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Middle East distributor Mindware has teamed up with thin computing vendor Wyse to launch the Earthsmart computing initiative in the Middle East. The campaign aims to build awareness on energy consumption and electronic waste issues. Mindware and Wyse hope that the campaign will boost demand for thin computing as companies push towards environmentally friendly business practices.
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eGain launches EMEA partner portal
Knowledge management software vendor eGain has launched a new reseller portal designed to support its EMEA channel partner programme. The new Econet partner portal includes an interactive forum for partner-to-partner collaboration, which the vendor claims will complement its own support of partners.
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ATS simplifies storage solutions
Avnet Technology Solution (ATS) has launched a series of simplified storage solutions in the UK to simplify storage infrastructure sales for resellers. Working alongside IBM, ATS has put together three storage framework solutions targeted at the specific business requirements and budgets of customers.
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Aptec hunts for VMware partners
Middle East distribution giant Aptec has been on the hunt for channel partners to join the VMware advantage partner programme. The company has hosted a series of seminars across the region covering the UAE, Kuwait and Saudi Arabia. The Kuwait seminar also included a briefing on McAfee technology while both NetApp and Symantec took part in the event that took place in Riyadh.
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BenQ sales soar in Saudi Arabia
Hardware vendor BenQ witnessed a 30% increase in sales in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia on the first half of 2008. Citing customer demand for feature-packed high-end kit, BenQ has declared that Saudi Arabia now accounts for almost one fifth of its total sales in the Middle East and North Africa region.
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Napera launches global partner programme
Napera Networks have unveiled a new global channel partner programme focused on the network security market for small and medium enterprises (SME). The vendor claims that the Napera advantage partner programme will offer resellers the opportunity to grab a piece of the fast-growing network access control, switching and security services market for SMEs.
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Jordanian systems integrator STS has struck an agreement with regional distributor iAxcess. Under the tems of the deal STS will offer its customers a range of internet security solutions from vendors such as Kaspersky Lab and Acronis disaster and recovery solutions. The solutions will be sourced through iAxcess.
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Hardware giant Dell has received an official commercial licence from the Saudi Arabian General Investment Authority (SAGIA), allowing the vendor to operate through its new office in Riyadh. The new office will spearhead Dell’s growth plans in the Kingdom and look after the needs of in-country partners, resellers and customers.
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Samsung has targeted HP once again to snap up the latest recruit for its European printing push. Samsung has appointed Neil Sawyer as head of marketing for European printing to join a regional printing team that has already doubled in size during 2008. Sawyer spent the past 6 years working for HP UK, most recently as head of B2B enterprise and public sector marketing for IPG.
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Open Text teams up with Logica
Open Text has formed a partnership with European IT and business services company Logica. Under the terms of the deal, Logica and enterprise content management (ECM) vendor Open Text will collaborate on the implementation of joint market offerings, based on Open Text’s ECM software, in conjunction with a range of consulting, systems integration, application management and managed operation services from Logica.
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