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UAE to open region’s first AI summer camp
UAE students will soon be able to attend an artificial intelligence-focused summer camp following Minister of State for Artifical Intelligence Omar bin Sultan Al Olama's announcement that the government is collaborating with number of leading national and international technology and education companies in the private sector to open such programme in the country.0 4703
The powerhouse
King Abdulaziz University in Jeddah has a vital new research tool. Not just any new system, its High Performance Computer has been rated as the 360th most powerful supercomputer in the world. Dr Iyad Katib, Director of the High Performance Computing Centre, discusses the current and future uses of the behemoth.
IBM, HCL Technologies announce strategic partnership
IBM and HCL Technologies has announced they have formed a strategic initiative to accelerate adoption of the Internet of Things (IoT).
Open for business
IT is heading towards being something more akin to a utility service, transformed by OpenStack’s open standardised cloud architecture, which will improve interoperability and render vendor lock-in a thing of the past.
Vintage tech: Punch cards
This month’s Vintage Tech features an object that we’re sure still gives many CIO’s nightmares, and others fond nostalgia.
IBM launches LinuxONE
During LinuxCon, IBM announced the launch of LinuxONE, which the company describes as the most secure server line in the industry.
IBM continues to expand cloud technology patent portfolio
According to an IBM tally released recently, the US Patent and Trademark Office has issued more than 1,200 patents to IBM related to cloud technologies during the past 18 months, with 400 of those issued so far in 2015.
IBM reports drop in Q2 sales
IBM has reported another quarter of declining revenue and profit. Revenue for its second quarter was $20.8 billion, down from $24 billion a year earlier, IBM announced recently.
IBM to offer Watson to Africa and the Middle East
IBM has recently partnered with Abu Dhabi company, Mubadala, to offer its Watson-based data analysis services to the Middle East and North Africa.
IBM, Box sign cloud technologies partnership
IBM and online storage firm Box have recently formed a wide-ranging cloud technologies partnership.