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Misys today announced the completion of its acquisition of Sophis making it the most formidable software and services provider in capital markets, offering most comprehensive cross-asset and front to back-office coverage. With this acquisition Misys now have more than 1,800 dedicated domain specialists with an unrivalled knowledge and expertise covering all asset classes across all functional areas, including trading, investment decision support, portfolio management, risk management, compliance, pricing and collateral management.Read More…

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Business Software Alliance recently conducted an intellectual property rights (IPR) seminar in Qatar in coordination with the Intellectual Property Protection Centre to commence this year’s anti-piracy campaign in Qatar. The event spread the message of the importance of curbing software piracy to protect the country’s status as one of the Middle East’s most IT-enabled states. During the session, the Business Software Alliance commended the Centre for its vital contributions to combating piracy and discussed ways to further enhance the partnership between the two groups.Read More…

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Trend Micro today announced the launch of two new new products which will further extend the company’s strategy to help enterprises reap the benefits of virtualization and cloud computing without giving up high levels of security along the way. Trend Micro SecureCloud 1.1 provides enterprise-class data protection through encryption in the cloud, while Trend Micro Deep Security 7.5 Update 1 offers performance improvements that will enable the Deep Security virtual appliance to provide agentless intrusion detection and prevention using VMware vShield Endpoint for higher virtual machine density levels.

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Microsoft today got one step closer to a final launch of IE 9, with unveiling of the Internet Explorer 9 Release Candidate (IE9 RC) after it successfully launched the IE9 Beta version in September 2010. Microsoft claims IE9 to be “reinvention of the browser,” with features like updated compatibility with web standards like HTML5, an overhaul of the user interface and hardware acceleration for apps running within the browser.

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CTMEA chats to Brendon Nolan, CEO, at Waterford Technologies, an email and file archiving management solutions on the company’s plans to set-up a channel model in the Middle East and Africa (MEA) region. And, Brandon tells how they are currently in the process of recruiting channel partners in ME region through their distributor LQ Secure. Waterford has devised a three levels of partnership and the partnership level is based on partners’ commitment and the benefits reflect this accordingly. Read More…

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HP today introduced the first unified system to accelerate the reliable, secure delivery of software applications and services across heterogeneous environments. HP Application Lifecycle Management (ALM) 11 unites and automates the critical activities of modernization applications – from requirements management to quality, performance and release. A recent Forrester Consulting study commissioned by HP shows that 69 percent of IT decision-makers have earmarked a quarter of their annual IT budgets for application modernization, while 30 percent will dedicate more than 50 percent.(1) Application modernization enables organizations to gain control over complex processes and support the transformation of their applications portfolio to deliver an Instant-On Enterprise that boosts enterprise growth, agility and innovation.

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Software AG today announced that it has been named by Gartner, Inc., a leading industry analyst firm, in the Leaders Quadrant of the recently released Magic Quadrant for Business Process Management Suites. According to Gartner, Inc., more organizations are adopting Business Process Management (BPM) as a discipline and scaling up their efforts to establish BPM as an enterprise program. The effectiveness of BPM in providing business efficiency was demonstrated by a 15% market growth in BPMS in 2009.Read More…

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Gulf Business Machines (GBM), the region’s leading IT solutions and service provider, today announced that it has earned Salesforce.com’s Business Partner Status in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) region. Salesforce.com is a US based Cloud Computing company which provides on-demand Customer Relationship Management (CRM) solutions globally. GBM already shares a longstanding relationship with Salesforce.com and offers its full range of Cloud-based Business Applications. With this partnership, supported by a highly skilled team, GBM will bring local capabilities and expertise to customers in the region.
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Sage Software, has partnered with LinguaNext Inc., to launch the first Arabic version of its top CRM and ERP solutions for SMBs in the UAE. This includes the Arabic language add-on for ‘Sage CRM’, ‘Sage Accpac’ and ‘Sage X3′, which allows customers to use the same software available internationally in the Arabic language. The move is in line with Sage Software’s aims to cater to the needs of Arab users in the UAE, by offering more adaptable software in their vernacular, which is also part of the company’s strategy to expand its reach across the region.Read More…

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Novell, a provider of intelligent workload management (IWM), has announced that it is introducing, business-critical solutions specifically designed for Middle East companies to integrate mixed IT environments, delivering value-added benefits such as minimised business costs, complexity and risks.Read More…