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UAE CIOs rank cloud as a top investment priority
With 85 percent of UAE CIOs ranking cloud as their top investment priority to 2020, managing multiple clouds will be the foundation for business success, industry experts revealed recently.0 3597
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 …
Smart Dubai powers ahead with Blockchain, AI
The Smart Dubai Office has announced the roll out of the first city-wide effort to implement Blockchain technology in city services in collaboration with IBM and ConsenSys.
Vintage tech: iMac G3
In the late 1990s, beige boxes populated the IT market as the latest desktop computer models that consumers could get their hands on, until the iMac G3 was released in 1998.
Microsoft unveils Visual Studio 2017 to regional developers
Microsoft has introduced the very latest in application development tools to the region’s software professionals, as it launched Visual Studio 2017 during an exclusive event at VOX Cinemas, Mall of the Emirates, Dubai.
Samsung ordered to pay $11.6m to Huawei in patent battle
A Chinese court in Quanzhou has ordered the consumer electronics giant to pay Huawei 80 million yuan, or $11.6 million, for allegedly infringing on the Chinese phone maker’s intellectual property.
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.
Italian court bans Uber on unfair competition grounds
An Italian court has banned Uber‘s apps, saying they contributed to traditional taxis facing unfair competition, local media have reported. A …
what3words launches addressing system in Arabic
what3words has launched its Arabic version and has signed a host of strategic partnerships to bring its addressing infrastructure to a market of over 230 million Arabic speaking people across the globe.
Amazon begins search for office, logistics space in Dubai
Amazon is understood to have started a search for its first office in Dubai, following its recent acquisition of Souq.com.