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World’s No. 2 PC company, Lenovo announcedthe appointment of Ahmed Khalil as the new General Manager for the Saudi Arabia to expand its presence and growing customer base in the Kingdom. Khalil brings more than 15 years of high achievements in the field of IT, Consumer Electronics and Management Consultancy to the Saudi Arabian market. Khalil’s past experience has spanned Saudi Arabia and the GCC with an in-depth focus and expertise in sales, channel marketing, team management, as well as business start-up and development. Read More…

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Leading global IT services major, Wipro completed its decade of operations in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The company which began operations in 2001, ranks among the leading IT services players, and enjoys a commanding position in key markets of the region. Wipro entered the region in partnership with Dal Al Riyadh in Al Khobar, a well diversified group in Saudi Arabia. Wipro strengthened this partnership by forming a joint venture with Dal Al Riyadh, laying the foundation for future growth and success in the region. Read More…

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Promate Technologies announced a strategic new partnership with a major Saudi distributor FasTech, while seeking to capitalise on the expanding accessories and peripherals market currently springing up in Saudi Arabia and is confident the logistical and financial expertise FasTech bring to the table will help them better serve this critically important MEA region. Yasir ALkaar, Managing Director, Promate says, “Promate constantly strive to seamlessly incorporate modern technology into your daily life. Promate’s R&D team is continuously asked to find solutions to enhance the way we use everyday technologies. Read More…

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Smartworld, the next generation ICT services provider in the Middle East recently signed an Channel Partner Agreement with Mobily to provide desktop management and support services as part of Mobily’s ‘Office In A Box Service’ for its Small and Medium Enterprises (SME) in Saudi Arabia by offering them the latest in communication technology from around the world. As part of this agreement, Mobily will offer Smartworld’s Managed and Technical Services to its SME customers in KSA. The services will come in innovative bundle offers that will add value to business sector services and are set to be announced at a later date.Read More…

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Zservices, the provider of local Zscaler cloud security services in the Middle East partnered with Riyadh based internet and telecom service provider NourNet to offer Zservices’ managed cloud-based web and email SaaS security services to Enterprise, SMB’s and Home Users in the kingdom. “Internet users in the Middle East have become increasingly aware of many web-based security threats and the demand for affordable, reliable and easy-to-use security services is increasing.Read More…

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Jarir Bookstore, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s (KSA) market leader in office supplies, school supplies, IT products and books, reduced its monthly Internet costs by 43 percent by deploying SonicWALL’s NSA series to manage the company’s growing retail branch network and connectivity requirements. Jarir, like other progressive business enterprises, has become increasingly ‘distributed’ and employees often work on the move connecting to their business-critical data through laptops, smart-phones and tablets.Read More…

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Allied Telesis partnered with Trans Telecoms to target the rapidly developing telecommunications industry of Saudi Arabia. Trans Telecoms will act as lead system integrator of Allied Telesis IP/Ethernet network solutions within the telecommunications, healthcare, education and construction industries and will specialise in offering high reliability network solutions tailored to the needs of the Saudi Arabia. Read More…

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Leading unified IP business communications solutions provider Interactive Intelligence recently announced the appointment of Saudi Arabia based leading System Integrator Malaz Technology as its authorised reseller for the kingdom. The new tie-up will allow Malaz Technology to offer Interactive Intelligence solutions for contact center automation, enterprise IP telephony, and business process automation and also provide consulting, implementation, support, and customised development.Read More…

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Saudi Electricity Company (SEC) embarked on a large-scale project to replace its aging desktop computer environment of 17,000 computers, the utility leader also decided to upgrade its operating system to help resolve ongoing application compatibility issues. SEC has begun upgrading to the Windows 7 Enterprise operating system and is already experiencing improved business continuity, simplified IT maintenance, and improved employee productivity. Read More…

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According to the a recent study by GfK, Toshiba cornered 24.4% of the Saudi market share of Notebooks during the period of from January 2011 to May 2011, making it the leader in the notebook segment in Saudi Arabia. During the same period, Toshiba also achieved an average rate of 78.2% making it one of the fastest growing brands in the kingdom. “Apart from the excellent GfK market study results which placed Toshiba in the lead in terms of sales unit percentage, Toshiba is also the most visible brand in the showrooms in Saudi Arabia,” said John Maliakal, Regional Manager, Toshiba Gulf Computer Systems Division for the countries of KSA, Kuwait, Qatar, Oman and Bahrain.
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Since the beginning of this year several independent analyst and research firms reported that the Saudi Arabia for technology is going to expand with the increase in Saudi government IT spending. According to leading IT research and analyst firm IDC, Saudi government IT spending on infrastructure and security, particularly in the areas of communication and education, could push the total amount the Kingdom spends on IT hardware, software, and related services pass the USD 6.4 billion mark. Read More…

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Saudi Arabia based leading ICT solutions provider MATCO IT, recently achieved VMware’s highest partnership level to become a Premier Partner. VMware recognised MATCO IT’s proactive approach to promoting VMware solutions besides acknowledging its technical skills and experience obtained from successfully deploying virtualization technology by awarding MATCO a Premier Partner status. Toni Prince, General Manager of MATCO IT, said, “Achieving the VMware Premier Partner status is consistent with our policy in reaching the highest partnership levels with our strategic vendors’
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