Avanza Solutions has announced the launch of its all-new cognitive CRM platform, Impulse, at Seamless Middle East, taking place at Dubai World Trade Centre this week.
Sheikh Hamdan debuts the Dubai Font
His Highness Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai and Chairman of the Executive Council of Dubai, has launched the Dubai Font in line with the UAE’s vision to become a regional and global leader in innovation.
Sage on bringing ‘frictionless’ solutions to boost CX
On the sidelines of the Sage Summit in Johannesburg, Glesni Holland caught up with CEO Stephen Kelly, to find out how the company is embedding a range of new technologies into its products to enhance its customers’ experience.
Emirates NBD to roll out sign language technology this year
Emirates NBD has become the first bank worldwide to pilot ‘KinTrans,’ a technology that enables easy two-way communication between sign language communicators with hearing disabilities, and people who use spoken languages.
Kodak Alaris launches IN2 Ecosystem to simplify data capture
Kodak Alaris is “taking the complexity out of information capture,” with the launch of its Alaris IN2 Ecosystem. It combines scanners, software, services and partnerships, and is designed to transform data chaos into critical information to drive efficiency.
Facebook promises to make camera the ‘first AR platform’
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg has announced his strategy for augmented reality (AR), in a bid to “continue extending the physical world online.”
Smart Dubai to roll out citywide blockchain payment platform
Avanza Solutions has signed an MOU with the Smart Dubai Office to implement a citywide blockchain-based payments platform, under the patronage of His Highness Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai.
Have businesses truly digitised their processes?
The phrase ‘digital transformation’ was the most overused buzzword of 2016, but not without just cause. The concept of a …
Gartner: Global IT spending to see marginal growth in 2017
According to Gartner, worldwide IT spending is expected to increase 1.4 percent in 2017. Despite this growth rate being down from the previous quarter’s forecast of 2.7 percent – due in part to the rising U.S. dollar – spending in this area is still predicted to reach $3.5 trillion in 2017.
Shailesh Mani leads LIFEPharma into paper-free age
In a bid to enhance efficiency, reduce costs and eventually become a predominantly paperless organisation, LifePharma’s head of IT Shailesh …
Etisalat, Miral sign deal to offer public WiFi on Yas Island
A new strategic partnership has been signed between Etisalat and Miral, to enable visitors to Abu Dhabi’s Yas Island with access to high-speed internet connection.
Your Voice: The race to innovate
Tahawul Tech hosted the debut edition of Your Voice, the new debate series for business leaders and technology decision makers in the Middle East. The event gathered technology heads from a range of verticals to discuss the hot topic of 2017: innovation.
Vintage tech: iMac G3
In the late 1990s, beige boxes populated the IT market as the latest desktop computer models that consumers could get their hands on, until the iMac G3 was released in 1998.
Samsung ordered to pay $11.6m to Huawei in patent battle
A Chinese court in Quanzhou has ordered the consumer electronics giant to pay Huawei 80 million yuan, or $11.6 million, for allegedly infringing on the Chinese phone maker’s intellectual property.