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Slack valued at $5.1bn following SoftBank funding round
SoftBank said on Monday that its Vision Fund led a Series G funding round alongside Accel and other investors, topping up Slack’s existing $540 million in funding to $790 million.
Avaya expands regional presence with Bahrain office opening
The expansion furthers Avaya’s commitment to investing in local talent, while enabling businesses of all sizes to evolve as Bahrain moves towards being a digital economy.
Sage appoints new EVP for Africa and Middle East
Global player in cloud accounting, people and payroll, and payment systems Sage has announced that ICT industry veteran, Pieter Bensch, …
ADGM reveals shortlist for its FinTech accelerator programme
The firms were shortlisted from a pool of 166 applicants and are currently undergoing an intensive five-week selection programme.
UAE set to unveil Industry 4.0 strategies
The UAE’s Fourth Industrial Revolution Council has announced its preparations of a comprehensive strategy to adopt the technological tools of the Fourth Industrial Revolution, according to a report by WAM.
Vantage point: CSO Perspectives Conference
Security Advisor ME hosted its inaugural CSO Perspectives conference in Dubai, last month, bringing together thought leaders to discuss how information security leaders can work towards aligning current strategies with business objectives.
Seidor MENA implements SAP S/4 HANA at Truebell
Seidor Middle East and North Africa has been chosen by retail firm Truebell as a partner of choice for implementing SAP’s new-generation S/4HANA business suite.
Identifying partners’ role in securing IoT
Consulting firm BCG predicts $267B will be spent on IoT technologies, products, and services by 2020. This means intensifying IoT-enabled …
Alphabet considers $1bn Lyft investment: Bloomberg
The investment would allow Lyft to pursue aggressive growth with grants for drivers and discounts for riders, while also expanding its marketing strategy.
DarkMatter teams up with EastNets
DarkMatter has been selected by EastNets to cooperate on boosting the company’s cyber resilience and offer additional protection to EastNets’ …
BT launches bandwidth on demand service
BT has launched bandwidth on demand, a new service that gives organisations the flexibility to right-size their network in real time, …
Ericsson UDN strikes deal with Equinix
Ericsson has selected Equinix to deploy its Unified Delivery Network (UDN) solution in Equinix’s datacenters and across its business ecosystem …
Dubai set to launch Future Industry and Foresight Centre
The aim of the centre is to strengthen awareness among business and industry groups as well as government regulators on the critical trends in industry, technology, society and economy that will help transform Dubai.
Qualcomm, Nokia partner to drive mobile 5G NR deployments
Qualcomm Technologies and Nokia have announced plans to conduct interoperability testing and over-the-air field trials based on the 5G New Radio (NR) Release-15 specifications being developed by 3GPP.
Redington Value’s path to redefining distribution
In a competitive marketplace, only those firms who dare to distinguish themselves through innovative initiatives and ensures they are at …
Why 3D printing is beginning to transform healthcare
In ancient Greece, the goddess Panacea represented universal remedy and health. Along with her four sisters, they were symbols of …
The choice is yours: yallacompare.com CEO Jon Richards
Jon Richards always had a problem with authority. Beginning full-time work aged 17, he now finds himself in the hotseat …
Dell EMC ends debut year with 91% post-merger satisfaction
Dell Technologies has celebrated the first anniversary of its formation through the historic merger of Dell and EMC.
GCC businesses must ‘urgently’ transform for VAT compliance: Oracle
The study, which is based on a poll of 450 senior company executives from across industries, reveals that 73 percent of businesses consider VAT implementation as a key opportunity to initiate wider digital transformation projects within their organisation.