VMRay and EliteVAD Sign

VMRay and EliteVAD Sign Distribution Agreement

VMRay has announced that it has signed a strategic partnership with EliteVAD, one of the largest value-added distributors in the Middle East and Africa. The new distribution agreement expands VMRay’s reach into new markets and provides EliteVAD’s channel partners with access to VMRay’s portfolio of innovative malware analysis solutions.

“When it comes to detecting and analyzing new and unknown threats, time and precision are the two critical factors that customers are looking for in a new solution”, said George Ezzat, Chairman and CEO of EliteVAD. “All organizations, regardless of their industry, are prioritizing projects that will better prepare them for the next wave of cybersecurity threats and rely on our expertise to identify the bestof-breed solutions that will help them prepare for the threats of tomorrow.”

As a value-added distributor, EliteVAD plays a great role in the growth of the regional IT economy through taking a leading role in providing technology solutions & services by focusing on long-term relationships with vendors, channel partners, and customers. “VMRay has created the industry’s only advanced threat detection solution that’s invisible to malware, enabling security teams to accurately and quickly identify novel malware strains and stay one step ahead of threat actors”, said Ilijana Vavan, Chief Sales Officer at VMRay. “EliteVAD is exactly the type of distributor we are looking to partner with as they not only have built an extensive network across the region, but they also possess the technical expertise to take our solutions to market.”

VMRay’s global channel partners currently include VARs and Distribution across EMEA, APAC, and the Americas that have expertise in both the Public as well as the Private Sector. VMRay partners gain access to the VMRay Platform and its suite of interconnected malware analysis and threat detection solutions.

Canon Middle East Holds its Annual Partners’ Conference 2020 Virtually

Under the banner of “New World, New Heights”, Canon Middle East held its annual Partners’ Conference 2020 virtually, demonstrating a commitment to ensuring a sustainable future in the region with innovative insights and solutions that help achieve new heights, in a new world. Despite a challenging year, Canon Middle East proceeded with its important annual partner conference virtually, demonstrating commitment to the Middle East region, ‘closer to customers’ Strategy.

During the event, the company connected with partners celebrating its partners for showcasing resilience, agility, and growth despite the unprecedented difficulties and events of 2020. In addition to thanking frontlines for supporting essential sectors in the region while navigating the changes brought by the COVID-19 pandemic.

Anurag Agrawal, Managing Director, Canon Middle East, and Turkey said, “CME is dedicated to forging ahead and rolling out its growth strategy to address both geographical gaps and emerging trends, to be closer to customers in the region and address their emerging needs while staying agile and flexible. We will focus on ‘Retaining our existing customers’, ‘Reaching new ones’ and ‘Raising the value to all customers’ to expand the business horizon. Despite the pandemic, Canon has launched various key and game-changing products in the business and consumer categories across the Middle East, coupled with expansion plans and strategic partnerships announcements”

Canon strongly believes that complete cloud workspace solutions for companies looking to work from anywhere in the future are the key to the success of its products. The tremendous growth in social media and creative content creation such as vlogging will also increase demand for consumers’ products of Canon. Additionally, the company has been able to add a lot of value to its offerings with the launch of customized products for small, medium, and large enterprises this year.

ENGIE Solutions Wins Five-Year Contract to Service Gulf Data Hub

ENGIE Solutions has won a five-year contract to provide operation and maintenance (O&M) services to Gulf Data Hub, a data centre located in Dubai Silicon Oasis. As per the contract, ENGIE Solutions will continue servicing Gulf Data Hub’s TIER III certified data centres in Dubai, accommodating 6,000 sq. meters of white space through integrated facility management services. These services include technical, mechanical, electrical, and plumbing maintenance, as well as civil and specialized soft services including white space cleaning, pest control, and landscaping. Bart Holsters, General Manager UAE, ENGIE Solutions, commented, “As a company that is at the forefront of innovation, we enable clients to enhance quality standards and optimize their budgets by investing in the implementation of new models of service delivery, new technologies, and energy efficiency opportunities to enhance user experience. As Gulf Data Hub’s longterm partner, we provide sustainable mission critical services, leveraging on big data and machine learning solutions to enable data-driven reliability, reduce down-time risks and lowering the PUE (Power Usage Effectiveness).”