OpenLegacy, a pioneer in digital-driven integration for core legacy systems, and SEED Group, a company of The Private Office of Sheikh Saeed bin Ahmed Al Maktoum, have announced a strategic partnership that will allow United Arab Emirates (UAE) companies in retail and wholesale, private healthcare, oil and gas and financial services to accelerate their Digital […]

Mindware, a regional value-added distribution (VAD), has signed a commercial distribution agreement across the Middle East with PC manufacturer Acer. The deal includes the vendor’s commercial and education portfolio including Windows-based laptops, Chromebook devices, accessories, projectors, Enduro and ConceptD devices. According to the VAD, the main focus will be on the Travelmate Series, specifically designed […]

Digital signatures help stop the spread of infection during the global pandemic. Debbie Hayes, GlobalSign, explains how digital signatures are proving to be critical during this difficult period. Six months into COVID-19 and the world is still very much in adjustment mode. It has been a difficult year, to say the least. South Africa has […]

EPAM Systems, a leading global provider of digital platform engineering and software development services, is pleased to announce it has entered into a partnership with UNICEF ECARO to build a multi-featured ‘HealthBuddy COVID-19’ information app designed to protect children, families and communities across Europe and Central Asia.  Merging the common features and functions of EPAM’s […]

Dimension Data, an African born global systems integrator and managed services provider, is offering Incident Response Remediation assistance at no cost to UAE hospitals combatting the pandemic following a significant spike in COVID-19 themed cyberattacks on the healthcare sector. Dimension Data’s service will enable affected UAE hospitals to rapidly restore operations after a successful cyberattack […]

Sandrine El Khodry, Vice President – MEA, Alcatel-Lucent Enterprise, explains what they are doing to help businesses operate in light of the COVID-19 pandemic. COVID-19 has changed the way businesses across the globe operate today. While many businesses were in the midst of their Digital Transformation journey, a lot of them were well equipped to […]

Altron Karabina has partnered with Goodbye Malaria to enhance the use of data to help eliminate the disease. The organisation was faced with the challenge that its technology platform and data capturing systems were no longer able to effectively support its LSDI2 initiative. An automated solution helps the organisation visualise and benefit from the information […]

Matrix42, a leading workspace management company, headquartered in Germany, demonstrated its solidarity with health workers on duty during the Coronavirus crisis and its support of patients with donations to hospitals that established early COVID-19 units in recent months. The company donated considerable software licensing to ensure the setup, management and security of devices provided to […]

Ian Jansen van Rensburg, Senior Systems Engineer at VMware, explains what he thinks the major changes will be for companies following the COVID-19 pandemic. One of the significant challenges with the global pandemic is that some companies might not open for business after the dust has settled. The most vulnerable are low to mid range […]

VMware has opened its first office in Cairo in Egypt as it seeks to help the country drive Digital Transformation across a range of sectors, including government, education, healthcare and industry. VMware views the country as a key market in the Middle East and North Africa region. The new office will serve the local and […]