Press Releases from Vistar Communications (196 total)
Avnet Technology Solutions Helps Partners in the Middle East Accelerate Sales in …
Avnet Technology Solutions, the global IT solutions distribution leader and operating group of Avnet, Inc. (NYSE: AVT), now offers a full range of digital signage solutions for value-added reseller (VAR) and embedded original equipment manufacturer (OEM) partners in the Middle East. As a part of its digital signage portfolio in the region, Avnet provides integrated, environmentally-friendly digital display solutions based on hardware and software from industry leaders, such as AOpen,…
Comguard to hold its first Channel Partner Conference for the MENA region
ComGuard, a Dubai based leading value added distributor for IT security products and solutions in the Middle East and North Africa region will host its first ever Channel Partner Conference on 3rd March 2012 at Spice Ballroom, Atlantis Hotel, Dubai, UAE.
ComGuard Channel Partner Conference 2012 is supported by Kaspersky, Beyond Trust, ArcSight, Safenet, Array Networks, Win Magic and TP Link and it expects nearly 200 channel partners from all…
Avnet adds value to its channel partners in Saudi Arabia
Avnet Technology Solutions, an IT solutions distribution leader and an operating group of Avnet, Inc. (NYSE: AVT), as part of its value add program held a series of special training programs in association with HP to enhance the skill sets of channel partners and update them on latest technology trends in the market.
Avnet Technology Solutions in association with HP Networking (HPN) ran training workshops on networking solutions in Riyadh,…
Spectrami partners with TITUS to Deliver Secure Information Management
Spectrami, the leading value added distributor in the region, has partnered with leading secure information management software vendor, TITUS.
TITUS is a leading provider of enterprise information security and compliance solutions for email, documents and SharePoint that enable organizations to secure information assets and address compliance requirements.
With the growing number of security concerns and compliance issues in the Middle East region, Spectrami, with region wide reach of its loyal and…
ComGuard unveils Cyberoam and SafeNet bundle offer
ComGuard, a Dubai based leading value added distributor for IT security products and solutions in the Middle East and North Africa region unveiled its Cyberoam and SafeNet bundle offer targeting both SMB and Enterprise end users in the Middle East region.
ComGuard is the only distributor in the entire Middle East region to offer an exclusive bundle deal on Cyberoam UTM and SafeNet security package consisting five SafeNet eToken Pass along…
GFI® Software launches GFI MailEssentials Complete Online, providing SMBs with …
GFI Software today announced that GFI MailEssentials™ Complete Online, a cloud-based anti-malware and anti-spam email security solution, is now available to small and medium businesses (SMBs) throughout the Middle East. Strongly complementing GFI’s on-premise solutions – GFI MailEssentials™ and GFI MailSecurity™ – GFI MailEssentials Complete Online is designed to meet the evolving needs and increasing sophistication of SMB IT operations by providing access to email protection as a cloud-based service.
“SMBs…
GFI to hold Partner conference for channel partners in Middle East and Africa
GFI Software today announced that it is to host a channel Partner conference on 7th February 2012 at Mina A' Salam Hotel, Madinat Jumeirah, Dubai. The conference is open to all GFI reseller channel partners in the Middle East and North Africa region.
The conference will cover all sales and technical aspects related to the latest GFI products, including presentations on upcoming security trends as well as live product demos. Keynote…
ComGuard to Provide Security from Recent DHCP Vulnerability
ComGuard, a Dubai based leading value added distributor for IT security products and solutions in the Middle East and North Africa region today announced the availability of a patch from BlueCat Networks for its appliance-based DNS and DHCP software solutions that addresses the latest DHCP vulnerability publicised by the Internet Systems Consortium (ISC). BlueCat Networks discovered the vulnerability and was prepared to immediately provide patches to its customers on the…
Spectrami to distribute security solutions from Microdasys in region
Spectrami, the leading value added distributor in the region today announced that it has recently signed an distribution agreement with Microdasys, Inc. to distribute wide range of enterprise security solutions in the Middle East region.
There is an amazing buzz going around with the new unknown threats that are getting in organizations with encrypted and xml traffic and the adoption of Web 2.0 makes it even more complicated to manage security…
ComGuard and GFI Software trains their channel partners
ComGuard, a Dubai based leading value added distributor for IT security products and solutions in the Middle East and North Africa region recently held special training program for its channel partners on GFI Software products in UAE and Oman.
ComGuard conducted these training programs in association with GFI Software designed specifically to help channel partners to capitalize on the fast-growing email archiving and web monitor market in the region.
Experts from both…
Spectrami to represent enterprise-class security solutions from Tenable Network …
Spectrami, a leading value added distributor, announced today that it has been appointed as an authorised reseller for Tenable Networks Security’s award winning, enterprise-class solutions across the Middle East region. Tenable’s technology helps continuously safeguard enterprises from targeted attacks, internal misuse and compliance violations. The company’s Unified Security Monitoring platform is the only solution that can provide continuous assessment and monitoring of vulnerability, patch configuration, log, event, network and…
Spectrami adds unstructured data governance solutions to its portfolio
Leading value added distributor in the region, Spectrami today announced that it has signed a distribution agreement with Varonis Systems, the global leaders for unstructured data governance solutions for the Middle East region.
Varonis Systems provide solutions that manage and protect the unstructured data that is exploding and out of control within every organization. The number of documents, spreadsheets, presentations, media files and other business data sitting on file servers, NAS…
ComGuard unveils Acunetix Web Vulnerability Scanner 8 BETA
ComGuard, a Dubai based leading value added distributor for IT security products and solutions in the Middle East and North Africa region today announced the launch of the latest version of Acunetix Web Vulnerability Scanner 8 beta to optimise the web security in the Middle East region.
Mohammad Mobasseri, Sr. Vice President, ComGuard FZ LLC, said “The version 8 of the Acunetix Web Vulnerability Scanner has been optimised to make life…
Avnet brings “HP Networking Academy” to Iraq
Avnet Technology Solutions, an IT solutions distribution leader and an operating group of Avnet, Inc. (NYSE: AVT), will hold a special training program “HP Networking Academy” in association with HP Networking division. As part of Avnet’s Value Add program the training is designed to enrich the skill set of channel partners and to update them on latest developments.
Fadi Bawab, Channel Manager Iraq, Avnet Technology Solutions, said, “Most of the…
Spectrami signs up with the leading License Management Solution provider for the …
Spectrami, a leading value added distributor announced that it has recently signed a distribution agreement with UK-headquartered leading license management solutions provider, License Dashboard to sell License Dashboard License Manager, License Dashboard Discovery and SAM Portal solutions across the Middle East region.
License Dashboard develops software solutions that are designed to help both medium and large enterprises proactively to manage their software expenditure, minimizing costs, maximizing utilization and streamlining the entire…
Spectrami signs up with the leading License Management Solution provider for the …
Spectrami, a leading value added distributor announced that it has recently signed a distribution agreement with UK-headquartered leading license management solutions provider, License Dashboard to sell License Dashboard License Manager, License Dashboard Discovery and SAM Portal solutions across the Middle East region.
License Dashboard develops software solutions that are designed to help both medium and large enterprises proactively to manage their software expenditure, minimizing costs, maximizing utilization and streamlining the entire…
ComGuard launches two new products from GFI Software in the region
ComGuard, a Dubai based leading value added distributor for IT security products and solutions in the Middle East and North Africa region today announced the launch of GFI WebMonitor and GFI MailArchiver from GFI Software in the Middle East region.
GFI WebMonitor is a robust web monitoring, web filtering and web security tool that helps to boost employee productivity by giving administrators the ability to monitor and control employee Internet access…
Avnet holds “HP 3PAR Academy” for its channel partners
Avnet Technology Solutions, an IT solutions distribution leader and an operating group of Avnet, Inc. (NYSE: AVT), recently held a special training program on HP 3PAR Storage Solutions for its channel partners in the region.
Avnet have been using 3PAR since 2010. It is used as the primary storage solution for internal IT within the Avnet Technology Solutions organization, with a total of 37TB’s installed. Knowing about the excellent performance of…
AOC goes green with the launch of its energy efficient WLED Monitor
AOC, part of Taiwan based TPV Technology Limited, and the largest display manufacturer in the world today, announced the launch of AOC e2752Vq, a 27 inches wide screen, energy efficient, eco-friendly, mercury free, cost-effective WLED monitor that cuts down power consumption upto 50% in the Middle East and Africa region.
AOC e2752Vq WLED backlight panel saves the environment, containing no toxic mercury and using only 50% power of traditional CCFL screens.…
AOC launches sleek, ultra low power consumption, LED Monitor
AOC, part of Taiwan based TPV Technology Limited, and the largest display manufacturer in the world today, announced the launch of a 18.5 inches screen attractive, slim monitors with clean styling, eco-friendly, value for money AOC e950Sw LED Monitor in the Middle East and Africa region.
The new LED backlights monitor contains no toxic mercury (Hg) to contaminate the environment, and offer substantially lower power consumption than traditional monitors, further reduced…
ComGuard to run special promotions at Shopper’s
ComGuard, a Dubai based leading value added distributor for IT security products and solutions in the Middle East and North Africa region today announced a special promotional campaign for Gitex Shopper this year.
Comguard will offer special discounts on the wide range of Kaspersky and iolo personal products and it is also going to run exciting games and the winners will get fabulous gifts like Mobiles, Netbooks and many others
Comguard…
ComGuard extends its relationship with Kaspersky
ComGuard, a dubai based leading value added distributor for IT security products and solutions in the Middle East and North Africa region announced today that it has extended its distribution partnership with Kaspersky. Following the successful business relationship between ComGuard and Kaspersky in the Middle East region, ComGuard as the nationwide enterprise distributor for India will now distribute the entire range of Kaspersky products in India.
"We are happy to…
Avnet Technology Solutions Appoints Henry Godwin as Regional Director for the Mi …
– Avnet Technology Solutions, an IT solutions distribution leader and an operating group of Avnet, Inc. (NYSE: AVT), today named Henry Godwin as regional director for the Middle East and Africa (MEA). Godwin will be responsible for the strategic direction of Avnet Technology Solutions in the region. Godwin will report to Graeme Watt, President of Avnet Technology Solutions, EMEA.
“Henry Godwin was selected for this position based on a proven track…
ComGuard introduces Kaspersky Anti Virus and Kaspersky Internet Security 2012
ComGuard, the Dubai based leading value added distributors for IT security solutions and partners of Kaspersky Lab in the Middle East region announced the availability of the 2012 versions of Kaspersky Anti Virus and Kaspersky Internet Security for the Channel partners across the region.
The all-new Kaspersky Internet Security 2012 and Kaspersky Anti-Virus 2012 incorporate the most advanced and effective protection technologies: a sandbox for launching suspicious applications, a program activity…
Avnet, Inc. Reports Fourth Quarter and Fiscal Year End 2011 Results
During fiscal year 2011, Avnet added more than $7 billion in revenue through a combination of mergers and acquisitions, and organic growth, to reach $26.5 billion, while operating income growing 1.4 times faster than revenue to over $1 billion for the first time. The company achieved this performance while making significant investments in acquisitions and integrating them into the business.
These record-breaking results, along with the company’s proven ability to consistently…
Gartner awards ComGuard partner AirTight Networks with Highest Possible rating
ComGuard, the Dubai based leading value added distributors for IT security solutions in the Middle East region and partners to the global leader for wireless intrusion prevention (WIPS) products and services AirTight Networks announced that recently Gartner has rated AirTight "Strong Positive" in its 2011 Marketscope Report for Wireless LAN Intrusion Prevention Systems.
A "Strong Positive" is the highest possible rating in a Gartner Marketscope. Gartner, Inc. is the leading provider…
Avnet Technology Solutions holds “Datacenter Efficiency” workshops
Avnet Technology Solutions, the leading Value Added Distributor in the Middle East and Africa region recently held a special training workshop “Improving Datacenter Efficiency with Oracle” for its Preferred Partners in the MENA region
The workshop was one full day event which was attended by a large number of channel partners and end users in Egypt, Qatar and Saudi Arabia. “Datacenter Efficiency” workshops were supported by Linux Plus Information LLC…
CCT to distribute AOC in Lebanon
Art of Colors (AOC), one of the leading monitor brands in the world has expanded its geographical spread further in Middle East region by appointing the leading distribution company CCT as its authorized distributor for Lebanon.
In a recent report, BMI forecasted the size of the Lebanese IT market in 2011 to be US$ 321 million, up from nearly US$ 287 million in 2010.
CCT is one of the most respected names…
ComGuard supports Zayed University’s URC 2011
ComGuard, a leading distributor for IT security products and solutions in the Middle East and North Africa region supported the Third Annual Undergraduate Research Conference on Applied Computing (URC 2011) organized recently by Zayed University, Dubai.
The Third Annual Undergraduate Research Conference on Applied Computing (URC 2011) was inaugurated by His Excellency Sheikh Nahyan Mabarak Al Nahyan is the President of Zayed University, and also the Chancellor of the United…
Rick Hamada Succeeds Roy Vallee as Avnet Chief Executive Officer
Avnet, Inc. (NYSE:AVT), a leading global technology distributor, today announced that Rick Hamada has succeeded Roy Vallee as the company’s Chief Executive Officer (CEO). The transition was previously announced on Feb. 14, 2011, and became effective with the beginning of Avnet’s fiscal year 2012. Vallee will continue to serve as Avnet’s Executive Chairman of the company’s Board of Directors. These moves are the culmination of a multi-year CEO succession…
Avnet extends its Africa focus
Avnet Technology Solutions, the solutions distribution leader and an operating group of Avnet, Inc. (NYSE: AVT), has extended its focus on the fast growing African region by investing heavily in the resources with a dedicated team of highly skilled sales, technical, financial and marketing professionals to expand its footprint across the continent. Avnet is also expanding its portfolio of products, solutions and services for solution providers on the African continent.
A…
ComGuard wins Kaspersky Awards at the annual ceremony
ComGuard, a leading distributor for IT security products and solutions in the Middle East and North Africa region was recognised by its vendor partner Kaspersky Lab for its outstanding work and commitment during the year 2010 at recently held Kaspersky Emerging Markets Partner Conference in Cape Town, South Africa.
ComGuard was awarded the “Best Project of the Year: Best Governmental Deal of the Year Award” and the award recognised the ability…
AOC signs distribution deal for Sudan
Art of Colors (AOC), one of the leading monitor brands in the world has expanded its footprint on the African continent with the appointment of ACC (Arabian Computer Centre) as its authorized distributor for Sudan. The move is part of its growth strategy in Africa and comes after AOC successfully launched in Egypt and South Africa.
Omer Abulgassim, Managing Director, ACC, said, “AOC is one of the leading monitor brands in…
Avnet holds “HP Software Academy” in the Kingdom
Avnet Technology Solutions, the leading Value Added Distributor in the Middle East and Africa region recently held a special training program called “HP Software Academy” in association with HP to educate its Preferred Partners in Jeddah and Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
“HP Software Academy” is a one day event designed specifically to inform partners about the HP Software portfolio and increase awareness about the benefits of key software products and solutions offered…
AOC appoints distributor in Iraq
AOC, art of colors, one of the leading monitor brands in the world further expanded its presence in Middle East with the appointment of Al Seera Computers as the authorized distributors in Iraq.
Zeyad Al-Sammaraie, Managing Director, Al Seera Group, said, “We believe that the IT users in Iraq will be extremely happy with AOC, as it offers a wide choice of eco-friendly, feature rich, high quality, ergonomically designed, value…
Avnet, Inc. reports third quarter fiscal year 2011 results
For its third quarter fiscal year 2011 which ended on April 2, 2011, Avnet achieved a fifth consecutive quarter of double-digit year over year revenue growth. Revenue of $6.7 billion USD increased 40% year over year, with organic growth up 16%. Avnet also experienced a fourth consecutive quarter of record adjusted EPS, with adjusted diluted earnings per share increased 45% year over year to a record $1.10.
Avnet Technology Solutions’ revenue…
ComGuard in association with Global Knowledge launches CEH v7
ComGuard, a leading IT security distributor and the sole distributor of EC Council in the Middle East and North Africa region recently delivered the first EC Council’s Certified Ethical Hacker v7 (CEH v7) training in Saudi Arabia in association with Global Knowledge – KSA, which also part of the global launch of CEH v7 by EC-Council.
Global Knowledge-KSA is one of the 35 EC-Council training partners in the world and the…
AOC "Go 2011" Xiamen Disty Meeting
AOC, art of colors one of the leading monitor brands in the world recently organized its global distributor meet called "Go 2011" in Xiamen, China. The event was presided by Mr. C.H. Tuan, President, AOC worldwide and he shared the new product and channel roadmap of AOC for the year 2011 with over 100 distributors coming from various parts of globe.
While, Mr. Ray Zhuo, General Manager, Asia Pacific Middle East,…
AOC Monitor Brand Now Ranked No. 1 in Asia-Pacific Region
AOC has been officially ranked the No.1 LCD Monitor Brand in the Asia Pacific region in the fourth quarter of 2010 by IDC. AOC, a pioneering manufacturer of display products for over 70 years, launched several new LCD models late last year, including the ultra-slim “Razor” series. By creating a variety of LCD screens with different functional options for consumers, AOC aims to meet market demand more successfully than competing…
Spectrum builds Dubai Data Center on Juniper Networks® EX Series Ethernet Switc …
Spectrum the leading IT Networking and Security training, certification and consultancy services provider announced today its recently opened new Data Centre based on Juniper Networks 2 Tier Switching Architecture strategically located in the technology hub of the region in Dubai.
The new Spectrum data centre is comprised of Juniper Networks EX Series Ethernet Virtual Chassis Technology promoting the important of low power consumption, use of a virtualized environment and IP…
Ghazanfar Ali of Spectrum Training recognized as a top certified Instructor in E …
Spectrum Training today announced that one of its top instructors Ghazanfar Ali has been named as one of the leading Juniper Networks Certified Instructors in EMEA region for the year 2010. Ghazanfar Ali was recognized for high customer satisfaction ratings, number of students trained, and participation in Juniper Betas, curriculum and/or certification feedback and development.
“This is phenomenal achievement by Ghazanfar Ali, exhibits the hard work & superior quality of…
Avnet appointed as the Value added Distributor for Oracle in the region
Avnet Technology Solutions, the solutions distribution leader and an operating group of Avnet, Inc. (NYSE: AVT), added another major brand to its portfolio in the region by acquiring the value added distribution rights for the full range of Oracle software (Technology Stack), and Oracle Hardware across the Middle East and North Africa region.
Avnet will distribute the wide range of Oracle Applications, Hardware and Technology products in all the countries of…
Spectrum Training recognized as one of the leading authorized education partners …
Spectrum Training today announced that it has been honored as one of the leading Juniper Networks Authorized Education Partners in the EMEA for 2010. Located in Dubai, UAE, Spectrum Training is a leading IT Networking and Security training, certification and consultancy services provider in the Middle East & Africa region equipped with state of art labs to provide global standard technical training to several of the enterprises based in…
Avnet, Inc. reports second quarter fiscal year 2011 results
Avnet, Inc. (NYSE:AVT) recently announced the results for the second quarter fiscal year 2011 which ended on January 1, 2011. Avnet achieved a fourth consecutive quarter of double-digit year over year revenue growth. Record Avnet Inc. revenue of $6.8 billion USD increased 40% year over year, with organic growth up 14%. GAAP diluted earnings per share increased 33.8% year over year to $0.91.
Avnet Technology Solutions’ revenue of $3.21 billion USD…
Avnet Technology Solutions Expands Distribution Agreement with Enterasys Network …
Avnet Technology Solutions, the solutions distribution leader and an operating group of Avnet, Inc. (NYSE: AVT), has expanded its relationship with Enterasys Networks. The company can now distribute Enterasys Networks’ full portfolio of award-winning wired and wireless network infrastructure products and security solutions throughout the Middle East and North Africa. Enterasys Networks is the Network Infrastructure and Security division of Siemens Enterprise Communications Group, a premier global provider of data,…
Avnet holds “ISS Academy” in Saudi Arabia
Avnet Technology Solutions, the leading Value added Distributor in the Middle East and Africa region recently held a special training program called “ISS Academy” in association with HP and Microsoft to educate its Preferred Partners, System Integrators and ISV’s on the latest news and updates from HP ISS world.
With leading the Market share over 50% HP Industry Standard Servers (ISS) finds its presence in almost every Data Center across…
