The shortlist for the Network Middle East 2018 Innovation Awards can now be unveiled.
The shortlisted names have been forwarded to the judges who will pick a winner in each of the 16 category. The final winners will be announced at a gala dinner at the Grosvenor House Hotel, Dubai on 14th March, 2018. Shortlisted nominees will receive three complimentary seats at the ceremony.
The sponsors for these year’s awards are Norden Communication, GBM and Finesse.
For general information on the NME Innovation Awards, please visit https://beta.edgemiddleeast.com/nme-awards or contact Brian McNamara – brian.mcnamara@itp.com.
For sponsorship opportunities, contact Josephine D’Sa, at josephine.dsa@itp.com.
For any other queries, contact David Ndichu, editor, Network Middle East at david.ndichu@itp.com.
Cloud Implementation of the Year        Â
Dubai Airport Free Zone Authority (DAFZA)
Easa Saleh Al Gurg Group LLC
Al Masah Capital Ltd
RTA – Cloud Solution
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Data Centre Project of the Year
Abu Dhabi Ports
datamena: On-demand Connectivity Platform
eHosting DataFort
Etisalat
General Civil Aviation Authority
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Fixed Networking Implementation Project of the Year
Marina Gate 1
General Civil Aviation Authority
RTA – Fixed Network
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Storage Implementation of the Year    Â
General Civil Aviation Authority
Dell EMC
RTA
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Wireless Implementation of the Year Â
Al Shoruq School
General Civil Aviation Authority
Tristar Multi Logistics Polymers facility JAFZAÂ Â Â Â Â Â
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Security Implementation Project of the Year   Â
BAHRI & MAZROEI GROUP
Dubai first
Emirates Global Aluminium – Project ZoneX
My Digital Office BYOD
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Unified Communications Implementation of the YearÂ
Bahrain Ministry of Foreign Affairs
DIFC Wills Service Centre Virtual Registry
Lamprell IST
Takeleap
Zulekha Hospital
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Systems Integrator of the YearÂ
Condo Protego
FINESSE
Takeleap
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Networking Professional of the Year (End user)Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â
Ashith Piriyattiath-Al Masah Capital
Dr. Mohammad Khaled-Regulations Supervision Bureau
Nijin P R-Tristar Transport
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Networking Professional of the Year (Vendor)Â
Ahmed Auda – VMware
Amanullah Khan – Linksys
Sakkeer Hussain – D-Link
Savitha Bhaskar – Condo Protego
Tom Pegrume – Hitachi Vantara
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Networking Vendor of the Year              Â
Aruba, a Hewlett Packard Enterprise company
Cisco
Linksys
VMware
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Security Vendor of the Year     Â
Cisco
Fortinet
Infoblox
Mimecast
Sophos
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Cabling Vendor of the Year       Â
Norden Communication UK Ltd.
Panduit
Siemon
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Storage Vendor of the Year      Â
Dell EMC
Hitachi Vantara
NetApp
Pure Storage
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Network Management Vendor of the Year       Â
Infoblox
ManageEngine
F5 Networks
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Unified Communications Vendor of the Year   Â
Avaya
Cisco
Polycom