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			<title>Downhill drag</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Security channel suffers sales slump.]]></description>
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			<title>Tandberg in the frame for Cisco</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Networking giant Cisco set to shake-up video conferencing sector with plan to acquire Norwegian collaboration specialist Tandberg.]]></description>
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			<title>Switched on</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[From higher performance to lower TCO, the new age of LAN technologies seem to offer everything that a CIO and their organisation would need, and the industry believes that increased regional adoption is just around the corner.]]></description>
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			<title>Virtual horizons</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[If virtualisation was a hot topic before the financial crisis, discussion has now reached fever pitch, thanks its potential cost savings...]]></description>
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			<title>New authorised training partner for Cisco in Egypt</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Equinox to begin delivering official Cisco training courses in Egypt through partnership with Synergy Global Professional Services]]></description>
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			<title>VARs hope financing support will get customers spending</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Cisco partners have endorsed the recent arrival of financing entity Cisco Capital to the region, but warned the company that it will need to quickly get to grips with local market dynamics for its solutions to fulfill their potential in the Middle East.]]></description>
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			<title>Cisco opens regional financing entity in Dubai</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Licensed by the Dubai Financial Services Authority, the organisation will provide a range of leases and loans under “flexible terms”. ]]></description>
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			<title>MEA region sees fastest IP network traffic growth</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[The Middle East and Africa are the two fastest growing regions for IP network traffic according to Cisco]]></description>
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			<title>Cisco underlines converged vision with Mediator launch</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Cisco Systems has launched the Network Building Mediator, which it believes is a major step on the way to an entirely converged future with fully networked smart cities.]]></description>
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			<title>Seven Tides centralizes hotel systems for all Dubai properties</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[ENTIRETEC rolls out Cisco-based platform to manage all systems on single network for Seven Tides holding group]]></description>
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			<title>Cisco helps small businesses do big things</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Launches new products and services specifically for the SMB sector in the region]]></description>
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			<title>Cisco to train partners in server sales</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Resellers trained for new rack-mount server range ahead of expected launch in Q4]]></description>
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			<title>TDME takes Cisco channel to boot camp</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Boot camp to get Cisco partners up to speed on voice solution portfolio]]></description>
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			<title>Cisco opens Entrepreneur Institute for UAE</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Cisco Entrepreneur Institute to promote skills and knowledge sharing for SMB leaders]]></description>
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			<title>Cisco to collaborate with NetApp on virtual datacentre products</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Teaming up to offer solutions based on Cisco’s Unified Computing System and NetApp’s Unified Storage Architecture]]></description>
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			<title>Westcon to get Cisco KSA rights after global deal?</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Cisco has effectively opened the door to Westcon Group carrying its networking products in Saudi Arabia]]></description>
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			<title>Management debacle</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[  Network management systems remain the preserve of large enterprises, and might remain so, till an economic turnaround.]]></description>
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			<title>Cloud Manifesto makes stormy debut</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Open Cloud Manifesto comes under fire from a number of key players including Microsoft]]></description>
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			<title>Shake-up at Cisco KSA as Al-Badr moves on</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Networking giant Cisco is mounting a search for a general manager in Saudi Arabia]]></description>
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			<title>Cisco jumps into data centres with UCS</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Unified Computing System to include Cisco blade servers, to offer integrated data centre offering]]></description>
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			<title>Safe and secure</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Channel players who assume that Unified Threat Management is an easy way to make a quick buck need to think again]]></description>
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			<title>Cisco hands over KEC network design</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Cisco Advisory Services completes work on smart city infrastructure design for Knowledge Economic City]]></description>
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			<title>Keeping I.T. real</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[As the Middle East broadcast industry becomes increasingly reliant on digital technology, many of the region’s largest IT vendors are eyeing new opportunities in the sector.]]></description>
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			<title>Cisco Expo 2009 opens in Riyadh</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Cisco showcases new network technologies, launches media content platform at Riyadh event]]></description>
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			<title>Cisco Expo Saudi 2009 to host 2,500 decision makers</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Cisco Expo Saudi 2009 to bring new technologies and best practices to Saudi decision makers]]></description>
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			<description><![CDATA[Global initiative will be responsible for driving and developing solutions solely for the SMB market]]></description>
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			<title>Cisco adds up the score</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Networking major releases its annual report that traces some of the dominant security trends of 2008 and sets forth the threats facing enterprises in the new year.]]></description>
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			<title>Keeping IT real</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[As the Middle East broadcast industry becomes increasingly reliant on digital technology, many of the region’s largest IT vendors are eyeing new opportunities in the sector.]]></description>
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			<title>Strong presence</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Telepresence technology promises a revolution in corporate communications, but costs may prove prohibitive in the short term.]]></description>
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			<title>Cisco reveals 90% of all email is spam</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Annual Security Report by the company warns of more targeted attacks by cybercriminals in 2009]]></description>
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