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ManageEngine champion in Info-Tech ITSM research

ManageEngine, the real-time IT management company, has announced that ServiceDesk Plus, its flagship ITSM product, has been recognised as a champion in the Info-Tech Research Group Mid-Market Service Desk Vendor Landscape report. ManageEngine’s inclusion and placement in the report is a testament to its leadership status in the IT service management market and its ability […]


Gemalto releases findings of 2016 Breach Level Index

Gemalto, a leader in digital security, has released the findings of the 2016 Breach Level Index (BLI) revealing that Middle East data breaches are up 16.67 per cent compared to 2015. Additionally, 45.2 million data records were compromised compared to 38.5 million in 2015 across the Middle East region. Worldwide, 1,792 data breaches led to […]


Big data and analytics spending in MEA to reach $2.2 billion in 2017: IDC

Revenues for big data and analytics (BDA) in the Middle East and Africa (MEA) totalled $1.98 billion in 2016, according to the latest Worldwide Semiannual Big Data and Analytics Spending Guide from International Data Corporation (IDC). The global ICT research and consulting services firm expects the region to see year-on-year growth of 11 per cent in […]


Etisalat launches Business in a Box, all-in-one SMB solution

Etisalat’s unique all-in-one Business in a Box solution enables Small and Medium Businesses (SMBs) to focus on their core business by helping them innovate, diversify, cut costs and create tools that are right for their business. Today, SMBs are disrupting entire industries by introducing new business models or transforming their own. These businesses are raising […]


Nigeria’s official PC shipments falls to lowest levels in over nine years, IDC

Official PC shipments to Nigeria fell 57.1 per cent year on year in 2016 to a total of 156,511 units, according to the latest figures compiled by International Data Corporation (IDC). This means the market has now fallen to its lowest levels since IDC started tracking it in Q1 2008, with factors such as unstable […]


Sophos study finds complexity driving need for integrated security in ME

Sophos, a global leader in network and endpoint security, has released the findings of a regional study indicating that the majority of organisations in the Middle East and Africa (MEA) are recognising the benefits of integrated security, especially the concept of linking network firewall and endpoint security for better insights. However, the report revealed that […]


Joint Trend Micro and INTERPOL report finds significant growth in West African cybercrime

Trend Micro, a global leader in cybersecurity solutions, in collaboration with INTERPOL, has released research on cybercriminal activity in West Africa, Cybercrime in West Africa: Poised for an Underground Economy, as part of its ongoing Cybercriminal Underground Economy Series (CUES). Scams targeting individuals and businesses have grown exponentially since 2013. West African cybercriminal activity is […]


IoT: mass adoption by 2019 driven by business results

A new global study, The Internet of Things: Today and Tomorrow, published by Aruba, a Hewlett Packard Enterprise company, reveals that IoT will soon be widespread as 85 per cent of businesses plan to implement IoT by 2019, driven by a need for innovation and business efficiency. While the analysis confirms the clear business benefits from […]


Software spending fastest growing component of MENA IT industry, Gartner

Middle East and North Africa IT spending is projected to reach $156 billion in 2017 a 2.4% increase from 2016, according to the latest forecast by Gartner. Analysts said the key vertical segments driving IT spending growth include the communications, media and services, banking and securities, manufacturing and utilities markets. The devices segment will represent […]


Businesses adopting digital workspace gaining new revenue, VMware survey

VMware, a global leader in cloud infrastructure and business mobility, reveals that over half of EMEA businesses 51% that have successfully executed digital workspace initiatives saw improvements in their ability to more rapidly bring new revenue streams online. The global VMware State of the Digital Workspace Report, which surveyed 1,200 business and IT decision makers, […]


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