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GITEX 2018 TECHNOLOGY PARTNERS

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Show dates: 14-18 October 2018, Dubai World Trade Centre | AT GITEX TECHNOLOGY WEEK Exhibition hours: 11am-7pm

LENOVO DCG EMPOWERS “INTELLIGENT “81% OF UAE DATA STILL TRANSFORMATION” IN THE MIDDLE EAST UNCLEAN”: VERITAS VP

Richard Wilcox, Lenovo DCG

Lenovo Data Center Group’s is marking its third participation in the region’s most premier technology event comes with a

larger presence this year.

At GITEX Technology Week 2018, Lenovo Data

Centre Group is showcasing its technologies, products and solutions that are aimed at empowering ‘Intelligent Transformation’.

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RAPID ALERTS WHEN FIRES BREAK OUT Ensuring that building fires are kept under control is a key priority of the UAE authorities Aysha Al Meheeri, Injazat’s as the country’s head of marketing and development communications, Injazat continues apace, and the Mubadala-owned company Injazat Data

Systems has been using GITEX to showcase its systems for dealing with the menace of fire.

Hassantuk, a monitoring, alert and control system in the Emirates, was launched late last year by Injazat and the UAE Ministry of Interior as a way of speeding up responses from the emergency services.

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SOPHOS DEMOS THE POWER OF DEEP LEARNING TECHNOLOGY

Harish Chib, vice president, Middle East & Africa

Global security firm Sophos will showcase its latest security technology for endpoint, servers and security management

at GITEX 2018.

Visitors at the Sophos stand will get a chance

to hear first-hand how Sophos deep learning technology goes beyond traditional machine learning. The company will also highlight how it is integrating its deep learning capabilities into its security solutions.

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The regional vice president of data management specialist Veritas – exhibiting at Hall 7 – has said that despite UAE organisations making significant progress in their Johnny Karam, VP, Veritas data visibility journey, the vast majority of it still remains unused and worthless.

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RING LOOKING TO EXPAND INTO AFRICA Amazon owned Ring says it is looking towards expanding its operations into Africa, following increasing demand Mohammad Meraj Hoda, for its products.

Vice President of Business The video doorbell Development, Ring maker, which launched in the UAE and the region in 2017 during Gitex Technology, says it has had several 4 CONTINUED ON PAGE 3

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enquirties from various parts of Africa during the past year.

“The demand from Nigeria, Ghana and Kenya has been good. We see a great interest and have started exploring options to tie-up with local distributors,” says Mohammad Meraj Hoda, Vice President, Business Development at Ring

in the UAE and the region.

Ring provides an affordable alternative to more expensive home security solutions and is known for its ease of use and set up. The US-based startup created news when it was acquired by Amazon for US$1 billion. The company recently launched Ring Alarm - a device that can alert in case of fire.

In the UAE, on its first anniversary Ring said it is

showcasing two new products - the Video Doorbell Pro, and Floodlight Cam. “Both products have advanced motion detectors and like all our other products is easy to set up,” he said.

Within the UAE, its products have sold more in villas and townhouses compared to apar tments. “That’s because the video doorbell is most attractive to homes that have no additional layers of security in the first place.

Ring also enables users to charge their devices using solar power. The batteries last for almost three to six months. Solar power adds additional bandwidth. You can further extend the battery life by intelligently adjusting the timeframe for monitoring.”

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Apar tments in the UAE provide that,” he said.

“However most of our clients living in apartments have brought it in order to monitor the nannies,” he adds.

Ring also enables users to charge their devices using solar power. “The batteries last for almost three to six months. Solar power adds additional bandwidth.

You can further extend the battery life by intelligently adjusting the timeframe for monitoring,” says Hoda.

The starter-kit with Doorbell Pro is priced at AED799 and is sold across all major retail outlets, including online retailers Noon and Amazon owned Souq.com.

But sales are being driven more by retail sales. “At least 70 percent of our sales are from brick and mortar retail outlets,” he adds.

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proves that organisations are acknowledging that data is growing at a “faster pace than previously thought” but the “data-berg” – where only a fraction of data remains visible to the enterprise – is holding them back from delivering true competitive advantage.

Veritas conducted a 2018 study of 100 UAE organisations to understand how they manage data, and compared to results from 2016’s equivalent research, the future bodes well for the way information is managed in the country.

The 2018 survey found that out of all the data that organisations currently have,

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Lenovo... the cloud.

“We will be highlighting one of our newly announced offerings, ThinkShield, which is a new approach to securing devices throughout their lifecycle,” said Richard Wilcox Data Center Group (DCG) Regional Director, Lenovo Middle East. “Because companies need to protect sensitive data now more than ever before, ThinkShield features a suite of technologies and controls, from BIOS and firmware for authentication and physical/ virtual endpoint management to physical camera shutters and fingerprint readers to supply chain management.”

Another key highlight of Lenovo DCG’s participation at the show is its recently announced partnership with NetApp. “This multibilliondollar global strategic partnership will help customers modernise their IT architectures through Intelligent Transformation that will accelerate their digitalisation efforts with new high-performance and next generation flash storage products and solutions scaling from the edge

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only 19% is “clean data” – data that is relevant and put to use for businesses – a figure that has risen from 8% in 2016.

The level of ROT data, meanwhile – redundant, obsolete and trivial data – shrank from 43% to 33%. The remaining 48% from 2018’s statistics comprises dark data – data that that is unknown and lacks visibility.

Karam said that Veritas has an answer to help slash this figure.

“The first thing we do is give organisations visibility so that their dark data is no longer dark,” he said. “We identify what’s redundant. Imagine a presentation that’s been shared 50 times around your organisation, or a marketing video from seven years ago. Your

to the core network to the cloud,” said Wilcox.

According to Wilcox, Lenovo DCG believes that GITEX is one of the most strategically significant events of the year enabling the most innovative and forward-thinking industry leaders to promote the culture of technological innovation for the UAE and the rest of the MENA region.

“The innovations taking shape in the UAE, with the support of many government entities is quickly becoming a predominant component of our modern economy and the city of Dubai is already considered a regional hub with several innovation-led initiatives announced this year,” said Wilcox.

“We are confident that this year’s GITEX Technology Week will attract more visitors, inspire greater innovation and continue to be the most relevant platform for the key players of the region to come together for digital transformation across all sectors. This year we expect to see more innovations in the AI sphere as well as smarter solutions for businesses especially around Cyber Security,” he added.

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When it comes to customer information, data could be put on your most expensive, reliable servers and storage, and replicated and backed up on hourly basis. We allow organisations to introduce policies and platforms to manage their data. We’re addressing that databerg. If organisations don’t address it, the problem won’t go away, and will only increase.”

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partners to discuss their security priorities, but equally as the region’s premier ICT exhibition provides the ideal platform to sign new partners and strengthen our channel network,” said Harish Chib, vice president, Middle East and Africa, Sophos.

According to Chib, deep learning is a powerful, groundbreaking tool for keeping unknown threats

GITEX offers us a great opportunity to meet and interact with customers and partners to discuss their security priorities, but equally as the region’s premier ICT exhibition provides the ideal platform to sign new partners and strengthen our channel network.”

browsing cache history is also trivial; that could be terabytes of data.

“The next step is putting intelligence and automation around that data. We put policies around it. Some information could be automatically moved to your cheapest storage, put in the cloud or deleted altogether.

“When it comes to customer information, data could be put on your most expensive, reliable servers and storage, and replicated and backed up on hourly basis. We allow organisations to introduce policies and platforms to manage their data. We’re addressing that data-berg. If organisations don’t address it, the problem won’t go away, and will only increase.”

at bay. “It is the latest evolution of machine learning, which delivers a massively scalable detection model that is able to learn the entire observable threat landscape,” he explained.

“With the ability to process hundreds of millions of samples, deep learning can make predictions that are more accurate at a faster rate with far fewer false positives when compared to traditional machine learning,” added Chib.

Compared to the previous years, Sophos underlined that this year GITEX is more aligned to the future. “Coincidently this year our theme is ‘See The Future’ under which we will highlight the future of cybersecurity. GITEX 2018 is set to catalyse fresh and broader perspectives on ICT and Security trends. It is noteworthy to mention that MEA is already witnessing several projects in Digital Transformation. Security will be a major focus at the event this year due to the increase in sophisticated attacks which makes IT security a top priority for companies as it can impact uptime and overall service levels,” said Chib. www.tahawultech.com

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ensure that, when a blaze or another type of emergency develops, the Civil Defence is alerted automatically so that they can respond and deal with the situation at the earliest opportunity.

The alarm-receiving centre will be alerted when a fire breaks out at any of more than 150,000 buildings in the UAE. “There have been a lot of awareness campaigns going on to make building owners aware,” said Aysha Al Meheeri, Injazat’s head of marketing and communications.

The system applies to both offices and commercial buildings, while a separate operation deals with residential properties.

Al Meheeri said that commercial building owners are required to sign up online and a team of inspectors will then visit the property and issue a certificate. Certification is

At GITEX Injazat is also demonstrating a similar automated system that deals with building maintenance.

This can issue alerts when maintenance is required, ensuring the work is carried out before problems develop.

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compulsory for a trade license to be renewed.

At GITEX Injazat is also demonstrating a similar automated system that deals with building maintenance. This can issue alerts when maintenance is required, ensuring the work is carried out before problems develop.

Another offering being highlighted at GITEX is Injazat’s complete end-to-end IT managed service.

“We manage all the IT infrastructure, including the data centre, network security and systems,” said Ahmad Tawfeeq, head of implementation engineering at Injazat.

Injazat provides these IT managed services to major government entities, among them flagship clients such as Air Force Air Defense United Arab Emirates.

“They are one of the big accounts for Injazat and we do complete managed services for them as a dedicated model,” added Tawfeeq.

A government-owned media organization is another of the companies that turned to Injazat when it needed a complete IT infrastructure implementation solution.

“We did the complete set up for them, and ongoing managed services,” said Tawfeeq.

On top of these managed service capabilities, Injazat has also been showcasing artificial intelligence and virtual reality solutions at GITEX as the company looks to branch out into new areas.

IT Security and Analytics top priority for ManageEngine at GITEX 2018 ManageEngine is announcing a new feature around user-behaviour analytics for one of their IT security products, and also plans to launch AI Chat Bot capability along with geo-fence support to its unified endpoint management offering, Desktop Central at GITEX. The company is also launching the Browser Security Plus, and the rest of its IT management suite of products, which are aimed at helping organisations in the region cope up with new technology innovations.

“With the region’s increased IT adoption aimed at business productivity and continuity, no organization, however big or small, can afford to ignore security and analytics, as IT security is essential to stay protected, and analytics will help them plan their future in a meticulous manner. At GITEX, we plan to show customers in the region how maintaining a secured network with the right security solutions must be an ongoing activity, and some of our new offerings which will help chart a holistic approach to IT management,” said Nirmal Manoharan, regional director of sales, ManageEngine.

“We are also looking forward to strengthening our channel network and meeting our IT and business patrons from various organizations across industry verticals at the event.”

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Active Directory management plugin for ServiceDesk Plus and Zendesk; O365 content search capability to its O365 Manager Plus; SAP NetWeaver password synchronization, and Key Manager Plus integration with GoDaddy SSL certificate authority, are some of the other new updates that will be displayed at the event.

ManageEngine experts are available to interact with visitors to help them understand the company’s latest developments in IT service management, IT operations management, endpoint management, Active Directory management, IT security and analytics. Apart from holding product demonstrations, senior executives from the company will be looking forward to sharing their global successes with both customers and partners in the region.

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Al Jammaz Distribution celebrates KSA milestone

Adel Qahwash, general manager, Al Jammaz Distribution

Celebrating its 20th year since establishing a presence in Saudi Arabia, Al Jammaz Distribution is spotlighting its “solutions and collaborations” with vendors in a number of areas at GITEX 2018.

Taking centre stage is the Al

Jammaz Cloud platform, but the firm is also utilising the show to showcase its innovations in security, cloud, data centre and hyper-converged infrastructure.

“The Al Jammaz Cloud platform, which we launched almost two years ago, is a primary focus for us here at GITEX this year,” said Adel Qahwash, general manager, Al Jammaz Distribution. “Offering a full range of SaaS, IaaS and XaaS solutions, our platform provides our channel partners with a variety of cloud services to cover the entire cloud deployment lifecycle and journey.”

Qahwash added, “We’re also demonstrating our strengths in the Internet of Things space,

We’re also demonstrating our strengths in the Internet of Things space, and we have a dedicated demo area for these solutions here at our stand in Hall 3." and we have a dedicated demo area for these solutions here at our stand in Hall 3. For now,

these solutions are targeting smart homes and smart buildings, but we’re looking to expand the sectors we can enhance with these solutions in the near future.”

The Internet of Things, alongside IT security, are two areas that Qahwash believes will see increased attention over the coming 12 months.

Now in its 38th year, GITEX Technology Week brings together over 100,000 visitors from over 140 countries per year, and is the highlight of the Middle East’s technology space.

“It is a must-attend event for industry players across the region; you cannot afford not to be here,” added Qahwash.

du promotes inclusive, happier society in partnership with Amal Glasses at GITEX Technology Week 2018

du, from Emirates Integrated Telecommunications Company (EITC), is partnering with Amal Glasses at GITEX Technology Week 2018 to showcase technology-driven outcomes and smart solutions for the blind and visually impaired. www.tahawultech.com

Launched in the UAE, Amal Glasses is a revolutionary technology which, through the aid of a virtual assistant, enables blind people to know more about their surrounding environment. The glasses rely on artificial intelligence (AI)

technology to process the data and present it to the blind by voice so that they can know everything they care about.

Ahmed Al-Ghafly, a Senior Project Manager, Ministry of Community Development was invited to experience the cutting edge technology and its many helpful features, including obstacle warnings, people recognition, weather updates, currency recognition, SOS functions, remote device control, colour recognition, Qiblah direction and daily prayer times, to name but a few.

“Empowering people of determination and less-abled citizens to interact with the world around them in a new light via new innovations is an extraordinary feat. At du we strive to provide technological solutions to enhance peoples’ lives and our partnership with Amal reiterates this commitment. Furthermore, this showcase gives GITEX

visitors an unfiltered glimpse into how future urbanism can guide the UAE’s citizens into the future,” said Abdulwahed Juma, Executive Vice President – Brand and Communications, EITC. du has the innovative Amal Glasses on hand for GITEX visitors who wish to try-out the smart glasses in a dark room with an range of obstacles.

The interaction is open to anyone wanting to experience the safety features that the innovative and life-enhancing product offers. This showcase closely follows du’s brand promise of enabling society through technology for good, recent examples of this include Babnoor App for autistic children and the #PostWisely social media movement. du invites you to experience Amal Glasses and the Gov2071 Guidebook firsthand in Zabeel Hall 2, stand ZA-A20 at GITEX Technology Week 2018. @tahawultech

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Hikvision starts POC testing of AI cameras at DWTC and RTA Cameras can automatically recognize the empty parking spaces. Cars that occupy them and even issue an alarm if it stays there beyond the stipulated time

Alan Zeng, Technical manager at Hikvision

Chinese camera manufacturer Hikvision says it has started proof of concept implementation of its cameras with inbuilt artificial intelligence along with key partners in the UAE. Deep learning cameras or Deepinview cameras, as the company calls its latest range of advanced security surveillance devices, have the capacity to recognise, people, faces and objects with inbuilt hardware capable enough to process 20,000 images in a second.

“Our new DeepinView cameras are powered by built in GPU Chips that enables it

to perform analytics without the need to send the data to the server,” says Alan Zeng, Technical manager at Hikvision in UAE Deep View cameras, he says, were introduced into the region in January this year. “We have already installed several of these cameras at the Dubai World Central and for the Roads and Transport Authority in Dubai.

“These cameras can accurately recognise faces, the body structure, thereby building sufficient date including the type of structure, the type of attire and the colour,” says Zeng.

The images are then processed either within the camera in case of DeepinView cameras, or data sent back to DepinMind NVRs in case of large enterprises that use thousands of ordinary cameras.

Face recognition. He says is just the beginning of the new technology. “We started hearing about cameras with the ability of face recognition about two years ago. But the

Hikvision has expanded from merely being a hardware manufacturer to providing integrated security solutions. It is already working on developing an enhanced database of all number plates across the region - a mandatory requirement for Security Industry Regulatory Authority (SIRA)” hardware technology fully evolved only late last year,” he adds.

Hikvision, according to him, has expanded from merely being a hardware manufacturer to providing integrated security solutions.

It is already working on developing an enhanced database of all number plates across the region - a mandatory requirement for Security Industry Regulatory Authority (SIRA). Hikvision

is at the final stage of the ANPR approval with its own developed ANPR algorythm.

The Automatic Number Plate Recognition (ANPR) technology for example will be very useful to automate the parking fee collection across the UAE. “Cameras can automatically recognize the empty parking spaces. Cars that occupy the space and even issue an alarm if it stays there beyond the stipulated timeframe,” he says.

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Etisalat Digital and Ericsson demonstrate unified IOT platform for smart traffic management at GITEX 2018

Etisalat Digital and Ericsson demonstrate unified traffic management IoT platform capabilities, and locally develop and promote use cases for the UAE urban transportation sector The use cases are built on the unified IoT platform for smart traffic management Under the GITEX 2018 theme: Experience Future Urbanism, Etisalat Digital and Ericsson will showcase efficient traffic management solutions that includes Secure Vehicle Tracking, Automotive Surveillance and eCall Accident Simulation Alert to improve response and reaction to road accidents.

Etisalat Digital and Ericsson (NASDAQ:) will jointly showcase smart traffic management solutions at GITEX Technology Week 2018. Under the GITEX theme: Experience Future Urbanism, the two Digital giants will demonstrate IoT Accelerator capabilities, as well as locally develop and promote use cases for the UAE transportation sector.

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The demonstrations include Secure Vehicle Tracking, Automotive Surveillance and eCall Accident Simulation Alert, which notifies authorities, emergency services, insurance providers, the Roads and Transport Authority, and other vital stakeholders of the occurrence of an accident.

Additionally, Etisalat Digital and Ericsson will showcase the latest smart parking and smart traffic light control solutions.

The solution is built using Ericsson and Etisalat IoT platforms, and provides an integrated approach to traffic management optimization, paving the way towards a true smart and sustainable city.

The solution automates the transport ecosystem of roads, vehicles, drivers and traffic management authorities. By uniting technology and markets, cities can solve traffic issues.

Alberto Araque, Vice President/Internet of Things & Digital Payments says: “This showcase with Ericsson is a

We are pleased to partner with Ericsson, global leaders in the 5G and IoT domain, and to demonstrate use cases that have the potential to transform the transportation experience in the UAE as we know it.” testimony to our efforts and focus on our strategy ‘Driving the Digital Future to empower societies’. We are also thankful to the vision and leadership of UAE for inspiring to deliver world class networks and innovative services for the smart city future.

We are pleased to partner with Ericsson, global leaders in the 5G and IoT domain, and to demonstrate use cases that have the potential to transform the transportation experience in the

UAE as we know it.”

Alp Uysal, Head of Strategy, Technology and Sustainability, at Ericsson Middle East and Africa says: “Making data actionable is the key to a successful smart city. Ericsson Transport solutions jointly developed with Etisalat will enable the city to manage growing traffic and increase driver safety more efficiently and at lower cost. This is a readymade IoT solution that Etisalat Digital can offer to cities and governments today.”

Using Ericsson’s and Etisalat Digital’s IoT capabilities and Mobility Solutions, this unified IoT Platform offers advanced traffic management through intuitive and easy-touse interfaces. All software is configured and updated remotely from the Etisalat Digital cloud, meaning software updates are done without any interruptions in operational processes, and without significant changes in staffing requirements. www.tahawultech.com

Hikvision forecasts rapid growth in the UAE as CCTV market expands Video surveillance company forecasts huge sales increases as more businesses install extra security

William Wang, Hikvision’s Dubai-based regional general manager

Growth of as much as 50 percent a year in the UAE is forecast by the video surveillance company Hikvision, as it looks to expand its market position.

The company has around a 20 percent market share of the CCTV market in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region, across which around 300 staff are based.

William Wang, Hikvision’s Dubai-based regional general manager, said much of the

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growth in the Emirates would come from organisations installing cameras to comply with legal requirements.

“For the last two years the UAE government has increased the security coverage by the government law. All the shops, all the business entities will have to install CCTV cameras by the government law. Otherwise they cannot renew their licence,” said Wang.

“In the next three to five

In the next three to five years we’re expecting 40 to 50 percent growth annually.

It’s driven by the demand of the security industry and driven by the innovation of the company.

The industry growth in the UAE is 10 percent, but still we’re taking 40 to 50 percent growth.”

years we’re expecting 40 to 50 percent growth annually. It’s driven by the demand of the security industry and driven by the innovation of the company.

The industry growth in the UAE is 10 percent, but still we’re taking 40 to 50 percent growth.

“You cannot say it’s a very young industry, but still it’s a high-potential industry, and in this region the security demand will be increased everywhere.”

Around 60 percent of Hikvision’s business in the UAE is accounted for by small and medium-sized enterprises, while the remainder comes from large enterprises and government.

However, in terms of the market across all providers, large enterprises and government make up the majority of sales, so it is to from these organisations that Hikvision is expecting most of its growth in the short term.

Established in 2001, Hikvision has had an office in Dubai since 2010, where just over 100 people are based and from which the MENA region is managed.

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Huawei Middle East spotlights how 5G and AI will reshape the intelligent Middle East

Charles Yang, Huawei Middle East

Huawei is hosting its third annual Innovation Day, under the theme “Innovate for a Digital Middle East,” on 15th October, the second day of GITEX Technology Week, at Sheikh Maktoum Hall, DWTC. Huawei Middle East Innovation Day will highlight how emerging technologies in 5G, Artificial Intelligence (AI), and Smart Cities are driving economic growth and reshaping the Middle East.

According to the company, Innovation Day will start with the 5G Ecosystem Conference held under the theme “5G is Now, Sailing to New eMBB Horizons.”

The conference will gather operators, regulatory agencies,

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vertical industry leaders and broader ecosystem advocates to discuss the 5G industry from the perspectives of business, technology, and policy. The aim of the event is to bring together industry leaders from different sectors and demonstrate how 5G will enable the transformation of vertical industries and promote regional economic development.

Industry leaders and luminaries will gather for a discussion and experiencesharing on how AI is enabling digital transformation and reshaping the world we live in. Under the theme “Activate Intelligence”, Huawei will use the event as an occasion to be regional first to launch full stack all scenarios AI solutions, besides of AI core technology from chipset, algorithm, platform and hardware, and display top AI commercial cases in sectors ranging from smart city, safe city, digital energy, smart transportation, digital finance, cloud and IoT security , and more. Guests will also be given the opportunity to experience live cloud and product demos that make use of brand-new AI technologies.

Charles Yang, president, Huawei Middle East, said,

Innovation Day is an opportunity for leaders in ICT, government, and industry to gather and discuss the best path forward to building a digital Middle East. At Huawei, we understand that emerging technologies from 5G to AI have the potential to help GCC governments reach their long-term development strategies to become diversified, knowledge-based economies through digital transformation.”

“Innovation Day is an opportunity for leaders in ICT, government, and industry to gather and discuss the best path forward to building a digital Middle East. At Huawei, we understand that emerging technologies from 5G to AI have the potential to help GCC governments reach their longterm development strategies to become diversified, knowledgebased economies through digital transformation. We want to empower our partners and customers here in the Middle East to make the most of these new opportunities and forge ahead on the path to an intelligent world. We hope our guests will leave Innovation Day with a deeper understanding of how to harness ICT to drive

forward development and economic growth, both within their organisations and in the Middle East as a whole.”

The event will also act as a platform for senior government officials to participate in keynote speeches and panel discussions, sharing their opinions on the future. The annual conference will also include MoU signings with government and ecosystem partners for 5G and AI innovation, and the unveiling of a new research paper conducted in partnership with Analysys Mason. Titled “Unlocking Digital Opportunities with 5G’,” the White Paper makes public never-before-seen data and statistical analysis on the benefits of 5G for the GCC region.

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Panasonic showcases best-in-class visual solutions at GITEX 2018

Mr. Yasuo Yamasaki – Director, System Solutions & Communications Division, Panasonic

New 4K Laser Projectors, Professional Displays and Integrated PTZ Cameras deliver stunning imagery that meet future business demands across industries Panasonic Marketing Middle East & Africa (PMMAF) is showcasing its latest projection, professional display and integrated PTZ cameras at GITEX Technology Week 2018 from October 14 to 18 at the Dubai

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World Trade Center. Among new product introductions, taking the spotlight are gamechanging technologies, including a 4k+ laser projector boasting 21,000 lumens of brightness, two new series of 4K+ professional displays and a 4K/60p integrated pan/tilt/zoom camera.

Mr. Yasuo Yamasaki – Director, System Solutions & Communications Division, Panasonic Marketing Middle East & Africa (PMMAF), said, “Now more than ever, consumers desire unique, multisensory and immersive experiences.

Understanding the need for Middle East businesses to make an impact with their audience, Panasonic is committed to provide solutions that meet the changing trends and help organizations thrive.

This year at GITEX, we are showcasing game-changing technologies – 4K solutions that are pushing the limits in brightness, impact and flexibility.

All these new products have been developed by Panasonic to better meet the changing demands of regional businesses across industries such as Education, Retail, Hospitality, Healthcare, Leisure & Entertainment.”

Engineered with exceptional quality and reliability the new PT-RQ22K 3-Chip DLP laser projector is equipped with 4K+ resolution. This new addition to Panasonic’s 3-Chip DLP laser projector portfolio delivers 21,000lm of maximum brightness and 20,000:1 contrast ratio in WUXGA or SXGA+ resolution for excellent picture

quality. Its compact size makes it easy to handle while preparing for an event, and together with powered lens shift and a wide range of optional lens, makes the PT-RQ22K an ideal projection solution for rental, staging and large venue installations. The new PT-RZ120 with 4K signal input and the new 8,500lm PTRZ870 projectors blend crisp and vivid imaging with bright, dual-laser-module is capable of maintenance-free operation for up to 20,000 hours thanks to air-tight and dust-resistant optical units and cooling systems negating the need for air filters—perfect for educational institutions, corporate, museums, exhibitions, digital signage and house of worship venues.

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Beyond expectation CEO Andrey Golov explains why Al Hosani Computer can deliver cloud security products that go beyond protecting virtual machines. study of non-IT executives, 71% said that concerns over cybersecurity are impeding innovation in their organisations. We provide a comprehensive set of solutions to reduce cybersecurity risks for the most demanding government, energy and lawenforcement organisations.

This set of solutions is based on the assumption that all underlying infrastructure might be already hacked. So, we need to preserve sensitive data in vulnerable infrastructures. To accomplish this, we overlay key security mechanisms by our own trusted ones. We can securely process sensitive data on endpoints, then safely transfer it through the network to private cloud and control the data there.

Andrey Golov, CEO, Al Hosani Computer

How does your organisation’s technology help to enable an innovative culture in organisations that consume it?

Cybersecurity is an integral

part of today’s digital business.

Digital risks and digital adversaries will continue to challenge organisations, and more losses should be expected. In a 2016

This set of solutions is based on the assumption that all underlying infrastructure might be already hacked. So, we need to preserve sensitive data in vulnerable infrastructures. To accomplish this, we overlay key security mechanisms by our own trusted ones.

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Do organisations in the Middle East have the luxury of being able to work on innovation-driven projects?

Middle East organisations have achieved a very good pace of innovations and innovationdriven projects.

The key reason is a nexus of four forces: government vision, tech-native and savvy youth, fast growing economy and late adoption advantage.

Governments in the GCC region understand the importance of innovations for improving quality of life of citizens.

Tech-native youths demand innovations because it’s part of their lives. A fast-growing economy will fuel those innovations. And absence of significant investments in legacy infrastructure will make it easier to start from the scratch.

Give examples of how your organisation’s technologies or services have been used to enable innovation in organisations across the Middle East.

Our solutions help our customers to keep sensitive data safe. We provide three products: Secret Net Studio for Data - Unlike traditional data leakage prevention systems, we don’t rely on content analysis. We mark every sensitive file as confidential and restrict its transmission only to approved networks, devices or users.

Security policy is applied to files and virtual machines tagged as confidential. It allows you to spend less resources to support appropriate data security posture. vGate - Unlike most cloud security products, we don’t secure virtual machines. We control the security posture of the private cloud and administrative access to the sensitive virtual machine datastore. So, if a hacker gets access to the private cloud management system, they won’t do any harm to the sensitive VMs. Secret Net Studio Trusted Environment - Every standard endpoint protection solution works inside the operating system. But what if the operating system is hacked?

Can we still trust the endpoint protection product in this case?

Trusted Environment operates below the operating system and is completely invisible to it.

It externally controls endpoint protection products and even if hackers try to deactivate it, we won’t allow them to do this. www.tahawultech.com

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The new paradigm Asim Saud AlJammaz, vice president of AlJammaz Distribution, explains why networking is crucial in making GITEX a success, and why the firm hopes to educate customers on cloud, AI and IoT.

Asim Saud AlJammaz, vice president of AlJammaz Distribution,

Give a brief overview of AlJammaz Distribution.

AlJammaz Distribution is the leading value added technology distributor in the GCC and the Middle East, which distributes advanced

technology products, solutions and services in the areas of data centres, infrastructure, cloud, IoT, networking, collaboration, cybersecurity, servers, storage, wireless mobility,

We do business through our channel partners; AlJammaz Distribution serves the financial, industrial, education, telecoms, hospitality, healthcare, government, SMB and consumer sectors, offering high-demand products at the lowest possible cost.

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broadband and Internet access, consumer gadgets and lifestyle products.

We do business through our channel partners; AlJammaz Distribution serves the financial, industrial, education, telecoms, hospitality, healthcare, government, SMB and consumer sectors, offering high-demand products at the lowest possible cost. Our portfolio includes leading technology suppliers such as: Cisco, Dell EMC, Veritas, Technicolor, Honeywell, Linksys, Lenovo, CommScope, Panduit, APC, Rittal, Ruckus Wireless, Netscout, Fluke Network, Microsoft, White Hat, NEC, STC Business Services, Tenable Networks, Nexthink, Ring, Alibaba Cloud, Infrascale and XbOx. What do you hope to achieve at GITEX Technology Week 2018.

We want to meet with our partners around the region and share with them the latest trends in technologies in hyperconverged and data centres, and to inspire channel partners about cloud opportunities and how can they use them to address and solve end user problems.

We also want to show end users the latest technologies in surveillance systems and facial recognition at our stand, (Hall 3 entrance, Stand C3-1), to demonstrate different IoT solutions that channel partners can use to solve customers issues, solutions around

cybersecurity, collaboration and wireless that can help enterprises to secure and do their business better.

Will you be making any announcements during the show?

There will be several announcements that we will make during Gitex, including new partnerships around cloud solutions, AI and IoT. How does GITEX continue to be a relevant platform?

I do believe it is one of the best events around the world, where quality visitors attend to connect with peers, network with Vendors, systems integrators and other end users, to learn from vendor experts and experience demos. For example, we will be actively participating together with some of our leading vendor partners to meet with our IT reseller partners, and of course share our experiences and know-how to further develop our IT reseller partner community and their capabilities, especially in new trends such as cloud, AI and IoT. How should partners ensure they have a successful Gitex?

Plan the visit ahead of time, decide the technologies they need to know more about and search who is demonstrating them, and plan important meetings and have time to network with peers, friends and customers. www.tahawultech.com

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