Intelligent Tech Channels Issue 46 | Page 8

NEWS
StarLink and Tamdeed Projects sign MoU for end-to-end telecom , ICT systems integration and managed services

StarLink , a specialised cyber and cloud

VAD in the META region and Tamdeed Projects , an Etisalat Services Holding company – part of Etisalat Group , have entered a strategic alliance to collaborate in the intelligent automation , cyber and cloud domains .
The two companies signed an MoU at GITEX Technology Week 2021 and agreed to work together and leverage on each other ’ s vast experience in myriad areas of expertise . The focus will be to join efforts and offer bestof-breed solutions and services and play an integral role in enabling organisations thrive , become resilient and elevate their Digital Transformation journey to the next level with automation and Artificial Intelligence .
The partnership aims to have a holistic approach towards cybersecurity with intelligence automation , cloud and data centre , provided from an array of cuttingedge solutions in the StarLink portfolio and capitalising on training expertise and facilities along with services offerings .
Mahmoud Nimer , President , StarLink , commented : “ This partnership is very strategic to StarLink and as a ‘ digital advisor ’ we will extend our consulting services to Tamdeed Projects to empower their customers with advanced technologies delivered through our end-to-end and extensive solutions portfolio supported by highly skilled professionals in the cyber , cloud and intelligent automation space .”
RedCloud expands its open commerce marketplace

RedCloud has announced the availability of its open commerce platform , a decentralised market for B2B buyers and sellers , in Argentina , Brazil , Peru , Nigeria , South Africa and Mexico . The platform , accessed via the Red101 app , now has a pipeline of one million merchants , with over 270,000 merchant downloads to date .

Designed to ensure frictionless trade , RedCloud ’ s open commerce platform was developed after years of research into digital solutions to address financial , operational and logistical pain points experienced by FMCGs , distributors and local merchants worldwide .
RedCloud found that for brands , local supply chain infrastructures are inadequate or too hard to access , meaning that a typical FMCG company will only ever reach a tiny fraction of prospective merchants .
RedCloud ’ s technology enables any brand to connect its distributors and local sellers through a single API . Using the Red101 app , brands and distributors can see where their products are going and how they are performing .
Justin Floyd , Co-Founder and CEO , RedCloud , said : “ We are providing a frictionless platform where any brand in the world can connect to any seller . That is what open commerce means . Every supply chain is broken . Trade is dysfunctional and chaotic and marketplaces like Amazon are not trusted by brands or sellers .”
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