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QBS Software, the EMEA-wide software delivery platform, today issued a formal statement outlining its sharpened strategic focus on enterprise software and advanced cybersecurity across the Middle East, Turkey and Africa (META).
Since mid-2023, the Group has completed five targeted take-overs to assemble a best-of-breed vendor line-up and local execution capability:
| Year | Company (HQ) | Key Vendor Relationships | Strategic Fit |
| 2025 | Prianto Turkey (Istanbul) | OpenText, Quest, SUSE | Enterprise software depth, cloud migration |
| 2025 | Elmer (Ankara) | Check Point, OpenText, Trend Micro, TeamViewer | Turkish & wider METAA reach, 1,000+ resellers |
| 2024 | Titus Corp (Johannesburg) | Jetbrains, TeamViewer, Minitab | Pan-SADC coverage, SaaS breadth |
| 2024 | Maxtec (Johannesburg) | Fortinet, Thales, Qualys | Cyber-security VAD, SOC expertise |
| 2023 | InfoNet (Istanbul) | Check Point, Trend Micro, Forcepoint | Next-gen security, Turkish government credentials |
These moves, combined with QBS’s 12 000-publisher global marketplace, give regional partners instant access to an expanded solution stack for cybersecurity transformation and zero-trust architectures, enterprise infrastructure and cloud management, generative ai-enhanced security analytics, governance, risk and compliance (GRC), managed security and it services, it asset management and cost optimisation.
Dave Stevinson, Group CEO, QBS Software, said: “META is a key region for expansion and we are seeking to rapidly grow our position in the UAE, KSA and Qatar over the next four years. By uniting specialist distributors under the QBS umbrella, we can deliver the deepest enterprise-software catalogue, the strongest cybersecurity bench and the optimum software delivery platform anywhere in the region.”
QBS’s META operations already employ more than 120 specialists across six countries and are tracking double-digit organic growth. The Group expects annualised regional revenues to exceed US$150m in FY2026, on its journey toward the broader US$1bn global milestone.
