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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.
Meet Fatih Karaalioglu – System Center Data Protection Manager MVP from Turkey
Tell us who you are?
My name is Fatih Karaalioglu. I was born in Istanbul, Turkey. I am working in IT since 1998. From that date forward, i have worked in too many different status. Now a days, I am working as a Project Manager for Intercomp Company since 2007. I had chance to look into many different firm style in my worklife. So it gave me many opportunities and experience. I work on mostly on Microsoft Server System and Server System Management Tools, IBM X Series Server and DS Series Storage Units.
Tell us about your MVP history, when were you first awarded?
I have been a MVP since 2010 . My MVP scope is System Center Data Protection Manager. During my MVP history I produced a lot of technical articles,webcasts, podcasts and seminars for a CozumPark ITPro community.
Meet Anil Erduran – System Center Configuration Manager MVP from Turkey
Tell us who you are?
I am Anıl Erduran, 26 years old and live in Turkey. While i was a student at Marmara University, i also have been working as a system engineer and system support specialist on several companies in Turkey. I’m currently working as a technical trainer and consultant at Bilge Adam Information Technologies Academy. On the other hand I’m an active blogger on my personal blog anilerduran.com.
Tell us about your MVP history, when were you first awarded?
I have been awarded MVP title in 2010.During my MVP history i published lots of articles, delivered webcasts and seminars about System Center Configuration Manager on my personal blog and mshowto.org which is a biggest Microsoft based community in Turkey.
Meet Cengiz Han – Visual Studio ALM MVP from Turkey
Tell us who you are?
My name is Cengiz Han; I am a software developer with 7 years experience as a professional. If we consider before the period that I started to get paid for developing software, I am developing software for 13 years. I am passionate about best practices of enterprise application architecture and software development life-cycle practices. Furthermore, I am following alt.net community and alt.net technologies and using some of them in real life projects. I am from Izmir, Turkey. I am currently located at Nicosia, North Cyprus and working as a software development consultant and trainer.
Tell us about your MVP history, when were you first awarded?
I am a Microsoft MVP since 2004, I am one of the MVP’s who are honored as first MVP’s of Turkey. My MVP competencies are ASP.NET and Microsoft Visual Studio ALM (current).
What do you do in order to keep up with latest tools and technologies?
First of all I try as much as possible to keep in touch with others from community. I participate at meetings as much as I can, both online and offline. I am reading books and blogs, my OPML list has a lot of RSS feeds. Furthermore, I am following some community luminaries on twitter to keep up to date.
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
Turkey – Imagine Cup 2010 Finals in Pictures
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:
Meet Merve Bayramusta – MSP from Ege University, Turkey
Tell us who you are?
Hi, I’m Merve Bayramusta. I’m studying at Computer Engineering Department of Ege University and this is my last year as a student. I’m also MSP of the Ege University and I’m interested in developing windows and web applications. In addition to I’m studying Agent Oriented Software Engineering and Multi-Agent Systems recently.
Tell us about your University?
Ege University was founded in 1955 and located in İzmir, Turkey. It has one of the biggest campus in Turkey and also an university hospital is included. Our university has lots of social, health and education opportunities for the students.
Tell us about your MSP history, when were you awarded?
After having an internship at Microsoft for 45 days, I decided not to take apart from the Microsoft Community. So I applied from Ege University as an MSP and I was awarded in October 2009 for the 2009-2010 academic term.
Meet Ezgi Kaysı – MSP from Yasar University, Turkey
Tell us who you are?
I am Ezgi KAYSI. I’m 20 years old and I’m 3rd year student at Yasar University and studying computer engineering department. Also, I’m Erasmus student of information technology at KHLEUVEN ( Katholieke Hoogeschool Leuven ) in Belgium now. I am MSP of Yasar University during 2009- 2010. Also, I am manager of Marro.ws project in Turkey.
Tell us about your University?
Founded in 2001, young Yasar University is an academic institution that acknowledges the universal identity of a scientific organization with enthusiasm, genuineness and devotion with its 300 staff members, 200 being academics, and 2600 students in İzmir; the city of the Aegean’s civilized, humane and art and science conscious people.
The vision of Yasar University is to identify Yasar University as a “boutique university” which is loyal to scientific, ethical and moral values, responsive to global change, practising efficiency as an indispensable part of quality, and making efficient progress resulting in success, coordinated by carefully-considered decisions , educating experts who have the highest “designing skills”, “project-based work experience” and “artistic sensitivity”.
Tell us about your MSP history, when were you awarded?
I was awareded to msp this year 2009-2010. I am happy to be member of MSP and Microsoft groups. Unfortunately, I left my role of MSP because of my Erasmus program. But I want to be MSP next year again.
Meet Tamer Öz – Visual C# MVP from Turkey
Tell us who you are?
My name is Tamer Öz, I live in Istanbul. I graduated from Mechanical Engineering Department of Yildiz Technical University. After graduating from university I realized that I should work in computer related job. Becoming a developer seemed the job of my dreams and I started learning Microsoft .Net. I started my professional life with developing projects in Microsoft .Net 1.1 in 2004 and I am currently working as software development consultant. I like writing articles, answering questions in forums. I generally write articles at Yazgelistir and Codeproject, answer questions at MSDN and Codeproject forums, post blog entries to my website, share opensource projects at Codeplex.
Tell us about your MVP history, when were you first awarded?
I’ve been awarded MVP since 2006. And category has always been Visual C#.
What do you do in order to keep up with latest tools and technologies?
Following blogs, especially the blogs of product groups or people that work in product groups. Also following msdn, using beta versions of tools can be very useful to stay up to date. For instance I’ve been using Visual Studio 2010 since its beta version.
MEA MVPs Announced – April 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 country. This year’s new and renewing MVPs for MEA region includes:
Algeria
- Wissem Habboub – SQL Server
Egypt
- Ahmed Bahaa Mohamed Farid – Team System
- Mahmoud Amin Ismail – Exchange Server
- Mohamed Zaki – SharePoint Server
- Shady Khorshed – SharePoint Server
- Sherif Talaat – PowerShell
- Yasser Makram – Expression Blend
- Ayman El Hattab – SharePoint Server
IT is The Best Job in the World: Win trip to Mauritius
Microsoft Middle East and Africa proudly claims that “IT’s The Best Job in the World” proving this by offering a prize to truly IT people – free trip to Mauritius Island. Any IT person can join!
You may have seen it on TV – some people really think that sitting on a boring island and blogging about clouds going by is “the best job in the world” (not to mention the risk of being bitten by a jelly fish).
Here at Microsoft however, we are absolutely sure that IT is the best job in the world. And to prove that, we are organizing a boring 3-day seminar on an IT-related topic. But, we can bet that IT people attending this seminar will be really, really thrilled. Why? Because IT is “the best job in the world!” Oh, and did I forget to mention that the seminar will take place this May on the island of Mauritius! Flights and hotels will be arranged by Microsoft for truly IT people.
So, if you are an IT specialist (doesn’t matter if you do development or administration, Microsoft, Linux, Cisco, PHP or Silverlight) you are invited!
Meet Nevzat Yusan – MSP from Bahcesehir University, Turkey
Tell us who you are?
My name Nevzat Yuşan. I am from Gaziantep in Turkey. I’m MSP of Bahçeşehir University attending “Computer Engineering”. Out of the MSP I’m a Software Developer, Information Technology Professional(elementary) and licensed tennis player from “Republic of Turkey”. I would like to play tennis in a free time. I’m Interested in new technologies such as Business Systems, Game Technologies ,Web Site Systems. I’m working on integration these technologies together these days.
Tell us about your University?
Bahçeşehir University was founded in 1998 as a foundation university by Bahçeşehir Uğur Educational Institutions. Bahçeşehir University is aiming to take its place among the leading universities in the world with its strong academic staff, research and educational-instructional programs on international level, study abroad opportunities and modern technical infrastructure. Campus is located in Beşiktaş at the heart of Istanbul, the city, where Europe meets Asia. Approximately there are 40.000 students attending university.
Meet Asil Kaan Bozcuoglu – MSP from Bilkent University, Turkey
Tell us who you are?
Hi, I am Asil Kaan Bozcuoglu, a Turkish Microsoft Student Partner and a Computer Engineering student from Bilkent University. As a computer engineer student, I am interested in Robotics, Embedded Systems, Mobile and Web Development.
Tell us about your University?
Bilkent University is one of the most prestigious universities in Turkey. It has great campus with lots of opportunities for students in both social and educational manner. It is also ranked in 129th place in the Engineering/IT discipline at the web site www.topuniversities.com . Another important thing about Bilkent is that Microsoft Innovation Center Turkey is located in our campus.
Tell us about your MSP history, when were you awarded?
I awarded in this August. Before that, I tried to apply several times but never submitted my application. Applying to be a MSP is very tough process in Turkey. You need to record a 15-minute video and tell what you are and why you are eligible to being a MSP in those 15 minutes. It took me several weeks to record that video but I can say easily that it was worth it.
Meet Mumin CICEK – Exchange Server MVP from Turkey
Tell us who you are?
Mumin CICEK, I was born in Bulgaria in 17.12.1979 but I am living in Turkey, I was graduated from the department of Information Technologies in Mugla University. Moreover, I was graduated from the department of Business Enterprise in Anadolu University. I began my professional business life in 1996. From that date forward, I have been worked as a System & Network expert- as an instructor- as a Project head- as Project coordinator in the companies.
Presently, I am working actively as an IT Manager for Marigold Thermal Hotel and SPA in Bursa / Turkey. And also Project Coordinator and authorized instructor (MCT) in Bursa Akademinet CPLS Company. Besides, I am also serving in the managing part of the CozumPark Portal; and I essays about the Microsoft products are published at the same portal.
Tell us about your MVP history, when were you first awarded?
I have been an MVP since 2009 . My MVP scope is Exchange Server. During my MVP history I produced a lot of technical articles, webcasts,podcasts and seminars for a CozumPark ITPro community.
