Middle East stories - Page 33
Gartner forecasts security spending to surge in Africa
Thu, 19th Oct 2017
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risk & compliance
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cybersecurity
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cybercrime
Gartner says spending on information security technology and services in Middle East and North Africa is on pace to exceed US$1.8 billion in 2017.
Nouveau Labs aims to reinvent AI, analytics and automation
Tue, 17th Oct 2017
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robots
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uc
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data analytics
Bangalore-based Nouveau Labs sets course to lead in AI with a new centre for robotic automation, bolstering its analytics and cognitive tech operations.
Cybercrime remains a major barrier to cloud adoption in EMEA
Thu, 12th Oct 2017
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malware
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firewalls
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ransomware
While cloud adoption continues its steady march in EMEA, a new survey has revealed the recent spate of cyberattacks has thrown a spanner in the works.
Revenue down, but gross profit up for Westcon-Comstor APAC business
Mon, 9th Oct 2017
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westcon-comstor
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financial results
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logicalis
Westcon-Comstor’s Asia Pacific business has logged a $17m drop in revenue for the H1 of this financial year, but managed a $1.6m profit increase.
DATASIX accelerates performance and redundancy of Vienna data centre
Thu, 5th Oct 2017
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hyperscale
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dc
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telia carrier
Telia Carrier has announced it has been working with data centre DATASIX to boost connectivity and greatly increase redundancy in Vienna.
Level 3 extends firewall service to APAC and Africa customers
Tue, 3rd Oct 2017
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malware
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cybersecurity
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level 3 communications
Level 3 Communications ramps up its global defense, launching advanced firewall services in Asia Pacific and Africa to combat cyber threats.
Entries open for Visa’s payments solution competition
Tue, 3rd Oct 2017
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commerce systems
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martech
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supply chain systems
Visa’s Everywhere Initiative challenges startups to use Visa APIs to create consumer or business-to-business payments solutions.
Cloud services growing faster than any IT market today – and tomorrow
Thu, 28th Sep 2017
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public cloud
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iaas
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cloud services
The global infrastructure-as-a-service (IaaS) public cloud market surged 31 percent in 2016 to reach US$22.1 billion, up from $16.8 billion in 2015.
Sage’s Enterprise Intelligence solution now has 1000 customers
Thu, 28th Sep 2017
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saas
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data analytics
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martech
Sage celebrates 1000th client milestone for its transformative Enterprise Intelligence tool, enhancing global data management.
Security firm reveals Asia connections behind the CCleaner hack
Tue, 26th Sep 2017
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advanced persistent threat protection
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hack
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avast
The attack was never intended for consumers, but instead went after companies such as NEC, Samsung, Asus, Fujitsu, Singtel, Intel and VMware.
Application explosion prompts Ethernet switch growth
Wed, 20th Sep 2017
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network infrastructure
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ethernet
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juniper networks
APAC is leading the charge in Ethernet switch and enterprise and service provider router growth. But which vendors are on the up and which are sliding.
Microsoft fuels digital transformation for Kiwi health company
Tue, 12th Sep 2017
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martech
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crm
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erp
New Zealand's Manuka Health chooses Microsoft Dynamics 365 for digital transformation project. #healthcare #technology.
IoT moves forward in South Africa with first ever Cat-M1 test
Tue, 12th Sep 2017
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iot
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qualcomm
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ericsson
South Africa’s Internet of Things (IOT) aspirations have taken another step forward after Ericsson and Qualcomm successfully completed a lab trial.
Huawei clinches Apple’s 2nd place spot in global smartphone sales
Fri, 8th Sep 2017
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personal computing devices
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smartphones
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samsung
The findings come from market research company Counterpoint in its recently released Market Pulse report for July 2017.
Data centre software provider expands reseller network in UK & EMEA
Wed, 6th Sep 2017
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partner programmes
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hyperscale
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colocation
Nlyte has made its data centre optimisation and management software more available to UK and EMEA customers with a new partnership.
LookingGlass Cyber Solutions to expand continental reach with $26.3m funding
Mon, 4th Sep 2017
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mssp
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funding
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lookingglass cyber solutions
LookingGlass Cyber Solutions bags £26.3m to bolster its global cyber-defence reach, eyeing expansion across five continents.
Inside the Check Point & IBM collaboration: What's in store for the future of cyber defence
Wed, 23rd Aug 2017
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siem
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check point software
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ibm
IBM and Check Point heighten cyber security defences, merging tech and intelligence to counteract escalating cyber threats.
Check Point's latest threat research taken from data you can see in real time
Mon, 21st Aug 2017
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ddos
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ransomware
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malware
Check Point has taken the latest results from its Cyber Attack Trends: Mid Year Report from data that viewers can see happening in real time.
FireEye uncovers Russian cybercriminal group targeting EMEA hotels
Mon, 14th Aug 2017
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malware
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breach prevention
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wireless networks
The hospitality sector is a frequently attacked target by cybercriminals - one of the most prominent has been attributed to a Russian group.
NTT Security sets sights on South Africa as part of new EMEA strategy
Mon, 14th Aug 2017
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mssp
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trojan
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ntt security
NTT Security has shuffled its senior management team for EMEA as it refreshes its approach to managed security services in South Africa and Europe.