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.
This flagship store is the first of its kind in the Czech Republic and the first Apple Premier Partnership retail site for iSTYLE. Photo credit – iSTYLE
“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.
Apple Premier Partnership stores offer a significant increase in services and facilities. Photo credit – iSTYLE
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.
The iSTYLE team welcoming excited Apple fans into the new retail site at Westfield Chodov. Photo credit – iSTYLE
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.
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.’
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.
Members of the K-tuin launch team enjoy the atmosphere at the opening of K-tuin Valladolid. Photo credit – K-tuin
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.”
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
The Kyriba and HAT teams enjoying the occasion at the Summit. Photo credit – Aspect Photo
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.
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.”
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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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.
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:
