When Kuwait Credit Bank introduced a new loan scheme for women in 2011, it received unprecedented and unmanageable demand in its branches. CIO Tariq Al-Usaimi was compelled to create an artificial intelligence solution that slashed the loan approval time to an astonishing 90 seconds.
Onto pastures new
As voice and SMS streams decline, telecom operators are increasingly looking for revenue through OTT and data services. What revenue sources will emerge in the near future, and which ones will be phased out altogether?
A10 Networks introduces new Thunder Convergent Firewall
A10 Networks announced the A10 Thunder Convergent Firewall (CFW), a standalone security product that leverages the ACOS Harmony platform.
Customers and partners embrace RSA’s Smart Identity solution
RSA has announced a host of RSA Via customers and partners who are embracing RSA’s Smart Identity solutions.
Huawei showcases end-to-end solutions
Huawei previews its integrated portfolio of end-to-end and focused vertical industry solutions can be used to create a competitive business advantage in the fields of public safety, oil and gas, transportation, government, hospitality, education and healthcare and banking.
Business DNA eyes future technologies
UAE-based IT service provider Business DNA is participating at GITEX under the theme “looking back from future,” showcasing solutions around retail, healthcare, hospitality and public sector.
Microsoft lauds GITEX longevity
Microsoft is drawing attention to the way its devices and solutions can harness the power of the Internet of things and Big Data.
Infor enhances user experience
GITEX is without a doubt the largest IT event in the Middle East and is a great chance for Infor to showcase its latest products, says Monzer Tohme, Regional Manager, Middle East, Infor.
Losing IT
Highly publicised events have demonstrated that it is now more difficult than ever to protect an organisation’s internal data. Advances in technology and productivity tools have made collaboration in the workplace easier, while also creating new vectors for data to leave the organisation.
Dimension Data, EMC form Catalyst Alliance
Dimension Data and EMC has recently announced the Catalyst Alliance, a strategic market development initiative designed to speed the adoption of hybrid cloud as a platform for transformation for the mid-size enterprise.
HP announces more job cuts
Hewlett-Packard is cutting 25,000 to 30,000 jobs in its enterprise division because of revenue declines.
Infor announces participation at GITEX
Infor has announced that it will showcase Infor CloudSuite Solutions during their participation in the upcoming GITEX Technology Week.
MEA cyber security market to reach $13 billion by 2019
A recent report from Cybersecurity Ventures has forecasted that the cyber security market of the Middle East and African region (MEA) is expected to grow to $13.43 billion by 2019 – covering an expected compounded annual growth rate (CAGR) of 13.7 per cent in the next five years.
Cyber security market in MEA region to reach $13 billion by 2019
A recent report from Cybersecurity Ventures has forecasted that the cyber security market of the Middle East and African region (MEA) is expected to grow to $13.43 billion by 2019 – covering an expected compounded annual growth rate (CAGR) of 13.7 per cent in the next five years.
Open for business
IT is heading towards being something more akin to a utility service, transformed by OpenStack’s open standardised cloud architecture, which will improve interoperability and render vendor lock-in a thing of the past.
Cisco to demonstrate ‘real life’ Smart City scenarios at GITEX 2015
Cisco has recently announced its participation at the 35th edition of GITEX Technology Week, with an expanded and focused presence this year.
Cisco to demonstrate IoE digital business transformation at GITEX
Cisco has recently announced its participation at the 35th edition of GITEX Technology Week, with an expanded and focused presence this year.
OpenStack company Mirantis receives $100 million investment
Mirantis, a pure play OpenStack company, has acquired a $100 million investment from Goldman Sachs.
Learn how Emircom aims to expand in the region
Mohamad Abou-Zaki, Chief Operating Officer, Emircom, elaborates on the company’s expansion plans within the region.
Under the radar
Content Delivery Network specialist Akamai has arrived in the UAE. CNME visited the firm’s Dubai Marina office upon its opening, and sat down with company CEO Dr. Tom Leighton, who says the firm’s services are used on a vast scale but are relatively unknown.