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How the pandemic is challenging your IT Network

While convergence of networking systems has been taking place, the benefits of a single and agile network to manage everything has been accelerated, explains Arafat Yousef, Managing Director – Middle East and Africa (MEA), Nexans Data Network Solutions. The pandemic of 2020 has made the concept of remote teams and remote work collaboration a reality. […]


Pure Storage helps channel partners supercharge their subscription business

As the only storage vendor to deliver subscriptions 100% through the channel, Pure brings new partner benefits to Pure As-a-Service, Portworx and Pure1 partners schemes. Andy Martin, Vice President, Global Partner Sales, Pure Storage, explains the several key updates to channel incentives and offerings that the company has unveiled to enable partners to grow their […]


SMS firewalls are the golden standard gateway for securing A2P SMS messaging

Rachel Njiru, Director OP Africa, Infobip, on why mobile network operators (MNOs), must primarily implement SMS firewall systems to secure their networks and customers. Despite the influx of over the top (OTT) messaging solutions in recent years, application-to- person (A2P) SMS messaging remains the most widely used channel by businesses across the African region. SMS […]


AOC appoints Ibda Al Mohammadiya as new distributor in KSA

Display solutions specialist AOC, has announced its new distributor in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Ibda Al Mohammadiya, which has had presence in the region for more than eight years, currently has a rich portfolio of brands under its umbrella, to which AOC is now proud to be part of. Ibda Al Mohammadiya has also […]


Egnyte appoints Stan Hansen as chief revenue officer

Cloud content security and governance solutions provider Egnyte, has announced the appointment of Stan Hansen as chief revenue officer (CRO). Hansen will be responsible for all sales functions globally. In the first half of 2021, Egnyte has added 128 net new hires, bringing its total employee count to 789 and opened its first office in […]


HPE to acquire Zerto to fill in GreenLake cloud services offerings

Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) has entered a deal to acquire Zerto and add it to its GreenLake family of cloud services offerings. HPE will acquire the cloud data protection and Disaster Recovery (DR) vendor for US$374 million cash, pending regulatory approval. After the transaction, Zerto will become part of HPE’s Storage business unit. The deal […]


FireEye sells FireEye Products business to STG for US$1.2 billion

FireEye, has announced it has entered into a definitive agreement to sell the FireEye Products business, including the FireEye name, to a consortium led by Symphony Technology Group (STG) in an all-cash transaction for US$1.2 billion, before taxes and transaction-related expenses. The transaction is expected to close by the end of the fourth quarter of […]


ServiceNow names Jacqui Canney as new chief people officer

ServiceNow, a digital workflow company has named Jacqui Canney as the new chief people officer, leading all aspects of talent strategy, including employee experience, rewards, attraction, retention, development and diversity, inclusion and belonging for ServiceNow’s rapidly growing global workforce of more than 14,000 employees. “For three decades, Jacqui has been at the forefront of solving […]


Channel consultancy

Looking to expand its management consultancy and advisory services to the IT channel, Australia-based Levels Ventures is looking to cement its footprint in Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA). Maury G, Managing Partner, Levels Ventures, tells Intelligent Tech Channels how the company is engaging with the channel partners and why it’s extending its presence to […]


Fotech appoints new CTO to scale up business

Fotech, a bp Launchpad company and global provider of distributed acoustic sensing (DAS) technology, has appointed Steve Cammish as chief technology officer. With more than 25 years’ experience in leading teams to develop new technologies in Artificial Intelligence (AI), Internet of Things (IoT) and data management across a range of industries, Cammish joins Fotech at […]


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