All too often, technology vendors hold their customers to ransom when it comes to renegotiating deals or exiting contracts. What …
Regional business looking up: Infor president Stephan Scholl
James Dartnell sat down with Infor president Stephan Scholl to discuss the firm’s ambitious plans to quintuple its regional market …
Symantec warns Middle East firms of new cyber espionage group
Symantec has recently tied the CIA hacking tools leaked by WikiLeaks last month to a cyber espionage group responsible for at least 40 hacks in 16 countries.
Cisco recognises Middle East channel partners
Cisco has recently presented awards to its top performing Tier-2 channel partners from the UAE, Oman, Pakistan, Afghanistan and Yemen which form part of the Cisco Middle East’s – East region.
Yvolv eyes $7.5 billion market potential in KSA
Yvolv, a joint venture firm by Alibaba Cloud and Meraas has signed a strategic partnership agreement with DOITC, IT integrator in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and multidimensional IT service provider.
End-user spending on devices to reach $600 billion in 2017
According to a recent study by Gartner, users of PCs, ultramobiles and mobile phones are buying new devices at higher average selling prices (ASPs), resulting in growth in end-user spending in 2017.
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.
Dubai Chamber, Google announce online assistance partnership
Google and the Dubai Chamber of Commerce and Industry have announced a long-term partnership to help businesses across Dubai get …
Ooredoo Group inks network transformation deal with Ericsson
As part of the agreement, Ooredoo will transform its network and will be backed by Ericsson’s services organisation and solutions portfolio enabling the company to continue to modernise its networks.
StarLink joins the Pure Storage Partner Program (P3)
StarLink has announced it became a certified member of the Pure Storage Partner Program (P3) and will now distribute the firm’s All-Flash enterprise storage solutions to its customers.
Twitter pulls lawsuit after US government backs down
Twitter has withdrawn a lawsuit against the US government after the Customs and Border Protection backed down on a demand that the social media outlet reveal details about a user account critical of the agency.
Let’s talk about doxware
Rishi Bhargava, Co-founder and VP Marketing, Demisto, gives us a lowdown on the latest threat looming in the cyberspace.
Infoblox launches new product to fend off DDoS attacks
Infoblox has announced its flagship product for infrastructure protection, Advanced Domain Name System (DNS) Protection, is now available as a virtual offering with software subscription pricing.
How to perfect a digital transformation strategy
In today’s digital age, getting smarter about data and taking steps to ensure that information is no longer an under-utilised …
Time to transform and embrace digital
The European manufacturing industry could forfeit EUR 605 billion in potential added value by 2025 if it does not take …
MBRSC’s REU student participates in NASA’s MAVEN study
Noora Al Saeed, a student from MBRSC Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) Programme, has participated as a member of NASA’s MAVEN (Mars Atmosphere and Volatile Evolution) mission science team.
Qatar CRA report indicates flat mobile market
As part of its mandate to monitor the markets in the State of Qatar, the Communications Regulatory Authority (CRA) has …
Jordan Electric Power Company selects IBM Cloud
IBM has announced that Jordan Electric Power Company (JEPCO) has selected IBM Cloud to transform and modernise its IT infrastructure.
Fujitsu enhances SELECT and invests in channel empowerment
Fujitsu has announced that it is enhancing its SELECT channel programme and investing more than EUR 1 million to empower …
SANS Institute to organise security training in Saudi
The growing importance of cyber security in Saudi Arabia was highlighted at the very start of this year when an …