Future focused

Jerry Kenelly, CEO, Riverbed Technology, sat down with CNME on his most recent visit to Dubai to discuss his futurist strategy and how going private has impacted the company.

Risky business

On a recent trip to Dubai, Kaspersky Lab’s CEO and Founder Eugene Kaspersky took time out to tell James Dartnell about his greatest cybersecurity concerns for 2016, and the prospects for better threat defence in the enterprise and consumer spaces.

DED to introduce ‘Smart Hall’

The Department of Economic Development (DED) in Dubai will open a ‘Smart Hall’ where license owners and investors can have round-the-clock access to its business registration and licensing services.

Intel completes Altera acquisition

Intel Corporation recently announced that it has completed the acquisition of Altera Corporation (Altera), a provider of field-programmable gate array (FPGA) technology.

Cash in a flash

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.

TechAccess signs distribution agreement with Commvault

TechAccess, the value-added distributor operating in the Middle East, North Africa, LEVANT and Pakistan, has signed a distribution agreement with Commvault, a global player in data protection and information management solutions.

Path to protection

When it comes to IT security, the writing has been on the wall for some time. What lessons can be learned from 2015, as even more high profile organisations have fallen victim to cyber-attacks? And what lies in store for the year ahead?

Intelligent engagements

Artificial intelligence (AI), computers behaving like humans is no longer science fiction. As the technology industry progresses, machines are getting smarter and companies across the globe are beginning to realise ways to leverage AI to improve consumer engagement and customer experience.

The digital future

Gartner’s Top 10 Predictions herald what it means to be human in a digital world. How will the introduction of ‘robo-bosses’ transform the job market and bring new opportunities to the enterprise?

Review: Huawei Honor 7

Honor 7Honor 7, one of the latest smartphones by Huawei was launched in the Middle East last month. Online Editor Adelle Geronimo gets hands-on with the new device.

Infoblox launches Q3 2015 DNS Threat Index

Infoblox recently announced that the creation of DNS infrastructure by cybercriminals to unleash exploit kits increased 75 percent in third quarter of 2015 from the same period in 2014, as reported in the newest edition of the Infoblox DNS Threat Index.

Review: Huawei Honor 7

The Honor 7 is the latest mid-range offering by Huawei was launched in the Middle East recently, CNME got a chance to test drive the new device.

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