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AN EVENT BULLETIN OF ENTERPRISE CHANNELS MEA 15 OCTOBER, 2015 AT AL BADIA GOLF CLUB, DUBAI FESTIVAL CITY AND RAFFLES DUBAI, WAFI MALL
HIGHLIGHTS
DR. SAEED AL DHAHERI CHAIRMAN, SMART WORLD
GEC Open 2015 kicks off - an awesome start to an amazing concept
“I would like to thank Enterprise Channels MEA for having me at GEC Awards 2015. It was a delight to see our region heading in the right directions in fulfilling the visions of our supreme leaderships. The awards and the award winners truly stand as the catalysts of the future. I would like to extend my well-wishes to all the winners”.
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he second edition of GEC Open Premier Corporate Charity Golf tournament kicked off at Al Badia Golf Course, Dubai. The turfs came to life as 80 players from across multiple nationalities and vertical domains came together to battle it out to secure their place in the grand finale (scheduled in Dubai in December 2015). The number of participants saw a 20% growth straightaway from the previous edition of the tournament. A trendsetter in the market, Enterprise Channels MEA - the organizer of the GEC open is definitely setting new goals with every successive event they bring to the region. The fact that the day coincided with a public holiday couldn’t also succeed in deterring the enthusiasm of the players who started arriving at the venue even before the clock struck 7 AM. Apart from the gaming excitement that the event undoubtedly brought along, business smiled a happy smile as well since the event gave an excellent networking opportunity to all present there. Taking a detour from boardroom meetings, the event gave a chance to
MR. ABDELAZIZ MOHAMED DUBAL
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“The day was thoroughly enjoyable. It was a wellorganized event. We got to meet several friends from the industry. There was a lot of camaraderie throughout. I am looking forward to the grand finale.” WINNER OF UAE 15 October 2015 | Mr Prasad Nagarajan, Business Development Director at Dell
HIGHLIGHT OF THE DAY On a turf where the organizer was a ICT media house and top level execs from across several verticals battled for the top spot, the winning trophy was interestingly grabbed by none other than an IT leader namely Mr Prasad Nagarajan, Business Development Director at Dell.
INDIVIDUAL STABLEFORD
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Stewart Adams
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Ahmad Skaik
Nearest the Pin #11
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people to discuss business in the most relaxed atmosphere as golfing gear replaced the tired business suits and smirks were replaced with smiles. It’s not every day that you get to meet the people you work with on a leisurely platform; and GEC open gave the perfect green turf for friendships to blossom and cheer to spread. The event was held in association with charity partnersDubai Autism Centre, UAE Red Crescent and KISS (Kalinga Institute of Social Sciences). The event participants were all praises for the concept of social responsibility that GEC Open combines with its ideology. The guests were unanimous with the fact that the blend of GEC open with charity gives out the message that eventually, it’s essential that we give back to the society. GEC Open Dubai 2015 was held in partnership with Comguard Group, Pure Storage, Dell, Rittal, Spectrami, VCE, Finesse, MHI Global, Kactus, Global Distribution, Gulf Air, BMW, Aruba Networks, Oxygen, StorIT, HelpAG, Bulwark Technologies and Oma Emirates. GEC Open is getting bigger, better and more exciting. Have you registered yourself yet?
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Al Badia Golf Club - Intercontinental, Festival City, Dubai
Kemer Golf & Country Club , Uzunkemer Mevkii, 34077, Turkey
Doha Golf Club, West Bay Lagoon, Doha, Qatar
Royal Golf Club, Al Muaskar Highway, Riffa 39177, Bahrain
Almouj Golf , The Wave, PC 118 Muscat,Sultanate of Oman
Dirab Golf & Country Club, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Classic Golf Course, ICT Grand Bharat, Gurgaon, New Delhi
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CSR INITIATIVE While going closer to several countries, the GEC journey also aspires to take humanity closer to business. In this vision, Dubai Autism Centre, UAE Red Crescent Authority and KISS (Kalinga Institute of Social Sciences) have joined hands by associating with the initiative. DAC, KISS and UAE Red Crescent are the official charity partners for the 2015 GEC Open. Every time a player gets on the golf course, many children and many lives are empowered, nourished and educated. GEC Open 2014 was in association with Breast Cancer Arabia. We, thus, are striving to continue our legacy in awakening care and compassion amongst the players towards the society at large and encouraging them to put their best foot forward in reaching out to the lives of the less fortunate.
OUR CHARITY PARTNERS
Dubai Autism Centre & UAE Red Crescent Authority Founded in 2001, Dubai Autism Centre is the largest, most innovative and comprehensive non-profit organization in the United Arab Emirates serving children with Autism Spectrum Disorders.
Emirates Red Crescent Established in 1983, the UAE Red Crescent Authority is a volunteer humanitarian organization that supports official authorities in times of peace and war.
KISS (Kalinga Institute of Social Sciences) Started with just 125 tribal students, Kalinga Institute of Social Sciences (KISS) has today grown into the largest free residential institute for indigenous (tribal) children. KISS provides accommodation, food, health care, and holistic education from Kindergarten to Post Graduation, vocational training and all other basic amenities of life absolutely free with a job after completion of education.
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GEC AWARDS GLOBAL ENTERPRISE CONNECT
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15th October 2015 Raffles Dubai, Wafi Mall 7:00 pm onwards
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lobal Enterprise Connect Awards 2015 was superlative in all its aspects as it recognized the potential of the MEA enterprise channels with some debutant categories and competitive winners. The thunderous applause in the Raffles hotel ballroom did not seem to be ceasing as 43 winners took away coveted titles in the IT domain at the GEC Awards 2015. Held on the 15th of October 2015 at the Raffles hotel, Wafi city Dubai, Enterprise Channels MEA, once again took the centre stage and looked back at some
of the amazing contributions of the top IT solutions and services’ vendors, distributors, resellers, Sis, SPs and other partners in the region in the past 12 months. Spanning across 43 categories, the awards in its second year, witnessed a superlative growth— with regards to the nominations, participation and the overriding enthusiasm. After a thorough observation of the market trends over the year, GEC Awards 2015 overhauled some of the categories, and introduced exciting new ones, to make sure the ones who are creating waves in the channel
are duly rewarded. Mr. Sanjay Mohapatra, Editor, Enterprise Channels MEA was in his exuberant best as he welcomed the delegates to the star studded evening. “From 21 awards in 2014 to 43 awards in 2015— that itself speaks volumes about the growth that we have seen. The entire Enterprise Channels team would like to take this opportunity to thank each and every one of you present here and also those who couldn’t make it tonight. We still have miles to go and with the support we have been receiving from the industry, I am sure the path is just wonderful.”
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Dave Crane, the famous motivational speaker and hypnotist talks to the audience about the five life-changing principles and later followed up with some fun activities for the house. It was a joy to see senior IT leaders enjoying leisurely moments taking a break from the GITEX Madness.
Ms. Baisakhi Mohanty - Director - International Communication, Kalinga Institute of Social Sciences
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Mr Sanjay Mohapatra , Editor, Enterprise Channels MEA
Ms. Zehra Khan , Business & Communication Unit Head, Dubai Autism Centre
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TOP EXECUTIVES INCLUDING IT LEADERS, CIOS, HEAD OF GOVT. AGENCIES
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THE WINNERS SPEAK CSR
TOP VAD – STORAGE
A Brand that cares beyond Business
VAD OF THE YEAR
Strong Foundation, New Horizons
SUREN VEDANTHAM
STORIT DISTRIBUTION
MD of StorIT and his team receiving the award from Hassan Hamadani, Senior Marketing Manager - EMEA Emerging and Mo Dualeh, Sales - Middle East & North Africa of Pure Storage
“Congratulations to ECMEA on hosting an impressive grand event! While we are delighted to have won the best VAD (Storage) award, we also feel humbled with the recognition we received for our CSR initiatives. It is a huge motivation to StorIT’s quest to bring a greater purpose and meaning in the pursuit of excellence!” 14
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AJAY SINGH CHAUHAN
COMGUARD
CEO, ComGuard receiving the award from Hassan Hamadani, Senior Marketing Manager - EMEA Emerging and Mo Dualeh, Sales - Middle East & North Africa of Pure Storage
“We are delighted with this award by ECMEA in recognition of the value we have delivered in the ecosystem and look forward to strengthening our affiliation with the partner community”
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SPECIALIST VAD OF THE YEAR
Best of Breed Solutions ANAND CHOUDHA
MD, Spectrami and his team receiving the award from Hassan Hamadani, Senior Marketing Manager - EMEA Emerging and Mo Dualeh, Sales - Middle East & North Africa of Pure Storage
SPECTRAMI
“We are excited and delighted to receive the award for Top Specialist VAD of the year. It is recognition of all the hard work put in by the team to deliver the expected results. Thank you Enterprise Channels MEA for the confidence and trust in Spectrami.”
EMERGING VAD OF THE YEAR
Aiming for the Stars
TOP VAD- MOBILITY
Pioneer of Secure Mobility
MARIO M. VELJOVIC
GLOBAL DISTRIBUTION FZE
VP Solutions MEA at Global Distribution FZE receiving the award from Hassan Hamadani, Senior Marketing Manager - EMEA Emerging and Mo Dualeh, Sales - Middle East & North Africa of Pure Storage
“A great Day with friends from the Industry was crowned with an entertaining evening. We are proud to be recognised with one of your prestigious Awards.”
ROHAN DANIEL NAIR
OXYGEN
Strategic Marketing Director- MEA, Oxygen ME receiving the award from Dr Saeed Al Dhaheri, Chairman, Smart World
“We are really honoured for being chosen as the top VAD for mobility. As the region is spearheading towards various benchmarks and secure mobility would be a key factor in this growth, we believe we are on the right path and will continue to give our best as always. ” 15
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TOP VAD – INFRASTRUCTURE
Committed to the Channel
TOP VAD –NETWORKING
Profitable and sustainable
MARIO GAY
General Manager, Mindware receiving the award from Dr Saeed Al Dhaheri, Chairman, Smart World
MINDWARE “Thanks to our partners for their support and trust in us. ”
TEAM PROLOGIX
PROLOGIX DISTRIBUTION
receiving the award from Dr Saeed Al Dhaheri, Chairman, Smart World
“We are honoured by this recognition. We strive to constantly improve our capabilities and provide value addition to our channel partners. ”
TOP VAD- SECURITY
All the security an enterprise needs BULWARK TECHNOLOGIES
JOSE THOMAS
Managing Director, Bulwark Technologies receiving the award from Dr Saeed Al Dhaheri, Chairman, Smart World
“Thank you team ECMEA. We are truly honoured to receive it. It is an even greater honour to be placed in such distinguished and established ranks of being an eminent player and made significant contributions in the Security Distribution scenario.”
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TOP VAD – SECURITY SERVICES
Setting new standards SANJEEV WALIA
SPIRE SOLUTIONS
CEO of Spire Solutions, Sameh Sabry, Associate Vice President - Professional Services and his team receiving the award from Dr Jassim Haji, Director- IT, Gulf Air
“The award reflects Spire Solutions’ continued efforts in demonstrating its expertise and added value knowledge across the information security industry. We are proud to have been part of the Global Enterprise Connect event, which brings together the brightest talents in the industry, and is amongst the top industry events that recognizes companies’ efforts”
EMERGING DISTRIBUTOR OF THE YEAR
Innovation clubbed with capability
TOP RESELLER & SI - INFRASTRUCTURE
Exceeding expectations
AJAY SINGH CHAUHAN
PSILOG INTERNATIONAL
CEO, ComGuard and Chandan Kumar Das, General Manager, Psilog International receiving the award from Dr Jassim Haji, Director- IT, Gulf Air
“It’s indeed a great honour for us to be conferred this award since it reinstates the fact that we are indeed capable of delivering what we promise. Thank you Enterprise Channels MEA for the recognition”
ANIL LAWANIA
EMITAC ENTERPRISE SOLUTIONS
Director of Operations, EES receiving the award from Dr Jassim Haji, Director- IT, Gulf Air
“We are thrilled to be awarded as the best Systems Integrator. This is a recognition of the hard work we put in exceeding customer expectations. This connects our two most important assets: our customers with their success stories, and our hard working and dedicated employees.” 17
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TOP RESELLER & SI - ENTERPRISE SECURITY
TOP RESELLER & SI – BI SPECIALIZATION
Solely Focused on Security
Optimizing businesses
ALEXANDRA PISETSKAYA
TEAM FINESSE
Marketing Manager at Help AG receiving the award from Dr Jassim Haji, Director- IT, Gulf Air
receiving the award from Dr Jassim Haji, Director- IT, Gulf Air
HELPAG
FINESSE
“Over the last 12 months, Help AG has enjoyed a remarkable number of technical successes. This award is recognition of these and many other accomplishments that have required significant investment but which set us apart from other channel organizations.”
“BI & Analytics is one of our core area of expertise. We are very thankful to the Accent InfoMedia Group and Enterprise Channels, the esteemed panel of judges, the Awards Committee and all our esteemed clients for bestowing us with this Award. ”
TOP PROJECT EXECUTION- TRANSPORTATION & LOGISTICS
Replacing legacy with next-gen technology PORT OF FUJAIRAH
MANESH SUGATHAN
Sr.System Analyst, Port of Fujairah receiving the award from Sanjib Mohapatra, Publisher, Enterprise Channels MEA
“Winning the GEC award has been a proud moment for our IT team. This has been a true testimony for all the efforts put in by our IT team and able guidance by the management. We are grateful for this award and recognition endowed. This will further set the bar high and we will work towards achieving excellence in all our current and future projects.’” 18
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TOP PROJECT EXECUTION – EDUCATION
Innovating Education in the Kingdom DR. MAJED ALHAISONI, (PH.D.)
UNIVERSITY OF HAIL
Dean of Information Technology and e-Learning, Acting Dean of the College of Computer Science and Engineering, University of Ha’il receiving the award from Sanjib Mohapatra, Publisher, Enterprise Channels MEA
“It is indeed a privilege to be amongst all the IT trailblazers here. University of Hail has always believed in bringing the best of technology for the students and we have incorporated the best of apps and tech gates in our internal systems to ensure a smooth flow of our operations. A big thanks to GEC for this honour”
TOP PROJECT EXECUTION – AVIATION
Innovating Experiences
TOP IT COMPANY- MANAGED SERVICES
World-class services
DR. JASSIM HAJI
JAI MULANI
Director of IT, Gulf Air receiving the award from Sanjib Mohapatra, Publisher, Enterprise Channels MEA
GULF AIR “It is a great pleasure to win such a prestigious award and be recognized amongst industry leaders. The credit goes to our entire team in Bahrain who tirelessly strive towards excellence and innovations in the area of technology which ultimately reflects on our customers’ satisfaction”.
C.E.O at IBT receiving the award from Sanjay Mohapatra, Editor, Accent Info Media
IBT “This recognition, achievement and our success is because of Teamwork, Mindset & Vision every employee of IBT carry. This honour reflects our company-wide commitment to provide our Customers Best Services at all the times and work with them not as a vendor but as a Partner.” 19
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EDITOR’S CHOICE – ENTERPRISE SECURITY
Simplifying Security
EDITOR’S CHOICE- PUBLIC RELATIONS AGENCY
Team Oak- a team that rocks
MR. RAVINDER JANOTRA
SOPHOS
NIRMALA D’SOUZA
Regional Sales Manager, Cyberoam – a Sophos Company receiving the award from Sanjay Mohapatra, Editor, Accent Info Media
“We are happy with our success in the region. A recognition by the platform like GEC awards is our testimonial of good numbers and happy stake holders. This has taken the confidence of our entire ecosystem a notch higher and we would continue securing organizations in the region”.
Partner, OAK Consulting receiving the award from Sanjay Mohapatra, Editor, Accent Info Media
OAK CONSULTING “The GEC award will always be very special for the OAK team as this is our first of many, we are sure. We would like to thank our clients for their continuous and unstinting support and trust in our abilities over the last 11 years as without them this would not have been possible. “
EDITOR’S CHOICE- CLOUD SERVICES (PUBLIC CLOUD)
Up On Cloud 9
CLOUD4C
TEAM CLOUD4C
receiving the award from Sanjay Mohapatra, Editor, Accent Info Media
“We are delighted to win this award for Cloud Services (Public Cloud) and receive the recognition in the Middle East region. It’s particularly gratifying as we are an emerging Global player in Public Cloud space. This award is a testament to the devotion, dedication of our teams, who have worked diligently to build a World-Class Public Cloud offering.” 20
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TOP VENDOR- ENTERPRISE APPLICATION
Driving Innovation in the most Stylish Manner SAP DEEPU GEORGE VARGHESE, Regional Partner Account Manager - MENA, Ameet Hundekari, Program Manager - Innovation (Ecosystem & Channels) and Claire McPeak, Director of Communications, SAP Middle East & North Africa receiving the award
“Winning the GEC Awards is a significant achievement for our support in driving innovation in the Middle East. We will continue to support organizations of all sizes and verticals in their digital transformations through the power of real-time data analytics. Our Marketing and Communications team will strive to set the bar even higher for driving dialogue on innovation across the region.”
TOP VENDOR- BIG DATA
TOP VENDOR- MARKETING COMMUNICATIONS
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TOP VENDOR – ENTERPRISE COMMUNICATIONS
Connecting Everything
From Office to the Cloud
MOHAMMED AREFF,
AVAYA
MANISH PUNJABI
Vice President, MEA & Turkey and Maan Al Shakarchi, Sales Director receiving the award of top partner from Mario Gay, GM, Mindware
ALCATEL LUCENT ENTERPRISE
“Security and simplicity are key to the solutions we provide and, keeping that in mind, Avaya’s fabric networking architecture allows customers to connect anything, anywhere. Our focus is on outcomes and we are thrilled to be honoured with this landmark recognition.”
Channel Marketing Manager, MEA and team receiving the award from Mario Gay, GM, Mindware
“We are pleased to receive the recognition. In 2015, we strengthened our technology footprint with key customer wins in the hospitality, healthcare and government sectors. We will continue to work closely with our partners and customers to better serve the enterprise market .”
TOP VENDOR- ENDPOINT SECURITY
Security beyond Mere Protection ESET
NEO NEOPHYTOU
Managing Director, ESET Middle East receiving the award of top partner from Mario Gay, GM, Mindware
“We are very proud to be recognized as the leader in the highly competitive market space of IT security. Worldwide, we are now placed among the top 5 endpoint security vendors and this regional award mirrors this success.”
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TOP VENDOR – ENTERPRISE SECURITY
Unlocking the power of IT SHAHNAWAZ SHEIKH
DELL SOFTWARE
Distribution Channel Director [META, Eastern Europe], D Software | a local office partner of Dell and Rachel Meuleman, Marketing Manager at D Software receiving the award from Dr. Majed Alhaisoni, Dean of IT and e-Learning , Acting Dean of the College of Computer Science and Engineering, University of Ha’il
“It’s a great feeling to receive this recognition for second time in a row, thanks to Accent Info Media team to honour us on this platform of GEC Awards and many thanks to all our customers, partners and well-wishers for having trust in us and supporting us”
TOP VENDOR – NETWORK SECURITY
Taming the Internet of Things
TOP VENDOR –CONVERGED INFRASTRUCTURE
Faster Business Outcomes
SAID AKAR
MAYA ZAKHOUR
FORTINET
Channel Director - Middle East at Fortinet receiving the award from Dr. Majed Alhaisoni, Dean of IT and e-Learning , Acting Dean of the College of Computer Science and Engineering, University of Ha’il
“Fortinet has worked hard with its partners and the market to achieve consistent growth, and provide customers with highly reliable and proven network security solutions This award is a testament to our ongoing efforts, and we sincerely thank Enterprise Channel MEA”
VCE
Regional Director - Turkey, Eastern Europe, Middle East & Africa at VCE and team receiving the award from Dr. Majed Alhaisoni, Dean of IT and e-Learning , Acting Dean of the College of Computer Science and Engineering, University of Ha’il
“We thank Enterprise Channels for this recognition. VCE’s converged infrastructure solutions are helping to transform businesses across the region. This award reflects our close commitment to our trusted partner network.”
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TOP VENDOR – HYPERCONVERGED INFRASTRUCTURE
TOP VENDOR – SERVER
Implementing Innovation, Leading the Competition
SHAMS HASAN
DELL
Enterprise Product Manager, Middle East receiving the award from Dr. Majed Alhaisoni, Dean of IT and e-Learning , Acting Dean of the College of Computer Science and Engineering, University of Ha’il
KAMLESH LAL
Distribution Marketing Manager - Middle East receiving the award from Dr. Majed Alhaisoni, Dean of IT and e-Learning , Acting Dean of the College of Computer Science and Engineering, University of Ha’il
“A few months ago we completed our first full year as a private company, and what a year it has been! As a private company Dell has showcased (1) the ability to be bold, (2) a strategy and plan for the long-term, and (3) our undivided attention to our customers and the channel. While other technology providers in the industry are splitting apart, Dell is committed to remaining a true source of end-to-end solutions. Our Partners choose Dell because they profit from the efficiency, agility, and value that comes from a single Tier 1 technology source. While we will continue to invest and surprise the market, these awards speak to the position and relationship we have with Customers and the Channel in the Middle East today.”
TOP VENDOR – IOT SOLUTION
TOP VENDOR – BEST TRAINING PROGRAMME
Digitizing the world
CISCO
WALID ISSA
Corporate Affairs Manager, Cisco receiving the award
“We would like to thank Enterprise Channels MEA for recognising Cisco in two categories at the Global Enterprise Connect Awards 2015. We will continue our efforts in working closely with our customers and partner ecosystem to deliver the best, consultancy, technology solutions and services in the Middle East and Africa”. 24
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TOP VENDOR- STORAGE
Seamless Accelerated Integration GRAHAM PORTER
MENA Channel Sales Manager at NetApp and Omar AlMidani, SDM Leader at NetApp receiving the award from Rohan Daniel Nair, Strategic Marketing DirectorMiddle East & Africa, Oxygen ME
NETAPP
“This recognition further cements our leadership in the storage industry of the Middle East. We would like to thank all our customers for their confidence in us and our partners for their efforts in helping position NetApp as the go-to- data storage management solutions provider in the region.”
TOP VENDOR- FLASH STORAGE
Re-inventing Storage in a Flash
TOP VENDOR- INFRASTRUCTURE
Leading the 4.0 Revolution
HASSAN HAMADANI
PURE STORAGE
Senior Marketing Manager - EMEA Emerging and Mo Dualeh, Sales - Middle East & North Africa of Pure Storage receiving the award from Rohan Daniel Nair, Strategic Marketing Director- Middle East & Africa, Oxygen ME
“ We are constantly pushing the envelope of technology in an effort to provide enterprises with the most reliable and cost-effective storage solutions. This prestigious award is validation of our efforts and we look forward to continuing to help enterprises re-invent their storage!”
IGNATIUS EMANUEL,
RITTAL
Marketing Manager and Rajesh Rajan, IT Business Lead, Rittal Middle East receiving the award from Rohan Daniel Nair, Strategic Marketing DirectorMiddle East & Africa, Oxygen ME
“ This award would not have been possible without the support & commitment from our regional partners and relentless pursuit of our sales force aimed at increasing customer intimacy & market penetration, which really reinforced the Rittal brand in our focus markets” 25
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TOP VENDOR – BFSI SOLUTIONS
TOP VENDOR- MOBILITY
Innovative mode of Payments
Connecting the world
NIRANJ SANGAL
OMA EMIRATES
MANISH BHARDWAJ
Group CEO, OMA Emirates – Solution Gulf receiving the award from Ajay Singh Chauhan, CEO, Spectrum Group
ARUBA NETWORKS
“The recognition bestowed on us is much appreciated and is a reflection of our efforts in staying ahead of technology to provide the best of our products and services. I also take this opportunity to thank ‘Team OMA’, . And once again thank you for a great awards evening.”
Sr. Marketing Manager, Middle East and Turkey, Aruba Networks, an HP company receiving the award from Ajay Singh Chauhan, CEO, Spectrum Group
“It’s a great honour for Aruba to receive this accolade as it shows our leadership in the domain we operate in. I would like to dedicate this award to our team in the Middle East for their hard work and commitment. Thank you ECMEA for this honour and wishing you success.”
TOP VENDOR- BEST PROFITABLE PARTNER PROGRAMME
Pro Partner Approach VEEAM
OMAR AKHTAR
Regional Channel Manager, ME and SAARC and team receiving the award from Ajay Singh Chauhan, CEO, Spectrum Group
“From all of the Veeam team, we are delighted to have been acknowledged by GEC for our investment into our channel partner program. Our partners are the vehicle to Veeam’s success and we will continue to invest in them with the Veeam Pro Partner Program. We will always ensure that it is a profitable program for them” 26
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TOP VENDOR- BACK UP
The Support System for your data NIZAR ELFARRA
COMMVAULT
Systems Engineering Director, MEA receiving the award from Jose Thomas, Managing Director, Bulwark Technologies
“We are honoured and delighted to be recognized as the backup vendor of the year. This award is a testament to Commvault’s commitment to providing the best data and information management solutions to the region. We are grateful for the recognition as we continue to maintain our market leadership.”
AFTER SALES SUPPORT
Pro Active Even After the Sale
GREEN IT
Progressing with compassion
KIRAN TEWARI
SAMSUNG
Head of Customer Service Operations: Samsung Gulf Electronics and team receiving the award from Jose Thomas, Managing Director, Bulwark Technologies
“This award recognizes everything that we do to maintain that trust – from the hours of training we invest in our specialists to the relationships that we build with our valuable channel partners. This award will remain a point of pride and drive us to remain competitive”
ALIASGAR BOHARI
ZULEKHA HOSPITALS
Director – IT receiving the award from Jose Thomas, Managing Director, Bulwark Technologies
“It is an honor to win this prestigious GEC Award-2015 for Green IT. Zulekha Hospitals is committed to developing practices and products that help protect the environment”
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uniquely broad perspective on the computing landscape. RITTAL Faster – better – everywhere. The whole is more than the sum of its parts. The same is true of “Rittal – The System.” With this in mind, they have bundled their innovative products from the areas of enclosures, power distribution, climate control and IT infrastructure into one system platform. Supplemented with their extensive range of software tools and global service, they create unique added value for customers. SPECTRAMI Spectrami adopts a VEM -Vendor Extension Model, wherein they aspire to give same experience a vendor would give to customer for enterprise solution delivery in terms of multi point engagement from Sales, Pre-sales, Marketing, Delivery and Channel fulfillment. An ode to their successful journey has been the large ecosystem of channel partners in the region that has been created by them. VCE VCE, an EMC Federation Company, is the world market leader in converged infrastructure and converged solutions. VCE accelerates the adoption of converged infrastructure and cloud-based computing models that reduce IT costs while improving time to market. VCE delivers the industry’s only fully integrated and virtualized cloud infrastructure systems, allowing customers to focus on business innovation instead of integrating, validating, and managing IT infrastructure. FINESSE Finesse, a ‘Red Herring Global Top 100 System Integration company’ & ‘Winner of Integrator ICT Champion
Software Solutions Integrator – 2014’ provides Technology Solutions and services to Banking, Education, Energy, Healthcare, Hospitality and Retail segments. Finesse solution offerings are primarily focused on Business Intelligence & Analytics; enterprise Content & Business Process Management and Governance, Risk & Compliance areas. MHI GLOBAL Miller Heiman, AchieveGlobal, Huthwaite, Impact Learning Systems, and Channel Enablers have merged and are now under one roof, providing organizations worldwide with an expanded, holistic approach for developing and managing, and sustaining, long-term customer relationships. GLOBAL DISTRIBUTION As an established company, Global Distribution gives you an assurance. They believe in the power of their global strength and they share this philosophy within their group. After a successful last decade, they look forward to growing and sharing their business philosophy with more partners and customers. Their open mindedness makes it easy for our customers to approach them. Their stated target is to be counted among one of the top ten leading IT Distributors in the world. OMA EMIRATES OMA Emirates is a technology centric company, committed to provide cutting edge technology solutions in the area of Card Personalization, Payment issuance and payment acquiring systems. They help businesses to achieve high performance by drawing on their ground breaking research and hands-on experience with high-performance businesses. OMA
Emirates provide services designed to deliver a seamless customer experience across the entire lifecycle. OXYGEN ME Oxygen Middle East helps businesses fully realize the promise of technology, by helping them maximize the value of the technology that they make, sell or use. Oxygen’s Secure Mobility solution enables value added resellers (VARs) to promote an enterprise-class solution as a product sale or managed offering, including secure Wi-Fi connectivity, network access control, device management, firewall, data centric security and device APT and malware protection etc. GULF AIR Gulf Air is the principal flag carrier of Bahrain. Headquartered in Muharraq, adjacent to Bahrain International Airport, the airline operates scheduled services to 42 destinations in 23 countries across Africa, Asia and Europe. Whether it is 10 or 100 destinations, seven seater planes or the latest state of the art jets, their goal has remained constant - a commitment to the latest aviation technology and an adherence to traditional Arabian hospitality. HELP AG Help AG is a strategic information security consulting company, founded in Germany in 1995 and has been present in the Middle East since 2004. They provide leading enterprise businesses across the region with strategic consultancy combined with tailored information security solutions and services that address their diverse requirements enabling them to evolve securely with a competitive edge. With certified technical experts and an impressive customer portfolio, Help AG has the only ISO expert in
the region. BULWARK TECHNOLOGIES Home to more than twenty brands, Bulwark Technologies has established an excellent track record in delivering world-class products and excellent customer service. The wide product portfolio includes everything an enterprise requires to secure their data. Working with resellers and system integrators, the value-added distributor delivers the right solutions to end customers. The solutions are focused on IT Security, Reporting, Communications, Helpdesk and Analytics. STORIT StorIT is a Specialist Value Distributor with an unmatched expertise in the areas of Data Storage, Data Protection, Data Management, High Performance Computing and Data Analytics solutions and services. With an inimitable model of Reseller Channel Development based on creative ideas and a constant desire to outwit itself, StorIT has been introducing groundbreaking value services never before attempted in the Middle East and even beyond. StorIT has been the pioneer, in introducing to the Reseller Channel a truly holistic value services model based on turnkey solutions ARUBA NETWORKS People move. Networks must follow. Founded in 2002, they help businesses engage #GenMobile with exactly what they need, at exactly the right time, no matter what the device or location. They make IT the ally. With Mobility-Defined Networks, they automate performance optimization and security actions that used to require IT intervention, so the network engineer can stop being the IT authority and become the IT ally.
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Before I start anything I must thank all the organizations and individuals who have supported us for last two years - trusting us and investing on us. We stand by our words and commitments not to disappoint you and bring in quality products – be it magazines or events - and we have done it this time as well. The GEC Open which started in 2014 in Dubai has spread to seven countries including UAE, Qatar, Bahrain, Oman, Saudi, Turkey and India. We are happy that we could become catalyst to some of the ground breaking engagements for the enterprises, which germinated from informal interactions during swinging of the sticks within 18 holes. We are happy that you appreciated our efforts on putting up professional events throughout the year – be it CIO Summit around Cloud computing or CIO round tables. This time on 15th of October we out performed your expectations and set a very high standard for the whole of IT media publications. The venue for GEC Open Golf - Al Badia, InterContinental and venue for the second GEC Awards was perfect host for housing both kinds of shows which were opulent in nature. No other locations would have been better for these two places. The early morning kick off golf tournament at Al Badia and evening time glittering award ceremony at Raffles, Hotel Dubai, were stark different in nature in terms of settings and situations but both were perfectly blended to offer experience that someone can easily slip out of. There might have been some glitches though unknown to us but looking at the magnificence of these two shows, it must look trivial. We are not yet done for this year. We have to conclude six country golf tournaments before the end of the calendar year and bring in the winners from all six countries to battle it out in Dubai. This truly culminates our efforts of creating a connected fraternity of likeminded people in the ICT industry. I am happy to see the exuberance of the industry to support our efforts around social responsibility and help different causes and organizations – be it Dubai Autism Centre , Dubai Red Crescent or even KISS (Kalinga Institute of Social Science). I appreciate for your support and wish you keep on trusting us to take up good initiatives in future years as well. ë
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