If 3,370,780 UAE residents use Facebook, and 80 percent of those replicate their passwords for other accounts, then the opportunity for cyber theft and hackers to infiltrate personal accounts is extremely high.
Logicom awarded Distributor of the Year for MEA
Schneider Electric has awarded Logicom the Distributor of the Year for MEA Award from APC, at its recent channel awards event.
Building for the future
CNME racked up the air miles last month following its inaugural data centre roadshow, Data Centre Build, which saw it …
Dubai street survey reveals big appetite for NFC
Gemalto has published the results of a street survey conducted amongst Dubai residents, revealing an overwhelming appetite for using contactless …
The 4Gotten state no more
From a state of disarray to a state-of-the-art mobile network, Iraqi Kurdistan is poised for a huge 4G LTE push. Steven Bond ventured to the autonomous region to find out more.
GBM: Study reveals Middle East as prime target for cyber criminals
More than 65 percent of IT experts in the GCC say the region is a prime target for cyber …
Google launches Street View Special Collect for world’s tallest skyscraper
Google today launched Street View Special Collect for the world’s tallest building, the Burj Khalifa, in Dubai, marking the first skyscraper to join the collection as well as the first time the technology has been deployed in the Arab world.
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Prologix enters telecoms domain with new Prologix Comserve division
In response to the growing regional demand for high-speed, wireless Internet connectivity, Prologix Distribution has opened a new division that will specialise in RF communication services and solutions for telecoms operators in the MENA region.
Eros Group opens 33rd retail store in Wafi Mall
The new store opening, Eros claimed, makes the group the widest retail network in the UAE, and it has plans to carry on expanding.
Authorities seize over 1m counterfeit HP printing products
Law enforcement authorities in the UAE in April conducted the largest single seizure of counterfeit HP products to date, the vendor said this week.
Safe investment
Quickly expanding strategic investment company, Tawazun, recently teamed up with Huawei in order to commit to its mission to develop the UAE’s defence sector. The company deployed Huawei’s IPv6-based solution across its vast industrial site, as it aims to ensure faster surveillance response times, a stronger technological backbone, and the capabilities for flexibility and expansion.
Here to stay
As a relatively new entrant in the Middle Eastern market, GFI Software could be forgiven for not knowing its audience. But at its second Middle East Partner Conference, GFI and sole distributor Comguard showed that the vendor had made a happy home out of the region.
Star Treatment
Ministry of Social Affairs joins Emirates Energy Star programme to help reduce UAE carbon footprint The vision and execution of …
Mobile users to embrace LBS and QR codes, says TNS study
Location-based services (LBS) and quick-response (QR) codes are set to become the next big mobile growth feature, according to the …
AT&T Cabling Systems signs Westcon as Middle East distributor
Westcon Group has signed a distribution agreement with AT&T Cabling Systems that will see it distribute the vendor’s complete product portfolio in the Middle East.
The spaghetti incident
In 2009, DP World in the UAE decided to set up its own IT department separate from the shared services …
Abu Dhabi authorities seize over 1,000 fake Xbox 360 games
Law enforcement authorities recently seized over 1,000 pirated Xbox 360 games from local retailers, following three raids in Abu Dhabi, …
Spectrum group facilitates channel partners
Spectrum group, the holding company for Comguard, Spectrum Network Solutions, Spectrum Training, ComGuard Infosol (India) and Psilog International facilitated its …
Watch this space
Though Seattle born vendor, WatchGuard, has a healthy presence in the Western world, the company is keen on expanding its …