CNME Online connects with Mr. Peng Xiongji, General Manager, Huawei UAE, on what Dubai residents can expect to see as a result of investments contributing to the Dubai Smart City Project.
Bloomberg: NSA secretly exploited Heartbleed bug for years
News agency Bloomberg has alleged that the NSA has exploited the ‘Heartbleed’ OpenSSL bug for years to gather passwords and usernames of citizens.
Kingdom connect
Saudi Arabian Airlines have provisioned a $1 billion deal to implement the IT infrastructure for King Abdullah Economic City in Saudi Arabia. James Dartnell reports from the development to find out how the airline’s privatised IT arm aims to inspire the next generation of Saudis.
Twitter fights Turkey ban with freedom of speech lawsuit
Six days have passed since Turkey’s government blocked its citizens’ access to Twitter, and the network is now taking the country to court.
New York Times: NSA hacked into Huawei HQ servers
The U.S. National Security Agency has hacked into Huawei Technologies servers, spied on communications of company executives and collected information to plant so-called backdoors on equipment from the Chinese networking manufacturer, according to reports published over the weekend.
Twitter offers workarounds to users over Turkish ban
Twitter offered workarounds to users in Turkey after the country blocked Twitter over its alleged refusal to remove some Web links.
IDG Founder and Chairman Patrick J. McGovern dies at 76
International Data Group (IDG) announced with great sadness that its Founder and Chairman, Patrick J. McGovern, died March 19, 2014, at …
ESET: 25,000 Unix servers hit with backdoor trojan
Security researchers at ESET, in collaboration with CERT-Bund, the Swedish National Infrastructure for Computing as well as other agencies, have uncovered a widespread cybercriminal campaign that has seized control of over 25,000 Unix servers worldwide.
Ericsson collaborates with Etisalat Group
In recognition of the ICT (information and communications technology) market transformation and the need to adopt the latest digital technologies …
ITS announces Smart Government agreement for GCC nations
International Turnkey Systems Group (ITS) has announced a series of agreements to implement Smart Government solutions and provide a range of e-government services for Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates.
IDC: Infrastructure, mobility, and security to fuel 2014 ME software spending
Middle Eastern software markets are set to show robust growth in 2014, according to the latest insights from global IDC with GCC countries spurring this expansion through the initiation of infrastructure projects and implementation of citizen services.
State secrets
What do Middle East governments need when it comes to security, and are newly formed government entities set to revolutionise the way that states think about security?
FVC presents Cyan SDN and packet-optical solutions
FVC, the value-added distributor (VAD) in MENA and authorised distributor for Cyan has announced the launch of Cyan software-defined networking (SDN) and packet-optical solutions for enterprise networks in the Middle East.
German government faces legal action over NSA spying
The German government and the German Federal Intelligence Service are facing legal action because they allegedly aided the U.S. NSA data collection program.
Infor to launch Arabic version of EnRoute at Middle East Navigator 2014 conference
Application software provider Infor, and MENA emergency services partners Automation Consultants will launch the Arabic version of Infor EnRoute at Middle East Navigator 2014 Conference.
TRA reveals expected FedNET completion date for UAE
The Telecommunications Regulatory Authority has said it expects the first ever Electronic Federal Network (FedNET) in the United Arab Emirates to be established by November 2014.
Zambia government cracks down on online media
In an archetypal showing of growing government animosity toward online media in Africa, the Zambian government has unleashed the police on editors and journalists of online media organisations accused irresponsible reporting.
Infor unveils implementation accelerators for public sector
Infor today announced the development of three implementation accelerators for the public sector.
Saudi IT services market grows 11.3% in 2012
Despite experiencing a slower-than-anticipated year, the Saudi Arabian IT services market posted healthy year-on-year growth of 11.3% in 2012, according to the latest insights from IDC.
Expo 2020 outlook
On 26 November, 2013, Dubai was awarded the opportunity to host the World Expo 2020. And with this, the city has been given a chance to make huge developments.