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Security solutions provider Sophos has announced a new initiative for small and medium sized businesses (SMB) in the Middle East. The special training and incentive initiative for channel partners is designed to enable them to address SMBs as a focus for their go-to-market activities. Harish Chib, VP Middle East and Africa at Sophos, said: “With the growing volume of sophisticated and targeted threats across the world, small businesses without dedicated security resources are particularly challenged to stay secure.”
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Badgy eyes Middle East channel expansion
Plastic card printer brand Badgy, part of the Evolis Group, is ready to expand its channel reach into the Middle East in 2017. Badgy will attend DISTREE EMEA, which takes place in Monaco on February 21-24th, gathering hundreds of senior executives from distributors across Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) theatre. Olivier Chevance, EMEA business manager at Badgy, believes the event will provide a range of business development opportunities that Badgy can take full advantage of in 2017.
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Cisco appoints Al Hamaid as sales lead for Oman
Networking giant Cisco has appointed Waheed Al Hamaid as country sales lead for Oman. In his new role, Waheed will lead Cisco’s business in the Sultanate and work closely with the partner ecosystem to support private and public sector customers in their efforts to digitise and transform their operations to drive business outcomes.
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Cybersecurity needs to be on every organisation’s agenda for 2017, according to Matthew Gardiner, senior product marketing manager at Mimecast.
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TechAccess names top partners of 2016
Middle East VAD TechAccess has announced the winners of its partner loyalty programme for 2016. TechAccess’ partner loyalty rewards programme recognises the outstanding achievements of partners drawn from the distributor’s network across the region. The winning gold partners were Fujitsu in GCC, plus Specialised Database Technologies (PALCO) and Specialised Technical Services in Levant and North Africa.
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Ingram Micro adds FireEye rights in MEA
Distributor Ingram Micro has signed a distribution deal with FireEye, a provider of cybersecurity and malware protection solutions. With this agreement, Ingram Micro is authorised to distribute all FireEye products and solutions in Gulf countries, plus Egypt, Libya, Lebanon and Jordan. The deal also covers Morocco, Tunisia, Algeria and South Africa.
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Ingram Micro partners with Nexthink in META
Distribution giant Ingram Micro has partnered with IT analytics solution provider Nexthink. Ingram Micro has been confirmed as a Nexthink VAD for the Middle East, Turkey and Africa (META) region. It is hoped that the partnership will help the distributor tap into the growing IT operations analytics market, which is expected to reach US$9.79 billion per annum by 2020.
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INTERVIEW: Maya Zakhour, Fortinet
Maya Zakhour, channel director Middle East at Fortinet, gives her perspective on how an integrated security architecture like Fortinet’s Security Fabric creates new opportunities for solution providers.
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Ingram Micro launches cybersecurity unit in META
Ingram Micro, one of the largest technology distributors in the META (Middle East, Turkey and Africa) region, today announced the appointment of Marc Kassis as cybersecurity director. Kassis is the former CEO Middle East of Atos, one of the largest European services providers. With this appointment Ingram Micro has launched its cybersecurity business practice in META region which now consists of more than 40 highly qualified professionals in the cybersecurity field.
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Axilspot, a global vendor in enterprise wireless networking, has announced the launch of its operations in the Middle East and Africa (MEA) region. As part of its regional expansion plans, the company will appoint distributors and strengthen its channel network by recruiting partners across the region. Axilspot offers enterprise wireless connectivity solutions including wireless access points, bridges, base station, enterprise WLAN management platforms and PoE switches.
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