Organisations are spending more on security as a result of regulations, awareness of emerging threats and the evolution to a digital business strategy.
Dell EMC forum facilitates Saudi Arabia’s directives of Vision 2030
Dell EMC hosted its flagship Dell EMC Forum at the Four Seasons Hotel in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Following Dell Technologies’ …
Digital Shadows strengthens management team
Digital Shadows has announced several key appointments to its management team designed to scale the business in support of company …
E-waste grows 8% in two years with just 20% recycled
A new assessment on global electronic waste, policies and statistics, The Global E-Waste Monitor 2017, is being released today by the International …
Sensus, STC Specialised deliver secure solutions to Saudi utilities firms
Sensus has announced a partnership with STC Specialised (part of Saudi Telecom Company Group) to provide a secure, spectrum communications network to utilities firms in Saudi Arabia.
GDPR: Costly restriction or new business opportunity?
The Middle East’s lack of understanding of the upcoming EU regulation is likely to place businesses across a wide range of sectors including cloud services, banking and finance, healthcare, insurance and tourism at significant risk.
Google to open China AI research hub
Google has recently announced that it will be opening an artificial intelligence centre in China.
The AI doctor: Commercial Bank of Dubai CEO Dr Bernd van Linder
Commercial Bank of Dubai CEO Dr Bernd van Linder is a rare commodity in his heavily-digitised industry. Boasting a PhD …
Saudi to levy VAT on e-commerce transactions
The General Authority of Zakat and Tax (GAZT) of Saudi Arabia has announced that electronic sales and purchases are subject …
STC selects Qualys to deliver security and compliance solutions in Saudi Arabia
STC and Qualys have announced an agreement to deliver a regionally hosted, cloud-based security and compliance platform to secure global digital transformation for enterprises throughout the Saudi Arabia.
Smartphone sensor shipments to top 10B in 2020: study
Today’s smartphones contain a plethora of sensors which provide an array of features and functionalities boosting the overall user experience …
Centrify inks Middle East distribution deal with StarLink
Access and privileged identity management provider Centrify has appointed StarLink as its value-added distributor (VAD) for the Middle East region. …
MBRSG: UAE organisations must adapt in new age
The Mohammed Bin Rashid School of Government (MBRSG) has released the Open Source Leadership 2017 report of the United Arab …
Etisalat Digital, SUSE sign cloud service provider partnership for UAE
Etisalat Digital, a business unit of Etisalat, and enterprise open source infrastructure solution provider, SUSE, have announced a new strategic …
MedTech Symposium: MENA healthcare set for transformation
UAE-based diversified conglomerate Crescent Enterprises, hosted a MedTech Symposium, under the theme ‘Enabling Innovation. Enhancing Impact’ to explore emerging opportunities …
Saudi women make waves in Kingdom’s telecom space
The participants took up training courses focused on the sales and maintenance of mobile devices, which can help increase employment rate among Saudi women.
UAE Banks Federation CEOs review Blockchain progress
The CEOs Advisory Council of the UAE Banks Federation (UBF) a professional representative body comprising 48 member banks operating in …
Technology strengthens Dubai Economy Q4 outlook
Businesses in Dubai are more upbeat about the final quarter of 2017 compared to the previous quarter, driven by increased …
Booz Allen Hamilton: UAE energy, utilities need innovation
The energy and utilities sector in the UAE must harness innovative strategies to overcome some of the greatest sustainability challenges …
SAP: midmarket digitalisation hampered by budgets
SAP has announced results of an international study which has revealed that access to appropriate budgets is key to midmarket …