ISSUE # 307
CNME August 2017
SEWA chairman Dr Rashid Alleem on the technological transformation of Sharjah's critical infrastructure
Interview: Polycom's Marco Landi
Polycom’s president for the Asia-Pacific, Europe, Middle East and Africa regions, Marco Landi, shares his thoughts on the potential for video conferencing solutions in the GCC, and why traditional workspaces are being transformed by advancing work cultures and technologies in the APAC-EMEA territory.
What’s Inside
Security Operations Centres to face greater challenges in the coming year
0 16232SOCs to face greater challenges from cybercriminals targeting governments and media.
“Shopping apps see a much higher lifetime value in return app spend in iOS users” – Sue Azari, AppsFlyer
0 79CNME Editor Mark Forker spoke to Sue Azari, eCommerce Industry Lead at AppsFlyer, in an effort to better understand the …
Dubai AI Campus and Google Cloud announce collaboration
0 62Partnership includes set-up of programs such as Google Cloud’s Gen AI Startup School.
New Veeam Data Platform brings data resilience to more applications
0 70Latest Veeam update broadens platform support including Nutanix Prism integration, Proxmox VE support, MongoDB and broader cloud support while giving customers the freedom to move to new platforms safely and securely.
Huawei announces HUAWEI TruSense System that will power upcoming wearables
0 126Huawei will continue to push the boundaries of health and fitness science to help improve the quality of life of its users.
Fortinet delivers new enhancements to its unified SASE Solution
0 165New sovereign SASE offering and intelligent Generative AI integration showcase company’s commitment to SASE innovation.
Equinix enhances multicloud networking with AWS
0 176Equinix Fabric® Cloud Router with AWS Direct Connect on AWS Marketplace provides low-cost, quick-to-deploy connections for multicloud workloads.
PROVEN Arabia opens new office in Riyadh
0 189The new brand identity reflects PROVEN Arabia's dedication to establishing new standards in quality and innovation and delivering cutting-edge solutions and services to customers.
Qualys expands TruRisk Eliminate Platform
0 220New solutions — TruRisk Mitigate and Isolate — compliment patch management helping customers reduce security risk while lowering operational risk with extensive coverage for recent CISA KEV.
Innovation hampered by risk management, Pure Storage report finds
0 233The Innovation Race Survey reveals businesses are focused on mitigating threats at the risk of innovation and AI driven initiatives.
Toshiba unveils next-generation video surveillance systems
0 211The next-generation S300 Pro Surveillance HDDs deliver enhanced performance, reliability and power efficiency.
HPE Aruba Networking redefines Secure AI in the MENA region
0 242The new Wi-Fi 7 wireless access points, unveiled at HPE Discover Dubai, provide comprehensive, AI-ready, and secure high-performance user and IoT connectivity for capturing and routing data for AI training and inferencing.
Kaspersky detects 23% increase in attacks targeting vulnerable Windows drivers
0 213Kaspersky detects 23% increase in attacks targeting vulnerable Windows drivers.
Avaya appoints Cameron Thomson to lead EMEA Theatre
0 361Avaya, a global leader in Enterprise CX, today announced that it has appointed Cameron Thomson as Group Vice President for …
Companies only have six days to install updates before cybercriminals strike
0 314Cybercriminals need less than a week after a critical vulnerability is disclosed to develop and post experimental exploits on the dark web, ready for use in attacks.
Smart Vision appoints Omar Al Barghouthi as its new CEO
0 288Under Mr. Al Barghouthi’s leadership, Smart Vision aims to strengthen its market position and explore new opportunities in the rapidly evolving IT sector.
One Call Super App is all set to revolutionise Google’s ‘Near Me’ Economy in Dubai, UAE
0 387One Call Super App is all set to revolutionise Google’s ‘Near Me’ Economy in the UAE.
Microsoft launches new Surface devices to accelerate innovation
0 398Powered by the new Snapdragon X Elite and Snapdragon X Plus processors, the all-new Surface Pro and Surface Laptop are designed to deliver incredible performance that helps accelerate innovation, solve problems faster and drive business impact.
Veeam ranked 1# for enterprise backup and recovery software
0 397Veeam ranked #1 in the 2024 Gartner® Market Share Analysis for Enterprise Backup and Recovery Software Report.
Hewlett Packard Enterprise introduces managed data center hosting service
0 435Hewlett Packard Enterprise introduces first managed data center hosting service with direct liquid cooling for AI in the United Arab Emirates in partnership with Khazna Data Centers.
“We took every single application and business process and made them more digitalised” – Nikhil Nanda, Innovations Group UAE
0 462CNME Editor Mark Forker secured an exclusive interview with Nikhil Nanda, Director at Innovations Group UAE, in an effort to …
SentinelOne and Intezer team up to simplify reverse engineering of rust malware
0 438Companies developing methodology and open-source tools to tame complexities of complex language, empowering organizations to get and stay ahead of attackers.
ADIB accelerates its cloud adoption strategy to enhance customer and employee experience
0 391The upgraded Cloudera platform on Azure equips ADIB with extensive data analytics and management tools, supporting its vision of becoming a top data-driven company.
BKN301 Group responds to growing demand for secure payment solutions with new strategic vision
0 466Boom in eCommerce and digital payments spur demand for secure and efficient payment solutions.
Pure Storage embraces next-generation networking for AI
0 435In collaboration with industry peers, Pure Storage commits to expanding the capabilities of high performance Ethernet for large-scale AI and HPC initiatives.
Huawei vaults into top-3 of the global tablet market
0 431Huawei's global tablet shipments grew by 51% in Q2, latest report reveals.
Dataiku broadens LLM Mesh across cloud and AI player ecosystem
0 567New Dataiku LLM Registry fortifies LLM Mesh with added layer of governance to qualify, document, and frame LLM usage.
e& hosts Global Youth Council to connect young leaders from the UAE and UK
0 528The e& Youth Council has played an integral role in amplifying the voices of young employees and cultivates a strong sense of ownership and responsibility among them.
“It is encouraging to see criminal activity becoming an ever-shrinking share of the crypto ecosystem” – Eric Jardine, Chainalysis
0 817New research by Chainalysis, the blockchain data company, has shown that while the year to date (YTD) flow of crypto …
Nutanix appoints Sven Schoenaerts as their new EMEA Channel Sales Leader
0 677Nutanix has today announced that Sven Schoenaerts has been appointed as the new Senior Director, Channel Sales EMEA. In his …