The Saudi ICT market will rebound in 2017 to reach a value of $33.8 billion for the year, according to the latest insights presented by International Data Corporation (IDC).
VMware announces new executive appointments in MENA
VMware has announced several new appointments in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region, appointing new country managers for the UAE and North Africa, Levant, and Egypt, and naming a new head of MENA Partner Organisation.
WhatsApp introduces offline messaging on iPhone
WhatsApp, the popular Facebook-owned messaging app, has released an iOS update that lets users send messages while offline.
Alibaba signs long-term deal with Olympics
Alibaba has signed a 12-year partnership with the organisers of the Olympics to provide cloud and e-commerce services to the games.
Oracle announces Dubai Digital Hub
Oracle has announced the opening of its 400-salesperson ‘Digital Hub’, as well as the expected mid-2017 go-live of its first Middle East data centre in Abu Dhabi.
Samsung announces Galaxy Note7 fire causes
Following several months of investigations, Samsung Electronics today announced the cause of the Note7 incidents as two separate lithium-ion battery faults, as well as explaining measures to prevent a recurrence during a press conference held in Seoul, Korea.
Injazat Data Systems names new CEO
Mubadala, the Abu Dhabi investment and development company, has announced the appointment of Khaled Al Melhi as the new CEO of Injazat Data Systems (Injazat), a regional IT managed services provider wholly owned by Mubadala.
Avaya files for bankruptcy
Communications company Avaya has announced that it filed for Chapter 11 protection in the US Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York.
98% of Generation Z still shop in-store
According to a new study by IBM and the National Retail Federation, nearly all members of Gen Z (98 percent) prefer to shop in-store over online.
Google buys Twitter’s app development platform
Google has acquired Twitter’s mobile application development platform Fabric – for an undisclosed sum – to merge with its own Firebase development team. This will form part of the Google Developer Products Group.