Gartner Inc has unveiled the top global 100 vendors in IT in 2016 based on their revenue across IT (excluding communication services) and component market segments. In the Gartner Global Top 100: IT vendors, Apple was the largest vendor with more than $218 billion in IT revenue — approximately $79 billion larger than the number […]

Credence Security, a subsidiary of Cognosec AB and the region’s speciality distribution company, has announced it has signed a distribution agreement with Rsam, an enterprise software provider for risk and compliance solutions. As part of the agreement, Credence Security will be responsible for the distribution of Rsam’s complete suite of solutions, with a particular focus […]

ISYX Technologies, a fast-growing business innovation consulting company in the Middle East and Africa, has announced it has won the Emerging Partner of the Year award at Cisco’s 2-Tier channel partner event held recently in Dubai. ISYX was recognised for its outstanding performance and expertise in promoting and deploying Cisco’s transformational technologies within a short […]

NetApp has announced plans to expand its strategic alliance with Microsoft to help enterprises accelerate digital transformation for the hybrid cloud. Customers are evolving their datacentres to integrate hybrid cloud delivery models for greater agility. As they build out these more flexible architectures, they want to retain the benefits of proven on-premises methods that ensure […]

Global cybersecurity company Kaspersky Lab has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Injazat Data Systems, an industry-recognised market leader for secure datacentre and managed services solutions. The agreement will see the two parties working together to develop a potential partnership in the areas of industrial IT security, cyber defence and other offerings. The memorandum […]

Seclore Technologies, a leading provider of Enterprise Digital Rights Management (EDRM) solutions, has announced it has appointed Redington Gulf FZE, a large distributor of IT products in the Middle East and Africa region, as a Value Added Distributor for the region. Seclore is committing additional investment to expanding and developing its presence and impact in […]

Malwarebytes, an advanced malware prevention and remediation solution, has launched its inaugural channel programme for partners across EMEA. The programme has been designed to be simple and easy to join, and focuses on driving deal registrations with a commitment from Malwarebytes to help its partners close business opportunities quickly and easily. This – coupled with […]

Pulse Secure, a leader in secure access solutions, has announced a new distribution relationship with Spectrami, a leading value added distributor for security, storage and mobility products in the Middle East. Under the terms of the agreement, Spectrami will offer its innovative Vendor Extension Model (VEM) to serve a channel community of Middle East regional […]

HP has announced multiple seizures of counterfeit printing supplies destined for HP printers. The company supported officials from the Saudi Arabian Ministry of Commerce, alongside local police, who confiscated more than 145,000 illicit items in separate actions. Between December 2016 and February 2017, the Saudi Arabian Ministry of Commerce conducted several raids at both warehouses […]

Most enterprise organisations in the region have a mixed portfolio of physical servers and virtual machines as well as multiple versions of operating systems, system configurations, applications and databases. The diversity of system configurations, operating systems, applications is likely to be even more in small and medium enterprises. However, all types of organisations face the […]