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ManageEngine expands NoSQL support with Redis monitoring

Real-time IT management company ManageEngine, today announced support for the Redis key-value store in its on-premise application performance monitoring solution, Applications Manager.

The move is aimed at providing operational intelligence to Applications Manager users who are also running Redis, helping them ensure high availability and performance for business applications that rely on Redis.

Optus, China Mobile set for June TD-LTE push

Optus, Australia’s second-largest mobile operator, will next month launch a TD-LTE service in Canberra, the country’s capital city.

The operator will initially offer a data-only service in the city using frequencies in the 2.3GHz frequency band, according to various reports of a press conference featuring managing director of networks, Gunther Ottendorfer (pictured).

Featured product: Cambium Point to Multipoint 450

Graham Owen, regional sales director MEA explains the new PMP 450.

Is the PC’s demise nearing?

The “post-PC age” talk has accelerated in recent weeks following gloomy PC shipment forecasts from both IDC and Gartner. What’s really behind the steep drop in the PC business?

Telecom

Huawei targets premium segment with Ascend range

Huawei Device, the consumer electronics division of China based manufacturer Huawei Technology, has unveiled its latest series of Ascend smartphones for the Middle East market at an event in Dubai, UAE.

Spectrum, customer boost for Sprint

Sprint acquired 20MHz of PCS spectrum (1900MHz frequency band) from regional carrier US Cellular in various Mid-West markets, including Chicago, plus a 10MHz slice of PCS spectrum in the St Louis market.

The $480 million transaction includes the transfer of around 420,000 US Cellular customers onto Sprint’s network.

The US number three operator says it’s providing special offers and incentives to reduce the cost of acquiring a new device to transition from the US Cellular network.

Vodacom notes mobile data potential, in face of challenges

African operator group Vodacom said it had delivered “a solid performance” in the year to 31 March 2013, while acknowledging “tough competition across all our markets”.

The company identified a number of “key challenges”, including the growth of OTT and instant messaging services, access to spectrum for LTE, and pressures on consumer spending in South Africa.

It also said that it is “investigating opportunities to grow our exposure to attractive markets elsewhere in Africa.”

هواوي تعلن عن الهاتفين الأسرع والأكبر في العالم

كشفت شركة "هواوي، النقاب عن سبق جديد على مستوى سوق الهواتف الذكية العالمي تمثل بإطلاق أحدث هاتفين من سلسلة هواتف هواوي الذكية فئة "أسيند" في منطقة الشرق الأوسط.

Media

Spiky sales patterns impact UAE retail channel

The UAE retail channel for ICT and consumer electronics (CE) products is witnessing increasingly spiky sales patterns, experiencing major peaks and troughs from one month to the next, as the impact of specific sales events exacerbates market volatility. The UAE retail channel has already experienced Dubai Shopping Festival (DSF) and Abu Dhabi Electronics Shopper in 2013, and the inaugural Gitex Shopper Spring – dubbed mini-Gitex by some vendors – is currently taking place in Dubai.

Jacky’s Electronics sees Gitex Shopper Spring Edition fuelling sales across all IT categories

Jacky’s Electronics, the UAE’s leading multi-brand consumer electronics retailer, is expecting a surge of product sales, from the usual off-peak period during the month of April, brought in by the four-day event of the first Gitex Shopper Spring Edition.

du Live! presents Kadim Al Saher and Sherine at 3rd du World Music Festival

du Live! is pleased to present two of the Arab world’s most-loved musicians, Kadim Al Saher and Sherine, live on stage as part of the 3rddu World Music Festival! They will perform on 28 March at Dubai Media City Amphitheatre.

Gadgets

ZOTAC Supercharges the TITAN

Dubai, UAE, May 2, 2013 – ZOTAC International, a global innovator and manufacturer of graphics cards, mainboards, mini-PCs and accessories, today supercharges the TITAN with the ZOTAC GeForce GTX TITAN AMP! Edition, the world’s fastest single GPU graphics card.

 

Robocops to patrol LA by 2025

In 1987, the film RoboCop debuted and featured a half-man half-robot cop patrolling the streets of Detroit, but now some car companies are planning on replacing cop cars in Los Angeles with drone cars by 2025.

Saudi prince buys $485 million ‘flying palace’

Dubai: Saudi billionaire Prince Al Waleed Bin Talal will soon take delivery of the world’s first customised A380 superjumbo, dubbed “the flying palace” for its luxury.

Insight

BYOD: Keep Your ‘Eyes on the Enterprise’

Article Author: Paul Wright, manager of professional services and investigation team, Middle East, India and Africa

Comguard unveils world’s most rugged and powerful firewall in Middle East

Comguard, a Dubai based leading value added distributor for IT products and part of the Spectrum group announced the launch of world’s most rugged and powerful firewall, the Clavister X8 which can withstand harsh, industrial environments to deliver outstanding performance, offering unified security management between office environment and industry environment.

IT INSIGHT-me (ITINme) at MWC 2013.....

IT has been an enabler all along and now it is playing the same role in the mobile domain. Hence expect other verticles to be represented at the MWC 2013... in addition to the usual vendors, operators watch out for new buzz words such as big data, mobile cloud, mWallets, NFC, small cells and smart cities, as well as the role of mobile in other industries like advertising, automotive (YES cars), finance and retail.

Smartphones galore this holiday season

 

SAMSUNG GALAXY S III
Samsung Electronics flagship product – Galaxy S3 – is powered by 1.4GHz quad core Exynos processor and features 1GB of RAM.

People

Oman to launch centre to drive SME growth

Oman is set to launch a new initiative in early 2013, aimed at encouraging growth in small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs).

Court restricts authority of PTA chairman

Tuesday 1 January 2013 | 00:54 CET | News

Ericsson announces new country manager for Oman operations

Ericsson announced the appointment of Abdullah Al Balushi as country manager for the company's operations in the Sultanate of Oman. In his new role, Al Balushi will be responsible for the strategic development and management of the business in Oman while focusing on advancing the company's leadership through innovation, technology, services and sustainable business solutions.

KOM’s Director General elected as IASP West Asia division President

Eng. Mohamed bin Hamad Al Maskari, Director General of Knowledge Oasis Muscat has been voted by members of the West Asia division of International Association of Science Parks and Areas of Innovation (IASP) to act as the division's president, which forms part of the IASP International Board of Directors.