American Hospital has announced that it is the first medical facility in Dubai to offer the fourth generation of da Vinci Xi surgical system to conduct robotic surgery services.
emt Distribution announces expansion to Africa with Acunetix
emt Distribution, a specialised distributor focused on security, IT Management and analytic solutions, has announced its business expansion to Africa with Acunetix.
MENA Internet of Medical Things market to reach $9 billion in two years
The value of the Internet of Medical Things (IoMT) in the MENA region is expected to reach $9 billion by 2022, according to the latest data by Markets & Markets.
Intersec to spotlight how AI will enable intelligent security
Artificial Intelligence is being hailed as the latest security breakthrough, but the industry has yet to fully understand its capabilities, according to Hikvision.
UAE telco unveils new cloud-based business unified communication service
UAE telco Etisalat has launched a new cloud-based business unified communication and collaboration service, ‘CloudTalk’, for small and medium businesses and enterprise customers.
IBM to accelerate hybrid cloud journeys with new data centres in the UAE
IBM Services has announced two IBM Data Centres in the UAE, one in Abu Dhabi and the other in Dubai, to provide cloud managed services to enterprises and help accelerate their journey to hybrid cloud.
UAE’s Etisalat launches first-ever Open vRAN in MENA
Etisalat has announced the successful launch of open virtual Radio Access Network (Open vRAN), becoming the first operator in MENA to achieve this technological feat.
Crowdsourcing campaign for UAE’s digital portal draws huge participation
The UAE TRA has announced that the number of participants in the crowdsourcing campaign aimed at developing the official portal of the United Arab Emirates Government (u.ae) has exceeded 34,000 contributors over the past two years.
Saudi Arabia’s Mobily teams up with Ericsson to accelerate digital services
Saudi Arabia’s Mobily has signed an agreement with Ericsson to leverage the latter’s products and solutions to support its drive to empower the kingdom’s government and private sectors towards digital transformation.
Uber closes $3.1 billion acquisition of Dubai’s Careem
Uber has confirmed the official close of the previously announced acquisition of Careem for $3.1 billion. Careem Networks FZ-LLC has now become a wholly-owned subsidiary of Uber, preserving its brand.
Huawei servers pass SAP HANA certificiation
Huawei FusionServer Pro 2488H V5 rack servers and Huawei KunLun 9008 V5 mission critical servers have passed the SAP HANA certification for BWoH/BW4H/DM and S4H scale-out appliance solutions.
SMB and enteprise IT security budgets decline: Kaspersky
Despite cybersecurity spending is growing year-on-year with almost nine percent growth in 2019, security budgets for SMBs and enterprise have fallen below the average spend.
Middle East’s first association for security industry launches in the UAE
The Security Professionals Association (SPA) for the Security Industry Regulatory Agency (SIRA), a security professional association aimed at connecting people within the security industry has launched in the Middle East.
Dubai RTA eyes Big Data to enhance public transport
Dubai’s Roads and Transport Authority has recently held a series of brainstorming sessions focused on the use of Big Data to improve the public transport network.