HOME Hashemi appointed COO at Golden Systems
Ehsan Hashemi has been appointed COO at Dubai-based distribution outfit Golden Systems. In his new role Hashemi will oversee the company’s operational activities and formulate the roadmap for future business growth. Golden Systems embarked on a restructuring exercise in June 2008.
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Symantec reassures African partners
The repercussions of Symantec COO Enrique Salem’s recent anti-channel comments at a US financial analysts’ meeting continue to reverberate around the world. Symantec’s African operation has scotched rumours that the security giant planned to build direct relationships with large accounts.
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Hardware vendor Dell has named Nadeem Ahmad as regional sales manager for SMEs in the Middle East. Ahmad joins Dell from rival HP where he was responsible for channel management and was involved in buidling up the vendor’s retail, distribution, enterprise and SME channels.
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Data Encryption Systems (DES) has recruited Tony Ross-Booker from Sigma Software Distribution. Ross-Booker will take on the role of new business development manager at DES and look to expand the reach of DESlock+ through the UK channel.
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Microsoft targets pirates in Kuwait
Microsoft Gulf teamed up with Kuwait’s Ministry of Commerce and Industry to coordinate recent raids on two local computer shops using PCs loaded with pirated software. The raids, which took place in Hawalli, Kuwait, resulted in the confiscation of PCs with unlicensed software.
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Value-added distributor FVC has added Vasco to its product portfolio. Software security outfit Vasco specialises in authentication products. FVC will distribute Vasco’s range of enterprise products through its channel network across the Middle East, Northern Africa and Pakistan.
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Gulf partners get president status
Six Microsoft Gulf partners have been named to the Microsoft Dynamics Presidents Club – an organisation that recognises the top 5% of Dynamics partners worldwide based on customer commitment and business performance. The six selected partners are Al Futtaim Technologies, Al Alamiah Technology Group, Crux IT, Fujitsu Services, International Networks Company and Itqan.
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Oki names preferred UAE partner
Oki Printing Solutions will target the high-end UAE graphics market through Precedence Infotech. Oki, alongside its UAE distribution partner Utmost Electronics, has struck an agreement to make Precedence the preferred partner for Oki XF products targeting the high-end graphics market.
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UK-based systems integrator Avanquest Solutions has been awarded Microsoft gold partner status. Avanquest has achieved competency in networking infrastructure solutions and information worker, contributing to its elevation in status in the Microsoft channel programme.
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Hardware vendor Acer has beefed up its channel in Egypt, signing Interact as an executive partner to take advantage of new opportunities in the fast-growing market. The IT market in Egypt is expected to be worth US$1.3 billion per annum by 2012, according to research by BMI.
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