U.S. sanctions hand China opportunity to be chip kingpins

The recent announcement by German car manufacturing behemoth Volkswagen AG, that they will have to significantly reduce their production over the next coming months, due to the global chip shortage is just another illustration of the impact the crisis is having on multiple industries worldwide. The beginning of the global chip shortage can be traced back to the heavy-handed tactics pursued by the U.S. government in its treatment of Chinese ICT vendors.

Software AG leveraging technological expertise to power smart cities

CNME Editor Mark Forker spoke to Volha Smirnova – Internet of Things and Analytics, EMEA Centre of Excellence, Software AG, UAE, to find out how the company defines what the fundamental characteristics of a smart city are, the solutions they are developing to fuel smart cities of the future – and the importance of resilience in the new digital economy.

CNS Boosts Client’s Data-Value With Datacore’s Technology Solutions

CNS Middle East regularly re-invents itself to stay ahead of the world’s developing technologies. The innovation and technology experts of the region constantly look for ways to replace ineffective information management methods with automated solutions for data protection, placement, updating and retrieval of their client’s greatest asset – their business information.

IBM enable Instant Payments in KSA

CNME Editor Mark Forker spoke to Elhadji Cisse, Executive Partner and MEA Head of Core Banking & Payments, IBM Global Business Services about the shift towards a cashless society, the role it is playing in the first instant payments system in the KSA – and how the company has sustained its success over the years.

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