Middle East and Africa now second-fastest growing WAN optimisation market in the world; solutions company Silver Peak spotlights trends, network technology and customer feedback

Dubai, UAE, March 23, 2015 — Silver Peak, the leader in building software-defined WANs (SD-WAN), today commenced the UAE leg of its 2015 road show; highly-placed experts from the firm dissected network performance myths and presented solutions to accelerate data to new, optimised speeds, including Unity, Silver Peak’s latest revolutionary intelligent WAN fabric that unifies the enterprise network with the public cloud. With the global WAN optimisation market expected to grow to USD 12.1 billion in 2019, at an estimated compound annual growth rate of 18.8%, as per a report[1] issued by research firm MarketsandMarkets, the growing popularity of WAN optimisation has never been more apparent, especially in the Middle East and Africa, which has been dubbed the second-fastest growing market in the world. Incidentally, this road show also comes on the heels of Silver Peak being named a leader in research firm Gartner’s Magic Quadrant for WAN Optimisation in 2015.

“WAN optimisation is shaping up to be one of the hottest areas of the network equipment market, and we’ve seen strong growth in the Middle East. This road show marks a unique opportunity for the region’s solution seekers, industry watchers and followers to get up to date with the latest trends and network technology, and it is also a chance to become familiar with the range of solutions offered by Silver Peak, which can capably accelerate data to unprecedented, unrivalled speeds,” said Bhaskar Peruri, regional sales manager for the Middle East at Silver Peak.

“This is also a chance to hear about how Silver Peak customers saw immediate benefits in the ROI of replication acceleration software from being able to move more data in less time, and a chance to meet Silver Peak executives and partners,” added Peruri.

But the main focus of the event was Unity; unlike traditional WAN optimisation solutions, Unity correlates information about cloud services and Internet ‘weather’ to intelligently route traffic over a secure, optimal path. By keeping SaaS and IaaS traffic on the Unity fabric, IT gains an ability it’s never had: the ability to monitor and control connectivity to the cloud while ensuring consistent SaaS performance.

Silver Peak’s groundbreaking solution Unity fills quite the gap in the region’s market: according to Gartner, Middle East and North Africa region’s (MENA) public cloud services market has grown 23% in 2014 to total USD 629 million, up from USD 511 million in 2013.

Commenting on the increased adoption of Silver Peak’s solutions in the region, Abdul Rahaman, regional sales director for Middle East and Africa at Gulf IT Network, Silver Peak’s distributors in the UAE, said: “Silver Peak’s solutions portfolio has consistently met the varied needs of different clients in different industry sectors. The technology is efficient and cost effective when compared to local competitors. This road show is a good opportunity to interact first-hand with industry leaders, to understand the future of the WAN optimisation market and upcoming technologies.”

The Silver Peak 2015 road show will carry on to Abu Dhabi tomorrow, March 24, and then on to Bahrain on March 26.

About Silver Peak
Silver Peak is the leader in building software-defined WANs (SD-WAN). Silver Peak has the most robust hybrid WAN solutions to help enterprises migrate to a new enterprise-grade WAN that leverages the Internet. Silver Peak enables enterprises to dramatically reduce WAN costs, and quickly deploy new sites and applications. Transform your WAN today at www.silver-peak.com.

[1] MarketsandMarkets: Managed Network Services Market – Global Forecasts to 2019

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New Delhi, 30^thAugust, 2013: Konica Minolta Business Solutions India Pvt. Ltd., a world-class technology company, rolled out its first road show in Jaipur recently as a part of its channel engagement initiative. The first road show that kicked off from Hotel Orchid Central, Jaipur was organised by Konica Minolta’s distributor,Keertika Enterprises.

The event was presided by Mr. Tadahiko SumitaniMD, Konica Minolta Business Solutions India Pvt. and Mr. Kuldeep Malhotra, EGM Sales.

Konica Minolta is aiming at the mass volume market of A3 size printers in India. The main focus of the road show was to showcase the new range of A3 sized printers specially the color A3 MFD machine. The other A3 printers like Bizhub Series bh 284e with Fiery controller were showcased to highlight better print quality. Besides, machines bh 164, bh 224, bh 215, bh 423 were also displayed. The demo of all the products were pre-arranged for the customers and prospective buyers.

The customers were able to have hands on experience with the printing machines and witnessed  the superior quality of the A3 Printers.

On conducting first ever road show Mr Tadahiko Sumitani, MD, Konica Minolta Business Solutions India Pvt. Ltd.said, “These A3 MFD series range are set to take our printing solutions offering in Indian market to new dimensions. Konica Minolta has been able to establish leadership position in  Product Printing and Colour A3 MFPs with the highest market share.  Last financial year we also achieved 2nd position in A3 B&W MFPs.  For us, Rajasthan is a high potential market and we will completely support our Jaipur business partners to establish a strong hold in this market.”

The roadshow witnessed more than 100 partners and  customers from places like Bikaner, Alwar, Ajmer and Jaipur.

About Konica Minolta:

Konica Minolta Business Solutions is a leader in advanced imaging and networking technologies from the desktop to the print shop. Konica Minolta is the global developer, manufacturer of multi-functional peripherals (MFPs), printers, equipment for production print systems and graphic arts, equipment for healthcare systems, measuring instruments for industrial and healthcare applications, inkjet print heads and textile printers for industrial use, and related consumables and solution services. It is also engaged in the development, manufacturing and sale of electronic materials (including TAC films), lighting source panels, functional films (including heat insulation films), and optical products (including lens units). To know more please visit http://www.konicaminolta.in/

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NEW DELHI / BANGALORE / MUMBAI, India – February 4, 2013

 Kobian, a leading player in computer peripherals and tablets, continues their series of road shows across the country. The third week of January covered Bangalore and the fourth week focused on the growing territories of Gujarat and Tripura. The road shows are focused on giving a hands-on experience to users to the complete range of Mercury Tablets available in India. Gaining momentum and appreciation from the masses, the road shows are dedicated for the common masses of young students, middle management executives and parents planning to equip their kids with tablets. The shows are directed to connect and educate the people to understand their need and expectation from the tablet and then purchase the unit.

Kobian is displaying the popular model of Mercury mTab Neo2 which has been accolade as the Best Buy Tablet by Gadget Gurus. Along with Neo2, Mercury Dual SIM 7in Tablet, mTab StreaQ , has been a popular model. Mercury mTab7 and mTabRio are the Wifi solutions which are best suited for students and education institutes. End-users experienced the touch and feel of Mercury tablets, cross questioned Mercury sales and technical team to understand more about the products. Mercury team saw a successful and good number of footfalls.

Sushmita Das, Country Manager – India, Kobian Pte Ltd said”We feel people are yet unaware of the actual expectation from the tablet. This hands on and face to face interaction with the brand and technical team helps the users to understand the product best and make conscious buying decision. With the continued series road-shows we are targeting to reach the masses, school & college students, corporate houses and system integrators. The active participation of our partners and the team at Mercury has seen a success in the road-show.”

Since its inception in 1978, Kobian has always led the way, breaking boundaries and taking on new challenges head on. From the onset Kobian has cultured a passion for innovation through the development of easy-to-use, dependable technology to bring out the very best in people.

Operating in more than 8 countries around the world, including India, Indian subcontinent, ASEAN countries and MEA, Kobian applies new thinking and ideas to create simple, valuable and trusted experiences with technology, continually improving the way customers live and work.

Kobian offers a complete technology product portfolio through Mercury and IXA brands, comprehensively meeting customers’ specific needs. Thanks to a solid management team, Kobian’s performance has been consistently strong in volatile environments.

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