Released on: July 5, 2008, 7:28 am

Press Release Author: Nirmala D\'souza/OAK Consulting

Industry: Computers

Press Release Summary: Industry experts shared how companies could enhance their IT
security and network speeds using Blue Coat's solutions.

Press Release Body: Dubai, United Arab Emirates, July 5, 2008: Emirates Computers
announced that along with its vendor partner - Blue Coat Systems, it held a seminar
on "Security and WAN Acceleration" for its customers at the Royal Meridien Hotel in
Abu Dhabi. The companies shared how regional companies and organizations could
enhance their IT security and network speeds using Blue Coat products.

"In today's fast-paced business environment, success depends on split-second
decisions and information availability. This is main reason why IT security systems
and faster networks are crucial in maintaining uninterrupted business continuity,"
explained Mr. Nidal Taha, Regional Director, Blue Coat Systems ME & Turkey. "At the
Security and WAN Acceleration event, experts familiarized delegates with Blue Coat
technologies that could enhance their company's IT security and network speeds.
Attendees to the event were also able to meet with peers from their industry and
learn about installations in businesses such as theirs."

The Emirates Computers and Blue Coat Security and WAN Acceleration event touched
upon several networking and security topics including ways of optimizing a variety
of systems such as WAN applications (such as branch systems, ERP, MS Office,
intranet, web applications, email and so on), data centre backup, SSL traffic,
streaming video, web traffic, applications for mobile users (bank branches), and
removing the junk from the WAN. A variety of regional industry experts such as IT
Managers, Marketing Managers and Technical Managers attended the event.

"The growing complexity of IT systems and their security has created multiple
challenges for CIOs and IT Managers across the Middle East region. They must address
the explosion in the number of access points, communication technologies
convergence, human behaviour, company leaders still thinking in terms of antivirus
software and firewalls, limited resources, and flat or even decreasing budgets,"
added Mr. Ahmed Qadri ,Networking and security Division Sales Manager at Emirates
Computers. "While basics remain essential, experts such as CIOs and IT Managers must
also handle evolving authentication methods, well financed corporate espionage
agents and cyber terrorists, as well as employee awareness and hence, the event was
so important."

The Security and WAN Acceleration event also covered topics such as protecting
against internal and external threats, why standards-based solutions are becoming
pervasive, advantages of centralized network management, leveraging network behavior
anomaly detection and integrating third party solutions for an end-to-end solution.


About Emirates Computers:
Three decades of experience have established Emirates Computers as a leading systems
integrator and technology solutions provider in the Middle East.

Founded in 1978 in the UAE with the aim to provide world-class IT solutions,
Emirates Computers today stands for competence and commitment.

As a partner of choice for leading technology providers such as Cisco, Nokia,
Oracle, Microsoft, Dell, EMC, Sun Microsystems, Vignette, Tandberg, Citrix, NCR,
SGI, Roland and others, Emirates Computers covers its markets end-to-end, catering
to both enterprises and consumers. For further details, please visit
http://www.emiratescomputers.ae


Web Site: http://www.emiratescomputers.ae

Contact Details: Nirmala D\'souza
OAK Consulting FZC
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Email: nimi@oakconsulting.biz