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Juniper and IBM ink networking deal
Juniper Networks and International Business Machines Corporation have signed a deal that will enable IBM to provide Juniper's Ethernet networking products and support within IBM's data center portfolio of products. The addition of Juniper's products to IBM's data center networking portfolio accelerates both companies' shared vision of advancing the economics of networking and the data center by reducing costs, improving services and managing risk, according to a press statement.
Cisco launches Media Hub
Cisco has launched the Linksys by Cisco Media Hub (NMH300), which is designed to simplify access to and interaction with digital content. The company says the Media Hub gathers, organizes, and presents all the digital video, photos and music that users have spread amongst various devices in the home. The Media Hub allows users to enjoy all of their media through an easy to use interface that is not only accessible in the home, but throughout the world via a web browser, the company added.
HP appoints EJADA as partner in Saudi
HP Technology Services Group (TSG) has announced the appointment of EJADA Systems Co. Ltd as its channel partner to oversee HP's Software & Solutions business in Saudi Arabia. EJADA will support HP in expanding its newly launched software solutions portfolio which covers end-to-end enterprise management solutions from strategy, operations to application and automation. In addition to Saudi Arabia, the partnership will soon be extended to cover key growth markets such as UAE, Bahrain and Jordan.
Injazat inks deal with Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank
Injazat Data Systems has signed a deal with Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank to provide the bank with a secure and reliable environment for all of its mission-critical IT infrastructure and systems through its new Abu Dhabi-based Tier IV Data Centre, the first certified commercially-available facility of its kind in the region.
Lebanon suffering from slow connectivity
Lebanon's president of the professional computer association has said that many foreign investors are reluctant to establish businesses in the country due to the low speed of broadband connectivity which affects their production capacity, the Daily Star has reported. The maximum speed of broadband in Lebanon is 2 megabits for a monthly subscription of $199 while in France the rate for the 100 megabits speed is $141, Gabriel Deek has said. 'Slow broadband connectivity in Lebanon is behind the success of Dubai in attracting business opportunities that should have come to Lebanon instead,' he said.
Cellcrypt launches in Dubai
US based voice solutions Cellcrypt announced that it has opened a new office in Dubai to support the increasing demand it is seeing for its secure voice solutions from the Middle East. The company provides end-to-end solutions for encrypted voice calling between standard smartphones to prevent private conversations within corporations or governments from being compromised, without the need for specialized devices, including mobile-to-landline calls. Cellcrypt uses internet technology to provide voice call quality, international calling capability, including wireless networks 2G (GPRS/EDGE), 3G (HSPA, CDMA/EV-DO) and Wi-Fi networks. Cellcrypt technology provides real-time encryption to levels specified by the US government and is currently undergoing certification to the FIPS 140-2 standard approved by the US National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST).
Groups bid for LinkdotNet
Naguib Sawiris, Chairman of Orascom Telecom has said that Vodafone Egypt, Telecom Egypt and Mobinil and some financial institutions are bidding for Orascom Telecom's internet service provider LinkDotNet, Reuters has reported. Although Sawiris has not named the financial institutions involved, he said that Orascom's internet unit would be sold 'to the highest bidder.'
Oki inks Saudi distribution deal
Oki Printing Solutions has announced the appointment of Al Eqtessad Machines Division as its distributor in Saudi Arabia. Under the agreement, Al-Eqtessad Machines Division will provide sales and service support for the OKI brand of printers, copiers, scanners and fax machines in Saudi Arabia. Al-Eqtessad MD has offices in Dammam, Riyadh and Jeddah.
Cisco Capital launches captive financing arm In Dubai
Cisco today announced the launch of Cisco CapitalSM, an arranger of financing solutions licensed by the Dubai Financial Services Authority and based in the Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC) to arrange financing to enable corporate customers to acquire the latest Cisco technology. Cisco Capital will help companies build out their information technology infrastructure by accelerating their deployment of Cisco products and services. Cisco is the first global IT company to open a financing entity in DIFC.
Samsung unveils NVIDIA 3D Vision
Samsung Electronics together with NVIDIA, have announced the launch of 3D Stereoscopic technology in the Middle East. The bundled 3D kit comprises a Samsung 2233RZ monitor, NVIDIA high-tech wireless glasses, a high-power IR emitter and advanced software, which combined form a new consumer 3D stereo ecosystem for gaming and home entertainment PCs, the companies said. The 2233RZ, in conjunction with NVIDIA's software, automatically converts over 350 games to stereoscopic 3D without the need for special game patches. The USB-powered, high-tech active shutter glasses from NVIDIA deliver double the resolution per eye and ultra-wide viewing angles, according to the groups.
IT spending to fall in Gulf
A new report by IDC says information technology spending in the Gulf is likely to fall sharply for first time this year. IT spending in six Gulf countries is forecast at $12.18bn, a decrease of 5.83% compared to $12.94bn in 2008. Research firm IDC has slashed its growth forecast for the third time this year. In December, they revised the figures from $15.93bn to $14.95bn and now to $12.18bn.
Microsoft to offer web-based version of office software
Microsoft Corp. has said it will offer a Web-based version of its popular Office software for free, as the software giant looks to battle free Web-based software from Google Inc. and increased competition from open-source products. The software giant has said that Office Web applications would be available through Windows Live, where more than 400 million consumers will get access to the Office Web applications for free. The company has also said it would cut the number of Office editions to five from eight.
Cisco signs deal with Bahrain
Networking giant Cisco Systems has signed an agreement with the Government of Bahrain to offer advisory and technical services to all ministries and governments agencies in Bahrain. Cisco's local partners, Al Moayyed International Group and Gulf Business Machines, authorised technology provider of Cisco's TelePresence solutions, will work on the project by organizing a series of advanced training courses for all government employees on Cisco technologies and solutions.
HP launches Z workstations in the Middle East
HP Middle East released three Z series workstations in the Middle East today, the HP Z800, HP Z600 and HP Z400. The company said that the Z range includes a number of changes so that the workstations take better advantage of the Intel Xeon 5500 processors that they use. HP is pushing the workstations' green credentials as well as their performance and features include a self-checking power supply. The series is Energy Star 5 qualified, has 85% efficient power supplies and an option on the HP Z800 Workstation for an 89% efficient power supply, to reduce energy usage and the amount of waste heat released.
BDL to restructure Dubai office
Middle East IT distributor BDL has said that it is restructuring its Dubai office, ahead of planned regional expansion. Tamer Ismail has been named as the CEO of BDL Gulf, in addition to his post as CEO of BDL Egypt and Saudi Arabia. The group expects a 20% rise in sales in 2009, to $340m.
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