22 January 2017

Dubai, UAE – Redington Value and Huawei, today announced their collaboration in the information technology space with the objective of developing smart, futuristic solutions together.

“Huawei is not only one of the leading providers of information and communication technology but is also steadily changing the landscape in emerging technologies such as cloud computing and internet of things” said Ramkumar Balakrishnan, President, Redington Value. “Huawei and Redington Value have a common ideology in terms of how digitalization is transforming the IT industry and how different industry verticals can use disruptive IoT technology to their advantage and increase productivity. The partnership is focused on collaboration with Huawei's cloud offerings and internet of things. We will also leverage the Red Vault to host leading Huawei technologies for the benefit of industry specialists while engaging jointly on smart city projects. Additionally, we look towards our other key initiatives such as the Red Cloud and our consultancy arm - Citrus Consulting to provide impetus to our strategy this year.”

“Huawei is very excited to join hands with Redington Value, a top information technology player in the region. Redington Value shares our vision of how the IT landscape is evolving and has introduced several key initiatives such as the Red Vault Solution Center and Citrus Consulting – its very own consultancy arm for disruptive technologies. We are looking to combine Redington Value’s expertise with our own to come out with smart innovative solutions applicable to all industry verticals” said Alaa Elshimy, Managing Director & Vice President, Huawei Enterprise Business, Middle East.

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About Redington Value
Redington Value is the Value Added Distribution division of Redington Gulf, the largest distributor of IT products in Middle East and Africa.  Established in 2006, Redington Value has been growing exponentially on its offering of products and solutions addressing IT requirements across the entire Middle East, Egypt and parts of Africa. Redington Value’s product and solution offerings span across technology domains of Compute, Storage, Network, Software, Security, Virtualization, High Availability, Business Continuity, Cloud and the Voice and Unified Communications.

The business model is purely channel oriented and empowering channel partners with technology through trainings and joint engagement is at the core.

Website: http://www.redingtonvalue.com/ 

About Huawei 
Huawei is a leading global information and communications technology (ICT) solutions provider. Our aim is to enrich life and improve efficiency through a better connected world, acting as a responsible corporate citizen, innovative enabler for the information society, and collaborative contributor to the industry. Driven by customer-centric innovation and open partnerships, Huawei has established an end-to-end ICT solutions portfolio that gives customers competitive advantages in telecom and enterprise networks, devices and cloud computing. Huawei’s 170,000 employees worldwide are committed to creating maximum value for telecom operators, enterprises and consumers. Our innovative ICT solutions, products and services are used in more than 170 countries and regions, serving over one-third of the world's population. Founded in 1987, Huawei is a private company fully owned by its employees.

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Sherif El Ghamrawy
Ogilvy Public Relations                            
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