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Security channel suffers sales slump.

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.

Equinox to begin delivering official Cisco training courses in Egypt through partnership with Synergy Global Professional Services

Licensed by the Dubai Financial Services Authority, the organisation will provide a range of leases and loans under “flexible terms”.

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.

Launches new products and services specifically for the SMB sector in the region

Boot camp to get Cisco partners up to speed on voice solution portfolio

Teaming up to offer solutions based on Cisco’s Unified Computing System and NetApp’s Unified Storage Architecture

Network management systems remain the preserve of large enterprises, and might remain so, till an economic turnaround.

Networking giant Cisco is mounting a search for a general manager in Saudi Arabia

Channel players who assume that Unified Threat Management is an easy way to make a quick buck need to think again

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.

Cisco Expo Saudi 2009 to bring new technologies and best practices to Saudi decision makers

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.

Telepresence technology promises a revolution in corporate communications, but costs may prove prohibitive in the short term.

While they have become well-established in more developed markets, refurbished systems, inspite of their obvious advantages, are yet to find a foothold in the Middle East. The prevailing scenario indicates that it might take a lot more than just maturing IT mindsets to effect a turnaround.

New product launches include Unified Communications update, telepresence experts and Web 2.0 mashups

More broadband, cheaper access and VoIP needed to drive Gulf growth says Paul Mountford

Cisco to establish an internet data center in the Kingdom along with other key initiatives

Linksys channel program to be merged with Cisco SMB scheme by mid September

Cisco beats market expectations, passes $10 billion sales for first time in fourth quarter

Jordan Business Systems qualifies as Silver-certified Cisco partner.

Wireless automation technologies enable a seamless flow of real-time information to utility providers.

Cisco KSA has been singled out as a star performer by the networking giant in the past few years, reinforcing its status as one of the Kingdom's top channel-focused vendors in the process. But is the growth really coming so easy? Channel Middle East caught up with managing director Dr. Badr Al-Badr at the company's CiscoExpo event in Riyadh to find out.

Cisco's globalization centre will work with Qatar's Silatech initiative to provide collaboration tools to young people and businesses in the region

Cisco hosts 2,000 partners in Riyadh for largest ever Saudi Arabia partner event

Cisco supporting conference to encourage business investment in Palestine

Cisco Unified Communications implemented to link offshore facilities

Having previously attended to customers in the Middle East by flying in staff from various global subsidiaries, Dimension Data has now made a firm commitment to the region's IT market by establishing a local presence in the UAE. Siddeek Rahim, Gulf managing director at the valued Cisco and Microsoft integrator, explains the company's plans to shake up managed services.

Cisco On Tuesday online TV show to cover innovative solutions and the latest business trends every week

Sixteen students complete six month Cisco CCNA networking certification at Batelco headquarters

When Juniper Networks finally announced its enterprise switch series, Brid-Aine Conway was in New York to find out if and how that move will shake the market.

With high mobile penetration rates, falling ARPU and growing competition, telecom operators in the Middle East face their share of challenges. And now, a lesser-discussed challenge is also making itself felt.

As delivery of service-oriented computing proliferates around the globe, the networking architectures of the Middle East are realigning to embrace this new trend. Adrian Bridgwater examines the issues at hand.

A company's journey to becoming more sustainable is not only about reducing costs, explains Brian Armstrong.

ACN puts regional IT pros to the test with its first annual surprise test.

Microsoft transfers Jordan's School Technology Innovation Centre to Ministry of Education

Unified communications, unified collaboration, telepresence or video-conferencing - whatever you call it, this is a market that is opening its doors and players old and new are scrambling through and aiming for the top. Brid-Aine Conway looks at the latest systems a business can use to talk to the world without leaving work.

Cisco appoints new training partners and expands investment to build Indian IT skills base

Unlike IT products that have been circulating regional markets for almost two decades, video conferencing solutions are, in the grand scheme of things, a fledgling market. As it begins to exhibit flushes of maturity, Channel Middle East looks at how partners can play a starring role.

Another week, another senior IT figure in the region and yet another round of announcements about investment into the region. However, as usual, Bill Gates seem to get it just a little more right than his closest competitors

How capable is Cisco of ensuring that it has the channel bandwidth to meet its lofty growth expectations?

Cisco to set up $40 million research and technology centre at Qatar Science & Technology Park

Plan includes expanding head count, local training centres and research sponsorship.

HE Amr Al Dabbagh of SAGIA and John Chambers open Smart Office based on Cisco infrastructure

Video-conferencing is finally coming of age and catching up with the latest technologies. Brid-Aine Conway was in Paris for the demonstration of Polycom's newest video-conferencing product.

Applications developer sets foot in Dubai as part of expansion efforts

Cisco to offer customers up to $200k in finance

Wim Elfrink, Cisco's chief globalisation officer, is a man with a mission - he is busy setting up Cisco's base in the Indian city of Bangalore, and developing it into a full-fledged corporate office. Eliot Beer caught up with him on a recent visit to Dubai.

Most vendors state that NAC is the next big thing in security. However, with prevailing confusion, multiple standards and an evolutionary path that will see it integrated into the network fabric, enterprises might continue to shy away from any investments.

Network will allow high bandwidth transmission of data and video

US networking giant launches programme in partnership with Prince Sultan University (PSU).

Middle East and Africa is key emerging market for Cisco Systems after US woes.

Contact centre networks are similar to enterprise deployments, but far from being the same. NME presents ten questions that IT managers should ask themselves and vendors when considering a contact centre network.

Wataniya is set to offer corporate wireless broadband services, with the deployment of a new Cisco based WAN infrastructure.

Cisco is the latest vendor to launch a high-end video conferencing system for ME with its TelePresence solution.

Businesses across the Middle East are upgrading to wireless networks en masse, but the challenge facing channel players is how to make money from securing that infrastructure. Channel Middle East surveys some of the leading networking vendors to ask what advice and guidance they can offer to resellers around the region.

Are localised IT products a fly-by-night marketing trend or a true representation of regional commitment?

Jumeirah Group constantly leverages high-tech systems to offer its customers more and put its competition in the shade.

IronPort Systems, a Cisco business unit that develops anti-spam and anti-spyware appliances, has announced the introduction of fully integrated data loss prevention (DLP) and encryption capability for e-mail.

In an exclusive interview, ACN caught up with Charlie Giancarlo, Cisco's chief development officer, to ask him about his views on competition and acquisition.

Networking vendor adds Cognio to its ever-expanding acquisition portfolio.

It's no secret that businesses across Lebanon have been ravaged by political turmoil over the past 18 months, creating a period of instability that severely hindered the growth of the IT market. Dawinderpal Sahota takes an in-depth look at what the future holds for the Lebanese channel as full power begins to get restored.

Convergence is the byword of the industry and graphics systems do not warrant an exception.

Networking giant to deploy IP-based infrastructure at the Dhabab Towers Business Park in Riyadh.

Bill Stuntz, vice president and general manager (Physical Security), Cisco tells Rupert Cornford why developers should be using a single network for their security infrastructure.

If the Qatari channel sustains its current level of development then it is poised to pass a notable milestone by the close of 2007. Anything constituting low double-digit growth or higher will propel the value of the Qatar market to in excess of US$350m a year. It's little wonder, then, that vendors are taking careful aim at this riveting landscape.

WAN optimisation has become a crucial consideration for IT managers in the struggle to improve application delivery across distributed offices. Barry Mansfield unearths some of the important criteria that IT managers should keep in mind when making the investment.

Tackling storage bottlenecks is set to become a major headache for regional enterprises that have deployed SAN islands - unless they successfully integrate storage within the overall IT architecture.

Cisco is to acquire an approximately 1.6% stake in virtualisation software maker VMware.

The market for unified communications is tipped to double in size over the next five years to reach US$50 billion, said networking giant Cisco.

At the end of last year Cisco called on networking distributor Comstor to open a Middle East office, develop a two-tier channel and provide it with additional coverage outside the UAE. The man tasked with overseeing that challenge is Steve Lockie, a familiar face to these shores having run Tech Data Middle East for five years until 2004.

More than 40 Middle East resellers have boosted their knowledge of Cisco's security offering after attending an event to assist them in positioning the networking vendor's security products within different environments.

NAB2007 saw even tighter integration of telecoms, IT and broadcast, yet there is not always compatibility in consolidation.

Chambers highlights rapid growth in the Middle East as technology bellwether posts record quarterly revenues.

Oracle founder Larry Ellison has led a US$20bn spending spree over the last three years. He tells Peter Branton how he will make his money back.

Networking giant Cisco has fixed flaws in the software that runs the majority of the firm's routers and switches.

Cisco has teamed up with the largest private university in Kuwait to develop a ‘smart campus', based on the vendor's unified communications technology.

Networking vendor Cisco has launched a scheme to help partners across the Gulf region fill their job vacancies.

Senior global executives from Panduit, a provider of networking and electrical solutions, will be visiting Middle East countries next month to launch a new Customer Briefing Centre as well as meet with new customers and partners.

Networking giant Cisco has launched a scheme to help Gulf channel partners meet their recruitment needs.

Networking vendor Cisco has warned of multiple vulnerabilities in two of its wireless products.

Cisco is acquiring privately held chipmaker SpansLogic to improve network traffic efficiency, it said last week.

Cisco may be a monolithic network player, but it still needs partners to make its increasingly ambitious vision a reality. NME looks at some of the key tie-ups the vendor has in the enterprise space.

Saudi Arabia's changing economy is dragging its enterprises into a new competitive environment; ACN looks at how firms are leveraging IT to make the most of the opportunities in the Kingdom.

According to several IT vendors, counterfeiting is no longer the nemesis it once was and the channels peddling fake goods are being defeated. So why then did nine out of every 10 respondents to a recent Channel Middle East online quick poll claim that counterfeit IT products are more readily available in this region than in the past? We attempt to shed some light on an industry problem that just refuses to disappear.

Networking giant vows to address "massive" opportunity in Qatari market by announcing opening of country office.

Cisco's worldwide channels boss Keith Goodwin recently made his first visit to the Middle East since taking on the role 18 months ago. He spoke exclusively to Channel Middle East about the big decision facing Cisco resellers.

Cisco has gained share on rival Brocade in the storage area network (SAN) switch market for the second quarter in a row, according to analyst firm the Dell'Oro Group.

IBM and Cisco have teamed up to launch a crisis response service to help businesses and governments to respond to and recover from disasters, the firms said last week.

Cisco’s sparring with Microsoft over the unified communications space has reached new heights with its latest acquisition. Gartner analyst Neil Rickard talks to IT Weekly about the implications.

Cisco is transforming itself from a technology enabler to a social enabler.

Why IT joins water, gas and electricity as the fourth essential building utility.

Networking giant Cisco has strengthened its position in the Qatari market with the opening of a local office, its first physical presence in the country.

Networking giant Cisco is to acquire XML solutions firm Reactivity for US$135million in cash and options.

Oil and gas companies should be at the forefront of new technology adoption, according to Tarek Ghoul, Cisco North Gulf country manager.

February saw a lot of activity on the networking front, with two of the industry’s biggest players make significant presentations of their future direction.

Networking giant Cisco has issued patches for flaws that could lead to its security appliances being crashed.

Networking heavyweight Cisco is pushing into the social networking space with the acquisition of Five Across for an undisclosed sum.

Distributor Comstor has officially unveiled its reseller channel programmes in the region.

Cisco Systems is planning to more than triple its UAE workforce from 300 to 1,000 over the next two years as it plans to develop specific products for the Gulf region, according to Emirates Today

Vulnerabilities in the software that runs Cisco's routers and switches could allow attackers to disrupt computer networks, security experts warned last week.

Tarek Ghoul, North Gulf manager at networking giant Cisco, has urged companies operating in the dynamic oil and gas sector to focus on the business benefits that new technology offers them

Sun Microsystems' former marketing manager for the Middle East and North Africa, Graham Porter, has joined Cisco in a role that will see him work closely with some of the networking vendor's key public sector accounts across the Gulf

Several members of the Dubai Internet Community joined forces last month to establish the Dubai IT Association. Channel Middle East hears how the reseller channel - not to mention the wider market - stands to benefit.

Cisco is implementing a US$267million fibre optic network in Saudi Arabia, IT Weekly can reveal.

The UAE remains a trailblazer in the evolution of the wider Middle East IT market but as the major IT players flood into the country they are facing many new challenges - a staff shortage, lack of space and extortionate real estate. Duncan MacRae asks how these problems are being dealt with in order to continue the IT revolution.

The infrastructure company's recent roadshow addressed new IT trends in Saudi Arabia.

Companies in the oil and gas industry should look at moving to internet protocol (IP) networks, one of Cisco's senior executives in the region said last week.

Cisco has restructured its operations in the region, dividing its Gulf division into three separate entities: North Gulf; South Gulf; and a separate UAE division.

The Microsoft chairman once declared that his goal was to have a PC in every home; now he seems to want everybody to have a server there as well.

These are exciting times for the Egyptian channel. The IT market is blossoming and many of the industry's largest vendors have cottoned on to the fact that, if addressed properly, Egypt can become one of the most significant markets in the region in terms of technology spend. Whether it's Western Digital, Juniper or Lexmark, a number of manufacturers have invested in new offices and service centres in Egypt during the past 12 months. Channel Middle East profiles a market in demand.

With companies of all sizes valuing the need to protect their infrastructure from attack, the market for network security appliances remains something of a honey pot. But what should resellers really be doing to widen their profit margins and grow their business? Channel Middle East unlocks a market very much in the grip of transition

Networking equipment vendor Cisco secures financing agreements with three banks as it bids to ensure that channel partners have access to adequate working capital

Netwoking behemoth Cisco and telecoms powerhouse Etisalat have teamed up to take managed services delivery to the next level in the Middle East.

The ITU Telecom World 2006 event held in Hong Kong earlier this month brought together representatives from the world’s communications sector and reconfirmed the vibrancy of the industry.

Saudi Arabia's Ministry of the Interior (MoI) has adopted a new network management system from Dubai start-up Sphere Networks, which will cover up to 25,000 nodes

Global technology giant Cisco has announced plans to invest more than US$265m in Saudi Arabia over the next five years. Melissa Hancock reports from San Jose, where the Cisco team is plotting the future of networking communication solutions in the Middle East.

Etisalat and Cisco have teamed up to enable the UAE telco operator to provide managed information and communications technology (ICT) services to its customers.

Worldwide Sales of radio access network (RAN) equipment jumped 9% from Q206 to Q306, reaching US$9.58 billion, according to the latest figures from Infonetics Research.

Armed with a new logo and advertising campaign, Cisco is on the move. Richard Abbott looks into its marketing strategy

Networking giant installs IP technology to manage operations at stadium

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Total networking solutions provider Hasoub has signed a tier one agreement to become a Cisco partner.

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Platform will use high-definition video and spatial audio

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Networking reseller weighs up Middle East expansion

Networking and convergence vendor rolls out marketing campaign in Gulf region following increased corporate focus on the home and small business environments

UAE-based integrator helps financial services company to replace its core network infrastructure with an advanced Cisco IP-based solution

Customers have rated Cisco as the top supplier in the router and switch industry according to studies by analyst firm Infonetics Research.

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Network services will be deployed across all three terminals

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Tech will integrate Cisco’s NAC & Microsoft’s NAP

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Cisco travels across the region this month with a free roadshow aimed at training its networking resellers to migrate SMBs to the Internet.

The British Council in the Middle East has pulled together its offices across the Middle East via an Internet-based communications backbone from Cisco.

Siemens, Cisco and Sun are selected as infrastructure suppliers for the Dubai Internet City.