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ACN is taking up the cause of end users by taking the questions of CIOs right to the vendors. This year vendors were given just two days to come up with an answer to a simple question. Some passed with flying colours, while others stumbled at the starting line – these are their responses.

Channel hears pitches from six leading vendors on the devices they claim will offer the retail channel guaranteed sales during the downturn.

Attacks on government IT departments have been among the most high profile hacks in the Middle East region. As the online representations of authorities, not to mention the holders of sensitive data, government organisations are faced with a tougher challenge than their counterparts in the private sector when it comes to security.

Al Ain's Oasis hospital to deploy completely virtualized server environment

NME looks at what is being done across the region when it comes to the effects of SAN and iSCSI.

NTS to focus on enterprise solution fulfilment for Dell

If you’ve ever owned a Dell PC or laptop, you’ll know that they are sturdy machines with a focus on utilitarianism, but Dell seems to be undergoing somewhat of a design renaissance lately

Dell announces further cost cutting as fiscal quarter profits falls 48% from previous year

Computer maker Dell has hosted its first Middle East partner academy to improve vendor skills across the region

In the midst of a credit crisis, it can be hard to allocate budgets towards initiatives like disaster recovery. But as Pier Ford reports, Middle Eastern enterprises neglect such systems at their peril.

Dell to complete Middle East services with consultancy and business services launch

60,000 network storage solutions have been deployed since the partnership was announced in 2001

Notebooks are the largest sector of the PC market, but some believe that market dynamics make it a precarious ledge on which to perch

Increasing data centre energy efficiency is environmentally friendly, and a key way to cut costs.

Visitors to Dell's stand at GITEX will have an opportunity to view its partner EMC's new storage offerings including the recently launched EMC CLARiiON CX4 Series of midrange networked storage systems.

More consumer products with personalization to come from Dell

GITEX: World's second largest computer maker says Middle East's economic boom driving demand.

Buying a desktop PC for family use at home can be baffling. Here's our guide to what to look for in a Shopper bargain PC

Company will transition to mercury-free LEDs for all their new laptops in the next twelve months

Going green can be the secret to significant cost savings as well as aggressive performance growth. Implementing a comprehensive strategy that includes virtualisation and consolidation as well as best practices for power and cooling optimisation can help businesses achieve immediate benefits.

ACN rounds up the latest and greatest executive gadgets, from HP’s military-spec laptop to the latest Dell desktop.

Distributor Asbis is working to resolve supply chain issues with laptop vendors Dell and Toshiba that have impacted its inventory management performance.

The humble desktop is coming under fire from its mobile counterpart and facing up to a future where it is no longer the king of the PC sector. Does that mean resellers should exit the desktop field now or is there a way for them to squeeze some profit out of a sector that has become the least attractive of all the hardware categories? Channel Middle East asked some of the region's leading desktop PC producers to justify their existence to the channel.

New Latitude notebook line designed for 'digital nomads' with enhanced security and battery life up to 19 hours

Dell gets licence to open Riyadh office, to cater to large accounts and channel development

Dell, VMware and Intel launch Middle East roadshow to show benefits of virtualization to IT organisations

Numerous tier one computer manufacturers build high-end gaming PCs but is there really a market for these rigs?

Dell's EMEA director of marketing, James Quarles, has replied to market speculation on how HP's acquisition of EDS could affect the company.

Enterprises in the Middle East have several choices of vendors, solutions and architectures for storage virtualisation projects. However, the success of such projects may eventually depend on the organisation itself.

Quarterly sales growth in the Middle East remains strong while Europe trails at 12.6%

World's fourth-largest computer maker looking to expand in region to offset slowdown in US economy.

Dell chairman and CEO says company putting investment and new products into emerging markets during UAE visit

HP keeps strong hold on server market, although Fujitsu Siemens closes gap

Simplified IT management can be crucial to success for small businesses with limited resources.

New PowerEdge M-Series designed to make data centres more energy efficient

After hundreds of gadget unveilings and technical demonstrations galore, CES 2008 last week closed its doors for another year. Windows Middle East explains what was hot and which links you should click to learn more

Lights that go on and off when you enter and leave a room, aircon at home that turns on as your plane touches down, security alarms that alert you by SMS if there's an intruder - welcome to leon beuyukian's brave new world. Diana Milne reports.

Tablet PC launch marks first product in the segment for Dell

Acer's recent move to acquire two of its PC rivals has shaken up a market that had been relatively calm of late. The man leading the charge, Gianfranco Lanci, discusses the impact of the firm's actions with Channel Middle East.

Dell is giving Middle East customers the same level of service as is being provided in cities such as New York and London reveals Pim Dale, general manager of Dell's emerging market business division.

After strong growth in 2006, Dell Middle East is presenting its next generation products for the home, small business and large enterprise users at this year's Gitex and Gitex Computer Shopper.

PC maker making steady progress in its transformation strategy, says analyst.

Dell features latest range of multi-coloured notebooks along with business hardware at show.

Symantec's CEO hopes to boost revenue and profits by focusing on emerging markets.

For a reseller - and the brands they represent - the availability and quality of pre-sales support can mean the difference between winning a lucrative deal and being edged out by a competitor. It is the responsibility of vendors to provide local partners with the technical and non-technical pre-sales resources they need to enhance their chances of success when submitting a bid or proposal. Channel Middle East asks the region's leading vendors to outline the level of pre-sales support they offer to partners and explain the role they have to play at this vital stage of the sales process.

Kevin Rollins, former CEO of Dell, has moved to a new role within private equity firm TPG Capital.

Economic growth set to fuel expansion of PC market in the Gulf States, IDC predicts.

Hardware vendor Dell says it has used feedback from customers to help create its new line of notebook and desktop PCs for small business.

IT companies team up in eco-friendly move to save $5.5 billion in PC energy costs.

Even as enterprises spend money on datacentre technology, management of the same tends to be left by the wayside, which could lead to an eventual crisis for organisations in the region. In the concluding part of the datacentre series, NME analyses how dire the situation truly is.

There is mounting statistical evidence that indicates the desktop PC sector is coming under intense fire.

Taiwanese PC maker Acer is recalling 27,000 notebook battery packs because of problems with overheating.

PC vendor to improve its spares availability and offer branded services through new hub.

Dell wants to enhance the quality of its customer care, particularly under its Dell 2.0 initiative. As the computer firm launches a new range of services in the Middle East, Duncan MacRae finds out if it is as good as its word.

IT giant Dell announces its largest ever technology and solutions tour, to take in 18 European countries.

Hardware giant Dell has developed tape drives and media based on LTO-4 technology, it said last week.

Sun Microsystems is making available the source code for a number of its storage-related software products in an effort to cut the cost of creating storage solutions.

Growing demand for network storage systems helped keep the worldwide external disk storage market buoyant last year, according to research firm IDC.

Finally, the words 'Dell' and 'quality support' may be uttered in the same breath.

Computer giant will sell PCs for $335 in China, its fastest-growing market.

Dell’s decision to stop sourcing its chips exclusively from Intel has not changed relations between the companies, a senior Intel executive claimed last week.

Dell has made its first major product announcement since the departure of former CEO Kevin Rollins, joining with EMC to launch an entry-level storage system.

Computer giant Dell is axing bonuses and streamlining its management structure in an effort to cut costs, CEO Michael Dell told sAtaff in an internal memo last week.

Dell's Latitude ATG (All-Terrain Grade) D620 is its first semi-rugged notebook

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.

In between trying to change the world, doing deals with rock stars and expanding his Arab interests, Steve Forbes has taken his media empire to new heights. In an exclusive interview, he speaks to Anil Bhoyrul.

HP has recaptured the lead from Dell in the worldwide notebook PC market during the third quarter of 2006, according to figures from a US market research firm.

While it may not be uppermost in the minds of IT managers and CIOs in the Middle East, there is no getting away from the fact that environmental impact is moving higher on the corporate agenda — and technology systems are in the firing line.

Around one in six notebook buyers will be looking elsewhere to source their hardware

Dell is looking to help business customers who want to adopt Microsoft’s Windows Vista, Office 2007 and Exchange Server 2007 products save time and money with a specialist software migration strategy.

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Dell looks to be turning its fortunes around after its reported 2007 third quarter profits were up 11.7% year-on-year

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Dell is hoping to curry favour with Arabic speaking customers by launching its first bi-lingual website in the Middle East

Purchase will allow PC maker to support clients in application deployment

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PC manufacturer prepares to spell out the benefits of its workstation models at local event for oil and gas clients

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Shift towards LCD adoption boosts market

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Perhaps the best bit of news beleaguered HP CEO Mark Hurd got last month was that his company hasn't yet had to initiate a product recall for its notebooks.

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Vendor’s laptop batteries pose a fire risk

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Open source software is gradually making ground in the enterprise market, with Linux leading the way to the hearts & minds of corporate IT managers. But can Linux really scale to the needs of big business, or is it doomed to remain the preserve of web-servers and software fans?

PowerEdge 1400 range now starts at $2375, making it an attractive replacement for companies currently using desktop technology for server applications.

The latest version of Red Hat Linux, version 7, will ship first on Dell's PowerEdge range of servers.