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Show dates: 12-16 October 2014, Dubai World Trade Centre

AT GITEX TECHNOLOGY WEEK

Exhibition hours: 10am -6pm

Websense seeks partners from the region

Websense’s presence within the Middle Eastern region is a decade old. The company differentiates itself from other IT security solution providers as its solutions are comprehensive, consolidated and cost effective, says

Husamettin Baskaya, Sr. Director, Regional Sales MENA, Websense. “It is a very exciting market for us and we continue to invest in it - only then, we will see returns”, Baskaya says. “We have been exhibiting at GITEX for five years through our distributors – Arrow, StarLink and OTech. Compared to the other two, StarLink is a new addition to Websense portfolio that came on board right before GITEX.” Websense has a presence globally but the Middle Eastern region is

the fastest growing market. “Since 2012, we have realized more than 50 percent growth year-on-year, Baskaya says. ”Our investment within the region has also grown multi-fold with regards to the number of sales and technical staff hired within the region over the last three years.” Websense products are built on TRITON architecture that compliments sandboxing technology. It has recently upgraded its IT security 4 CONTINUED ON PAGE 3 solutions

The UAE TRA unveils mobile app

The Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (TRA) announced today the launch of its inaugural mobile application during GITEX Technology Week. The UAE TRA App was

designed to simplify multiple communication processes by providing users with assistance at their fingertips. The mobile application was developed to offer solutions to several areas of user concern. With seven segments being covered, services include device verification, report SMS marketing, signal coverage and much more. H.E. Mohamed Nasser Al Ghanim, Director General of TRA said, “We are pleased to announce TRA’s first ever mobile application in the region’s most anticipated ICT event. The UAE TRA App will be available for download in approved smart

phones and will enable our continued efforts to improve services within the telecommunications sector. GITEX is certainly the most suited platform to release the latest TRA technological advances.” The Mobile Verification service verifies the originality of the device used. This is done by automatically capturing or manually inputting the device’s IMEI. A message will be generated and sent to the service provider to confirm device authenticity. Approved Devices service is a platform that acts as a search engine listing all TRA approved devices. The 4 CONTINUED ON PAGE 4

WHAT’S INSIDE

Dubai foreign trade in IT hardware up 10%

Gitex Preview: Belkin New Vision IQ recognised as 2014 Laserfiche Winners Circle Achiever

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Websense... with the following features - Optical Character Reading (OCR) to enable data loss prevention (DLP) and advanced persistent threats (APT) mitigation through RiskVision technology, which the company is showcasing at GITEX this year. Looking ahead, Baskaya feels IT security products demanded in the region will skew towards cloud. The company aims to strengthen its presence in the cloud security space by entering into partnerships with cloud service providers with data centres hosted within the region. “Websense’s approach to selecting partners is unique in the sense that we seek mutual growth and mutual investment whether it is in training or technical support,” Baskaya says.

Dubai foreign trade in IT hardware up 10%

Statistics released from Dubai Customs have shown that Dubai’s foreign trade in IT hardware for H1 2014 grew by 10% to AED 126 billion, compared to AED 115 billion

for the first half of 2013. The surge in trade volume of IT hardware is attributed to the growing local demand of such merchandise, due to the booming ICT sector to keep pace with the emirate’s efforts to become the world’s smartest city within three years. Ahmed Abdul Salam Kazim, Director of Strategy and Corporate Excellence Department at Dubai Customs, noted “The growth in Dubai’s foreign trade in IT hardware mirrors the successful transformation of the UAE into a Knowledge Economy.” This is clearly reflected in the Global Competitiveness Report

issued by the World Economic Forum in 2014, which shows the country’s remarkable advancement in competitiveness indicators, becoming the 12th most competitive nation globally. Kazim added: “We are keen on providing the best customs facilitations for trading in IT hardware, in an effect to enrich Dubai’s capacity to accommodate an even larger share of the world trade in these products. We are currently cooperating with the world’s most prominent mobile phones and laptop companies, seeking to leverage Dubai’s status as a starting point for their products distribution to the world.”

Gitex Preview: Belkin

If you have been here before, what is the relevance of this exhibition to your business in the region? Gitex is the biggest IT tradeshow in the region and as always it has proven to be a great opportunity for us to meet with customers, consumers and of course the media. Through Gitex, we are keen to identify new business opportunities, further develop our brand awareness, and educating partners and consumers on how Belkin and Linksys products will enhance their lives. What will you be doing special this GITEX? Gitex is the ideal platform for us to showcase our range of innovative products and solutions which address the challenges faced by modern Middle East consumers and SMEs today. To that end, we are bringing the Linksys and WeMo brands together with a common goal of introducing modular

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products that are simple enough to be accessible to average consumers, but sophisticated enough to address real consumer needs, thus bringing the connected home to life in a way that compliments each individual’s lifestyle. This year, we are again at Gitex as we strongly believe it is a great platform for us to display our latest innovations around our new WeMo smart home automation range and the Linksys WRT. Belkin is bringing the promise of a simple, convenient and accessible connected home to life through technology innovations in the areas of home networking and home automation. Will you be launching any solutions at the show? If not, will you be focusing your activities on any particular solution in your existing set? At Gitex, Belkin has announced the availability of various WeMo smart home automation solutions including the WeMo Switch + Motion sensor, WeMo Insight Switch, Smart LED Lighting and the WeMo NetCam HD+. From Linksys we are also showcasing Linksys E8350 our first 4x4 Wireless AC router aimed at households with multiple internet users as well as single users that use the internet for high bandwidth applications such as gaming or video streaming. The new Linksys AC2400 Dual Band Wi-Fi Router (E8350) is

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At Gitex, Belkin has announced the availability of various WeMo smart home automation solutions including the WeMo Switch + Motion sensor, WeMo Insight Switch, Smart LED Lighting and the WeMo NetCam HD+. Amanulla Khan, Regional Director Emerging Markets, Belkin

equipped with 4 external antennae and provides wireless network speeds up to 2.4 Gbps. The new powerhouse provides the best technical specifications available today and is therefore ideal for consumers that require increased wireless performance and range at home. What do you believe will be special about GITEX this year? The trend for Smart Home automation solution is picking up in the region and we see a lot of conversation and action at Gitex

The UAE TRA... information is provided directly from TRA’s Type Approval database. Network Coverage notifies the service providers of zones with poor mobile signals. The service uses

“We are pleased to announce TRA’s first ever mobile application in the region’s most anticipated ICT event. The UAE TRA App will be available for download in approved smart phones and will enable our continued efforts to improve services within the telecommunications sector. GITEX is certainly the most suited platform to release the latest TRA technological advances.” H.E. Mohamed Nasser Al Ghanim, Director General of TRA

GPS to detect the user’s location and detailed message will be sent to the Internet Service Provider (ISP) and it will be stored in the TRA database. Report Marketing SMS fetches and reports unwanted marketing messages. The service instructs service providers to take appropriate action regarding the reported sender ID. Help Salem enables users to report unwanted websites based on the content. Once the user request is sent, it will be reviewed and procedures will be implemented by TRA.

New Vision IQ recognised as 2014 Laserfiche Winners Circle Achiever

New Visions IQ, an information and communication technology company based in Baghdad, has

been named a 2014 Laserfiche Winners Circle Achiever. Since 1999, the Laserfiche

Winners Circle Program has recognized top-selling achievers within the Laserfiche value-added reseller (VAR) community. New Vision, along with other top-selling Laserfiche channel partners, will be recognized at an awards ceremony in January 2015 in California. Led by Executive Director Mohammed Qasim, New Visions has already made inroads helping many key agencies across Iraq implement Laserfiche. In doing so, the agencies have made advancements to their existing processes and have seen the positive advantages of having Laserfiche as a part of their IT infrastructure.

“With Laserfiche, they don’t need to make huge upfront investments to move their offices toward much greater efficiency,” said Qasim. “When we show them how much more they can do with Laserfiche, they start to think differently about their plans and agencies. We’re no longer talking about tools to help find documents, we’re talking about ways to better serve Iraq.” New Visions has also provided their expertise to several Iraqi education institutions, which are realizing the same benefits. “While others see a country in crisis, Mohammed sees a land of opportunity,” said Laserfiche Vice President of International Business Sean Tang. “We’re particularly proud of Mohammed and New Vision for helping the vital agencies of Iraq grow, which ultimately helps Iraq grow.”

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