Kaspersky Lab’s spam report for the GCC in the third quarter of 2011 shows that Saudi Arabia is a local leader as a source of spam.

Although spam e-mails are distributed worldwide, spam traffic differs from country to country depending on regional specifics. At the same time, there are some common themes and trends that feature in spam regardless of where it is sent or received in the world.

All the GCC countries combined

account for only 1.33% of all global spam. The main reason that there are such low volumes of spam originating in the region is due to the relatively low number of users. I

“The country with biggest population in the region, Saudi Arabia, is a local leader when it comes to sources of spam (0.69%). Even though Saudi Arabia is the most populated county in the Middle

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“At InfoComm MEA Crestron will showcase and demonstrate its latestproducts for both the home and workplace and show how peoples’ lifestyles and working days can be eased and assisted through Crestron solutions such as whole home automation or building-wide management platforms for IT/AV and facilities managers. Besides AV Integrators we want to meet contractors, AV consultants, end users and other decision makers. Looking ahead, we intend to promote our DigitalMedia 8G+ solution in the market, focus on direct business with decision makers for projects and keep the award winning support to our partners on the highest leveVincent Bruno, Crestron Director of Marketing, Creston.

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East region, its population can’t be compared with that of countries like India and Indonesia. That’s one of the reasons why the amount of spam even from this country is so low. The second reason is that users are careful about protecting their computers,” explains Maria Namestnikova, Senior Spam Analyst at Kaspersky Lab.

Globally, the share of spam in mail traffic differs slightly from country to country. In the third quarter of 2011 the global average fell 2.7 percentage points compared to Q2 and averaged 79.8%. In Q3, more than 50% of all spam messages in the world originated from just six countries: India (14.8%), Indonesia (10.6%), Brazil (9.65%), Peru (6.65%), South Korea (5.85%) and Ukraine (3.7%). All of the countries that make up the top 10 sources of spam are situated in South America, Asia and eastern Europe. This is due to the fact that there are numerous users in these countries

and they are, for the most part, not very experienced when it comes to IT security. This makes them a soft target for cybercriminals spreading spam-bots.

There are features of spam that are peculiar to the Middle East (as well as Egypt, Jordan and Lebanon) just like in all other regions of the world.

“First of all it’s a language thing. It’s not surprising that many messages sent to users in the Middle East region are in Arabic. At the same time, sending spam in Arabic to other regions is a waste of time. As a result, most Arabic spam messages are sent by local companies looking for customers in their region and advertising via spam. It doesn’t make these messages safe or ’good’ – they are, after all, spam,” warns Namestnikova.

International spam advertising things like pharmaceuticals and fake designer goods is sent mostly in English – the relatively small number

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“ I am at GITEX to network with our clientele and improve awareness of our products which include photocopiers, toner cartridges and spare parts. I have been coming to the exhibition since 2006 and I hope to be a part of it next year as well. This year I am excited because Kiyo is introducing new laser cartridges and of course GITEX is the best platform to do that in the Middle East.”

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Egypt, Lebanon and JordanOnce again the most populous country of these three is the biggest source of spam. The share of global spam originating from Egypt is 0.22%, whereas the share of spam originating from Lebanon is more than two times less – 0.09%; Jordan accounts for even less – 0.07%.

These figures may appear to be unimpressive, but you need to keep in mind that the total amount of spam messages sent daily runs into the billions. So, even small figures such as 0.07% or 0.69% represent a huge amount of mail traffic – not thousands but millions of messages.

of users makes it unprofitable to translate all these messages into Arabic. Of course, yet another factor is that of culture and religion. All local and Muslim events and holidays are used in regional spam messages. In August, for instance, we saw many messages connected with Ramadan.

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“This is our first time at Infocomm but for the past four years we exhibited at GITEX Gulfcomms. DVCOM sees this as an opportunity to interact more with our existing clients and partners and give them an opportunity to get a hand on our latest solutions and product offering. We would like to position DVCOM as unique value added distributor offering vendor supported products. DVCOM is the ideal source for video based solutions, networking and telephony products and offering open source supported solutions for SMB and Mid SME market. Our main focus will be to look for more solution specific vendor partners to be added to our network and also generate new business leads. Our main focus this year is to develop the channel for the major industry players that we represent. Since the MENA region is showing a great potential for growth and a healthy adoption of Unified Communication solution in every industry we plan to identify and add

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Leviton is introducing its latest products for structured cabling and data centre markets, showcasing amongst other products the Opt-X Unity 40/100G Fiber System which is a pre-terminated MTP system featuring new cable, connector and termination technologies.

According to Ramzi Nassif, managing director – MEA for Leviton: “For the first time, customers will be able to use

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“GITEX provides a premier platform to showcase the best products and solutions the IT industry has to offer. Participating helps companies gain mindshare and expand their client network in the region. It’s also a great forum for industry experts to share knowledge about trends, innovation forecasts, and other best practices.”

a 24-fibre pre-terminated MTP system to transmit 100GbE speeds utilising multi-mode or single-mode fibre. The Opt-X Unity system was designed specifically to meet IEEE 802.3ba requirements and new

100GBASE-SR10 and 40GBASE-SR4 equipment.”

Also on display will be the Secure RJ Copper System. The system adds to Leviton’s line of keyed connectivity solutions, which also includes the Secure Keyed LC Fiber System. With the two systems, organisations can physically secure all of their high-priority copper and fibre ports. The new secure copper system provides physical port security with a patent-pending locking mechanism that can only be released with a matching-colour keyed extraction tool, claims the company.

The design is compatible with industry standard RJ ports in network equipment, devices, patch panels, and work area outlets. System components include patch cords, trunks, port blockers, and extraction tools, and are available in CAT 6A and CAT 6.

Zservices, the provider of local Zscaler cloud security services in the Middle East, is showcasing the first cloud-delivered Web and e-mail Security-as-a-Service (SaaS) infrastructure – all physically located and available in the Middle East region.

Nidal Taha, Managing Director, Zservices says, “Zservices was established in April 2011 to create and deploy a local Zscaler Cloud infrastructure across the Middle East region. We have rapidly deployed and commissioned the Zscaler Cloud infrastructure. Zservices is engaged with major telecoms operators in the region who will be offering our solutions as a value-added service

to their customers. We look forward to launching and demonstrating our unique cloud-based security solution at GITEX. Having our infrastructure physically located at strategic locations across the Middle East ensures localization of the service and provides the end-user with in-country privacy. We hope to meet other large telecom operators at the event to discuss business possibilities”.

Zservices Middle East cloud infrastructure is built and powered by Zscaler - The Cloud Security Company -which offers policy-based secure Internet access for any employee, on any device, anywhere.

Zscaler’s true, purpose-built and borderless global security cloud delivers comprehensive security and near-zero latency – all without the need to deploy hardware, software or endpoint agents. Zservices’ integrated cloud security services offering for Web and e-mail include URL filtering, Web access control, inline anti-virus and anti-spyware, Web 2.0 controls, advanced threat protection, bandwidth control, DLP and ‘e-mail flow control, continuity and reporting’.

Zservices has strategically deployed Zscaler cloud nodes in a highly available fashion at the most strategic internet points in the Middle East region. This enables the company to offer region-wide web and email cloud services and logging, local traffic termination and end-user data privacy that complies with telecom regulation. The infrastructure is being built to serve GCC and Levant Area with local cloud equipment within each country interacting globally with Zscaler’s worldwide cloud infrastructure.

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Polish company GoodRam has launched the iFlash drive. The new flash drive can be directly connected to a Mac device including iPods and iPhones without having to connect to a laptop to transfer data.

Speaking about the product, Jonathan Gadalla, GoodRam’s director for the Middle East told 60 Mins “ It is a very convenient product and it gives users the quick option of directly transferring their data to and from the drive. The flash drive is compatible with all file types and is suited for Macs as well as PCs”

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Misplaced, forgotten, lost or stolen – this is the fate of an estimated thousands of USBs in the Middle East annually. Kingston Technology is urging the Middle East’s increasingly mobile and connected professionals, the majority of whom use USB technology to transport data, to secure the content of these devices during GITEX.

With a large number of workers owning and using a USB on a daily basis, choosing vendors with reliable, proven security technology will provide peace of mind that data stored on USBs is secure. Kingston Technology is showcasing a range of secure USB solutions, including the recently-launched DataTraveler 4000 Managed (DT4000-M), which is ideal for high value corporate deployments, offering superior protection (FIPS 140-2), flexibility and centralised management control at an affordable cost. Visitors to its stand will also be the first in the region to experience the brand new Kingston DataTraveler 6000 (DT6000), launching globally this month.

Organisations spend millions of dollars annually on network security to thwart hackers and other outsider threats. Currently, enterprise USB options are limited in their ability to offer both flexibility and stringent security. Existing solutions range from expensive and rigid platforms built to adhere to the highest

“Managed secure USB drives are a necessity within many professional organizations in the Middle East, whose team members are highly mobile and who require high volumes of data and images to travel with them,” said Antoine Harb, Business Development Manager – MEA, Kingston. “The financial, legal and truly practical benefits of a strategic, secure USB drive plan for companies in the region are driving this movement.”

government security certifications, to lightweight security offerings that offer little in the way of specific device management and are being loosely managed with general purpose endpoint security software. Kingston’s secure USB offerings draw from the company’s unparalleled expertise with field-proven, government-tested and internationally deployed platforms supported with the industry’s best warranty, service and support. While other companies concentrate on security around cloud-based services, Kingston keeps its focus on the hardware security side. Our longstanding relationships with controller and NAND Flash suppliers as well as global distribution capabilities ensure a steady supply of products to meet customer needs.

Kingston Technology is also showcasing the next major milestone in flash memory for USB products with the Kingston DataTraveler Ultimate 3.0 Generation 2 (G2). Kingston’s DataTraveler Ultimate 3.0 G2 features the latest technology for USB 3.0 Flash drives, making it ideal for IT professionals and enthusiasts who want to take advantage of all the performance improvements offered by USB 3.0 technology right away. The new DataTraveler Ultimate 3.0 G2 has a read speed of 100MB/s, and a write speed of 70 MB/s. It is available in 16-, 32- and 64GB capacities.

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The Middle East is an important market for us. GITEX, being the top technology exhibition, is an ideal forum for us to demonstrate our leadership in the LAN infrastructure products space as well as meet our customers and partners from across the region at a single venue. Our objective of participating is to increase awareness of our products’ superior quality, increase our brand’s visibility and sign on new partnerships and contracts. We are highlighting the features and benefits of our LAN Infrastructure technologies in an IT network and how the quality and performance of the company’s cabling system plays a direct and measurable role on the performance and reliability of their LANs. We are also promoting our latest micro-bundle fibre optic cables and our green technology solutions.

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Speciality retail solutionCegid, a provider of enterprise management and vertical software solutions, is attending GITEX for the first time to introduce Yourcegid Retail, its new software portfolio dedicated to speciality retail. The group is seeking partners and distributors in UAE.

Designed to improve the competitiveness, productivity and profitability of speciality retail chains, Yourcegid Retail helps retailers optimise every step in their supply and distribution chain: sourcing

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“We are looking for experienced channel partners particularly in UAE.”

“Tablets are predicted to overtake the laptop because of strong features like the ability to be carried around anywhere with ease, longer battery life and user-friendly operating systems.”

Tania Oakey, Retail & International Marketing Director, Cegid

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A simple click is enough to make a new point-of sale operational within seconds. Data from all channels is stored on a single database located at the head office. Yourcegid Retail is also available in a SaaS mode (Software as a Service).

Over 1,000 retailers and 20,000 stores across more than 70 countries are using Yourcegid Retail to drive their business forward.

and production, supply chain, merchandising management, store management and EPOS, CRM and loyalty. Solutions are cross channel (Web, store, mobile), modular, user-friendly and are available in more than 25 languages.

Yourcegid Retail is available using Cegid Web Access – Smart Client technology. Data is available in real time in the store or at head office.

EUROSTAR Group has announced the Middle East launch of the EUROSTAR Tablet’ the first ever Arabic enabled Android tablet.

It comes with power packed features like an engaging seven inch touch screen, an Android 2.2 operating system, 256 MB of RAM and 4 GB ROM Flash. The release complements the leading company’s current efforts to hit over S$00m in revenues for its consumer electronics division for 2011. Executives have expressed confidence that key trends like the emergence of display devices as strong revenue drivers and the continuing development and release of products and applications will play a major role in helping the company meet its target revenue.

The tablet is offering Arabic-based applications like iQuran, Azan and English to Arabic translator programme. The tablet’s seven inch screen offers an 800

x 480 resolution with processor speed of 800 MHz. Weighing in at 1.04 Kg., the ‘EUROSTAR Tablet’ has a built in 1.3 megapixel camera, 1 W audio speakers and is powered by a 1500 m AH battery. WiFi ready, users will enjoy using the Android tablet with its preloaded applications that include Google Talk, Android Market, Facebook, Twitter, Skype, YouTube, Gmail, Dictionary, Encyclopaedia and games.