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Aptec Holdings gets Microsoft OEM distribution for Gulf
Aptec Holdings, one of the largest technology distributors in the Middle East, Turkey & Africa, has expanded its distribution agreement with Microsoft to include Gulf region for Microsoft OEM products. Aptec was an authorized distributor for Microsoft OEM previously only for the UAE.
Aptec plans to expand the current Channel and recruit new partners for Microsoft OEM in the Gulf region to further gain market share. With the presence of Aptec with other products and solutions, distributing Microsoft OEM will add a significant opportunity to the reseller community in the region. The new distribution agreement authorizes Aptec to sell Microsoft OEM in Bahrain, Qatar, Oman & Kuwait, with previous held markets. Aptec already has Microsoft Volume License distributor for the Gulf.
Microsoft Kuwait hosts Exclusive Ghabka for VIP’s and Government Officials
Microsoft Kuwait celebrates the holy month of Ramadan and recently hosted an exclusive Ghabka for local media, VIP’s, government officials, educators and students at the Sheraton Hotel in Kuwait. At the event, Microsoft Kuwait took the opportunity to recognise key students and teachers from Kuwait University and American University of Kuwait (AUK). The Ghabka was attended by Wael Al Sagar, Chairman, A.H Al Sagar & Bros and Microsoft representative in Kuwait.
Ehab Mostafa, Country Manager, Microsoft Kuwait presented certificates to 23 computer science students and teachers of Kuwait University for their outstanding contribution towards the Microsoft Visual Studio 2010 Arabization content project organized by Microsoft in July 2010. Microsoft Visual Studio 2010, is a technology advanced programming language used by developers to develop console and graphical user interface applications.
Meet Saleh Nabeel Alsaffar – MSP from Kuwait University
Tell us who you are?
Howdy, I’m Saleh Nabeel Alsaffar from Kuwait and I’m a student at the Computer Engineering Department of Kuwait University. I should be graduated by the time this interview is published. I’ve been an MSP at Kuwait University for 2 years now and I love programming and developing applications. Actually, it is one of my hobbies since I was a kid.
Tell us about your University?
Kuwait University was founded on 1966 and consist of several colleges, one of them is the College of Engineering and Petroleum (established by 1974) which is the one I’m admitted to. The college compromised of seven departments which are: Chemical Engineering, Civil Engineering, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Industrial and Systems Management Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Petroleum Engineering, and Architecture. All those seven departments are accredited by ABET.
Tell us about your MSP history, when were you awarded?
Joined the MSP program when I got invited by Microsoft and Dr. Thalaya Alfozan to the MSP Boot Camp in Dubai on 21st November 2008. It is there where I realized the awesomeness of the MSP role for students and the opportunity for me to be in touch with Microsoft and my fellow colleagues.
MEA MVPs Announced – July 2010
The Microsoft MVP Program is a worldwide award and recognition program that strives to identify amazing individuals in technical communities around the globe who share a passion for technology and the spirit of community. Microsoft MVPs are recognized for both their demonstrated practical expertise and willingness to share their experience with peers in Microsoft technical communities.
Microsoft MVPs are awarded every quarter and recognizes the contributions of an individual to technical communities over the past year. The MVP list includes all Microsoft technologies, divided by area of interest. This year’s new and renewing MVPs for South Asia region include:
Egypt
- Mina Nagy – Communications Server
- Hisham Hassan – Dynamics GP
Kuwait – Plexus awarded as the 2010 Microsoft Country Partner of the Year
PLEXUS Information Systems & Computers Company has been awarded as the 2010 Microsoft Country Partner of the Year for Kuwait. The Microsoft Country Partner of the Year Award recognizes partners at the country level that have demonstrated business excellence in delivering Microsoft solutions to our mutual customers over the past year. This award showed effective engagement with their local Microsoft office, delivered customer satisfaction, showed innovation, won new customers, and created business impact.
PLEXUS Information Systems & Computers Company K.S.C.C. is a Kuwaiti Closed Shareholding Co. established in 2006 with a paid capital of 10 Million KD, and having business activities in Kuwait and the Middle East since its inception with a clear vision in providing unique IT Solutions & Services across the region. Plexus is part of the largest group of companies in the Middle East owned by Noor Financial Investment Co, NOORTEL & National Industries Group Holding with a total number of 42+ highly experienced employees.
XpertLearning Partners with Microsoft to Provide Online Training to Imagine Cup Gulf Finalists
In collaboration with Microsoft Gulf, XpertLearning, the leading provider of e-Learning solutions in the Middle East, will provide the Imagine Cup Gulf winners with access to online courses to sharpen their presentation skills ahead of the Imagine Cup World Finals in Warsaw, Poland.
Now in its eighth year, Imagine Cup has grown to be the premier student technology competition in Gulf and worldwide that aims to encourage young people to apply their imagination, their passion and their creativity to technology innovations that are focused on finding solutions to real world problems.
Imagine Cup Gulf 2010: Your Winners!
Recently teams from around the Gulf arrived to the Atlantis Hotel, Dubai to compete in the Imagine Cup Gulf 2010 Regional Finals. They had the chance to interact with other teams through team building activities, presentation skills training and were given the time to work on their project. On the big competition day, they presented their software design innovations in front of a panel of judges. Teams had ideas ranging from entrepreneurial websites, recycling innovations, traffic solutions, to health applications. See all the pictures here.
The top 4 teams will be heading to Warsaw, Poland in July to represent their country in the Worldwide Imagine Cup Finals. The judges for Imagine Cup Gulf 2010 were Guruswamy Periyasamy from Emirates Airlines, Talal Al Rahbi from ITA Oman, Dr. Fadi Aloul from American University of Sharjah, Reghu Jayapalan and Ibrahim Al Mayahi from du. So, the Imagine Cup Gulf 2010 Regional winners are:
MS Retail Selects Microsoft Dynamics to Enhance Operational Efficiencies
Microsoft Gulf today announced that MS Retail, the leading Kuwaiti based retail chain has chosen Dynamics NAV Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) software to maximize internal efficiencies. Since its inception, MS Retail has been committed to providing a world class retail experience through its flagship retail concept stores under the brand name Baroue.
The adoption of a robust and flexible technology platform will allow the retailer to automate business processes, and adopt state-of-the-art technologies within its stores leading to enhanced customer experiences and improved productivity across the organization. In addition, Microsoft Dynamics and LS Retail deliver value-added technical advancements and out-of-the-box integration with other Microsoft technologies, thereby improving total cost of ownership for MS Retail. The replacement of the old technology with Microsoft will be done in partnership with EEMC, a Microsoft Gold Certified Partner and a leading ERP consulting company in Kuwait.
Gulf Region – Imagine Cup 2010 Finals in Pictures
Microsoft’s Partner Academy Program Concludes in Kuwait
Microsoft concluded the first part of its Gulf Partner Academy Program in Kuwait. Microsoft Partner Academy is a global training program that aims to provide technical, marketing and business development skills to Microsoft’s Gulf partner community and focuses on strengthening partner readiness to help them identify new business opportunities on current and future Microsoft products. The 2010 edition of the Gulf Partner Academy Program trained 15 partners in Kuwait.
Commenting on the importance of the Gulf Partner Academy Program, Ehab Mostafa, Country Manager for Microsoft in Kuwait said, “Having a good network of solutions partners is the key to successful outreach to our customers and we need to ensure that these partners are kept updated on the latest Microsoft technologies. The Microsoft Partner Academy Program reinforces our commitment to this market and empowers our partners, who are an integral part of Microsoft’s growth in the region.”
Imagine Cup – Top 10 teams from the Gulf and their innovative ideas!
Over the past few months, students from across the Gulf have been applying their passion, creativity and imagination to help solve the world’s toughest problems by using technology. The proposals rolled in from Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman and the UAE in great numbers.
At this point, Microsoft Gulf present to you the top 10 teams from the Gulf and their innovative ideas! They will be arriving to Dubai on May 1 to work as teams and receive training. The projects will be presented to a panel of judges on May 3 to determine the top team per country to be sent to the world wide finals during July in Warsaw, Poland.
Microsoft shares technology best practices with Kuwaiti government
Microsoft Kuwait announced its commitment to promote good government practices through the use of technology. The company said in a press release on the occasion of concluding a workshop for senior technology executives from the Kuwaiti government in cooperation with the Central Agency for Information Technology, that a “series of presentations was made by Microsoft that demonstrated how technology can help improve performance within the Kuwait eGovernment framework thereby leading to improved governance practices.”
Microsoft Kuwait Manager Ehab Mostafa said that “The Kuwait Government has been a visionary in the development of the country’s technology infrastructure. Microsoft is committed to working with governments to promote innovation and growth through technology solutions and partnerships that create economic and social opportunities.”
Deputy Director General for Central Agency for Information, Qusai Al-Shatti said “the workshop was very informative, it has helped us understand the future technology trends and the new technologies that Microsoft is working on.” “There are challenges, especially in the government sector, when it comes to technology readiness and the culture of change. This workshop has given us a view into the next generation of government services. This will help us plan ahead on how we can boost productivity and improve governance,” he said.
Meet 50+ Microsoft’s Most Valuable Professionals
The Microsoft MVP Program is a worldwide award and recognition program that strives to identify amazing individuals in technical communities around the globe who share a passion for technology and the spirit of community. Microsoft MVPs are recognized for both their demonstrated practical expertise and willingness to share their experience with peers in Microsoft technical communities.
Microsoft MVPs are awarded every quarter and recognizes the contributions of an individual to technical communities over the past year. Here are some of the Microsoft’s Most Valuable Professionals interviewed by us:
Microsoft Gulf hosting Imagine Cup 2010 regional finals in Dubai
Microsoft Gulf is hosting regional finals of Imagine Cup 2010 in Dubai at Atlantis Hotel on Monday, 3rd May 2010. 10 teams from universities across Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman and UAE will battle it out to win the chance to represent the region at the global finals of Imagine Cup being held in Warsaw, Poland July 3-8, 2010
- Day/Date: Monday, May 3rd, 2010
- Time: 9:00am – 1:00pm
- Venue: Atlantis Hotel, Convention Centre, Room C
- Microsoft Representative: Charbel Fakhoury, Regional General Manager, Microsoft Gulf
Microsoft Gulf expands partnership with ITE Distribution
Microsoft Gulf today announced its development with ITE, one of the leading regional IT distribution companies, to include Microsoft Commercial products such as Microsoft Windows, Office, and other commercial product suites available developed by Microsoft.
Previously, ITE’s Microsoft product offering included leading PC hardware such as Microsoft gaming devices, keyboards, mice, webcams, and headsets, as well as the highly demanded, Microsoft Mac Office. The Dubai based ITE will be responsible for distributing in the United Arab Emirates, Kuwait, Qatar, Oman, and Bahrain.
“ITE Distribution’s clear understanding of the retail industry has expanded our reach and assisted in our channel expansion and growth. ITE’s performance through the past year clearly reflects on our strategy to provide access to local outlets and retailers where premium Microsoft products can officially be available to the local consumer with the support that matches it,” said Armagan Demir, Head of Microsoft Entertainment and Devices Division Middle East.
“We are pleased to further expand our partnership with Microsoft, and increase our product portfolio for network partners,” said Shams Jafery, Director – Business Development, ITE Distribution.”We will stay committed to offering our channel expertise and support to further increase Microsoft’s market share across the region.”
