Midis Group is the exclusive sponsor of the Majlis VIP Lounge at GITEX GLOBAL Technology Week 2022
Midis Group is the exclusive sponsor of the Majlis VIP Lounge at GITEX GLOBAL Technology Week 2022 – the region’s largest Information Technology event of the year – at the Dubai World Trade Centre from October 10 to 14.
As every year, Midis Group’s presence at GITEX GLOBAL 2022 at Dubai World Trade Centre highlights the Group’s unique capabilities and standing in the marketplace – 2022 has been an important year for the Midis Group, with major partnerships announced and continued success for our affiliates.
Visitors to the friendly surroundings of the Majlis VIP Lounge can hear about the Group’s continuing success from Midis Group executives and senior management, who will be present to network with global tech leaders and regional partners.
GITEX GLOBAL 2022 is actually seven distinct conference brands in one, from the core conference itself, through AI Everything and Global Dev Slam, to Future Blockchain Summit and Marketing Mania. According to the 2022 event website, 4,000+ tech leaders will be attending, alongside cutting-edge start-ups and tech enterprises from over 170 countries around the world.
Delegates to the conference will be able to enjoy 14 different conference verticals and over 500 hours of groundbreaking content from global tech enterprises to Silicon Valley’s hottest startups, alongside 15 different workshops.
For more information about the Majlis VIP Lounge, please contact us by mail: [email protected]
Quest Software showcases cutting-edge solutions at the IDC Security Roadshow 2022 in Sandton, South Africa
Quest Software were exhibit sponsors at the South Africa edition of the IDC Security Roadshow 2022 in Johannesburg which welcomed hundreds of CTOs and cybersecurity professionals from across the African continent and beyond.
The IDC Security Roadshow took place on August 18 at the Maslow Hotel in Sandton, a key financial center in the city. The event explored the latest developments in the region’s security market, took an in-depth look at some of today’s hottest security-related topics, addressed the challenges organizations are facing in a rapidly changing threat landscape, and provided expert strategic guidance for the security professionals in attendance.
As the exhibit sponsor, Quest showcased some of the cutting-edge solutions which can be adopted by enterprises and SMBs across verticals and can help solve the complex technology and security problems that stand in the way of organizations’ ability to always be ready for what’s next. With Quest solutions, companies of all sizes can reduce the time and money spent on IT administration and security, so they have more time to focus on and invest in business innovation.
Andrew Voges, Sales Director, SSA at the Quest Software stand. Photo credit – Quest Software
Organizations across South Africa are increasingly looking to enable comprehensive threat detection and response, all while elevating their level of cybersecurity maturity. Indeed, in the recent IDC survey of CIOs across the country, 45% of the respondents revealed that they are now embedding security into the planning, initiation, and assessment phases of all new business initiatives.
According to the IDC MEA Security Survey, South Africa 2022, considerable cybersecurity challenges exist across the continent: 42% of companies responding suggested there were budget constraints holding back the fight against threats; 37% cited cybersecurity skills shortages, and 29% had experienced a lack of integration between security and IT teams.
Against that backdrop of ever-increasing security complexity, the event explained why visibility and control over application security is now vital for organizational survival. Industry experts also explored transformative technologies, dissected the ever-growing threat landscape, and examined the increasingly sophisticated nature of cyberattacks, all while discussing other real challenges to the security of the future enterprise.
More about Quest
Quest creates software solutions that make the benefits of new technology real in an increasingly complex IT landscape. Quest helps customers solve their next IT challenge, from maximizing the value of their data, to Active Directory and Office 365 management, and cybersecurity resilience. Around the globe, more than 130,000 companies and 95% of the Fortune 500 count on Quest to become data empowered, deliver proactive management and monitoring for the next enterprise initiative, find the next solution for complex Microsoft challenges, and stay ahead of the next threat. Quest Software – where next meets now. For more information, visit www.quest.com.
ICT Systems (Qatar) jointly with HPE and VEEAM convene a Technology Insights customer event in Turkey
Members of the Information & Communication Technology Systems team recently joined with personnel from Hewlett Packard Enterprise and VEEAM to convene a ‘Technology Insights’ customer event in Istanbul, Turkey.
From August 1 to 4, the ICT Systems, HPE and VEEAM teams ran Tech Refresh presentations each morning for invited clients and partners, showcasing their newest solutions and identifying the latest technology trends.
Savio Ibrahim, Abdulrahman Hammad and Mohammed Al-Jallad from HPE alongside Tarek Fakherdine and Murat Acinci from VEEAM and Remi Baddour, Roland Ramadan and Jamil Warrak from ICT Systems were driving this prestigious Customer Event.
The Tech Refresh was a chance for invited partners and clients to learn about the latest solutions and innovations in a pleasant and relaxing place. Istanbul is Turkey’s most populous city as well as its cultural and financial hub. Photo credit – ICT Systems
HPE presented their updated Compute and Storage Portfolio, Management Solutions, and the AI/Analytics and Container Platform. At the core of the HPE messaging was their Everything-as-a-Service approach, GreenLake. HPE’s team showcased their capabilities and open ecosystem towards achieving this model.
VEEAM presented their latest Backup & Replication solutions portfolio for Physical, Virtual, and Container workloads. The presentations were followed by customer and vendor discussions regarding special use cases for the relevant platforms and solutions.
There were networking sessions every afternoon with partners and clients, including leisure activities based around the venue, the Sura Hagia Sophia Hotel and across the City.
Enjoying the delights of the Bosphorus, with the iconic bridge in the background, joining Europe and Asia. Photo credit – ICT Systems
More about Information & Communication Technology (Qatar)
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.
Today, within the evolution of the digital transformation, ICT offers modern technology solutions and services to the medium to Enterprise Qatari market. Via its two divisions – ICT Systems and ICT Digital Transformation – the company’s comprehensive offering includes Cloud, IoT, Analytics, Mobility, Infrastructure solutions, Cybersecurity, Networking, Managed Services, Endpoint compute, etc.
Major new iSTYLE APR opens at Bawadi Mall in Al Ain City, AbuDhabi
iSTYLE has opened a new Apple Premium Reseller retail site at Bawadi Mall in Al Ain City, Abu Dhabi, UAE. The store initially welcomed Apple customers on July 27 but the iSTYLE team plan a major customer event later in September to showcase the new space.
Services offered in-store include state-of-the-art iSTYLE Services and the full Apple experience including:
Educational programs and an educational discount to university students and all teachers
Service desk
Software support and troubleshooting provided by experienced and certified iSTYLE experts
Personal one-to-one and group training sessions
Apple device protection plans and extended warranty programs
Trade-in Program: iSTYLE provides each customer the best trade-in value for their used devices of any brand. This is to help customers upgrade or switch to Apple with ease and at the lowest cost
Style, space and service – the new iSTYLE Apple Premium Reseller site at Bawadi Mall, Al Ain City, Abu Dhabi. Photo credit – iSTYLE
All iStylers present from day one in the store have extensive product knowledge with a passion for the brand and are ready to serve all customer requests.
A temporary pop-up store had been in place in the mall since August 2021, so the new premises are a big step up from that point-of-sale site.
More about iSTYLE
iSTYLE, part of the Midis Group, is the largest Apple Premium Reseller network in the Middle East and Central and Eastern Europe. Through its 70+ retail and online stores, iSTYLE offers the full range of Mac, iPad, iPhone, Apple Watch and Apple TV along with an impressive but carefully selected portfolio of accessories and software.
iSTYLE and K-tuin join together on a major Apple Services campaign across EU and Middle East offering a free trial for customers
Apple has introduced an eye-catching and generous Apple Services campaign available through their biggest APR partners in Europe and the Middle East, K-tuin in Spain and iSTYLE across Eastern Europe and the Middle East.
Keen Apple fans can exclusively redeem a free three-month trial for Apple Music, Apple Arcade, Apple TV+, iCloud+ and even the Apple Fitness+ service, just on these two major retail networks.
The offer varies through each country covered, according to service availability across countries. The highest offer is being delivered in Spain and Middle East, where all five service trials can be redeemed through the Apple Premium Resellers, across all channels.
The Apple Services offer seen on the K-tuin retail website. Photo credit – K-tuin
Customers don’t have to purchase a device to access the offer, and this is valid for all visitors to iSTYLE and K-tuin retail sites and their websites.
The offer is available for all iSTYLE and K-Tuin customers
New customers should register to their newsletter in order to redeem the offer
The free trial can be offered for one of the services listed above or all of them
The offer is valid only for new customers and returning customers, meaning ones that have previously subscribed to one of the services but closed the subscription and it has expired.
More details of the offer are available here on the two retail network websites:
iSTYLE opens Pop-Up in Beirut and starts new chapter in the growth of the brand
iSTYLE has opened a new, small Pop-Up retail site in Beirut. The iSTYLE Pop-Up, which opened on July 5, 2022 in the ABC Mall in Achrafieh, is a small retail unit of around 22sqm with an important emphasis on selling and showing the latest Apple products with energy and flair.
Much smaller than a regular APR but iSTYLE Pop-Up offers the full Apple brand experience. Photo credit – iSTYLE
Architect Marine Bustros, founder of mb Design Studios, has created the vision for the new iSTYLE Pop-Up and optimised the space so it can offer the full Apple experience in a smaller than usual footprint. The new brand is an important strategic move for iSTYLE. According to Edmond Hamati, iStyle Business Development Manager for Lebanon and Morocco, the company devised the new format as a way to explore smaller business locations and different customer demographics.
The new micro-store could open in more informal business spaces than larger point of sales formats like AAR, such as a university or a large event like a rock concert. Photo credit – iSTYLE
The new format is also a chance to try to explore different approaches to engage with customers. “The people we are hiring for iSTYLE Pop-Up are young and energetic,” explained Edmond Hamati. “It’s a shop for everyone, where there is lots of energy and music in store. Because of its small space concept, it makes it possible for iSTYLE to be everywhere very quickly. It’s a good way to create more awareness of iSTYLE and the Apple brand.”
More about iSTYLE
iSTYLE, part of the Midis Group, is the largest Apple Premium Reseller network in the Middle East and Central and Eastern Europe. Through its 70+ retail and online stores, iSTYLE offers the full range of Mac, iPad, iPhone, Apple Watch and Apple TV along with an impressive but carefully selected portfolio of accessories and software.
MDSap convene CFO Agenda 2022 welcoming CFOs from around Turkey to discuss digital agendas and investment plans
MDSap recently organized a CFO Agenda event inviting key CFOs from around Turkey to discuss their digital agenda and investment plans, as well as MDSap and Wolters Kluwer’s solutions for CFO offices.The CFO Agenda, organized in cooperation with MDSap, Wolters Kluwer and Fast Company, took place at the Wyndham Grand Hotel, Istanbul, on June 28.
Fast Company Director, Rauf Ateş, made the opening speech while MDSap Turkey General Manager Nesrin Demirci told the assembled CFOs that MDSap has operated in Turkey since 1999 with 12 offices in the Middle East, Turkey and Central Europe. The company serves more than 300 leading institutions. MDSap pre-sales manager, Ozan Azbazdar, shared a digital agenda for CFOs and the trends driving the modernization of finance.
Talking tough about digital transformation? Some of the CFOs present appear deep in thought while listening to a presentation. Photo credit – MDSap
In her presentation, Nesrin Demerci talked about Wolters Kluwer, a global leader in professional information, software solutions, and services for the health, tax & accounting, governance, risk & compliance, and legal & regulatory sectors. Wolters Kluwer, through its CCH® Tagetik expert solution, provides the strategic and financial intelligence platform that enables CFOs and their peers to propel their strategy with faster and better-informed decisions. The proven Corporate Performance Management (CPM) solution streamlines financial close & consolidation, integrated business planning, and regulatory compliance. The group serves customers in over 180 countries, maintains operations in over 40 countries, and employs approximately 19,200 people worldwide.
Side by side to discuss a common future – CFOs from across the Turkish nation joined together for the CFO Agenda 2022 conversation, led by MDSap, Fast Company and Wolters Kluwer. Photo credit – MDSap
MDSap Turkey Presales Manager Ozan Azbazdar listed what he sees as the priorities of CFOs for 2022 as follows:
The ability to change the budget at any time and to respond quickly to change.
Bringing employees to digital transformation competence.
Institutional dissemination of digitalization.
He also added that CCH® Tagetik offers ready-made solutions to its customers for Environment, Sustainability and Management (ESG) reporting, which many professionals see as the hottest topic of the coming years. CCH® Tagetik ESG & Sustainability software is a solution that addresses evolving ESG regulations, and streamlines data collection, calculation, and KPI disclosure. The software helps organizations gain control, meet compliance requirements, and improve ESG scores while supporting strategic, sustainable growth.
CFO’s who participated in the event also shared their approaches and investment plans for technology during the event. In general, all CFOs talked about the importance of digitalization and the steps they have taken in this area as CFO officers. In feedback, they mentioned that they had to be more dynamic due to fluctuations in exchange rates. For many companies, ESG, with sustainability at the core, is one of the most important agenda items.
Hewlett Packard Enterprise operated by Selectium partnered with Intel to host MD Tech Forum in Lagos
Hewlett Packard Enterprise operated by Selectium (Nigeria) partnered with Intel to host an MD Tech Forum in Lagos, Nigeria on June 28, 2022. The event, titled ‘Building a Hybrid Digital Workplace for Financial Services’, attracted top IT professionals from the Financial Service industry and introduced some of the latest radical and innovative technologies available for business development.
Country Account Executive for West Africa of Intel Corporation, Rita Amuchienwa, during her presentation. Photo credit – Hewlett Packard Enterprise operated by Selectium (Nigeria)
The all-day interactive session was developed to introduce IT and FSI professionals to HPE and Intel’s secure and flexible VDI as a service solution that has immense benefits such as:
simple deployment and management; the ability to drive speed, agility, and economics; plentiful support for a full range of users; reduced risk of data exposure; and importantly, payment for only the resources consumed, obviously one of the key advantages of SaaS.
Sales Account Manager (FSI) of Hewlett Packard Enterprise operated by Selectium, Oludare Ishola, during his presentation on Building the Bank of the future. Photo credit – Hewlett Packard Enterprise operated by Selectium (Nigeria)
Presentations were made by Rita Amuchienwa, Country Account Executive for West Africa, Intel Corporation, alongside Oludare Ishola, Sales Account Manager FSI, Hewlett Packard Enterprise operated by Selectium. Others presenting were Koketso Letoaba, Intel Technical Specialist, and Ahmed Al-Jeshi, Regional Director, HPC & AI – Middle East, Turkey and Africa at Intel.
Sales Lead of Hewlett Packard Enterprise operated by Selectium, Valentine Okoh, engaging attendees during the interactive session. Photo credit – Hewlett Packard Enterprise operated by Selectium (Nigeria)
In the interactive sessions, participants were introduced to the benefits of embracing Hybrid Workplace Solutions, Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI) as well as High-Performance Computing (HPC) and how this would enable the Financial Service industry tap into the expertise of secure remote working.
Hewlett Packard Enterprise operated by Selectium partners at IDC West Africa CIO Summit 2022
The International Data Corporation (IDC) CIO Summit aimed to convene, collaborate, connect, and inspire CIO’s in the region as the industry explores accelerating the journey to a Digital-First World.
Now in its 15th year, the IDC’s CIO Summit Series is the foremost gathering of CIOs, providing a number of platforms for sharing ideas and advisory services to better assist C-suite leaders in their jobs, as well as establishing a peer-to-peer community.
Country Manager (Nigeria) of Hewlett Packard Enterprise operated by Selectium, Ifeyinwa Kojo, presenting during the IDC CIO summit 2022. Photo Credit – IDC
The Summit explored the country’s changing technology landscape and speakers presented strategies to help organizations evolve into digitally resilient enterprises and secure their rightful place in the ‘Next Normal’. Selectium’s Country Manager (Nigeria), Ifeyinwa Kojo, was in attendance as a speaker and gave a presentation on ‘The Cloud that Comes to You.’
“Digital Transformation is the Future and the Future is Now,” said Ifeyinwa Kojo as part of her presentation. “As organisations think through the most successful strategy to take the journey to the Cloud, Hewlett Packard Enterprise operated by Selectium is changing the narrative by Bringing The Cloud to You. With HPE Greenlake – Selectium Programme, you can achieve better metrics in simplicity, security, accessibility, high performance, flexibility and reduced cost. We bring you the Cloud, where you want it, how you want it, when you want it and at the cost you want it…”
Hewlett Packard Enterprise operated by Selectium (Nigeria) team members at the summit. L-R: Nnaemeka Onwuka, Upe Otaru, Valentine Okoh, Ifeyinwa Kojo, Oludare Ishola, Ruth Owolabi, Etuk Ubongabasi and Kosisochukwu Ogbodo. Photo credit – IDC
This year’s event featured three core sessions and panel discussions on:
From Secure to Trusted: A Journey to Digital Leadership, Cloud Computing.
The Springboard for Digital Transformation.
The Convergence of 5G, IOT and Edge: Preparing for a Digital Quantum Leap (TBC).
On the Summit website, IDC summed up the digital transformation challenges in the country in this way – “As the definition of the New Normal continues to evolve, so does the shape of tomorrow’s digital enterprise. Organizations are digitally adapting as they encounter unprecedented challenges and a long road to recovery, with acceleration and resiliency emerging as key differentiators in a changing world.”
Apcom in Adriatic region welcomes first Mono Apple Authorized Reseller store in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Apcom in Adriatic partner AT Store opened their first Mono Apple Authorized Reseller in Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) on June 4 in Sarajevo. The new store was opened in Sarajevo Shopping Centre, following the premiere of two AAR stores in Sarajevo and Banja Luka.
A MAAR point of sale is typically smaller in size than the full-sized Apple Authorized Reseller site, while still having every element set by Apple store guidelines. Apcom in Adriatic is AT Store’s distributor as well as offering support in everyday operations and business development.
“We are here to continuously progress and to enable the very best Apple experience for our customers. The new retail store in Sarajevo is designed to Apple standards, and keeps us on track to improve our offerings, to deliver the best customer experience, and to be the preferred Apple leader in the market” said Admir Tursum, Executive Director of AT Store.
Clean design and offering the best setting to display Apple products – the AT Store Mono AAR store. Photo credit – AT Store
“We are very proud about the opening of the first Mono Apple Authorized Reseller store in Bosnia in Herzegovina. On the opening day, we saw a big queue of people waiting in line to buy their new Apple devices. This is a milestone for BiH Apple business development and a milestone for MAAR expansion in the region” said Špela Veselko, Regional APR Assistant at Apcom.
Exterior of the first Mono Apple Authorised Reseller in BiH. Photo credit – AT Store
More about Apcom in Adriatic Region
Apcom in Adriatic Region is an Apple Authorized Distributor in Slovenia, Croatia, Serbia, North Macedonia, Montenegro, Albania, Kosovo, and Bosnia & Herzegovina.
MDS Site & Power granted a fourth ISO Certification in Business Continuity Management Systems
MDS Site & Power has been granted a fourth ISO Certification in Business Continuity Management Systems (BCMS) 22301:2019. This important ISO standard shows that the company has demonstrated and understands the key processes before, during and after an incident or a disaster.
The aim of the BCMS standard, in more detail, is to protect people, property and company assets. Organizations oftentimes misjudge the importance of business continuity management – MDS Site and Power Management is eager and committed to ensure that it will be embedded into the company’s culture.
“It was achieved through teamwork and effort from all departments working together and sharing critical information to come up with a plan to achieve the certification and the documentation necessary to meet the standards” said Khaled Nehme, Projects Director for MDS Site and Power.
“Obtaining this new standard is another company milestone that we can be proud of as an organization, it helps us acquire new knowledge and advantage moving forwards across all our lines of business. ISO 22301:2019 will be implemented and maintained across the organization, not only as a requirement but as part of the organization’s culture” added Khaled Nehme.
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.
Mindware Launches Azure ISV Hub Program
Dubai, United Arab Emirates, June 7, 2022 – Building on its status as a Microsoft Gold partner, Mindware, one of the leading Value-Added Distributors (VADs) in the Middle East and Africa, today announced the launch of its ‘Azure ISV Hub Program’. The initiative provides independent software vendors (ISVs), including young start-ups or any enterprise having a unique intellectual property, with a go-to-market strategy and a pool of other benefits that can be unlocked when their solutions are powered on Microsoft Azure.
To commemorate the launch, Mindware has created an immersive educational video that provides further insights into the program.
Speaking on the occasion of the launch, Silmi Khanfir, Director of Cloud & XaaS at Mindware commented “The intention of the Hub Program is to help purpose-driven ISVs or as we call them, technology partners, save time and money, become more agile and grow their business. The focus is on identifying and distinguishing individual partner needs and providing strategic support in sales, technical and business enablement. By hosting their apps on the Azure marketplace, ISVs get the widest reach and have access to the entire ecosystem of Microsoft partners and end-customers. In addition, if the solutions attain the ‘IP Co-Sell’ status, then Microsoft raises visibility of the solution within its established ecosystem of sellers and encourages collaborative co-selling in order to extend reach, expand deals and accelerate customer wins.”
Azure’s global infrastructure includes 60+ regions and is growing fast. It has a significant set of security and privacy certifications and more than 90 compliance offerings. With 3,500 security experts monitoring to safeguard data and a billion dollars a year spent on security alone, Azure is one of the most trusted cloud Platforms.
Silmi Khanfir, Director of Cloud & XaaS at Mindware: “The intention of the Hub Program is to help purpose-driven ISVs or as we call them, technology partners, save time and money, become more agile and grow their business.” Photo credit – Mindware
ISVs interested in starting their journey can register their interest on Mindware’s portal https://onlinemindware.net/microsoft-isv/ and get ready insights from the company’s video explaining about complimentary starter benefits of up to US$ 45,000.
“Scaling their unique IP from business idea to local-dominance, and then, to global footprint requires ISVs to have a technology partnership that supports them throughout the journey. Through the hub program, we enable our technology partners to take the first step to leveraging the cloud as the hypergrowth engine for their IP, and then help them graduate from each step to the next on their roadmap to success” concluded Silmi Khanfir.
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 Site & Power celebrates successful completion of major Modular Data Center in Northern Emirates
MDS Site & Power has celebrated the successful completion of their major Modular Data Center project in Northern Emirates for a telecoms customer after a certificate of completion was issued by the Municipality on May 25, 2022.
The pre-fabricated MDC (Modular Data Center) was delivered as a turn-key solution, with MDS Site & Power supplying, installing and commissioning all the key data center components such as LV panels, CRAC units, UPS, PDUs, rectifiers, batteries, a raised floor, DCiM, BMS, CCTV, access control, fire system, and generators.
MDS Site & Power also secured all the necessary official approvals from the initial building permit to the final completion certificate. All the data center modules were fabricated, installed and commissioned by the MDS Site & Power factory, known as 2i, in Ras Al Khaymah, UAE.
The completed MDC has been certified as a Tier III design and facility by the Uptime Institute. The whole project was completed within eight months of obtaining the building permit, which included all the civil works such as trenches, foundations, and the substation building.
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.
iSTYLE opens new Apple mono-brand point of sale at Szeged
iSTYLE recently opened a new mono-brand Apple point of sale at Szeged in Hungary, the third iSTYLE store of this kind in the country and the ninth within the region. This is also the first iSTYLE presence in Szeged, the third largest city of Hungary, expanding iSTYLE’s footprint now to the four major cities in Hungary.
At the opening at 9am on May 13, customers were welcomed into the new retail space with great offers for Apple products and accessories. On top of that, the first fifty customers were guaranteed a prize with their purchase and all of them could register to win an Apple Watch.
First iSTYLE presence in Hungary’s third largest city – iSTYLE Szeged. Photo credit – iSTYLE
The new point of sale is 65sqm, with the core space and look and feel designed by Apple. As with larger AAR iSTYLE sites, store consultants are trained to the highest standards.
Apple fans line up outside iSTYLE Szeged as the store welcomes its first visitors. Photo credit – iSTYLE
iSTYLE has been opening mono-brand point of sale units for the last two years. The first store of this kind was opened on February 2020, in Cluj, Romania. Stores in Bulgaria, Hungary and Macedonia followed, soon gathering over 600 000 visitors.
iSTYLE, part of the Midis Group, is the largest Apple Premium Reseller network in the Middle East and Central and Eastern Europe and through its 53 retail and online stores, iSTYLE offers the full range of Mac, iPad, iPhone, Apple Watch and Apple TV along with an impressive but carefully selected portfolio of accessories and software.
MDSAP was Gold Sponsor at the Middle East Banking Innovation Summit – MEBIS – in Dubai
MDSap was a Gold Sponsor of the twelfth Middle East Banking Innovation Summit – MEBIS – in Dubai, on May 25 – 26 2022 at Le Méridien Dubai Conference Centre, UAE. Taking place face-to-face, the 12th edition of the Middle East Banking Innovation Summit 2022 brought together the top players in the banking and financial services industries for an in-depth look into the latest technologies and digital developments that are transforming the industry.
According to the organizers’ website, MEBIS has a keen focus on the MENA region, and with the UAE centrally positioned as a true financial hub, the event looked at how banks in the Middle East are adapting to the ever-changing digital landscape and innovating with technology in the financial services industry.
A busy session at MEBIS 2022 with many conversations taking place around the MDSap stand. Photo credit – ExpoTrade.
Ilker Tasdemir, Director of Intelligent Enterprise at MDSap Tech, spoke alongside HE Sameh AL Qubaisi, Director General – Economic Affairs, Abu Dhabi Department of Economic Development, in a morning keynote entitled ‘Global Insights with Local contexts – Fostering Digital Culture, Rethinking the Traditional Banking Model.’
Ilker Tasdemir also took part in a ‘fireside chat’ with Basma Rady – Head of Data Science and Advanced Analytics Hub at the Central Bank of Egypt. Titled ‘Fostering Analytical Culture – Rethinking the Traditional Banking Business Model,’ Ilker and Basma discussed a range of horizon-scanning subjects, including exploring use cases or examples of how analytics or AI has disrupted a particular project or initiative at the Bank. In the chat, among many other leading themes, they also discussed how all users of data in the organization (data scientists, data stewards, data engineers, analytics professionals & business users) could collaborate and unlock and impart value for business.
Mazen Maamary, Cheryl Soares, and Rabih Nasr of MDSap at MEBIS. Photo credit – ExpoTrade.
MDSap had an extensive exhibition stand and team members were present to explore key solutions that can offer transformational opportunities for the banking sector. These included Enterprise Risk Management; Strategy Management; Human Experience Management; Financial Planning and Consolidation; Data Management/Analytics; Group Financial Reporting & Disclosures and finally, Intelligent Enterprise.
More about MDSap
MDSap is a leading SAP Gold Partner and a regional leader in enterprise application software, catering for customers across the Middle East, North Africa, Turkey and CEE. With more than 120 business and technical advisers on site, MDSap focusses on turnkey IT solutions in Business Transformation, Intelligent Enterprise, Big Data Analytics, Omni-Channel Banking and Human Capital Management. MDSap has a strong focus in banking and financial services along with public, healthcare, and telecommunication sectors, with a dedicated mission to ensure all their customers get the right support on their digital transformation journey.
Mindware appointed as a VAD by Reichle & De-Massari for the Gulf and Levant regions
Mindware has announced that it has been appointed as a Value-Added Distributor (VAD) by Reichle & De-Massari (R&M) for the Gulf and Levant regions. Mindware will promote and distribute the vendor’s innovative cabling systems for high-end data and communication networks.
R&M is a top tier solution provider in the structured cabling industry and a smart innovator in data centre, LAN and telecom verticals. The company’s large portfolio of state-of-the-art solutions is based on well-established Swiss quality standards. R&M is renowned for its agility in customizing solutions in response to various customer needs, in contrast to just selling off-the-shelf products. It’s globally distributed network of production plants and competence centres provides consistent and stable customer support.
Commenting on the partnership, Mr. Nicholas Argyrides, General Manager – Gulf at Mindware, said “R&M is a leading global cabling and connectivity solution provider and the company’s diversified and high-quality solutions perfectly complement Mindware’s portfolio. We are confident that Mindware’s wide market coverage through our reseller network, well-established supply chain system, and long-standing experience in distribution strategies are key to supporting the growth strategy of R&M in the region.”
R&M will support Mindware in providing turnkey technology solutions to the market, especially in the data centre segment. The vendor’s renowned, state-of-the art offerings will be now made available across the region via Mindware’s seven warehousing hubs. The distributor and their reselling partners will have access to an extensive database of knowledge, including the ability to enrol in the R&M Academy, providing a variety of courses covering various technology topics in different verticals. The vendor will also provide international and local support of senior technical consultants and technical engineers.
“Serving the channel for more than three decades, Mindware today enjoys a top position in the enterprise software and hardware distribution in the Middle East. We hope that this is the beginning of a long term, mutually beneficial partnership that will fuel the growth of R&M and Mindware in the region,” concluded Mr. Nabil Khalil, Executive Vice President, Middle East, Turkey and Africa at R&M.
Apcom partners with One, the leading Telco in Montenegro, to launch Apple Watch
Apcom the major Apple Authorized Distributor in Eastern Europe, recently partnered with One, a market-leading telco company in Montenegro, to introduce the Apple Watch to the market.
Representatives of One, which is part of the Hungarian 4iG group, announced the long-awaited device via a national marketing campaign to support the start of sales. With TV, digital and POS communication channels, the launch campaign resulted with many iPhone customers extending their user experience to Apple Watch.
The successful media campaign by One boosted awareness – and sales as well. Photo credit – One
The successful launch is just one part of the continuing partnership between Apcom and One to develop new projects and products that will complete Apple’s portfolio within the One network.
“Partnership with One has once again proved that we can achieve any goal with the right support and mutual understanding and that we are moving at an even stronger pace towards future challenges and successes” said Nastja Šimunić, Senior Regional Carrier Account Executive for Apcom in Adriatic.
More about One
One is a brand recently introduced in Montenegro and is the market leader mobile operator in the country. In 2020 and 2021 the company won the “BEST IN TEST” award for its independent and comparative measurement of the quality of mobile networks in Montenegro, conducted by UMLAUT. One became the best mobile operator in terms of overall performance and mobile internet coverage.
More about Apcom
Apcom is an Apple Authorized Distributor in Hungary, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Romania, Bulgaria, Slovenia, Croatia, Serbia, North Macedonia, Montenegro, Albania and Kosovo.
BlackBerry partners with Midis Group to drive growth in Eastern Europe, the Middle East, and Africa
WATERLOO, ONTARIO and DUBAI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES – May 11, 2022 – BlackBerry Limited (NYSE: BB; TSX: BB) today announced that it has entered into a partnership with Midis Group to expand its go-to-market sales motion across Eastern Europe, the Middle East, and Africa.
A leading technology company, with a network of over 170 affiliates and partners across these markets, Midis Group will focus on driving growth for BlackBerry’s Cybersecurity business unit. Midis Group will leverage its on-the-ground expertise, market knowledge, and regional infrastructure to establish BlackBerry-branded local offices focused on representing BlackBerry’s comprehensive portfolio of unified endpoint management solutions and next-generation, AI-based Cylance® cybersecurity products.
“BlackBerry has always stood for security, trust, and innovation,” said John Chen, Executive Chairman and CEO of BlackBerry. “As a leading provider of cybersecurity products and solutions to governments, large enterprises, and small and medium businesses around the world, we are pleased to partner with Midis Group to further expand our business across Eastern Europe, the Middle East, and Africa. In the face of increasingly frequent cyberattack attempts and intensifying regulatory scrutiny, BlackBerry is committed to helping organizations build up their cybersecurity capabilities and prepare for, prevent, detect, and respond to cyber threats.”
Comprised of more than 5,000 employees who have partnered with the largest firms in the world, Midis Group excels at providing a deep bench of expertise, local infrastructure, and successful execution. Midis Group’s experience in delivering advanced IT products and solutions to their customers has benefited their clients for over 50 years.
“Working together with BlackBerry, Midis Group will offer a wide and deep portfolio of endpoint management and cybersecurity solutions to help our clients keep their employees connected and secure, while also ensuring the highest level of threat prevention and protection across their IT infrastructure,” said Nabil Bustros, Chairman and CEO of the Midis Group. Rob Eckelmann, Midis Advisory Board Chair, added, “We are proud once again to represent a leading global technology firm, support the business goals of our customers, and deliver both world-class solutions and proven results.”
About BlackBerry
BlackBerry (NYSE: BB; TSX: BB) provides intelligent security software and services to enterprises and governments around the world. The company secures more than 500M endpoints including over 195M vehicles. Based in Waterloo, Ontario, the company leverages AI and machine learning to deliver innovative solutions in the areas of cybersecurity, safety and data privacy solutions, and is a leader in the areas of endpoint management, endpoint security, encryption, and embedded systems. BlackBerry’s vision is clear – to secure a connected future you can trust.
About Midis Group
With more than 5000 professionals, some 100 of the world’s leading technology vendors, and a solid 50-year track record of performance and reliability, the Midis Group is a multinational organization comprised of over 170 companies across Europe, Middle East and Africa.
The group is known for its advanced offering of managed IT services and consultancy, system integration, cloud and data center capabilities and infrastructure, software, and hardware solutions, as well as technology distribution and retail. The Midis Group was named in 2006 as one of the World Economic Forum’s initial 100 Global Growth Companies.
