MDSap Turkey announces new collaboration with Experilabs as an Incorta business partner

MDSap Turkey has announced a new collaboration with Turkish software development company Experilabs, which becomes an Incorta business partner. Following an agreement signed on December 22 the company will operate as an authorized business partner in the field of Incorta services and solutions.

Experilabs and associated company Testinium operate across Europe with over 1100 employees serving more than 50 global clients.

Evaluating the cooperation, MDSap Turkey General Manager Nesrin Demirci said, “Incorta is a platform that provides an end-to-end solution for the rapid collection, processing, analysis, and real-time insight of data, which has now become the most important value of companies. We are very happy to cooperate with Experilabs in the dissemination of this platform in Turkey. I am confident that we will create many Incorta success stories together in the new year.”

Bülent Kemal Mutlu, General Manager of Experilabs Turkey, said “With the experienced analytics team, Experilabs will provide faster and more powerful analytical solutions to its customers with the Incorta Analytics Platform partnership.”

More about Incorta

Incorta is the only unified data analytics platform powered by Direct Data Mapping™. Purpose-built to help companies stay ahead of the accelerating rate, volume, and complexity of modern enterprise data, the platform delivers unmatched speed and visibility. Incorta is built with open standards and integrates with cloud-friendly tools and platforms, making it easy to consolidate data in the cloud and extract meaningful insights.

By making any data source continuously available for analytics, the platform helps business leaders, business teams, and data scientists make more accurate, timely and transparent decisions with faster access to richer data sets. Backed by GV (formerly Google Ventures), Kleiner Perkins, M12 (formerly Microsoft Ventures), Telstra Ventures and Sorenson Capital, Incorta powers analytics for some of the most valuable brands in the world, including Broadcom, Credit Suisse and Shutterfly.

More about MDSap

MDSap, a gold partner of SAP and expert in SAP’s banking solutions, has over 25 years of in-depth experiences helping customers manage, integrate, analyze and mobilize business mission critical data across the enterprise. The company has an exceptional track record providing turnkey IT solutions across the Middle East, Turkey & Central Eastern Europe to over 400 enterprise customers and government entities. MDSap is part of the Midis Group and currently operates 10 offices across the Middle East, Turkey and Central Eastern Europe.

Qatar Site & Power partners with revolutionary green battery manufacturer FZSonick

Qatar Site & Power (QSP) has announced a key new partnership with the revolutionary Green Battery manufacturer FZSonick based in Switzerland. QSP has a company mission of supplying affordable safe energy on demand using natural resources and working responsibly to support the decarbonization process towards a fully sustainable environment.

“The QSP team are excited to be bringing this radical technology to the country and feel honoured that FZSonick have chosen to partner with us. We will work hard with FZSonick to realise the potential of the SMC battery and we know how important it will be for the regional market to have access to this new technology” said a company spokesperson.

At the core of the FZSonick product line is Sodium Metal Chloride (SMC) battery technology. This has the following features, with zero impact to nature, which aligns with the partners shared vision of developing sustainable and reliable energy supplies. Specifics of the SMC batteries are;

• 100% recyclable
• NO polluting materials
• NO gas emissions
• NO conflict “minerals” and cobalt free
• NO dangerous materials

The range of power supplies has some distinctive features compared with other existing battery technologies like VRLA and NiCD:

• The batteries can be installed outdoors
• Risk of fire and explosion is nil
• Fire detection or fire suppression systems are not required in the battery rooms
• Room ventilation and HVAC is not required as the units don’t emit dangerous gases and work well in higher temperatures
• Batteries come in standard DC bus voltage ranges, which makes them modular and redundant
• Zero maintenance required

QSP is in discussion with several end users for pilot projects using the new technology power sources.

More about Qatar Site & Power

Qatar Site & Power (QSP) is today the largest and most experienced Data Center solutions provider in the Qatari Market. The company has participated in, and constructed, a big part of the Data Centers in Qatar, and they are the largest UPS supplier in the region, with more than 1000 UPS installations all over Qatar. QSP have certified and specialized teams to help customers in product selection, installation and servicing of all types of power protection and IT infrastructure equipment.

Emirates Business Machines partner with NetApp and Ingram Micro to run successful ‘Journey to the Cloud & AI’ event

Emirates Business Machines (EBM) and partners from NetApp/Ingram Micro welcomed 25 people to the St. Regis Palm Jumeirah, Dubai for a day of presentations and learning about cloud solutions and how AI can drive new kinds of business for the future.

The EBM team present at the event on November 30 were Raed Dabbous (Branch Manager), Jad Al Farran (Sales Manager) Oday Ashour (Sr. Account Manager) and Rima Safadi (Sr. Account Manager). From NetApp, Alaa Samarji presented on the following topics; Modernize Your DC – Faster Response to Business needs, Extend to Cloud, Build Hybrid & Multi Cloud. Following Alaa, Christian Khalil (NetApp) introduced other themes – namely ‘Monetize Your Data – AI/HPC,’ and ‘Optimize on Cloud.’

The event was called ‘Journey to the Cloud’ and introduced the new technologies and solutions that might enable companies to move from local solutions to the cloud – in effect, how to move to the cloud without any complications. Cloud and AI solutions and services promise to bring a wide range of benefits to many business sectors. If businesses can embrace the cloud, it could help them develop faster, with more security and with potential savings in costs.

“We have a strong belief in the NetApp vision to provide a unified platform, managing on premise and within multi-cloud environments – all the while providing integrated intelligence for health monitoring, a ransomware dashboard and data mobility capabilities” said Raed Dabbous, EBM Branch Manager after the event.

After the event and networking were finished, delegates went on a different kind of journey to the cloud – they went to the top of the St. Regis to see the amazing view of the island from on high.

Mindware Azure Hypergrowth Program launched at Banana Island, Doha

Mindware launched the new Azure Hypergrowth Program in Qatar on the morning of October 5. Attendees travelled to the venue at Banana Island by boat and then watched presentations from Mindware and Microsoft Cloud colleagues, followed by executive testimonials from other MEA regions.

The Mindware Azure Hypergrowth Program is designed to help partners build their Azure expertise, generate leads and get compensated on incremental Azure consumption. The event was aimed at the Qatar channel ecosystem interested in cloud transformation and keen to be part of the expected growth in Azure usage.

“We were delighted to announce our Mindware Azure Hypergrowth Program in Qatar with the presence of our valued business partners. This is a key milestone of our cloud expansion plan. We appreciated the excitement of our partners and their commitment to Mindware” added Mohamed Silmi Khanfir, Director of Cloud and Xaas, Mindware.

Microsoft launched the Azure Data Center in Qatar earlier in September and Mindware, as a major Microsoft Cloud Solution Provider, announced the Mindware Azure Hypergrowth Program to support its channel, building a strong value proposition for clients towards their cloud journey, leveraging the Microsoft Azure Data Center in Qatar and the benefits of the Mindware program.

More about Mindware

As one of the leading distributors of the finest IT products in the Middle East and Africa, Mindware’s extensive portfolio includes top-class global brands reaching out to over 4,000 partners. Mindware’s comprehensive offering includes a selection of infrastructure, networking, security, and storage leading brands. As part of its VAD methodology, Mindware also offers supplementary value-added services to its reselling partners including pre-sales consultancy, implementation services, local technical support, marketing enablement tools, and multiple channel-enabling programs. Headquartered in Dubai UAE since 1991, Mindware has been uncompromisingly serving its customers for more than three decades.

iSTYLE opens the first Apple Premium Partner store in CEE region at Chodov in the Czech Republic

iSTYLE opened a unique Apple flagship store concept in Chodov, Prague, on October 14. The new Apple Premium Partnership (APP) store is a major milestone for the Czech market; the concept of the store is inspired by the iconic Apple store experience and delivers a completely new level of customer service. Compared to the previous iSTYLE store at Westfield Chodov, it offers double the sales area and many other innovations.

The new store is located on the ground floor in the most frequented area of Westfield Chodov Shopping Mall. With a retail space of ​​more than 250 sqm, customers can explore a large showroom with many products to try, professionally trained staff, and an express authorized service of Apple products available to customers directly from the shop floor.

“I believe that a visit to the new Apple flagship store will be a real experience for our customers. iSTYLE was at the birth of the first Apple stores in the Czech Republic and we are proud that we can now take our partnership another significant step forward,” adds Vít Goluch, Regional Manager of iSTYLE for Czech Republic, Slovakia and Hungary, which until now held the status of Apple Premium Reseller.

A new level of customer experience and support for small and medium-sized businesses

The new level of partnership will bring a fundamental shift in the overall customer experience. Inspired by the Apple Store concept, the shop fittings are from suppliers that work directly with the Apple brand elsewhere. The modular stone floor thus comes from Italy, the designer rounded tables from the USA and other conceptual furniture from Germany. The entire store will be ready to operate in the near future, even without a physical cash register, as an improvement for the customer experience.

The Apple Premium Partner store concept also includes regular training and open workshops for the public. The topics of the first courses, which will take place already in October, will be ‘Working with macOS for beginners,’ ‘Tips and tricks for advanced Mac users’, and ‘Getting started with the iPhone.’ The courses will be conducted by Martin Světlík, a long-time Apple user and creator of the website prvnimac.cz. Customers can register online for the free workshops.

At the same time, iSTYLE will focus even more on meeting the needs of entrepreneurs and small and medium-sized companies. There will always be staff trained in the specifics of the use of Apple devices in companies and knowledgeable in the field of financing company hardware at the store.

Ten stores and four more APPs in preparation

iSTYLE currently has a network of 10 stores in the Czech Republic, in Prague, Brno, Ostrava and Ústí nad Labem. In the first half of next year, the company plans to open three new stores with the highest APP status, which will be created by the reconstruction of existing branches in the Palladium Praha, Brno Vaňkovka and Centrum Černý Most centers. In the second half of next year, a brand new APP store will also be opened in the upcoming building near Masaryk station.

More about iSTYLE

iSTYLE is Apple’s largest partner in CEE. The first branch in the Czech Republic was established in 2006, and the very first iSTYLE store was opened in 1999. Now the company has more than 100 stores, of which 54 are located in the EU and 16 in the Middle East. Sister company K-Tuin in Spain has a network of 53 other stores.  iSTYLE is part of the Midis group.

MAGNOOS launches business data intelligence solution MAGDIA

MAGNOOS launched MAGDIA – a fully robust, integrated, secure, AI-enabled, business intelligence platform – on September 21 alongside a host of supporting speakers at the Address Skyview Hotel in Dubai.

At the event, attendees were welcomed by Michael Halas, Managing Partner of MAGNOOS Information Systems, followed by presentations by Mario Haddad, also from MAGNOOS, talking about BI Analytics, Past & Future. The solution was introduced in detail by Mohammad Ansari, Chief Technology Officer. Further speakers took the stage in the afternoon, including a Case Study from Elie Oueiss, Group HR Director at Midis Group.

The solution is described by the company as a bringing in ‘a new era of no-click analytics, via an automation and intelligence platform which makes the applications people use every day smarter, by combining best of breed technologies to deliver AI-infused Automated Decision Making directly from commonly used applications.’

The solution combines the features of Automation (Extra Hands), AI (Extra Minds) and Intelligent Cards (Extra Vision) to provide critical information to decision makers at their fingertips.

According to Mohammad Ansari, Chief Technology Officer of MAGNOOS “MAGDIA helps everyone who uses any web application, any Office application and mobile phone to answer all business-related questions, by simply hovering over ‘business nouns’ that appear in the applications you use every day. MAGDIA integrates data from any source and provides – in a simple visualized way – AI-infused answers at your fingertips, without having the need to switch to different screens and other BI applications.”

MAGDIA is applicable to stakeholders in HR, Procurement, Finance, Customer Happiness & Support, Service Management and many other sectors.

Key MAGDIA features

• Democratization: The solution can be deployed across the organization and provide employees with actionable insights – helping them make data-based decisions.
• Simplicity: No need to move between applications – users can get the same cards/data by hovering over the mobile device, web browser and Office applications
• Data Consistency: The solution ensures that everyone has access to the same data, integrated across multiple systems, providing consistent data with better quality which can provide quick information for decision making
• Productivity: Employees spend less time looking for answers as the answers will find the users when and where required
• Governance: Access to the data is governed by a semantic layer with robust security controls like Role-based access control (RBAC) and Access Control List (ACL)

More about MAGNOOS

MAGNOOS, part of Midis Group, is a leading Software Value Added Reseller and Technology Implementation company with expertise in the Data Management & Analytics, Service Management and Automation software solutions industry. The company operates in the Middle East and Africa region, and enables large private and public organizations to implement state-of-the-art technologies and adopt best business practices that help them conceive innovative business ideas and incorporate them into corporate strategies. MAGNOOS is a one-stop shop of the world’s leading Data Management & Analytics, Business Intelligence, Big Data, Digital Service Management, Digital Business Automation and Robotic Process Automation Technology Vendors and Partners.

Ring and Mindware sign distribution agreement for the UAE and Gulf Countries

Ring, the home security company, has signed a distribution agreement with leading value-added IT distributor and service provider, Mindware. The collaboration with the UAE-based IT distributor will see greater availability of Ring’s DIY home security devices across the UAE and wider Gulf region.

The collaboration will support the company in maintaining a strong presence with resellers and professional installers. This will enable greater engagement with key channel stakeholders, through regular touchpoints and in-depth product training.

Ring provides reliable, easy to install home security products that offer customers peace of mind, to protect their homes. Products such as Video Doorbell Pro 2 offer an extra layer of protection to homeowners through powerful features such as 3D Motion Detection, 1536p HD Head to Toe Video, Color Night Vision, and Motion Alerts, all via the Ring app on a smartphone or tablet.

“Over the years, Mindware has earned a reputation as a leading value-added distributor and service provider in the region. We are excited to work with them as we expand our product availability in the UAE and Gulf region. We look forward to working with Mindware, to bring our products closer to homeowners and continue to provide peace of mind to more customers across a number of cities and countries,” said Mohammad Meraj Hoda, Vice President– Emerging Markets, Ring.

“Ring offers a wide range of innovative, DIY home security products and services. We are delighted to enhance our existing offerings with one of the leading brands in the smart security space. Always thinking of our customers first, the addition of Ring to our portfolio makes perfect sense, especially with Mindware’s recent focus on the small and mid-market segments and our goal of reaching even more partners across the region. The timing of launching this collaboration is also ideal, being aligned with the recent launch of the Mindware Online Store serving our UAE partners”, commented Nicholas Argyrides, General Manager – Gulf, at Mindware.

“Since our inception, we have reimagined home security and consistently developed our product offering, culminating in state-of-the-art products such as Ring Alarm, Video Doorbell Pro 2, Floodlight Cam Wired Pro, and Stick Up Cams for indoor and outdoor usage. As a home security specialist, we have a dual focus – to keep homes safe with easy-to-use home security products, while also changing the way consumers perceive home security, as an accessible, simple way to add convenience and presence to their property, “added Hoda.

Mindware will work with Ring to provide product support across the region, via in-depth Ring product training and joint customer visits. The distributor will offer the full portfolio of Ring products, with a focus on Ring Alarm, Video Doorbell Pro 2, Floodlight Cam Wired Pro and Plus, and Stick Up Cams.

More about Mindware

As one of the leading distributors of the finest IT products in the Middle East and Africa, Mindware’s extensive portfolio includes top-class global brands reaching out to over 4,000 partners. Mindware’s comprehensive offering includes a selection of infrastructure, networking, security, and storage leading brands. As part of its VAD methodology, Mindware also offers supplementary value-added services to its reselling partners including pre-sales consultancy, implementation services, local technical support, marketing enablement tools, and multiple channel-enabling programs. Headquartered in Dubai UAE since 1991, Mindware has been uncompromisingly serving its customers for more than three decades.

MDS System Integration announces acquisition of MAALOOMATIIA ARABIAN GULF TRADING L.L.C (MAG)

MDS System Integration has completed the acquisition of MAALOOMATIIA ARABIAN GULF TRADING L.L.C (MAG). Maaloomatiia is a regional leader specializing in data-driven digital transformation for enterprises.

Established in 2012 and headquartered in Dubai, UAE, with additional operations in Lebanon and India, MAG today has over 40 professionals in Data Consultancy, Data Engineering, AI, Machine Learning, Business Intelligence and Data Monetization. The MAG team provides trusted and valued advise to over 80 customers in the MENA region spanning key industry domains like Banking, Telecom, Public Sector, Insurance, Oil and Gas, Education and Transportation.

Commenting on the acquisition, Sami Abi Esber, President of MDS System Integration said, “The acquisition of MAG comes as yet another milestone in strengthening our ability as a group to help customers with their digital transformation journeys. A couple of years ago we acquired MAGNOOS, which is a pioneer in Data Management and Analytics, Digital Service Management and Robotic Process Automation.”

“Now MAGNOOS will be further strengthened with the MAG acquisition and will have unmatched capabilities and expertise in the whole Big Data, Analytics and AI Space. The combined team, along with other members of the MDS SI ecosystem of companies, are in a unique position to serve any customer’s transformation needs.”

On January 1, 2023, MAG will effectively become fully owned by MAGNOOS Information Systems (MAGNOOS), and will operate under the management of Michael Halas, Managing Partner of MAGNOOS.

“We are very excited about the enriched value proposition this brings to our customers” said Michael Halas, Managing Partner, MAGNOOS. “The synergies between MAGNOOS and MAG will help customers unleash the full potential of their data and truly utilize it as a strategic asset. The depth and breadth of experience of our 100+ professionals, along with the partnerships we have with leading technology providers, will enable us to provide customers best of breed solutions for their digital transformation needs,” added Michael Halas.

New website for Total Technical Triangle (3T) goes live

A new website for Total Technical Triangle (3T) has gone live with full details of the whole range of company solutions and services. These include Cloud Infrastructure, Security, Device as a Service and a range of Advanced Technologies designed to reduce operating costs, increase competitiveness, mitigate risk, boost internal productivity, and ‘make the previously impossible possible.’

Features of the site – to be found at https://3tsa.com/– include:

• Clear representation of 3T business services and offerings
• The mission is to help 3T clients
• Optimized for SEO
• Clear calls to action
• Readily accessible contact and location
• Salesforce integration (WIP)

More about Total Technical Triangle (3T)

Total Technical Triangle (3T) is a comprehensive technology solutions and integration service provider with over 15 years of experience. 3T is under the Al-Rumaih Group (MMR) in Saudi Arabia, and is part of the Midis Group. 3T was founded in 2005 with a major focus on Dell products, catering for the Large Public and Private sectors of the Kingdom.

In the past three years, 3T has expanded its partnership with Dell and became a Titanium partner covering Dell, EMC & VMware. Today the company is also a Microsoft License Provider with more than nine Gold & Silver competencies and an Apple Authorized Reseller in Saudi with a focus on B2B sales.

3T is aiming to be a major contributor in achieving Saudi Arabia’s Vision 2030 strategy and aspires to spearhead futuristic technology solutions to enhance their clients proficiencies, competencies, and return on investment.

The role and responsibilities of the CISO as explained by Ivanti ME Sales Director

Samer Hani, Ivanti Regional Sales Director, Middle East, was on the panel of the CISO 50 Forum and Awards 2022 in a session discussing ‘Planning for an Effective Cybersecurity Roadmap.’ Ivanti ME was a Gold Sponsor of the event which took place on September 20, hosted at the Taj Exotica Resort and Spa, The Palm, Dubai.

The Forum and Awards celebrate the efforts of innovative and forward-thinking security leaders and frontrunners who have delivered real-world results for driving security transformation. According to the CISO 50 website, the typical Chief Information Security Officer oversees four key security pillars including security architecture and engineering, operations, cyber resilience, and regulatory and IT compliance.

Samer Hani on the key responsibilities of the CISO

“Nowadays, the role of CISO is not only to protect the data, but also to protect the entire business. The main purpose of the CISO is to enable and enforce a new culture with a new thinking and understanding of cybersecurity. One of the major concerns is to protect the company’s assets and information. This can be achieved by creating a daily engagement from the CISO with all the heads of departments in order to ensure business continuity.”

“In addition, the safety of an organization underlies in understanding the regulations and applying major frameworks. Hence, it is essential that organizations implement solutions such as CSI security controls, COBIT, NIST, PCI DSS, GDPR and many more…”

“The future of IT and running businesses depends on setting out a major transformation by the CISO, specifically in the cloud. It is essential for an organization to start by asking questions, such as:

• How many IPs are connected to my network at this stage?
• How many non-compliant machines and softwares are there?
• Which vulnerability should be prioritized and remediated first, according to its impact on the business?
• What is the organizational Risk, Tolerance & Assurance strategy?”

K-tuin premieres new store in Valladolid, Spain, with opening event and big fanfare

K-tuin opened a new Apple Authorized Reseller site in the center of Valladolid, Spain with the company’s usual raffles, promotions and lots of enthusiasm from the in-store team. The Apple Authorized Reseller site opened on September 15 and is the 33rd K-tuin store.

Centrally located in Calle Zúñiga, the K-tuin store is in the best commercial area of Valladolid. The new point of sale has 77 square meters of showroom space and will soon have an additional 12 square meters dedicated to service, thus offering a comprehensive solution to customers.

There are four retail staff onsite in addition to Jose Luis leading the team as manager. According to a K-tuin spokesperson “The opening saw a great influx of people and a very good reception during the first days of operation. Thanks to all the team and people who have accompanied us on the journey to get the new site open.”

More about K-tuin

K-tuin was founded in 1994 by Juan Fabre. The first store opened in Madrid and dozens of openings followed. K-tuin was the first Spanish company to become an Apple Premium Reseller, the highest classification among Apple resellers. The company was acquired by Midis Group in December 2018 and since then it has doubled its number of stores.

In June 2021 Spanish Apple Premium Resellers Microgestio and Goldenmac signed an agreement with K-tuin to work together to build and strengthen their collective market across Spain. The combined businesses represent approximately 50% of the Apple Premium Reseller market in Spain. Read more about that announcement here.

MDS Site & Power and partners complete end-to-end solution for Data Center

MDS Site & Power and their partners have successfully completed an end-to-end solution for a major Data Center project in Dubai.

The project, in development and deployment from October 2021 to April 2022, involved a complex range of different contractors working together to deliver the Data Center. SDMO supplied generators, with Vertiv as the supplier of racks, CRAC, UPS and Cold Isle Containment. Leviton contributed to the work on structured cabling and MERO were responsible for the raised floor arrangement.

A significant undertaking, the project was designed and implemented to accommodate 100 racks with N+1 configuration for cooling and N+N configuration for UPS system, sufficient enough to ensure continuous operation.

More about MDS Site & Power

MDS Site & Power has been operating in the UAE since 1981. It provides Data Center activities and Turnkey Power projects for Oil and Gas in addition to Telecom and Utilities. MDS S&P Data Center Infrastructure Specialists have skills that range from consultancy and design to final implementation and training. Facility Management and services include consultancy, design, supply, installation and maintenance with a team that has an engineering ratio of 90% with customer satisfaction as its main objective.

Kyriba participates at the Hellenic Association of Treasurers (HAT) International Treasury Summit 2022

Members of the Kyriba team participated at the Hellenic Association of Treasurers (HAT) International Treasury Summit 2022 held recently in Athens, Greece. The Summit was the second edition of the event and gathered treasurers and speakers from 11 countries around the world in the OTE Academy auditorium in the Greek capital.

At the one-day summit, Kyriba hosted a session titled “How do I manage my Treasury Processes using a TMS” which was curated by the Cash Management and Treasury Infrastructure working group, and included presentations from:

John Vincent, Regional Presales Manager, Kyriba Emerging
Michał Czerniecki, Senior Presales Engineer, Kyriba CEE
Ionut Lucian Grama, Business Manager, Kyriba CEE
Alexandros Bellos, Treasury Director, PVH S.A.
George Tsinidis, Credit Control & Treasury Director, Wind Hellas

HAT, the Hellenic Association of Treasurers, is the leading professional association for Greek Treasury professionals in Greece and abroad as well as professionals interested in the Greek Treasury news and market developments. The Association has 74 members from nine countries who work in multinationals, large and medium-sized enterprises as well as the Greek government and other European organizations.

More about Kyriba

Kyriba empowers CFOs and their teams to transform the way they activate liquidity as a real-time, dynamic vehicle to grow and create business value, while protecting against financial risk. From midsize companies to Fortune 500 multinationals, and 25 million payments processed daily, Kyriba’s platform connects internal treasury, risk, payment and working capital applications to vital external sources such as banks, ERPs, trading platforms and market data providers. Based on a secure and scalable SaaS platform that uses artificial intelligence, Kyriba enables thousands of businesses around the world to maximize growth opportunities, protect against losses from fraud and financial risk, and reduce costs through advanced automation. Kyriba is headquartered in San Diego, with offices globally. For more information, visit www.kyriba.com

Mindware launches B2B eCommerce website as part of Digital Transformation initiatives

Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Tuesday, 20 September 2022 – Mindware, one of the leading Value Added Distributors (VADs) in the Middle East and Africa, today announced the launch of its B2B eCommerce website, Mindware Store, in the United Arab Emirates.

This is in line with the company’s digital transformation strategy and the current market trend to complement traditional business with online offerings. The website that is another channel that the distributor has added to expand its market reach, offers resellers a user-friendly platform to have a modern and engaging online shopping experience for their business orders. Mindware will expand the offering to other regional markets in the very near future.

Speaking on the occasion of the launch, Philippe Jarre, CEO of Mindware says, “In a survey commissioned by Tradeling, 82% of respondents said they expect businesses will use B2B eCommerce more in the future. B2B buying behaviors have undoubtedly been accelerated by the COVID-19 pandemic. The launch of Mindware Store is in response to this evolving market landscape. As a leading regional distributor, we pride ourselves on our ability to drive technological innovation in order to positively impact our business and that of our channel ecosystem.”

Mindware Store is targeted towards existing partners as well as new resellers, who can onboard in an easy 3-step process, with approval taking less than 48 hours.

Partners of the brand-new online store will enjoy a multitude of benefits including:

• Easy Credit – get an immediate credit line starting from AED 18,000
• Access to a wide variety of brands – resellers can browse products ranging from laptops and servers to printers and accessories, according to their IT needs.
• Real-time stock and pricing – the website provides real-time status of the product portfolio’s availability, actual prices and offers
• Multiple payment options – products can be purchased either through the available credit facility, a credit card or even cash on delivery
• Expedited shipping options – orders above AED 3,000 get free delivery. Select Express delivery to receive it on the same day
• Interactive dashboard – updated information about credit balance, invoices, order status and much more
• Available 24/7 – Mindware Store is always open, and partners can order anytime from anywhere using a desktop or mobile device

More about Mindware

As one of the leading distributors of the finest IT products in the Middle East and Africa, Mindware’s extensive portfolio includes top-class global brands reaching out to over 4,000 partners. Mindware’s comprehensive offering includes a selection of infrastructure, networking, security, and storage leading brands. As part of its VAD methodology, Mindware also offers supplementary value-added services to its reselling partners including pre-sales consultancy, implementation services, local technical support, marketing enablement tools, and multiple channel-enabling programs. Headquartered in Dubai UAE since 1991, Mindware has been uncompromisingly serving its customers for more than three decades.

www.mindware.net | store.mindware.net | www.mindwarecloud.com

Growth builds at Emirates Business Machines with new SUSE Rancher partnership

Emirates Business Machines (EBM) have announced a new partnership with global-scale German business, SUSE, to act as a vendor in UAE for the Rancher container management platform that provides full management of Kubernetes distributions.

According to the SUSE website, organizations deploying Kubernetes clusters to accelerate digital transformation can benefit from deployments of SUSE Rancher, ‘which unifies these clusters to ensure consistent operations, workload management, and enterprise-grade security – from core to cloud to edge.’

“We are excited to announce that we are growing, and our portfolio family just got a little bigger,” said Raed Dabbous, Branch Manager at EBM. “In sight of the new era of open source, enterprise companies are adapting a more containerized approach and for this EBM has engaged in a partnership agreement with SUSE Rancher.”

The company have been building success upon success in recent months – in June 2020, EBM won the prestigious ‘Enterprise Partner of the Year’ award at the Lenovo Gulf Channel Awards.

More about SUSE

SUSE is a global leader in innovative, reliable and enterprise-grade open source solutions, relied upon by more than 60% of the Fortune 500 to power their mission-critical workloads. We specialize in Enterprise Linux, Kubernetes Management, and Edge solutions, and collaborate with partners and communities to empower our customers to innovate everywhere – from the data center, to the cloud, to the edge and beyond. SUSE puts the “open” back in open source, giving customers the agility to tackle innovation challenges today and the freedom to evolve their strategy and solutions tomorrow. The company employs nearly 2000 people globally and is listed in the regulated market (Prime Standard) of the Frankfurt Stock Exchange. For more information, visit www.suse.com.

More about Emirates Business Machines

Emirates Business Machines (EBM) is a Systems Integrator and IT Solutions company. The company designs, sells, implements, integrates, and supports Datacenters, Servers, Storage, Software Defined, Hyper-converged, Networking, IT Security, Lenovo endpoint computing and client/server applications as well as emerging technologies such as Cloud, Big data, Analytics and IoT. EBM has sales and support offices in Dubai and Abu-Dhabi.

Gaby Matar, Executive VP – Solutions & Services at MDS SI joins IDC Alliance Advisory Council

Gaby Matar, Executive VP – Solutions and Services at MDS System Integration Group has been invited to join the IDC Alliance Advisory Council, the strategic panel behind the IDC Alliance, the premier flagship event taking place in November 2022.

The event taking place at the InterContinental Resort Fujairah, UAE, from November 9 to 10, will showcase all the latest channel and alliance trends – while enabling vendors to expand and enhance their partner relationships through a series of thought-provoking sessions and networking opportunities.

The IDC Alliance Advisory Council Members will provide strategic direction that will empower channels to collaborate, educate and advance and they will be guiding the IDC Partner Ecosystem Transformation.

According to the IDC website, the core theme for the event is BUILD. As partners hunt for new customers, strive for increased brand awareness, and realize the need to differentiate, a series of BUILD presentations will unlock many of the most common challenges.

Information & Communication Technology (ICT) is Platinum sponsor for Microsoft Cloud Data Center region launch in Qatar

Information & Communication Technology (ICT) was a Platinum sponsor for the Microsoft Cloud Data Center region launch in Qatar, a major strategic IT announcement which took place on August 31. The launch marked a major milestone for Microsoft as the first hyperscale Cloud provider to deliver enterprise-grade services in the country.

Speaking at the launch ceremony, H.E. Mr. Mohammed bin Ali Al Mannai, Minister of Communications and Information Technology, said: “The launch of the Data Center today is considered an important milestone in the process of transforming the State of Qatar into an advanced and pioneering digital center in the Middle East and the world. This journey was inspired by the Qatar National Vision 2030, which aims to establish a diversified and competitive national economy.”

His Excellency continued: “These pioneering projects in the field of digital transformation, communications and information technology, would not have been achieved without the ambitions of the country’s wise leadership and its vision to this vital sector, believing in its crucial role in the development of other economic sectors.”

Video – Abdul Salam Knio talks about the Data Center Opportunity

ICT Digital Managing Partner, Abdul Salam Knio, was one of a panel of invited speakers at the launch. He was asked what new opportunities the Data Center brings for ICT in terms of new areas of business and innovation: “The most important step moving forward, in terms of innovation, is that we hope organizations will start planning to develop their data strategy, and data monetization strategy. Moving to the Cloud is not the end, it’s actually the beginning.”

“So after moving to the Cloud, customers will be able to leverage the power of data and will be able to build data strategies that can help make more actionable insights and more data driven decisions in their business, and that will help in bringing forward a successful economy. That’s why we at ICT believe in innovation and we offer this as one of our advisory services – to help organizations build on that opportunity.”

In their launch publicity for the event, Microsoft suggested the Qatar Cloud Data Center region will drive growth and scale for their customers and partners in the country. Microsoft customers across multiple industries, including the Ministry of Communication and Information technology, TASMU PLATFORM, the Supreme Committee for Delivery & Legacy, and many others have already embraced the Microsoft Cloud to develop digital capabilities and innovate in their industries. Microsoft industry partners such as ICT and others are delivering transformative solutions across the Microsoft Cloud to drive customer success.

More about Information & Communication Technology (ICT)

Information & Communication Technology is a member of East Gulf Group and part of the MDS System Integration Group. Over the years, ICT was able to build on its long experience to address customer business requirements and challenges with cutting-edge infrastructure solutions. By capitalizing on its business and technology knowledge, ICT effectively contributes to the local IT evolution and development that the State of Qatar is witnessing.

ICT employs locally in Qatar highly skilled personnel who are certified with the highest levels of certifications in the areas of their core competencies.

In order to develop a focus on digital transformation, ICT is offering its services portfolio through two divisions: ICT-Systems (hardware and systems), and ICT-Digital (software and digital services). ICT-Digital offers a set of services to enterprise customers such as: Cloud/multi-Cloud solutions & services, Data Platforms, Big Data Analytics, IoT/IIoT, Cybersecurity, Digital transformation advisory services, industry-specific digital business use cases, etc.

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