Vision Solutions appointed iAXCESS as its new distributor to expand its reach in Middle East and Africa region. iAXCESS will distribute Double-Take range of products that are meant to increase the resiliency and recoverability of data. The tie-up will also allow iAXCESS to offer a suite of business continuity and data replication products across the Microsoft Windows, Linux, AIX and IBM Power Systems platforms.Read More…
WD introduced My Book Live Duo, a personal cloud storage system that combines the benefits of shared storage and remote access with double-safe backup or increased capacity of a dual-drive system with RAID technology. My Book Live Duo offers double-safe backup as it continuously maintains a second copy of all files for real-time data backup in mirrored mode (RAID 1). Half the capacity is used to store users’ data and half is used for a second copy. In the event of drive failure, data is protected because it’s duplicated on the other drive. The new My Book is compatible with Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows 7, Mac OS X Leopard, Snow Leopard, or Lion, as well as DLNA/UPnP enabled devices.Read More…
Leading IT Distributor, Aptec Distribution unveiled its channel blitzkrieg to promote latest offerings for Mid-Sized Enterprise (MSE) from NetApp across GCC. Aptec conducted roadshows to spread awareness about the NetApp offerings for MSE in UAE, Oman, Kuwait and Qatar, which was attended by nearly 200 participants from around 93 channel partners across the 4 countries, it represented a strong push by Global IT Storage leader, NetApp, to capture the MSE marketshare in the MENA region. These exclusive events saw 4 lucky winners walk away with 42 inch LED TV’s as part of the lucky draw held at the end of each roadshow.Read More…
HP announced that Jordan based Aqaba Container Terminal (ACT), part of APM Terminals’ global terminal network, has virtualised its main data center with HP Converged Infrastructure to guard against loss of critical data and keep services available.
The highly available new IT environment with off-site disaster recovery has quadrupled ACT’s system performance while reducing costs, and is considered the ideal model for virtualisation. “ACT is always looking to update its secure, reliable IT environment to ensure the highest levels of service. The new HP infrastructure automates previously manual tasks and simplifies management, which means we spend less time on maintenance.” said Munther Dweik, IT Manager for Aqaba Container Terminal.Read More…
EMC Corporation has been selected to complete a new mission-critical IT infrastructure for the Palestine Telecommunications Company (Paltel Group), the telecommunications leader in Palestine. Paltel Group, which contributes to about 12% to the GDP of Palestine and is the number one employer in the private sector, will benefit from enhanced IT Infrastructure performance and availability by utilizing EMC VMAX and Data Domain deduplication storage systems, all with a multi layer security solution from RSA, The Security Division of EMC.Read More…
Brocade introduced several new channel initiatives designed specifically to enhance partner profitability and enablement. The new initiatives encompass a wide range of updates to the Brocade Alliance Partner Network (APN) program, including elements tailored to attract new partners who are looking for a compelling vendor alternative, as well as new aspects to better reward existing APN partners. With an emphasis on partner profitability through growing skill sets and expertise, Brocade continues to expand its VIP with these core tenets in mind. Read More…
Kuwait Petroleum Corporation (KPC) recently replaced its legacy Symantec NetBackup software with CommVault® Simpana 9 to meet ever-expanding business, compliance and data management requirements. Kuwait Petroleum is involved in every aspect of the oil and gas industry, ranging from discovering new reservoirs to delivering fuel and providing essential petrochemical products. Read More…
Kingston announced the launch of the fastest USB Flash drive DataTraveler HyperX 3.0, designed for enthusiasts and gamers and it comes with large capacities of 64GB, 128GB and 256GB. Its high-speed eight-channel architecture provides USB 3.0 data transfer rates of up to 225MB/s read and 135MB/s write, thereby saving time while opening, editing and copying large files and applications between devices. The fast write speeds also allow to work directly on large files or applications directly from the USB 3.0 drive without performance lag.
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Avnet Technology Solutions as part of it’s Value Add Program in the Middle East Region recently held a 2 day training program for its channel partners in the region on HP 3PAR Storage Solutions termed as on HP 3PAR Academy, designed specifically to help channel partners to capitalize on the fast-growing storage market that supports data center, virtualization, and cloud computing solutions.Read More…
Khalid Wani is an storage expert who heads the sales of the branded business of Western Digital in Middle East, Africa & India, evaluates the way forward with the data exploding manifold. In a world where digital information is more than doubling in size every two years, storage technology is experiencing a myriad of challenges to keep pace with the increasing demands for efficient and cost-effective methods to create, capture, manage and save all of this data.Read More…
SanDisk recently unveiled new range of retail products addressing wide variety of market segments, like mobile phones, cameras, notebooks, tablets and use cases ranging from entry level to professional. “As the region demonstrates an appetite for plug-and-play flash memory cards for smart-phones, digital cameras, and gaming units, and as Tablet sales grow worldwide, SanDisk is well-prepared with technologies to capitalize on the surge in demand for these products,” Read More…
NetApp today unveiled a powerful new platform to help medium-sized businesses address the increasing requirements to keep pace with growing business demands and to do more with fewer resources. The new NetApp FAS2000 entry product line delivers improved value, simplicity and scalability to enable customers to start right and grow with the needs of their businesses.Read More…
