UTM specialist, Netasq in association with Kaspersky Lab recently held a seminar on Multi-Layered Network Security in Riyadh which was attended by over 70 end users from the region. Hakam Kayed, Regional Sales Director MEA at Netasq said, “A successful event that was well attended, we’re delighted that businesses across the region saw the value in coming to an event that delivered exceptional advice to SMBs struggling with the complexities that security threats mean to businesses today.”Read More…

Leading mobile value-added-service (VAS) provider, Qanawat took another step to expand its footprint in the region by opening an office in Saudi Arabia. The new office is based in Riyadh and Qanawat expects this new move will further improve customer relations in Saudi Arabia, helping to acquire localised content and broaden Qanawat’s service portfolio through providing dedicated local resources.Read More…

APC by Schneider Electric announced the successful installation of InfraStruXure and InRow RD units to protect and cool Microsoft’s virtualized environment at the Al-Yamamah University in Riyadh. APC designed the entire data center with comprehensive and integrated solutions, facilitating Al-Yamamah to set up the state-of-the-art Microsoft Innovation Center (MIC). The new data center has been designed to respond to customer engagements. Apart from managing the power and cooling systems for the new data center, the remote management capabilities and APC’s centralized monitoring appliances has helped manage and monitor the facility. Read More…

Novell targeting the fast growing Saudi Arabian IT market with various marketing activities in the kingdom such as seminars and road shows to educate target audiences about its next-generation enterprise solutions. Novell provided exclusive demonstrations of the strategic advantages of its SUSE Linux Enterprise Server, an interoperable platform for mission-critical computing that was held today in Riyadh. According to an recent report from Springboard Research Saudi IT spending in Public Sector only is projected to reach USD 2.4 billion in 2013.Read More…

ISIT Middle East, today announced the official opening of its new offices in Abu Dhabi, Manama, Riyadh and Al Khobar to expand its regional footprint. The new bases are expected to further strengthen ISITs position and its growth across the Middle East as it strives to offer customised solutions for storing and securing digital information to its fast expanding region-wide customer base.

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