions throughout its store and home delivery network and by enabling the retailer to localise assortments based on customer demand.

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