Quest helps organizations solve complex problems with simple solutions
Quest and One Identity have announced a new partnership with Exclusive Networks Middle East which allows them to distribute the full suite of their products and services under the Quest Software Company umbrella.
Since 1987, Quest and One Identity have provided software solutions for the fast-paced world of enterprise IT. With Quest, an organization can spend less time on IT administration and more time on business innovation. In an agile and highly collaborative world, where achieving simplicity in business is often a concern, whether it’s digital transformation, cloud expansion, security threats or something new, Quest helps organizations solve complex problems with simple solutions.
“What attracted us to Exclusive Networks was the deep-driven expertise that the team has in cyber-security solutions and the wide reach they have in the region as a value-added distributor,” said Amer Chebaro, General Manager and Sales Director, EMEA Emerging Markets, at Quest Software.
“We (Quest) have a history of great product solutions and Exclusive has a long-standing history of market reach and penetration, we are extremely confident this will be the start of a strategic and fruitful partnership.”
Southcomp Polaris promotes HPI and HPE in Burkina Faso with 2020 African roadshow
The annual Southcomp Polaris roadshow in Africa started on January 23 with an event in Burkina Faso to emphasize recent HP advances in the technology industry. The first roadshow of the year took place in Ouagadougou, and provided a great opportunity to connect with partners, allowing them to learn about new products and market trends within the industry.
Pierre Zarazir, Sales Manager and HP Product Manager within Southcomp Polaris, was the key speaker during the day, presenting Southcomp Polaris vision and strategy, and the HPI and HPE portfolio such as storage, servers, commercial and consumer desktops and laptops
Attendees try their Southcomp Polaris T-shirts. Photo Credit: Southcomp Polaris
“Southcomp Polaris SAS roadshow is the best way for a distributor to meet their resellers. It doesn’t only activate sales… but it’s also a chance to meet more of the people you really want to meet. These effective, interesting seminars strengthen reseller relationships in a unique way.”
Southcomp Polaris SAS usually tours the roadshow all over West and Central Africa. “Hundreds of resellers have been trained over the years and the general opinion is that this is one of the best things we have done ever for our partners”, said Pierre Zarazir.
Getting the low-down on the latest HPE products with Pierre Zarazir. Photo credit: Southcomp Polaris
This shared knowledge and understanding provides clients and partners with valuable information for future strategies concerning their market offer and customer insight. The intensive full-day presentation session was focused on opportunities HPI and HPE can bring to business customers and also on ways to beat the very active grey-market in Burkina Faso.
According to the company, the Southcomp Polaris SAS roadshow allows resellers to discover how easy it is to meet objective customers, learn about updates and new opportunities, how-to-pitch strategies and more.
iFix launches new Apple Authorised Service Center in Doha, plans on further regional expansion
Established in November 2019, iFix is one of the Apple Authorised Service Providers in Doha and is part of the Midis Group. The group has just opened their first Apple Authorised Service Center in the Landmark Mall and now plan to expand in the near future to roll out excellent service and the brilliant Apple product line up for fans in other parts of the country.
iFix has already built a strong reputation as the top service provider for Apple products in Doha and the company aims to have the most qualified staff, as well as the highest level of service availability thanks to exceptional levels of parts inventory.
iFix in the Landmark Mall, Doha, which could be the first of many iFix sites in the country. Photo credit: iFix
Premium service every day
As Apple Authorized Service Providers, iFix accommodate walk-in and carry-in repairs. iFix certified technicians are fully equipped and ready to provide the best support and maintenance for Apple devices.
iFix customer service assistants are always ready to provide great service advice and technical support to answer questions and make sure Apple products are working perfectly.
As Apple enthusiasts, iFix make every effort to make sure the shopping experience is unequalled and they also bring Apple accessories to the end-user, either for sports, home, work and ready-to-go accessories.
The iFix site is open in the Landmark Mall in Doha from 9am to 10pm, Saturday to Thursday and on Friday from 2pm to 11pm.
Follow iFix on Facebook; from there the team can answer inquiries or alternatively contact iFix direct on 44405232 / 44405234. Email: [email protected]
Midis Group endows Student Computer Center at LAU in Beirut
The Midis Group continues it’s strategy to boost corporate citizenship in Lebanon and regionally with the completion of the Midis Group Student Computer Center at the Lebanese American University (LAU) in the center of Beirut.
“Through this significant investment, we are very pleased indeed to spur onwards the nation’s educational growth and open new doors for youth. This is a cause to which we at Midis have long been committed,” said Katia Harfouche of Midis Group.
State of the art workstations from Lenovo fill the space, which has a commanding view of the city
The MIDIS Group Student Computer Center covers 108.8 m2 of comfortable working space with an astounding unobstructed view of the Mediterranean. The Center serves as a common computing area for all LAU students.
The Computer Center is part of a modern high tech facility
The Center has become one of the most visited labs in the School; no classes are offered there, meaning it is dedicated solely for each student’s personal academic use. The busy lab is accessible round the clock, 24/7, and it is the one location where students have access to all the software they require for their homework and projects.
Cabling for printers, scanners and a range of peripheral devices fill the space, as well as the workstations
The Center caters for students from all departments, and has all necessary engineering applications installed. It features 30 high-end Lenovo “Think-Station” workstations with the latest Windows 10 operating system, and it is equipped with a heavy-duty HP printer, two scanners and an overhead projector with a smart class system.
MDSap and Finecus Co-Sponsor Risk Managers Association annual Risk Day and News Year’s Celebration in Istanbul
MDSap and Finecus – both Midis Group companies – have sponsored the 2019 Risk Managers Association’s annual Risk Day and New Year’s Celebration at Sait Halim Paşa Mansion in Istanbul. Every year all the risk management professionals in Turkey attend the event, which also includes an awards ceremony for Risk Manager of the Year.
Record numbers signed up to the event in 2019
MDSap co-hosted the event with Finecus, as well as the SAP OEM team and the Wolters Kluwer Financial Services team. The event had all-time-record registration and attendance with 190 people enjoying the occasion.
Zeynep Aydin Demirkiran, Head of Risk Management at QNB Finansbank welcomes all to the event
Zeynep Aydin Demirkiran, Head of Risk Management at QNB Finansbank, is the President of the Risk Management Association and the President of the Association of Risk Managers, and began the event with a welcome speech. She was followed by Ekrem Kilic, General Manager of Finecus; Ozan Tüzünalper, Marketing Development Director at Wolters Kluwer, and Nesrin Demirci, General Manager of MDSap.
Seyit Ahmet Dikici, Turkish National Police Cybercrime Department
The highlight of the event was the attendance and speech of Mr. Seyit Ahmet Dikici, the Vice President of The Turkish National Police Cybercrime Department. In his speech he shared his experiences on Big Data practices within the department. MDSap supported The Turkish National Police Cybercrime Department’s Big Data Analysis project, one of the most prestigious project opportunities of this past year in the country.
Midis Group announced as member of iDATE DigiWorld international technology association
Midis Group has agreed membership of the international technology association, iDATE DigiWorld. Established for 40 years, iDATE is active in three core areas: as a think tank for discussion about technology development and digital transformation; as a global observatory of digital markets and innovation, and finally offering consultancy with and for member companies and groups
Midis Group: in the top rank of IT groups worldwide
Membership of iDATE brings opportunities to attend regular monthly DigiWorld Executive Clubs, which take place in Paris, London, Brussels and Morocco. Currently over 80 major groups worldwide have memberships, including industry, service sector, public sector and prominent start-ups.
There are also worldwide iDATE DigiWorld Conferences, taking place three times in 2020, in Montpellier, Paris and Rabat, dedicated to the future digital economy.
Jordan Data Systems achieves HP Platinum Partner status
Jordan Data Systems (JDS) has just been announced as an approved member of the HP Partner First program and now qualifies as an HP Partner First Platinum Partner.
JDS membership status includes “Platinum Personal Systems Partner: with a specialization in PC Services Specialist.” This achievement allows JDS, a member of the Midis Group, and HP Inc to work together as strategic partners in accelerating Jordan’s digital transformation by providing enhanced workplace solutions.
In addition, the partnership announcement shows that JDS has achieved the highest level of expertise in HP Technology with all the necessary certifications required to serve their strategic customers better.
More success for JDS – a major award at Gitex 2019
“We take this opportunity to thank the HP Inc management team for this partnership – and look forward to showcasing the latest in HP technology for workplace solutions,” said a company spokesperson.
Jordan Data Systems (JDS) was founded in 1981, and specializes in providing turnkey IT solutions for various market sectors. JDS’ area of expertise includes software solutions, computers and communication, turnkey enterprise data centres, site preparation (electro-mechanical activities dedicated to computer facilities, telecommunications sites, and medical theaters), as well as data communications (LAN and WAN), and hospitality.
iSTYLE Maroc officially launched in Casablanca, Morocco
iSTYLE, the leading chain of Apple Premium Resellers in the Central Europe and Middle East regions, has officially opened its first Apple Authorized Reseller Boutique in Morocco, and the first in Africa.
The iSTYLE Apple Experts at the launch
Located in Casablanca, on the Boulevard d’Anfa, the iSTYLE boutique enjoys a central location on an area of 200 m². With the new flagship store, iSTYLE enters a new continent, bringing in its significant experience from Europe and the Middle East.
Finding out about the amazing new iPhone 11 PRO
The official launch on Nov 7 was divided in two parts. In the morning there was a private invitation for the press and media where all the major Moroccan media were represented. In the afternoon the event was all about lifestyle, and Moroccan technology and fashion influencers were present. They got familiarized with the iSTYLE brand and had live and personalized tutorials on the amazing iPhone 11 PRO.
Official launch of the first Apple Authorised Reseller Boutique in Morocco
There was a lot going on, and guests were very happy to live the Apple experience with iSTYLE Apple Experts. With this launch, iSTYLE is positioning itself as the major Apple destination in Casablanca, with the best of the Apple experience, before, during and after sales.
Now that it is open, Apple fans can check out the iSTYLE boutique at 155, Boulevard d’Anfa, Casablanca, open Monday to Friday from 09:00am till 8:00pm and Saturday from 9:00am to 2:00 pm.
National Marine Dredging Company sign framework agreement with Emirates Business Machines and Lenovo
National Marine Dredging Company have signed a framework agreement with Emirates Business Machines (EBM) and Lenovo. The agreement ensures the availability of highly customized devices ready for deployment at remote project sites typically where NMDC operate.
In a new Case Study video on the Midis YouTube channel, Ramy Abdelwahab, Head of IT at NMDC, talks about the challenges faced by NMDC and how their partnership with EBM and Lenovo helped them overcome such barriers.
Emirates Business Machines (EBM), art of the Midis Group, is committed to driving the UAE’s digital transformation journey through it’s strategic Platinum partnership with Lenovo. With a dedicated team of experts, a long standing relationship with Lenovo, EBM aim to deliver the “Think” logo, the “Right” way.
New store, new city: iSTYLE Al Jimi Mall opens in Abu Dhabi
Now the one and only Apple Premium Reseller in UAE, iSTYLE extends its services and Apple Experts to a new local community. iSTYLE Al Jimi mall is the first Apple Premium Reseller of its kind in Al Ain, providing the very best Apple experience to its customers.
A full range of Apple products on show at the opening of the new store
A public invitation to the Grand Opening was extended to all in the Al Ain community who came and enjoyed local dancers that animated the evening with the traditional UAE dance, the famous Al Ayala. Attendees enjoyed a fascinating entertainment program using all-new technology like a local artist presenting iPad drawings tips and tricks, a photo-booth with the amazing iPhone 11 Pro, and a raffle draw with valuable prizes.
Welcoming visitors to the new store at the launch
As always, the iSTYLE team, directly trained and supervised by Apple, will give the best support, knowledge and services to all in the Al Ain community. iSTYLE Al Jimi Mall is a truly brand-new Apple experience.
Visit us at Al Ain.
The iSTYLE Team
Checking over the latest iPhones at the new iSTYLE store in Al Ain
HDF SAS and DELL EMC run successful digital transformation event in Tunisia
HDF SAS and Dell EMC organized a successful workshop at Hotel Movenpick, Gammarth, Tunis, on September 25. The event was called Digital Transformation: New Technologies and Products and welcomed 72 people, including pre-sales engineers and sales representatives from HDF SAS partners from all over French-speaking Africa.
Right to left, M. Abdessalem Ben salem, Account Executive Manager, Dell EMC, Tunisia and M. Issam Guesmi, Senior System Engineer, Dell EMC Tunisia
The day began with a presentation of the Dell EMC partner program by Younes Abejja. Attendees then enjoyed a presentation of the new VXRAIL platform via a remote demonstration by Issam Guesmi.
Getting those important delegate bags ready
There were also presentations about Data Protection by Michael Ouza, followed by a Dell EMC storage portfolio presentation, again by Issam Guesmi.
HDF SAS are a Midis Group company based in Paris, covering all of French-speaking Africa.
HP and Southcomp Polaris sponsor winning cycle race team in Burkina Faso
HP and Southcomp Polaris sponsored their partner and local re-seller Bessel Equipement during a 140km cycle race organized in Burkina Faso by the country’s National Fund for the Promotion of Sport and Recreation, locally abbreviated to FNPSL, the Fonds National pour la Promotion du Sport et des Loisirs.
Pierre Zarazir, Southcomp Polaris, with the race winner, Paul Daumont
88 riders from 33 clubs in the country were on the starting line for the race on September 22, which finished under a blazing sun on the Avenue Charles de Gaulle in Ouagadougou. After 3 hours, 31 minutes and 17 seconds, with an average of 37.747 km/h, it was Paul Daumont of AS Bessel Equipement, Southcomp’s sponsored team, who crossed the finish line first.
The winner, Paul Daumont, crosses the finish line among the crowds
Sponsoring the winner gave Pierre Zarazir, Sales Manager of Southcomp Polaris, who was present at the event, a great chance to talk on Burkina Faso Television about his satisfaction at seeing his team come first.
As the leading distributor of the HP portfolio in West and Central Africa, Southcomp Polaris, part of the Midis Group, is based in Paris. Southcomp Polaris is a major and essential player in the distribution of HPI and HPE solutions to over 500 major re-sellers in West and Central Africa.
MDS ap win EPM Solution Provider of the Year at the Future Enterprise Awards at Gitex 2019
Well done to MDS ap for an amazing start to #gitex2019 week! MDS ap have won “EPM Solution Provider of the Year” award at the Tahawultech Future Enterprise Awards yesterday at Gitex 2019.
Corent Technology and eHosting DataFort announce partnership on Cloud migration services with Corent’s SurPaaS® MaaS™
Migration as a service platform enables rapid data center and software application migration and optimization to the target cloud
Dubai, UAE: Corent Technology, a leader in cloud migration and modernization technologies, and eHosting Datafort (eHDF), one of the leading Hosting Providers of Cloud Infrastructure, Managed Hosting and Security Services in the Gulf region, have jointly announced the signing of a cooperation agreement.
Corent platform SurPaaS MaaS™ is a fully integrated platform that allows System Integrators and Managed Service Providers to rapidly analyze, plan, optimize, and migrate their customers’ enterprise applications into the target cloud. The target estate can be Azure, AWS, GCP, IBM Softlayer, Oracle CI or even a hosted data center, such as eHDF.
The power of the platform lies in the fact that it can automatically analyze, “Cloudify”, “PaaSify” and, if desired, “SaaSify” practically any software application without programming. This enables organizations to manage and execute their migration journey to the cloud in a cost effective, accelerated and optimized way, inline with their own desired business road-map.
Feyzi Fatehi of Corent Technology
“We are excited to start this partnership with eHDF as it enables both eHDF and it’s customers to capitalize on their Cloud Ambition by guiding and migrating customer IT assets to the Cloud or Hybrid Cloud environments,” said Feyzi Fatehi , CEO Corent Technology. “Adoption of cloud is increasing rapidly in the Gulf region as enterprises realize the business benefits of better agility and a reduced data-center footprint.”
Yasser Zeineldin, CEO of eHDF, stated: “At eHDF, we realize that there is no ‘one size fits all’ when it comes to IT and that customer workloads can be best suited for either on-premise, private cloud or public cloud, and/or a combination of all. It all depends on the workload. Our mission is to help our clients manage and secure their IT workloads no matter where such workloads reside. To deliver on that mission, we work closely with our customers and partner ecosystem in the assessment of their workloads, and getting the customer safely and cost effectively to their desired destination. In our Cloudburg services platform, integrated with Corent SurPaaS MaaS™, we are leveraging this power to help customers in their cloud journey.”
Corent Technology, with its built-in integration with public cloud native migration tools, is considered a leader in Cloud Migration, Modernization and SaaSification technologies with numerous successful stories and best practices to present around the globe and in 2018 was named among the Top 10 Cloud Technology Solution Providers By XplorexIT Magazine.
About eHosting DataFort
Established in 2001, eHosting DataFort (eHDF) is a leading provider of Cloud Infrastructure, Managed Hosting and Managed Security Services in the Gulf region. It operates multiple T3 data centers, delivering managed services through a reliable infrastructure, 24/7 support and guaranteed uptime and offers credit based Service Level Agreements. eHDF is the pioneer in the region in introducing hosted managed private cloud solutions and was the first in the UAE to launch public cloud services which can be bought from an online storefront. eHDF also obtained the PCI-DSS and Cloud Security Alliance (CSA) STAR Certification, becoming the 1st company in the region to achieve this. It also achieved the acclaimed ISO 22301 certification for Business Continuity and was amongst the first companies to achieve ISO 9001 / 20000/ 27001. eHDF also operates a Cyber Defense Centre based in DIC, delivering advanced security solutions to customers across the region.
MDS Computers and HPE announced as Diamond sponsors of 2019 Future Enterprise Awards
MDS Computers UAE and HPE have been announced as joint Diamond sponsors at the upcoming Future Enterprise awards.
The inaugural Tahawultech.com Future Enterprise Awards will be held on October 6, 2019 at Emirates Towers, Dubai. The awards are organized by Tahawultech.com, the definitive platform in the Middle East which brings together business leaders and technology decision makers to share stories of innovation and transformation.
The Future Enterprise Awards are designed to recognise corporates and government departments across industry sectors that are truly transformative and innovating. Nominations have been made by the Tahawultech.com in-house editorial team, with high-quality submissions also currently being accepted from the most innovative and business-driving enterprises in the Middle East.
The winners will be announced at a prestigious black-tie Future Enterprise Awards Gala Dinner at Emirates Towers, Dubai.
Southcomp-Polaris agree deal with Kodak Alaris to distribute Alaris imaging software across west & north Africa
Southcomp-Polaris SAS, a member of the Midis Group, have closed a distribution deal with Kodak Alaris Ltd to distribute their Alaris imaging software across west and north Africa. Kodak Alaris are based in Hertfordshire in the UK.
Kodak Alaris hardware and software are used for document scanning and image file management, typically by banks and insurance companies.
Mindware, also a Midis Group company, distributes the same products across Lebanon and the middle east. The agreement between Southcomp-Polaris and Kodak Alaris was made in July 2019 and as a result, there will be an increase in sales personnel based in Morocco.
MDSap named Gold co-sponsor of 9th annual Middle East Banking Innovation Summit
MDSap have been named as Gold co-sponsor of the region’s leading banking and technology event, the Middle East Banking Innovation Summit, which will take place at Jumeriah Emirates Tower Hotel Dubai on September 3-4. MDSap is part of Midis Group.
According to the summit website, the Middle East region is regarded as one of the fastest growing markets in the banking sector, with UAE in particular leading the technology adoption in this sector in the GCC region. With new disruptive models and technologies introduced, banks are evolving and are introducing new methods of banking for their customers, while pursuing new strategies for sustainable growth.
The 9th annual Middle East Banking Innovation Summit 2019,taking place on 3rd and 4th September 2019 in Dubai, will focus on various disruptive technologies, new banking regulations and emerging key trends impacting this sector.
The Summit is the largest banking technology platform in the region that brings together banking leaders, fintech experts and over 450 senior experts and leaders to discuss the future of banking.
Midis Group sponsor Maxime Chaya’s plan to summit Tibetan peak on skis
Midis Group have agreed to be first sponsor of Lebanese national champion Maxime Chaya’s next amazing adventure which is to summit – on skis – the immense northern Tibetan peak, Mustagh Ata.
At 7509 metres, the peak is one of the biggest features forming the northerly edge of the Tibetan Plateau. In the Uyghur language, Mustagh Ata literally means “ice-mountain-father.” It was formerly known as Mount Tagharma or Taghalma.
Given its extreme altitude and northern latitude, the severe cold and the unpredictable weather make Mustagh Ata a serious challenge for even the most experienced of climbers.
Maxime and team will take five days to trek to Basecamp, then attempt the ascent carefully on skis. Maxime conquers a peak on skis. The back-country skis will be equipped with seal skins and crampons to be able to allow a safe and effective ascent
Midis Group’s long involvement with Lebanon’s favourite adventurer recently included sponsorship of the successful Ultra Trail Des Cedres. The Ultra Trail has now been included in the regular circuit of ultra trail events worldwide and Maxime has begun planning next year’s UTC and the biennial winter event, the Patrouille des Cedres.
“Midis Group continue to be inspired by the energy, ambition and successes of our national champion, Maxime Chaya. These are the qualities we hope we show, ourselves, and we wish Maxime every success in this next adventure,” said Katia Harfouche from Midis Group.
Maxime left on August 3 for China’s northwest province of Xinjiang, to begin the challenge. If the attempt in August succeeds, he’ll be the first person from our region to summit a 7500m peak on skis.
Base Camp will be set up at the foot of the mountain at an altitude of 4,450m. Before that, to get to the mountain, Maxime faces a long voyage involving multiple flights to Bishkek in Kyrgyzstan, driving overland in 4x4s to Kashgar in Xinjiang Province, China and then trekking alongside camels to Base Camp.
