Seidor, a multinational consultancy firm specialising in technological services and solutions, has acquired a majority stake in the consultancy, Clariba, which is headquartered in Barcelona and Dubai and specialises in analytics services. The transaction enables Seidor to strengthen its strategic commitment in this area and thus continue to optimise and improve business decision making through […]

Riverbed has announced the appointment and promotion of Sekhar Kancherlapalli to Chief Information Officer (CIO). In his new and expanded role, Kancherlapalli will oversee all IT functions and operations and will be focused on leading and furthering Riverbed’s cloud and digital initiatives. Prior to joining Riverbed as a Chief Architect, Kancherlapalli held senior cloud and […]

Cybereason, a leader in future-ready attack protection, has announced the availability of the Cybereason Breach Protection Warranty that provides up to US$1 million in coverage in the event of a breach. The Cybereason Breach Protection Warranty covers a variety of attacks including zero-day, malware and ransomware attacks and is available free of charge to customers who qualify […]

Networks Unlimited Africa, a leading Value Added Distributor operating within sub-Saharan Africa, received two awards, namely the Technical Support Distributor of the Year: Southern Africa award and the DLB Growth Distributor of the Year: East Africa award at the recent Fortinet Africa Virtual Security Day. This was the first time that the event took place […]

Award-winning technology services and IT consulting provider, Tecala, has announced that it has been awarded NetApp Gold Partner status based on its success in meeting NetApp’s rigorous standards for cloud and data management competency, managed services and support and customer satisfaction.   Tecala was originally appointed a NetApp partner earlier this year and has subsequently […]

Tech unicorn, Octopus Energy Group, has announced the acquisition of Upside Energy, a leading energy software company based in Manchester. The move establishes the base of UK energy pioneer, Octopus’s new technology innovation centre, first announced during a visit by the Prime Minister and the Chancellor to the company’s London office.  The new energy technology […]

Pure Storage, an IT pioneer that delivers Storage as-a-Service in a multi-cloud world, has announced enhancements to the Pure Partner Programme to provide partners with increased incentives, marketing, support and training solutions. Pure also announced the availability of the new Pure WaveMakers programme to reward Pure’s partners who are leaders in solution selling, training and […]

Mindware, a regional leader in Value Added Distribution, has announced a distribution agreement with HTC. As per the agreement, Mindware will now offer HTC’s complete portfolio of VIVE Enterprise Virtual Reality (VR) solutions across the Middle East and North Africa (MENA). HTC VIVE Enterprise solutions are built around enabling businesses of all sizes to enhance […]

Akamai Technologies, an intelligent edge platform for securing and delivering digital experiences, has announced that it has acquired Asavie, whose global platform manages the security, performance and access policies for mobile and Internet-connected devices. Asavie’s mobile, IoT (Internet of Things) and security solutions will become part of Akamai’s Security and Personalisation Services (SPS) product line […]

Qualys, a pioneer and one of the leading providers of disruptive cloud-based IT, security and compliance solutions, has announced it is expanding its integration of Qualys Vulnerability Management to Microsoft Azure Arc, allowing customers to perform vulnerability scanning on servers outside of the Azure platform, including on-premises and multi-cloud servers (e.g., AWS, GCP, etc.). Qualys’ […]