Juniper Networks announced that Yarob Sakhnini has been appointed as Head of Middle East, Turkey and Africa. In this role, Sakhnini is responsible for all aspects of sales strategy, planning and operations across Juniper’s Middle East, Turkey and Africa business. Prior to joining Juniper, Sakhnini held several senior management and technical posts at Brocade Communications. […]

Value-added distributor Nuvias signed a pan-EMEA distribution agreement with Polycom. The announcement follows a successful three-year relationship between Polycom and SIPHON in the UK and Benelux. SIPHON was previously acquired by Nuvias in 2016. The new, expanded relationship will continue through the Nuvias Unified Communications Practice. Nuvias will focus on the integration of Polycom VoIP […]

Emirates and Thales signed a new agreement to equip its Boeing 777X fleet with the next generation broadband inflight connectivity using Inmarsat GX global network. The partnership will give Emirates customers best in class connectivity on its Boeing 777X aircraft due for delivery starting in 2020. Emirates and Thales already have an existing multi-million dollar […]

R&M, the global Swiss developer and provider of cabling systems for high-quality network infrastructures, has started the delivery and implementation of a cutting-edge network cabling infrastructure for Istanbul New Airport. Istanbul New Airport will be constructed over an area 76.5 million square meters to the north of Istanbul which will be completed in four phases. […]

As Senior Vice President of Strategic Alliances and International Markets, Avinash Advani’s job role is to manage and nurture executive relationships with vendor partners. In addition, it includes launching and developing new geographical territories for StarLink and driving strategy across the organisation. Advani’s sense of job satisfaction comes from managing across multiple cultures, and working […]

Nicolai Solling works as the Chief Technology Officer at Help AG Middle East, where he oversees technical services and solutions delivered in the market. At the outset, he points out, he has a lot of customer facing time – both to position solutions to existing customers, and also to meet new customers, while explaining to […]

Lauren Wain joined value added distributor and security specialist, Credence Security in 2013 in the business development team. Credence Security is the region’s specialty distribution company in cyber security, forensics, governance, risk and compliance. With its headquarters in Dubai, UAE, it is a pure-play provider of security solutions, for both public and private sector enterprises […]

During the recently concluded edition of Dubai Airshow, emaratech launched a series of products that will soon be in action at the airports enhancing passenger experience as well as improving baggage handling efficiency. emaratech’s Airport Smart Trolley comes with a web-based dashboard that allows the airport to locate and send notifications during shopping to individual […]

Huawei, a global ICT solutions provider signed an agreement with two global companies to promote the growth of the Internet of Things and build a IoT ecosystem in the Middle East: Nextek Solutions, a global IT and software provider and integrator and Quectel, a leading supplier of wireless modules. The two entities will cooperate with […]

FireEye, the intelligence-led security company, released new information about two Belgian government websites being taken down by pro-Turkey hacktivists. FireEye assesses with high confidence that Aslan Neferler Tim, the group behind recent attacks in the Netherlands and Denmark, is responsible. Distributed denial-of-service DDoS attacks were launched against websites of the Belgian Ministry of Defense on […]