Common ground

Telecommunications and connectivity are becoming hot political topics. As both sides debate regulation versus market freedom, Bocar Ba, CEO, SAMENA Telecommunications Council is tasked with reminding parties with different interests of their common goals.

Flying home

Patrick Naef, Divisional Senior Vice President of IT, Emirates Airline, did not spend his entire career in the aviation industry. However, when he was offered a position at Emirates, he knew he had found his new home.

Huawei unveils new Honor 6 Plus

Honor, in partnership with Souq.com, has unveiled the new Honor 6 Plus in the Middle East. The new smartphone by Huawei will be sold exclusively on Souq.com, and will be available from 18th May at a price of AED 1,399.

‘Trust no one’

The ‘paradigm’ in which data leaks can solely be branded accidental is long-gone. So says Tarique Mustafa, Founder and Chief Executive Officer, GhangorCloud, who tells CNME why a new generation of Data Loss Prevention solutions is needed to combat the rise in malicious information theft.

Government enabled

Last month, Etisalat, in association with CNME, organised a conference targeted at both local and federal government entities, demonstrating its leadership in the digital services space.

Speed up

When applications lag behind, businesses will pay the price. However, when it comes to determine the cause of the slowdown, the waters can become a little bit muddied. The key to optimising applications is to assess where the issue lies, and determining the appropriate solution.

Bring your own decision

As mobility becomes essential in business operations, enterprises need to decide how to handle their employee base when it comes to device usage in the workplace. Be it employer-provided devices or BYOD, enterprise mobility plans need to be both robust and adaptive.

Bit and byte

Widely renowned as one of the top technology trade shows in the world, the 2015 edition of CeBIT played host to a range of internationally acclaimed companies and insider experts in Hannover, Germany. Among the highlights were SAP’s CEO Bill McDermott and a video link Q&A with NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden.

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