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Netgear recently announced that its net revenue for the first two quarters of 2011, ending July 3, 2011, grew by 49%, reaching a total value of $291.2m. It also reported that the net revenues from the Middle East and North African (MENA) region and the European region has totalled to $110.331m in the second quarter of 2011. The increase in revenue was bolstered by the company’s launch of 17 products during the first half of 2011, strongly highlighting Netgear’s efforts to build product momentum.Read More…

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NETGEAR, a networking and storage specialist plans to penetrate and create a stronger market presence in Qatar’s ICT segment and has ultimately set a QAR 10 million revenue goal in 2013. The move complements the latest Qatar IT Industry report released by the International Data Corporation (IDC) stating that the country’s rapidly developing ICT segment is posed to reach a value of QAR 13.47 billion over the next two years. The report shows that the country’s telecommunications, government, oil & gas, and finance vertical markets have been identified as market segments with high IT spending which reflect Qatar’s move to diversify and increase the private sector’s role and participation in the move towards development.
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Netgear, a networking and storage specialist, hosted a special road show with its global technology partner, Acronis, leading disaster recovery and data protection solution provider in Dubai. During the road show, NETGEAR launched its new Global Partner Program for resellers and Acronis released its new edition of backup and disaster recovery solution, Acronis Backup & Recovery 11. “This special roadshow event demonstrates the strength of the relationship that we have developed with NETGEAR and also gives us the key opportunity to meet up with our reseller partners and discuss new strategic and promotions that can help raise their sales and margins,” said David Blackman, General Manager, Acronis NEMEA.
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NETGEAR has been ranked as a global leader in the Network-Attached Storage segment in the latest ‘Market Share: Network-Attached Storage (NAS) / Unified Storage Worldwide 2010’ report released by leading IT research firm, Gartner. The report shows the global NAS market grew by 37.4 per cent in 2010, which translates to total revenue of over AED 13.6 billion. NETGEAR ranked number one in global vendor revenue share for NAS/unified storage systems priced under AED 18,400; number four for NAS / unified storage systems under AED 92,000 and ranked eighth in the NAS / unified systems overall segment.Read More…

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Netgear partnered with ITS, a service company specialising in large-scale, IT solutions for the implementation of key wireless solutions for UAE based sports equipment and accessories retail chain, Sun and Sand Sports. The project is valued at AED200,000 and is part of the vision of Sun and Sand Sports to adopt and implement new technologies into their operations, which cost them around AED2.5 million. The installation of strategic wireless solutions will enable Sun and Sand Sports staff to utilise wireless connectivity for Pocket PC PDA’s and perform key functions like Point of Sale (POS), and inventory (Transfer in, Transfer Out, Demand Request, GRN’s, and Stock Tracking).Read More…

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Optimus Technology and Telecommunications, the leading Value Added Distributor signed a strategic agreement with global vendor Netgear to distribute its range of products designed specifically for the SMB segment across the Middle East and Africa with exclusive distribution rights in countries such as Qatar, Kuwait and Oman. The deal allows Optimus to add Netgear’s mid-market to networking and storage solutions to its portfolio, including its ProSafe switch range, ProSecure Unified Threat Management (UTM) appliances, and the ReadyNAS line of business and consumer NAS solutions. Read More…

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Netgear, a worldwide provider of technologically advanced branded networking and storage products, has announced the launch of its latest line of ‘NAS Storage’ solutions. The new range includes five new models – ‘ReadyNAS ULTRA’, ‘ReadyNAS NVX Diskless’, ‘ReadyNAS PRO Diskless’, ‘ReadyNAS 3100’ and ‘ReadyNAS 4200’, which offer multiple back up layers that can be customised to match the needs of the user. Read More…