MARKET MOVEMENT
Zain Group and F5 Networks partner to launch
DDoS mitigation service
Zain Group’s fully owned global services
subsidiary, Mada Communications,
announced it is rolling out a new
Distribution Denial of Service or DDoS
mitigation offering to its country operations
and international roaming customers.
An agreement with application security
expert F5 Networks will see Zain benefit
from next-generation, cloud-ready DDoS
mitigation technology.
The Middle Eastern telecommunications
provider’s international roaming and
wholesale division is delivering a centralised
scrubbing service that processes incoming
traffic to detect, identify and mitigate
threats in real-time. Clean traffic is then
returned to relevant sites, preventing
attacks from reaching the network.
The deal directly addresses an
intensifying industry threat that saw DDoS
attacks greater than 1Gbps grow 172% last
year. It also helps Zain Group build on its
position as one of the Middle East’s leading
Internet providers with over 45 million
active customers across eight countries.
(Left to right) Henri Kassab, Managing
Director, International, Wholesale and
Roaming at Zain Group; and Diego Arrabal,
Vice President Middle East, Turkey and Africa,
F5 Networks.
Zain Group’s overall solution is also
compatible with the F5 Silverline cloud-
based services delivery platform, which
provides Layer 3 to Layer 7 protection with
cloud-scrubbing technologies to detect,
identify, and mitigate threats in real-time.
The new DDoS service neatly aligns
with a range of newly announced services
and agreements, such as the creation
of a joint venture with iflix, the world’s
leading entertainment service for emerging
markets, to bring unlimited video-on-
demand services to the MENA region.
Turkey based document solution provider
CBKSoft partners with Plustek
CBKSoft, an InfoFort company, announced
a partnership agreement with Plustek,
a global manufacturer of image capture
scanners. Under the new agreement,
Plustek will expand its document and
process management offerings by
integrating with CBKSoft’s electronic
content and workflow management
platform envision.
The partnership aims to increase
business efficiency and governance by
converting documents into an easy-to-use,
searchable digital formats that can then be
saved on a central document management
server in addition to allowing Plustek’s
clients to benefit from automatic scan-to-
process capabilities.
In April 2015 InfoFort, a susbsidiary of
Aramex, announced the acquisition of a 51%
stake in Turkey-based CBKSoft Software.
Distributor
Projection House
organises road show
for UK Ohm brand
Aramex first entered the Turkish market
in 1998 and now has 12 offices across the
country. The acquisition of CBKSoft provides
significant opportunities for Aramex
and InfoFort to continue their regional
expansion, taking advantage of increasing
demand for information management and
business solutions.
Projection House, UAE based distributor
and systems integrator for audio-visual
and information technology solutions,
held a select partner and customer
event to showcase British audio brand
Ohm’s range of speaker systems.
Projection House also introduced the
Cora and BRT series.
Projection House is the exclusive
distributor for Ohm in the region and is
focused on engaging with partners and
integrators to drive sales and expand
Ohm’s regional footprint.
During the two-day event, partners
and customers experienced the audio
capabilities of the British brand of a
45-year legacy in delivering top-of-
the line audio systems. Customers
had the opportunity to review Ohm’s
extensive product range in a variety
of scenarios, test its superiority,
and discuss their current and future
requirements with partners.
Ohm understands the stringent
requirements of the contractor
and client. Its range spans ceiling-
mount speakers for commercial
establishments, weatherproof speakers
for parks and outdoor venues, live
sound and line array speakers for
clubs, theatres, live performance
halls, homes, retail establishments,
educational institutions, commercial
and leisure establishments and houses
of worship. The company has an in-
house team supported by the world’s
top-notch design companies in France
and Germany.
Salih Kanli is General Manager at CBKSoft
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