Intelligent Tech Channels Issue 16 | Page 56

MARKET MOVEMENT Avaya and Intraconsult Telecom partner to deliver DX inside Egypt Avaya, a global business communications vendor, announced it is working with Intraconsult Telecom to help organisations in Egypt achieve their digital transformation objectives. The two companies will focus on driving adoption of Avaya’s innovative solutions to key industry verticals in Egypt, enabling them to provide richer communications experiences to their customers and employees. In operation since 2001, Intraconsult Telecom is a dedicated provider of global telecommunications solutions to both public and private organisations across Egypt. Specialising in multi-service platforms for communication solutions, Intraconsult Telecom will deliver Avaya solutions for key industry verticals, including hospitality, government, and oil and gas, as well as targeting the SMB sector. Digital transformation is a key priority for CIOs in Egypt, with two thirds of organisations having initiated or planning to implement DX strategies, according to researcher IDC. Avaya solutions are used today by leading organisations around the world and across the region, including Egypt’s top five banks, the three leading telecom operators, and the country’s largest business-process outsourcing BPO firm. More than 70% of Egypt’s contact centre infrastructure is built on Avaya technology. Mindware appointed distributor for Kodak Alaris in MENA, Pakistan Mindware, the regional IT value-added distributor, has just signed a major distribution contract with Kodak Alaris, a global technology company in digital imaging and information management. The agreement covers all countries under Mindware’s Middle East, North Africa and Pakistan regional umbrella. It includes the range of the Kodak Alaris Information Management portfolio, from scanners and capture software, to information management solutions, to professional services and support. Kodak Alaris and Mindware executives at the partnership signing ceremony. Paessler appoints VAD Technologies as regional distributor (Left to right) Gerry Kelliher, Sales Director EMEA at Kodak Alaris; Nicholas Argyrides, Chief of Sales and Marketing and Deputy GM at Mindware; and Naji Kazak, Regional General Manager for Kodak Alaris. Mario Veljovic, General Manager at VAD Technologies. Paessler, the network monitoring specialist, announced a partnership with VAD Technologies, an established IT and Technology value added distributor, headquartered in UAE, to distribute Paessler’s PRTG Network Monitor. The partnership is part of Paessler’s business development strategy to expand into new geographical and technological markets. 56 As of now, Paessler’s existing and new partners in the UAE, Saudi Arabia, Oman, Bahrain, Qatar and North Africa will be able to buy through VAD Technologies and supply PRTG to their end customers, using VAD’s expertise in the market and as a value- added distributor. The partnership means users will be offered a flexible tool that seamlessly integrates into their business; a solution that monitors the net from top to bottom. Also, it provides monitoring capabilities beyond traditional IT, specifically in the areas of e-health, IoT and CCTV. Paessler AG’s award winning PRTG Network Monitor is a powerful, affordable and easy-to-use Unified Monitoring solution. It is a highly flexible and generic software for monitoring IT infrastructure, already in use at enterprises and organisations of all sizes and industries. Over 200,000 IT administrators in more than 170 countries rely on PRTG. Issue 16 INTELLIGENT TECH CHANNELS