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Riverbed Technology, a specialist in application performance infrastructure, has appointed Ramzi Itani as its regional channel sales director for the Middle East, Turkey and Africa (META) region. In this new role, Itani will focus on the development and enablement of Riverbed’s regional channel, in-line with the company’s global channel strategy. He reports to Giovanni Di Filippo, VP channels, EMEA at Riverbed with a dotted line to Taj Elkhayat, regional VP, META.
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InnJoo launches TV range in Saudi Arabia
Consumer technology brand InnJoo has announced its entry into the highly competitive TV market with plans to sell its products exclusively through Souq.com in Saudi Arabia. InnJoo has already established itself as a fast-growing mobile device brand in the Middle East and the move into TVs represents an expansion of its portfolio.
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Nuvias acquires Dubai-based SCD
VAD outfit Nuvias has acquired SCD, a distributor operating out of Dubai. The new office will now act as a hub for Nuvias’ MEA activities, covering all parts of the GCC, Pakistan and Afghanistan. Nuvias is building an EMEA-wide, high-value, specialist distribution business, with a common proposition and consistent delivery. The strategy is to redefine value distribution to the channel, according to the company.
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TechAccess celebrates one year as HDS training centre
Middle East and North Africa (MENA) VAD outfit TechAccess has successfully completed one year as a Hitachi Data Systems’ (HDS) authorised training centre. In the past year TechAccess has conducted numerous training at its solutions centre in Dubai for HDS’ partners and customers across the Middle East, Saudi Arabia, North Africa and Pakistan.
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Xtouch puts together aggressive UAE bundle
Mobile device brand Xtouch recently launched a special offer in the UAE retail channel, bundling its latest new generation A3 4G LTE smartphone, featuring touch fingerprint sensor technology, with the VFit smart band for just AED599 (US$163) in the UAE. The standalone price for the Xtouch A3 is AED399 (US$109) and the VFit smart band is AED499 (US$136). The bundle deal, exclusively available at at Sharaf DG stores in the UAE, represents a 33% discount on the combined standalone cost. Redington is the distributor supplying the products for the bundle offer.
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Cisco Middle East hands Shukri Eid regional role
Cisco Middle East has announced that Shukri Eid has been appointed managing director of its East region effective immediately. In his new role, Shukri will lead Cisco’s business in the UAE, Oman, Pakistan, Afghanistan and Yemen and work closely with partners to support private and public sector customers in their efforts to digitise and transform their operations.
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BYOD could mean ‘Bring Your Own Disaster’ if organisations don’t plan for security risks claims Ammar Enaya, Regional Director, HPE Aruba, Middle East & Turkey
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INTERVIEW (PART 2): Haider Salloum, Microsoft
Channel EMEA is an official media partner for the inaugural SMB Channels Middle East event, set to take place in May 2017 in Dubai. In the run-up to next year’s event, we’re running a series of in-depth interviews with major vendors in the Middle East to understand their SMB channel priorities and strategy. The second part of our in-depth interview with Haider Salloum, channel sales director – SMB, Microsoft Gulf, explores how and why resellers are making the transition to cloud-based business models and the growing significance of ISVs in the region.
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INTERVIEW: Haider Salloum, Microsoft Gulf
Channel EMEA is an official media partner for the inaugural SMB Channels Middle East event, set to take place in May 2017 in Dubai. In the run-up to next year’s event, we’re running a series of in-depth interviews with major vendors and VADs in the Middle East to understand their SMB channel priorities and strategy. Next up in the series is the first part of a two-part interview with Haider Salloum, channel sales director – SMB, Microsoft Gulf.
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Canon research highlights MENA opportunities
Organisations in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region are taking steps to embrace the ‘Office of the Future’ concept, revolutionising how their employees work and operate. This is evident in the Office Insights 2016 report released by Canon which states that 63% of organisations in the MENA region see value in the ability to print remotely from a smartphone, tablet or laptop.
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