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Middle East systems integrator Farabi Technology has been awarded Microsoft gold partner status. Farabi has a strong pedigree as an integrator of Microsoft-based business solutions across the Middle East, North Africa and South-West Asia. Farabi also has expertise in unlocking IBM legacy assets for web and Windows platfroms.
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Wick Hill boosts reseller credit
Value-added distributor (VAD) Wick Hill has made an additional US$3m of credit available to its resellers. Wick Hill, which has offices in the UK and Germany, specialises in secure infrastructure solutions and offers the channel a wide portfolio of security solutions as well as web access and web management products.
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May the Salesforce be with you
eSolutions Force, which is part of the MDS Group, has struck a Middle East partnership with CRM player Salesforce.com. eSolutions reckons that it will become one of the first companies in the region capable of delivering end-to-end solutions in this sector. eSolutions also claims that the Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) market in the Middle East will be worth US$112m in full year 2008.
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Tinglobal, the parent company behind international refurbished high-end IT kit dealer Tindirect, has hit the acquisition trail, snapping up Powercore International and French operation Powercore SAS for an undisclosed sum. Tindirect works in the global business-to-business market for refurbished and reconfigured midrange computer equipment, including servers, storage, parts and associated services and networking infrastructure.
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The hunt is on across Europe for Raymond Nevitt, the one time components dealer turned supercar-driving playboy fraudster from Manchester, UK. International arrest warrants have been issued for Nevitt, 43, after he was found guilty of defrauding firms - including IBM Global Financing - to the tune of US$6m following an 11-week trial.
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HP names SPS as Saudi wide receiver
HP has confirmed the appointment of Samir Photpgraphic Supplies (SPS) as its exclusive partner in Saudi Arabia for industrial printing solutions. SPS will offer super-wide format printing throughout the Kingdom and will manage all in-country sales of HP’s Scitex industrial solutions.
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Sun Microsystems has boosted its channel-to-market with the appointment of Advanced Business Consulting (ABC) as a partner to serve customers on Qatar. ABC is a stakeholder and affiliate of regional IT colossus Mideeast Data Systems (MDS).
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Oracle reseller PDG Consulting has formed a strategic partnership with UK-based document and imaging software solutions provider Version One. PDG Consulting, which is an Oracle certified eBusiness suite partner, reckons that the new relationship will help it satisfy the increased demand for document management technology from Oracle eBusiness suite users.
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Top Layer targets Middle East channel
Intrusion prevention solutions supplier Top Layer Networks has reiterated its commitment to the Middle East market, and announced its intention to expand its presence through the addition of new channel partners in the region.
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Cumulus IT joins Procera partner ranks
Norwegian integrator Cumulus IT has become a member of Procera Networks’ ProceraPro channel partner programme. Cumulus will resell Procera’s advanced deep packet inspection solutions to companies throughout Norway.
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