Intelligent Tech Channels Issue 03 | Page 58

MARKET MOVEMENT

Tata Communications and Emirates Data Clearing House partner to improve settlements

Tata Communications , a provider of communications and Emirates Data Clearing House , a regional leader in roaming solutions and seamless settlements , announced a bilateral partnership for mutual business cooperation in their data and financial clearing offerings to mobile network operators across the globe .

The partnership will enable Tata Communications to provide a more robust portfolio of solutions as an integrated mobility service provider with its existing range of innovative solutions . Emirates Data Clearing House will in turn expand their geographical avenues significantly towards global markets with an enhanced roaming and mobility management portfolio . The collaboration will allow both companies to enhance value and deliver a superior experience to new and existing customers .

Established in 1994 , Emirates Data Clearing House holds credibility of being an Intelligent Roaming and Revenue Management partner . Emirates Data Clearing House helps mobile operators visibly enhance their revenues and subscriber experience through comprehensive roaming solutions such as Data Clearing , Financial Clearing , Revenue Assurance , Value Added and Hub services .

Tata Communications owns and operates the world ’ s largest and advanced whollyowned subsea fibre cable network .

D2L appoints regional resellers for Brightspace learning cloud solution

D2L , which has helped transform learning for people all over the world , is now doing the same for Middle East and Africa . After increasing its presence in the region last year with a dedicated office in Dubai , and on-boarding several thousand unique users in the region since then , the global learning technology provider is set to scale up its regional footprint . The creator of the Brightspace Learning Management System has recently added new resellers to meet the market ’ s growing needs for smart learning technology .

D2L is currently providing its Brightspace LMS to high-profile academic institutions within the region such as Umm Al-Qura University in Saudi Arabia , Ankabut in the UAE and University College of Bahrain , to name a few . The provider is now increasing its resellers in the region to include , International Turnkey Systems and Regional Valley for Technology and Innovation , in addition to knowledge solutions provider Naseej Arabian Advanced Systems .

Available in fourteen different languages including English , Arabic , French , Turkish and Portuguese , the Brightspace LMS is well aligned with the region ’ s diverse language requirements . D2L has recently selected Amazon Web Services AWS as its strategic public cloud infrastructure provider .

Businessware offers Acronis backup as a service in UAE

Buzinessware , a Middle East hosting specialist , revealed a strategic new partnership with Acronis , a global data protection provider , which will result in the roll-out of next generation Backup-as-a-Service for small medium enterprises in UAE . Under the new alliance , Buzinessware will now be able to offer hybrid cloud backup and recovery solution from its Middle East datacentres . Resulting in SMEs enjoying a safe , secure and scalable offsite backup for any data or system and a 100 % assurance of recovery from anywhere , anytime .

According to Buzinessware senior executives , enterprise backup has been a key challenge that SMEs have been facing for over a decade now , which includes constant troubleshooting failures , optimising performance , managing media , and meeting backup windows — all resulting in operational overhead that offers no competitive advantage . W

With this in mind , Buzinessware offers BaaS as a key solution to protect all their mission-critical systems ; physical , virtual , and cloud with one efficient business backup solution managed by a single , easy-to-use console hosted for the first time in Middle east datacentres . The company is currently offering its cloud backup and recovery service starting from as low as AED 29 per month and also with a free 30-day trial period for its SME customers .

The company has pointed out that lost files and system failures can paralyse a project , which is why having a contingency plan is both crucial and essential . Buzinessware ’ s hybrid cloud backup and recovery solutions safeguards any business .

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