Airbnb will rebrand its short-term home rental service in China as “Aibiying” and triple the size of its workforce in the country as it tries to woo a large and complex market for foreign tech companies.
Microsoft hit by major cloud outage
Multiple cloud-based services from Microsoft including Xbox Live, OneDrive, Outlook, Skype, Azure and the Windows Store experienced major outages yesterday, …
Ministry of Economy launches UAE trade relations app
The UAE’s Ministry of Economy (MoE) has launched an interactive and smart online application in an attempt to strengthen the …
World’s top 100 CISOs revealed
A list highlighting the world’s most influential and innovative Chief Information Security Officers has been released. The CISO 100 is the …
Riverbed on why partners should become solutions-centric
Karl Meulema, Senior Vice President Global Channels and Ramzi Itani, Regional Channel Sales Director, META, Riverbed Technology, talks about why it is important for partners to become solutions-centric to drive businesses.
Apple unveils special-edition iPhone 7 and 7 Plus
Apple has announced iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus RED Special Edition in a vibrant red aluminum finish, in recognition of more than 10 years of partnership between Apple and (RED).
The challenge of securing IoT
IoT security challenges include weak authentication and authorisation protocols, insecure software, firmware with hard-coded back doors, poorly designed connectivity and communications, and little to no configurability.
Teradata debuts open source platform for data lakes
Teradata has introduced Kylo, a data lake management software platform built using the latest open source capabilities such as Apache Hadoop, …
Mashreq Bank’s ‘digital inside and out’ strategy
Since being named Mashreq Bank’s CTO in September 2015, Nitin Bhargava has made huge inroads in accelerating business processes and sharpening the customer experience through a variety of innovative means.
RTA introduces E-NOC system for residential connections
Dubai’s Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) has launched a new and innovative phase of issuing No Objection Certificates (NOCs) related to residential utility connections (electricity and water).