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meetings and also a chance to meet up with customers and partners.”

The company is also focusing on the KSA market and in line with this, has opened up an office in Riyadh, earlier this year. “We see immense potential in the KSA market and is positive about it. Apart from that, our focus areas in terms of locations have been Doha, Abu Dhabi, Dubai and Kuwait to some extent. And now we are getting into Muscat and actively working in Bahrain,” he adds.

In terms of technologies, the distributor expects the growth from surveillance, networking and storage in the coming few months.

“We aim to increase our product portfolio and offer end-to-end solutions to the regional market,” Chougle says.

in the coming year,” says Johnny Karam, Regional Vice President, Middle East & Africa. “The new generation of employees has new expectations for how, when and where they can work,” he says.

Citrix realises the importance of a trade show such as Gitex. “Gitex gives us an opportunity to reach out to customers and partners and to demo our new products,” says Karam. Further, the company can see opportunities arising in the region. “The region has the means to adopt innovative

the main announcements from the company at GITEX 2014. The second biggest announcement that the company is emphasising on at the event is its distribution partnership with Cyberoam for the Middle East region.

Rauf Chougle, Group General Manager, SNB Middle East, says, “Our focus this year is on all the four segments - security surveillance, data storage, networking and IT security. Compared to last year, our IT security portfolio has grown, which has been one of our business focuses. This is our second time at GITEX and the event has proved to be very beneficial for us. We have had some good

There is a great deal of buzz around the Citrix booth this year at Gitex. The leader in mobile workspaces, Citrix is out to revolutionise how employees get things done. Citrix announced that it will be showcasing its new Citrix Workspace Suite at this year’s show. This new workplace solution intends to provide instant, secure access to all apps, desktops, data and services from any device over any network, and enable businesses to empower people to choose when, where and how work gets done.

“Networking, mobility and flexibility are going to be the trends to watch

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Citrix is set to capitalise on growing mobility trends both globally and in the region. With According to a report from Forrester Research, 61 percent of information workers work outside the office using an average of three devices daily for work purposes. This in turn is leading to businesses struggling to embrace mobility as standalone products are no longer meeting the requirements for a comprehensive mobility strategy.

Citrix has been in business for 25 years this year, and their presence in the Middle East is here to stay. “This is a quickly evolving region,” says Karam. “ We have a commitment to this region and we will be present at Gitex year after year.”

Atlantis Computing, a software-defined storage vendor, has announced its first channel partnership in the UAE in the form of a distribution agreement with Mindware.

“This is a great opportunity for us to expand not only geographically but into new vertical markets spanning government, communications, finance, and oil and gas, as well as the healthcare and transport sectors which are fast-growing industries in the UAE,” said David Cumberworth, VP EMEA at Atlantis Computing. “Our product, Atlantis USX, will allow IT administrators to benefit from VDI technology which, until now, has been seen as prohibitively budget-thirsty.”

“Mindware has a strong distribution business unit based on virtualisation and Atlantis, with

its unique solutions centred on storage consolidation, desktop virtualisation, performance acceleration and server-based computing, is an ideal fit for us. The Atlantis software is a valuable addition to our portfolio and we look forward to introducing it across the Middle East,” said Vijay Kumar, business unit manager at Mindware.

Atlantis USX enables businesses to get 10 times more storage capacity out of their existing storage investment, reclaim up to 90% of their SAN and NAS storage capacity and turn under-utilised direct-attached storage (DAS) into enterprise-class storage that delivers all-flash array performance.

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Dubai Executive Council, to provide a single PIN to each customer in line with his “Dubai Government Towards 2021” initiative, enabling customers to have a single sign-on to all government services and interact with them on smartphones or via the Internet.

Customers of 10 major local government entities can now register in the service to obtain a single sign-on (username and password) related to MyID, which gives them access to more than 250 services provided by these entities and complete their transactions electronically. The service also provides the same entities with a reliable and secure electronic method to get the updated basic data of their customers.

The MyID service provided by Dubai Smart Government Department to the public for single sign-on to Dubai government entities’ services and integrated with the Emirates ID card issued by the Emirates Identity Authority is witnessing a great registration response during the Gitex Technology Week 2014.

Dubai Smart Government has designed this service in implementation of the initiative of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, to shift to smart government. The Service also follows the directives of HH Sheikh Hamdan Bin Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai and Chairman of

H.E. Ahmad Bin Humaidan, Director General of Dubai Smart Government said: “Dubai Smart Government strives to provide the infrastructure and shared services to enable government entities to give the public smooth access to their services round the clock wherever they are, thereby contributing effectively to Dubai becoming the world’s smartest city. Due to the overwhelming response from the public and the many calls that we received to inquire about the service and the best way to benefit from it, and based on our keenness on providing a 5-star service, we responded to their requests and are constantly seeking to add new government entities that are considerably associated with the

transactions of the public and are of concern to customers.”

The website (www.myid.dubai.gov.ae) allows all customers of Dubai government entities participating in the service to register in MyID and leverage various features from the unified login to all the electronic and smart services provided easily and seamlessly by government entities through single username and password.

MyID adheres to robust security measures based on standard technologies which comply with the standards of Dubai Government’s Government Service Bus, thereby giving customers enhanced confidence and security.

The overwhelming response to the service is attributed to its real benefits that the customers themselves experienced in terms of saving their time and effort and seamlessly interacting with it on smartphones. According to the latest statistics announced by DSG, as many as 34,000 users have so far registered in MyID to be able to easily access hundreds of services provided by the 10 government entities currently participating in the service; namely, Dubai Department of Economic Development (DED), Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA), Roads and Transport Authority (RTA), Dubai Municipality, Dubai Public Prosecution, Dubai Health Authority (DHA), Mohammed Bin Rashid Housing Establishment, Dubai Police, General Directorate of Residency and Foreigners Affairs-Dubai and DSG.

The service allows those who possess card readers to complete registration from home or office without the need to register through the kiosk.

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TP-LINK launches Gigabit dual-band wireless range extender

TP-LINK has added to its range extender series—RE210, AC750 Gigabit Dual Band WiFi Range Extender, which can work with all standard WiFi routers and create stronger dual band connection in hard-to-reach areas, eliminating “WiFi Dead Zones”. With the latest 802.11ac standard, RE210 extends 2.4GHz and 5GHz WiFi up to 750Mbps in total, providing dual band connection simultaneously. Users can enjoy a much faster WiFi network over crystal clear 5GHz band now.

Thanks to its dual band feature, users can choose the High Speed Mode to achieve the best performance by using one band to receive data and the other to

transfer data. The high-speed technology of RE210 makes the best use of both bands to establish super-speed wireless connection—ideal for HD video streaming, online gaming and other bandwidth-intensive tasks.

High quality antenna technology is adopted in RE210’s two external high gain antennas, thus users can experience excellent WiFi coverage and reliability anywhere at home. For wired devices like Blue-ray players, gaming consoles, DVRs and smart TVs, RE210’s Gigabit port allows it to function as a wireless adapter capable of up to 1000Mbps connection speed.

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